Chapter 1784: Third‑Tier Pill

With Pei Yong present, Ye Liuyun's refining naturally had Pei Yong help guard the Xuan Kong Shi, then lead everyone into the Space World to cultivate.

The Flying Boat bears the Royal Mansion emblem, and with so many Imperial Guards aboard, Ye Liuyun estimates the journey should be safe.

This Flying Boat moves far faster than ordinary Flying Boats.

Yet there is still a month and a half before their mid‑journey rest, so he has plenty of time to boost various powers.

Ye Liuyun first attuned to the conceptual Crystal Stone of Fire Flame Power, first enhancing his Fire Flame Power and absorbing a good deal of the two kinds of fire energy, then began refining pills.

However, this time during pill refining, before even reaching the melting step, Ye Liuyun stopped outright.

"Refining failed!"

Ye Liuyun sensed something.

The third‑tier pill formula shows no specific heat intensity or duration for each step, requiring personal comprehension.

Strictly speaking, this is the true pill formula.

Every Alchemist must, based on their own understanding of the pill's effect, refine a pill unique to themselves.

Ye Liuyun had just finished cultivating Fire Flame Power, and he overexerted during the melting phase of pill refining.

He tried to control the fire in his palm for a while, then began refining again.

This time his control of the heat was just right; different ingredients were melted with different flames, and the durations varied as well.

Yet after the pill formed, Ye Liuyun found its effect insufficient.

The pills he refined were only second‑tier, eighth or ninth grade, far below third‑tier level.

After several attempts, Ye Liuyun produced twenty pills in one furnace, of which only ten barely reached third‑tier, first‑grade quality.

"Is it really that hard?"

Ye Liuyun looked at the pills before him, eating them while experiencing the differences in effect.

These are merely the most ordinary Refining Qi Pills; by that measure, the third‑tier Heaven and Earth Pill would likely be even harder to forge.

Next, Ye Liuyun adjusted the ratios and tried again, then continuously experimented with each stage by varying fire and duration, constantly using Divine Sense to monitor every detail.

Only after refining a third‑tier, fourfold Refining Qi Pill did he confirm the refining method.

Afterward, he kept trying to increase the number of pills per furnace, until the output stabilized at fifty pills per furnace, then he stopped to rest.

"What exactly is the problem?"

Ye Liuyun thought while resting, yet the cause remained elusive.

In a moment of boredom, he took out a main ingredient plant from the pills, lay on the ground while resting, and examined it closely.

Suddenly, he shoved that main ingredient into his mouth and began chewing.

He suddenly realized that this ingredient's medicinal property might differ from that in the previous formula.

Upon careful tasting, he indeed found the ingredient contained a relatively abundant yang vigor.

He had previously used gentle fire to slow the melting process, but that still wasn't enough.

Immediately, he fetched a supplementary material and tried it as well.

"So that's it—this supplementary material is more yin, used to neutralize the main ingredient's properties.

No wonder it was also listed among the main ingredients."

After understanding, Ye Liuyun immediately lit the furnace to refine pills again.

This time he emphasized the yin‑type main ingredient, increased its proportion, and also adjusted the ratios of other supplementary materials.

This time the refined pills directly reached third‑tier, seventh‑grade.

Having found the key issue, he readjusted the heat, and after several attempts finally refined a third‑tier, ninefold pill.

"This time it's right!"

Ye Liuyun cradled the third‑tier, ninefold pill and finally smiled.

Afterward, he pressed on without pause to solidify the method, until a furnace yielded eighty pills, then he was too exhausted to continue.

Not only was the Fire Flame Power waning, his Soul was also unusually fatigued and needed rest.

Had his Soul not been so strong, he couldn't have endured this long.

Ye Liuyun simply lay where he stood and slowly fell asleep.

Throughout his pill‑refining process, Hua Xiangyuan and Lan Xin watched from afar the whole time.

"Even with a pill formula, refining is still this hard?"

Hua Xiangyuan hadn't expected pill refining to be so complicated.

"Indeed! The knowledge inside pill refining is vast! A slightest mistake can ruin an entire furnace's worth of pills!"

Lan Xin had previously heard people talk about pill refining.

Although she can't refine pills, she knows it's an extremely complex matter.

Not only must Fire Flame Power be strong, but Soul power must also be great.

"His drive is truly worth learning from!"

Although Hua Xiangyuan doesn't understand pill refining, she still greatly admires Ye Liuyun's pursuit of perfection.

"Hmm! Without that drive, how could he have gone from the Mortal Realm to the Divine Realm and thrived so well! The longer one stays with him, the more one admires him! His women are probably the same way!"

Lan Xin said with a hint of melancholy.

Hua Xiangyuan, hearing this, offered Lan Xin a suggestion: "Women wanting to chase men isn't that simple?"

She also struck a very coquettish pose, hinting at Lan Xin.

Lan Xin helplessly shook her head, gave a wry smile and said, "He's not that lecherous! Moreover, Lei Ming and the others have said that his women are each nation‑toppling beauties, so he's never tempted by beauty! I even stripped in front of him, and he didn't take me!"

Hua Xiangyuan, hearing this, stared blankly at Ye Liuyun, lost in thought.

Thinking that she too had once been exposed by Ye Liuyun, she couldn't help but blush.

"What embarrassing thoughts are you having, that your face turned red!"

Lan Xin also noticed that her complexion had changed, and began to mock her.

The two of them joked and laughed, and at least they had each other for company.

Ye Liuyun slept for a little over half a day; after waking, he immediately began to tackle the Refining Body Pill, the Concentrating Spirit Pill, and the Heaven and Earth Pill.

For several consecutive days, until he repeatedly tried these pills, produced third‑tier ninth‑grade ones, and each furnace yielded seventy to eighty pills, he finally stopped.

He let his clone continue the mass production, while he returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate and comprehend the Conceptual Crystal Stone.

The clone consumed all the remaining ingredients before finally stopping completely.

This round of pill‑refining was no different from fighting a great battle for Ye Liuyun, and it left him thoroughly exhausted.

But his Divine Soul Power and fire‑control ability both improved.

Next, after everyone has comprehended the Conceptual Crystal Stone, they will directly spar within the space, testing their own insights.

Man Shu, Lei Ming, and Long Nv, though their realms were equal to Ye Liuyun's, still could not defeat him.

Moreover, as Ye Liuyun's Heaven and Earth Power kept strengthening, they were increasingly flung farther away, to the point that even Ye Liuyun's palm strike barely reached them.

Sometimes Ye Liuyun would even let them take hits, treating it as Refining Body practice.

Ye Tiandao's sword intent improved especially quickly, and during this period he caught up with Ye Liuyun by a fair margin.

Long Nv's Dragon Clan bloodline grew ever purer; Ye Liuyun, using a bloodline power he hadn't employed in a long time, already found it difficult to suppress Long Nv.

Black Panther's speed kept increasing, running like a gust of black wind; Lei Ming now struggled to chase it.