One pill, one leaf, one nascent soul!

He flipped his palm, and the Pill Furnace landed on the ground.

The one million Spirit Stones and the large amount of rare Materials that Granny Long had gathered were already arranged by category on the side.

The improved Pill Formula had already been rehearsed in his mind many times; every step and every substitution of Materials was clearly understood.

"Rise!"

With a low shout, the orchid-colored Earth Core Nether Fire surged out and coiled beneath the Pill Furnace.

Lin Yuan's expression was focused, and his Divine Sense, like an invisible net, precisely controlled every change in temperature within the furnace.

One by one, the substitute Materials were methodically tossed into the furnace, along with the Impurities that were difficult to melt under ordinary pill flames.

Purification, Fusion, removing the dross and selecting the essence...

When the final auxiliary herb merged into the medicinal liquid and the Pill Furnace erupted with brilliant, rosy light, Lin Yuan's eyes shot out divine radiance.

"Condense!"

He slammed his hands onto the Pill Furnace, and his massive magic power poured inside.

The Pill Furnace hummed, and the furnace lid shot into the sky.

A pill that was entirely crimson, with faint patterns on its surface, and radiating massive life essence, floated quietly above the furnace fire.

Meanwhile, the pile of Spirit Stones, which had been stacked like a small mountain, was now only eighty percent consumed.

"Tsk, it only took eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones; the profit margin is quite large." Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction and unceremoniously swept the remaining two hundred thousand Spirit Stones into his own Storage Pouch.

"Hmm, this is called a technical service fee; it's reasonable and fair."

Lin Yuan put away the Medicinal Pill and walked out of the Quiet Room, arriving outside the courtyard gate.

Outside the courtyard, Granny Long had been waiting for a long time. Her wrinkled old face was filled with undisguisable anxiety and anticipation. Behind her followed several old seniors who were also at the Perfection of Core Formation, all of them stretching their necks, eyes burning with fervor, whispering to one another.

"The Medicinal Pill is ready, follow me in." Lin Yuan nodded indifferently and stepped aside to clear a path.

Hearing this, Granny Long burst into tears, bowed deeply to Lin Yuan, and then walked into the Tingfeng Courtyard.

The other Elders also wanted to follow, but they were blocked outside by an invisible wall of Qi.

"Everyone, please return for now. When it is the next person's turn, I will naturally notify you." Lin Yuan's voice drifted over.

The group looked at each other, but unwilling to leave, they simply sat cross-legged outside the courtyard, waiting eagerly, determined to witness the miracle with their own eyes.

Lin Yuan brought Granny Long to a Quiet Room that had been prepared long ago. This place was the Formation Eye of the Heavenly Cycle Spirit Gathering Grand Formation, where the Spiritual Qi was so dense it was nearly liquefied.

"This is the improved Breakthrough Pill. Its medicinal effect is only half that of the original version, but its medicinal properties are more than three times as violent. It is equivalent to a shortcut; you walk fast, but the risks are also great."

"Later, when you attempt your Breakthrough, I will control the Formation here to infuse your body with Spiritual Qi. The process will be very painful; you must be mentally prepared." Lin Yuan handed the crimson Medicinal Pill to her.

Granny Long treated it like a precious treasure, receiving it with trembling hands. Just smelling the strange fragrance emitted by the Medicinal Pill made her feel that the Bottleneck within her body was faintly loosening.

"Many thanks to Elder Lin for this grace of recreation!" She thanked him again with a bow.

"Don't rush to thank me." Lin Yuan flipped his palm again, and a bamboo leaf that was entirely silver-white and wreathed in electric arcs appeared in his palm. It was exactly the silver thunder bamboo leaf!

"Hold this in your mouth." Lin Yuan handed the bamboo leaf over. "You have cultivated for several hundred years; the tribulation of your Heart Demon must be extraordinary. With this item's protection, it can ensure your Divine Soul remains clear and immune to all evils."

The moment she saw this silver thunder bamboo leaf, Granny Long's pupils suddenly constricted, and her breathing even stopped!

