The refinement of a medicinal pill emphasized on refining and merging the different medicinal strengths contained within the many medicinal ingredients. This was especially the case between high grade medicinal ingredients. The wild and violent energy contained within them was already incomparably enormous. Wanting to perfectly merge them was an extremely great test for an alchemist.
This kind of test was not only a requirement on one's Spiritual Strength, but it was also a requirement on one's precise control of the flame as well as a deep understanding of the different medicinal properties of the various medicinal ingredients. Only by thoroughly mastering them and using the different medicinal ingredients to balance each other, would the merging process be smooth and without error. Only then would one be considered to have achieved the prerequisite of the completion of the medicinal pill.
Currently, nearly two months had passed since Xiao Yan had refined the 'Ground Spirit Quenching Flame Pill'. During this period of time, due to a couple of small mistakes, Xiao Yan had wasted over a dozen fire banyan branches. If this kind of matter happened in the outside world, it was likely that it would cause countless number of alchemists to be heartbroken. However, to Xiao Yan, who possessed a mountain of fire banyan branches, this appeared to be very ordinary.
After experiencing a couple of failures earlier, Xiao Yan had also accumulated quite a lot of experience. This time around, the refining process was undoubtedly even more cautious and careful. After a meticulous refining process, the medicinal liquid within the medicinal cauldron in front of him was slowly and steadily merging at this moment.
"Chi chi …"
Under the careful separation of the 'Heavenly Flame', the five lumps of pure paste-like liquid approached each other at an extremely slow speed. The wild and violent energy within them repeatedly came into contact with the flame, emitting a wave of fine explosive sounds. Fortunately, Xiao Yan was already used to this. He did not care about the collision of those energies as he wholeheartedly focused on the control of the medicinal liquid. This seemingly simple merging process, which was only a short distance of a few centimeters, lasted for nearly half a day. When all the medicinal liquid within the medicinal cauldron merged and gathered, forming a palm-sized mottled sphere, Xiao Yan's tensed heart finally quietly relaxed.
Although the pill merging process was slow, it won in terms of stability. A couple of days later, the various energies within the medicinal ball merged with each other and were gradually twisted into one. A mottled embryonic pill that had been condensed to the size of a longan was considered to have been formed.
Next was the most important and long step, pill formation!
One week later.
In the clear sky, the white clouds were arranged like fish scales. The dazzling sunlight swept past the edge of the clouds, forming a bright beam of light. It was very beautiful. But suddenly, an inexplicable force rapidly gathered above the clear sky. The sky immediately darkened, and heavy dark clouds gathered like rolling waves. Faintly, there were bursts of muffled thunder spreading out.
This scene that suddenly appeared in the sky immediately stirred a commotion within the Xiao clan. A moment later, a couple of figures swiftly rushed out from the depths of the Xiao clan and rushed towards the thunderclouds. If one were to take a closer look, the person in front of them would surprisingly be the granddaughter of the first elder, the second young mistress of the Xiao clan, Xiao Siyu..
After close to a year of closed-door training, the current Xiao Siyu had already touched the threshold of rank seven high grade alchemist in terms of alchemy skills. She was only one step away from truly stepping into that realm. However, due to time constraints, she had only come out of closed-door training not too long ago. Even so, she already had full confidence in stepping into that level before the Pill Gathering officially began.
However, she did not expect to see such a shocking scene after coming out of her seclusion.
When she arrived in the sky above Xiao Yan's manor, Xiao Siyu looked in the direction of the secret chamber. A thin layer of fog was drifting out from that spot. At the same time, a wave of pill fragrance quietly entered her nose.
"This is …"
"This pill fragrance. A rank 7 high grade medicinal pill has been born!"
While Xiao Siyu was feeling surprised by this pill fragrance, quite a number of clan members who had gathered around immediately let out shocked cries. Immediately, numerous gazes that were filled with shock gathered on the secret room where Xiao Yan was located. Even Xiao Siyu could not resist clicking her tongue and sighing.
"I did not expect this fellow to be faster than me and reach this level first."
She did have the experience of successfully refining a rank 7 high grade medicinal pill. However, that was only a small amount. If one were to truly reach this level, one would naturally need to accumulate a countless amount of experience. However, from the current point of view, the level that Xiao Yan had reached was indeed one step ahead of her.
"All of you withdraw. What is there to see!"
Just at that moment, a sharp yell suddenly rang out in the sky. Everyone raised their heads and looked over. High up in the sky, the First Elder, Xiao Zhen, was slowly descending with a serious expression. Immediately, the surrounding crowd hurriedly retreated some distance away. The First Elder also arrived beside Xiao Siyu.
"How is it? Are you confident in competing with that little fellow?"
"Grandfather, please don't make fun of me. If I could defeat him, the person watching would not be me."
Xiao Siyu pursed her red lips and smiled bitterly in a helpless manner.
"Rumble!"
Her words had just sounded when the vast and mighty thunder clouds in the sky began to churn intensely. Soon after, a sharp sonic boom was heard as a purple-gold figure appeared in the sky.
It was the Northern King!
"Tsk tsk … this little fellow's puppet is quite capable. Over the past few days, it has received all the Pill Lightning that Xiao Yan encountered and used it to raise its strength. Now … the strength of this puppet is likely comparable to an advance 9-star origin ancestor."
"Advance 9-star origin ancestor?"
Upon hearing this, the expression on Xiao Siyu's bewitching face changed. Her beautiful eyes locked onto the scale-covered Northern King as she asked in surprise.
"In that case, after this battle, won't this puppet have a chance to become a Source Venerate?"
"That's hard to say."
Xiao Zhen looked hopefully at the Northern King as he gently stroked his beard.
"Chi!"
Soon after, a clap of thunder rang out in the sky. Black thunderbolts pierced through the sky like giant swords and ruthlessly struck the secret room in the courtyard. In the sky, the Northern King seemed to have sensed something. It lifted its cold face, and its body trembled slightly as it met the thunderbolts head-on!
While the Northern King and the Pill Lightning that descended from the sky violently clashed, a black-colored figure quietly appeared in the empty space a short distance away from the First Elder and the First Elder. At a glance, it was naturally Xiao Yan, who had just collected the medicinal pills.
"Hehe, little fellow, you are quite extraordinary. In half a year, you have actually successfully advanced to a rank 7 high grade alchemist."
The two of them stepped forward. The First Elder's face was filled with praise as he sized up Xiao Yan in front of him. That gaze of his was as though he was looking at a monster. After all, just how many people in the entire continent could raise their cultivation and alchemist skills to such a level at the same time?
"That's right. From today onwards, the title of the number one alchemist among the younger generation of the Xiao clan will change."
Xiao Siyu smiled and teased from the side.
Xiao Yan did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this string of compliments. He could only helplessly shrug his shoulders and decline to comment.
"I was just lucky for a moment."
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