Dragon Realm.
On a high cliff, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged, a raging flame burning in the alchemy furnace before him.
Looking closely, one could see three colors of flames rising within the furnace.
As the temperature inside the medicine cauldron gradually rose, Huo Yuhao's palm wiped across the void. Medicinal herbs immediately flew out from his storage ring, finally hovering around the stone platform. A rough glance suggested there were at least a hundred different kinds.
When it came to pills of the level of the Living Bone Blood Fusing Pill, the complexity of refining them was quite terrifying. If one's spiritual control wasn't up to par, just looking at so many medicinal herbs would cause dizziness, let alone refining them with terrifyingly precise methods.
having prepared everything, Huo Yuhao's expression gradually became solemn. The Living Bone Blood Fusing Pill was the highest-grade pill he had refined in the past half-year, and also the most difficult one. If he was even slightly careless, he might end up with the most miserable outcome. After all, in alchemy, one often falls from heaven to hell in a single thought.
In his mind, the refining method for the Living Bone Blood Fusing Pill flowed like water. Every subtle detail that needed attention was firmly etched in Huo Yuhao's heart.
"Success or failure depends on this one move."
Exhaling deeply, Huo Yuhao's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened. A sharp glint flashed across his vast and boundless Evil Eyes. With a fierce wave of his sleeve, several herbs separated from the multitude hovering around him and were thrown into the alchemy furnace one after another.
As soon as the herbs entered the alchemy furnace, they withered rapidly under the terrifying temperature of the Scarlet Gold Profound Flame. Then, under Huo Yuhao's extremely powerful spiritual control, in just over ten minutes, the several herbs were separately refined into pure medicinal powders. Finally, with a thought from Huo Yuhao, they gently hovered in the corner of the medicine cauldron.
Having refined the first batch of pure medicinal powders at the fastest speed, Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged. His palm waved continuously, and herbs began to fly into the medicine cauldron one after another without stopping.
To the side, Bibi Dong's spiritual consciousness, hovering over the Life Gold, couldn't help but look nervous. What Huo Yuhao was currently throwing into the furnace was the very last set of ingredients needed to refine the pill.
Before this, Huo Yuhao had attempted refining it twice, and both times ended in failure.
However, no matter how messy and numerous these herbs were, they didn't bring Huo Yuhao the slightest sense of panic. Moreover, the benefits of entering the God King realm of spiritual power finally began to gradually reveal themselves.
When refining the herbs, Huo Yuhao could feel extremely clearly that now, with just a thought, the heat would change accordingly, refining the herbs to their purest state.
Furthermore, what surprised Huo Yuhao the most was that the herbs he refined within the Dragon Realm seemed to be faintly mixed with a trace of extremely faint Dragon Power. Although this Dragon Power was very thin, it quietly improved the quality of the refined medicinal powder significantly.
Under Huo Yuhao's almost fierce refining, one-third of the herbs were refined into the required medicinal powders and liquids in just over an hour.
Looking at the liquids formed from over a hundred kinds of herbs, Huo Yuhao also breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately, with a wave of his hand, the many medicinal powders and liquids floating in the corner of the furnace quickly flew out. Then, under his solemn control, they were all thrown into the refined liquid.
Huo Yuhao performed this first step of fusion quite perfectly. After about an hour, a ball of mucus-like substance was suspended above the crimson flame.
The first step of refining was considered a perfect success. Even Huo Yuhao himself was not surprised by this point. After all, he had been tempering his alchemy skills for a full half-year before this.
But he also understood that being able to reach this level was mostly due to his spiritual power entering the God King realm. Otherwise, in the past, even if he could succeed, it wouldn't have been as smooth as it was now.
With the first step completed, Huo Yuhao rested briefly before once again devoting his full attention to the more tedious refining that followed.
Alchemy was inherently an extremely time-consuming task, especially for high-level pills. Often, a single refining session could take ten days to half a month. This situation was not uncommon.
Bibi Dong was also aware of this situation, so she didn't appear impatient due to the long wait. Those who could become gods mostly had some endurance; this necessary patience was naturally a must-have.
Under the gaze of those two expectant eyes, time quietly passed. In the blink of an eye, five days had quietly gone by.
When the sun of the fifth day rose to the center of the sky, Huo Yuhao's slightly closed eyes slowly opened. He looked solemnly into the pill furnace. Within the rising flames, there were three clusters of substances, either liquid or dust-like.
Although these three things looked unremarkable, they permeated a rich and pure medicinal power that was shocking.
These three things were the results of Huo Yuhao's work over the past five days or so. Now that the extraction was successfully completed, what he needed to do next was to perfectly merge these three things together, calcine them into the embryonic form of a pill, and finally form the pill...
Fusion was a considerably important step in alchemy. Moreover, adding the fact that Huo Yuhao only had one set of ingredients left, and no matching ingredients could be found on the continent anymore.
Therefore, the pill fusion must not fail. Otherwise, Bibi Dong's resurrection would be indefinitely postponed.
Merging medicinal powers—this step demanded a level of control from the alchemist that was quite harsh. During this period, if there was even the slightest subtle change, all previous efforts would be wasted!
