chapter 12 Alchemy

To engage in elixir refining, one must ignite Pillfire; this was a prerequisite for becoming an Elixir Refiner.
In his previous life, Elias was one of the most renowned Elixir Refiners in the Hongmeng Realm, known as the Pill Sovereign.
The Emperor Elixir crafted by Elias had once caused a frenzy among numerous martial arts practitioners, resulting in a bloodbath with countless casualties!
However, now, Elias was only at the Third Level of Body Refinement. Not to mention refining an Emperor Elixir, even igniting Pillfire would likely require some effort.
"Let's go with the Three-Life Profound Fire Technique!"
In his mind, Elias rapidly recalled various methods for igniting and nurturing Pillfire from his collection. Ultimately, he decided to cultivate the Three-Life Profound Fire Technique.
Elias immediately sat cross-legged, gathered his energy, and guided the Yuan Power within his body, slowly circulating it along specific meridian paths.
"Gather the Yuan Energy of all spirits, converge within me, blend with my vitality and spirit, and ignite the Pillfire..."
Elias chanted the formula, guiding the Yuan Energy within him.
Simultaneously, the Spiritual Qi in the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to be drawn, swiftly converging toward Elias's body, being absorbed into him.
After half an hour.
"Ignite!"
Elias suddenly extended his middle finger, giving a light shout.
In an instant, Elias's middle fingertip emitted a translucent light red flame, gently flickering.
Like a delicate red flower!
"The Three-Life Profound Fire Technique truly lives up to its reputation as the top ignition technique in the world; it hasn't disappointed me."
"However, with such a weak Pillfire, I can only reluctantly refine some low-grade Spiritual Pills."
Elias shook his head, sighing.
If other Elixir Refiners in the world found out that someone could ignite Pillfire in half an hour, they would probably be dumbfounded.
Why are Elixir Refiners so rare and precious in the world?
It was because becoming an Elixir Refiner required the prerequisite of igniting Pillfire.
However, igniting Pillfire was extremely difficult.
It requires corresponding talent!
Countless Elixir Discipline apprentices in the world, despite arduous cultivation, often could not ignite Pillfire due to insufficient talent, making it impossible for them to become Elixir Refiners in their entire lives!
Took the Great Qin Empire, for example; even if the number of spirits didn't exceed a hundred billion, there were still several billion.
However, the number of Elixir Refiners is less than a thousand!
This illustrated the difficulty of igniting Pillfire!
After igniting Pillfire, Elias extended his middle finger and lightly tapped the Pill Cauldron placed in front of him.
"Ignite!"
Elias gave a light shout.
That light red flame rushed into the Pill Cauldron.
Boom...
A raging fire ignited inside the Pill Cauldron.
"A Three-Grade Profound Origin Pill, such a low-grade Spiritual Pill. I never expected that I, the Pill Sovereign of a generation, would need to refine it personally."
Elias couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
"However, with my current cultivation level, it seems I can only refine such low-level Spiritual Pills."
Elias sighed.
Elias was known as the Pill Sovereign in the Hongmeng Realm.
Thus, a mere Three-Grade Spiritual Pill was considered extremely trash in Elias's eyes.
"Alright, let's begin."
Elias muttered to himself, and with a sweep of his hand, he tossed a Spirit Medicine into the vigorously burning Pill Cauldron.
Then, with unparalleled skill, Elias successively added each Spirit Medicine into the Pill Cauldron in a specific order.
At the same time, he controlled the flames inside the cauldron, maintaining them at the perfect intensity.
After the medicine was added, the subsequent steps involved liquefying, gathering liquid, and condensing the pill...
Elias's movements were extremely adept, flowing like a stream, effortlessly and gracefully.
It seemed almost artistic.
Jokingly, in his previous life, Elias had refined many Emperor Elixirs.
Now, crafting low-grade Spiritual Pills was naturally quite easy for him.
Within the room, the fragrance of the medicinal herbs grew richer.
After two hours.
"Success!"
Elias suddenly shouted, and he slapped the Pill Cauldron with his palm.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Three Spiritual Pills shot out of the Pill Cauldron and landed in Elias's palm.
"Hmm, these three Profound Origin Pills are passable. All three are of superior quality, but unfortunately, they haven't reached perfection."
Elias observed and commented to himself.
The quality of Spiritual Pills was divided into four grades: lower, middle, upper, and Perfected.
