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Li Hong, reflecting deeply with everyone, concluded that the issue was due to the inadequacy of the Dan Furnace.
This small Dan Furnace could at most refine Human-Level pills, but it simply could not withstand the massive Spiritual Energy released during the refining of Earth-Level pills, ultimately leading to an explosion.
Moreover... secretly touching a certain spot, he felt lucky and resolved never to hang upside down from the beams like a monkey again; that method was simply too foolish. He regretted it immensely!
The three of them began to clean up the shattered pieces of the exploded Dan Furnace. These were Heavenly Gold Essence Iron and could be remelted. When the collected fragments were placed in front of Yue Changzi, he picked up a piece and examined it closely, suddenly pointing at the surface and saying, "Look at this!"
Yun Jiuzi and Li Hong took a closer look and gasped in surprise.
The fragment was covered in fine cracks caused by the explosion, with many glistening black medicinal liquids adhering inside. This thick black liquid, rich in Spiritual Energy, was strange; it automatically seeped into the cracks of the fragments, and some of the smallest cracks were disappearing. It felt as if the liquid was healing the fractures.
Li Hong's heart stirred, and he laughed heartily: "This is simply a liquid formed from concentrated Spiritual Energy. If we use these fragments to forge a new Dan Furnace, I guarantee that its quality will definitely improve by one level. If the previous one could refine Human-Level pills, this new Dan Furnace made from these fragments will surely be able to refine Earth-Level pills."
"Yes! That's exactly it!" Yue Changzi was overjoyed. No longer feeling heartbroken, he proactively went to the Artifact Hall warehouse to retrieve fifty pounds of Heavenly Gold Essence Iron, along with top-quality Bone-Melting Water and Soft Sand and Supreme Fire Jade Essence, starting to forge a brand new Dan Furnace.
With the success from last time as experience, this time it took only four days for the new Dan Furnace to be successfully crafted.
The color underwent a fundamental change; it was no longer yellow with red but rather a purplish-black hue. The surface still shimmered with red light, appearing more imposing than before, and it had grown larger, with a diameter approaching two feet, allowing for more medicinal liquid.
The first trial with a batch of Pill of Starvation succeeded easily, producing significantly more pills than before.
If the previous Dan Furnace could barely be considered a low-grade magical tool, this one was at least a mid-grade magical tool. Everyone was thoroughly satisfied.
The Four Elders once again volunteered themselves as they prepared for the second refining of Cosmic Vitality Pill, entering a countdown.
According to Yun Jiuzi, Cosmic Vitality Pill also had another name: Heavenly Transformation Pill. One of its functions was certainly to convert mixed medicinal powers into one's own cultivation level, but there were several other marvelous uses. One particularly beneficial aspect for Yun Jiuzi was that Cosmic Vitality Pill could quickly replenish spiritual power when facing Tribulation; just one pill could restore severe injuries.
Hearing his introduction, the four elders were afraid that they would not be needed for alchemy, so they eagerly waited by the Ghost Stream, looking at Yun Jiuzi with eyes full of reverence as if he were a celestial being.
To ensure success this time, Ling Xuzi sent people from the Disciplinary Hall to guard the area around Ghost Stream and Golden Lantern Gorge. A ten-mile radius was designated as a restricted zone. At dawn, the second attempt to refine the Cosmic Vitality Pill officially began at the small house Clearing by Ghost Stream.
After preheating the Dan Furnace, the lid popped open. With the experience from the last time, Yun Jiuzi was more assured this time. He raised his hands lightly, methodically tossing various immortal herbs into the Dispensing Room in order. The thick green medicinal liquid slowly began to rise again.
After placing seventy-seven types of immortal herbs, Yun Jiuzi crushed half a Longan Flower and added it in, quickly pouring in three drops of Revival Maple Syrup before sealing the furnace lid.
The four elders did not dare to be careless and immediately began to input medium-level spiritual energy simultaneously; the warming of the dan commenced.
This process was the longest and most energy-consuming. Yue Changzi once again held the Fire Origin Pill and Clear Water, standing by attentively. Li Hong had learned his lesson this time, sitting high on a makeshift wooden platform a yard away, cross-legged and elevated, with Colorful Light Tentacles extending over to coil around the Dan Furnace.
The surroundings were empty, with only the sobbing sound of water from Ghost Stream and the whirring noise coming from within the Dan Furnace. Everyone was on high alert.
Red light flashed across the surface of the Dan Furnace, and purple-black spiritual energy overflowed from its body, with only slight vibrations. The new Dan Furnace appeared stable and solid so far.
Three days passed, and seventy to eighty percent of the warming had been completed. The strong fragrance of medicine began to spread, even reaching those ten miles away at Disciplinary Hall, who couldn't help but sniff eagerly.
The scent was rich and fragrant, with a hint of alcohol, an indescribably pleasant aroma that invigorated one's mind upon inhalation.
At that moment, Li Hong called out in a deep voice: "Attention, stir-frying is about to begin!"
He "saw" that the passage between the Wendan Chamber and Stir-Frying Chamber was slowly opening. The entire Wendan Chamber began to reverse as thick medicinal liquid dripped down into the Stir-Frying Chamber below. Once all the liquid had dripped out, the Wendan Chamber immediately rotated downwards, and stir-frying commenced.
Li Hong shouted: "Switch to minimal spiritual energy input!"
Four Elders took a deep breath, coordinating seamlessly as they gradually infused a small amount of spiritual energy.
This was the most critical moment; success or failure hinged on this instant!
Everyone present felt a tightness in their chests, and Li Hong could feel his heart racing.
Before long, the Stir-Frying Chamber began to thump loudly. Li Hong clearly "saw" the already refined Elixirs bouncing up and forming automatically, swirling rapidly throughout the entire Stir-Frying Chamber, one after another bouncing along the passageway toward the Output Room.
