"Clang clang clang..."
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in front of the medicine cauldron, his brows furrowed and his face solemn. His gaze was fixed on the two medicine clumps that were gradually merging inside the cauldron. His emotions had sunk to the bottom. The situation inside the medicine cauldron was completely out of his control. Even if he used all his Spiritual Strength and Origin Qi to consolidate it, the result was still unsatisfactory.
The remaining balancing medicinal power within the two pills was rapidly diminishing, and powerful, chilling soul fluctuations emanated from the cauldron. The immense energy was truly terrifying. Each time the vast Spiritual Strength within the cauldron fluctuated, the sturdy array surrounding the stone platform outside the cauldron would violently tremble. This commotion immediately alerted many people within the manor.
Outside the Heavenly Formation Platform, Luo Ao and the others frowned, feeling the powerful soul fluctuations emanating from the platform. Their emotions became tense. Beside them, the Seven Heroes of the Luo Clan arrived one after another, and even Luo Cheng appeared. This immediately caused a stir among the crowd. Curious gazes converged on the center of the Heavenly Formation Platform. Although they couldn't see clearly, they could still sense the terror emanating from it.
"Master, what should we do?"
Behind Luo Cheng, an elder of the Luo Clan stepped forward slightly and asked in a low voice.
"What can we do? Refining pills isn't like fighting; we can't just offer help whenever we want. In this situation, all we can do is prepare in advance to prevent any unforeseen circumstances from arising during the pill-refining process."
Upon hearing this, Luo Cheng frowned and reprimanded him. The latter then hurriedly and respectfully withdrew. Afterwards, he led the elders of the Luo Clan to set up a huge array barrier outside the Heavenly Formation Platform, covering the entire Heavenly Formation Platform. At this moment, the void beside Luo Cheng slightly distorted, and then Huo Zhu's figure appeared.
Upon seeing Huo Zhu, Luo Cheng quickly bowed in greeting. The latter waved his hand lightly and then continued to gaze into the depths of the Heavenly Formation Platform. With his formidable cultivation, Huo Zhu clearly saw Xiao Yan's current situation and couldn't help but frown slightly. The Spiritual Strength within the medicine cauldron had clearly reached an extremely terrifying level. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that it wouldn't be long before the Spiritual Strength within the pill would explode due to its uncontrollable nature. As for the array barrier itself, it probably wouldn't be able to fully withstand the impact of that Soul Storm. Moreover, Xiao Yan was still inside; once the pill exploded, he would inevitably be the first to be affected...
Thinking of this, Huo Zhu shook his head helplessly, then turned to look at Luo Cheng beside him and said:
"Patriarch Luo Clan, please dispel this protective barrier."
Upon hearing this, Luo Cheng's expression froze for a moment. He wanted to refute it, but when he saw the calm look on Huo Zhu's face, he hesitated and nodded. He then ordered the elders of the Luo Clan to remove the huge array covering the entire Heavenly Formation Platform.
"Senior, then this..."
"Let me do it."
He gave a curt reply, and then Huo Zhu's body trembled. In the blink of an eye, he appeared inside the stone platform in the very center of the Heavenly Formation Platform. Even the array formed by the four stone pillars could not stop him in the slightest. The powerful energy of the Yuan Zun Venerable was fully revealed at this moment.
As soon as Huo Zhu appeared on the stone platform, a powerful Soul Storm swept out from the medicine cauldron in front of Xiao Yan. Although Xiao Yan had already sensed Huo Zhu's arrival, he could not afford to be distracted by the situation inside the medicine cauldron. He could only do his best to stabilize the situation inside the medicine cauldron.
"Young man, just do as I say. The following process will likely require your utmost effort."
Looking at the huge pill churning violently inside the cauldron, Huo Zhu said something with a slightly solemn tone. Without waiting for Xiao Yan to listen, he waved his sleeve, and instantly, an invisible flame surged out, covering the entire cauldron in the blink of an eye. The terrifying temperature even slightly distorted the runes on the array platform, and even caused tiny cracks to appear.
"Little one, stop now! Withdraw all your Heavenly Flames and Spiritual Strength!"
With a low shout from Huo Zhu, Xiao Yan's eyes flickered, and he immediately withdrew his consciousness from the medicine cauldron in front of him. Without any hesitation, he withdrew all the Heavenly Flames and the Spiritual Strength that had spread out from the medicine cauldron.
Almost simultaneously, a powerful aura surged forth from within Huo Zhu's body, suppressing the energy waves that were frantically crashing against the inner walls of the cauldron. Just as the pill was trembling violently, Huozhu's mind stirred, and an even more powerful soul pressure immediately condensed wildly within the Luo Heavenly Cauldron, instantly transforming into an invisible miniature cauldron that enveloped the pill. An invisible flame followed closely behind, immediately beginning to refine it.
With the Spiritual Strength of the Flame of Huo Zhu suppressing it, and the frenzied refining by the Fallen Heart Flame, the violent Spiritual Strength within the pill was forcibly mixed together. However, this method was only forcibly combined by external force and could not truly achieve Pill Fusion. To perfectly fuse those powers, Xiao Yan's personal refining was still required.
" Xiao Yan, I will use my physical body to suppress the power within this pill and prevent it from becoming violent again. But remember, this is only temporary. You must successfully refine this pill before my Spiritual Strength is completely exhausted, otherwise, the consequences will be far more severe than they are now!"
Just as Xiao Yan was breathing heavily, Huo Zhu Zhu's solemn voice came again. When the former looked up, Huo Zhu's body gradually became illusory, and finally, it turned into an invisible flame, disappeared into the medicine cauldron, and condensed into a small cluster of flames, which hovered above the small medicine cauldron, constantly suppressing the pills inside.
"This is..."
Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yan's expression immediately hardened. This scene had also occurred to Hai Mochen and the others before. Once the physical body was shed and the original Soul Origin was dispersed, the Huo Zhu in front of him would completely return to its original form, becoming an ownerless object. The power of the Fallen Heart Flame would then erupt unrestrained, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
That is why Huo Zhu required him to refine the Soul-Forging Pill before his Soul Origin was completely consumed, and to use it to refine the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Call..."
With a long sigh, Xiao Yan's mind gradually tightened. He flipped his hand and took out several pills from his Storage Ring, swallowing them as he felt warm currents gradually spreading through his body. Then he turned his gaze back to the medicine cauldron in front of him, and with a thought, purple flames surged forth.