vncnus 179. Not falling behind
179. Not falling behind
Even more shocked than the onlookers was Furukawa himself!
While refining pills, Gu He also glanced at Xiao Yan out of the corner of his eye as he skillfully and effortlessly put one medicinal herb after another into the medicine cauldron. Gu He realized that Xiao Yan was definitely not trying to pressure him for any reason; he really knew how to refine medicine!
With his mind in turmoil, Gu He's previously stable control over the medicinal herbs was also slightly shaken.
"boom!"
After many medicinal herbs went out of control, a violent energy fluctuation erupted, and then with a muffled sound, the pure medicinal liquid that Gu He had just extracted was also shattered.
Gu He also looked somewhat bewildered. Alchemists are most afraid of being distracted when refining pills. He had only taken a moment to check on Xiao Yan's condition during the simplest step, but he was shocked by Xiao Yan's actions and his entire batch of medicinal herbs was ruined.
Gu He also swallowed a blue and white pill. His emotions had changed quite a bit, and he was not suitable to continue refining pills for the time being.
Gu He chose not to look at Xiao Yan at all. He had already sensed a great deal of danger from Xiao Yan. He had already glimpsed the medicinal materials that Xiao Yan was using and knew that the pills that Xiao Yan was refining were probably sixth-grade pills. It would not be so easy for him to win. Now he needed to go all out!
Gu He silently absorbed the medicinal power of the pill he had just taken. As his mind calmed down, he began to focus all his energy on refining pills.
Just as Gu He was calming his mind, a muffled sound came from Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron. Xiao Yan also failed to refine the medicine on his first try.
Xiao Yan looked at the medicine cauldron and pondered in silence, summarizing his mistake just now.
Half an incense stick's time later, Xiao Yan resumed refining the pills, while Gu He also began his second round of refining. Gu He abandoned all his arrogance, his eyes filled with caution as he refined the pills.
Although most of the onlookers didn't understand how to refine medicine, they watched with great interest. At Gu He and Xiao Yan's level, the act of refining medicine was already quite aesthetically pleasing. Xiao Yan, in particular, with Yao Lao's step-by-step guidance, had developed an exceptionally solid foundation in alchemy while also exhibiting Yao Lao's unique style. All the other alchemists watched the two intently, as witnessing such a high-level alchemy master refine medicine in person was a rare occurrence, perhaps only a few times in a lifetime.
Time passed slowly in this atmosphere. Although there were many people around, it did not affect Xiao Yan and Gu He's alchemy.
There are no more doubts about Xiao Yan now. His various actions have proven that he really is an alchemist!
On the other side, Xiao Yan was also fully focused, pouring all his soul power into the medicine cauldron. With Yang Lingyan by his side, Xiao Yan was not worried about his safety.
The pills he's currently refining are also of great significance to him!
The pinnacle of sixth-grade pills—the Breakthrough Pill!
The pill Xiao Yan wanted to refine this time was called the "Breakthrough Pill." Even among sixth-grade pills, this one could be considered a top-tier pill. Its effects were so great that many peak Dou Huang experts would be envious. This pill did not increase strength, but it could increase the success rate of peak Dou Huang experts when advancing to Dou Zong by 10%. Furthermore, it guaranteed that even if the person who took it failed to advance to Dou Zong, their strength would remain stable at the level before the attempt, without any decrease in level!
As everyone knows, the success rate of a Dou Huang advancing to Dou Zong is extremely low, and it carries immense risks. If the attempt fails, a single misstep can cause excessive fluctuations in the Dou Qi within the body, resulting in the most tragic situation of a level regression. This is something that almost all peak Dou Huang experts fear most. If they reach that point, even a slight regression in level will require them to spend a great deal of time and energy to cultivate again, which is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing for them.
As a result, the effects of the Breakthrough Pill became fatally attractive to them. Although the success rate of 10% seemed very low, this small step had already caused countless peak Douhuang experts to perish.
Xiao Yan refined this Breaking Sect Pill not for others, but for himself! Yan Di of the Yan Clan was like a high mountain, making it hard for Xiao Yan to breathe. All of this stemmed from his lack of strength; he had no power to struggle against Yan Di.
Xiao Yan yearned to improve his strength. Although even if he reached the Dou Zong realm, it would still be nothing in front of Yan Di, but at least he would have a stronger ability to struggle!
The Breakthrough Pill can be said to be almost the limit of a sixth-grade pill. Xiao Yan originally did not have the ability to refine it, but when he was refining the Breakthrough Pill for Hai Bodong, he entered a mysterious state that enhanced his ability in alchemy. Only then did Xiao Yan have the idea of refining the Breakthrough Pill.
Whether it's to free Ya Fei or to help him break through to the Dou Zong realm, Xiao Yan cannot afford to fail. Therefore, for Xiao Yan, this is no longer just a simple competition.
Compared to fighting, Xiao Yan enjoys the process of refining medicine more.
Although the previous attempt at refining the medicine failed, it did not affect Xiao Yan's mindset. On the contrary, Xiao Yan became even calmer. He proceeded step by step without haste or error, and as the medicinal liquid was fully fused, a ball of colorful liquid about half the size of a fist appeared inside the cauldron.
Looking at the liquid mass containing a mixture of various medicinal properties, Xiao Yan did not relax. His mind remained tense, and he controlled the heat with his soul power to a perfect degree, slowly releasing the temperature so that the many medicinal liquids within the liquid mass began to completely solidify.
As the liquid mass slowly shrank and condensed, after about half an hour, the surface of the liquid mass began to harden, and a rough, uneven pill slowly took shape.
An energy surged forth like the tides of the sea.
Just as Xiao Yan reached the most crucial moment in refining the pill, a green pill flew out of Gu He's cauldron. As if it had a spirit, the pill rushed out of the cauldron and was grabbed by Gu He.
However, contrary to Gu He's expectations of being the center of attention, only a handful of people offered him words of praise, while most people's attention remained focused on Xiao Yan, who was still refining the product.
Within the Black Demon Cauldron, waves of energy surged forth, indicating that the elixir was about to be produced!