In the Burning Flame Valley, on a stone platform in the center of a plaza, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged, with a huge cyan-gold medicine cauldron in front of him. At this moment, raging flames were burning inside the cauldron, and the fierce flames roared and howled like ferocious beasts inside. If it weren't for the cauldron's seal, one would think that they were about to break out and cause chaos.
Invited by the Grand Elder, Xiao Yan publicly refined medicine in Burning Flame Valley. Since there were many alchemist disciples in the valley, this served as a good lesson for them. Of course, even those who were not alchemist disciples would gain some inspiration from seeing Xiao Yan refine medicine. Such observation was entirely beneficial to these disciples.
After a long while, when the temperature inside the medicine cauldron reached a level that satisfied Xiao Yan, he flicked his finger. The Storage Ring on his finger immediately shone brightly, and then streams of light shot out, floating in mid-air under the protection of Spiritual Strength. When the light faded, it transformed into precious medicinal herbs. The vast number of herbs filled the sky above the plaza, like a hazy dark cloud casting a shadow, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
This time, Xiao Yan plans to refine ten Mirror-Breaking Pill in one go!
After taking out the medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan immediately slapped them onto the medicine cauldron. With a powerful collision, the cauldron lid opened instantly. Before the flames inside could even shoot up, the medicinal herbs were thrown into the cauldron under the control of Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength, and the refining process began.
Comparatively speaking, the Mirror-Breaking Pill is one of the easier fifth-tier pills to refine. The refining process is not difficult, but due to the limited quantity, it is an absolute drain on Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength.
The medicinal materials required for the Mirror-Breaking Pill are mostly of a mild or cool nature, so Xiao Yan's refining speed is naturally faster. If it takes an ordinary alchemist nearly four hours to refine these medicinal materials, then Xiao Yan only needs less than half an hour. Even if he refines the medicinal materials for ten Mirror-Breaking Pill at the same time, the time will not exceed half an hour. Of course, the main reason for this is the Heavenly Flames.
Under the terrifying high temperature of the Heavenly Flames, the inherent resilience of these medicinal herbs was completely destroyed. From this point alone, one can see how terrifying the Heavenly Flames is.
After all the medicinal herbs had been extracted, the next step was the Pill Fusion process. The essence of all the herbs mingled together, a long and slow process that tested the alchemist's Spiritual Strength, especially the simultaneous fusion of ten Mirror-Breaking Pill. The Spiritual Strength required was absolutely terrifying. Even with Xiao Yan's confidence, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement at this stage.
With ten Mirror-Breaking Pill, anything can happen during the fusion process. The fusion of the medicinal properties of each pill is different. Therefore, Xiao Yan must be able to focus on ten things at once. The difficulty of this is self-evident.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two weeks had passed. In the medicine cauldron in front of Xiao Yan, the ten viscous medicinal pastes had each separated into their own areas. Under Xiao Yan's careful refining, all the pills gradually fused together and took shape. Once the Nascent Pill were formed, the remaining time would be for the Pill Nurturing.
Success was imminent, and everything seemed remarkably calm. Only at this moment, large beads of sweat rolled down Xiao Yan's forehead, his black robe soaked through countless times. His once rosy face was now pale, his teeth clenched, his breath held, his eyes fixed intently on the medicine cauldron before him. A vast, powerful Spiritual Strength enveloped the entire cauldron, an invisible storm sweeping outwards from Xiao Yan's center. The entire plaza had already been placed under strict security by Elder Li Chengxu; any disciple stepping within a hundred feet of the plaza would be alerted. Everyone was worried about Xiao Yan's condition, but no one dared to approach and disturb him.
At this time, even the world where Xiao Yan was located was sealed off by the Ancestor Fen Tian. There was no wind, no grass, and no external disturbance. The Nascent Pill inside Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron were completed one by one.
"Laugh..."
Even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw. Just as Xiao Yan was watching the ten Nascent Pill take shape one by one, one of them instantly turned to ashes because of the trembling of Xiao Yan breath.
In an instant, Xiao Yan's eyes widened, and his breath stopped. Only when all the remaining pills in the cauldron were completed and formed into Nascent Pill did he carefully and nervously exhale.
With the Nascent Pill formed, Xiao Yan finally had a chance to catch his breath. The Heavenly Flames slowly fused all the medicinal power inside the Nascent Pill, and Xiao Yan took this opportunity to rest for a while. A few minutes later, the final moment of Pill Nurturing would arrive.
Pill Nurturing!
The process of Pill Nurturing can be simple or difficult. By using the remaining Spiritual Strength, one must carefully control the temperature that the elixir needs to withstand at every moment. The slightest deviation will affect the quality of the entire elixir. What is most unbearable is the even longer time required for it.
At times like these, alchemists already have very little Spiritual Strength left, but they must be even more careful to ensure the smooth progress of the Pill Nurturing process. This is an even greater test of both their willpower and Spiritual Strength.
At this point, it would already be difficult for Xiao Yan to Pill Nurturing, let alone refine nine pills at the same time.
During the process of Pill Nurturing, the time was uncertain. Just when Xiao Yan felt that the pill was complete, the Spiritual Strength in his body was almost exhausted, and even most of his Origin Qi was consumed. His spirit was numb, his face was pale, his eyes were lifeless and red, his mouth was dry, and even opening his mouth was a bit difficult. It was as if his body no longer belonged to him.
But at that very moment...
"Rumble..."
The familiar voice finally rang out; this was the moment Xiao Yan had been waiting for. Lightning appeared, and the pill was complete.
However, this time the Pill Lightning was quite different from the past. The rolling thunder roared ten times in a row, and the terrifying pressure that enveloped the world became especially astonishing. Almost at the same time, several powerful figures from the Burning Flame Valley arrived above Xiao Yan's head, ready to take the Pill Lightning down for him.
" Xiao Yan, you should rest first. We can handle these Pill Lightning attacks!"
Laughter rang out, and Elder Li Chengxu also looked up, gazing at the thunder in the sky, his Origin Qi slowly circulating within him.
The next moment, as Pill Lightning descended from the dark clouds, Li Chengxu's figure moved accordingly, but at that very moment...
"Whoosh!"
A whooshing sound suddenly rang in Li Chengxu's ears, and before he could make a move, he collided fiercely with the thunderbolt in the sky that resembled a writhing dragon!