Spirit Weaving Pill

With a flick of his finger, the Medicine Cauldron's lid sprang open, and a streak of green rainbow light shot out from within the cauldron before automatically falling into Ye Chen's hand.

Another successful refinement. That made three successes out of five attempts. It seemed he could count himself as a qualified Fifth Grade Alchemist now.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ye Chen recovered his Dou Qi slightly before finally letting out a long breath and muttering, "With my current alchemy skill, my success rate in refining low-level Fifth Grade Pills is already quite decent. As for Fifth Grade Mid-level Pills, it'll probably be a bit lower, but still passable. Naturally, it's much better than some ordinary alchemists who've just entered the Fifth Grade, but this still isn't enough..."

If he wanted to stand out in this alchemist convention and win the championship, relying on a Fifth Grade Mid-level Pill alone was clearly not very likely.

According to the information Ye Chen had gotten from Fang Yu, the top three in this alchemist convention might all be Fifth Grade Alchemists. And if he wanted to win the championship, he would at least need some confidence in refining a high-level Fifth Grade Pill, or even a Fifth Grade Peak pill. Only then would he have some assurance...

"Fifth Grade Peak..."

Even Ye Chen's expression could not help turning grave. Although he was confident he could quickly raise his alchemist grade, the time given to him was truly too little.

"Looks like I can only follow the previous plan and cheat a little..."

Although doing so would make the victory seem somewhat unfair, for the sake of the Meteorite Stones, Ye Chen could no longer care that much.

As this thought flashed through his mind, Ye Chen grasped with his palm and pulled over a jade box filled with Medicinal Materials. With a wave of his hand, the many Medicinal Materials within immediately floated up, and a rich medicinal fragrance rushed into his nose...

Ye Chen let out a light breath. With a flick of his finger, the Medicinal Materials swept into the Medicine Cauldron. As his hand seals changed, the Silver Flame within the Medicine Cauldron once again blazed fiercely.

The Spirit Weaving Pill was a Fifth Grade Peak pill. When consumed by a Dou Ling expert, it could directly raise them by one star. Each person could only take it once in their lifetime.

This was one of the pill formulas the Ye Family Old Ancestor, Ye Xun, had passed to Ye Chen. It was not part of the Ye Family's secret inherited pill formula series. It was said to have been payment Ye Xun had received in his early years for refining pills for someone.

Among all pill categories, pills like this that could directly raise the consumer's strength were the highest grade. Of course, the difficulty of refining them was also the highest.

It could be said that for the sake of those ten Meteorite Stones, Ye Chen was truly going all out this time!

"I only have five sets of Medicinal Materials for this Spirit Weaving Pill. If I still can't succeed after three tries, then I can only switch to another pill..."

Thinking of this, Ye Chen could not help gathering a bit more focus. Threads of Soul Power locked onto the Medicinal Materials being roasted by Starfire.

He watched as the Medicinal Materials gradually withered. Fine, jade-green droplets began seeping out from the surface of the Medicinal Materials, then slid down along the surface and hovered above the flame, constantly rolling in place.

After obtaining the Star Vein Diagram, Starfire's temperature had risen once again. In Ye Chen's senses, it was already no weaker than many seventh-rank Beast Fires. Perhaps after growing for a while longer, it might even compare to those Heavenly Flames ranked near the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Ranking...

Of course, with Ye Chen's precise control, although the Silver Flame inside the Medicine Cauldron looked fierce, it would not directly burn the Medicinal Materials into ash.

As the flame continued roasting them and the jade-green droplets continued seeping out, the Medicinal Materials inside the Medicine Cauldron completely turned into a withered gray. At this moment, the pure medicinal power contained within had been fully forced out by the flame, while the main body of the Medicinal Materials had thoroughly turned into a pile of useless waste.

With a light wave of his hand, the withered Medicinal Materials swept out of the Medicine Cauldron and finally fell onto the ground nearby. The instant they landed, they turned into a pile of gray ash and scattered with the wind.

Although this series of steps looked simple, every part of it required powerful soul control and flame control to support it. The reason Ye Chen could do it so skillfully was also inseparable from his previous practice.

Of course, this was merely the refinement of the first type of Medicinal Material.

As a Fifth Grade Peak pill, the Spirit Weaving Pill required more than ten types of Medicinal Materials to be refined. So what came next was when the true test began!

On the other side of the courtyard, inside a room.

Hu Tian sensed the constant energy fluctuations coming from the distance and knew that his Young Master's pill refinement had already gotten on the right track.

Moreover, because Profound Heaven City had gathered a large number of alchemists at this time, there was no shortage of disturbances caused by pill refinement, and not many people paid attention to it.

Seeing this, Hu Tian finally relaxed and began his closed-door breakthrough.

Inside a cave dozens of miles outside Profound Heaven City, since the commotion caused by breaking through to the Dou Zong realm would definitely be great, Hu Tian had chosen his breakthrough location outside the city.

He took out a Jade Bottle. Inside it was the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill Ye Chen had previously given him. He pulled out the stopper and poured it into his mouth.

The pill melted the moment it entered his mouth. In an instant, surging medicinal power erupted, gradually spreading through his entire body and entering the large and small meridians that covered him.

A mysterious, ineffable sensation came from deep within every cell in Hu Tian's body, spreading all the way into his soul and pulling his mind into a profound state.

Once one stepped into the Dou Zong realm, they could enter the ranks of the continent's true powerful experts. At the same time, they would also begin the first step of the human body's transformation, greatly extending one's lifespan, increasing mastery over Heaven and Earth Energy, and even allowing one to grasp Space Power.

As energy poured in, the vigorous lightning-attribute Dou Qi inside Hu Tian's body began to automatically circulate according to his cultivation method. At a speed far beyond before, it carried the surging medicinal power through one full circulation, then directly transformed it into pure Dou Qi that rushed into his Dantian.

Such vast Dou Qi surged into his Dantian, then was released through a strange centrifugal force. Immediately afterward, it spread through his meridians to every part of Hu Tian's body, causing his entire body to be wrapped in a dense layer of silver lightning...

The silver lightning pierced through his flesh, bones, and cells... merging into his body in a unique way, remolding his body, and finally bringing about earth-shattering changes!

Time passed day by day just like this.

Ye Chen and his servant both became immersed in their own tasks. One was so deeply absorbed in refining pills that he could not extricate himself, while the other was gradually reaching a fine state in his breakthrough cultivation. Neither of them paid any attention to the time in the Outside World.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had already passed, and only five days remained until the convention.

In the room that served as Ye Chen's temporary pill refinement chamber.

A crimson pillar of light as thick as a water bucket suddenly broke through the roof, shot into the sky, then quickly scattered.

This change directly startled the entire Profound Heaven City...

The Old Ancestors of the Song Family and Lu Clan, who had originally been discussing matters related to this convention, suddenly stopped their conversation and turned at the same time to look at the vanishing pillar of light in the sky outside the door.

"Hm? Old Monster Song, judging from this disturbance, I'm afraid it's the kind that only appears when a Fifth Grade Pill is born, right?" Lu Chen, the Lu Clan Old Ancestor dressed in an alchemist's robe, asked his old friend in surprise.

Opposite him, the elder who was likewise dressed in an alchemist's robe, Song Lian, the Song Family Old Ancestor, nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "That's right. And it should at least be a Fifth Grade Mid-level pill or above. Old Devil Lu, looks like this convention in our Profound Heaven City has attracted quite a few promising fellows..."