Chapter 419: Nascent Soul Condensation Pill Successfully Formed!

Inside the pill refining room, the cyan Fire Phoenix Poison Flame constantly shifted its temperature under Qin Ming's control.

Once everything was ready, Qin Ming opened the furnace again to refine pills.

With a flick of his finger, over a hundred kinds of rare auxiliary materials floating in the air before him began to circulate continuously around the five main ingredients used to refine the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill.

The formula for the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill, along with the principles of pill refinement, had been firmly etched in his mind and deduced countless times.

Any single spiritual material among these could provoke fierce battles among Nascent Soul old monsters fighting to seize them.

Especially those five main ingredients; apart from being controlled by powers at the Nascent Soul level or above, they rarely circulated in the outside world.

It took Qin Ming tremendous effort to gather them all completely.

This was only possible with Su Yuqing and Hua Tianxiong helping to scour for them; relying solely on himself, he did not know how many years it would have taken.

Even in the ancient Immortal Realm, without the support of a sect's top-tier resources, Daoist lineage inheritance, or the care of a Nascent Soul elder, a mere scattered cultivator at the Jin Dan stage with no background or backing would have almost no possibility of independently gathering such a Nascent Soul Condensation opportunity.

Yet Qin Ming achieved it, even planting the 【Nascent Soul Condensation Pill Formula】 himself with his own hands.

He, a dignified great cultivator at the peak of the Jin Dan stage, spent his days facing the yellow earth with his back to the blue sky.

One could say he poured in countless drops of blood and sweat. "This Nascent Soul Condensation Pill is not like ordinary fourth-tier pills; it is one of the top-tier elixirs in the Immortal Realm."

"This pill condenses the creation of the Great Dao, enabling a Jin Dan cultivator to shatter their core and form an infant, taking that crucial step."

"Its difficulty coefficient can be called the highest I have ever encountered in my history of pill refinement."

"Within the entire Immortal Realm, the number of pill refiners capable of successfully refining this pill can be counted on one's fingers."

"Among Nascent Soul sects, most still rely on Nascent Soul Condensation Pills inherited from ancient times."

"Nowadays, pill refiners who know how to refine this pill are so few they can be practically ignored."

Qin Ming's vast divine sense manipulated hundreds of spiritual materials, then, following the method, extracted the medicinal embryos.

Boom! The temperature inside the pill refining room surged abruptly, and a shocking wave of heat rushed toward his face.

Nowadays, the Devouring Heaven Poison Flame, serving as a third-tier supreme grade heavenly spiritual fire, could barely sustain the refinement of the fourth-tier Nascent Soul Condensation Pill.

After several days of regulating the fire, all the medicinal embryos within the spiritual materials were stripped out by Qin Ming.

Long after, a mass of liquid medicine, flowing with light and color and emitting astonishing spiritual essence, floated before Qin Ming's eyes.

Up to this point, everything had been very successful.

With the feel from previously refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, several difficult key points that originally posed high challenges were smoothly navigated by him.

The pill refinement proceeding to this step was still relatively smooth.

Qin Ming's eyes narrowed, and he continued the refinement; the Four Seasons Divine Light in his hand fell like scattered stars into the pill furnace, beginning the pill condensation step.

Puh! A muffled sound came from within the Feng Lei Ding, followed by black smoke rising; clearly, the first refinement attempt had failed.

Qin Ming's face remained calm as water, and his state of mind underwent little change.

After all, the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill was not something that could be successfully refined in a single attempt; according to the formula, even fourth-tier superior grade Su Danwang from the ancient era often failed when refining this pill.

However, having wasted a portion of spiritual materials, Qin Ming felt quite a pang in his heart.

These top-tier spiritual materials of the Immortal Realm were all hard to come by.

Fortunately, his reserves were still quite sufficient.

After Qin Ming cleaned the pill furnace, he raised his hand to draw the medicinal dregs from inside the furnace into his palm, examining them carefully, only to find he could discern nothing at all; everything had turned into pill poison.

Immediately after.

Having summarized the lessons from the previous failure, Qin Ming began the second refinement.

Thus, the cycle repeated...

Time drifted gently, day after day.

Two months later.

Qin Ming walked out of the pill refining room with a depressed expression, preparing to get some fresh air and change his mood.

"Where exactly did the problem lie?"

"Why is it always just a little short during the pill condensation?"

"The Nascent Soul Condensation Pill Formula that Su Yuqing comprehended and deciphered should have no issues."

