Four terrifying flames surged through the air above the vast square, and a rich medicinal fragrance filled the space.
Under that terrifying heat, even space warped slightly as the four of them continually fed countless medicinal ingredients into their respective cauldrons.
Of the four, Chen Xuan and Xiao Yan naturally refined the fastest.
With the terrifying power of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, even Xiao Yan, who possessed an emperor realm soul, could only barely keep pace with Chen Xuan.
All four stood at the pinnacle of this world in their mastery of flames and souls, yet none dared show the slightest carelessness. Even during the simplest stage of refining medicinal liquid, they remained utterly focused.
After all, they were refining a Ninth Grade Golden Pill!
If they succeeded, it would be the first Ninth Grade Golden Pill successfully refined on the Dou Qi Continent in thousands of years.
Silence blanketed the square.
Only the crackling of roaring flames could be heard. The four did not slow as time passed; instead, they worked faster and faster.
Terrifying flames swept over all four cauldrons as one supreme medicinal ingredient after another was refined into liquid essence.
Beside the square, Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, Yao Chen, the Pill Tower Ancestor, and the other Dou Sheng-tier experts watched the four intently, their expressions solemn.
They, too, watched the refinement with extreme tension. They knew perfectly well that refining a Ninth Grade Golden Pill was anything but simple.
Time passed.
A week went by!
Above the four cauldrons in the square, great masses of viscous liquid had gathered, continually releasing a rich medicinal fragrance.
By now, the medicinal ingredients around the four were nearly exhausted.
Clearly, the first step in refining the Ninth Grade Golden Pill was essentially complete.
"Phew!"
Once the