Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 49 Gathering Yuan Pill! A Scheme!

The pill that Zhu Ziyang was preparing to refine was called the Gathering Yuan Pill.

The Gathering Yuan Pill is a low-grade elixir that can assist in the cultivation of soul power and accelerate the circulation of soul power. It is extremely helpful for soul masters below the Soul Sect level and was one of the basic resources for soul master cultivation in ancient times. It has now been lost.

The method of refining the Gathering Yuan Pill is very simple, and the materials required are also very common, making it a very suitable pill for beginners to try.

This Gathering Essence Pill is currently the most suitable for Zhu Ziyang, as it can satisfy his need for cultivation resources and also generate income through sales.

He took out the Soul Guiding Pill Furnace and poured soul power into it to activate the flame core inside.

This Soul Guiding Pill Furnace is a level four Soul Guiding Device. Although it is called a Soul Guiding Pill Furnace, it is actually just an ordinary pill furnace with a built-in flame core.

The Flame Core is a level four soul tool. When infused with soul power, the flame it ignites can reach a temperature of 1500℃, which is more than enough to refine a low-grade pill like the Gathering Yuan Pill.

Once the temperature inside the furnace reached a suitable level, Zhu Ziyang began adding the spiritual herbs to carry out the first step of alchemy: purification.

First is the Huiyuan Flower, the main ingredient of the Juyuan Pill, which has the effect of gathering and concentrating Qi. The formula recommends using a hundred-year-old Huiyuan Flower, but Zhu Ziyang has used a thousand-year-old one, which will enhance the effect of the Juyuan Pill by several times.

About ten minutes later, Zhu Ziyang felt that the extraction of the essence of the Huiyuan Flower was almost complete, so he opened the furnace, took out the essence of the Huiyuan Flower, and then began the next step.

This step involves adding the Sacred Essence Fruit, a material second only to the Gathering Essence Flower, which increases soul power. A hundred-year-old Sacred Essence Fruit costs at least ten thousand gold soul coins, making it the most valuable ingredient in the Gathering Essence Pill recipe.

The same procedure was used to purify the essence of the Sheng Yuan fruit.

Then, add the essence of Huiyuan flower and the essence of Shengyuan fruit, and condense them at high temperature to remove impurities left in the essence condensate.

After waiting for fifteen minutes, add the Jade Mushroom, Astragalus Grass, and Azure Beast Essence Blood in sequence. Jade Mushroom and Astragalus Grass are the most common spiritual herbs, serving as auxiliary ingredients in the pill formula. It's worth mentioning the Azure Beast Essence Blood. The Azure Beast is a small, docile soul beast, and its essence blood has a calming and soothing effect, while also aiding in harmonization, acting as a catalyst and harmonizing agent in refining the Gathering Yuan Pill.

After placing the two main medicinal essences and the remaining auxiliary materials into the alchemy furnace, Zhu Ziyang increased the amount of soul power injected, causing the flame temperature of the furnace to rise sharply. This marked the second step in alchemy: fusion.

This step requires extremely high temperatures. Through this intense heat, all the materials within the furnace are violently fused, refined, fused again, and refined again, repeating this process several times until all the materials are finally melted into a near-solid liquid. This is the most crucial step in the alchemy process, requiring the alchemist's exquisite fire control techniques. Those who use a soul-guided alchemy furnace, like Zhu Ziyang, need to pay close attention to controlling their soul power.

The second step took about two hours, but it was finally completed.

Zhu Ziyang breathed a sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on his face. So far, everything was progressing smoothly.

Now, let's begin the final step in alchemy: condensing the elixir!

Condensing the pills, as the name suggests, involves solidifying the medicinal liquid produced in the second step into individual pills. This step seems simple, but it is actually very easy to fail and is the most cautious and time-consuming step in the entire pill-refining process.

Zhu Ziyang's expression turned solemn as he began to condense the pill. He manipulated the soul power injected into the pill furnace to control the temperature of the flames. After careful experimentation, he finally found the optimal temperature for condensing the pill.

