Tang Huo'er watched Xiao Ling and her father's backs gradually going away, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. But it was only for a moment, she bit her lips hard and quickly followed.
The alchemists who were originally sitting quietly in the hall, upon seeing this scene, could no longer hold back and stood up one after another, following the footsteps of Xiao Ling and the others as they left. Their faces were filled with an excitement that was almost fanatical.
This was a scene where an eighth-grade alchemy master was personally making pills. Such an opportunity was rare, and if you missed it, you would never see it again. Of course, they had to seize this opportunity to observe and learn from it.
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The vast valley is full of greenery, with occasional fiery red maple leaves among the lush trees, which looks particularly pleasing to the eye. In the center of the valley, there is a spacious square paved with red volcanic rocks, which is particularly eye-catching.
In the center of the square stood a stone platform about ten feet high. At this time, many people had gathered around the square. Most of them were wearing the same red clothes. Obviously, they were disciples of Burning Flame Valley.
In addition, there were some white-haired old men wearing alchemist robes. These were the senior alchemists invited by Fen Yan Valley before, and there were also several guest alchemists of Fen Yan Valley among them.
After getting Xiao Ling's permission, these people came here happily, ready to witness with their own eyes how Xiao Ling displayed his alchemy skills.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on Xiao Ling in the center of the square. Some were expecting him, some were admiring him, and some were excited.
"Master Xiao Ling, if the alchemy goes well this time, we in Fenyan Valley will definitely teach you the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire that you desire. Moreover, I will also give you this Mountain Melting Cauldron as a reward, even if it is to make up for some of our previous shortcomings."
Tang Zhen waved his sleeves, and a huge shadow flew out from his storage ring and landed in the center of the stone platform with a bang. The heavy weight made the stone platform tremble slightly.
This is a huge medicine cauldron that is ten feet tall. The entire cauldron is fiery red in color, and there are patterns of volcanic eruptions carved on the round walls. At first glance, one can seem to feel a violent breath coming towards you, which makes people feel awe.
"Shan Rong Ding, this is a famous medicine cauldron on the Tian Ding list! Master Tang Zhen is really generous."
The alchemists standing by, who had been working in Zhongzhou for many years, all had broad horizons. They recognized the origin of this medicine cauldron at a glance. Wasn't this a member of the famous Tianding list in the alchemy world?
Although the thirteen medicine cauldrons on the Tian Ding List are not as famous as those on the Yi Huo List, all of them are flawless masterpieces that have been passed down from generation to generation. Each medicine cauldron has a charm that makes countless alchemists crazy. Who doesn't want to own such a treasure?
"The Mountain Melting Cauldron is indeed a good thing."
Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows. The treasures on the Tianding list have an irresistible attraction to any alchemist.
Although Xiao Ling already owned the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron and the Spirit Tempering Cauldron, two medicine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron List, he could also play with Yao Chen's Black Demon Cauldron at any time as long as Xiao Ling was interested.
Naturally, the more treasures like the medicine cauldron on the Tianding list, the better, as they will always be useful in the future.
Thinking this in his mind, Xiao Ling looked at Tang Zhen with a hint of admiration in his eyes. Tang Zhen is such an honest man.
"The quality of this medicine cauldron is really good. I can help you think about it and modify it a little bit to make the effect of this medicine cauldron even better."
At this time, the little mink who had been lying on Xiao Ling's shoulder suddenly spoke.
"Okay, when we are free, I will ask you to help me and let me see how powerful the unique refining technology of Tianxuan Continent is."
Xiao Ling nodded slightly, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and responded.
Xiao Ling knew that Xiao Diao was good at refining equipment. But he didn't expect that Xiao Diao could even improve the medicine cauldron on the Tian Ding list, which made Xiao Ling full of expectations for the improved medicine cauldron.
"Hehe, if you don't mind, using this mountain melting cauldron as the base material, and adding some high-level refining materials, with the help of the spirit of the ancestral stone, I, Master Diao, can upgrade it into a treasure of pure essence."
