Inside the Profound Nether Furnace, the flames gradually subsided.
As Tang Tian slowly withdrew his hands from the furnace walls, an extraordinarily rich, unusual fragrance drifted through the gap beneath the lid, instantly filling the entire courtyard.
The fragrance mingled the mellow richness of Jade Marrow Ganoderma with the fresh scent of the other supplementary herbs.
Just one breath of it left the mind feeling clear.
"Open."
At a thought from Tang Tian, the furnace lid rose.
Six thumb-sized, lustrous white pills lay quietly at the bottom, a warm, gentle sheen flowing over their surfaces as though almost tangible.
Tang Tian beckoned, lifting the pills into his palm with Soul Power and examining them carefully in the moonlight.
This batch was far superior in quality to the first batch he had refined from ordinary herbs while trying his hand that afternoon.
Each of these six pills was round and full, lustrous white as jade, with a faint pill halo flowing around it. They could be called perfect.
"As expected of Immortal Herb-grade Jade Marrow Ganoderma as the main ingredient. With the Profound Nether Furnace's enhancement, these six high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills are complete."
The corners of Tang Tian's mouth lifted slightly, and he let out a long, stale breath.
In truth, he understood better than anyone that an innocent man's jade could become his crime.
In a world like the Douluo Continent, which knew almost nothing of pill refining, suddenly producing high-grade pills that could strengthen one's foundations would absolutely stir the frenzied covetousness of the major powers.
Without sufficient strength to safeguard his path, doing so would be no different from a child carrying a gold brick through a bustling market.
Yet Tang Tian dared to refine pills so openly.
Beyond his own combat strength, the more important source