Chapter 230: The Seventh-Rank Breakthrough Pill! Pill Thunder Appears!

  Still within the valley.

  "Whoosh"

  A hot breath suddenly burst out from Gu He's nostrils.

  Immediately, his expression turremely solemn.

  The moment, with a thought from Gu He, a massive golden medial cauldron emerged from his spatial ring, falling heavily into the valley with the force of a thousand catties.

  The golden cauldron, adorned with dragon patterns, nded heavily on a stoform, causing the entire valley to tremble slightly.

  The cauldron, robust in size and ed in a stable aura, was decorated with lifelike dragon-shaped magical beasts.

  Upon closer iion, these dragons seemed almost real, unmistakably f the Dragon Soul Cauldron.

  This pill refi was the most challenging task Gu He had faced since being an alchemist, and he was naturally fully itted.

  Now, the process of refining the Breakthrough Pill officially began!

  Looking at the Dragon Soul Cauldron, Gu He took a deep breath and then a cluster of purple fmes suddenly appeared in his palm.

  With a flick of his fihe purple fme, like a purple fire dragon, shot into the cauldron, bursting forth fiercely.

  The r fmes in the cauldron raised the temperature, adding a sense of dry heat to the surroundings.

  Watg the fierce fmes rise in the Dragon Soul Cauldron, Gu He's mind moved, and a rge number of spiritual herbs were released. ed in powerful Dou Qi, they hovered in front of him, shining like small orbs of light, looking quite spectacur from below.

  "The Breakthrough Pill, a seventh-rank pill, assist a ar Dou Zong in breaking through to the Dou Zun realm with a forty pert ce of success, truly miraculous."

  "The materials needed for the Breakthrough Pill are extremely plex, about seventy types in total. The main ingredients are Blood Spirit Mushroom, Bone Spirit Fruit, Green Wood Spirit Vine, and the essence blood of a seventh-rank her magical beast. Each of these ingredients is rare and difficult to find, and the method of refining is particurly meticulous and demanding."

  Gu He carefully reviewed the method for refining the Breakthrough Pill in his mind, paying special attention to the key aspects.

  Needing over seventy types of materials for a single pill was a first fu He since he became an alchemist. Even when refining the Emperor Extreme Pill, the required herbs only amouo half this number, illustrating the difficulty of making the Breakthrough Pill.

  Dismissing the myriad thoughts in his mind, Gu He refocused, checked the temperature ihe cauldron, and nodded slightly. With a slight gesture, the raging purple fmes ihe cauldron gradually weakened.

  His gaze fixed on the cauldron, Gu He moved his finger and a light fshed, bringing forth a blood-red mushroom, whided in his hand.

  This mushroom, the Blood Spirit Mushroom, one of the main ingredients for the Breakthrough Pill, emitted a strong smell of blood. Within this st, one could sense a pure energy fluctuation.

  The Blood Spirit Mushroom, notoriously difficult to form, requires the absorption of essence blood from three seventh-rank magical beasts.

  Gu He could feel an intense cold power within the Blood Spirit Mushroom.

  Then, grasping the mushroom, he flicked his finger, and the Blood Spirit Mushroom transformed into a red light, plunging into the golden cauldron.

  As soon as the Blood Spirit Mushroom ehe cauldron, it was engulfed by the purple fmes.

  At that moment, Gu He's thoughts moved, and dozens of herbs floating in the air were added to the cauldron, thrown into the fierce fmes.

  The hidden cold force within the Blood Spirit Mushroom would dissipate upon tact with the fire.

  To extract its medial esseher herbs that ralize the ess were required, which Gu He had prepared in advance.

  Simultaneously refining such a quantity of herbs pced strict demands on soul power, but fortunately, Gu He had already broken through to the Spirit Realm and possessed the necessary qualification and strength.

  As the herbs ehe purple fmes, they quickly turo ash in a few breaths.

  Pure drops of medial essence were left behind, whider Gu He's meticulous trol of his soul pradually merged and evenly dripped onto the increasingly withered Blood Spirit Mushroom.

  As the drops fell on the mushroom, its blood-red color slowly faded, and fkes of blood-red skin fell off. In just a moment, the color of the Blood Spirit Mushroom turned pale.

  Gu He didn't pay much attention to the pale mushroom. The real essence of the Blood Spirit Mushroom was not i but in the blood-red fkes, which were necessary for making the Breakthrough Pill.

  Drops of pale medial liquid fell on the blood-red fkes, which quietly melted under a stant temperature. Mier, a fist-sized mass of blood-colored liquid appeared ihe cauldron.

  Witnessing the successful refi of the first step, Gu He let out a sigh of relief. Waving his hand, the purple fme enveloped the shrinking blood-colored liquid, which became increasingly trated in color as it reduced in volume.

