"Xiao Li, let this Old Man see your Heavenly Flame." Fire Elder had already squeezed over. As an Alchemist, he naturally cared about these things.
"Mm." Xiao Li raised his right hand, and a transparent flame appeared. Then, the transparent flame transformed into a fire snake, swimming in Xiao Li's hand.
"Can you refine Huangji Pill now? Could you let this Old Man observe? This Old Man wants to see what Heavenly Flame Alchemy looks like." Fire Elder was a pure Alchemist, but unfortunately, his own Alchemy progress was not good.
"No problem, I was just about to try out the power of the Heavenly Flame. Let's do it here." Xiao Li directly took out his Medicine Cauldron.
The Medicine Cauldron Xiao Li was currently using was a Rank 7 Medicine Cauldron. The Medicine Cauldron was entirely crimson red, with ancient cloud patterns carved on it.
"Oh? This is the Rank 7 Medicine Cauldron, Fire Cloud Cauldron, that this Old Man acquired back then. Did you take this from the Hidden Book Pavilion?" Mang Tianchi stroked his beard and asked.
"Yes."
"Lucky boy. If it weren't for this Old Man's abundant family wealth, I'm afraid you would have emptied it," Mang Tianchi said with a laugh.
"First, refine a Dou Ling Pill to warm up. Hmm~ where are the medicinal ingredients? I don't have any medicinal ingredients left. Does our Academy have the medicinal ingredients for Dou Ling Pill?"
Xiao Li suddenly realized that his medicinal ingredients were no longer enough. Except for a few crucial medicinal ingredients, most of them had gone into the little Dragon Emperor's belly.
"Wait a moment, we will go get them. We will be right back!" Fire Elder, along with a group of Elders from the Alchemy Department, ran off to get medicinal ingredients. Su Qian also followed. Over these days, the medicinal ingredients for Huangji Pill and Break-Sect Pill collected by Canaan Academy were quite numerous.
There were fifteen sets of medicinal ingredients for Huangji Pill, and slightly fewer for Break-Sect Pill, only six sets.
A quarter of an hour later,
In front of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, a transparent flame was thrown into the crimson Medicine Cauldron. The transparent flame calcined the medicinal ingredients.
Boom—
"Tsk! As expected of a Heavenly Flame, its power is indeed great. I haven't gotten used to the flame's intensity yet, and I accidentally destroyed all the medicinal ingredients. What a pity."
Xiao Li was not yet familiar with the power of the Fallen Heart Flame. Even though Xiao Li was already a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, he could still make mistakes.
"However, that mistake just now did let me know that Heavenly Flame's refinement of medicinal ingredients is really convenient. It's not as strenuous as beast fire. Alright, continue!"
Xiao Li cleared the residue from the Medicine Cauldron and once again put a set of medicinal ingredients for Dou Ling Pill into the Medicine Cauldron. Then, the transparent Fallen Heart Flame entered the Medicine Cauldron.
Xiao Li now controlled the intensity of the flame. The Fallen Heart Flame obediently refined the medicinal ingredients, turning many medicinal ingredients into medicinal liquid.
Since Xiao Li's cultivation and Soul Power had both improved, and with the blessing of the Heavenly Flame, refining Dou Ling Pill became much easier. Previously, Xiao Li's success rate in refining Dou Ling Pill was close to 50%.
Now, to say 100% might be too much, but 80-90% is definitely achievable!
"Open!"
Xiao Li used Dou Qi to open the Medicine Cauldron, and then a natural phenomenon unique to a Rank 6 Elixir shot straight into the sky.
Subsequently, a jade-green Elixir appeared before everyone.
"Heavens! Such a natural phenomenon, and the quality of this Dou Ling Pill, it's supreme!"
Unexpectedly, on his second attempt at refining Dou Ling Pill, Xiao Li refined the Dou Ling Pill to supreme quality.
"I didn't expect the amplification of the Heavenly Flame to be so great, no wonder." Xiao Li touched his chin and smiled, saying that it truly lived up to its reputation as a treasure on the Fighting Qi Continent, with truly excellent effects.
The Elders in Canaan Academy, especially those who had never taken a Dou Ling Pill, looked at the Dou Ling Pill, and their mouths were practically watering.
"Cough cough, pay attention to your image, pay attention to your image!" Su Qian coughed. This appearance damaged Canaan Academy's image.
"My touch feels good now, I'll directly try the Huangji Pill." Xiao Li took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, poured out a Qi Cultivation Pill, and consumed it.