The Dan Furnace shook violently, with wisps of white vapor spilling out from under the lid, swirling around the entire Dan Furnace like strands of a White Dragon.
Seeing this, Yue Changzi's eyes widened, and he instinctively clenched his hands, almost wanting to shove them into his gaping mouth.
Li Hong shouted, "Now stop!"
The Four Elders had been waiting for Li Hong's command and immediately ceased their actions upon hearing him.
A large amount of white vapor burst forth from the furnace lid, carrying a strong aroma of elixir that shot skyward. Among the rainbow-like white vapor, dozens of tiny black dots could be seen bouncing around wildly.
"Hurry and catch them, you fools!" Yun Jiuzi yelled as he leaped into action, already holding a White Jade Box, chasing after those mischievous little black dots.
Everyone quickly came to their senses, laughing heartily as they joined the chase for the elixirs, frantically pulling out their belongings. Li Hong was no exception, flying around with a jade vial in hand.
But what a nuisance! These Elixirs seemed to have grown legs and were jumping and flying everywhere. The closest ones were caught by everyone using their items, while the farthest ones had even bounced ten miles away to where people from the Disciplinary Hall were standing.
That person noticed that Yun Jiuzi and others were busy and seemingly unaware of this side. With a quick glance, he pulled out a small jade vial and covered it over the Cosmic Vitality Pill that had bounced right in front of him. Leaning closer to the vial, he was overwhelmed by its refreshing and rich fragrance, feeling ecstatic as he quickly tucked it into his sleeve.
A dark shadow rushed forward, and Yun Jiuzi, with a fierce expression, leaped in front of him, glaring and shouting, "Who are you, kid? How dare you secretly keep the Elixir I personally refined!" He straightened his body, and a tremendous pressure surged towards the disciple like a tidal wave.
The disciple felt a sudden tightness in his chest, nearly falling to the ground. Frightened, he exclaimed, "I was just helping!" He raised both hands high, presenting a jade bottle.
Yun Jiuzi coldly snorted and snatched it away before turning to leave. The overwhelming pressure suddenly vanished. The force rebounded against the disciple's chest, nearly causing him to choke; his face turned as white as paper, and his heart raced in fear.
After such an incident, Yun Jiuzi naturally did not dare to relax. He moved around the area like the wind, missing not a single detail.
In the end, he gathered all the Elixirs he had received. Counting them up, Yun Jiuzi's face lit up with joy: "Forty-seven! I can't believe there are so many!"
"They shouldn't be stored together," Li Hong reminded.
Everyone looked into the Jade Box and gasped in astonishment; all the Elixirs were crashing and flying around inside as if they were fighting. Not a single one was quietly resting.
Li Hong chuckled, "This is definitely due to the excessively dense Spiritual Energy contained in the Elixirs."
"Exactly! One Cosmic Vitality Pill per jade bottle will do to avoid damage," Yue Changzi said as he hurriedly took out dozens of jade bottles to carefully package each Cosmic Vitality Pill.
The Four Elders were the first to receive a gift of one pill each from Yun Jiuzi, leaving with smiles on their faces.
Yun Jiuzi then handed three pills to Yue Changzi, saying with a smile, "You’ve made a great contribution this time; take these!"
Yue Changzi happily accepted them and looked at Li Hong.
Li Hong had already started counting on his fingers and grinned, "I want ten pills."
Yue Changzi was startled and trembled, realizing how heartless Li Hong was. Afraid that Yun Jiuzi would get angry, he hurriedly said, "Little Monkey, why do you need so many? I have three here; I'll keep one as a backup and give you the other two."
Li Hong, however, remained calm, smiling as he looked at Yun Jiuzi with his hands behind his back.
Yun Jiuzi sighed. With Chu Xi, Chuxiong, Chuxuan, Chu Liang, Chu Hai, and four surviving disciples from other branches participating, it turned out that Li Hong only needed one. Not to mention that the Cosmic Vitality Pill was difficult to refine; he had spent a thousand years collecting the immortal herbs for the recipe and had only managed to produce forty-seven pills. Yet here he was, generously giving away favors!
Yun Jiuzi smiled bitterly but couldn't help but think of his master Heavenly Danzi's proud face.
After some thought, he set aside eight jade bottles and swept his hands across the remaining bottles, neatly dividing them in half. Rolling his eyes in annoyance, he said, "I estimate that the last one isn't even for you but for your Spirit Stone master, right? Besides these eight for your Sect Leader Uncle's stock, we each take half! You can give it to whoever you want; this should be acceptable, right?"
Li Hong laughed heartily: "You said it yourself; don't regret it!" He waved his hands continuously without pause, transferring all of Yun Jiuzi's half into his Cosmic Bag—exactly sixteen bottles with sixteen pills.
He immediately soared into the air on his sword and laughed, "I'm afraid you'll regret it; I'm leaving first!" A streak of iridescence shot off into the distance.
Yue Changzi stood there with his mouth agape in shock. Coming to his senses, he hurriedly looked at Yun Jiuzi but saw that Yun Jiuzi wasn't angry at all. Instead, he smiled as he stored away the remaining sixteen bottles and said to him, "I'm going to find Ling Xuzi; you should go back and rest. That treasure needs to be watched closely!" Yun Jiuzi pointed at the Dan Furnace with a smile before leaving.
Yun Jiuzi wasn't angry at all! Yue Changzi clicked his tongue in amazement and gathered up the Dan Furnace before cheerfully flying back to his Artifact Hall.
The alchemy work still needed to continue. However, it was time to cultivate another group of people for alchemy. Yue Changzi busily began planning for the Nine Li Sect.
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