Within the solemn treasure hall, a three-legged, two-eared medicine cauldron hovered in the air. At this moment, it was flowing with divine radiance. The ancient patterns of birds and beasts carved on its body seemed to have revived, Dao marks overflowing, brimming with ancient charm.
Ye Chen sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, his expression solemn. He opened his mouth and lightly exhaled, a continuous stream of crimson-gold divine fire pouring out, entering from the opened cauldron lid and immediately igniting, bursting forth with brilliant fiery light.
Simultaneously, with a single hand gesture, one spirit herb after another, and even more precious Heaven and Earth Treasures appeared, their fragrance overflowing, their aroma assailing the senses. They were wrapped in balls of light, suspended in mid-air.
Immediately after, an ancient pill formula appeared, floating before him. It was a pill formula obtained from the Xuan-grade treasure vault.
Pills were divided into ten grades, with the first grade being the lowest and the tenth grade being the highest. The pill formula obtained from the vault was a fourth-grade formula, named the Bone-Tempering Pill.
The Bone-Tempering Pill, as the name implied, was a treasure pill capable of tempering and forging one's sinews and bones, re-tempering and reshaping the body's entire skeletal structure, making it denser and harder.
It must be understood that blood is derived from the bone marrow. As long as the sinews and bones are tempered to become stronger, the derived blood energy becomes more vigorous and active, thereby indirectly strengthening the physique, from the inside out.
Therefore, Ye Chen understood the importance of the Bone-Tempering Pill for body refiners. Of course, this was only aimed at ordinary body refiners. For a formidable treasure body and golden physique like Ye Chen's, the Bone-Tempering Pill was basically ineffective.
Ye Chen's glabella erupted with vast light, his divine sense extending out, directly reading all the information from the pill formula.
"So that's how it is."
A moment later, all the pill formula information was absorbed into his mind. Every step, precise to every moment, every technique was thoroughly memorized.
Fourth-grade pills required at least a four-star alchemist to have the ability to refine them. Ye Chen had delved deeply into the Dao of alchemy and possessed an alchemy inheritance, so he was naturally not merely a mere four-star alchemist.
"Blood-Activating Grass, Crimson Blood Fruit, Nine Heavens Vine, Body-Transforming Orchid..."
Ye Chen raised his hand and casually threw the spirit herbs and Heaven and Earth Treasures into the medicine cauldron, where they were swiftly devoured by the blazing Dao Fire and instantly refined.
Wang Shan, who was quietly observing his Martial Uncle refining medicine from the side, couldn't help but be astonished. Although he knew little about the Dao of alchemy, generally speaking, shouldn't it be done step by step, gradually, rather than all at once, casually throwing all the medicinal materials in?
However, when his Martial Uncle refined pills, his technique seemed incredibly smooth and flowing, exceptionally proficient, even possessing an extraordinary Dao Rhyme that captivated one's attention, making one sigh in admiration.
Wang Ming patted his disciple's shoulder and smiled. "Never underestimate your Martial Uncle. Back when he roamed the world unhindered, your master was just an unknown junior."
At the same time, the Primordial Spirit light within Ye Chen's glabella bloomed, like a dazzling miniature sun, extremely eye-catching. Vast divine sense power poured forth, comprehensively covering every corner inside and outside the pill cauldron.
Such vast divine sense power caused Wang Shan to be greatly shocked. At the Demigod realm, his divine sense was already so powerful, not much weaker than a super Martial God's. If he reached his own level, it would probably be even more powerful and fearsome than a Saint Lord-level expert.
Truly worthy of being the Supreme One figure regarded as a taboo by various Sacred Lands in his past life. Even after reincarnating and being reborn, with cultivation far from his previous life's peak, he still appeared terrifyingly powerful.
The process of pill refining could never be accomplished in one go; it required a certain amount of time.
During this period, Ye Chen's eyes remained unblinking as he stared at the pill-refining process within the cauldron. He could see the spirit herbs and Heaven and Earth Treasures being refined into spiritual liquid, shining brilliantly, flowing with five-colored light. Under his control, they rapidly fused and underwent new transformations.
Dao Fire blazed within the pill cauldron. Each refinement forcibly tempered out some impurities from the treasure liquid, turning them to ashes, leaving behind only the essence.
"Hmm, this still isn't enough. Perhaps adding some kingly blood would make it even more extraordinary."
Ye Chen thought to himself, then took out a mass of kingly blood. It resembled a crimson sun, possessing vigorous vitality and even flickering with kingly Dao principles, its blood energy vast.
He lightly pointed with his finger, and immediately a drop of kingly blood the size of a fingernail separated and entered the treasure pill taking shape within the cauldron, completely merging into it.
The next moment, the pill liquid was completely dyed red, turning blood-colored, rippling with a strange, demonic crimson light.
Kingly blood was the essence blood of a king, the ultimate embodiment of a realm. Ye Chen believed that after adding kingly blood, the Bone-Tempering Pill would become even more extraordinary.
Time continued to pass. The pill within the cauldron had already begun to take shape, forming a rudimentary form and gradually becoming more complete.
"Pill, condense!"
Half an hour later, Ye Chen suddenly shouted. Vast Primordial Spirit power poured down, intending to forcibly solidify the pill liquid completely into pill form.
But at this moment, the pill suddenly underwent a change. The strange crimson color manifested, and the kingly blood contained within seemed to have gained intelligence, struggling incessantly, actually trying to break free from the pill's constraints and escape its shaping.
