These Watchers are truly treacherous," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but say angrily upon hearing the old man's words.
In the eyes of those Watchers, the beings in our part of the void are merely prisoners locked in a cage, devoid of any dignity or value. So of course, they will stop at nothing against us. In short, our Restorer Faction and the Guardian Faction are sworn enemies who will fight to the death. Do not harbor any illusions about them."
The old man continued.
Senior, you are right. Those Watchers are the common enemy of our entire void. From now on, whenever I encounter Watchers, I will show no mercy."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
By the way, Senior, during the battle just now, several corpse collectors appeared. Were they all from the Great Netherworld?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly remembered those black-clad figures, especially the one who tried to seize his body.
Indeed, they were all from the Great Netherworld, and they cultivate the Corpse Path. Their purpose in collecting corpses is to absorb the death energy contained within them, and they can also refine those corpses into zombies. Within the Great Netherworld, there is a group dedicated to cultivating the Corpse Path. They venture out periodically to collect corpses."
The old man nodded.
In fact, most of the corpse-refining methods practiced in this part of the void originated from the Great Netherworld. However, those who cultivate the Corpse Path in the Great Netherworld rarely venture out. They only leave once every long while to search for and collect corpses, so many are unaware of their existence."
The old man added.
So that's how it is."
Ye Yunfei understood. He had encountered practitioners of the Corpse Path long ago, but he hadn't expected corpse-refining methods to actually originate from the Great Netherworld.
At this time, the flying ship was still swiftly traversing through the void, speeding ahead. An unknown amount of time later, Ye Yunfei noticed the ship suddenly entered a hazy, grayish space.
Senior, have we reached the edge of the void?"
Seeing the grayish space surrounding the ship, Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask. Last time, the Heavenly God Coffin had also arrived in a similar space before forcibly breaking through the spatial barrier and leaving this part of the void.
Correct, we have indeed reached the edge of this part of the void. Our Restorer Faction has a secret base here."
The old man nodded. Then, Ye Yunfei saw the ship suddenly dash into a spatial passage and enter a Small World.
So a Small World is nestled here," Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he examined this Small World.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei noticed several more flying ships continuously rushing into this Small World. From these ships emerged batch after batch of Restorers, each group led by a Deity. Ye Yunfei knew these were all the surviving Restorers from their headquarters, transferred here.
The old man's Clone also took Ye Yunfei off the ship before disappearing. Ye Yunfei knew this Clone had returned to the main body.
Not long after, all five deities of the Restorer Faction returned to this Small World, including the Master of Xiaoliang Temple, who also brought his people into this world. At the Restorers' headquarters, the Master of Xiaoliang Temple and his sect had sided with the Restorer Faction against the Guardian Faction. From now on, Xiaoliang Temple would definitely face targeting and suppression from the Guardian Faction, so the Master had simply brought his forces to this secret base of the Restorers.
Everyone, for the time being, stay within this secret base and avoid venturing out as much as possible. I will distribute the cultivation resources you all require. Those who are injured should focus on recuperating. I have a batch of healing elixirs here that will also be distributed."
The leading old man announced clearly. Then, he took out a large quantity of spatial rings and arranged for people to distribute the cultivation resources and healing elixirs contained within.
Young man, your Soul Power energy is quite remarkable, and you've also cultivated Mental Force energy. Would you be interested in studying Alchemy? I'm in need of training some alchemists right now."
Ye Yunfei suddenly received a Sound Transmission from the old man.
Alchemy?"
Ye Yunfei was taken aback. He had once been very passionate about Alchemy in the past, but as his cultivation and realm continuously improved, he gradually shifted his focus towards cultivation and no longer spent much time or effort studying Alchemy, allowing it to fall by the wayside. Moreover, during his adventures, he constantly obtained vast amounts of cultivation resources and elixirs, which were more than enough for his use, making him pay even less attention to Alchemy.
Senior, I am interested."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before replying.
Good. I will now transmit an Alchemy manual from my collection to you. Study and cultivate it well. In time, you'll help our Restorer Faction refine elixirs. This battle has caused great losses for our Restorer Faction, and we urgently need to cultivate a new batch of Restorers. This cultivation process will require many elixirs. Furthermore, many were injured in this battle, so we need a large supply of healing elixirs as well."
