Chapter 937: Ten Directions Nether Pill (Second update, requesting everything)

To be safe, Kailan divided the materials for the Ten Directions Nether Pill into seven portions, preparing to do them one by one.

This was also a matter of necessity; if Kailan were an Alchemy Master, it wouldn't be this troublesome, but Kailan was only a high-level Alchemist, and the success rate for refining top-tier Alchemical Pills was not high.

Li Zhangsheng stood to the side without a word, quietly watching as Kailan put one portion of materials into the Liandalu and began the refining process.

Kailan had carefully studied the Alchemy King Notes, which contained many advanced alchemy techniques; crucially, the recipe for the Ten Directions Nether Pill was also obtained from the Alchemy King, and many of the alchemy techniques were very compatible with refining the Ten Directions Nether Pill, which could more or less increase the success rate.

After a quarter of an hour, wisps of black smoke emerged from the Liandalu. Kailan's expression changed, and she tried to salvage it, but she was a beat too slow, resulting in a pitch-black failed pill.

The first attempt at refining the Ten Directions Nether Pill failed, mainly due to a lack of experience.

Kailan did not immediately refine the second portion, but instead took a deep breath, carefully recalling the previous alchemy operations to look for shortcomings.

Not long after, Kailan opened her eyes and put the second portion of materials into the Liandalu.

Unfortunately, the second portion also ended in failure.

Kailan was not discouraged, because this was normal; the success rate for a high-level Alchemist to refine top-tier Alchemical Pills was very low, and besides individual ability, it was often linked to luck.

Soon, Kailan continued to add a portion of materials.

However, three consecutive refinements all ended in failure. Kailan's state of mind began to ripple, and she couldn't help but feel a bit anxious. After all, these materials were hard-won by Li Zhangsheng; if all of them failed, how could she face Li Zhangsheng? This made Kailan feel a bit apprehensive.

Li Zhangsheng had been paying attention to Kailan and naturally saw the change in her demeanor. He hurriedly spoke: "Kailan, whether it is alchemy or artifact refining, the most taboo thing is an unstable state of mind. Even the greatest Alchemist Grandmaster will always have moments of error. If the materials are gone, they are gone; they can always be found again. What you need to do now is to calm your mind and summarize the reasons for your failure; only then is it possible to take a step further."

"I understand!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's exhortation, Kailan took another deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in her heart, finally returned to normal, and became focused as never before.

A quarter of an hour later, a refreshing fragrance of pills drifted out from the Liandalu.

When Kailan opened the Liandalu, she saw a gray Alchemical Pill the size of a Longyan lying quietly inside.

Although gray and black were relatively similar, Kailan saw at a glance that this was not a failed pill, which meant she had successfully refined the Ten Directions Nether Pill.

Having the first Ten Directions Nether Pill as a foundation allowed Kailan to regain her confidence, and she began to refine the last three portions of materials.

However, Kailan's Alchemist rank was what it was, and the last three portions of materials only yielded one more Ten Directions Nether Pill.

Two out of seven portions might seem like a low success rate, but it still exceeded Li Zhangsheng's expectations. After all, Kailan's Alchemist rank was limited; getting one would have been a pass, and getting two was an over-performance.

"Kailan, well done!"

Hearing Li Zhangsheng's praise, Kailan wiped the sweat from her forehead and revealed a bright smile, unable to contain her joy.

"I still need to consolidate properly now; perhaps I can break through in the near future!"

Kailan said with feigned seriousness, and was then taken by Li Zhangsheng into the Secret Realm.

This time refining the Ten Directions Nether Pill gave Kailan an extremely rare experience and significant gains.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng put the two Ten Directions Nether Pills into a Jade Bottle, then went to the backyard and summoned Datou and the Chi Dragon.

With the Zixiao Leopard-Lin Beast advancing to the Demon King level, among all of Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets, only Datou, the Chi Dragon, and the Two-Headed Giant Dragon had yet to advance to the Demon King level.

Among them, Datou had failed to break through twice, but thanks to its Half-Step Epic Quality, it did not affect the success rate of the breakthrough.

The Chi Dragon had reached the critical point of breakthrough the day before yesterday, while the Two-Headed Giant Dragon was still a short distance away.

Now that they had obtained two Ten Directions Nether Pills, it could be said that it was a sure thing for Datou and the Chi Dragon to become Demon King level.

In the backyard, after Datou and the Chi Dragon adjusted to their best state, they closed their eyes and began to break through.

To avoid waste, Li Zhangsheng did not immediately give them the Ten Directions Nether Pills to absorb, but prepared to use them at the critical moment.

With the potential of Datou and the Chi Dragon, they could maintain a full-power breakthrough state for about seven or eight minutes. If there were no signs of a breakthrough within five minutes, Li Zhangsheng would feed them a Ten Directions Nether Pill.

Ordinary Demon Pets naturally could not be operated on like Li Zhangsheng's, but regardless of Datou or the Chi Dragon, their potential was truly too high, and such atypical operations would not be affected much.

If it weren't for the powerful enemy, the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong, Li Zhangsheng wouldn't want to waste the Ten Directions Nether Pills; after all, whether it was Datou or the Chi Dragon, there would always be a day when they reached the Demon King level.

Li Zhangsheng crossed his arms and waited quietly on the side, but he wasn't doing nothing; he was extracting a certain amount of Heaven and Earth Great Power from the Secret Realm, which could more or less increase the success rate of the breakthrough by a tiny bit.

Except for the Heaven and Earth Great Power bestowed by the Heavenly Dao at the beginning, the rest had to be slowly condensed by the Secret Realm, though the speed should not be too slow.

Of course, the speed of condensing Heaven and Earth Great Power was directly proportional to the area and stability of the Secret Realm. Li Zhangsheng's Secret Realm had a great advantage in this regard, likely ten times that of an ordinary King's Secret Realm.

Time passed slowly. After three minutes, neither of the two Demon Pets showed any signs of breaking through, which made Li Zhangsheng's expression inevitably become serious.

Just at this moment, wisps of cyan Profound Mystery Energy appeared on Datou's massive bird body.

This was Wind Element Profound Mystery Energy, indicating that Datou had already broken through the threshold of Profound Mystery; at the very least, it could become a Pseudo-Demon King level Demon Beast, which saved a priceless Ten Directions Nether Pill.

Thus, Li Zhangsheng cast his gaze upon the Chi Dragon.

Compared to Datou, Li Zhangsheng valued the Chi Dragon more, mainly due to the Chi Dragon's Space Attribute. The Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong's Secret Realm had already evolved into a Blessed Land, and its spatial stability far exceeded that of a Secret Realm. Even if Li Zhangsheng transformed into Dijiang, it would be difficult to forcibly break through space and intrude into the Blessed Land.

If there were assistance from the Chi Dragon, the possibility of forcibly breaking into the Blessed Land would naturally increase greatly.

Of course, all the prerequisites were to defeat the Dark Night King.

The Profound Mystery Energy on Datou's body surface became increasingly Rich; clearly, Datou's progress was good, allowing more Profound Mystery Energy to overflow.

If it continued at this pace, barring any accidents, Datou could steadily become a Demon King level Demon Beast, rather than a Pseudo-Demon King level.

Soon, the time approached five minutes. Seeing that the Chi Dragon still showed no signs of breaking through, Li Zhangsheng had to open the Jade Bottle, preparing to feed it a Ten Directions Nether Pill.

(End of this chapter)