What Long Chen didn't expect was that the fireball, which had gathered the most power, suddenly exploded. It wasn't attacked, but instead burst out on its own.
At the moment it burst, a fireball devoured its energy, becoming the strongest fire ball inside the alchemy cauldron. Just as it formed, an inconspicuous fire ball pierced through its body.
That fireball seemed like an assassin lurking in the shadows, somehow finding the opponent's weakness and delivering a fatal blow, annihilating the opponent.
Inside the Qiankun Cauldron, complete chaos erupted. All the fire orbs slaughtered madly, and even those hiding nearby were swept in.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the energy of the Qiankun Cauldron completely lost its balance. With a loud explosion, all the fireballs vanished in an instant, turning into a cloud of black ash.
All sounds faded away, but Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat. Although it was just a fireball contest, Long Chen seemed to see a world from birth to destruction. Looking at the endless black ashes, Long Chen felt immense shock.
"What did you see?" The Qiankun Cauldron asked.
"I saw a lot of ...," Long Chen murmured. For the first time, he had so carefully observed the scene of failed alchemy attempts, which gave him so much inspiration.
"Come on, continue refining pills."
Guided by the Qiankun Cauldron, Long Chen took a deep breath to calm his excitement and began the second round of pill refining. This time, he was no longer distracted, instead using his soul power to balance the power of each pill, allowing the power inside the cauldron to cycle endlessly, always maintaining a mysterious equilibrium.
"Rumble rumble... Long
Chen withdrew his soul power, and the furnace rumbled. At the moment of pill formation, Long Chen had to withdraw his soul power, allowing the pill to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to form an independent consciousness.
If Long Chen's soul power is not withdrawn, the pill will lose its spirit, and the pill refined this way will not be of high grade.
However, once Long Chen's soul power was withdrawn, the situation inside the furnace was no longer under his control. At this point, luck was a key factor, which explained why no matter the level of alchemist, failure was always possible.
With a loud "boom,"
the Qiankun Cauldron trembled violently, and the cauldron fell silent for a moment. Long Chen carefully lifted the lid, and nine hundred ninety-nine beams of divine radiance shot up into the sky.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen waved his large hand, divine light surging, blocking the pills. As soon as he came out, he tried to escape. How could Long Chen let them get their way?
"I did it!"
Long Chen looked at the pills floating before him, feeling a bit excited. When these pills first came out of the furnace, their divine light shimmered, but now they had dimmed, their bodies wrinkled, like shriveled oranges.
But Long Chen knew this was a special pill armor that could seal all the effects of pills and had the ability to shield the heavenly secrets.
Only this kind of pill robe could allow so many supreme Golden Cores to appear in this world at once. Otherwise, once these supreme Golden Cores appeared, only one would survive, while all others would be destroyed by the Heavenly Dao.
'Supreme' means unique. By condensing a pill robe that shields the secrets of heaven, one can appear in this world without restraint. As long as the robe is not damaged, no matter how many supreme pills are together, it doesn't matter.
Refining 999 supreme Golden Cores at once was a huge shock even for Long Chen. If word got out, it would scare a whole group to death.
"Alchemy is the Great Dao. The Great Dao connects to the heavens; one method connects, all methods connect. Alchemy is also a form of cultivation; you must carefully grasp its mysteries and never neglect the process for the sake of results. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior. Long Chen understands." Long Chen nodded, his face full of respect.
In the past, he refined pills solely to obtain them, but now Long Chen realized how many opportunities he had wasted over the years.
"Huo Ling'er, do you understand?" The Qiankun Cauldron asked.
"I remember the process, I never get the rhythm wrong, the transformation of soul power, the changes in flame speed—I have no problem either.
It's because my soul power isn't as strong as Brother Long Chen's. I'm afraid I can't be as perfect as Brother Long Chen. Huo Ling'er said with a hint of shame on her pretty face.
"The fact that you can say such things means you don't truly understand that the art of balance is a technique of using small amounts to move a thousand pounds.
At first, Long Chen controlled it with brute force, but later the soul power transformation, rhythm control, and changes in flame speed actually changed according to the changes inside the furnace.
As long as you understand... Forget it, you're just the Spirit of Flame. Being able to comprehend these is already impressive. Long Chen and I will refine two more batches of pills, and you can carefully observe the changes inside. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Buzz"
As he spoke, the Qiankun Cauldron began refining pills again. This time, with the previous experience and guidance from the cauldron, Long Chen's soul control became increasingly proficient. Just as the cauldron said, the art of balance is a skill, definitely not relying on brute force.
Once you master this technique, everything becomes simple. Two batches of pills succeed in succession, and the third batch is controlled by Huo Ling'er.
As expected, although Huo Ling'er was clever, she was still a flame spirit, and her comprehension ability couldn't compare to Long Chen's. She failed halfway through the third round of refining.
This was a huge blow to Huo Ling'er, but Long Chen comforted her gently, telling her not to be afraid. Even if she failed, Long Chen could still comprehend different Heavenly Daos from the imbalanced world within the Qiankun Cauldron. For Long Chen, the gains were greater than success.
So Long Chen told Huo Ling'er to let go of the pressure and not to be afraid of failure. After all, whether he succeeded or failed, Long Chen would gain something.
Hearing Long Chen's comfort, Huo Ling'er was no longer impatient. Guided by the Qiankun Cauldron, she continued refining pills. After seven consecutive failures, she finally succeeded on the eighth attempt.
After this success, Huo Ling'er's confidence soared, and she memorized the trick. She refined it two more times in a row, succeeding both times. She immediately hugged Long Chen, laughing and jumping excitedly.
"Come on! Switch to the next one: the Lotus Heart Divine Sovereign Pill! "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen hurriedly followed the instructions of the Qiankun Cauldron, arranging all the rare herbs in the formula in order. With the experience of success, everything became simpler.
Long Chen first refined them, then let Huo Ling'er learn. Huo Ling'er knew that pills were extremely important to Long Chen and had always studied with dedication.
Moreover, alchemy requires mastery, which greatly benefits her cultivation. For her, it's a win-win.
Most importantly, the Qiankun Cauldron would occasionally give her guidance, which made her deeply grateful to the cauldron.
After refining all kinds of Divine Lord Pills, half a month had passed. Huo Ling'er had mastered all the alchemy methods, so these tasks could be entrusted to her. Just as Long Chen was about to leave, the Qiankun Cauldron spoke:
"Don't you think you've forgotten something very important?"
"What is it?"
"Have you forgotten what your Dragonblood Legion lacks the most?" Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen was stunned for a long time, unable to recall what it was. Qiankun Cauldron replied irritably, "