She simply couldn't believe her eyes! The Breakthrough Pill was already a Heaven-Defying Opportunity, and she never dreamed that Lin Yuan would actually take out such a legendary treasure capable of resisting the Heart Demon!

"Elder Lin, this item... this item is too precious; this old woman... this old woman is unworthy of receiving it!" Granny Long's voice was hoarse, and she was overcome with excitement.

"Take it. I do not want the Medicinal Pill I refined to be wasted because your Dao Heart is not firm. Just remember the oath you swore, and that will be enough."

Granny Long's mind was shaken, and she bowed solemnly to Lin Yuan: "This old woman, Long Yu, will strictly obey your decree! In this life and this world, if I violate this oath, may I be struck by lightning and have my Divine Soul utterly destroyed!"

Lin Yuan calmly accepted her bow: "Begin your Breakthrough; I will act as your Protector."

Granny Long sat cross-legged. She first carefully placed the silver thunder bamboo leaf in her mouth. A cool, extremely rigid, and extremely yang aura instantly surged into her Sea of Consciousness, causing her entire spirit to become clear.

Subsequently, she swallowed the Breakthrough Pill without hesitation.

"Boom—!"

The massive medicinal power, like molten iron, exploded within her body! Granny Long let out a muffled groan, her withered body trembling violently, and blood instantly seeped out from the surface of her skin. She felt as if her Meridians were being frantically sliced by countless small knives, and her internal organs felt as if they were about to be torn apart by this violent force!

But she did not panic in the slightest; she guarded her mind, fully circulated her Cultivation Technique, and guided this force to assault the unbreakable Nascent Soul barrier.

Lin Yuan pinched a seal with both hands, activating the Heavenly Cycle Spirit Gathering Grand Formation. "Come!" He grabbed fiercely at the Void Realm.

In an instant, the vast Spiritual Qi gathered throughout Black Stone City seemed to find a vent, transforming into a huge, visible tornado that issued a deafening roar, madly pouring into Granny Long!

"Ah—!"

Granny Long let out a painful roar as the Spiritual Qi infused her body, causing her Meridians to threaten to split inch by inch. But in the midst of this extreme pain, her withered Dantian and Qi Sea were, at an incredible speed, becoming full and vast once again.

The embryonic form of the Nascent Soul was, under the scouring of this violent energy, condensing into shape bit by bit!

At the same time, above Black Stone City, the celestial phenomena changed abruptly. A thick aura of tribulation began to gather, and a brand-new, terrifying pressure belonging to a Nascent Soul Cultivator began to spread in all directions!

The Yin Corpse Sect's fourth Nascent Soul Old Ancestor was about to be born!

Several dozen miles away from Black Stone City, inside a temporary fortress built from giant stones.

Ye Youmeng leaned obliquely on that gorgeous soft cushion woven from countless colorful poisonous scorpions. A colorful dress of ten thousand poisons outlined her curvaceous and stunning figure, and she herself was like a highly poisonous demonic plant in full bloom, radiating a fatal allure.

But deep within her soul-snatching, charming eyes, stormy seas were churning at this moment.

In front of her, Lan Caier had just recounted everything she had seen and heard at Tingfeng Courtyard, without leaving out a single word.

"Caier, are you sure... you haven't been deceived by that brat's sweet talk?" Ye Youmeng's voice carried a tremor she herself had not noticed.

Lan Caier's expression was incredibly serious, and she shook her head vigorously: "Revered Master, Disciple can be certain that he did not lie. I saw the two newly promoted Nascent Souls. And... and he said that today, the Yin Corpse Sect will add yet another Nascent Soul!"

"Today?" Ye Youmeng's willow-leaf eyebrows instantly knitted together, and a strong sense of absurdity rose in her heart.

Just at this moment, she felt something in her heart and suddenly looked up, her gaze piercing through the large tent, looking toward the direction of Black Stone City.

She saw that on the horizon, wind and thunder were surging, and a huge, incomparable vortex of Spiritual Qi was forming at a speed visible to the naked eye, causing all the expressions on her face to freeze instantly.