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Chapter 736 The Aura of Dinner
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The collaboration of three great alchemy masters in alchemy is a rare occurrence!

Unfortunately, only Qin Ming and his two companions knew about this grand occasion.

In the center of the alchemy hall of the Heavenly Star Pill Pavilion stands a huge bronze furnace, several meters tall, exuding a sense of ancient and vicissitude.

This alchemy cauldron is named 'Taiqing Huayi Cauldron'. It is the culmination of countless efforts by human alchemists in Tianxing City over tens of thousands of years, and is also one of the key resources for the human race to compete with other races.

Its bronze-colored cauldron is covered with mysterious and complex dark gold spiritual patterns, which are the traces of alchemical essence condensed over a long period of alchemy.
It is said that even the seventh-grade divine pills were once refined in this furnace.

The three people inside the hall stood around the cauldron, each holding one side.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please don't mind. Fellow Daoist Xuan Guan is just like that. He is obsessed with alchemy and doesn't care about anything else."

"Don't let his friendly demeanor fool you, he's actually a very nice person."

“I have worked with Zhongdan Pavilion for a long time and know that his true nature is not bad. Fellow Daoist Li, please do not hold any grudges.”

"Fellow Daoist Li, just focus on doing your part well. Leave the rest to us."

at this time.

Master Kongzhi, with his kind and benevolent face, suddenly spoke to Qin Ming telepathically.

Qin Ming hadn't expected that this profound Buddhist monk would actually offer an explanation for the Taoist priest in the black crown.

“Master, you are overthinking it. I didn’t take it to heart.”

He also secretly replied with a telepathic message.

After all, Qin Ming had already seen the pill formula; he was just a bystander in this collaborative pill refining project.

It mainly depends on the efforts of Xuan Guan Dao Ren and the current Master Kong Zhi.

Master Kongzhi smiled and nodded slowly at Qin Ming.

After half a stick of incense.

The Taoist priest in the black robe waved his hand.

Swish!
Countless dazzling arrays of rare and precious materials floated silently in mid-air.

These are all spiritual materials used to refine the 'Three Talents Returning to Origin Pill'.

As a sixth-grade superior divine pill capable of repairing the origin of the Void Refining Primordial Spirit, the materials required to refine the elixir are extremely rare.

Qin Ming was also attracted by the dazzling, multicolored light and the incredibly rich medicinal fragrance before him.

"Core main ingredients: sixth-grade superior Yin-Yang Frost Fire Cold Marrow, sixth-grade superior Nirvana Phoenix Blood Vine main stem juice, Void Lotus seeds, and Ten-Thousand-Year Rejuvenating Spirit Milk."

"There are also dozens of mid-to-low-grade sixth-tier auxiliary materials, and even the essence blood of mid-sixth-tier demon beasts."

Within Xiaoling territory.

The Devouring Rat's eyes widened, revealing a look of intense desire, and it said to the two little silver foxes beside it:
Wow! So many precious medicinal herbs and materials brimming with spiritual energy!

"If I were to eat all of this, I could instantly advance to the sixth-tier demon god after refining it, little silver fox, do you believe me?"

The little silver fox covered her mouth and chuckled, "I don't know if Brother Rat can break through to the sixth rank, but I bet you'll suffer from indigestion and your belly will burst."

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Inside the alchemy hall.

With a solemn expression, the Taoist Xuan Guan cleared his mind and began to cast incantations to cut the three large portions of spiritual materials floating in mid-air into six portions.

This means that the three of them must successfully refine the Three Talents Returning to Origin Pill within six attempts.

Otherwise, not only would it damage the reputation of the Pill Pavilion, but the sick Palace Master Qian Yuanzi would likely be beyond saving.
While Xuan Guan Daoist was preparing the spiritual materials, Qin Ming calmly took out the pill formula jade slip and continued to browse through it.

Even if the alchemy fails, he still managed to get a sixth-grade high-quality pill formula for free on this trip, so it's not a loss.

However, Qin Ming still hoped to refine the Three Talents Returning to Origin Pill to save Qian Yuanzi's life.

Next.

The alchemy skills of Xuan Guan Dao Ren, a sixth-rank superior alchemist, are also extremely sharp.

Dozens of top-tier spiritual materials from the cultivation world danced in his hands, from refining medicinal embryos to fusing and blending spiritual liquids—all done in one smooth, effortless motion.
Furthermore, this person's alchemy techniques are quite unique, and should be an extremely powerful alchemy lineage.

