113: Heavenly Elixir

【Three months later,】

【After more than five hundred failures, you finally succeeded in refining a ningyuan pill.】

【You happily put away the Medicinal Pill and began to ponder how to refine the heavenly spirit pill next.】

【You couldn't help but worry—】

【Firstly, the heavenly spirit pill would attract a Lightning Tribulation upon completion; secondly, you had no relevant experience whatsoever; and thirdly, you only had one set of the main Materials.】

【But your eyes soon lit up, and you went to find Yin Wenyu.】

【“Senior Yin, I am only three problems away from success, and I need your help,” you said eagerly.】

【“Tell me!” Yin Wenyu sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his eyes still closed.】

【“I need a drop of vital blood from a poisoned person, and also Alchemy manuscripts from other Alchemists,” you explained in detail.】

【You deliberately asked for multiple Alchemy manuscripts, including one for the “heavenly spirit pill.”】

【You believed that with the experience of these Seniors, and your own repeated contemplation and deduction, imitating their methods would greatly increase your success rate.】

【In the past, this would have been almost impossible.】

【But now, the situation was different.】

【Indeed, Yin Wenyu didn't find it strange when you asked for a dozen manuscripts—other Alchemists had made similar requests.】

【Everyone's reasoning was similar: pooling ideas led to a higher success rate.】

【Yin Wenyu raised his hand, and before your eyes appeared a row of Jade Slips and a jade bottle. Those Jade Slips were all notes from various Great Master Alchemists.】

【He pointed at the jade bottle and said indifferently, “This contains poisoned blood.”】

【He added, “Return these notes as soon as you're done reading them!”】

【You glanced over them, inadvertently spotting the Alchemy notes for the “heavenly spirit pill.” Suppressing your inner excitement, you cupped your hands and said, “Senior, please rest assured a million times over!”】

【Third year,】

【In the bright stone chamber, you sat cross-legged before the Pill Furnace, eyes tightly closed—】

【You weren't Cultivating, but rather deducing the refinement process of the heavenly spirit pill again and again in your mind.】

【The Pill Formula and Alchemy notes for the heavenly spirit pill were already deeply imprinted in your memory—】

【The subtle changes in heat, the timing of medicinal liquid Fusion, the guidance of the demon kings inner core's violent energy, the stable technique of the void flower's spatial power, the precise moment of introducing the enlightenment fruit's Dao rhyme...】

【Every word, every sentence in the Pill Formula and notes, even the emotional traces that the original Alchemist might have unintentionally left behind, were repeatedly pondered, analyzed, and reorganized by you.】

【You even had the illusion that you had successfully refined the “heavenly spirit pill” thousands of times, your technique as natural as breathing.】

【You suddenly opened your eyes, your sharp gaze contained, calm as water.】

【“It's time.”】

【You took a deep breath, lightly flicked your fingertips, and the “Pill Fire” beneath the Pill Furnace suddenly flared up, the Formation runes on the furnace wall lighting up in sequence.】

【The refinement of the heavenly spirit pill officially begins!】

【Your movements were as fluid as flowing clouds, without the slightest hesitation. Auxiliary Materials were orderly cast into the furnace—】

【The Coalescing Origin Flower transformed into a pure spiritual energy base...】

【The Earth Core Milk neutralized the violent medicinal properties...】

【The Cicada Spirit Leaf brought a hint of vitality...】

【The pure power of the White Lotus Seed Core washed away Impurities...】

【Over thirty kinds of auxiliary Materials, under your exquisite control, perfectly fused into a viscous medicinal liquid, slowly rotating in the Pill Furnace, emitting an enticing fragrance.】

【The most crucial first step has arrived!】

【Your gaze sharpened, and without hesitation, you cast the demon kings inner core into the furnace!】

【“Om—!”】

【The moment the inner core entered the furnace, an unparalleled violent demonic power suddenly exploded, crashing within the furnace like a trapped beast, causing the entire Pill Furnace to vibrate violently!】

【This was the first life-or-death hurdle in Alchemy!】

【You were well-prepared. Your hand seals changed, and your Divine Sense power, like an invisible large hand, pressed down hard on that violent demonic power!】

【At the same time, the Pill Fire intensified, beginning to forcibly refine and tame this power!】

