214: Chapter 214 Kunlun Alchemy Triggers Celestial Phenomena

Kunlun Mountain range, eastern section, nameless valley No. 17.

The 17 buildings of the Heavenly Court Academy cast long shadows in the morning light. In front of a third-floor window of the main building, Su Qingyue stood, looking at the distant sky.

48 hours.

31 hours had already passed.

Shi Potian was still lying in the ICU of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Vital signs: Critical.

Time remaining: 17 hours.

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Her phone vibrated.

It was a message from Lin Ye.

[Come to the top of Kunlun Mountain.]

[Now.]

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Su Qingyue did not hesitate.

She turned around.

Went downstairs.

Walked out of the academy.

Climbed toward the main peak of Kunlun Mountain at an altitude of 5,000 meters.

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Minute 47.

She stood on the top of Kunlun Mountain.

Altitude: 5,100 meters.

Temperature: -37°C.

Wind speed: 17 meters per second.

Snow depth: 3 meters.

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Lin Ye stood there.

In front of him was a 1.7-meter-tall bronze Pill Furnace.

[Pill Furnace · Custom-made by chaos unit no. 1 Workshop]

[Material: Star Shine Alloy Type III + Ten-thousand-year Black Iron]

[Temperature Resistance: 0-5,000°C]

[Volume: 0.3 cubic meters]

[Weight: 1,700 kilograms]

[Manufacturer: Chen Hao]

[Note: This furnace is the first in the real world capable of withstanding game-level Alchemy temperatures. It consumed 17 tons of Materials and scrapped 3 prototypes before the 4th one passed inspection.]

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Lin Ye did not turn back.

But his voice reached Su Qingyue's ears.

"The Materials are ready," he said.

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Su Qingyue walked to his side.

She saw it.

Beside the Pill Furnace, 17 types of Materials were laid out.

[Real-world Medicinal Herbs:]

[1. Millennium Ginseng x 1 plant — Provided by Dragon Group, wild from Changbai Mountain, 1,200 years old]

[2. Ten-thousand-year Lingzhi x 1 plant — Provided by Dragon Group, wild from Tibet, approximately 8,000 years old (the closest to ten thousand)]

[3. Placenta Hominis x 17 grams — Provided by the hospital]

[4. Velvet Antler x 47 grams — Provided by a deer farm in the Northeast]

[5. Cordyceps Sinensis x 77 grams — Collected from Qinghai]

[6. Musk x 7 grams — Provided by a musk farm in Tibet]

[7. Bezoar x 3 grams — Provided by a cattle farm in Shaanxi]

[Game Materials:]

[8. Dragon Blood Lingzhi x 1 plant — Personally retrieved by Pale Moon from the 3rd floor of the Dragon Clan treasury, brought back to reality by Qin Ruoxue]

[9. True Dragon Essence Blood x 1 drop — Gifted again by Pale Moon, at the cost of her permanently losing 3% of all attributes (second time)]

[10. life spring x 1 bottle — Blessed by Wood Dragon, brought back from the Ancient Tree of Life by Lu Xinghe]

[11. immortal medicines Remnant Leaf x 1 piece — Brought back from the abyss of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, always kept in the deepest part of the Storage Ring]

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Su Qingyue looked at the line "immortal medicines Remnant Leaf."

Her pupils constricted slightly.

"This is..." she said.

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"Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land," Lin Ye said.

"I picked it up the first time I went there."

"I never had the heart to use it."

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He paused.

"I'm using it now."

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Su Qingyue did not speak.

But she knew.

This remnant leaf was one of Lin Ye's most precious collections.

More precious than any legendary-grade equipment.

Because it was "immortal medicines."

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[immortal medicines Remnant Leaf]

[Type: Mythical-grade Material]

[Source: Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land Abyss · Fallen from an immortal medicines plant]

[Effects:]

[1. When refining a Medicinal Pill, success rate +50%]

[2. Medicinal Pill quality increased by 1-2 Ranks]

[3. Medicinal Pill effect +100%]

[4. Has a probability of triggering "Heavenly Tribulation"]

[Note: This leaf is the only leaf to fall from the immortal medicines plant during its hundred-thousand-year growth cycle. Its value is immeasurable.]

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Lin Ye picked up the leaf.

It was in his palm.

It was emerald green throughout.

There were golden patterns on the edges.