  When the blood-colored liquid shrank to the size of a thumb, it became extremely viscous. Gu He smiled slightly, summoning a white fruit covered in pits as – the Bone Spirit Fruit.

  Refining the main ingredients was extremely demanding. Without specialized methods, it would be nearly impossible to extract the necessary medial power from them. This was true for the Blood Spirit Mushroom, the Bone Spirit Fruit, and even more so for the uping Green Wood Spirit Vine.

  The refi of the Bone Spirit Fruit was even more challenging, requiring nearly twenty different ingredients for ralization. It took Gu He about an hour to successfully extract a drop of marrow-like white liquid from it.

  Following the Bone Spirit Fruit, Gu He pced the Green Wood Spirit Vio the cauldron. This vine was extremely tough, her wood nor metal, and its resistao fire was astonishing. Even with his primordial divine fire, it took Gu He two hours to crack its surface.

  As the Green Wood Spirit Vine cracked, more thay orbs of light ehe cauldron and were refined by Gu He into drops of essence, which fell onto the vine.

  With the harmonizing power of these many ingredients, the vine, resembling a dry twig, finally burst open after about half an hour. Light green powder sprinkled out and was solidified by Gu He's soul power into a green powdered ball.

  With the three main ingredients successfully refihe Bck Scaled Cold Jiao also heaved a sigh of relief, dazzled by Gu He's rapid refining teique.

  Though not knowledgeable about alchemy, it could still appreciate the fluidity and elegance of Gu He's methods, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

  After refining the three main ingredients and taking a short break, Gu He tinued his work.

  Gu He's focus returo the cauldron. He poured his soul power into it, monit the fme's temperature and the reas during the blending of various medial liquids.

  Ihe golden cauldron, the purple fme enveloped a half fist-sized liquid, which was somewhat variegated in color but primarily crimson. Within the crimson, several different energies were slowly and tinuously blending.

  Feeling the tranquility within the liquid, Gu He rexed slightly. After the earlier mishap, the rest of the process had beore stable. It seemed that as long as all the medial powers within fully merged, the pill embryo would gradually take shape.

  However, this was a slow process. Gu He estimated it would take at least five days.

  Taking a deep breath, Gu He closed his eyes and absorbed the surrounding natural energy, while his soul power tio trol the fire and the blending of the medial powers.

  All he o do now was to wait quietly.

  And this wait sted for six days.

  Although Gu He seemed as tranquil as a meditating monk, ihe golden cauldron, it was like a stormy collision of thunder and fire, with rumbling noises eg incessantly. A terrifying soul power whirled within, dominating even the primordial divine fire.

  Any high-level alchemist witnessing Gu He's state would be astounded, as he had entered what is known in the alchemy world as the "Pill Soul Realm."

  In this state, the soul power is infinitely amplified. With this immense, albeit fleeting, soul power, the ces of pill refi failure are nil. Entering this state guarantees success in the current alchemy task.

  However, this state is elusive and depends on ce. Fortunately, Gu He, with his seven-orifice exquisite pill heart, was naturally attuo the ways of alchemy, making the Pill Soul Realm a more on occurrence for him.

  After six days, as the m sun broke through the horizon on the seventh day, sunlight illumihe stoform and enveloped Gu He.

  Uhe warm sunlight, Gu He, who had kept his eyes closed for six days, slowly opehem with a slight tremble.

  He turned his gaze to the cauldron, where the pill embryo, ed in fmes, was now a crimson pill. A look of relief appeared on Gu He's face.

  The pill embryo was formed, and the step was nurturing the pill. This step was risk-free thanks to Gu He's entry into the "Pill Soul Realm." With all the medial powers perfectly merged within the pill embryo, even without this final step, the pill's efficacy wouldn't be far off.

  Naturally, as an alchemist, Gu He aimed for perfe, so he didn't skip the final step. The purple fme weakened, emitting a mild temperature that gently permeated the pill embryo.

  This final nurturing step didn't take long. About ten hours ter, the pitted pill embryo in the fmes transformed into a thumb-sized pill, half red and half purple, resembling a

  yin-yang fish pattern on its surface. It looked almost se, quite miraculous.

  Just as the pill formed, the sky above the valley suddenly darkened, with heavy clouds rapidly gathering, and silver lightning shrough them.

  The sudden ge startled the Bck Scaled Cold Jiao, who stared i the thiing clouds.

  Then, a massive bolt of silver lightning burst forth, illuminating the darkened nd.

  Gu He looked up at the thick clouds and the r thunder nearby, feeling a buzzing in his ears.

  "Is this the Pill Thunder?"

  Watg the lightning snaking through the clouds and sensing the immense power it tained, Gu He's eyes fshed with surprise aement.

  For tless alchemists, the greatest aspiration is to refine a high-level pill that summon Pill Thunder, a mark of great honor.

  And fu He, it was no different.

  (End of Chapter)

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