"Hmph!" Ye Chen snorted coldly, his expression turning icy. A crack split open on his fingertip, and immediately a drop of treasure blood resembling crimson gold flew out, entering the pill. It radiated a terrifying will, directly suppressing the kingly blood's spirituality and further merging with the pill.
Boom—
The pill cauldron suddenly trembled. Wisps of crimson fragrance appeared, wafting throughout the entire hall, making one's heart tremble.
Wang Shan was shocked. "A colored medicinal fragrance!"
A colored medicinal fragrance, generally speaking, only appeared when refining a pill of extraordinary quality.
Although the Bone-Tempering Pill was a fourth-grade pill, it generally shouldn't produce a colored medicinal fragrance. It could only be said that the Bone-Tempering Pill refined by Ye Chen was of extraordinary quality.
Boom—
Suddenly, the pill cauldron trembled again. A magnificent, surging column of light abruptly blasted open the cauldron lid, pierced through the hall's dome, and shot into the sky above, attracting the attention of all sides.
"That's Lord Wang Ming's hall. What exactly happened? Hmm, the light column faintly carries a medicinal fragrance. Could it be..."
Everyone was startled, especially the high-level commanders. They detected an inherent medicinal fragrance within—the fragrance of a pill.
Someone must be refining pills, and the pills being refined were no ordinary ones. Otherwise, they wouldn't cause such an astonishing phenomenon, with a column of light shooting into the sky.
If so, it was highly likely that an extraordinary alchemist was hidden within Wang Ming's hall, making many people's eyes burn with fervor.
Alchemists were figures pursued and admired wherever they went, especially high-level alchemists. Even an Immortal Sacred Land would treat them as honored guests.
"Which alchemist is at Lord Wang Ming's place? If possible, we must definitely befriend them." Everyone's hearts grew fervent, forming such thoughts.
But at this moment, a terrifying, vast divine might, like that of a giant dragon, slowly emanated from that treasure hall, overwhelming the entire crimson sky, covering up the phenomenon formed by the pill, making hearts tremble.
That was the terrifying aura of a Saint Lord-level existence. It was the Fourth Great Bandit, Wang Ming, actively releasing his vast pressure, suppressing all directions, deterring those with ulterior motives.
The various experts' hearts trembled, their gazes filled with awe. Although very unwilling, they all had to restrain their sinister intentions, not daring to act rashly.
Subsequently, the pressure slowly dissipated, and along with it, that column of light also vanished.
Within the hall, the pill cauldron overflowed with a rich crimson medicinal fragrance, assailing the senses, refreshing one's spirit.
Without thinking, one knew it must be an extraordinary treasure pill.
Ye Chen made a beckoning gesture with his palm. Immediately, over a dozen treasure pills flew out from the pill cauldron, each one swirling with misty crimson radiance, shining incessantly, treasure light flowing, rippling with strong crimson fluctuations.
Looking at these extraordinary pills, even Wang Ming and his disciple Wang Shan's eyes lit up.
Ye Chen was also very satisfied. As he had thought, after adding kingly blood, and even his own True King treasure blood, the quality of the Bone-Tempering Pill had improved by more than one level.
The kingly blood was one thing; it was originally the essence blood of a king, possessing extraordinary divinity. But Ye Chen's True King blood was even more extraordinary, surpassing kingly blood.
After the fusion of the two types of treasure blood, the effect of the Bone-Tempering Pill was probably not inferior to a medium-grade fifth-grade treasure pill.
And there were over a dozen of them, with extraordinary medicinal efficacy and overflowing divinity. They could definitely raise the physical strength of the three hundred Primordial War Cavalry by more than one level.
However, Ye Chen did not stop. He immediately continued, expending his mental energy, refining batch after batch of crimson Bone-Tempering Pills. Columns of light continuously shot into the sky, causing countless people throughout the entire Qingyang Domain to stare dumbfounded.
Although everyone knew the high-level alchemist in Wang Ming's hall was extraordinary, continuously refining high-level pills like this was a bit too terrifying, wasn't it?
Finally, after nightfall, the columns of light ceased. But even so, within a single day, no fewer than ten columns of light had shot up. How many treasure pills must have been refined?
If it weren't for the fact that it was the residence and palace of the Fourth Great Bandit, Wang Ming, even Saints would have wanted to charge up and seize the treasure pills.
Rumble—
The palace gates opened. Ye Chen walked out. Powerful as he was, at this moment, his expression appeared quite fatigued, unable to be concealed.
Pill refining consumed mental energy, especially high-level pills. For Ye Chen to continuously refine treasure pills like this, even with a powerful Primordial Spirit, he would still grow tired.
He let out a light sigh. "Finally, all the pills have been completely refined."
Wang Ming stepped forward, somewhat concerned, and handed over a Heaven and Earth Treasure—a Spirit-Nourishing Grass, capable of nourishing and repairing the Primordial Spirit.
Ye Chen didn't stand on ceremony, directly refining and absorbing it. Immediately, his glabella erupted with vast light, recovering a great deal.
"Ye Chen, you've worked hard," Wang Ming sighed from the heart.
Ye Chen waved his hand. "We are brothers. There's no need for such polite words. Once we return, as long as the three hundred Primordial War Cavalry take these, it should at least raise their battle physiques by another level, making them stronger, their blood energy more vigorous."
"Good, I understand. You don't need to worry about this," Wang Ming said. With these Bone-Tempering treasure pills, plus the previous Saint's essence blood and Saint's imprints, the improvement of the three hundred Primordial War Cavalry would not be minor.
When the three hundred war cavalry unite, perhaps they could suppress a Saint Lord-level existence, sweep across the world, and rival an invincible king.