The aroma of the Spiritual Pills filled the room as Elias placed one of the Profound Origin Pills into a small bottle. He walked out of the room, instructing Ayat to deliver it to his father immediately.
"With this Profound Origin Pill, I believe Father can swiftly break through to the Late-stage Earth Realm."
Elias was confident in the Spiritual Pill he had refined.
"However, refining three Profound Origin Pills took two hours. My current body is truly weak."
"It seems I need to seize the time and quickly elevate my Spiritual Power Realm."
Elias sighed.
"Let's go with the Second-Grade True Spirit Pill."
"It's most suitable for me right now."
"Too high-level Spiritual Pills may not be usable."
Elias returned to the room, sat cross-legged in front of the Pill Cauldron, and muttered to himself.
Thus, Elias began elixir refining once again.
This time, he was crafting Second-Grade True Spirit Pills.
Another two hours passed.
"Success!"
Elias slapped the Pill Cauldron with his palm.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...
One after another...
The Spiritual Pills continuously shot out of the Pill Cauldron and landed in front of Elias.
In this batch, Elias successfully crafted a total of ten Second-Grade True Spirit Pills, which he found quite satisfying.
"All of them are of superior quality."
Elias picked up one True Spirit Pill, examined it, and said to himself.
"There's enough Spirit Medicine left; let's refine two more batches."
Elias glanced at the Spirit Medicine piled nearby.
In the Spiritual Treasures Pavilion, Elias had purchased Spirit Medicine worth over ten thousand Spirit Crystal Stones, and the quantity was not small.
Therefore, Elias proceeded to refine two more batches of True Spirit Pills.
Every batch consisted of ten pills.
So, Elias successfully crafted a total of thirty True Spirit Pills.
"My Spiritual Power is almost depleted."
Elias's face was extremely pale, and he felt as if his Spiritual Power had been completely drained. He shook his head in dismay.
"Good, let's begin the breakthrough."
Elias picked up a True Spirit Pill, tossed it into his mouth, and initiated the Sun Scripture.
Immediately, the surrounding Spiritual Qi was drawn towards him, swirling and rushing into Elias's body.
A few minutes later, Elias took another True Spirit Pill and consumed it.
Following this pattern, Elias swallowed a True Spirit Pill every few minutes.
Until, in one breath, he consumed twenty!
Not to mention the strength of a mere Third Level of Body Refinement, even an Earth Realm Expert wouldn't dare to consume True Spirit Pills in such a manner, as it would lead to instant death!
However, Elias seemed to devour the pills like candy without any issues.
This was because Elias still retained a trace of the Heavenly Emperor's soul, which could suppress the medicinal power of these twenty True Spirit Pills, preventing his body from exploding.
At a certain moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three muffled roars echoed from within Elias's body.
And a powerful surge of Spiritual Power radiated, shaking the furniture in the room, causing tables, chairs, tea tables, and beds to tremble.
"Sixth Level of Body Refinement."
Elias opened his eyes, reasonably satisfied with the result.
A breakthrough of three levels at once!
Such breakthrough speed was terrifying.
"Alright, let's see how much soul power I still have now."
As Elias's words fell in the room, a strange energy fluctuation emanated from his head.
Immediately, the entire room sank into a peculiar atmosphere, as if the air had become heavy and oppressive.
An inexplicable pressure enveloped the entire space.
"This amount of soul power is pitifully weak."
Elias wore a wry smile.
"However, it should be barely enough to cultivate the God Devouring Needle."
Elias muttered to himself.
The God Devouring Needle was a low-level Divine Soul Martial Technique, perfectly suited to Elias's current soul power level.
In the world, Divine Soul Martial Techniques were extremely rare.
However, as a Heavenly Emperor, Elias delved into various martial arts and techniques.
The God Devouring Needle was a technique Elias had casually collected.
Next, Elias began practicing the God Devouring Needle.
Time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
"Finally mastered it."
In the room, Elias opened his eyes.
Swish!
An invisible flying needle shot out from his forehead, hovering and dancing around his head. This needle was condensed from soul power.
"The family meeting of the Ye Family is about to begin, right?"
"This time, Homer will try everything to deal with my father in his bid for the position of Family Master."
"However, I'm afraid he'll be disappointed."
Elias retracted the God Devouring Needle, smiled coldly, and walked out of the room.