Chapter 1664: Hunyuan Dao Scripture, Seventh Layer, Middle Stage

Holding the Dragon King Pill in his hand, Chen Chuyang put away the other few pills, leaving only one pill; at the moment the pill was completed, just as it had been nurtured for a long time, since this was the first time refining this kind of pill, naturally he had to be extremely careful, ensuring no mistake.

The self-derived pill formula, after all, is unreliable; although I have simulated it countless times, a pill that has not been verified through refining cannot be called a true pill, so when Chen Chuyang saw the Dragon King Pill successfully formed, he would still be very excited, very happy.

Carefully examining the pill, this Dragon King Pill is no different from other pills; Chen Chuyang looked at it for a while, needing to ingest it to know the Dragon King Pill's efficacy—how does it compare to the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill? Is it stronger, or weaker?

In short, everything is unknown; for a pill that hasn't been taken, its efficacy is uncertain, but one thing can be confirmed: this pill is truly completed, its effect won't be too poor, after all it's an eighth-grade pill, and even the worst eighth-grade pill is stronger than a seventh-grade pill.

"Eighth-grade Dragon King Pill, it's not lacking in any aspect, but I don't know how effective it is?"

"Only by trying it can one know the specific effects; this good pill is naturally for me to try myself, others cannot be trusted, and I would be reluctant to let them."

Moreover, he does not want his women to test the pill, for if something went wrong, it would be very troublesome.

He would rather risk himself than let Hongxue and Hongchen take the risk, for this concerns life and death; as for him, he is not so afraid, since Hunyuan true qi mixes with various true qi, able to cope with any situation, and even if the Dragon King Pill goes wrong, he need not worry about exploding to death.

"Gurgle."

He directly shoved the Dragon King Pill into his mouth, and Chen Chuyang began to carefully sense his own changes; the pill's effects need to be recorded, each step's efficacy remembered, not letting any change slip, this is the most basic requirement for a pill refiner—to have confidence in the pills he refines and to understand his own pills.

As for the efficacy, Chen Chuyang had confidence it wouldn't be too poor nor toxic, yet he still lacked self-confidence.

Simulation is simulation, real situation is real situation; they cannot be conflated.

Closing his eyes, his spiritual sense fixed on the Dragon King Pill; after the pill entered his body, it quickly began to spread throughout, transforming his physique—the first step was acting on his physique, with the same effect as the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill, first transforming his physique, transforming his blood vessels, then gradually acting on other parts.

The physique, bones, flesh, skin, etc., are external; next came the five viscera and six bowels, which are the most dangerous and also the most important places—the five viscera and six bowels are not as strong as the physique, extremely weak; a slight issue would cause worry over one's name.

Chen Chuyang carefully controlled the efficacy, letting it spread bit by bit, not allowing the pill's efficacy to spread quickly; this required strong spiritual sense, and if the soul were not strong enough, it could not achieve this step.

Time passed bit by bit, and the Dragon King Pill's efficacy also spread bit by bit, its effect slowed by several dozen times.

This effect was intentional; without Chen Chuyang's limitation, the Dragon King Pill's efficacy would have already spread throughout his body, and Chen Chuyang needed to feel, needed to know this pill's specific efficacy, naturally requiring a bit of perception, a bit of knowledge.

If the pill were allowed to explode, the effect would be very strong, but this process cannot be monitored throughout, so naturally one cannot know the specific changes; Chen Chuyang would not allow this to happen, and the pill's efficacy would seep into the five viscera and six bowels, strengthening them.

Next came the soul, comprehensively strengthened, with emphasis on strengthening his physique, then the soul; this step differs from the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill, which enhances blood vessels first, then physique, and finally the soul.

The Five Poison Dragon Snake Pill is also different; it mainly acts on the physique, using the power of the five poisons to enhance physique and blood vessels, while other aspects, differing from the Dragon King Pill, are derived from these pill formulas, so the effects naturally vary as well.

There isn't a big difference, but the Dragon King Pill's efficacy is milder, not an immediate all-at-once effect; the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill and Five Poison Dragon Snake Pill's effects are overly violent, and for those with insufficient cultivation, taking these two pills easily leads to exploding to death.

As for the Dragon King Pill, it can be gradually accepted, then increased bit by bit; its effect is sustained, not explosive.

This is the benefit after modification: it can be taken by most people, letting the pill's efficacy lie hidden in the body, spreading bit by bit.

Three days later.

The Dragon King Pill's efficacy had spread throughout his body, requiring no deliberate control from Chen Chuyang, nor any need for him to suppress it—the pill's efficacy itself was not fast, but very gentle; Chen Chuyang closed his eyes and carefully sensed his bodily changes.

Circulating the Hunyuan Dao Scripture, refining the Dragon King Pill's efficacy, the post-advancement Hunyuan Pill Fire burned throughout his body, flames scorching his physique, making his physique like a furnace, with his whole body erupting, and the efficacy was swiftly absorbed.

All impurities were also burned away, and the Hunyuan Dao Scripture took the opportunity to begin a breakthrough, starting from the early stage and advancing toward the middle stage.

This step, the advancement speed was fast; originally he thought he would still need to accumulate for several more years, the later it got, the harder it was to improve, even with abundant resources and all kinds of pills not lacking, Chen Chuyang also needed to accumulate, but the arrival of the Tian Du Dragon King Flame let him quickly finish accumulating.

Taking the Dragon King Pill directly filled his accumulated reserves in one go.

Then he began to advance toward the next step; Chen Chuyang was overjoyed and began preparing for a breakthrough.

He exerted all his power in circulating the cultivation method, launching a sprint toward this realm.

One day later.

Chen Chuyang's aura changed again, the Dragon King Pill's effects were completely consumed, still insufficient, so he immediately swallowed a second Dragon King Pill, using its efficacy to make a breakthrough, but he could not stop; once stopped, attempting a breakthrough would become difficult.

In one sustained effort, he broke through directly—this was the result Chen Chuyang wanted.

This also reflected his resolve; at this point he could not hesitate or waver.

"Hum."

The inner layer of shackles within his body was broken through, and the limitation of the cultivation method also completed its breakthrough in a moment.

The Hunyuan Dao Scripture, seventh layer, middle stage, was broken through.

"Hum."

His aura spread, Chen Chuyang's aura burst forth, sweeping across heaven and earth; he immediately opened his eyes, preventing the heavenly-earthly phenomenon from erupting, for this realm was still too weak to bear his great strength, fortunately he mastered the Heavenly Dao and could suppress all of this.

In an instant, everything disappeared.

There was no direct outbreak, nor did it attract others' attention.

"Huff, the Hunyuan Dao Scripture seventh layer middle stage has been broken through; my strength has at least risen by one level."

"This power is truly strong; facing the forces of Tianwai, I am not afraid."

"The Mu Long clan, hehehe."