"This ..."
Looking at the oval-shaped long object, Ling'er was also stunned. This was not what she had expected.
Long Chen took a deep breath, his face full of admiration: "This is the first time in my life I've refined such a 'divine pill.' Haha, if my enemy saw this, they'd probably laugh themselves to death. Heh, I have another trump card for lethal moves." Even
if Ling'er was not very wise, she could still sense Long Chen's anger and said a bit embarrassedly,
"I don't know how this happened. Based on my experience, this kind of pill is ... Well, maybe my experience is wrong. Seeing
Long Chen's gloomy expression, Ling'er hurriedly admitted her mistake, but still said somewhat aggrievedly, "You can't blame me completely. It's my three masters—they're really disappointing." "
Possessing the Pill Emperor's memories and mastering unparalleled alchemy techniques, yet having mastered such a worthless mess, if the Pill Emperor found out, who knows if they would wipe him out. Long Chen couldn't even guarantee that."
"Alright, Brother Long Chen, don't be angry. Your stern face is pretty scary. At worst, I'll let you control my soul." The little girl saw Long Chen's sour expression and pleaded with a bitter expression.
Letting Long Chen control his soul was like entrusting everything to him. In other words, as long as Long Chen's mind shifted, he could form a contract with her directly, leaving her no room to resist.
Hearing Ling'er say this, Long Chen couldn't help but shake his head and give a bitter smile. He was so angry he couldn't afford to lash out at a naive little girl.
"Let me tell you, those masters who knew how to refine pills before were just a bunch of half-baked people. Their so-called alchemy skills were worse than dog crap.
If you want to learn the art of alchemy, then learn from me properly. Don't mess around with me, got it? Long Chen took a deep breath, trying to keep his tone gentle.
"Mm-hmm."
Ling'er looked like a child who had made a mistake, now becoming especially well-behaved, nodding like a chick pecking at rice.
"Come on, although I haven't refined demon pills before, I know how to refine them. I'll take the lead and you cooperate."
After Long Chen finished speaking, he resumed refining the pills. This time, his soul power surged into the furnace, which trembled slightly.
"Don't be afraid. I, Long Chen, am not that kind of despicable person." Long Chen clearly sensed Ling'er's nervousness and comforted her.
Long Chen infused his soul into the Demon Moon Furnace and began to control it. Once his soul entered the Demon Moon Furnace, Long Chen finally discovered that the Demon Moon Furnace was different from a normal pill furnace. The runes on its body could absorb the Heaven and Earth Vision, an extremely strange energy.
That energy was somewhat feminine and also a bit evil, vastly different from the usual open, hard, and yang energy of alchemy.
"Ling'er, focus and remember the order in which the powder is fused and the fluctuations in the flames." Long Chen said.
"Alright."
Once Ling'er focused her mind, she was no longer so afraid and let Long Chen control her.
"Buzz!"
Streams of medicinal powder merged into the Demon Moon Furnace. Under Long Chen's control, everything proceeded extremely smoothly, and the batch of pills was quickly ready.
The furnace lid was lifted, revealing seven pills before Long Chen's eyes. Ling'er clapped excitedly and said, "It's actually round, not connected. Compared to that lump earlier..."
But halfway through her sentence, Long Chen shot her a glare. The little girl realized she had said the wrong thing, stuck out her tongue, and covered her mouth.
Long Chen took out a pill and frowned: "It barely reached the upper grade, not even the Xuan Pattern." He
had refined countless Fate Star Pills, almost reaching top-grade quality with his eyes closed, yet now he could barely reach the superior grade.
"Crack
."
Long Chen put the pill into his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it. The moment the pill shattered, its power erupted like a volcano, and Long Chen's mouth felt as if it had been burned by raging flames.
The Mingxing Pill was originally an extremely gentle pill, but after being refined into a demon pill, it became so potent.
"Although it's only top-grade, its efficacy is several times that of ordinary top-grade pills, and can even rival the power of ordinary top-grade pills.
Demon pills really are sinister. As long as it's a top-grade pill, most people really don't have the strength to take it. Long Chen exclaimed.
A demon pill is an extremely special kind of pill that can capture a trace of supernatural laws in the world, fuse it into the pill, and grant it a special life.
The pills Long Chen refined before required a tribulation to awaken its spirit and bestow its soul, just like the Nine Lotus Soul-Gathering Pill Long Chen gave to Mengqi.
But demon pills, even without tribulation, still have their own soul fluctuations. In the second phase, their soul fluctuations clearly carry a sense of evil and ferocity. Because of this, their medicinal effects are explosive, fierce and domineering. If the body can withstand it, the potency is definitely several times, even ten times that of an equivalent pill.
However, demon pills require a demon furnace to refine, and among demon weapons, the furnace is the rarest type. As for demon weapons, the Tianwu Continent only has legends about them, but no one has ever seen them, let alone forged them.
There is no weapon forging technique on the Tianwu Continent. Guo Ran once searched through ancient texts and asked Huayun Sect for help, but still found no clues, so he had to give up.
