207: Chapter 207 Refining Pills in the Furnace

Gu Shen closed his eyes slightly, his spirit settled in his spiritual platform. Within his Dantian Qi Sea, that exclusive Dao foundation, the [Nirvana Star Core], rotated steadily.

Inside the star core, the extreme Yang vitality of the kongqing spirit marrow intertwined with the extreme Yin Death Qi of the nirvana nuclear crystal, forming a thick and majestic deep cyan True Qi.

Guided by Gu Shen's intent, this True Qi, resembling thick mercury, flowed slowly along his eight extraordinary meridians.

Wherever the True Qi passed, the Thunder-Magnetic Force patterns on his Cold Jade Bone lit up completely. Wisps of violent thunder essence Qi fed back out from his bone marrow, transforming into billions of extremely tiny electric arcs, which, like precision carving knives, roamed between his internal organs.

Those microscopic dislocations and physical damages hidden deep within his cells, caused by infrasonic resonance, were slowly repaired under the dual action of the Thunder-Magnetic Force and the star core True Qi.

Two Great Circulation cycles were completed.

A layer of fine sweat beads seeped out from Gu Shen's skin. Mixed within this sweat were waste blood and Impurities accumulated inside his organs, emitting a faint, fishy stench.

He activated his True Qi to vibrate slightly, shaking off all the filth from his skin, restoring his skin to a flawless texture resembling High Grade cold jade.

His internal organs were clear, and his breath was long and steady. Only now could his Foundation Establishment Initial Stage extreme Dao cultivation be considered completely as stable as a rock.

With his injuries gone, Gu Shen opened his eyes, his gaze clear.

The black iron clasp at his collar shimmered with a faint light, and the eight articulated limbs of the mechanical spider quickly extended, crawling along his lapel onto the desk in front of him.

"Master, your basal heart rate and cellular microcirculation have recovered to the Peak threshold. The physical repair rate of internal hidden injuries has reached one hundred percent." The Crab's monotonous electronic voice sounded steadily, conveying the rigor of data monitoring.

Gu Shen nodded slightly and lightly stroked his Storage Ring with his right hand.

More than ten jade bottles of varying materials, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance, landed one after another on the desk.

These were all spoils of war seized from the elites of the Beast Taming Sect during the encirclement at Mang Mountain. The wealth of a great Sect's Disciple was naturally abundant; these Medicinal Pills for healing and Qi recovery alone, if placed in the market, would be enough to make countless bottom-tier Loose Cultivators fight until they were battered and bloody.

Gu Shen pulled the stopper out of one of the jade bottles carved with star totems and poured out a crimson Medicinal Pill.

The Medicinal Pill was the size of a dragon's eye, with a pungent, exotic fragrance, and red light faintly flowing on its surface.

"Crab, analyze the composition of this item." Gu Shen issued the command.

The mechanical spider's probe shot out several macro ultraviolet beams, scanning the crimson Medicinal Pill from all angles.

A few breaths later, the Crab's electronic voice carried a hint of disgust: "Master, inside this Medicinal Pill, the effective alkaloids and pro-coagulant components only account for thirty percent of the total mass. The remaining seventy percent consists of difficult-to-dissolve heavy metal precipitates, high-temperature carbonized waste, and a complex compound with neuro-addictive properties. If ingested long-term, it will form irreversible physical stones in internal organs such as the liver and kidneys, eventually leading to organ failure."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shen's expression remained calm.

With the knowledge of a Cultivator, he naturally knew what the "heavy metals and carbonized waste" mentioned by the Crab were.

That was the "pill poison" that Alchemists in the Cultivation World were deeply wary of.

Although Spiritual Plants are good, when refined with earthly fire, many conflicting medicinal properties are difficult to neutralize perfectly, causing Impurities to accumulate inside. When ordinary Cultivators consume Medicinal Pills, they inevitably have to spend over a dozen days of hard work in seclusion to refine this portion of pill poison. Even worse, if the pill poison penetrates deep into the bone marrow, their cultivation will be stagnant for life.

"Apart from the pill poison, this Medicinal Pill also hides a more fatal bond of Qi."

Gu Shen pinched the crimson Medicinal Pill between his fingers, and his Divine Sense probed deep into the pill's body like a sharp needle.

In his perception within the Sea of Consciousness, inside this seemingly dead object, a trace of mysterious Qi was lurking. This Qi was faintly connected to the Heaven and Earth Five Elements and carried the extremely strong, unique Cultivation Technique brand of the Beast Taming Sect.

"The Alchemy methods of great Sects all incorporate the unique Karma Qi of their School."

Gu Shen applied a slight force with his fingers, grinding the Medicinal Pill into a pinch of powder, "If I were to swallow such Medicinal Pills or let them flow into the market for trade, those high-level experts proficient in divination could use this thread of Karma to follow the vine and find the melon, calculating my location with absolute clarity."

