Chapter 75: Chapter 75: The Spirit Pill is Completed
A vast amount of soul power surged into the medicinal cauldron, enveloping it and forming a thick protective layer along its inner walls to continually resist the impact of energy ripples.
He couldn't allow the cauldron to be ruined at this crucial moment. Any slip could cause the cauldron to explode, wasting the medicinal ingredients and all previous efforts!
Thus, Wei Yang spared no effort in expending a great deal of soul power to stabilize and protect the cauldron.
Xian'er watched the trembling cauldron nervously, even holding her breath, fearing that any disturbance from her could cause the already strained cauldron to explode.
Despite using his soul power to stabilize the cauldron, Wei Yang remained calm and composed. At this moment, staying calm was the most important thing. Panic was not an option.
He gradually increased the intensity of his soul power on the medicine liquid while also stabilizing the continuously churning beast fire. At this moment, a sudden increase in soul power was absolutely out of the question, as the nature of the medicinal materials clashed and fused gradually in a process that required patience.
Forcing this process to speed up artificially or pressing it with force could cause the medicinal properties to explode in violent conflict!
Like a spring, the greater the pressure applied, the stronger its counter-resistance would be.
Hence, it must be approached slowly, with patience, without any haste.
...
Time passed second by second.
At a certain moment, the conflict within the medicinal cauldron gradually subsided as the essences of the ingredients fully fused into one.
A short while later, a blue-green pill with a pitted surface emerged within the embrace of dark red flames, slowly rotating.
Wei Yang exhaled softly, as the most crucial and challenging step in the pill refining process had finally passed.
A flicker of fatigue flashed in his eyes; he looked at the embryonic pill with a trace of a smile on his face. The prolonged pill refining and the continuous release of soul power to protect the cauldron had made him feel somewhat weary.
However, fortunately, the pill had taken shape.
From this point, it only needed to be nurtured until it solidified into a proper pill. The most dangerous and challenging times had been overcome.
Xian'er, watching the emergence of the pill's embryonic form, also relaxed her tense expression. Her small fists, tightly clenched, slowly released.
A look of excitement appeared on her small face because a peak fifth-grade pill was about to be born before her own eyes.
Witnessing it firsthand.
A peak fifth-grade pill's successful refinement could only be achieved by a handful of individuals within the Jia Ma Empire, at most two or three.
She couldn't help but close her eyes gently, a smile on her face. Recently, by studying the legacy of a peak seventh-grade alchemist and observing Wei Yang's fifth-grade pill refinement, witnessing the full process of refining a Dou Spirit Pill today had been incredibly rewarding.
She had vaguely found that touch of feeling, that touch that could help her advance to a fourth-grade alchemist.
She was already at the peak of third-grade.
Having consumed a Soul Nurturing Liquid and broken through to Dou Wang, her soul strength could barely be compared to that of an ordinary low-rank Dou Huang. She was only one step away from becoming a fourth-grade alchemist!
...
Inside the medicinal cauldron, under the continual nurturing of the dark red flames, the previously pitted blue-green pill began to gradually smooth out.
A faint medicinal fragrance emitted from the pill, wafting through the cauldron and spreading throughout the secret chamber.
Minute, visible strands of pill fragrance hovered in the void of the chamber.
Detecting this fragrance, both felt a sudden energy boost, as if their exhaustion had been swept away, and once again became lively.
Of course, this was merely an illusion.
A mere wisp of pill fragrance might refresh, but it couldn't truly dispel both mental and physical fatigue.
This was only a peak fifth-grade pill.
It wasn't one of those legendary eighth or even ninth-grade pills, full of spirit and intelligence comparable to humans, capable of cultivation and growth!
...
As the night passed and the morning sun rose, the outside brightened.
Within the chamber, Wei Yang and Xian'er became spirited as they watched the increasingly rounded and full pill in the cauldron.
The pill fragrance spread, growing more intense.
The pill was about to be completed.
Suddenly!
The pill within the cauldron abruptly released a strong energy, impacting the cauldron, causing Wei Yang to grunt and his body to tremble slightly, almost losing his soul power protection over the cauldron.
He quickly increased the output of his soul power, tightly wrapping around the cauldron.
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel amazed: the Dou Spirit Pill was vastly different from the ordinary fifth-grade pills previously refined.
With the release of this energy, the pill seemed to resonate with the energy between heaven and earth!
