Chapter 116: Martial Artist, Sixth Heaven

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the medicinal liquid in the blazing flames had now shrunk to the size of a glass bead, the medicinal power contained within becoming more refined, each drop crystal clear and radiating a precious light.

Yang Tian's soul power was greatly consumed. As a first-time alchemist, his techniques were extremely crude, leading to excessive consumption, and his entire soul body had become dim and lusterless.

At this moment, Yang Tian's hand seals suddenly changed, and the entire mass of medicinal liquid gradually condensed into the shape of a pill. The energy circulating inside also converged. This stage tested one's control over the alchemical flame.

The Thunder Dragon spewed alchemical flame, scorching hot, each mouthful of fire mixed with a trace of lightning arcs, calcining the medicinal power within.

Yang Tian knew this step was relatively slow, so he slowed his movements accordingly. His internal energy was abundant, and he could endure this level of consumption.

The essence gathered in the entire cauldron was much stronger than before. Occasionally, a few strands of flame shot out of the cauldron, causing the air to crackle and pop. The strange beast pattern imprinted on the cauldron blazed with fiery light, faintly exuding a pressure and vibrant spiritual energy.

The entire pill-forming process lasted over half an hour, during which Yang Tian's control over the alchemical flame became much more proficient. At this point, the medicinal liquid in the cauldron had already condensed into the shape of a pill.

The round pill spun, flames raged beneath it. The originally blended medicinal power had a hint of violence, which was being refined away by the alchemical flame.

Yang Tian wiped the sweat from his face, his spirit extremely fatigued. The blood energy within his body surged continuously, and the Thunder Dragon spewed alchemical flame to temper the pill.

"In the pill-solidifying stage, all violent energy must be completely removed. If even a trace remains, the cauldron will explode when the pill emerges." Yang Tian recalled the information from the alchemy notes, steadied his mind, and poured his soul power into it.

At this moment, his soul power was exceptionally weary, and the surrounding scorching flames sent waves of piercing pain through his soul body. Yang Tian licked his dry lips and swept his soul power inside.

"Withdraw!" Suddenly, the Thunder Dragon opened its mouth, and a suction force surged out. The entire pill was sucked into the dragon's mouth, where the alchemical flame within the fire mouth was several times stronger.

After prolonged calcination by the alchemical flame, the pill's shape shrank slightly again, but the medicinal power within was much stronger and more compact than before.

"Emerge!" Abruptly, Yang Tian gave a soft shout. The cauldron lid immediately flew off, and ten thousand rays of fire burst forth. At that moment, a few lightning arcs leaped out.

The Thunder Dragon swam up, suddenly opened its mouth, and a misty aura rose, enveloping a crystal-clear pill that ascended into the air. Mouthfuls of alchemical flame continuously spewed out, supporting the pill in the void.

As the pill rose, the surrounding essence of heaven and earth stirred and surged toward it. The entire pill was like a black hole, devouring the energy around it.

"Damn it, why is it devouring so fast?" Yang Tian was startled. The hand seals dancing on his fingers quickened. This was the final and most crucial step of alchemy.

When a pill appears in the world, it autonomously devours the energy of heaven and earth. This demanded extremely high control over the alchemical flame and hand seals. If even a slight error occurred, the pill would fail.

The abundant energy within his body decreased rapidly. At this moment, the energy gathered in the pill grew more and more, showing signs of bursting. Although the alchemical flame could suppress this violent force, the effect was not great.

"Sizzle..." Yang Tian persisted for a while longer, but the pill in the air eventually disintegrated. The unformed pill fell to the ground, instantly turning into a puddle of liquid.

"Why is this happening?" Collapsed on the ground, staring at the pool of waste liquid, Yang Tian twitched the corner of his mouth, full of helplessness. After all his hard work, his first attempt at alchemy had failed.

"Alas..." Yang Tian sighed, his face scrunched up. After a moment of silence, he finally sat cross-legged to recover his blood energy.

He directly consumed three Star Condensation Pills. His entire body turned into a starlight hue, and his nearly dry qi sea frantically absorbed the vast medicinal power.

In his sea of consciousness, his soul body soaked in the medicinal liquid of the Soul-Nourishing Lotus Seed. The originally dim soul body now shimmered with an eerie black light. His soul power was recovering, and at a very fast rate.

His entire weary body gradually relaxed, a feeling of laziness rising throughout. Yang Tian continued to consume a few more Star Condensation Pills until his blood energy improved slightly, then slowly stopped.

"It seems alchemy is quite beneficial for cultivation..." Opening his eyes, Yang Tian sensed the changes in his body and murmured. This also eased his concern that alchemy might delay his training.

"Let's begin." Exhaling a breath, Yang Tian summoned the flame seed. This time, the transformation was much faster. The Thunder Dragon flew into the cauldron, and the cauldron, which had cooled slightly, now blazed with fierce flames.

He refined the spiritual herbs with practiced ease. This time, three herbs were ruined, which was much better than last time. The more precise the control over the alchemical flame, the fewer herbs were destroyed.