The little mink raised his chin, looking quite pleased with himself.
"Forget it. This medicine cauldron is originally used for refining pills, and I have no interest in fighting with a cauldron-shaped magic weapon. I will be satisfied if you can help me improve the performance of this medicine cauldron."
Xiao Ling shook his head slightly and politely declined Xiao Diao's suggestion.
"Master Xiao Ling, please start. I hope you can live up to everyone's expectations."
Tang Zhen said seriously again, waving his sleeves at the same time, and groups of medicinal herbs flowed out of his ring like water, circling above the stone platform. At a glance, there were at least hundreds of kinds of these medicinal herbs.
As the medicinal materials appeared, a strong medicinal fragrance filled the air. Refining this Fire Bodhisattva Pill actually requires so many medicinal materials. It is really worthy of being a seventh-grade high-level pill. It seems that this refining is a big project.
"Master Tang, don't worry. Miss Tang Huo'er and I have met several times before. I will naturally do my best this time."
As soon as Xiao Ling finished speaking, he glanced at Tang Huo'er, who was staring at him intently. Feeling Xiao Ling's gaze, Tang Huo'er felt a little embarrassed and quickly looked away.
Xiao Ling smiled slightly, without thinking any more, he jumped up and landed lightly on the stone platform.
Before he finished speaking, a powerful soul force burst out from his brows, carefully scanning every detail of the Mountain Melting Cauldron, thoroughly exploring it from the inside out.
Xiao Ling first quickly understood the unique structure and performance of this medicine cauldron, and prepared for the subsequent refining.
Then, a dark brown flame suddenly spurted out from Xiao Ling's palm, igniting the fiery red mountain-melting cauldron. The flames rolled and jumped inside the cauldron, and soon, it vaguely formed the shape of a giant turtle with a hideous face, which looked quite majestic.
“Hiss~ This power is too terrifying, could it be the legendary strange fire!”
"It looks like a giant turtle, with sharp fire spikes all over its body. It has a ferocious mouth, teeth like blades, and strange brown flames all over its mouth. This must be the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, which ranks 13th on the Strange Fire List."
"I've heard before that Master Xiao Ling subdued a strange fire. Today I saw it with my own eyes. It is indeed the well-deserved Turtle Spirit Earth Fire. Master Xiao Ling is so young, but his alchemy skills are so amazing. With the blessing of the strange fire, his future achievements will definitely be limitless."
When the people present saw the ball of fire summoned by Xiao Ling, they all showed surprise and almost recognized its identity at the same time.
As everyone sighed, everyone's eyes revealed an unconcealable envy. Such a flame was not something that everyone could easily see, let alone control.
"As Huo'er said before, Xiao Ling subdued the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, which ranks 13th on the Strange Fire List. This kid is really lucky."
Tang Zhen naturally recognized the strange fire that Xiao Ling summoned at a glance. He had heard Tang Huoer mention that Xiao Ling possessed a strange fire before, and now seeing it with his own eyes, the power and unique form of the fire made him confirm this point again.
Xiao Ling ignored the exclamations and envious looks from the people around him. He focused on using his soul power to precisely control the various medicinal herbs. Each herb seemed to be obeying his command, lightly leaping up and flying into the mountain-melting cauldron in an orderly manner according to his will.
As the herbs were thrown into the Mountain Melting Cauldron one by one, Xiao Ling lightly made a hand seal, and the ferocious giant turtle image that had been dormant in the cauldron instantly exploded into dozens of brown flames and scattered in all directions.
Then, under Xiao Ling's ingenious control, the herbs fell into the split turtle spirit earth fires, and began the process of calcination and quenching. The flames licked the herbs, and a strong medicinal fragrance filled the air.
The alchemists around were all surprised to see Xiao Ling's unique alchemy skills. If you don't have strong enough control over your soul, you can mess it up in a matter of minutes if you extract so many medicinal materials at the same time.
