Chapter 397: Refining Pills
Actually, Ning Bei was just as curious about the secrets of the Death Gorge and the reason for the fall of the ancient Ice God, but Scathach clearly didn't intend to elaborate, so Ning Bei didn't press further. He could only wait until he became a god to seek the answers himself. Nonetheless, this trip wasn't without gains—at least he had obtained the Ice Dragon's corpse and soul bone and also received crucial information about the ninth test of the Ice God.
Waving his hand in front of the skeleton, Ning Bei directly transmitted it back to the Ice God Temple. No matter what, the remains shouldn't be left here.
"Ice God, do you really have a way to replenish the energy for the ninth test?"
Although Ning Bei had mentioned this in front of Poseidon and Qian Daoliu, Tian Meng was still nervous. After all, the energy needed for the ninth test required the sacrifice of a Limit Douluo!
"Let's try it and see. It's not a big loss. For now, let's take the Ice Phoenix's corpse as well."
Since Scathach's remains were no longer present, the underground ice cave might naturally disappear in the coming years. With the mindset of making full use of everything, Ning Bei decided to take the Ice Phoenix's corpse discovered by Tian Meng.
After returning to the surface, Ning Bei summoned a little ice bird outside the black mist to notify the possibly emerging Ah Du.
"There are important matters to handle now. We can't just wait here."
After making the arrangements, Ning Bei directly flew toward the return journey. With the information about the ninth test in hand, he couldn't wait to test his guess and see if it would succeed.
Returning straight to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, since he didn't know how long it would take to complete the ninth test, he decided to give Ning Fengzhi a heads-up, just in case his prolonged absence caused unnecessary panic.
"Will there be any danger?"
"If I said there's absolutely no danger, would you believe me?"
Facing Ning Fengzhi's concern, Ning Bei helplessly shrugged. When it came to becoming a god, how could there be no danger?
"Then you must be careful. If things don't go well, you can give up on becoming a god and look for opportunities again in the future."
"I understand, Father."
After bidding farewell to Ning Fengzhi, Ning Bei once again set foot on the snowy land of the Extreme North. He intended to complete the pill refining process here.
Unlike the Myriad Souls Blood Fusion Pill he had sent to the Silver Dragon King, this time he was going to refine the Nine-turn Golden Pill, which required the purest heaven and earth energy—an immense amount of it.
Arriving in a barren area, Ning Bei immediately summoned Xiao Bingbao.
"Xiao Bingbao, go notify your people and designate this place as a restricted zone. No one is allowed to enter."
"Yes, Master."
Upon receiving the order, Xiao Bingbao immediately returned to the tribe and called all the members over. They surrounded the area with a 100-kilometer radius, ready to deal with anyone who approached, much like a scorpion poised to strike.
In fact, Ning Bei did this for the safety of the soul beasts. The Nine-turn Golden Pill's thunderstorm was so terrifying that even he didn't know how deadly it could be. Any soul beasts accidentally entering the area would be reduced to ashes by the heavenly thunder.
After everything was prepared, Ning Bei summoned Lei Yuanyuan and all his soul beast companions. In case Lei Yuanyuan couldn't withstand the thunder tribulation, it was better to have the entire crew ready to help.
"Brothers, an extremely terrifying thunder tribulation may come later. We might need your help with Yuan Yuan."
"No problem, Ning Bei brother. You can count on us."
All the soul beasts expressed confidence that with Ning Bei's pills, they didn't think there would be any life-threatening danger, unaware that they were about to witness something unforgettable.
Tian Meng, who had witnessed the Myriad Souls Blood Fusion Pill's tribulation before, silently mourned for the unlucky souls. After all, that tribulation could have even skinned the likes of Di Tian, and now the Nine-turn Golden Pill's tribulation might be just as dangerous.
With everything ready, Ning Bei spread out the beasts, then summoned the Dan Tower. His ninth soul ring suddenly erupted with a glaring scarlet light.
A transparent, colorless vortex gradually began spinning in Ning Bei's palm, and the surrounding heaven and earth energy seemed to rush toward him, as if called by parents for dinner. The energy gathered at a frantic pace, quickly expanding the vortex into a massive whirlpool that was visible to the naked eye. The scene instantly became quite spectacular.
The violent energy formed a storm eye above Ning Bei, and at the very center of the eye, a five-colored sphere began to slowly form in Ning Bei's palm. Unlike the usual direct formation of pills, the Nine-turn Golden Pill seemed to need energy to nurture it.
Countless soul beasts living in the Extreme North stood frozen, watching the massive tornado from afar. Even though the energy was visibly abundant, none of them showed any intention of approaching. Their instincts told them that it was better not to get close.
Seeing the terrifying formation, Daming and the others couldn't help but click their tongues. They immediately felt that their earlier decision to take on the task of blocking the thunder was quite hasty. Though they had witnessed Ning Bei refining pills before, this grand spectacle was a first.
A'Zhu turned to the increasingly gloomy sky and spoke to Daming.
"Daming, you go to the front."
"Why me?"
Daming was lazy but not stupid. He shot a disgruntled glance at A'Zhu.
"You're tough and durable!"
"Ah, Ah bao 's tougher than me, why don't you let him go ahead?"
"His claws tear through my webs like nothing. You go instead!"
Ah bao instantly showed a playful smile, while Daming rolled his eyes. "Is this how you treat me? You think my fists can't deal with your webs?"
If Ning Bei had heard the beasts' conversation at this moment, he would have sighed and remarked that this was the downside of being too powerful—every soul beast had hundreds of ideas.
The process of refining the Nine-turn Golden Pill was extremely long. The energy storm remained swirling for five whole days. Only then did the sphere in Ning Bei's palm solidify to the size of a pill, its color gradually changing from colorless to an enticing golden hue.
During this process, Lei Yuanyuan, who had been summoned to watch Ning Bei refine the pill, had gone from drooling to now feeling listless—she was just exhausted and hungry.
Chang'e beside her couldn't help but poke the little creature's round belly.
"Little one, don't fall asleep! You still need to help us!"
Lei Yuanyuan was the main force against the thunder tribulation. In the past, when their cultivation breakthroughs caused heavenly tribulations, it was this little one who absorbed them. They couldn't afford to let her fall asleep.
The little one rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Sleepy…"
"Don't, good things are coming soon, look up at the sky!"
Seeing the little one still wanting to sleep, Chang'e immediately pointed her jade hand at the sky. The bright sky of the Extreme North had now turned dark, as though it were brewing a terrifying storm.
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