Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

A seventh-grade elixir is born, followed closely by Pill Thunder!

Looking at the dark clouds covering the sky, with lightning flashing like silver snakes from time to time, Xiao Li, Xiao Ting, and Yun Yun all felt a sense of unease under this powerful force of heaven and earth.

"Haha, it's been so many years since I've seen Danlei! Let this old man give him a try!"

Bai Lie stepped into the void and flew towards the sky. Now his cultivation has reached the peak of Dou Zong. The Rejuvenation Pill is a low-grade seventh-rank pill, and Bai Lie can still withstand the pill lightning it forms.

Tagor Desert, Snake People Tribe

"Huh? What's that!" A beautiful figure flew through the air, gazing at the strange phenomenon of dark clouds gathering in the distance.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a woman, but this woman had no legs. Her lower body was a purple snake tail, with a human head and a snake body—a snake-woman!

This woman's appearance was astonishing, indescribably beautiful, and absolutely a femme fatale. Her long, narrow, light purple eyes were naturally alluring.

She exuded the aura of a peak Dou Huang. Among the snake people, there was only one who was both devastatingly beautiful and a peak Dou Huang, and that was Queen Medusa!

Queen Medusa wore a magnificent purple brocade robe, beneath which lay a voluptuous and exquisite body, like a ripe peach, exuding a subtle charm. Her long, black hair cascaded casually from her shoulders, cascading down to her slender waist. Beneath the robe, a section of purple snake tail was visible, swaying slightly, radiating a wild and alluring allure that inexplicably made one's body feel hot.

She is truly a genuine fairy.

"Dark clouds are gathering, and lightning is raging. Is a powerful demonic beast undergoing tribulation to enhance its bloodline? Or is a human seventh-grade alchemist refining a seventh-grade elixir?"

Medusa pondered in her heart, but she did not go forward to investigate, because the being that could bring about such a phenomenon must be at least a Dou Zong powerhouse. Whether it was an alchemist or a magical beast, they were people she could not afford to offend.

"Alas, it seems the Northwest Continent is about to be in turmoil," Medusa sighed.

. . . . . .

Boom—

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and heavier, appearing from afar as if they were about to press down on the ground, giving people an extremely oppressive feeling.

Boom!!!

Amidst the billowing dark clouds, a silver beam as thick as an arm suddenly shot out from the clouds, its dazzling light illuminating the gloomy world.

boom--

The silver lightning flashed more and more intensely within the dark clouds, until the atmosphere across the entire sky became extremely oppressive. About ten seconds later, a crack suddenly appeared in the dark clouds.

Immediately, a bolt of silver lightning, about half a foot long and wide, shot out from the dark clouds with a deafening roar, like a giant silver python. Its target was none other than the pill in Xiao Li's hand!

boom--

A massive crimson handprint slammed onto the lightning, shattering the silver lightning and tearing apart space itself.

It was Bai Lie who made his move; he truly lives up to his reputation as a peak Dou Zong expert.

As if provoked, the dark clouds churned more and more violently. A moment later, a hissing sound rang out again, and a bolt of silver lightning, twice as powerful as the previous one, shot out from the dark clouds once more.

Bai Lie calmly struck out with his palm again, shattering the lightning once more.

With Bai Lie's help, the Dan Lei was no problem. With Bai Lie's cultivation, he easily dealt with the Dan Lei.

Xiao Li watched the lightning in the sky dissipate and breathed a sigh of relief. He had just seen it too. He could only withstand the first few rounds of the lightning, and he couldn't withstand the later rounds at all. Fortunately, he had called for reinforcements, otherwise he would either be struck to death or his pills would be destroyed.

"Phew~ It's done. How was it? My strength wasn't bad, was it?" Bai Lie said with a smile as he approached Xiao Li.

"Yes, thank you, Elder Bai. Your cultivation is profound, and I truly admire you!" Xiao Li put away the pills and placed them in the Frost Jade Box.

"In that case, I'll take my leave." Bai Lie felt his mission was accomplished.

