Within the crimson Myriad Beast Cauldron, a raging Heavenly Flames rose once more, its terrifying temperature causing the void around Xiao Yan to violently distort even through the cauldron.
Feeling the temperature inside the cauldron, a solemn expression gradually appeared on Xiao Yan's face. The upcoming Pill Fusion would not be easier than the previous steps!
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan slowly suppressed his nervousness. After all, it was his first time refining Emperor Grade Pill, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel pressured.
Calming himself down, Xiao Yan carefully recalled the refining process on the pill formula in his mind, trying to ensure he had enough confidence before actually starting.
More than four hundred kinds of refining materials flashed through Xiao Yan's mind. Following the order of the pill formula, Xiao Yan classified the medicinal materials one by one, and carefully observed every detail of the refining process, such as the changes in the flame, the control of the temperature, the speed at which the medicinal materials were incorporated, the fusion time, and the medicinal properties within the pill.
After Xiao Yan had gone through all this information in his mind several times and was sure that he could control it accurately, he suddenly made his move, slamming his palm onto the medicine cauldron. With a loud bang, the lid of the medicine cauldron opened.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yan waved his sleeve, and Heavenly Flames suddenly swept out, enveloping all the medicinal herbs in the jade bottles and turning them into dazzling balls of light that floated in the void in front of Xiao Yan.
A powerful Spiritual Strength controlled the temperature inside the medicine cauldron. With a flick of his finger, Xiao Yan sent a ball of light flying swiftly towards him, stopping in front of Xiao Yan.
" Jade Poria Paste, and then... Dragon Saliva Liquid, come on!"
With a low murmur, another ball of light flew over. Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, then gently waved his hand, instantly casting both beams of light into the medicine cauldron.
The refining of the Emperor Tribulation Pill requires mixing various medicinal materials, two or more, to prevent some of them from exploding due to conflicting properties. This is not difficult for Xiao Yan.
As long as the medicinal properties of these herbs can be accurately controlled to ensure stability after fusion, preventing any conflicts and minimizing the loss of medicinal potency, then the subsequent Pill Fusion can be largely guaranteed to proceed without major issues.
As Xiao Yan's fingers moved continuously, streaks of light, like acrobatic performers, flew into the medicine cauldron in front of him in an orderly fashion, following Xiao Yan thoughts.
On the judges' stand, Gu Li watched Xiao Yan's refining process go so smoothly, but she dared not relax in the slightest.
These are just the simplest steps. The most crucial moment will come when the elixir is truly fused. If anything goes wrong, the medicinal herbs in the cauldron will be ruined.
On the other side, Mo Zhai had also begun the process of Pill Fusion. His pill refining was somewhat simpler than that of the Emperor Tribulation Pill, so his Pill Fusion speed was much faster than Xiao Yan's.
Inside the Myriad Beast Cauldron, after the various medicinal herbs were fused together, they had all turned into clumps of viscous liquid of different colors.
These liquids contained terrifying and violent energy; if it weren't for the mutual harmonization among the various medicinal herbs, they would have exploded the moment they fused.
Once all the medicinal herbs in the cauldron have reached a balance through various differentiations, the next step is to fuse these fused herbs again. Under the refinement of the Heavenly Flames, the medicinal properties within them will gradually merge, transforming into Nascent Pill. Finally, when the medicinal properties within the Nascent Pill are completely integrated, the Emperor Tribulation Pill can be considered successfully refined.
What Xiao Yan will face next is the most difficult hurdle in the entire process of refining the Emperor Tribulation Pill.
Because during this Pill Fusion process, the medicinal properties of the herbs, the stability of the energy after fusion, and the changes in the Heavenly Flames could all potentially lead to failure in the final result.
If that happens, then Xiao Yan will have to start all over again.
Without rushing, Xiao Yan temporarily set aside the most important part of the entire Pill Fusion process: the thick ointment. This ointment was the first batch of fused medicinal materials, a product of the fusion of Dragon Saliva Liquid and Jade Poria Paste.