Instantly, energy waves fluctuated throughout the spacious chamber.
And their target was precisely the Dou Spirit Pill about to take form!
This spectacle left both Wei Yang and Xian'er wide-eyed in surprise.
This phenomenon was a precursor, seen only in high-grade pills.
The quality of this Dou Spirit Pill was already infinitely close to a sixth-grade pill!
Definitely top-grade quality!
The two exchanged a glance, both eyes filled with surprise and joy.
Although there were some issues during the Dou Spirit Pill's refinement process, it unexpectedly turned out to be of top-grade quality.
This was exceedingly rare.
Despite Wei Yang's solid foundation in soul power, it was his first time refining a peak fifth-grade pill, leading to an unexpected delight.
Their gaze was fixed on the cauldron, the Dou Spirit Pill ready to emerge, paying no attention to the phenomenon above the cauldron.
This was merely a precursor phenomenon, not a true celestial phenomenon.
There wouldn't be any sudden thunder. A mere peak fifth-grade pill, regardless of quality, wouldn't trigger a pill thunder.
Soon, the precursor phenomenon above the cauldron dispersed quickly.
"Gather!" With a movement of Wei Yang's hand seal, the energy that had gathered wasn't allowed to go to waste.
Within the cauldron, the pill emitted a massive suction force, causing any remaining phenomenon energy and pill fragrance to flow back and accumulate within the pill.
With the infusion of this energy, the pill spun rapidly, appearing even more rounded and full.
Wei Yang beckoned with his hand, and the pill in the cauldron whooshed into his palm.
As the pill solidified, Wei Yang withdrew the beast flame and soul power.
Crack~
Boom!
The over-a-meter-tall cauldron rapidly formed countless tiny cracks across its surface before collapsing with a boom.
Wei Yang glanced at it before paying it no more mind, having anticipated this outcome.
After all, it was a cauldron of ordinary material, already unable to keep up with Wei Yang's pill refining abilities.
He had a spare, likely not much better, also from Gutt's collection.
Ignoring the destroyed cauldron, they both lowered their heads to examine the blue-green pill, which still emitted a hot aura and displayed mysterious pill lines on its surface, in Wei Yang's palm.
"Pill Lines!" Xian'er exclaimed in surprise.
Pill lines were peculiar marks that only appeared on top-quality pills.
The higher the pill grade, the rarer pill lines formed, yet once they did, the lines were mysteriously profound.
"We'll rest today, and I'll refine another Dou Spirit Pill tomorrow. We still have one batch of ingredients left. This top-grade Dou Spirit Pill is for my own use," Wei Yang chuckled, "If I take it, there's a high chance I can smoothly increase my power by two stars."
Naturally, Wei Yang intended to keep the top-grade Dou Spirit Pill for himself.
Adding the three Lotus Seeds he possessed, during the Dou Wang phase, he could still quickly raise his power by several stars.
However, refining all three Lotus Seeds seemed somewhat wasteful.
After all, these were the last three he had, and perhaps the only ones remaining on the entire Dou Qi continent, save for the two in Yao Lao's possession.
Other unknown places might still have Green Lotus Core Flames being born, yet the odds of two maturing simultaneously were extremely small.
Thus, these last five Lotus Seeds might be the only ones.
...
Ten days passed in a flash.
Wei Yang set off for Wutan City, exchanging a Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill and a standard-quality peak fifth-grade Dou Spirit Pill for two Narlings.
The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill came from Gutt's collection.
The standard-quality Dou Spirit Pill was naturally refined again by Wei Yang.
Whoosh~
Flying through the void, Wei Yang held the two Narlings in his hand, scrutinizing them closely.
These were thumb-sized gray stones, smooth as jade, flawless, with a faint gray luminescence, resembling gemstones.
Within the stones, a hint of pale blue glowed gently, like a firefly sealed within amber, vividly lifelike.
These were the legendary Narlings.
These two small, seemingly luminous gray stones had astonishing value.
To those in need, they were worth even more than two Dou Spirit Pills.
Wei Yang shook his head with a smile, storing the two Narlings.
With these, the preliminary preparations for both himself and Xian'er to absorb Heavenly Flames were further advanced.
Even though, for now, they hadn't located any Heavenly Flames.
Swish~
With a flurry of his Dou Qi Wings, he transformed into a dark red stream, quickly streaking across the sky.
It was time to set out for the Tagore Desert!
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