The patterns pulsed at a frequency of 1.7 seconds per beat.

Synchronized with his heartbeat.

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He placed it into the Pill Furnace.

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Minute 1.

Lin Ye began to set up the array.

[Spirit Gathering Array · Real-world Version]

[Consumption: 100 Spirit Stones]

[Range: 17-meter radius]

[Effect: Gathers the "Spiritual Qi" within a 17-kilometer radius to this location]

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100 Spirit Stones were buried in the snow.

A pale blue light lit up.

That was the Spirit Stones releasing energy.

Those energies intertwined in the air.

Forming a translucent energy shield with a diameter of 17 meters.

Inside the shield, the concentration of Spiritual Qi began to rise.

[Spiritual Qi concentration: 0.01% -> 0.03% -> 0.07% -> 0.17%]

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Minute 3.

Spiritual Qi concentration: 0.31%.

Minute 7.

Spiritual Qi concentration: 0.47%.

Minute 13.

Spiritual Qi concentration: 0.73%.

Minute 17.

Spiritual Qi concentration: 1.00%.

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A 1% Spiritual Qi concentration.

It was one-thousandth of the game world.

But it was already the limit of the real world.

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Lin Ye stood in front of the Pill Furnace.

He closed his eyes.

[Divine Sense · Full Power Deployment]

[Range: 1,000 meters]

[Perceivable: The state of every medicinal herb, the flow of every wisp of Spiritual Qi, the change of every molecule]

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Minute 18.

He opened his eyes.

He began to add the ingredients.

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Ingredient 1: Millennium Ginseng.

Added to the furnace.

At the bottom of the furnace, the Spirit Stone fire began to burn.

Temperature: 700°C.

The ginseng melted into a golden liquid within 3 seconds.

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Ingredient 2: Ten-thousand-year Lingzhi.

Added.

Temperature: 1,000°C.

The Lingzhi turned into emerald green mist, merging into the golden liquid.

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Ingredient 3: Placenta Hominis.

Ingredient 4: Velvet Antler.

Ingredient 5: Cordyceps Sinensis.

Ingredient 6: Musk.

Ingredient 7: Bezoar.

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Minute 31.

All real-world medicinal herbs had been added.

Inside the furnace, a fist-sized, five-colored swirling liquid was rotating slowly.

That was the "medicinal base."

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Minute 32.

Ingredient 8: Dragon Blood Lingzhi.

Added.

Temperature: 2,000°C.

The Lingzhi turned into crimson liquid, merging into the medicinal base.

The medicinal base changed from five colors to six.

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Minute 33.

Ingredient 9: True Dragon Essence Blood.

Added.

Temperature: 2,700°C.

The essence blood turned into golden mist, merging into the medicinal base.

The medicinal base changed from six colors to seven.

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Minute 34.

Ingredient 10: life spring.

Added.

Temperature: 3,000°C.

The spring water turned into light blue mist, merging into the medicinal base.

The medicinal base changed from seven colors to eight.

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Minute 35.

Ingredient 11: immortal medicines Remnant Leaf.

Added.

Temperature: 3,700°C.

The remnant leaf burned in the furnace.

It did not turn into liquid.

It did not turn into mist.

It turned into—a beam of light.

An emerald green light.

The moment that light merged into the medicinal base, the entire Pill Furnace shook violently.

[Alchemy progress: 73%]

[Success rate: 17% -> 67% (immortal medicines bonus)]

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Minute 37.

The medicinal base began to solidify.

From liquid.

To semi-solid.

To solid.

To—a pill.

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[Alchemy progress: 91%]

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Minute 41.

The pill was formed.

A golden Medicinal Pill floated in the center of the Pill Furnace.

About 1.7 cm in diameter.

There were nine fine lines on the surface.

Every line was glowing.

[Life-Prolonging Pill · Real-world Version]

[Type: Mythical-grade Medicinal Pill]

[Refiner: Lin Ye]

[Refining Location: Top of Kunlun Mountain]

[Refining Time: 41 minutes]

[Effects:]

[1. Repair all organ damage]

[2. Restore 100% HP]

[3. Permanently increase Qi and blood limit +30%]

[4. Permanently increase synchronization rate +5%]

[5. Extend life by 50 years]

[6. Has the effect of "bringing the dead back to life" for those near death]

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Lin Ye reached out.