"Master Xiao Ling is trying to do multiple things at once. Will this speed up the process of refining medicine?"
"Is this the true strength of the Grand Master of Alchemy?!"
Xiao Ling ignored the whispers and surprised looks around him and directly increased the speed of refining. As his fighting spirit flowed into the flames, the temperature of the strange fire soared, and the herbs gradually turned into ashes in the heat, leaving only the purest essence of the herbs. As the flames jumped, the whole scene became more spectacular.
Under Xiao Ling's meticulous control, the essence of each herb was perfectly extracted, and every step was done impeccably. The surrounding alchemists were so fascinated by the scene that they even forgot to exclaim in amazement.
Refining a seventh-grade elixir is an extremely complicated matter, not to mention that this Fire Bodhisattva Pill is a seventh-grade high-level elixir, so the difficulty is naturally extraordinary. But in Xiao Ling's hands, all of this seems to have become easy.
The stone platform was silent except for the crackling sound of the burning flames. Drops of medicinal essences were transformed into liquid under the quenching of the turtle spirit earth fire and slowly began to blend. The whole scene was tense and full of mysterious artistic sense.
The difficulty and complexity of refining the Fire Bodhisattva Pill far exceeded everyone's imagination. With such a delicate refining process, even an experienced seventh-grade senior alchemist could not guarantee a high success rate.
Even though Xiao Ling was so skilled in controlling the temperature, and it was not the first time he had refined a seventh-grade high-level elixir, it still took him nearly a day and a night to complete the refining of this elixir.
This is considered relatively long among the seventh-grade elixirs refined by Xiao Ling.
But this speed might seem a bit too long to Xiao Ling himself, but in the eyes of others, Xiao Ling's speed was incredibly fast, even a bit abnormal.
However, these people were also discerning, and they could see that the reason Xiao Ling could refine so quickly was because of his miraculous ability to multitask. This was something they could not learn, so they could only envy him.
As the elixir gradually became perfect, wisps of rich medicinal fragrance slowly wafted out from the cracks in the mouth of the mountain-melting cauldron.
As soon as the onlookers around smelled the fragrance, they realized that the elixir was about to be completed.
Tang Zhen and Tang Huoer's eyes were hot when they saw this scene, and their excitement was beyond words. They were different from other spectators, and this pill meant more to them.
This is not just a pill, it is Tang Huoer's hope of recovery. As long as this pill is produced, Tang Huoer's injuries will be cured.
Just as everyone's hearts were in turmoil, Xiao Ling, who had been sitting like a stone statue, finally stood up slowly...
Swish swish!
As Xiao Ling stood up, countless eager gazes from all around the square seemed to be drawn by an invisible force and suddenly focused on him!
On the high platform, Tang Huoer and Tang Zhen couldn't help but clench their hands. Their eyes were fixed on the tall and handsome young man. Tension and anticipation filled the air.
Facing the countless mixed gazes of various emotions, Xiao Ling seemed to be completely unaware. His face was as calm as water, but his eyes were fixed on the medicine cauldron. After a while, he took a deep breath, and then suddenly waved his sleeves!
"Cang!" a crisp sound.
With Xiao Ling's wave, the lid of the Mountain Melting Cauldron flew up, and an astonishing energy wave burst out from inside the cauldron, hitting the inner wall of the cauldron, making a sound of metal clashing that resounded through the sky.
Although the medicine cauldron tried its best to block the spread of energy fluctuations, some energy still leaked out. The stone platforms close to Xiao Ling were instantly cracked under the impact of this energy, and stone chips flew everywhere, creating a spectacular scene.
"Boom!" There was a loud sound like thunder.
Just as the terrifying energy fluctuations began to spread, the Mountain Melting Cauldron suddenly began to shake violently as if its vitality was stimulated.
Immediately afterwards, under the gaze of countless pairs of shocked eyes, a huge dark brown pillar of fire suddenly rushed towards the sky with a "whoosh"!
The pillar of fire was like a giant dragon, rising into the sky, and the blazing flames illuminated the night sky for a hundred miles.