Everything was based on control to assess an alchemist's level, followed by flame control techniques. Some低级 flame control techniques were too crude to refine high-grade pills.

Third was soul power. Yang Tian now possessed all three, lacking only practice. After about half an hour, a crystal-clear pill was spinning.

"Withdraw!" With a soft shout, the Thunder Dragon absorbed the pill into its mouth to remove the violent energy within. As time passed, a look of concentration appeared on Yang Tian's face.

Earlier, during the pill-emergence stage, he had failed due to untimely control. This time, he focused all his mental energy, ensuring there was not a trace of violent energy inside.

"Emerge!" With a loud shout, Yang Tian slapped the ground with his palm, leaping into the air. At the same time, the cauldron lid flew open, and the Thunder Dragon swam out.

The Thunder Dragon's fire mouth began to exhale, floating the pill into the void. Mouthfuls of scorching alchemical flame sprayed out, burning onto the pill.

His fingers danced wildly in the air, his soul power burst forth fully, continuously suppressing the turbulent factors within. Yang Tian's energy was rapidly depleting.

The entire pill devoured the surrounding essence of heaven and earth, its internal medicinal power growing stronger. Rays of iridescent light shot out. As the alchemical flame continued to burn, a thin film quickly formed on the surface.

"It's going to succeed!" A hint of joy appeared on Yang Tian's face. This film was formed by essence, its main function being to preserve the medicinal power and slow down its dissipation.

When the Thunder Dragon's fire mouth floated the pill high into the air, the entire Body Tempering Pill suddenly trembled and slowly descended from the sky.

"Haha, success!" Catching the pill in his palm, Yang Tian grinned, full of excitement. The pill was about the size of a little finger, still warm, but its appearance was rather rough.

After observing it excitedly for a while, Yang Tian carefully stored the pill in a jade bottle. After a moment of contemplation, he sighed, "Now I am an alchemist too."

Over the next period, Yang Tian stayed inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring. For ten full days of frantic alchemy, his success rate for refining Body Tempering Pills reached eighty percent.

It was worth mentioning that after these days of high-intensity alchemy, Yang Tian's soul body broke through to the peak realm, nearly touching the bottleneck of the Spirit Roaming realm.

His blood energy cultivation also advanced by one level. He was now a Martial Artist at the Fifth Heaven. With such gains, Yang Tian did not stop. He continued high-intensity alchemy inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring for an entire month.

When Yang Tian successfully refined a few first-grade intermediate pills, his time control in alchemy improved significantly. Consuming Star Condensation Pills daily was his main objective.

Nearly half a month had passed in the outside world. The commotion in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains had subsided. Some rumors said Yang Tian had died in the mouths of fierce beasts, others that he had been captured and killed by the old saintess of the Ancient Sacred Land.

Yang Tian had completely disappeared from their sight. A few days ago, the Ancient Sacred Land had activated the Heaven-Surveilling Seal seven or eight times in succession, but a mysterious force prevented them from divining anything, and they even suffered severe damage to their vitality.

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian continued to seclude himself for another month. Starlight radiated from his entire body, and his physical strength was astonishing. At this moment, Yang Tian was冲击 the bottleneck.

With his vast foundation, Yang Tian was now no weaker than any holy son. The medicinal power of the Star Condensation Pill was too astonishing. The blood energy miniature continuously practiced fist techniques, striking the seventy-two acupoints.

Most of the acupoints in his body had been broken open. The river of blood energy within Yang Tian shook repeatedly, and abundant energy poured into the blood energy miniature. As the evolved fist techniques grew fiercer, the acupoints were slowly torn open.

Rumble! At that moment, when that acupoint was about half broken open, a beam of red light shot out, suddenly converging above the river of blood energy.

As the seventy-second acupoint poured in, Yang Tian's entire qi sea underwent earth-shaking changes. All the acupoints trembled, and above Yang Tian's head, a massive energy vortex appeared.

"Power of the acupoints, open!" Suddenly, Yang Tian shouted loudly. The energy vortex above his head wildly poured down onto the blood energy miniature, which instantly doubled in size.

Boom! A punch was thrown, red and crystalline, with starlight bursting forth. This punch was several times stronger than before, directly breaking open the acupoint.

Rumble! With the opening of the seventy-second acupoint, the energy vortex above his head suddenly expanded several times. The seventy-two acupoints interwove, and the blood energy within his body surged wildly.

Like a tidal wave, the seventy-two acupoints were like a dam, and the floodwaters directly overflowed, continuously converging into the river of blood energy, like crashing waves.

Yang Tian directly consumed a large handful of Star Condensation Pills. The entire river of blood energy rapidly expanded. The energy vortex above his head churned violently until it doubled in size! This fluctuation slowly subsided.

This was the difference between the Fifth and Sixth Heavens of Blood Refining. The one hundred and eight acupoints in the human body were like a massive formation. If all were pierced through, one's strength would increase several times.

Just as Yang Tian finished his breakthrough, a sudden fluctuation came from his soul body, and a trace of agitation rose within him.