The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 46 Refining Power-Accumulating Pills

"Not bad! I didn't expect you to actually be able to defeat the siege of five demonic beasts." The old man floated out from the ring and said with satisfaction.

"You're still talking! You almost got killed." Xiao Yan curled his lip, then smashed the giant lizard's head to see if there was a magic core inside.

"You're perfectly fine, aren't you?" the old doctor said with a smile.

"There really is a magic core!" Xiao Yan said with surprise as he took out a crystal core from the giant lizard's head.

"Hmm, not bad! This is something that is indispensable for us alchemists!" said the old medicine master.

"Oh right! When I was being entangled by the five demonic beasts, I suddenly felt a heat in my dantian, and the poison seemed to be neutralized. Why is that?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

"Haha! The Yin-Yang Twin Flames within you are the nemesis of all poisons in the world. What is this little bit of poison! You possess such a rare treasure, yet you were still beaten like this. It's truly shameful!" Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with disdain, appearing as if he was disappointed in him.

"I knew it could cure poison, but you can only blame yourself for not telling me sooner. I had to figure everything out on my own." Xiao Yan pouted.

"What's the point if I have to tell you everything? Alright, you've collected quite a few magic cores and gathered a lot of medicinal herbs during this time. It's time to learn alchemy. Although your strength has improved quite well, alchemy is still of paramount importance." Yao Lao said to Xiao Yan.

"Alright! I'll go check if the other four magical beasts have magic cores first, and then I'll go refine the medicine." Xiao Yan immediately agreed upon hearing this.

Xiao Yan has been so busy fighting monsters lately that his alchemy skills haven't improved at all. It's time for him to improve them.

Xiao Yan dissected the heads of the other four demonic beasts and found an ice-attribute magic core inside the Frost Serpent, a wind-attribute magic core inside the Demon Wolf's head, an earth-attribute magic core inside the Rock Armored Giant Elephant's head, and even a fire-attribute magic core inside the weakest Flame Hound demonic beast's head.

"I've had an incredible stroke of luck today! In the past, it would take two or three magical beasts to find one magic core, but today I got five at once," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Hehe, that's because these magical beasts are all quite strong, mostly at or above the mid-level of the first tier. The stronger the magical beast, the higher the probability of it producing a magic core." Yao Lao was quite pleased to see Xiao Yan obtain five magic cores at once.

"We need to quickly build a cave so we can refine medicine!" Xiao Yan said impatiently, looking at the demon core in his hand.

Xiao Yan looked around and found a cliff face to the east, which seemed perfect for refining medicine. So, Xiao Yan headed towards it. Soon, he reached the end of the cliff face.

Xiao Yan moved swiftly, searching for a suitable spot on the mountainside. Alchemy requires an extremely quiet environment; if accidentally disturbed, the alchemy might fail, or worse, the soul might be severely damaged, or even death could result.

After searching for a long time, Xiao Yan finally found a steep cliff face, nearly a hundred meters above the ground, making it difficult to climb unless one used a flying magical beast. Xiao Yan waved his hand, and black and white flames appeared in his right palm. He then used the flames to carve the outline of the cave. Under the scorching heat of the strange fire, the cliff face melted instantly, like plastic. In no time, a small cave appeared before Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked at his masterpiece and nodded in satisfaction. As Xiao Yan's trump card, he generally wouldn't use the Strange Fire lightly, even in battle. Because using the Strange Fire would be like cheating; not to mention first-tier magical beasts, even second-tier magical beasts would be no match for it. Therefore, constantly using the Strange Fire would render his training meaningless.

Once the temperature inside the cave had dropped, Xiao Yan stepped out and walked towards it. However, since it was already afternoon and the sun had moved westward, the cave was quite dark. Xiao Yan took out several moonstones from his storage ring and embedded them in the cave wall. The moonstones emitted a faint light, dispelling the darkness in the cave.

Seeing that the cave was now as bright as day, Xiao Yan walked to the cave entrance again, took down the black giant sword and held it in his hand. He then slashed at the boulders on the cliff wall, and used the falling boulders to fill the cave entrance until it was completely filled, leaving only a gap for ventilation.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in the cave, took the medicine cauldron out of his storage ring, and gently placed it in front of him.

"Teacher, what kind of pill should I refine now?" Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao after everything was ready.

Seeing Xiao Yan's caution, Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and said, "The bottom line for evaluating a first-grade alchemist in the alchemy world is that they can at least refine one type of pill. Although the Blood Coagulation Powder you refined before can be considered a first-grade pill, it was only used for practice."

"This is the recipe for the Energy Accumulation Pill. It's the simplest type of first-grade pill and one of the recipes required for the first-grade alchemist assessment. Why don't you try refining it first?"

The old man gently touched Xiao Yan's brow with his finger, and Xiao Yan immediately felt a surge of information flooding into his mind.

"Power Accumulation Pill: A first-grade pill that can increase an individual's strength to a certain extent. Required ingredients: one Azure Spirit Grass, one Purple Essence Fruit, and one Purple Mystic Flower."

The energy-accumulating pills only require low-grade medicinal herbs, which Xiao Yan had already collected quite a bit of before. During these ten-odd days of training, Xiao Yan not only had to fight magical beasts, but also identify the medicinal herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and learn how to collect them. The Magical Beast Mountain Range was incredibly rich in medicinal herbs; in just over ten days, Xiao Yan had collected enough herbs to fill a storage ring.

Xiao Yan took out all the medicinal materials for refining the Power Accumulation Pill from his storage ring and placed them beside him. He then carefully counted them; there were more than fifty portions of medicinal materials in total.

Xiao Yan reviewed the information about the Power Accumulation Pill formula that Yao Lao had just given him, and after familiarizing himself with the required temperature and refining methods for each medicinal herb, he prepared to begin refining the medicine.

Xiao Yan extended his right hand and began to mobilize the Yin-Yang Twin Flames within his body. Born from the void of the universe, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames consist of two flames, one black and one white, intertwined like yin and yang fish swimming together. Yin and yang are the laws of nature, the origin from which all things in the world are born. The Yin-Yang Twin Flames, born from this origin, are one of the flame forms manifested from that origin, filled with the dual power of life and death. The yang flame heals, providing endless life; the yin flame kills, leaving no trace.

Using yang fire to refine elixirs not only improves the quality of the elixirs, but also gives them certain healing effects and other magical properties.

Xiao Yan extended his right hand, and a ball of white flame immediately appeared in the palm of his hand. This ball of white flame was the Yang Flame of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames. It was because of the existence of the Yang Flame that Xiao Yan could recover completely no matter how badly he was injured. Furthermore, the characteristics of this strange flame greatly enhanced Xiao Yan's physical strength and bloodline strength.

(End of this chapter)