"It is truly strange."

Qin Ming slowly paced within the Small Xiao Lingjing, his brows tightly knitted as he pondered the key issue of the pill refinement.

A moment later.

He walked to the lakeside in the center of the Small Xiao Lingjing and saw the Shi Tian Shu holding a bamboo pole, fiddling with something.

Seeing Qin Ming approach, the Shi Tian Shu instantly jumped up with a start and said with a grin:

"Master, you've exited seclusion? Was the elixir successfully refined?"

"Not yet, just a little short. What are you doing?" Qin Ming shook his head.

The Shi Tian Shu raised the bamboo pole in its hand. "Recently, having nothing better to do, I've been fishing for clams."

"Fishing for clams?" Qin Ming asked in confusion.

The Shi Tian Shu looked extremely proud, then explained mysteriously: "Recently, I discovered a type of spiritual clam in the lake; inside, they actually contain treasure pearls. Although they hold no spiritual energy, they are exceedingly beautiful, even blooming with seven-colored radiance at night."

"I'm preparing to collect some so that the next time I meet the Little Silver Fox, I can use them as a meeting gift. Hei hei hei."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming was rendered speechless; he hadn't expected this fellow to still be hung up on the Little Silver Fox. "Oh ho!"

"This Great Master has waited for several days, and finally, one has taken the bait!"

As he spoke, the Shi Tian Shu's eyes lit up with excitement, and it pulled hard with its hand.

A large clam was dragged ashore by it.

Immediately, it excitedly opened the clam shell to look, and inside lay a crystal-clear mysterious pearl, emitting a charming radiance, truly stunningly beautiful! Qin Ming watched this scene.

In some inexplicable way, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind! In an instant.

He recalled an inconspicuous sentence from the "Source Dao Pill Classic," one that Su Yuqing had annotated in the corner.

"When an old clam holds a pearl and the pearl forms, it is all because the divine qi does not scatter!"

"Water must not be allowed to dry, fire must not be allowed to grow cold; prevent small issues from growing, focus entirely on the center, and bathe and nourish it gently."

For a moment, Qin Ming suddenly understood something, finally realizing why he had always fallen short at the crucial step of condensing the pill.

"So it turns out that after the medicinal liquid takes shape, it requires a long period of misty steaming and gentle nourishment to thoroughly condense and blend the essences of the various spiritual materials into one."

"I was simply too hasty before."

"Hahaha! So that's how it is!"

He clapped his hands and laughed.

Having figured out the key, Qin Ming felt immensely relieved; he casually patted the Shi Tian Shu on the head, saying, "You have made a great contribution; this wine is your reward."

After tossing a jar of spiritual wine to the Shi Tian Shu, he plunged back into the pill refining room and began refining the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill.

The Shi Tian Shu, not understanding what was happening, stood dumbfounded in place, still clutching a jar of Demonic Flame Wine and a large clam.

Inside the pill refining room, Qin Ming discarded all distracting thoughts.

With this new realization, his refinement this time proceeded with even greater ease and skill.

After about a month, Qin Ming completed the earlier steps of pill refinement, successfully fusing the medicinal liquid within the pill furnace and completing the shaping of the condensed pill.

Immediately, he reduced the intensity of the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame and began the long process of gentle steaming and nourishment with a low fire.

Two more months passed.

With a movement of his divine sense, Qin Ming perceived that the pill condensation step had succeeded.

He hastily urged the pill formula, boiling and refining fiercely; a mysterious pearl, nurtured for a long time, gradually grew into a spiritual pill the color of a golden tangerine, settling into the very center of the pill furnace.

Within the pill cauldron, the mysterious pearl manifested.

Borrowing the Divine Light of the Four Seasons from without and gathering the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame from within, he circulated the Mao-You Heavenly Circuit to seal it.

Hum~ Inside Qin Ming's pill refining room, a sound like celestial music resonated, accompanied by the rhythm of bells and drums.

Above the refining furnace, a spiritual energy brimming with the creation of the Great Dao suddenly revealed itself!

In the next instant.

This Great Dao spiritual essence burst out of the cave dwelling, forming an illusion of celestial palaces, towers, and halls in the sky above the Small Xiao Lingjing, within which celestial maidens danced and sang in peace, ribbons fluttering, various pipes and strings playing, and celestial melodies lingering endlessly.

Such a heaven-and-earth phenomenon, shocking to the mind and spirit, appeared in the world.

