Chapter 1254: Refining the Dragon King Pill

After simply deceiving Shang Hongchen, this woman became much more obedient, and her mind is entirely on cultivation.

At least for the coming period, she will peacefully cultivate, won't think about anything else, and won't speak of longing for Tianwai, which left Shang Hongxue unsure how to comfort her; that's why the girl of Hongxue sent him to console Shang Hongchen.

He has been in seclusion these days; Shang Hongxue has not been short of torment, nor of being made difficult by her own sister; fortunately, with her daughter Chen Qingmeng helping share the pressure, Shang Hongxue felt a bit better, otherwise she wouldn't know how to comfort that sister.

Even so, she is his own sister; he cannot refuse to comfort her, yet dares not suppress her. Shang Hongchen did nothing wrong, only worried about her master's safety. Tianlian Zhenren has been in Tianwai for so long with no news, not even Shang Hongchen has any contact.

She would naturally worry, and after worrying for a long time, she would naturally start overthinking.

After accompanying her daughter Chen Qingmeng for three days, Chen Chuyang officially began his seclusion; during those three days he gathered several batches of materials, and Shang Hongxue wholeheartedly helped Chen Chuyang search for them. She also had many spiritual medicines in her hand, all obtained from the exchange, and she sorted them one by one.

Whatever Chen Chuyang needed, they gave him, and they even considered handing everything over to Chen Chuyang; Chen Chuyang didn't need that much, took only what he would use, and let her keep the other spiritual medicines, handing them to the disciple Xiao Qian'er for Pill Refining. As Xiao Qian'er's Pill Refining skill improved, the required spiritual medicines gradually increased, and the lower‑grade spiritual medicines were all Xiao Qian'er's.

In this regard, she obtained Chen Chuyang's permission to let the disciple refine pills more often; after more refinements, her Pill Refining naturally improved. In fact, most alchemists rely on the pills they feed, constantly providing spiritual medicines and various assistance to boost the alchemist's Pill Refining; otherwise, why say that a great clan or sect cannot cultivate a master alchemist.

The spiritual medicines required by a master alchemist are enormous and truly headache‑inducing; ordinary individuals and typical families cannot supply so many. Fortunately, Longshe Shan has plenty of spiritual medicines, enough for Xiao Qian'er to freely refine pills.

"The spiritual medicines are ready, the Dragon King Pill formula is set, everything is prepared."

Chen Chuyang glanced around, strengthening the room's Formation, for no accidents could occur.

He took out his Alchemy Furnace; the Giant Dragon Alchemy Furnace's quality had improved considerably, and countless refinements had let the furnace absorb many pill resonances; each refinement added to the furnace's foundation.

It was still far from a top‑grade Spiritual Artifact, but over these years of refining, this Alchemy Furnace had improved a lot, gradually approaching a top‑grade Spiritual Artifact.

As a Spiritual Artifact of considerable effect in Chen Chuyang's hands, the furnace's grade is crucial; ordinary upkeep and maintenance are indispensable. Even a slight upgrade to the Giant Dragon Alchemy Furnace improves his Pill Refining, shortening time and reducing the true qi input.

The higher the Alchemy Furnace's grade, the more at ease Chen Chuyang is, and the easier the Pill Refining becomes.

Unlike the Hunyuan Bell, the Hunyuan Bell does not require him to watch over it or protect it; it only needs to be fed.

In these years, he has not been short of feeding good stuff—fragments of Spiritual Artifacts and various materials. Tianwai has plenty of fine things; many ores, especially some near‑top‑grade materials, are all good, and Chen Chuyang has fed them to the Hunyuan Bell.

Since the Hunyuan Bell's Advancement, Chen Chuyang need not worry excessively; feeding is enough.

He strives to strengthen the Hunyuan Bell's foundation as much as possible, preparing for the next Advancement.

The next Advancement won't be that easy.

These are after‑thoughts; after the Giant Dragon Alchemy Furnace was upgraded, Chen Chuyang began refining pills. The difficulty of refining the Eighth‑grade Pill Dragon King Pill is not low; even Chen Chuyang must be fully focused, watching intently, daring not a moment of slackness nor distraction.

Unlike a Seventh‑grade Pill, which can be multitasked.

After half a day of adjusting his mind, Chen Chuyang prepared to start the refining; the Dragon King Pill's pill refining requires extreme caution and close monitoring.

He began inspecting the spiritual medicines, checking each ingredient, allowing no mistakes, and must be meticulous.

If an Eighth‑grade Pill fails, the consequences are severe.

Chen Chuyang naturally knows that the Dragon King Pill formula was deduced by him; whether it will succeed depends on practice.

Hoo hoo.

He took a deep breath, exhaled the foul air, and Chen Chuyang began to ignite; the Pill Fire burned the Alchemy Furnace, spurring the Giant Dragon Alchemy Furnace's flames, activating the furnace's Formation, and inside the furnace the flames roared.

He started feeding the materials, one batch at a time; each spiritual medicine has its order and timing, and must not… be missed. The melting time also requires monitoring, cannot… be careless, nor can the placement be wrong.

After all the spiritual medicines were added, the melting produced a pure medicinal liquid.

Next came the main act: the addition of Azure Dragon Essence Blood. What sets the Dragon King Pill apart from the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill is the blood; he only had one portion of the Heavenly Capital Dragon King's essence blood in his hand, which could not be used, as it is the primary material for refining the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill.

The Dragon King Pill requires Azure Dragon Essence Blood; using Azure Dragon Essence Blood as the base, the pill formula deduced with it naturally employs Azure Dragon Essence Blood.

After the Azure Dragon Essence Blood entered the Alchemy Furnace, a dragon's roar vibrated, and the furnace erupted with terrifying pressure; an illusory Azure Dragon silhouette emerged, unwilling to be refined, and it resisted.

Chen Chuyang immediately acted to suppress it; being very familiar with the Azure Dragon illusion, he directly suppressed and refined it, allowing no mishap.

The Myriad Medicine Dragon Blood Pill also uses Azure Dragon Essence Blood as its main material; the difference between the Dragon King Pill and the Myriad Medicine Dragon Blood Pill lies in the other spiritual medicines, which are a bit more advanced. Although Chen Chuyang tries to deduce and replace many high‑grade spiritual medicines, some cannot be substituted.

There are three spiritual medicines over a thousand years old; these three are no ordinary items, emitting a fragrance unlike anything in this world. This stuff was a fine gift brought by Holy Maiden Bai Meng, and Chen Chuyang used it directly.

The Azure Dragon Essence Blood was burned for a long time, and finally became completely pure, eradicating the Azure Dragon's wild nature, which also took time.

The Pill Fire burned, devouring everything.

Next came the subsequent fusion.

The fusion of the medicinal liquid, the merging of essence blood and the liquid, will cause collisions.

This step, the second one which is relatively prone to failure, requires great caution and attention.

Chen Chuyang began the fusion gradually; refining the Eighth‑grade Pill is at least ten times harder than refining a Seventh‑grade Pill, and the Dragon King Pill's difficulty is several times that of a typical Eighth‑grade Pill. By this calculation, the difficulty is naturally unpredictable.

The consumption of mind and true qi is terrifying, yet Chen Chuyang can still endure it, unafraid of being burdened.

He would not claim to be exhausted; his true qi and mental power are abundant, whereas ordinary alchemists cannot replenish themselves even by taking pills.