"Puff..."
With a soft thud, Xiao Yan, his face covered in sweat, looked even paler than before as he watched the medicinal herbs in the cauldron burn to ashes once again. Even with Xiao Yan's composure, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
In just five days, seven batches of medicinal herbs had been refined into ashes from the cauldron in front of Xiao Yan. These herbs were all used to refine high-grade second-tier pills. If these herbs were put on the market, each batch could be exchanged for at least ten million Spirit Coin. Yet, seven batches were burned by Xiao Yan. In layman's terms, Xiao Yan wasn't refining pills; he was burning money!
Such extravagant use of high-quality medicinal herbs is something even the Four Great Clans wouldn't dare to do!
"Tsk tsk... What a pity! Such good medicinal herbs, just gone like that. What a waste, such a waste!"
In the void beside him, Gu You's figure slowly materialized, Elder Zhang face showing a regretful expression, his words tinged with remorse.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but purse his lips slightly. While focusing on controlling the nine avatars, he quickly withdrew his attention and ignored Gu You beside him. With a thought, the dazzling Heavenly Flames rose up once again in the Myriad Beast Cauldron in front of him.
Having experienced seven failures before, Xiao Yan was undoubtedly more cautious this time. After the Heavenly Flames rose, Xiao Yan did not rush to throw all the medicinal herbs into the cauldron. Instead, he carefully sensed the temperature changes inside the cauldron. Only after a long time, when the temperature inside the cauldron reached a certain critical point, did Xiao Yan Xiao Yan a thought. A fiery red flower that was floating directly above the cauldron was then tossed into the cauldron with a whoosh.
The moment the medicinal herb entered the Myriad Beast Cauldron, a dazzling array of Heavenly Flames suddenly surged towards it. The terrifyingly high temperature, even with the cauldron as a barrier, still caused a feeling of intense heat.
The ferocious Heavenly Flames inside the cauldron were like a raging lion, baring its fangs and claws as they rapidly enveloped the medicinal herb. The terrifying heat gnawed at the surface of the herb, and in just a short while, a thin stream of crimson liquid, like fresh blood, was extracted from it.
In less than half an hour, the medicinal herbs that had been thrown into the cauldron had dwindled to a ball of red liquid about the size of a palm, which was spinning inside the cauldron under the influence of the Heavenly Flames.
At the same time, within that liquid, an extremely powerful and violent medicinal property seemed to come alive, releasing a vast energy that fiercely bombarded the four walls of the cauldron, producing a series of resounding clangs like the tolling of bells, shaking the very soul.
Xiao Yan remained unmoved, carefully controlling the Heavenly Flames within the medicine cauldron. At the same time, his nine avatars also entered a state of frenzied cultivation.
Between heaven and earth, brilliant firelight illuminated all directions. Nine enormous Dou Qi vortexes stood in this world, their terrifying suction force drawing massive amounts of Dou Qi into the nine figures below them. As the medicinal herbs within the Myriad Beast Cauldron in front of Xiao Yan were continuously refined, the aura within the nine avatars surrounding Xiao Yan gradually became stronger.
Currently, among these nine avatars, apart from one avatar whose strength has reached the Early Five-Star Half-Emperor, the other eight avatars are only at the level of Four-Star Half-Emperor at the strongest, and even the weakest are only at the level of One-Star Half-Emperor. Even if the nine avatars were to merge into one, their strength would only reach the Late Five-Star Half-Emperor. It would be extremely difficult for them to help Xiao Yan.
Moreover, the enemies Xiao Yan faces now are becoming increasingly powerful, even reaching the Dou Di level. Facing enemies of that level, it is simply impossible to use the self-destruction of avatars to deal with them. As for those below the Dou Di level, they can no longer harm Xiao Yan in the slightest. Now, if Xiao Yan wants to make use of these nine avatars, he must improve their strength.
Of course, compared to ordinary cultivation, the method of enhancing strength through avatars is much simpler. Since Xiao Yan's main body has already reached the level of Six-Star Half-Emperor, there will be no barrier to breakthrough for the nine avatars before that. In other words, as long as these nine avatars have enough Dou Qi to support them, it is not difficult for them to break through to the level of Six-Star Half-Emperor in a short period of time. However, the powerful energy required during this process is nowhere to be found.
If he were to follow the usual cultivation methods, given the cultivation speed of these nine avatars, it would take him at least ten years to reach the level of Six-Star Half-Emperor. And that would be assuming that they broke through without any obstacles.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
With such frenzied cultivation, coupled with the intense refining by the Heavenly Flames within the cauldron, ten days later, a faint, exotic fragrance finally began to drift slowly out from within the cauldron.
At this moment, Gu You, who was sitting cross-legged and waiting beside Xiao Yan, was deeply moved. His pupils suddenly shrank in his cloudy old eyes, Elder Zhang face was filled with horror. At this moment, it seemed that the whole world was silent. He did not expect that Xiao Yan in front of him had actually done it!
To be able to multitask and still succeed is simply unbelievable!
"This guy... he... actually... did it!"
Gu You's lips trembled slightly, and he slowly uttered a sentence with extremely dry breath. The shock in his voice was indescribable.
The moment Gu You smelled that exotic fragrance again, she understood that Xiao Yan was not far from the final step of Pill Condensation. She believed that in at most two more days, Xiao Yan would be able to successfully refine a second-tier pill!
Of course, Gu You wasn't surprised that Xiao Yan could refine a second-tier pill. What was shocking was that at the same time, Xiao Yan was also controlling nine avatars, all cultivating frantically. Achieving this was the most difficult thing!
While there are many people who can refine second-tier pills, if it's about multiplying one's mind tenfold, then there are probably very few people in the entire Origin Martial Continent who would dare to try!
His gaze slowly fell upon the medicine cauldron, where a rough, uneven pill was spinning rapidly within the Heavenly Flames. As the Heavenly Flames refined it, the medicinal power emanating from the pill was gradually absorbed and absorbed, and a lustrous sheen slowly emerged from it, like a newly sprouted bud or a fruit that had already shed its leaves...