As the lamps were first lit, Xiao Yan and the two snake girls arrived at the place where he would be temporarily residing in the Snake-People tribe.
Although it was not as good as his previous living quarters in the Cloud Empire, it had all the necessary amenities: a room for cultivation, a room for alchemy, and so on.
After walking with the two snake girls for a while, Xiao Yan learned their names.
The younger snake girl, whose snake tail was the color of apricot blossoms, was named Yue Xing'er. The older snake girl, whose snake tail was entirely a shimmering blue, was named Yue Lan'er.
In the misty bathroom, the two snake girl sisters each held a basket of flower petals, which they skillfully scattered into the bath a few times. Their movements were practiced, suggesting they had received special training.
However, seeing their pretty faces blush so much that they looked like they were dripping with water, it was clear that this was the first time they had served a man in the bath.
After the petals were all scattered, even though their charming faces were flushed crimson, their hands and feet were steady. They very gently removed Xiao Yan's black robe.
Xiao Yan had been used to this kind of life since he was a child. Although the people serving him had changed to two snake girls, he was still accustomed to it.
As for the two snake girls, their delicate brocade skirts, though not removed, had become soaked and were almost see-through.
Due to the material of the dresses, their curvy, attractive figures were fully revealed.
It was undeniable that taking a hot bath was a very pleasant thing.
Especially with two charming and beautiful snake girls serving him.
Their intertwined red and blue snake tails slid in the water, showing the seductive charm of snake girls. Xiao Yan's cultivation of the "Vajra Four Positive" secret technique was constantly at its peak, with an almost extreme cultivation speed.
After changing Xiao Yan into a dry black robe, Lan'er glanced at the bed, and with a shy and charming voice, she asked, "Young Master, don't you plan to rest?"
"Do you think I get this kind of treatment for nothing?" Xiao Yan shrugged. "You two can go for now. I still have many things to do."
He stretched his wrists and then plunged into the alchemy room, taking out the Black Devil from the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
At the same time, Xiao Yan also took out the pool of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
Instantly, the temperature in the entire room dropped rapidly, and a chilling coldness emerged.
The Extreme Cold Pill was a special kind of pill.
Its only ingredient was the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, which severely tested the alchemist's ability.
With a flick of his finger, a stream of Ice Spirit Cold Spring whooshed into the Black Devil Cauldron.
The powerful cauldron itself carried a kind of violent heat. As soon as the Ice Spirit Cold Spring entered, the two different-attribute items collided.
With a flick of his finger, a black and white Yin-Yang Dual Flame was projected into the Black Devil Cauldron. The Yin and Yang forces immediately began to harmonize the energy inside the cauldron.
The Yin-Yang Dual Flame did not come into direct contact with the Ice Spirit Cold Spring but was a distance away, forming a black and white circular ring.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's immense soul power rapidly spread out from his brow and quickly enveloped the fist-sized Ice Spirit Cold Spring. Like compressing Dou Qi when forming a Dou Qi Vortex, he exerted all his strength to compress the volume of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
Suppressed by an external force, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring immediately reacted violently.
Terrifying cold air burst out, even transmitting through the soul power to Xiao Yan's brow.
The extreme coldness arrived in a flash, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but shiver.
Fortunately, he only took out a fist-sized amount of Ice Spirit Cold Spring. If he had used the entire pool at once, it would have required an eight-grade alchemist like Yao Lao to refine it.
After taking a cold breath, Xiao Yan's hand seals suddenly changed, and he increased the output of his soul power.
Under this stronger force, the volume of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring suddenly shrank by one-fifth, and its coldness became contained.
The liquid state gradually condensed into icy flakes, showing a tendency to form ice crystals.
However, the resistance of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was still strong. It gathered its power into a single force, ready to rush through the weak points of Xiao Yan's soul power barrier at any time.
Having been an alchemist for many years, even though Xiao Yan's power was far from Yao Lao's peak, his understanding in this area had already surpassed him.
The Yin-Yang Dual Flame circling on the outside used a 'borrowing force to strike a blow' technique. Once the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was about to break through the net of soul power, it immediately provided a boost, forcing all the coldness back inside.
This two-pronged effort required exquisite control over Heavenly Flames and soul power.
If the power of the Heavenly Flame was too strong, it would consume the energy of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, wasting this rare and valuable natural treasure.
And if the soul power was not both firm and gentle, but just brute force, with Xiao Yan's strength, he would not be able to maintain it until the end of the refining process.
In the back-and-forth struggle, the wildness of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was gradually smoothed out, and its volume visibly shrank.
Finally, the fist-sized Ice Spirit Cold Spring was compressed into a water-drop-sized crystal.
The terrifyingly extreme cold energy was compressed to this extent. If it were to be shot at an enemy, even a Dou Zong expert would have a hard time.
Xiao Yan casually guided the liquid from the pool next to him, and another stream of the same volume of Ice Spirit Cold Spring flowed into the cauldron.
A gap opened in the circle formed by the Yin-Yang Dual Flame, and a gap was also made in the soul power inside, allowing the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to enter.
With one successful experience, Xiao Yan's refining technique became much more practiced.
When the new Ice Spirit Cold Spring enveloped the highly condensed water drop, before the coldness within the water drop could leak out, Xiao Yan immediately increased his soul power by several times, rapidly compressing the two together.
The Ice Spirit Cold Spring reacted belatedly, but its power to resist was no match for Xiao Yan's powerful soul power.
After a brief stalemate, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring became a bit disheartened. Xiao Yan then lowered his soul power, and once again, he struggled with the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, slowly compressing its energy.
With the first experience, Xiao Yan understood the characteristics of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. As long as he suppressed the first wave of its resistance, the rest would be much easier.
Streams of Ice Spirit Cold Spring were compressed and refined. The initial crystal drop inside the Black Devil Cauldron slowly grew larger, and the pool of Ice Spirit Cold Spring visibly diminished.
Refining this amount of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Xiao Yan could clearly feel that his control over Heavenly Flames had been further strengthened.
In harmonizing the two energies of ice and fire, Xiao Yan also gained a new understanding of the "Yin" and "Yang" in the Yin-Yang Dual Flame.
This would also be of great benefit to the subsequent creation of the Bone Chilling Heavenly Flame.
The Extreme Cold Pill contained pure icy-cold energy. This was only one part of what was needed to create the Bone Chilling Heavenly Flame.
To create the Bone Chilling Heavenly Flame, one also needed to cultivate after consuming the Extreme Cold Pill.
In a way, the Bone Chilling Heavenly Flame, as a Heavenly Flame that integrated both ice and fire, had some similarities to the Yin-Yang Dual Flame.
When all the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was used up, a pale white pill quietly floated inside the Black Devil Cauldron.
(End of Chapter)
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