Senior Xiao Huohuo had naturally reminded Huo Yuhao of this many times. Therefore, at this moment, his spiritual power was concentrated to the extreme. Vast spiritual power filled every inch of the pill furnace. Any extremely minute change within would be fed back to his spiritual sea in an instant.
Under Huo Yuhao's solemn treatment, the fusion fortunately did not have any major mishaps. Although the fusion speed was extremely slow, who would dare to speed up even slightly at a time like this?
Merging medicinal powers required the longest time among the many steps of alchemy. Huo Yuhao's pill fusion step this time lasted for nearly ten whole days before coming to an end—
...
Above the boundless blue sky, low muffled thunder resounded continuously. The thick, pressing dark clouds gave a feeling of extreme oppression.
At this moment, inside the medicine cauldron, three-colored flames burned ragingly. The scorching temperature caused the pill furnace to be slightly reddish. However, none of this was the target of Huo Yuhao's attention. His gaze had been tightly fixed on the round object spinning rapidly within the flames...
This so-called round object was naturally the essence gathered from the pure medicinal power of over a hundred kinds of herbs.
It was just that this thing, which was originally the size of a fist, had now become the size of a pigeon egg. Moreover, its shape appeared increasingly round under the calcination of the flames.
Suppressing the slight excitement in his heart, Huo Yuhao hurriedly steadied his mind. Now was the most critical moment, and no distraction could be tolerated!
Above the blue sky, wild winds howled. The dark clouds had long since dispersed, yet the low sound of thunder, coming from an unknown source, continued to echo in this world.
This strange scene made Huo Yuhao's companions secretly amazed. However, those with enough experience knew that these thunder sounds did not come from the sky, but from within the pill furnace on the stone platform.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, Huo Yuhao slowly stood up. Thunder boomed in the sky, and occasional lightning flashed across, the strong light illuminating his face, which had completely shed its immaturity, appearing exceptionally calm.
Huo Yuhao turned a deaf ear to the countless gazes harboring different emotions. His face was calm, but his eyes stared dead at the inside of the furnace. A moment later, he took a deep breath, and then waved his sleeve fiercely!
With the wave of Huo Yuhao's sleeve, the lid of the alchemy furnace was instantly lifted off. Earth-shattering energy fluctuations swept out from within the furnace, then slammed fiercely against the inner walls of the furnace, emitting a deafening sound of metal clashing.
However, although blocked by the alchemy furnace, some energy fluctuations still spread out. The rocks near Huo Yuhao exploded directly under this energy fluctuation with a bang, sending stone chips flying all over the sky.
"Xiu!"
Just as the earth-shattering energy fluctuations spread, the alchemy furnace suddenly trembled violently. Immediately after, a massive three-colored pillar of fire shot into the sky amidst many shocked gazes with a swoosh!
The pillar of fire pierced the sky. The scorching firelight could be clearly seen within a hundred miles. Within that pillar of fire, the faintly pervading energy fluctuations caused everyone to feel appalled.
Under the gaze of the entire field, the thunderclouds churned, and then seven colors were slowly revealed!
"Seven Elemental Lightning Tribulation!"
Gu Yuena also recognized this might of heaven and earth. She hadn't expected that even while inside the Dragon Realm, they would still attract this world-destroying thing.
Eyes slightly closed, Huo Yuhao reached his palm into the pillar of light and suddenly clenched it. An astonishing energy fluctuation spread out. Immediately after, he slowly withdrew his hand, and instantly, a thumb-sized dark red pill appeared in everyone's line of sight.
The pill was dark red throughout, its surface extremely round. What surprised people the most was the faint mist lingering around the pill. This mist seemed to possess intelligence, gathering into various shapes from time to time and hovering around the pill, looking exceptionally mysterious.
At this time, in the vast sky, thunderclouds rolled. The entire sky was forcibly split into several areas, each occupied by colorful thunderclouds.
A powerful thunder pressure permeated from it, causing a chill to rise on many people's skin. If these bolts of lightning in the sky were to fall randomly, who knew what kind of devastating scene it would cause?
"Huo Yuhao, don't relax! This Seven Elemental Lightning Tribulation is absolutely impossible for you to withstand with your power alone!" At this moment, Gu Yuena's anxious voice came.
Receiving the Pill Lightning was also considered a test of refining pills. Huo Yuhao's pill of unknown origin was too tyrannical, triggering the power of heaven and earth to destroy it. If Huo Yuhao couldn't protect the pill, then the pill would be destroyed right there.
Therefore, receiving the Pill Lightning and protecting the pill could also be considered a final test.
Bibi Dong frowned slightly, a trace of worry flashing through her beautiful eyes. The power of this lightning tribulation was simply too strong. Although she had confidence in Huo Yuhao, this Seven Elemental Lightning Tribulation was in no way inferior to the Snow Empress's tribulation last time. It was not impossible to capsize in this final moment due to carelessness.
Under those many worried gazes, Huo Yuhao, the person involved, smiled. He looked up at the seven-colored thunderclouds in the sky, the smile on his lips becoming richer.
Regarding lightning tribulations, in the past, he really could only tough it out, but now...
"Fatty, help me!"
Huo Yuhao suddenly turned his head and shouted at Xie Huanyue, who was observing the situation.