It also attracted the three beasts, including the Shi Tian Shu, within the Small Xiao Lingjing; they all stared dumbly at the sky. "It's done, he has succeeded again!"

"With this momentum, this phenomenon, good heavens! Master must have refined some incredible immortal pill?"

Gazing at the sky, it even forgot that the bamboo pole in its hand had been washed away by water. Inside the cave dwelling, Qin Ming's eyes shone with excitement; he then raised his hand and grabbed, pulling a golden-tangerine-colored spiritual pill, bearing fourteen Dao runes across its body and emitting the qi of Great Dao creation, into his palm.

"This is the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill that countless Jin Dan cultivators dream of day and night!"

The heart-penetrating fragrance of the pill instantly entered Qin Ming's nose and mouth, invigorating his spirit! Had he not struggled back and forth across Great Jin for so long, waiting precisely for this moment?

The successful refinement of the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill meant that the path to the Nascent Soul now stood open before him.

Now, Qin Ming had obtained both of the two spiritual pills required to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Although only one pill was ultimately formed, his confidence in succeeding in this realm breakthrough was still considerable.

First, he possessed a Flawless Jin Dan, which inherently provided a twenty percent chance of success.

Second, his Green Emperor Wood Saint Body had already been cultivated to the small completion stage, meaning that when absorbing and converting spiritual qi, the efficiency would be extremely high.

Third, adding the great assistance of his life-bound spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Xuanteng, basically guaranteed success.

"I now have both the Nascent Soul Condensation Spiritual Pill and the spiritual pill for crossing the Heart Demon Tribulation."

"Next, I must refine the magical treasure for crossing the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation."

However, based on what Qin Ming had learned from Yue Lingyan, the power of the human Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation was also terrifyingly immense.

Ordinary magical treasures simply could not withstand it; the slightest error would result in instant annihilation under the heavenly might.

One had to be extremely cautious! Furthermore, the higher a cultivator's talent, the more easily they would incur heaven's jealousy.

Therefore, depending on the differences in a cultivator's talent, the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation they would face would also vary.

A cultivator's Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation involves not only the previous Lei Jie, but also four heavenly disasters of earth, wind, water, and fire.

Even the most ordinary Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation would descend a full thirty-six bolts of heavenly tribulation.

Without some life-preserving, body-protecting, and tribulation-neutralizing magical treasures and methods, it would be very difficult to survive such a calamity.

Not to mention the subsequent Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, or even the legendary Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, totaling eighty-one bolts of heavenly tribulation. Qin Ming had already thought this through carefully; given his current aptitude and talent, plus the existence of his cheat ability.

At the very least, he must prepare for crossing the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, just in case.

"Sigh! I never expected that even though I am already so outstanding, I would start worrying about which type of heavenly tribulation to cross."

However, he possessed many top-grade magical treasures, which were also being nurtured within his life-bound spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Xuanteng.

He had already prepared to upgrade that Blood Xu Futu pseudo-spiritual treasure into a true fourth-grade spiritual treasure.

In this way, everything would be completely foolproof.

After a brief sigh of emotion, Qin Ming placed the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill in his hand into a jade bottle, then stored it in his storage bag.

Inside the storage bag.

Qingyang Laomo, noticing that there had been no movement outside for several consecutive months, could not help but smugly mock, "Hmph! Kid, those who do not listen to the words of the elderly suffer immediate losses."

"It seems that your ability to refine the 'Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill' was merely good luck."

"But this Nascent Soul Condensation Pill is different; without this old man's guidance, it is impossible to succeed in refining it by luck alone."

"Hehehe!"

Qingyang Laomo had already begun imagining the scene where, in the near future, this kid Qin Ming would bow humbly and beg him to impart his pill refining experience.

But before he could finish laughing, his face instantly froze.

Clang-clang-clang! Inside the storage bag, another exquisitely shaped jade bottle was thrown in.

The Qingyang Old Demon merely sensed it slightly, then his expression changed drastically, making him begin to doubt his very existence: "A Nascent Infant Pill?!"

One must know that even during his peak period, if he personally descended to refine a Nascent Infant Pill, it would take at least a year or half a year to succeed.

The failure rate was also strangely high.

"If this old man remembers correctly, this kid is refining a Nascent Infant Pill for the first time, right?"

"This kid must be some undying old monster who seized a body and was reborn! Otherwise, how could this be possible?"

Having his understanding shattered time and again, the thoughts in the Qingyang Old Demon's heart grew even firmer.

