Chapter 750: Nine-Dragon Earth-Fire Formation, Pill Refining Hall Completed

Chen Chuyang does as he says; Xiao Qian'er is his only disciple, and giving her slightly better treatment would not be excessive.

He knows where the earth fire is; after a moment's thought, Chen Chuyang lowered his head and asked, "Have you studied the formula for the Hundred Herbs Pill?"

Xiao Qian'er nodded, "Master, the disciple has memorized everything in his heart—how much medicine to use, the various kinds of spiritual medicines, the disciple has recorded them all."

In truth, she was being modest; she didn't know how many times she had deduced, and dared not claim to surpass Chen Chuyang. At least regarding the Hundred Herbs Pill, Xiao Qian'er considered herself theoretically competent, and if not for lagging behind in practice, she could already be called a Pill Refiner.

"Very good, first study it yourself. These are the spiritual medicines needed for the Hundred Herbs Pill; they can roughly produce ten doses. Take them to practice, and I will fetch earth fire for you."

"Master, disciple."

Xiao Qian'er looked up and saw only a spread of spiritual medicines on the ground; Chen Chuyang's figure had vanished.

"Huh?"

He left already? That's awfully fast, isn't it?

Shang Hongxue smiled, "Chuyang brother is like that; he'll be back soon. Xiao Qian'er, you'll be happy—once you have your own Pill Refining Hall, you can refine pills at will, a privilege I don't even have."

"I'm already a bit envious of you."

She said that aloud, but in fact Shang Hongxue wasn't jealous at all; after all, Xiao Qian'er is her husband's first disciple, so obedient and sensible despite her young age, needing no care from them—just that makes them treat her even better.

Xiao Qian'er works very diligently, never half‑hearted… She has flipped through the Classic of Spiritual Medicine and Hundred Herbs countless times, recorded countless entries, made many notes, and even patiently studied the properties of those spiritual medicines. If it were Shang Hongxue, she could not reach this level of meticulousness.

"Sister Hongxue, the master's dearest person is you."

"Hahaha, Xiao Qian'er, you're so sweet‑mouthed."

"Hehe."

Xiao Qian'er grinned, clasped Shang Hongxue's hand, and began to feel a bit hopeful.

Having her own Pill Refining Hall, her own place, and earth‑fire pill refining—her master truly cares for her.

In the distance.

Beneath the earth fire.

Chen Chuyang stared at the familiar earth fire; the Formation above shielded the mountain, and no one had ever approached.

It's Chen Chuyang's territory; anyone who gets close, he knows all too well.

No one would foolishly approach his domain, nor think of entering the volcano to take its earth fire.

There are countless earth fires; the whole peak is filled with them. Unfortunately the peak cannot be moved, and the uncertainty is too great, so Chen Chuyang dares not act rashly. Moving a peak would not be difficult for him, though.

Coincidentally, he has mastered the Back‑Mountain Turtle's mountain‑moving divine skill; moving a mere volcano is trivial.

The earth fire inside is hard to control; so far it has been stable, but once he acts on the peak, the earth fire may become unstable, volatile, and eventually erupt.

Then, Longshe Shan itself could be threatened— not worth the loss.

"There's a lot of earth fire, it's not very stable; don't act recklessly."

"Take away a single earth‑fire seed and use it to cultivate earth fire; that might be better."

Chen Chuyang reached out, scooped up a clump of earth fire, shaping it into a seed.

He opened his mouth, swallowed it, and merged it into his own Pill Fire.

The Pill Fire directly covered the earth‑fire seed; after a short while, the seed was fully merged, with little change to the Pill Fire.

Chen Chuyang pursed his lips, "The taste is a bit off, not as good as beast fire."

Beast fire is more potent; the will of the demonic beasts inside is rampant, constantly rebelling. Earth fire is somewhat more stable, yet still wildly ferocious.

However, Chen Chuyang isn't afraid of earth fire's ferocity; before Pill Fire, earth fire is just a junior.

Other flames will be devoured by Pill Fire and fused into one.

Chen Chuyang leapt into the earth fire, his body cloaked by Pill Fire, which began to consume the earth fire.

The raging earth fire grew violent, seeking to scorch Chen Chuyang.

Crimson flames enveloped him; beneath the earth fire lay even more terrifying magma.

Pill Fire absorbed, preventing the earth fire from entering Chen Chuyang's body. After soaking for a while, he withdrew the Pill Fire shield, allowing the earth fire to cover him; his flesh darkened rapidly, as if unable to endure the scorching, and he began to collapse.

Half an hour later, Chen Chuyang felt the bodily changes cease, unable to progress further.

He had no choice but to stop and emerge from the earth fire.

In his hand, he captured nine clusters of earth fire, kneaded them into a seed, sealing the earth fire's power within.

Putting it away, Chen Chuyang glanced at the now‑stable earth fire; for the next several decades, these fires could not erupt.

This particular earth fire needs to restore its origin; having absorbed too much of its source, Chen Chuyang left it in dormancy.

Before leaving, Chen Chuyang reinforced the surrounding Formation, preventing anyone from approaching.

Having done all this, Chen Chuyang finally felt at ease and departed.

His figure emerged from the Longshe Shan space; after landing, Chen Chuyang found an ideal spot, perfect for a Pill Refining Hall, far from their residences—roughly on the side of Longshe Shan, away from everyone. The place was extremely suitable.

He went straight underground, opening a space that was not small.

When the space was completed, Chen Chuyang took out the nine clusters of earth fire, dispersing them to the nine directions, perfectly filling the entire area.

Using the earth‑fire seed as a base, a Spiritual Stone shot out; Chen Chuyang swiftly linked the Formation with both hands, making this space the new domain of the earth fire.

"Nine-Dragon Earth-Fire Formation."

"Activate."

The nine clusters of earth fire transformed into nine massive dragons, baring fangs and claws.

The flamboyant fire dragons aimed to break through the Formation and surge out of Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang reached out to suppress them; a few fire dragons barely managed a wail before being suppressed.

Then the Formation activated, completely binding the nine earth‑fire seeds.

Chen Chuyang then released nine clusters of Pill Fire, merging them into the earth fire; after the earth fire consumed the Pill Fire, it became stable, fixed in its positions, sustaining the Formation.

With the Formation set, Chen Chuyang looked at the stable space and the solid Formation, nodding with satisfaction.

Immediately after, he opened an upper space, directly melting a layer of Dadian, a Pill Refining Hall exclusive to Longshe Shan; no room for carelessness. He gathered many low‑grade, otherwise useless ores, melted them together, and began shaping the hall, as if forging a Spiritual Artifact.

Chen Chuyang also couldn't be bothered to mess with it, directly refined it.

After smelting, a Dadian appeared; subsequently carving the Formation, only then was the Dadian truly completed.

The Dadian that landed is a middle-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Chen Chuyang directly placed it down, then linked the Nine Dragon Earth Fire Grand Formation in the underground space, connecting to the Pill Refining Hall's location; that spot is the Pill Refining spot.

The flame extracted upward, becoming a controllable flame; the Pill Refining effect improved, and there would be no danger of an explosion.

This step is very important; not everyone can be as heaven-defying as Chen Chuyang, able to guarantee they won't suffer an explosion.

"Completed."