The old man Sound Transmitted to Ye Yunfei. Then, Ye Yunfei saw a jade slip containing a cultivation method fly from the distance and stop before him. Ye Yunfei reached out and grabbed the jade slip.
Senior, rest assured, I will study and cultivate it diligently."
Ye Yunfei replied via Sound Transmission after receiving the jade slip.
Good. Now make haste and begin your study."
The old man nodded.
Ye Yunfei immediately used his movement technique to find a dense mountainous region within this Small World. He entered the mountains, located a secluded spot, and set up a small Formation space. Entering this Formation space, he then entered the Phantom Tower, sat down cross-legged, and began studying and cultivating the newly acquired Alchemy technique.
Although Ye Yunfei hadn't devoted his attention to Alchemy for a very long time, he still had a solid foundation from the past, and his insights and experiences remained. Moreover, he currently possessed not only strong Soul Power energy but also potent Mental Force energy. Mental Force energy aids in enhancing comprehension ability. More importantly, Ye Yunfei possessed two Soul Bodies and twenty Soul Power planets, making his comprehension ability far superior to an ordinary person's. Ye Yunfei utilized both Soul Bodies and all twenty Soul Power planets to cultivate the Alchemy technique.
This Alchemy manual is truly profound."
After reading through the Alchemy technique recorded in the jade slip, Ye Yunfei was pleasantly surprised and exclaimed.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei read this Alchemy manual dozens of times over and over. The two Soul Bodies and twenty Soul Power planets studied and contemplated it without pause. Unknowingly, three years passed inside the Phantom Tower.
Three years later, Ye Yunfei took out a pill furnace and placed it before him.
I wonder if this pill furnace can withstand it..."
Ye Yunfei glanced at the pill furnace in front of him and said softly. He then took out a batch of medicinal herbs. The amount of various cultivation resources Ye Yunfei currently possessed was vast, including a huge quantity of medicinal herbs, not only in number but also in variety. The only thing worrying Ye Yunfei was that the grade of the pill furnace before him was relatively low. He wasn't sure if it could refine some high-grade elixirs. The Alchemy technique Ye Yunfei was now studying was extremely profound. Every formula recorded within it was at least at the Demigod level. Ye Yunfei had never refined Demigod-level elixirs before, nor did he have a pill furnace of that grade.
Let's practice refining this Demigod Foundation-Pill first."
Ye Yunfei repeatedly read one of the formulas several times and decided to first attempt refining this Demigod Foundation-Pill.
These Six Extraordinary Flames can be put to use again. After all these years of nurturing, their power should have increased considerably."
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, a total of Six Extraordinary Flames surged out from within his body, transforming into clusters of flames of various colors that hovered around him. Ye Yunfei possessed seven Extraordinary Flames in total, but one named Heavenly Sun Flame had been fused into the first layer of the Nine Sun Ancient Scripture, so now only six Extraordinary Flames were available for use. Ye Yunfei had obtained these six flames a long time ago and had been nurturing them within his body using his own energy. Refined Extraordinary Flames can grow along with their master's cultivation realm. The stronger the master becomes, the stronger the nurtured flames become. As Ye Yunfei was now a Demigod, the power of these six Extraordinary Flames nurtured within his body was undoubtedly much greater than before.
Next, Ye Yunfei began using these Six Extraordinary Flames to attempt refining the Demigod Foundation-Pill.
Alchemy involves many rigorous steps: smelting and purifying medicinal herbs, extracting their essences, fusing the essences of different herbs, forming the pill, and finally, extracting it from the furnace. Each step has many intricacies. The Demigod Foundation-Pill was a Demigod-level elixir. Ye Yunfei had never refined an elixir of this grade before, so he had no prior experience to draw upon. He had to slowly explore each step.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power and Mental Force energies were sufficiently strong, and he had a certain foundational knowledge in Alchemy, so the process wasn't overly difficult. Through repeated practice, Ye Yunfei began to accumulate some experience and insights.
Unknowingly, three more years passed inside the Phantom Tower.
Three years later, it was finally time for the last two steps: forming the pill and extracting it from the furnace.