He maintained the flame, slowly controlling a small ball of liquid, compressing it gradually with the flame, as time quietly passed.

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Just as Zhu Ziyang was focused on alchemy, in the Cloud River Grand Canyon of the Heavenly Soul Empire...

A boy, a girl, and a robust old man with white hair stood together.

"Xiaoya, are you really sure? It's not too late to back out now," Yu Beibei said to Tang Ya.

"Yes! I've made up my mind. The ancestors of the Tang Clan and my parents, their lives now seem to be telling me that the path we once firmly believed in was wrong. In fact, we always knew that this path was wrong, but no one was willing to believe it."

Now that Zhu Ziyang has pointed this out, it's actually a good thing! Tang Ya said, her pretty face showing both pain and determination, "Rather than taking a path that's destined to fail, why not be a little reckless and take a path that no one else has taken before! Besides, didn't you say that your elders agree with Zhu Ziyang's opinion?"

As Tang Ya spoke, her gaze involuntarily drifted to the expressionless old man beside her.

"Since that's the case, I won't say any more. Remember, I will always support you!" Yu Beibei said solemnly upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Beibei!" Tang Ya said with a genuine smile.

Then, her gaze fell on the green vine with yellow spots that had been uprooted in front of her. Without hesitation, she sat down cross-legged and began to guide the yellow soul ring floating on the vine.

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Just as Tang Ya was absorbing her second spirit ring, in a place inaccessible to mortals.

The soft halo of light, like a mother's hand, gently touches the delicate, misty skin of a young girl, giving the illusory space an exceptionally moving sense of reality. In the hazy light, one can vaguely discern a majestic palace, both ethereal and real under its gentle caress.

A figure stood quietly amidst the clouds, gazing into the endless distance, seemingly looking at something.

He had long, flowing, azure hair that cascaded down to his feet. If it weren't for his imposing figure and broad shoulders, one might mistake him for a woman from behind. His magnificent blue robe seemed to ripple with water; upon closer inspection, one's gaze would be instantly drawn to the deep azure, and one's very soul would be absorbed into that profound, endless blue, like the ocean.

His handsome face, which appeared to be only in his early twenties, was framed by a pair of deep, penetrating eyes. His gaze seemed empty, yet all-encompassing, occasionally flashing with a hint of purple that was truly captivating. It possessed a quality reminiscent of fleeting beauty and instantaneous death.

"Why?" A hint of doubt flashed in the man's eyes as he murmured, "Why has my connection with the Tang Sect suddenly become so weak? Could something have happened again? That shouldn't be the case."

The man was very puzzled. His slender fingers moved rhythmically in the air, as if unraveling a cocoon, searching for something.

"Huh? There's no problem! Everything is in place, so why... Could it be that He sensed it?" A strange light suddenly flashed in the man's eyes.

"Damn it, my perception of Douluo Continent is starting to blur? Could it be... that He really made a move? Was I too hasty after all?... Oh well, my plans are complete. Let's keep quiet for a while from now on."

The man's hand began to manipulate something in the mist again, a ruthless glint flashing in his deep eyes. He said softly, "It's almost here, almost there. The fate of that new star is intertwined with the Tang Sect. Now we just need to wait quietly. I hope the person with such great fortune you've chosen won't disappoint me, otherwise... hehe... the Sun Moon Empire, the Soul Guidance Devices, won't they all ultimately become my pawns? Hehe... I've even sacrificed Little Seven..."

The man let out a strange laugh, extending one hand. A pale blue orb of light appeared in his palm, within which a little girl could be vaguely seen. He murmured, "My dear daughter, just wait a little longer. The coming-of-age ceremony your father has prepared for you is almost complete. We're just waiting for that beast to take the bait..."

"...Enjoy your last moments! The will of the world? Tch~"

The man's figure completely disappeared into the clouds, and a vague yet disdainful remark drifted down from the sky.

(End of this chapter)