Chapter 174: Gouchen Star Pill

The purple dan fire was now extremely fierce. After devouring that Mysterious Fire-grade seed, the intensity of the fire seed had increased manifold compared to before.

Yang Tian beckoned, and the dan fire instantly appeared on his finger. The flickering flame emitted energy fluctuations that made one's heart tremble. Yang Tian nodded with some satisfaction and put the dan fire back.

The quality of the flame throughout the entire furnace had reached the True Fire level, and the internal flame was inexhaustible, allowing the fire seed to devour freely.

Just as Yang Tian was pondering, Yang Xiao walked in slowly. His soul force converged on the furnace, and sensing the intensity of the fire seed, he nodded slightly.

"Uncle Xiao, can I now draw upon the stars?" Yang Tian tilted his head slightly, looking at Yang Xiao with a faint smile.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao's eyes pondered for a moment, then he said slowly, "Almost. Today we'll refine the pill. Whether it can converge depends on your fortune."

"I hope it succeeds." Yang Tian nodded and murmured inwardly. A look of anticipation flickered in his eyes. From his semi-finished phenomenon, the might of the Blood Qi Long River had greatly increased.

"This time we're refining a fifth-grade pill: the Gouchen Star Pill." Yang Xiao sat cross-legged on the ground. With a wave of his hand, about twenty kinds of spiritual herbs appeared on the floor.

"Fifth-grade pill!" Yang Tian's eyes lit up at the words. He quickly sat down at a distance. He only knew that Yang Xiao was an alchemist, but he was unclear about what grade of pill he could refine.

"Alchemy doesn't require only dan fire to succeed. The flames between heaven and earth can all be used for refining." Yang Xiao paused, then said slowly.

Yang Tian remained silent, listening attentively.

"The function of the Gouchen Star Pill is to draw upon the power of the Star River and condense a star phenomenon. Although this pill is fifth-grade, it is quite difficult to refine. When the pill is formed, it requires channeling the power of the stars to complete it."

"The main ingredients of the Gouchen Pill are Star Flower and Star Moon Grass." Yang Xiao took out two spiritual herbs. The entire herbs shimmered with starlight, containing immense energy. Both were sixth-grade spiritual herbs.

Yang Xiao tossed the Star Flower into the void. Then, with a slight wave of his hand, the surrounding scorching heat waves were instantly drawn, causing the entire cave to tremble.

The converging heat waves gathered together in the void, emitting terrifying heat waves.

Seeing this, Yang Xiao nodded slightly. Then he flicked his finger, and a strange light leaped from his fingertip, darting toward the gathered heat waves.

At the point where the energy fluctuations were most concentrated, a fiery red dragon body condensed. With a resounding dragon roar, the roughly ten-foot-long dragon body coiled in the void, radiating immensely vast energy fluctuations.

"This is our Yang family's flame control technique, similar to your Thunder Dragon Flame Control Technique." Looking at the fiery red dragon body in the void, Yang Xiao smiled slightly.

Roar! The small fiery red dragon screeched and flew directly around the Star Flower. The highly intelligent little dragon gave Yang Tian a great shock.

Yang Xiao's sleeve shook slightly, and a stream of energy struck the little dragon. It immediately opened its mouth and exhaled, spitting out a scorching fireball that surged around the Star Flower.

"Uncle Xiao doesn't even use a furnace. This is what they mean by 'using heaven and earth as a furnace,'" Yang Tian clicked his tongue, his throat moving slightly. This was the realm of a grandmaster alchemist.

"Chi chi..." The heat waves spread across the sky, like layers of fire domains sweeping over the Star Flower. The fiery little dragon breathed out, having already spat dozens of flames.

The dan fire in the void gathered without dispersing, astonishing Yang Tian. Such a method would greatly increase the speed of refining the medicinal essence and save time.

Yang Xiao's hands moved continuously in the void, causing the energy fluctuations in the entire alchemy chamber to be very intense. The greatest source of this energy came from the fire mouth beneath the furnace.

Inside was a geothermal fire mouth. After such a long time, the flames surrounding the outer part of this fire mouth were all at the True Fire level. The fire spirit Yang Tian had obtained was captured from deep within.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, most of the roots and stems of the Star Flower had melted. The starlight-shining medicinal essence was continuously being refined by the flames. The resistance of a sixth-grade spiritual herb was extremely strong. If Yang Tian were to refine it, he might not be able to refine a single drop even after exhausting all the blood qi in his body.

As time passed, when Yang Xiao finished refining the medicinal essence of the Star Flower, his sleeve fanned slightly. The hundred-foot-tall furnace lid immediately lifted, and ten thousand rays of fire burst forth.

Yang Xiao threw that ball of medicinal liquid into the furnace, and the lid immediately fell. Then he tossed the other herb, Star Moon Grass, into the void, entering the refining stage.

The two sixth-grade spiritual herbs took about half an hour to process. Now Yang Xiao's gaze converged on the more than twenty fourth- and fifth-grade spiritual herbs on the ground.

Then, Yang Xiao made a move that left Yang Tian dumbfounded: he threw a dozen spiritual herbs into the void at once. The boundless fire domains danced, enveloping all the herbs.

After a brief moment of discomfort at the extremely fast refining speed, Yang Tian's gaze focused on the void. These spiritual herbs were refined very quickly, and the refined medicinal liquids were all thrown into the furnace.

After about half a quarter of an hour, Yang Xiao finished processing the remaining spiritual herbs. Yang Tian was amazed; even that ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb didn't last long before melting.

If it were him, even refining a fourth-grade spiritual herb with all his strength would be extremely difficult, let alone a sixth-grade one.

"I have no physical body now, and my strength is not high. Refining a fifth-grade pill still has a considerable chance of failure. Next, I'll use the furnace to refine." Looking at the large ball of medicinal liquid in the furnace, Yang Xiao pondered for a moment and said slowly.

With Yang Xiao's strength, he could contend with some ordinary Battle Emperors, but against those of higher strength, it would be difficult.

"I understand, Uncle Xiao." Yang Tian nodded. For a Gouchen Star Pill comparable to a sixth-grade pill, given Yang Xiao's strength, there was indeed a considerable chance of failure.

In the furnace, flames shot into the sky. Woven divine patterns descended into a large ball of multicolored medicinal liquid. A Dao-implement-grade furnace was much rarer than some offensive Dao implements.

Not to mention Yang Xiao's furnace; the divine patterns it interwove were very beneficial for alchemy. Therefore, alchemists across the continent were extremely eager for high-quality furnaces, even paying high prices to acquire them.

In the furnace, the fiery red little dragon breathed out, turning the entire furnace into a sea of fire. Yang Xiao's expression was somewhat solemn, not daring to be careless. If the refining failed, cultivating the spiritual herbs would take a lot of time.

As the flames refined it, the energy in the entire ball of medicinal liquid began to concentrate. Every drop of liquid was crystal clear, emitting a precious light, and the contained medicinal power was astonishing.

Within this fused ball of medicinal liquid, starlight continuously shone, sparkling brilliantly, radiating immensely vast energy fluctuations.

Yang Xiao's expression grew increasingly solemn. Surging soul force burst forth, continuously gathering the medicinal power. Ordinary alchemists would lose a lot of medicinal power at this stage.

This tested the strength of one's soul force. Yang Xiao was originally a soul body, so he was quite confident in this stage.

As time passed, the entire ball of medicinal liquid converged to the size of a dragon's eye. The swirling divine light continuously washed into it, and one could faintly sense the violent medicinal power within diminishing.