The Greenwood Spirit-Guiding Art marked the second stage of refining the Dragon-Tiger Profound Connection Pill-the most critical stage, and the one most prone to errors. A single misstep would make all thirty-six spirit herbs explode together, destroying every last one.
But his refining method had been enhanced through the panel. The possibility of an error was virtually nonexistent, unless he made one deliberately.
Xu Qing's gaze grew solemn. Though she had never refined a Dragon-Tiger Profound Connection Pill, she was a properly trained alchemist who had read countless books on alchemy. Naturally, she knew this was both the most critical stage and the easiest to botch.
This stage required fusing the medicinal power of thirty-six different spirit herbs while drawing external spirit qi into the medicinal liquid. Xu Yang activated the Greenwood Spirit-Guiding Art and carefully guided the medicinal powers together.
Under the guidance of the secret art, the previously distinct medicinal liquids began slowly merging.
"Did he do it?"
Three days later, Xu Qing stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.
Xu Yang had successfully completed the second stage without making a single mistake. The furnace had not exploded.
Xu Yang continued circulating the Greenwood Spirit-Guiding Art for another half day. Once all the medicinal power had been brought out, he began using the third secret art, the Profound Origin Pill-Congealing Method. This stage involved both forming and nurturing the pills. Their final quality and number depended on this step.
Of course, there was still a risk of the furnace exploding, though it was much lower than during the second stage.
The spirit qi that had accumulated in the quiet chamber over the past several days surged into the Alchemy Furnace, which gradually began to glow.
With unwavering concentration, Xu Yang kept circulating the Glazed Pure Flame Art and