A dazzling display of skill, the visual effects were simply phenomenal.

Even Qin Ming couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Fellow Daoists, we can begin setting up the Three Powers Returning to Origin Formation now."

"Master Kongzhi, I'll trouble you to control the heat for a while."

After the Taoist Xuan Guan prepared the first batch of spiritual liquid, it emitted a radiant glow like crystal.

Subsequently.

After the three of them set up and activated the formation according to the secret method on the pill formula, an invisible force rippled out, dividing the entire pill refining hall into three areas with the Taiqing Huayi Cauldron as the center.

As the chief alchemist, Xuan Guan Dao Ren was responsible for refining sixth-grade high-quality spiritual pills, which required extremely high spiritual strength and keen insight.

Furthermore, one must master the laws of stellar power.

Meanwhile, the eminent Buddhist monk Master Kongzhi formed a hand seal and struck the cauldron in front of him.

next moment.

The temperature inside the alchemy hall suddenly rose.

A ball of crimson-gold spiritual flame erupted from the earth's veins, flew out of the body, and headed towards the bottom of the furnace, beginning to evenly heat and warm it.

'A sixth-grade, low-level Heaven and Earth Spiritual Flame, and it seems to be some kind of karmic fire from Buddhism.'

'As expected of the personal disciple of a powerful cultivator in Tianxing City, he even possesses a spiritual flame.'

Qin Ming saw the lotus-shaped flame and also discerned some clues.

Generally speaking, the higher the level of the spiritual fire, the rarer it is, even in the spirit world.

Master Kongzhi is quite fortunate to possess such a special spiritual fire.

However, the Buddha flame before him was far inferior to Qin Ming's own seven-colored ancient poison flame.

After all, Qin Ming's Primordial Poison Flame condensed several terrifying Great Dao Tribulation Flames.
Now it has even advanced to the mid-grade level of the sixth rank.

As a junior alchemist, Master Kongzhi manipulated the temperature of the flames while channeling his Nirvana power into the furnace.

Judging from their appearance, he and the Taoist Xuan Guan worked together very well, clearly not for the first time in alchemy.

Despite the complexity of this sixth-grade superior divine pill, he maintained an extremely stable state of mind.

Seeing this, Qin Ming also followed the procedure and channeled a stream of spatial power into the alchemy furnace.

Then all that's left is to wait for the core to condense, which is relatively easy for Qin Ming.

gradually.

As the three forces gradually converged, they actually stabilized the complex medicinal liquid containing the spiritual ingredients.

There was absolutely no sign of the medicinal properties escalating excessively within the furnace, or of it exploding. 'As expected, a triangle provides stability!'

Qin Ming couldn't help but think to himself.

I wonder which great master came up with this alchemy method to balance the various powerful medicinal properties.

Time passed bit by bit.

Xuan Guan Dao Ren and Master Kong Zhi began to display their supernatural abilities, refining the spiritual liquid placed in the alchemy furnace.

The three essentials of alchemy are: first, the furnace and cauldron; second, the control of the fire; and third, the ingredients.

At this moment, under the refinement of the three great masters, the cauldron shone brightly, emanating a series of enormous fluctuations.

Xuan Guan Dao Ren truly lives up to his reputation as a sixth-grade superior alchemist; his arrogance is well-deserved.

But at this moment.

Change the elbow!

A sudden, violent fluctuation emanated from inside the cauldron, causing Qin Ming and the other two to change their expressions!
The entire cauldron began to tremble, as if something was wrong inside, and an astonishing aura began to brew.

"not good!!"

Master Kongzhi quickly waved his kasaya, and with a flick of his wide sleeves, a burst of golden light erupted, enveloping the entire alchemy cauldron.

At the same time, he quickly withdrew his magic power and summoned the spirit fire back as well.

boom!
The sound of a furnace rumbling came from inside the main hall, along with a pungent smell of smoke and dust.

Seeing this, Qin Ming withdrew his magic power.

Unexpectedly, his first attempt ended in failure before he even got to the steps of concentrating on preparing the medicine.

However, it is quite normal to fail the first time when refining such a high-level pill.

Even though Xuan Guan Dao Ren is a sixth-rank high-grade alchemist, his success rate in making pills is still somewhat limited.

