This time was no exception, except that what he refined was a Humanoid Divine Pill.
Endless rosy light and auspicious radiance erupted from the White Little Cauldron, gathering into dazzling clouds and mist that transformed the heart of the Vast Mountain Range into a sacred treasure land.
A powerful, almost perfect physique stepped out of the cauldron. His entire body was crystalline, without a single visible flaw, and radiated brilliant light at every moment.
Ring after divine ring wreathed him, and mysterious Dao Patterns covered his skin, much like the pill patterns that appeared during alchemy. His bearing was magnificent as he stood in the middle stage of the Venerable realm, incomparably powerful.
That final leap to the extreme realm as the pill was completed had carried Shi Yi straight past the early stage of the Venerable realm and into its middle stage.
Such a leap was nothing short of astonishing.
On the path of cultivation, the farther one advanced, the greater the gap between minor stages became, and the more time each required.
Normally, in a place like the Lower Realm, skipping stages at the Venerable realm was utterly unheard of. Even the most dazzling beings had to cultivate diligently, one step at a time.
Yet Shi Yi had done it, and his cultivation showed not the slightest hint of instability. His foundation in the Dao was exceptionally solid.
All of this was thanks to the astonishing potency of this cauldron of medicine. He had spent half a year finding nearly every primary ingredient and supplementary material listed in the Shi Clan Alchemy Formula. For the few extinct materials that remained, he had done his best to find substitutes with similar effects.
In other words, Shi Yi had reproduced the Shi Clan Alchemy Formula almost perfectly.
With the added