An innocent man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. These stolen goods bearing the Sect's mark were truly a deadly poison that would bring disaster upon oneself.

Gu Shen swept away all ten or so jade bottles on the desk, and hundreds of healing pills and Qi recovery pills of various colors rolled all over the floor.

"Heavenly Dao constraints, Karma entanglement. The rules of this Great Yu Cultivation World are nothing but chains everywhere."

Gu Shen stood up tall, his eyes as cold as black ice.

"Fortunately, my Great Furnace is specially capable of burning away all fixed numbers in this world."

He formed an ancient dharma seal with his hands in front of his chest.

Deep in his Sea of Consciousness, the [Heaven and Earth Furnace] emitted a vast, long cry that shook the void.

A phantom of a giant bronze tripod, several zhang tall and engraved with Chaos Dao patterns all over its body, descended with a boom from between his brows, landing steadily in the center of the secret room. The tripod lid opened wide, and pale white Law fire, like an inverted galaxy, poured down from the tripod's mouth, swallowing all the hundreds of Sect Medicinal Pills on the ground.

"Refine."

Gu Shen issued his decree, and the Law fire surged instantly.

This pale white phantom fire had none of the scorching heat of ordinary flames, but it pointed directly at the Law Origin of matter and Laws.

Amidst the intertwining firelight, rolling black smoke visibly rose from the group of Medicinal Pills. That was the pill poison identified by the Crab as heavy metals and carbonized waste, which, under the stripping power of the Law's might, was ruthlessly burned into nothingness.

At the same time, wisps of crimson and dark blue Qi, hard to discern with the naked eye, accompanied by bursts of shrill, silent shrieks, were also completely broken during the calcination of the phantom fire. That was the Heavenly Dao Karma branded deep within the Medicinal Pills by the great Sect, which was forcefully and ruthlessly erased by the Great Furnace.

Impurities were completely removed, and Karma was completely severed.

The hundreds of originally round Medicinal Pills now turned into a large mass of mottled and mixed spiritual liquid at the bottom of the tripod. The spiritual liquid rolled and boiled, its volume shrinking rapidly under the continuous tempering of the Law fire.

Nine out of ten were gone.

Ninety-nine out of one hundred were gone.

Quantitative change finally led to qualitative change.

When that large mass of spiritual liquid was compressed to the limit, to less than one percent of its original volume, a refreshing, exotic fragrance that made the surrounding air feel clear emerged from within the Great Furnace.

The firelight receded, and the phantom of the giant tripod escaped back into the Sea of Consciousness.

Gu Shen spread out his right palm.

Three Medicinal Pills, only the size of soybeans and completely glistening white like jade, floated quietly above his palm.

On the surface of these three Medicinal Pills, there were three extremely clear, naturally carved-like cyan cloud patterns. The pill bodies were crystal clear, flawless and pure inside, with no trace of turbid Qi remaining.

"Master, a miracle."

The Crab's probe locked tightly onto Gu Shen's palm, its electronic voice revealing a fanatical data analysis conclusion, "These three Medicinal Pills have an internal effective bio-active substance purity of one hundred percent! There are no Impurities left, and the atomic arrangement exhibits a perfect, stable crystal lattice structure. A creation of this purity is truly perfect!"

Gu Shen stared at the cloud-patterned treasure pills in his palm, a look of realization appearing on his face.

"No Karma, no pill poison. This is a High Grade flawless healing pill."

In the Great Yu Cultivation World, even a renowned Alchemist Grandmaster has a failure rate when opening a furnace for Alchemy, and occasionally obtaining one High Grade Medicinal Pill is enough to be proud of. As for the High Grade flawless pill, that is a legendary item that can be sought but not found, often existing only in the deepest parts of ancient ruins.

Gu Shen knew deeply that if this kind of divine medicine were released to the outside world, it would be enough to make those Cultivators suffering from hidden injuries fall into madness.

He took out a brand new spirit-sealing jade box and solemnly placed these three flawless cloud-patterned pills inside.

Although there were many Sect Medicinal Pills seized previously, most were regarded as hot potatoes. Now, after being refined by the Great Furnace, the defective products have turned into flawless treasures.

Gu Shen safely stored the jade box in his Storage Ring.

The star core was stable, and his trump cards had added another heavy chip.

He turned around, his gaze piercing through the thick alloy walls, looking towards the upper floors of the Shelter.

The peace of this underground fortress had been guaranteed, yet the long-sealed surface gate remained locked and unopened to this day.

"It is time to clear the fifth floor, so I can go see the true face of this Wasteland surface."

Gu Shen picked up the thunder pattern gold-slaying blade and strode out of the secret room.