"Wait a moment, Elder Bai, I still need to refine another pill. I just refined the Life-Returning Pill, and the process went extremely smoothly. This time, I want to refine a mid-grade seventh-rank pill, the Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill. Please wait a little longer, Elder Bai," Xiao Li said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Oh? There's more? Another mid-grade seventh-rank pill? Are you sure? At the seventh-rank level, the difficulty increases exponentially with each subsequent level. It's extremely difficult for a low-level seventh-rank alchemist to refine a mid-grade seventh-rank pill. Are you sure?"

Bai Lie was somewhat incredulous. He thought it was already quite remarkable that Xiao Li could refine low-grade seventh-rank pills, so why would he need to refine mid-grade seventh-rank pills?

"I think it should be fine. I just refined the Life-Returning Pill and gained some insights. I'll continue refining it while I'm in good condition!" Xiao Li's words were not unfounded.

He had already triggered the Soul Core Realm three times. This time, the Soul Core Realm felt even more pronounced than the previous two times. Xiao Li felt that he could easily enter that state, and he wanted to try again.

"Alright, if you think it's okay, then continue. When Dan Lei arrives, I'll take care of things for you." Bai Lie found a place to sit down.

"Thank you, Mr. Bai."

Xiao Li swallowed two Qi Cultivation Pills, then sat cross-legged and began to recover his internal fighting Qi.

After a day of rest, Xiao Li continued refining pills. This time, he was going to refine a mid-grade seventh-rank pill called the Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill.

The Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill, ranked as a mid-grade seventh-rank elixir, is a pure yang tonic. After consumption, a normal person's yang energy will greatly increase. Note: It is not suitable for women. The Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill is most effective when taken by someone with a Heavenly Yang constitution.

Main materials: King of Heavenly Sun Fruit, two sixth-order dragon-type magical beast cores, and twenty-four drops of fifth-order or higher fire-attribute magical beast essence blood.

The total number of materials required is nearly a hundred. It can only be said that it is indeed a mid-grade seventh-rank pill, and it is quite laborious to refine.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Li created a transparent flame, which was then thrown into the Fire Cloud Cauldron. With a flash of his storage ring, all the medicinal materials needed for the Heavenly Sun Blood Dragon Pill floated out and hovered in the sky.

Xiao Li first added the other auxiliary medicinal herbs, then put two sixth-order beast cores into the medicine cauldron. The transparent Fallen Heart Flame swept over and enveloped the medicinal herbs.

After refining the medicinal herbs and their cores into a liquid, Xiao Li put the Heavenly Sun Fruit King into the medicine cauldron and used the strange fire to fuse the liquid with the Heavenly Sun Fruit King.

After infusing the pre-refined medicinal liquid into the Heavenly Sun Fruit King, Xiao Li increased the heat to refine the Heavenly Sun Fruit King into a liquid.

Six days later,

Refining seventh-grade pills is an extremely time-consuming process, especially since the medicinal materials required for refining seventh-grade pills are of high grade, making the refining process particularly time-consuming and laborious.

After these days of refining, the Heavenly Sun Fruit King was also refined into a pool of medicinal liquid. Xiao Li watched the Heavenly Sun Fruit King melt, then reduced the heat and put the twenty-four drops of demonic beast blood essence into the medicine cauldron.

boom--

A massive surge of blood energy impacted the medicine cauldron, but fortunately, the Fire Cloud Cauldron was extremely sturdy and withstood the attack.

The next step is the most difficult one in refining the Heavenly Sun Blood Dragon Pill: fusing twenty-four drops of demonic beast blood essence into the medicinal liquid formed by the Heavenly Sun Fruit King.

The process of fusing the essence and blood of magical beasts is extremely difficult because the power of magical beasts lies in their bloodline. Fusing so many essences and blood of magical beasts will inevitably lead to incompatibility and difficulty in fusion.

This requires an alchemist to master the art of controlling the flames, to use the flames in their hands to suppress the essence and blood and calm it down—a difficult process.

Fortunately, Xiao Li was very patient. The Fallen Heart Flame was particularly useful in suppressing the essence of magical beasts at this time, perhaps because the Fallen Heart Flame transformed into a fire snake, which had a natural suppressive effect on the essence of these fire-attribute magical beasts.

Boom—