This small high-grade pill had such powerful medicinal effects; if it were supreme, it would be even more extraordinary.
"Ling'er, this time you come to refine." Long Chen said.
"Me?" I'm afraid I can't do it; there are a few places where the heat changes too quickly, and I still haven't figured it out. Ling'er said nervously.
Long Chen was refining pills. She finally understood why he looked down on the three guys' alchemy techniques. Long Chen's alchemy techniques were incredibly exquisite, and she was fully focused on memorizing them, but there were still parts she hadn't recalled. So when Long Chen asked her to refine pills, she felt a bit flustered.
"Don't worry, we'll have as much medicinal powder as we want. Waste whatever you want." Long Chen reassured him with a smile.
Hearing Long Chen say this, Ling'er finally began to try alchemy. It must be said, Ling'er's memory was truly astonishing.
The order of the powder, the timing of infusion, and the timing of fusion were all perfectly controlled, making Long Chen secretly nod in agreement. At the same time, he was overjoyed. If he could train Ling'er to become an alchemy expert, wouldn't he never have to refine pills himself in the future?
Ling'er was refining pills while Long Chen focused intently on observing the Demon Moon Furnace, while his spiritual sense spread out to sense the changes in the power of the Heavenly Dao.
Long Chen noticed that while Ling'er was refining pills, several runes on the furnace kept trembling. The strange energy in the world was being absorbed by them.
However, those runes flickered in a strange state, seemingly not fully activated.
"Whoosh."
The lid of the furnace was lifted, revealing three balls that looked like rabbit poop, appearing before Long Chen, along with a pile of pill residue.
Ling'er said a little shyly, "Brother Long Chen, am I too stupid?" Long
Chen smiled and comforted him, "You're already very skilled. There are 197 steps in pill fusion, and you're absolutely right.".
There are 2,621 heat changes, and you only made seven mistakes, and that's just one look. In our Tianwu Continent's terms, you're already an absolute genius. "
Really?"
Hearing Long Chen's praise, Ling'er was overjoyed and actually jumped up, very excited.
"Ling'er, why have those runes refused to work properly?" Long Chen asked.
"They are, they are demonic runes, specifically absorbing the strange energy between heaven and earth. They refuse to work properly because my strength isn't enough. I haven't grown up yet, so I can only activate part of their power." Ling'er said.
"No wonder,"
Long Chen suddenly understood. Logically, the pills he refined shouldn't look like they were just now.
"Ling'er, do you fully trust me?" Long Chen asked.
"Yes, you are the person I trust most in this world." Ling'er nodded sincerely. Through their soul exchange, she could increasingly sense Long Chen's true feelings.
"Alright, Ling'er, I'll imprint the next rune inside your soul later. This rune will allow our souls to fully merge.
This way, my soul power will transform into yours. You can activate those runes with all your might, okay? Long Chen asked.
"Alright,"
Ling'er agreed without a second thought.
Long Chen smiled faintly and reached out to ruffle Ling'er's head: "Thank you, thank you for trusting me. Come on." After
Long Chen finished speaking, his brow trembled, and a rune lit up, slowly merging into Ling'er's heart.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, the Divine Gate Star inside the Dragon Chen Divine Gate trembled. The soul power, which had been like an ocean, suddenly boiled over, turning into a raging tide that surged toward Ling'er.
"Rumble rumble... The
immense soul power caused the Yaoyue Furnace to roar and explode. The originally dim runes began to slowly radiate divine light, growing ever more grand, like the blazing sun illuminating the world.
"No need to hold back, just release them freely and activate all runes. Otherwise, we simply won't be able to refine high-level pills." Seeing Ling'er slowly infuse her soul power into the alchemy furnace while still controlling the rhythm, Long Chen spoke.
"Buzz"
Hearing Long Chen say this, Ling'er simply gave up on the checkpoints, letting Long Chen's soul power burst open like an ocean, wildly pouring into the Demon Moon Furnace.
"Boom boom boom...
As more and more soul power poured into the Demon Moon Furnace, it emitted a strange divine light. The terrifying power made the void roar, and the surrounding mountains began to collapse. A halo spread out, shattering rocks and turning them to dust.
"This Demon Moon Furnace isn't just an alchemy furnace—it's also a terrifying weapon." Long Chen hadn't expected that simply activating runes could have such terrifying power.
Long Chen also noticed that thousands of runes were on the furnace, and under the nourishment of his soul power, more than seventy percent had lit up, but some runes still glowed with a faint, dark glow.
Ling'er shouted excitedly, as if her eight meridians had been unblocked, feeling incredibly refreshed.
"Whoosh!"
After a full incense stick's time, Long Chen activated eighty percent of the runes on the Demon Moon Furnace. He was so exhausted that stars appeared before his eyes. His soul power was nearly depleted, yet he still couldn't activate the remaining runes.
"Brother Long Chen, I feel so much stronger now. Let's refine pills again." Ling'er called out while holding Long Chen's hand.
"Wait, let me rest for a while."
Long Chen plopped down and took a full three hours to recover.
"Come on, this time, let's see the results." Long Chen was filled with anticipation.