Chapter 971: Seven‑turn Celestial Pill

Borrowing this line of thought, he creatively devised the "Law Condensation Pill Method": first condense the law outside the body, then use it as a "pill guide" and insert it into the Alchemical Furnace.

For this he needed to prepare more materials, including: star‑fall iron, millennium Dream Lotus, and most importantly: a large amount of fresh, vivid desire!

Yan Buji left his cave dwelling, assuming different identities to roam the towns. Sometimes he was a wealthy merchant, sometimes a beggar, sometimes even a brothel woman.

At each place he quietly activated the Swallow Desire Pot, gathering the most intense desires of all beings. This process lasted a full month, until the desire in the pot thickened to a blood‑like consistency.

Ignite the furnace and refine the pill!

With everything prepared, Yan Buji chose a full‑moon night to fire the furnace. This time he did not dare to refine externally by hand; instead he used the entire mountain hollow as a cauldron, setting up a massive pill formation.

He forged the star‑fall iron into a nine‑inch pill core, its surface engraved with Extreme Desire Path patterns; then he infused the collected desire into Yellow Spring Water, creating a dark‑red "Desire Essence"; finally, the crucial step: extracting a portion of the Great Dao law and blending it into the pill core.

The moment the law merged with the pill core, heaven and earth changed color! The previously clear night sky suddenly filled with dense black clouds, bolts of thunder streaking through the clouds—this was the pill tribulation summoned by the Six‑turn Celestial Pill's formation!

"Good timing!" Yan Buji was not startled but delighted. He leapt up, directly confronting the first heavenly thunder. Gray mist in his palm coalesced into a blade, splitting the thunder in two—one half channeled into the pill formation, the other into his own body for tempering.

After the second, third… and a total of nine consecutive heavenly thunders, Yan Buji's body was charred black, yet his eyes flashed with brilliance. At the center of the lower pill formation, a wholly jet‑black pill hovered in the air, its surface bearing blood‑colored patterns that naturally formed an Extreme Desire Path diagram.

The instant the pill formed, the anomaly resurfaced. Within a hundred li, every living being's heart suddenly surged with intense desire: cultivators yearned to breakthrough, mortals craved wealth, even beasts inexplicably became restless.

This is the terror of the Six‑turn Celestial Pill—it already possesses a nascent power capable of influencing heaven and earth!

Yan Buji carefully placed the pill into a specially made Jade Box, affixing forty‑nine seals of seven by seven.

Although this "Extreme Desire Path Pill" was refined, it seemed Yan Buji could not make use of it.

"This Celestial Pill likely has the ability to plunge a person into a sea of desire in an instant; it's not a spiritual antidote, not something to take oneself."

Years of secluded pill refining yielded results far beyond expectations:

First, a profound understanding of alchemical theory. Now a single glance at the ingredients lets him deduce dozens of pairing schemes; second, creatively integrating the Extreme Desire Path into pill cultivation, forging an entirely new route;

Most importantly, through continual trial and failure, his refining skill has steadily entered the Six‑turn level!

But that is still not enough!

The pills used by cultivators in the Harmonizing Dao stage are almost all Seven‑turn or even Eight‑turn Celestial Pills; the Six‑turn Celestial Pill, though useful, has limited effect.

"At least I must be able to refine a Seven‑turn Celestial Pill," Yan Buji thought.

The biggest difference between Seven‑turn and Six‑turn pills is that the former must contain a complete "Great Dao law". Six‑turn pills merely brush the edge of the law, whereas a Seven‑turn pill must fully integrate a certain law into the pill, granting it potent effects while better assisting cultivators in their practice.

The way of pills is vast and profound; Yan Buji began another round of research and insight.

Years later, Yan Buji theoretically derived a formula for a Seven‑turn Pill, but in practice he encountered the first obstacle: a Celestial Material called Void Crystal Stone proved extremely difficult to refine!

Ordinary alchemical fire could not move this spatially‑propertyed oddity; even his Wenwu Fire could only barely soften its surface.

"Looks like I need a different method..."

Yan Buji pondered briefly, then a flash of insight struck.

He drew out the Eye of Law‑Breaking, stared at the Void Crystal Stone, and low‑shouted: "Break!"

In an instant, the spatial barrier on the Void Crystal Stone's surface was forcibly torn, and the internal Cosmic Dao law overflowed like a stream. Yan Buji swiftly enveloped it with Wenwu Fire, drawing it into the pill formation.

The second step: refining ten‑thousand‑year Spirit Marrow Liquid with the Harmonizing Dao core. This step was relatively simple, but Yan Buji deliberately slowed the pace to ensure the purity of his spiritual energy.

The third step: fusion! The moment heavenly Stardust was scattered into the Alchemical Furnace, the entire interior space suddenly warped, the Cosmic Dao law and massive spiritual energy wildly intertwined, forming a terrifying spiritual storm. Yan Buji's expression grew solemn; he formed a seal with both hands, gray mist coiling like chains to suppress the raging energy.

"Condense!"

A low shout, and the storm inside the furnace abruptly contracted, ultimately becoming a wholly silver‑white pill, its surface faintly rippling with spatial waves.

Pill formed!

Yan Buji reached out, snatched the pill, and it fell into his palm; instantly he felt a vast spiritual energy surge. He swallowed it without hesitation......

"Boom!"

His internal spiritual power surged instantly, the previously spent strength recovered to its peak in a blink, even faintly surpassing his limits! More marvelously, he felt his spiritual energy resonating with the surrounding space, reducing the cost of wielding Cosmic Dao divine abilities by thirty percent!

"Success!" Yan Buji's eyes glittered: "This Return‑to‑Origin Restoring Pill not only restores spiritual power, but also briefly enhances Cosmic Dao affinity!"

Having achieved a successful experience, Yan Buji devoted himself to further study of the pill path.

The art of refining pills is not necessarily difficult; for him, possessing an innate alchemical talent made it possible to leap from a Five‑turn Alchemist to one capable of forging Seven‑turn Celestial Pills within just a few decades.

Admittedly, Yan Buji's cultivation had already far surpassed his earlier self, but it needs no further comment—he simply has the talent for alchemy; otherwise, most cultivators would find such advancement far harder.

After devising several Seven‑turn formulas, Yan Buji left the Boundless Trench, simultaneously slaughtering cultivators in the Dongxing Sea Region to harvest desire and gathering ample resources and Celestial Materials, preparing for his cultivation.

By chance, Yan Buji, near Seven‑Star Island in the Turbulent Sea, spotted the trace of an acquaintance.

"Senior, spare me, senior... Ah!!"

After casually killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Yan Buji examined its desire and suddenly recognized a familiar figure.

"Huang Tianshang? Is he nearby?"

Yan Buji squinted, suddenly recalling the pact he once made with Huang Tianshang.

"Go check; one of the Seven Treasures he holds might still be useful." With that thought, Yan Buji set off to scour the nearby waters.

Half a month later.

Yan Buji arrived at a secluded sea area and looked around.

A subtle spatial ripple reached him; Yan Buji squinted and stepped onto the sea surface.

"But, Brother Huang Tian?"

Soon, surprised voices echoed from around: "Yan fellow cultivator? This truly is… please, come in!"

He seemed unafraid of me making a move against him.

Yan Buji squinted.

Although he had grudges and collaborations with Huang Tianshang, that did not mean their relationship was good.

On the contrary, mutual exploitation was the norm.