"However, so what if you kid have a Nascent Infant Pill?"

"This old man admits your kid's attainment in pill refining is indeed very high, but without an item to preserve your life and cross the heavenly tribulation, everything is just floating clouds."

"I just don't believe it."

However, the next moment.

Amidst the Qingyang Old Demon's astonished expression.

Qin Ming took out a Lei Lei Yuanmo Bead radiating dense demonic qi from the depths of his storage bag.

"Lei Lei Yuanmo Qi..." The Qingyang Old Demon could no longer maintain his composure.

He hurriedly shouted to Qin Ming: "Qin Xiaoyou!! Please grant this old man a chance to speak!"

"Could it be that you are preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Might you allow this old man to say a word?"

Hearing this, Qin Ming raised an eyebrow, pondered briefly, then still took out the wooden box containing his spirit body and tossed it onto the ground.

"What else do you have to say?"

The Qingyang Old Demon laughed dryly: "Qin Xiaoyou, please calm your anger; this old man just noticed a Lei Lei Yuanmo Bead in your hand, containing a wisp of Lei Lei Yuanmo Qi within, which is an extremely rare treasure between heaven and earth!"

"This old man observes that your physical body's blood and qi are incredibly abundant, and the dominance of your body refinement even surpasses that of a fourth-stage transformed great demon."

"But under the Nascent Soul heavenly tribulation, even with a physical body of such strength, you may not necessarily withstand it."

"But with Qin Xiaoyou possessing this wisp of Lei Lei Yuanmo Qi, it is different; if combined with that body refinement technique of yours, it might possibly help push your physical body to the realm of great completion."

"It might even allow you to withstand the heavenly tribulation with your bare flesh."

"Hehe! If Qin Xiaoyou needs demonic path body refinement techniques, this old man has several kinds of great-power demonic arts in hand that you can reference and learn from."

Hearing this, Qin Ming not only did not get angry, but actually found himself somewhat agreeing with the old ghost's viewpoint.

Because previously, he had also been considering this matter and had been deliberating its feasibility.

However, this was something Qin Ming would only consider when driven to the last resort.

Now that he possessed many trump cards, he temporarily did not need to take risks; if by any chance he cultivated a demonic art and suffered qi deviation losing control, the loss would outweigh the gain.

"What you say has some merit; allow me to consider it further."

The Qingyang Old Demon said obsequiously: "Hehehe! Qin Xiaoyou is a person of great fortune; in this old man's view, forming a Nascent Soul is only a matter of time. If there is any place where you need to use this old man, just speak up."

"This old man is ready at any time to await Qin Xiaoyou's orders."

The Shi Tian Shu nearby, watching the dialogue between the two, flickered with its gaze and immediately felt a strange sense of crisis.

Qin Ming, meanwhile, took out the fourth-stage artifact refining inheritance "Demonic Craft Opening Things" from the Lei Lei Yuanmo Bead and began studying it.

He prepared to use that fourth-stage demon core of the Great Black Heaven Demon Saint to completely elevate the Blood Xue Futu pseudo-spirit treasure to the level of a fourth-stage spirit treasure.

Seeing that Qin Ming even possessed a fourth-stage demon core, the Qingyang Old Demon was instantly rendered speechless for a long time.

After Qin Ming returned to his cave dwelling.

Inside the Small Xiao Lingjing.

The Shi Tian Shu took out a black steel fork, narrowed his eyes, paced over to the Qingyang Old Demon, and kicked the wooden box away with one foot, sending it rolling far off.

This immediately shook the Qingyang Old Demon inside until he was dizzy and disoriented.

"Rat scum! What is the meaning of this?!" the Qingyang Old Demon cursed in a fit of rage.

The Shi Tian Shu tapped the wooden box with the black steel fork in his hand and questioned sinisterly:

"Hmph! Old fellow!"

"You arrive and immediately want to compete with this Great Master for favor, don't you?"

"No way! Don't you look at who came first and who came later."

"This Great Master warns you once; if you old scoundrel dare to run your mouth again in the future, be careful I make your soul scatter and your spirit vanish!"

Afterwards, the Shi Tian Shu even urinated on the wooden box before leaving satisfied.

"..."

The Qingyang Old Demon in the wooden box wanted to cry but had no tears, and couldn't help but let out a miserable, long sigh: "A dragon lying in shallow waters gets mocked by shrimp; a tiger fallen into the plains gets bullied by dogs!"

(End of Chapter)