In these three years, Ye Yunfei had attempted countless times. He had finally mastered the earlier steps, leaving only the final two: forming the pill and extracting it. Forming the pill meant coalescing the already-fused essences of various herbs into a single pill, making it a cohesive whole. The final step was extraction.
Whether a pill could be successfully extracted after formation also affected the final outcome of the alchemical process. At this moment, inside the pill furnace before Ye Yunfei, a pill was slowly taking shape. The essences of various herbs had long since fused together, but they were still in a liquid state—a large mass of liquid constantly writhing.
Ye Yunfei utilized both Soul Power energy and Mental Force energy simultaneously to control the writhing mass of medicinal essences. He also employed the Six Extraordinary Flames for combustion, trying to slowly condense this mass into a pill.
Under Ye Yunfei's control and aided by the simultaneous burning of the Six Extraordinary Flames, the mass of medicinal essences continuously contracted and gradually began to take the shape of a pill. However, just as Ye Yunfei felt a surge of excitement, thinking the pill formation step was about to succeed, a sudden *Boom!* rang out—the pill furnace before him exploded.
Indeed, my pill furnace's grade is too low. It simply cannot withstand the medicinal energy of a Demigod-level elixir."
Looking at the shattered pill furnace, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but smile bitterly. Before starting, he had worried whether this furnace could handle Demigod-level elixirs. Now it was clear it couldn't.
I wonder if I have any other usable pill furnaces among my possessions."
During his previous training and adventures, Ye Yunfei had obtained a vast amount of magical artifacts. Some had already been refined into his physical body. The number of remaining artifacts was still considerable. However, Ye Yunfei had never conducted a detailed inventory, so he didn't know if any of these artifacts included pill furnaces. With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei took out all the Demigod-level magical artifacts he had ever obtained and began carefully checking them.
A short while later, Ye Yunfei felt somewhat disappointed. There simply were no Demigod-level pill furnaces. Perhaps he had obtained such furnaces before but had already refined them into his physical body, where they became part of his flesh.
Forget it. Let me ask that Senior if he has a Demigod-level pill furnace."
After a moment's thought, Ye Yunfei immediately sent a Sound Transmission to the old man. At this time, the old man was also in seclusion within a cultivation cave abode somewhere in this Small World.
Upon receiving Ye Yunfei's Sound Transmission, he was somewhat surprised.
Young man, you've already begun attempting to refine Demigod-level elixirs so quickly?"
The old man Sound Transmitted back, asking. He had passed the Alchemy manual to Ye Yunfei not long ago and hadn't expected Ye Yunfei to start refining Demigod-level elixirs this soon. He had assumed Ye Yunfei would need to spend a much longer time studying and cultivating the manual, accumulating experience for a considerable period before possibly attempting Demigod-level elixirs.
Yes, Senior. I've started attempting to refine Demigod-level elixirs, but I'm not sure if I can succeed. However, the biggest problem at the moment is that I lack a Demigod-level pill furnace."
Ye Yunfei replied.
Alright. I'll send someone to bring you a Demigod-level pill furnace right away."
The old man said with some pleasant surprise.
Not long after, a middle-aged man arrived in the mountain range where Ye Yunfei was in seclusion. With a wave of his hand, a pill furnace soared into the air, flying towards the small Formation space where Ye Yunfei was. It directly entered the Formation space and landed beside the Phantom Tower. Sensing the furnace, Ye Yunfei immediately transported it into the Phantom Tower.
Good. This is indeed a Demigod-level pill furnace. This time, I shouldn't have to worry about furnace explosions anymore."
Ye Yunfei looked at the pill furnace before him, nodded, feeling somewhat excited.
Ye Yunfei then spent some time refining the pill furnace, imprinting a mark of his Soul Power within it.
Good. Now back to alchemy."
After refining the furnace, Ye Yunfei immediately resumed refining the Demigod Foundation-Pill.
Unbeknownst to him, another half a year passed.
Half a year later...
Extract!"
Ye Yunfei suddenly pointed a finger and lightly commanded.
With a *whoosh*, a pill shot out from the furnace and hovered before Ye Yunfei.
I can finally refine Demigod-level elixirs now."
Ye Yunfei felt quite excited. He had neglected Alchemy for a very long time. Now, upon returning to its practice, he had rediscovered the feeling he once had when refining elixirs.