Therefore, the two of them did not take it too seriously. After cleaning the cauldron, they immediately took advantage of the heat of their work to refine the pills a second time.

Two days passed by in a flash.

Most of the six portions of spiritual materials have been used up, leaving only one portion remaining.

"I never expected my luck to be so bad this time in alchemy."

Xuan Guan Daoist's expression grew increasingly grim. If this last batch also failed, the entire collaborative alchemy project would end in failure.

The higher the grade of the pill, the lower the success rate. For example, a sixth-grade high-quality pill has a success rate of 10% or 20%, which is considered extremely good.

Master Kongzhi also looked solemn.

After watching for a few days, Qin Ming could see that the two of them had indeed tried their best, but they were just a bit unlucky.

"If all else fails, we'll have to use that thing."

After pondering for a long time, the Taoist priest in the black crown seemed to have made a decision.

"Ah? Fellow Daoist Xuan Guan, you absolutely mustn't!"

"That item was something you went through a lot of trouble to obtain. Didn't you say you were saving it to use when you broke through to the seventh-tier Dan realm?"

Upon hearing this, even the usually calm and composed Master Kongzhi experienced a rare fluctuation in his mind.

Qin Ming stood there, bewildered, listening in a daze.

next moment.

But then the Taoist in the black crown reached out and took out a glass bottle from his sleeve.

Qin Ming only needed to glance at it briefly to sense that it contained something with astonishing Daoist charm.

He couldn't help but ask, "Master Xuan Guan, what is this?"

"Alas! This item far surpasses ordinary spiritual treasures of heaven and earth; it can even be considered a rare gem of the immortal realm. It is a medicinal ingredient used by the Xuan Turtle True Spirit during its cultivation, when it absorbed the sun and moon and broke through to a higher realm—'Eating the Qi of the Clouds'."

“This medicinal ingredient is extremely rare, because the true spirits of the Xuan Turtle have incredibly long lifespans, and they might not break through even once every ten thousand years, let alone encounter such an opportunity,” Master Kongzhi said with a long sigh.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel deep respect for Xuan Guan Dao Ren's decision!

This should be similar to the legendary 'lingering echoes of the Dao' and 'mysterious and luminous energy'.

Unexpectedly, in order to save Qian Yuanzi, Daoist Xuan Guan was willing to take money out of his own pocket and contribute such rare treasures from the immortal abode.

And so, the final refining process began.

The previous steps were all done smoothly.

When it was time to fuse the medicinal liquid, the Taoist Xuan Guan opened the glass bottle, pointed the bottle at the cauldron, and made a hand seal.

A purple aura, brimming with rich spiritual energy and Daoist charm, disappeared into the interior.

With the blessing of this 'Qi of the Clouds', the originally chaotic medicinal liquid began to blend on its own, producing a phenomenon of yin and yang intercourse.

Saw this scene.

Both Xuan Guan Dao Ren and Master Kong Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense and tired expressions on their faces relaxed considerably.

But at this moment.

Due to prolonged tension and excessive consumption of spiritual energy, Xuan Guan Dao Ren's spiritual energy was exhausted, lasting only a brief moment.

The spiritual energy inside the cauldron gradually began to run rampant again.

The final step of concentrating the mind and preparing the medicine is just around the corner.

However, they failed at the crucial moment.

The newly combined medicinal liquid was spiraling out of control and heading towards collapse.

Xuan Guan Dao Ren and Kong Zhi were both shocked, but it was too late to say anything.

Seemingly impacted by the backlash from the internal energy, the Taoist in the black crown experienced a piercing pain in his mind and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Oh no! The furnace is going to explode!" Master Kongzhi exclaimed in alarm and immediately tried to pull away the flames.

Seeing this, Qin Ming couldn't hold back any longer!
'The three renowned alchemists' first joint attempt at alchemy has actually failed?!'

He gritted his teeth and immediately decided to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.

Immediately afterwards, he released his divine sense, which was comparable to the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, and invaded the cauldron.

He then unleashed his unique Yin-Yang Separation and Fusion Elixir technique!

boom!
In an instant, a massive surge of divine power erupted, directly taking over the situation within the cauldron.
next moment.

Under the extremely astonished gazes of Xuan Guan Dao Ren and Master Kong Zhi, the medicinal liquid that had originally dissipated completely within the cauldron...

They kept separating and recombining, and miraculously they merged together again!
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(End of this chapter)