He grasped the Medicinal Pill.

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Second 41.3.

The sky suddenly darkened.

Not dark clouds.

It was a "tribulation cloud."

A jet-black tribulation cloud with a diameter of 1,700 meters condensed above the top of Kunlun Mountain.

Inside the tribulation cloud, countless fine lightning bolts were moving.

Once every 1.7 seconds.

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[Real-world Heavenly Tribulation · Medicinal Pill Tribulation]

[Type: Tribulation triggered by pill formation]

[Rank: Minor Lightning Tribulation]

[Power: Equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Rank 70 Cultivator]

[Target: Destroy the Medicinal Pill]

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Lin Ye looked up.

He watched the tribulation cloud.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was the same as when he faced the Blood Prince.

Very faint.

Very cold.

Carrying a trace of... madness.

"Real-world Heavenly Tribulation," he said.

"Just right to test the combat power at 25% synchronization rate."

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Second 42.

The first lightning bolt struck down.

1.7 meters in diameter.

Speed—speed of light.

Target—the Medicinal Pill in his hand.

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Lin Ye did not dodge.

He raised his right hand.

[Chaos Domain · Real-world Version]

[Range: 30-meter radius]

[Duration: 30 seconds]

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Gray light poured out from his palm.

Forming a gray shield with a diameter of 30 meters above his head.

The lightning struck the shield.

[Absorbed]

[0 damage]

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Second 43.

The second bolt.

The third bolt.

The fourth bolt.

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Second 47.

After the ninth lightning bolt struck down, the tribulation cloud began to dissipate.

[Medicinal Pill Tribulation · Passed]

[Medicinal Pill intact]

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Lin Ye lowered his right hand.

He looked at the Medicinal Pill in his hand.

3 seconds.

He put it into a jade bottle.

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He turned around.

Looking at Su Qingyue.

"Let's go," he said.

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Minute 73.

Peking Union Medical College Hospital ICU ward.

Shi Potian lay on the hospital bed.

His vital signs: Heart rate 17 beats/minute, blood pressure 47/31, blood oxygen saturation 31%.

The doctors stood beside him.

Shaking their heads.

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The door was pushed open.

Lin Ye walked in.

Su Qingyue followed behind.

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The doctor wanted to stop him.

"You cannot—"

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Lin Ye did not speak.

He just raised his right hand.

With a gentle wave.

The doctors were pushed against the wall by an invisible force.

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He walked to Shi Potian's bedside.

Lowered his head.

Looking at that pale face.

3 seconds.

He took out the jade bottle.

Poured out the golden Medicinal Pill.

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The Medicinal Pill fell into Shi Potian's mouth.

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Second 1.

Shi Potian's body began to glow.

Golden light poured out from within his body.

Illuminating the entire ward.

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Second 2.

His heart rate: 17 -> 37 -> 57 -> 77 beats/minute.

Second 3.

Blood pressure: 47/31 -> 77/51 -> 107/71 -> 137/91.

Second 4.

Blood oxygen saturation: 31% -> 51% -> 71% -> 91%.

Second 5.

He opened his eyes.

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Those eyes were the same as before.

Firm.

Steady.

Carrying a trace of... satisfaction.

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He looked at Lin Ye.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was exactly the same as when he smashed the chest bone of a level 67 Holy Demon Race.

Very heavy.

Very steady.

Carrying a trace of... gratitude.

"Boss," he said.

"You saved me again."

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Lin Ye did not speak.

He just reached out his hand.

Grasping that left fist.

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[System prompt: Real-world task "Life-Prolonging Pill" · Completed]

[Shi Potian · Real-world status]

[HP: 100%]

[Synchronization rate: 13% -> 18%]

[Qi and blood limit: +30%]

[Lifespan: +50 years]

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The doctors stood by the wall.

Watching this scene.

Their eyes were wider than copper bells.

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A young doctor muttered.

"Is this... is this a miracle..."

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No one answered him.

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Lin Ye turned around.

Walked toward the door.

When he reached the door, he stopped.

He did not look back.

"Shi Potian," he said.

"Rest for three days."

"Then—come with me to the Dragon Clan Ancestral Land."

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Shi Potian lay on the bed.

He smiled.

That smile was very light, very faint.

"Okay," he said.

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[Chapter 214 · End]