The disciples of Burning Flame Valley stopped whatever they were doing and looked up at the shocking pillar of fire.
The powerful energy fluctuations contained in the pillar of fire made all the strong men present change color, and an indescribable shock surged in their hearts.
"Hiss~, this energy fluctuation is really strong."
“This power… is undoubtedly at the level of a top-grade seventh-grade elixir.”
"Master Xiao Ling is Master Xiao Ling. The work of an eighth-grade alchemy master is indeed extraordinary. The first move he made was the ultimate performance of a seventh-grade elixir."
The people around were all experts, and after feeling the energy fluctuations, they had a preliminary judgment on the quality of the elixir. The crowd began to whisper and talk, with envy, respect, and heartfelt admiration in their eyes.
It's just that these people didn't really see through the true grade of this pill. Under Xiao Ling's superb refining skills, this pill has surpassed the ordinary top-grade pills and reached the pinnacle of the seventh-grade pill.
Super-quality elixirs are treasures that even ordinary alchemists would find difficult to refine in their entire lives. Only masters who have reached the pinnacle of alchemy skills can occasionally succeed in refining them.
Even the three giants of Danta now only have the opportunity to refine super-high-grade elixirs occasionally when refining fifth-grade or sixth-grade elixirs, and the probability is pitifully small.
Back when Yao Chen was still young, he successfully refined a super-high-grade sixth-grade elixir in Danta. That refining even triggered the elixir thunder that only appeared with seventh-grade elixirs, shocking everyone.
The seventh-grade super-high-grade Fire Bodhisattva Pill that Xiao Ling refined this time performed excellently in terms of efficacy, medicinal purity and stability, and was almost comparable to eighth-grade pills. Although it still belonged to the seventh-grade category according to the classification of pill grades, in fact, its quality had far exceeded the boundaries of all seventh-grade pills.
Just as the discussions around them gradually died down, at the end of the pillar of fire, a strange mist suddenly began to gather on the horizon. The mist seemed to be summoned, condensing quickly, and soon formed a thundercloud, like the angry face of the sky.
Then, dark clouds gathered over the medicine cauldron, and golden lightning flickered in the clouds. An aura that seemed to be able to destroy everything spread.
The lightning seemed to be gathering momentum, waiting to reach an astonishing climax before violently striking the pill below.
This scene was like the sky adding a tense and spectacular color to Xiao Ling's alchemy ceremony.
Next comes the finishing work of refining the pill, which is also the most challenging part, resisting the pill thunder.
This stage is crucial. If one can successfully resist the attack of the pill thunder, then the pill refining can be declared a complete success. But if one cannot resist, the pill thunder will not only destroy the pills that one has worked so hard to refine, but may also cause serious damage to the alchemist himself.
No one had any concerns at all about whether they could successfully resist the impact of the pill thunder. After all, the master of the Burning Flame Valley was watching covetously. This pill was a treasure he urgently needed, so how could he watch it being destroyed?
Besides, with Tang Zhen, a five-star Dou Zun, in charge, he could handle not only the seventh-grade Dan Lei, but even the eighth-grade Dan Lei. Everyone was confident that this situation was very stable!
Tang Zhen stared at the rolling dark clouds, his eyes flashing with excitement. Although he knew that once Xiao Ling made a move, success was a foregone conclusion, he couldn't help but feel happy at this critical moment.
After all, this is not just a pill, but also the hope for his daughter's survival.
As for Tang Huoer, this girl who always remained proud and cold in front of outsiders, at this moment, her eyes looking at Xiao Ling revealed unspeakable complex emotions.
Deep in her heart, an indescribable excitement spread throughout her body, as if she was touched by some invisible force.
The looks from people around him were filled with curiosity, admiration, or worship, but Xiao Ling didn't care at all.
At this moment, all his attention was focused on the pill in the medicine cauldron that was shining with a fiery red light, and a trace of disappointment unconsciously flashed across his eyes... (End of this chapter)