【This process was extremely mentally taxing, and fine beads of sweat gradually seeped from your forehead.】

【Just as the demonic power was barely suppressed and about to merge into the main medicinal liquid—】

【You struck like lightning, throwing in the void flower!】

【“Chi!”】

【The moment the void flower touched the medicinal liquid, it didn't melt but released silver spatial ripples.】

【The second life-or-death hurdle!】

【You held your breath, your Divine Soul highly concentrated, carefully guiding the spatial ripples according to countless deductions, weaving them into the medicinal liquid to become part of the Medicinal Pill.】

【Finally!】

【You took out that incomparably precious enlightenment fruit!】

【This enlightenment fruit was like a spoonful of crystalline pulp, with Dao rhyme flowing on its surface, as if the sound of the Great Dao gently echoed.】

【You cast it into the very center of the medicinal liquid, which had already fused with demonic power and spatial power, becoming both violent and ethereal!】

【“Boom!”】

【The moment the enlightenment fruit fused, it was like cold water dripping into a boiling oil pot!】

【The entire medicinal liquid instantly boiled, and various forces wildly clashed, collided, and devoured each other!】

【Great Dao runes entangled endlessly with demonic power and spatial power, and the Pill Furnace's vibration reached its peak!】

【The third, and most perilous, hurdle!】

【Whether the pill forms or not depends on this moment!】

【You gritted your teeth, a trace of fresh blood even spilling from the corner of your mouth—a sign of excessive Divine Soul consumption. But there was no panic in your eyes, only absolute calmness and focus.】

【Your hands turned into afterimages, striking out a series of complex and profound pill-forming incantations, blending, compressing, and shaping those mutually repulsive forces!】

【“With my Divine Sense as the guide, gather all powers, return to the One Origin...”】

【“Condense!”】

【You let out a low shout, striking out the final incantation!】

【The entire stone chamber suddenly brightened, and then the Pill Furnace stopped vibrating, becoming so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.】

【Just then, the furnace lid opened slightly, and a brilliant ray of light soared into the sky. Its intense radiance and powerful Dao rhyme instantly broke through the Restriction within the stone chamber, boldly piercing through the thick roof!】

【An unexpected change occurred—】

【The pill radiance did not dissipate; instead, it rapidly gathered high in the sky, triggering the Laws of heaven and earth!】

【Above Tianshu Pavilion, the originally clear sky suddenly became turbulent, dark clouds rolling in like ink, instantly covering the sky and sun!】

【Lightning snakes danced wildly within the dark clouds, and dull, terrifying thunder rumbled down, a destructive aura enveloping the surroundings!】

【Pill Tribulation!】

【And it was a Three-Nine Pill Tribulation!】

【“Rumble—!”】

【“Crack—!”】

【The first silver heavenly thunderbolt, as thick as an arm, carrying the might of heaven and earth, tore through the sky, striking towards Tianshu Pavilion and precisely towards the location of your stone chamber, fiercely descending!】

【Just at this critical moment—】

【Om—!】

【The entire Tianshu Pavilion suddenly lit up with countless intricate, ancient, and profoundly mysterious defensive inscriptions!】

【These inscriptions instantly interwoven into a huge semi-transparent light screen, enveloping the entire Tianshu Pavilion.】

【Almost simultaneously, the first heavenly thunderbolt fiercely struck the light screen!】

【“Bang—!”】

【A deafening roar exploded, and the dazzling lightning temporarily blinded countless people in Tianshu City!】

【The light screen rippled violently, generating countless waves, yet it firmly blocked this terrifying blow!】

【The thunder shook the earth, and the lightning illuminated Tianshu City, making it flicker between bright and dark!】

【This sudden, heaven-shaking anomaly instantly attracted the attention of all Cultivators in the city!】

【“Look! It's the Three-Nine Pill Tribulation!” A young Cultivator exclaimed, looking up with a face full of shock.】

【“Pill Tribulation?! Could it be that a Great Master Alchemist in Tianshu Pavilion is refining a seventh-grade Spirit Pill?” Zhong Linger quickly walked out of her room, gazing at the sky, her eyes filled with envy.】

【In a certain courtyard, Immortal Master Yulong stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes gleaming, “A seventh-grade pill... I must pay more attention to this in the future and find a way to forge a connection.”】