The Qi Cultivation Pill was a Rank 5 consumable Elixir. It had some effect in accelerating the recovery of Dou Qi for even Dou Huang and Dou Zong, belonging to a relatively Advanced consumable Elixir.
Ordinary Dou Huang might not even be able to consume a Qi Cultivation Pill, but Xiao Li took it without a second thought. Perhaps this was the luxury exclusive to Alchemists.
Afterward, Xiao Li began a long period of Alchemy. Next, he was going to refine the Huangji Pill, which he had never successfully refined before.
The Huangji Pill was a Rank 6 top-tier Elixir. Most Sixth-Rank Alchemists could not refine the Huangji Pill. A Sixth-Rank Alchemist like Old Wang, who could refine the Huangji Pill, was already an outstanding individual.
During the following days, there were many natural phenomena around Canaan Academy. These large and small natural phenomena caused many forces in the Black-Corner Region to gather, wanting to collectively attack Canaan Academy to seek wealth.
Led by Earth Demon Old Ghost of Demon Flame Valley, many strong individuals from the Black-Corner Region Advanced directly towards the Inner Academy of Canaan Academy.
But what happened in the end? Earth Demon Old Ghost saw a guy who could give him nightmares appear there, and he was immediately scared out of his wits, running away without regard for his image.
Then, the Black-Corner Region powerhouses with some foresight cupped their hands towards Canaan Academy, saying that they were there to observe the natural phenomena, accidentally entered Canaan Academy, and asked for forgiveness, then immediately fled far away.
The remaining timid individuals were all beaten to death by the Elders of Canaan Academy, and finally, all of them were hung on the Dead Spirit Tree in Peace Town.
As the saying goes:
Canaan's phenomena shook the Black-Corner, the Black-Corner's demons rose like wolves.
Demons gathered to conspire against Canaan, sharing wealth and glory.
Earth Demon Old Ghost's sharp eyes saw Mang Tianchi, he ran home without looking back.
Those with brains all admitted their mistake, when disaster strikes, each flies their own way.
The brainless charged forward recklessly, sword light and blood splattered.
A string of ropes on the Dead Spirit Tree, from then on, brothers were connected heart to heart.
— — — —
Black-Corner's demons attacked Canaan, the smart ones fled, the brainless were savage. Where sword light splattered blood and Souls flew, on the Dead Spirit Tree, joyous brotherhood was formed.
(Just a casual doggerel, the author's literary talent is not good, this is the level, everyone can just enjoy it. The blander part at the beginning was written by me, the shorter part at the end was written by my group admin.)
"Hoo—"
Xiao Li was immersed in Alchemy, his attention entirely on the Medicine Cauldron, until he had successfully refined a Huangji Pill, then he prepared to rest before continuing Alchemy.
Xiao Li looked up and saw that the Elders were all stained with fresh blood, each carrying Evil Qi.
"What happened?" Xiao Li looked utterly bewildered.
"Nothing much, a few blind bugs were flying around, they've all been dealt with now." Su Qian patted Xiao Li's shoulder. At this moment, Su Qian's left cheek and clothes were covered in un-dried bloodstains, which was somewhat eerie.
"Bugs? Forget it, I won't think about it. After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame, my Alchemy has improved a lot. Previously, I was probably just at the initial Rank 6 level, but now my Alchemy is at least Advanced Rank 6."
Xiao Li was still concerned about his Alchemy. This was related to whether he could extend Old Wang's life and whether the Xiao Family could be elevated to another level.
"Hehe, young Xiao Li is too modest. Your Soul Power has reached the Late Stage of the Mortal Realm. One more step and you will reach the Peak of the Mortal Realm. Oh, you might not know the division of Soul Ranks.
The Soul Realm is divided into four layers: Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heavenly Realm, and Emperor Realm. Most people, even Alchemists below Rank 8, their Soul Realm mostly stays in the Mortal Realm.
Your Late Stage Mortal Realm is equivalent to an Intermediate Rank 7 Alchemist, it's just that your Alchemy and Dou Qi levels are still at the Rank 6 level.
You have a lot of room for improvement now. Anyway, before refining Intermediate Rank 7 Elixirs, you won't have problems with insufficient Soul Realm, and your Soul Power will increase again when you Breakthrough to Dou Huang.
When you Breakthrough to Dou Zong, tsk tsk tsk, it's possible for your Soul to reach the Spirit Realm. Reaching the Spirit Realm is the level of an Rank 8 Alchemist."
Mang Tianchi introduced Xiao Li to some knowledge about Alchemists' Soul aspects.
"Thank you, Dean, for your guidance." Xiao Li clasped his hands in thanks.