In alchemy, every step required one's full attention, and every change had its own requirements; one could not afford to be careless.
During the process, Ye Chen, following the instructions in the alchemy recipe, used his powerful Chaos Saint Soul force to directly control the collision between the two medicinal liquids, and even more comprehensively controlled every minute change.
Finally, the two medicinal liquids merged into one, transforming into a sparkling, crystalline azure liquid, transparent and flawless.
In the following time, Ye Chen also fused the other medicinal liquids together one by one.
Although this was Ye Chen's first time refining a sixth-rank pill, relying on his accumulated alchemy attainments, the alchemy inheritance of Master Qing Ye, and his far superior divine soul power that surpassed that of a sixth-level alchemist, everything was actually quite familiar and easy for him.
Soon, Ye Chen reached the third stage of pill refinement — Pill Fusion!
This was the final step to truly fuse the pill, merging all the medicinal liquids together completely.
Boom—
Within the Chaos Great Cauldron, the Chaos Dao Fire suddenly intensified many times over. Accompanied by wisps of primordial Chaos Qi, it completely submerged all the medicinal liquids. Under the control of Ye Chen's divine soul power, these liquids abruptly began to merge.
Boom, boom, boom—
The various medicinal liquids, which had been relatively docile, now collided with each other, violently exploding into brilliant bursts of light. The rumbling sounds were incessant, and the reaction became extremely intense.
"Hmph!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. His supreme Chaos Saint Soul force swept down overwhelmingly, quickly handling every subtle change according to the alchemy recipe, safely and swiftly fusing the various medicinal liquids together.
Boom—
Finally, the various medicinal liquids rapidly merged together, and slowly, the rudimentary form of a pill appeared. Visible to the naked eye, a liquid mass the size of an infant's fist continuously rose and fell within the Chaos Great Cauldron, gradually solidifying, about to take the true form of a solid pill.
Hum—
However, just as success was at hand, the pill suddenly underwent a startling change. It trembled and hummed incessantly. Its originally spherical shape rapidly distorted, forming numerous tiny vortices. A vast amount of spiritual energy continuously erupted from it.
Ye Chen's vast divine soul power quickly enveloped it, attempting to regain control.
Boom—
But it was all too late. At that moment, the pill exploded with a thunderous roar, transforming into a terrifying wave of energy that spread out, annihilating the void, powerful enough to shatter even a Saint Treasury Realm expert to pieces.
However, Ye Chen directly closed the lid of the Chaos Great Cauldron, suppressing and annihilating all the destructive fluctuations, preventing them from piercing through the cauldron.
Probably even Ye Chen himself hadn't expected that the pill refinement, which had been going smoothly, would fail.
It had almost reached the final step, just a hair's breadth away from success, yet it failed at the very last moment.
Ye Chen did not immediately begin a second attempt. Instead, he fell into contemplation, reflecting on why the refinement had failed.
Alchemy was a process that required extreme caution; failure was not allowed. Otherwise, once it failed, it often wasn't just a single step, but a chain reaction affecting the whole process, leading to complete failure.
In his mind, Ye Chen repeatedly reviewed every detail of the previous refinement, searching for the cause of the failure.
Finally, he realized the reason for the failure: during the final step, he had been somewhat hasty, causing the changes within the pill to accelerate. Subsequently, the components became incompatible and directly exploded.
With the experience of the first failure, Ye Chen was much more careful during his second attempt. He continuously threw in the various medicinal herbs, refining them into liquid masses, and began the refinement process anew, generating brilliant lights.
Soon, Ye Chen entered the third stage of pill refinement again. At this step, he was many times more cautious and careful, no longer rushing, determined to grasp every subtle change thoroughly.
Hum—
The various medicinal liquids continuously merged together, and the rudimentary form of a pill appeared, shining brilliantly, appearing exceptionally unique.
At this point, Ye Chen calmed the Chaos Dao Fire, but allowed wisps of primordial Chaos Qi to continuously flow into this pill embryo, which rotated and absorbed them, aiding in its rapid formation into a pill.
Finally, after a full half-hour, the pill truly took shape. A dazzling light shot into the sky — this was the Pill Light.
However, this Pill Light was blocked by the Chaos Great Cauldron, and not a trace of pill fragrance diffused from within it.
Although it was only a sixth-rank low-grade pill, Ye Chen did not want outsiders to know.
Looking at this perfectly round Spirit-Restoring Pill, it clearly bore six pill lines, crystalline and translucent. It was a high-quality Spirit-Restoring Pill. Moreover, with the addition of primordial Chaos Qi, the efficacy of Ye Chen's Spirit-Restoring Pill was even comparable to a sixth-rank mid-grade pill.
This demonstrated the extraordinary effect of primordial Chaos Qi.
Successfully refining the Spirit-Restoring Pill greatly boosted Ye Chen's confidence. In the following time, he continuously refined pills within the treasure pavilion. He hoped to quickly elevate his alchemy attainments further and also better digest and utilize the alchemy inheritance of Master Qing Ye.
Time quietly passed. In the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.
During this period, Ye Chen continuously refined pills, persevering tirelessly. After digesting Master Qing Ye's alchemy inheritance during this time, his alchemy attainments had improved by a large margin. In the end, he even managed to refine a seventh-rank low-grade pill.
However, to refine this single seventh-rank low-grade pill, Ye Chen had experienced a full thirteen failures before succeeding. Who knows how many Heaven and Earth Treasures were consumed, the losses were immense. Only by a stroke of luck did he succeed once, and the quality was average.
Furthermore, refining a seventh-rank low-grade pill did not mean Ye Chen had reached the level of a seventh-level alchemist; it only indicated he was relatively fortunate.
Generally speaking, a true seventh-level alchemist could succeed once in three attempts, representing the qualification.
Regarding this, Ye Chen felt somewhat helpless.
In truth, the fact that Ye Chen could reach the peak of sixth-level alchemist in just ten short days was enough to demonstrate his astonishing alchemy talent. Not long ago, his alchemy level was only at the initial stage of the sixth rank.
To leap to this level in just ten days would be enough to shock the outside world if it were known. Probably throughout history, few could improve so rapidly in such a short time.
It was just that, facing the grand Alchemy Grand Ceremony to be held in less than half a month, a peak sixth-level alchemy skill seemed far from sufficient.
Because of this, Ye Chen increasingly felt that his hope of winning the championship at the Alchemy Grand Ceremony was slim.