"The furnace lid hasn't even been lifted, yet it's already locked onto by the heavenly tribulation. This demon core is truly bizarre."
Long Chen looked at the clouds of tribulation filling the sky and was startled. Normally, when refining pills, only when the furnace lid is lifted would the tribulation capture the pills, but the demon core wasn't fully formed yet—the tribulation was already ready.
"Rumble rumble... Thunder
roared and exploded above the void, and the pill furnace trembled wildly. Fortunately, Ling'er was focused and the lid remained perfectly still.
The pill was not yet fully formed. If it rushed out at this moment, its effectiveness would be greatly diminished, and its grade would drop rapidly.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion came from inside the furnace. Ling'er shouted in surprise, "It's done!"
Long Chen said, "Let it out." "
Buzz"—
The furnace lid opened, and a pill the size of a baby's fist, covered in rainbow-colored patterns, burst out from inside the furnace.
This was a giant pill. Originally, it could refine nine pills, but now, with all its essence fused into one, ninety-nine has merged into one.
"Whoosh!"
The pill had just burst out of the furnace and shot straight at Long Chen.
"Bang!"
Long Chen slapped his hand and knocked the giant pill aside, but his body shook violently, his arm went numb, and he involuntarily took a step back.
"What kind of power is this?" Why does it feel so familiar? Long Chen was startled—a small pill could actually drive him back.
"Rumble...
Thunder rained down across the sky, rushing straight at the giant cores. The lightning struck the giant cores, and light flared up around them, even beginning to absorb the power of thunder.
What surprised Long Chen most was that its core was once again blending black and white.
"The power of life and death—this is the energy of the Tianming Vermilion Fruit."
The thunder power was absorbed by the giant core, and it began to use it to gradually activate the power within the pill. As the power of life and death circulated, its aura began to rise like a cultivator's.
"Brother Long Chen, the giant pill you refined is so powerful—you can even cultivate it." Ling'er said in surprise.
Long Chen smiled faintly. This is the Nether Gate Pill—how could it not be strong? But the stronger it was, the more Long Chen liked it.
"Whoosh!"
The giant pill suddenly trembled all over and transformed into a giant python ten thousand zhang tall, its scales glowing as it charged at Long Chen.
"Heavenly Qilin Horned Python,"
Long Chen smiled slightly. This was a key ingredient in the Underworld Gate Pill. The python charged up to Long Chen, opened its huge mouth, and sprayed a golden flame toward him.
Long Chen neither dodged nor avoided the flames, letting them engulf him, feeling the scorching heat. He nodded:
"Truly impressive. The flames of the Tianlin Horned Python, empowered by the demon core, are actually no less than the Heaven-Filing Flame."
The Heavenly Qilin Horn Python was a fire-type magical beast, but it was only eleventh rank. Its flames weren't particularly strong, but now it was comparable to the third-ranked Heaven-Fiery Flame on the Earthfire List. It had to be said, the demon core was very strange.
"Whoosh"
Long Chen had just been engulfed in flames when suddenly a tail swept through the air, twisting the void and letting out a sharp whistle that made everyone's hair stand on end.
"Boom!"
Long Chen punched the tail, sending him flying far away.
"Alright,"
Long Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes shone brightly, filled with delight. The demon core truly lived up to its legendary status—he was actually injured.
"Roar!"
That Skyscale Horned Python suddenly howled toward the sky, its head trembling violently, transforming into a wild lion. With a claw, it shattered the void and charged at Long Chen.
"The essence blood of the Earth-Rifting Wild Lion, hehe, that's impressive."
The giant pill actually transformed into the Earth-Splitting Wild Lion, meaning it could control any attribute of the rare medicine it was refined, and could even use its life-bound divine power.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen blocked repeatedly, the giant core constantly shifting—sometimes a giant python, sometimes a wild lion, and even summoning various strange phenomena to confuse Long Chen. What surprised Long Chen most was that, through the flow of life and death power within it, it could actually dissolve part of his power.
Like a master dispelling the opponent's power, it actually possessed some combat experience. It wondered if this experience was granted by the crystal core essence blood.
The giant core kept absorbing the power of thunder, growing stronger and stronger. It was completely unafraid of the heavenly tribulation, and in fact, that tribulation was beneficial and harmless to it.
The giant core grew stronger and stronger; with a single strike, mountains and earth shattered. Long Chen had no choice but to open his divine ring to contend with it.
"Brother Long Chen, do you want me to accept it?" Ling'er called out.
"No need, just let it stay strong. Let me see where its limits lie."
The giant pill seemed like a cultivator undergoing a tribulation. After an hour, the heavenly tribulation dissipated, and Long Chen even forgot to attack it.
"Buzz"—
As the heavenly tribulation dissipated, a strange symbol was imbued on the demon core.
"Heavenly Dao runes?" Is this recognition and seal from the Heavenly Dao? Long Chen was stunned. Was it really that simple?
You have to understand, it's far more difficult for pills to cross tribulations than cultivators do. They are not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao. That's why, in this world, there is almost no such thing as a Tribulation Pill, yet this demon pill was simply spared by the Heavenly Dao.
"Roar!"
After obtaining that Heavenly Dao rune, the demon core's aura surged dramatically again. According to Long Chen's deduction, its current aura was comparable to a third-step Tongming Realm expert, but its true combat power was even more terrifying.
The giant pill seemed to be fixed on Long Chen, as if Long Chen were its father's killer, locked in a life-and-death struggle, yet it refused to escape, leaving Long Chen puzzled.