These two can be considered the two most important ingredients in the entire Emperor Tribulation Pill. It can be said that if these two ingredients are missing, even if the pill can be refined in the end, it will be a useless pill.
Xiao Yan's actions were not based on the formula for the Emperor Tribulation Pill, but rather on his years of experience in alchemy.
Xiao Yan's actions puzzled some of the Half-Emperor in the stands who had some knowledge of the intricacies of the game. Xiao Yan's behavior was completely illogical!
Could it be that Yan Xiao knows he can't successfully refine the Emperor Tribulation Pill, so he wants to refine a useless pill in order to compete for the final championship?
Although Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai are both Second-Tier Alchemist, Emperor Grade Pill are not as easy to refine as ordinary pills. Therefore, even with their extraordinary abilities, they are not very confident that they can definitely refine Emperor Grade Pill.
Therefore, the thoughts in everyone's minds at this moment were not unfounded. After all, as long as Mo Zhai ultimately cannot produce Emperor Grade Pill, even if the pill in Xiao Yan's hand is just a useless pill, it is still better than nothing.
Compared to the speculations of those Half-Emperor- emperors, Gu Li and Chi Lin saw things much more deeply. Based on their years of experience, they could roughly understand what Xiao Yan was thinking.
The fusion of these two key medicinal materials cannot play a harmonizing role in the overall situation. Instead, it needs to be combined with other medicinal materials to harmonize its power.
Xiao Yan's approach at this moment can be considered opportunistic, avoiding the more tedious processes by first blending the milder and more compatible medicinal materials, and then saving the ointment for last.
Although doing so will result in a loss of some of the medicinal potency, causing the quality of the elixir to be different from the original, it is the safest method.
The fusion process was not simple. Xiao Yan needed to constantly control the fusion process between the medicinal materials inside the cauldron. His control over the heat was extremely precise. If he was not careful, the medicinal materials in the cauldron would instantly turn to ashes and be destroyed.
Xiao Yan could only slowly fuse the two materials together at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye. Every second, the two energies had to be in perfect balance, without the slightest change.
Time passed slowly, and Xiao Yan's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Even so, Xiao Yan remained motionless. At this moment, he had to focus all his energy on the slowly fusing pill in his eyes, cutting off all contact with the outside world.
"Clang!"
As the two forces gradually converged under Xiao Yan's control, a purple energy fluctuation suddenly spread out from the cauldron.
This wasn't a result of a failed fusion; rather, it was because the energy within these two medicinal herbs was too powerful. During the fusion process, Xiao Yan failed to suppress the two equally violent energies in time, leading to this outcome.
Although it wasn't a major incident, it almost caused Xiao Yan to make a mistake.
With a slight tremor of his fingers, another terrifying energy wave swept out from the medicine cauldron, slamming against its inner wall, causing the massive cauldron to tremble slightly.
"Clang!"
Another wave of violent energy swept out, and Xiao Yan's expression became increasingly grim. With the bombardment of these two energies, the other medicinal herbs in the cauldron suddenly became somewhat out of control, and the violent energy that had been suppressed with great difficulty actually showed signs of revival.
Before Xiao Yan could suppress it, another purplish-brown ointment, after a violent tremor, suddenly unleashed a terrifying wave of energy.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
No sooner had one wave subsided than another arose. With the violent surge of these two energies, the other medicinal herbs in the cauldron, which had been painstakingly fused together, also suddenly erupted at this moment. Terrifying energy fluctuations continuously bombarded the inner wall of the cauldron, producing sounds like rapidly tolling bells.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan understood that the ingredients for refining the Emperor Tribulation Pill had likely been sold, and the only option left was to refine a new batch...
With a low sigh, Xiao Yan waved his hand lightly, and Heavenly Flames rose up, instantly incinerating the raging medicinal herbs.