Chapter 650 - 648: Achievement
Buzz~~
A scorching aura surged in the courtyard.
The Heaven-Burning Divine Fire raged within the Divine Cauldron, melting the medicinal materials at a visible speed, then refining away their impurities.
The medicinal liquid gradually condensed, pooling together.
Under Xu Yang’s control, the liquid separated one by one as described in the elixir formula, finally turning into four embryonic pills.
This was Xu Yang’s first time attempting to refine four Immortal Gang Elixirs in a single batch.
Incredibly careful.
No choice—no one here understood the Alchemy Dao.
He could only cautiously explore on his own.
If he succeeded in refining four, he’d be able to keep an extra pill from each batch.
The effect of the Immortal Gang Elixir was quite decent, at least comparable to several ordinary Immortal Jades.
At a certain moment—
Seeing the embryonic pills start to destabilize, Xu Yang did not hesitate. His will erupted, fire power unleashed—his hands flashed, sealing skills forming like lightning.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!
The seal skill spun in a dense flurry of light and shadow, precisely as described in the elixir formula, as graceful as a flying rainbow.
As the sealing intensified—
The immortal spirit qi of heaven and earth was frantically drawn in, then the technique split it into precise streams, injected into the four embryonic pills.
Xu Yang stared intently at this scene.
"So that’s it!"
"The true essence of the Flying Rainbow Elixir Formula lies in mastery over immortal spirit qi—not only wasting none, but refining it multiple times before condensing the pill."
Upon grasping this, Xu Yang’s heart loosened, and his technique became even more deft.
At a certain moment—
A low shout suddenly resounded throughout the small courtyard.
"Flying Rainbow Condensing Elixir!"
Swish swish swish!!
Vast immortal spirit qi exploded forth, transforming into thick flying rainbow beams that shot into the Divine Cauldron.
Boom!
With a muffled bang, a wave billowed out, quickly followed by a faint medicinal aroma.
Xu Yang fixed his gaze—four dragon-eye sized pills lay neatly at the bottom of the Divine Cauldron.
"Success."
"From now on, refining four pills per batch is basically a certainty."
"However, this is the limit."
Xu Yang was both delighted and rueful.
The limit of four pills wasn’t because of the elixir formula.
It was because of the energy in this set of medicinal materials.
Even with a more advanced formula, it was almost impossible to separate out any more.
Unless he swapped these materials for older, more potent equivalents.
Still, he was perfectly satisfied.
After a brief rest, Xu Yang set to work again.
Alchemy is also cultivation!
It trains control and strengthens willpower.
Now, having just arrived in the Immortal Domain and begun grasping its alchemical fundamentals, it was the perfect moment to advance.
He continued until utterly exhausted—his primordial spirit fatigued. Only then did Xu Yang stop, enter his room, swallow an Immortal Gang Elixir, holding an Immortal Crystal in one hand, an Immortal Jade in the other, while purest essence qi surged from the Divine Cauldron.
Within his dantian, the immortal seed steadily grew, thick blackness expanding outward.
In the blink of an eye, over half a month had passed.
During that time—
All the pills had been completely refined and handed over to Bai Hua.
Bai Yu, on the other hand, didn’t appear again.
As for Lu Chuan, he returned once.
His attempt at refining the Daluo Saber seemed fruitless—as expected. Anyway, I already gave you the saber.
Lu Chuan personally watched him refine pills on the spot, feeling quite satisfied. He didn’t stay long before leaving.
The days after were peaceful.
Cultivation and more cultivation.
On this day—
Xu Yang inspected his dantian.
The immortal seed was like a massive millstone, the dark aura now occupying nearly half his dantian.
"Half more to go!"
"But the further I go, the more resources I need; by now the Immortal Gang Elixir is almost useless."
"And even Immortal Jade and crystals..."
The immortal jade and crystals given by Lu Chuan were the most basic, not even first grade.
One immortal jade only refines a single strand of purest essence qi—barely any improvement!
"Still need the Immortal Beast corpse, or else..."
Xu Yang took out the contaminated Hundred Refinement Immortal Gang Elixir, a glint flashed through his eyes, face turning solemn.
He prepared to act.
Before starting, he adjusted his condition to the perfect state, deliberated again and again, then began.
Swoosh!
The pill was tossed into the Divine Cauldron, spirit fire flaring up.
This was not alchemy, but cleansing the contamination.
The Divine Cauldron and Heaven-Burning Divine Fire possessed unique abilities.
From the moment he began, he was even more cautious than when refining Immortal Gang Elixir.
A single misstep and the pill would be ruined—worthless!
Under his control, spirit fire threaded into strands, slowly covering the contaminated parts of the pill.
Xu Yang summed up the cleansing method in four words: "Drawing silk, peeling cocoon!"
Buzz!
The divine fire threads gently burrowed into the pill’s contamination.
In an instant, the pill began to tremble.
Xu Yang clearly felt the surface was unsteady, and the interior showed signs of volatility.
"Heaven Locking Will!"
He was prepared, silently growling inside.
Heaven Locking Will erupted in full force, precisely enveloping the clean part of the pill, exposing the contaminated portion fully.
The turbulence instantly diminished.
Xu Yang silently exhaled, controlling the divine fire threads to begin peeling away the contamination.
Time ticked by, breath after breath.
Bean-sized drops of sweat slid down Xu Yang’s forehead.
He didn’t move a muscle, his whole body taut, mind kept in unprecedented emptiness—no stray thoughts, reaching absolute calm and stability.
This process demanded immense willpower and control.
Even a stray breeze could spell failure.
The contamination was besieged by countless divine fire threads—not with force, but with utmost gentleness and patience, refining it alive inside the pill.
Honestly, without Heaven Locking Will, Xu Yang felt the difficulty would at least double, making success virtually impossible.
No wonder contaminated pills were so quickly discarded.
Even for true alchemists, few could pull this off.
And it was a huge drain on energy—hardly worth the effort.
A quarter hour passed.
The contaminated spot on the pill’s surface shrank to a tiny black dot.
Xu Yang still didn’t dare relax in the slightest—the final moment was the critical one, absolutely not allowed to fail.
He released a portion of the divine fire threads; compared to this bit of remaining contamination, the original amount was far too much.
The threads gently wrapped around, fully enclosing it!
Then, it was like boiling a frog in warm water—slow, deliberate refinement!
At a certain moment—
As a wisp of black gas escaped from the pill’s surface, the pill shuddered, then quickly went still.
The formerly contaminated area now had a faint pit—not noticeable without close inspection.
Yet the pill’s internal balance was unaffected.
Xu Yang carefully withdrew the divine fire threads, and then, Heaven Locking Will erupted again, thoroughly enveloping the entire pill.
"About one fifth of the energy was lost!"
"This loss is completely acceptable; in fact, the elixir formula could even refine immortal spirit qi to make up for it."
"However, it’s incredibly difficult."
To fully restore a pill to its original state was beyond his current ability.
He didn’t even dare try.
After all, there was only one pill.
Swoosh!
He decisively dismissed Heaven Locking Will, eyes fixed on the pill.
After several breaths with no change, he finally relaxed completely.
As the tension left him, Xu Yang felt darkness before his eyes—fatigue and weakness crashing in like tides.
Hiss!
Xu Yang bit the tip of his tongue, drawing a deep breath—mind focused, he collected the Divine Cauldron and rushed to meditate.
He remained in meditation until the afternoon of the next day before waking.
Sensing his primordial spirit, Xu Yang’s face lit with joy.