Long Chen only knew how to refine demon pills, but he didn't know much about them, and Ling'er knew even less.
With a loud "boom
," Long Chen was pushed back once again. Empowered by the divine ring, Long Chen was unable to suppress it.
"Roar!"
The wild lion formed from the giant core roared and charged at him again.
With a loud "bang
," a fist covered in dragon scales smashed it to pieces, scattering light in the air, revealing the true form of the giant core.
At this moment, Long Chen was covered entirely in white dragon scales. He had summoned the Azure Dragon Battle Body, and only in this kind of situation...Only then could he suppress this giant pill.
"Roar!"
The giant pill revealed its true form and trembled again. The wild lion's form reappeared, refusing to yield, and lunged at Long Chen once more.
Long Chen frowned. This demon core was spiritual, but it was too violent and lacked intelligence, acting purely on instinct.
"Ling'er, take it away." Long Chen shouted.
"Buzz!"
The Demon Moon Furnace trembled, and the world suddenly darkened, then returned to clarity. In that instant, it seemed the furnace swallowed the whole world, and the demon core vanished.
"Suppress
!"
Ling'er shouted sharply. On the Demon Moon Furnace, runes lit up, and the demon core, still struggling wildly, suddenly fell silent.
"Whoosh."
When the demon core flew out again, a new rune appeared on it—a sealing rune. Ling'er sealed it away.
"Brother Long Chen, here."
Ling'er handed the giant pill to Long Chen. At this moment, Ling'er looked at Long Chen, her big eyes almost sparkling with stars. Her admiration for Long Chen was like the endless flow of a mighty river.
"Ling'er, protect me," Long
Chen said, taking the giant pill, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and swallowing it. Once the pill entered his stomach, Long Chen activated the Devouring Heaven and Earth divine skill taught by the Dragon Bone Evil Moon before breaking the seal.
"Boom!"
As soon as the seal was opened, Long Chen was surprised that the giant core did not manifest a magical beast, but instead self-destructed directly.
"Pfft!"
Long Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. If he hadn't activated his divine ability beforehand, this self-destruction might have killed him instantly.
"Damn it, is this a fight to the death?"
Demon pills really don't make any sense. They have spirit, but they're not intelligent. Long Chen once considered cultivating demon pills, but now he's given up. That's simply impossible.
The Devouring Heaven and Earth Devouring Divine Power erupted, absorbing the endless violent medicinal power, like an ocean being compressed and surging toward Mingmen Star.
The Mingmen Star trembled slightly, absorbing the energy to its fullest. The Mingmen Star was visibly growing stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"A single Dark Gate demon core possesses such terrifying energy. By this calculation, only ten of these demon cores are needed to enter the second transformation of the Star Transformation." Long Chen was overjoyed. Although this demon pill couldn't be controlled, its medicinal effects brought him great surprise.
"It's a pity that demon pills can't be tamed; otherwise, they would be a very valuable help." Long Chen couldn't help but sigh. The demon core was too powerful.
"Demon pills can be tamed too."
At that moment, a voice appeared in Long Chen's mind, startling him:
"The Moon Melting Star Refining Furnace, is that you?"
Because Long Chen noticed that the voice seemed to come from the Molten Moon Star Refining Furnace.
"It's me,"
the Moon Refining Star Furnace replied. Its voice was somewhat strange, impossible to tell if it was male or female, full of weariness.
"You say demon pills can be tamed?" Long Chen asked in surprise.
"Well, now that I'm awake, I can help you a bit. Thank you for your help, otherwise I would have died.
It doesn't matter if I die, but if I fail to fulfill my master's last wish, I will die with my eyes wide open. "said the Moon Melting Star Refining Furnace.
Long Chen originally wanted to ask who the owner of the Ryue Refining Star Furnace was, but remembering that the furnace had participated in the Great Emperor War, he held back. Some things are not a good idea to ask rashly.
The Rongyue Refining Star Furnace continued, "When you refine demon cores in the future, I can use the core formation to temper their evil energy, suppress their evil thoughts, transform their demonic intent, and bring their spiritual intelligence back into chaos."
However, I'm still in a weak state, and it will probably take some time to tame a demon pill. Long
Chen smiled and said, "As long as it can be tamed, that's enough. By the way, Senior, you've already awakened. Does that mean you can refine pills yourself in the future?" "
Senior, I wouldn't dare call you that. You are my benefactor and my current master. That title is absolutely unacceptable. From now on, you may just call me Rongyue." The Moon Melting Star Refining Furnace hurriedly said.
"Haha, it seems this is the first time in my life I've encountered a double blessing. With you and Ling'er assisting, I won't have to worry about pill refining anymore."
Long Chen laughed heartily. The awakening of the Moon Melting Star Furnace at this moment was like a timely help for Long Chen. With his assistance, Long Chen could refine twelfth-tier pills.
Thinking of this, Long Chen's heart burned with excitement. He stored the Demon Moon Furnace into the chaotic space and taught Ling'er some pill refining methods, letting her practice first.
After arranging Ling'er and the Rongyue Star Refining Furnace, Long Chen immediately returned to the Chasing Cloud Devouring Sky Sparrow clan.
"Long Chen, we were just about to come find you. Someone from the Divine Clan has arrived, saying you need to visit them." Seeing Long Chen return, Que Yuzhu spoke up.
Long Chen smiled slightly: It seems the Star Domain Divine Realm is about to open.