Chapter 264: Chapter 163: Attaining the Fake Pill, Advent of the Star of Slaughter

Xiao Chen looked at the Inner Core in his hand. ’Should I give it a try?’

Others were afraid of wasting it, but the thing was, he had practically gotten this Inner Core for free.

Besides, even if he failed, he could still follow his original plan and exchange for another Inner Core from the Lingyuan Sect.

At this thought, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated. He spread his fingers, and a ball of Spiritual Fire ignited in his palm.

Then, he decisively used his Magical Power to guide the Inner Core and began to roast it with the Spiritual Fire.

In just a Quarter Hour, the Inner Core melted into a ball of Spiritual Liquid shimmering with flecks of golden light.

Xiao Chen took a light breath and instantly sucked all of the Spiritual Liquid into his stomach.

Above his Dantian, the Inner Core, which had already expanded to its limit, was suddenly replenished by the Spiritual Liquid and immediately began to spin irregularly.

As more and more of the Spiritual Liquid was absorbed, the Inner Core, unable to expand accordingly, began to tremble violently.

At a certain moment, it seemed to have reached its limit.

The entire Inner Core suddenly doubled in size, its volume instantly expanding eightfold.

Then, an extreme feeling of emptiness washed over it, and it began to spontaneously draw in Magical Power from its surroundings.

Xiao Chen suddenly had a realization: if he failed to supply enough Magical Power in time, the refinement would fail.

At that point, not only would he be unable to form a Fake Pill, but his original Inner Core would be damaged.

Because its volume had increased eightfold, the Inner Core’s demand for Magical Power also instantly increased eightfold.

Without hesitation, Xiao Chen picked up the Five-Colored Profound Water he had just obtained and chugged a whole bottle.

With the constant replenishment of Magical Power, the Inner Core immediately became substantial again.

However, this was only the beginning.

After absorbing a large amount of Magical Power, the Inner Core surprisingly began to expand again.

Soon, the Five-Colored Profound Water he had just drunk was completely consumed.

Xiao Chen immediately picked up another bottle and drank it down.

At the same time, he preemptively took out the Wood Element Spiritual Object he had traded for at the Xianghe Market exchange meet from his Storage Bag.

If nothing else, he now had quite a few Wood Element Spiritual Objects on him, and all of them were of top quality.

After drinking another bottle of Spiritual Liquid, the Inner Core expanded to the same size as his Dantian.

Then, a large amount of Magical Power flowed from the Inner Core into the Dantian, circulated once, and then flowed back again.

Using Divine Sense Internal Observation, Xiao Chen saw that the Inner Core seemed to have evolved into a second Dantian for him.

This cycle finally ended after about two hours.

At this point, the original Inner Core had become almost identical to the Dantian.

This meant that everything had gone smoothly so far, and the next step was to start solidifying the Fake Pill.

Xiao Chen took another deep breath, took out his Wind and Thunder Dual Swords, and laid them across his knees, ready.

Then, he grabbed a Spirit Fruit and ate it in advance to ensure he had sufficient Magical Power.

Then, he slapped his Storage Bag, directly scattering a total of four thousand Spirit Stones in all directions, completely surrounding himself.

In reality, he might not necessarily need to use the Spirit Stones, but at a critical moment like this, there was no cutting corners.

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Before long, the Inner Core began to slowly contract again, and its surface began to be faintly coated with a light layer of gold.

Forming a Fake Pill, as the name suggested, was still a kind of Core Formation.

Although it couldn’t compare to the real thing, it could be seen as a simulation.

Xiao Chen quickly focused his attention on the process. This precious opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime chance and could not be missed.

As it turned out, he seemed to have been a little too cautious.

Fake Pill Formation, after all, wasn’t the real deal.

So after drinking another three bottles of Spiritual Liquid, he didn’t even need the prepared Spirit Stones, and the entire Solidifying Pill process ended without a hitch.

Above the Dantian, the original Inner Core had transformed into a Fake Pill that glowed with a faint golden light and appeared a size smaller.

’Now’s the time!’

While infusing Magical Power into his Flying Sword to maintain its resonance, Xiao Chen focused his Divine Sense intensely on the Fake Pill, separating it from his Dantian.

"Rise!"

The newly formed embryonic Fake Pill immediately trembled, making his heart clench.

This move was actually very dangerous. He was supposed to wait until the Fake Pill had completely stabilized before separating it like this. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But by then, it would be impossible to merge it with the Flying Sword.

Fortunately, in the end, he managed to successfully separate the Fake Pill from the Dantian without any real danger.

With the most perilous and difficult step crossed, the rest of the process became a matter of course.

Xiao Chen opened his mouth slightly, using his Divine Sense to command the Fake Pill to fly out and hover above the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords.

Next, he channeled Magical Power from the Fake Pill into the Flying Sword, then back from the Flying Sword into the Fake Pill, until the two were in sync.

An imprint of the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords clearly appeared on the Fake Pill.

At the same time, under the influence of the Fake Pill, the Dual Swords successfully activated their originally dormant Spiritual Mechanism.

In fact, without the help of a Secret Technique, Xiao Chen’s chances of success should have been low.

But just as Liu Feng had said, the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords originally came from the Donghua Yin Yang Tree. They already possessed a remarkable Spiritual Mechanism and were just lacking an opportunity.

Therefore, as long as it obtained the most crucial catalyst, it could smoothly complete its transformation.

Of course, this alone was not enough to turn them into a Spiritual Artifact; it only gave them the potential for continued growth.

Later, he would still need to perform Refinement with Wood Element Spiritual Objects to truly upgrade them into a Spiritual Artifact.

But even so, compared to before the Spirit Awakening, the power of the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords had at least doubled.

Having completed the Enlightenment, Xiao Chen quickly recalled the Fake Pill.

Never mind a Fake Pill; even a real Golden Core was not very sturdy for the most part.

It was best not to let it leave the body carelessly. Otherwise, if any mishap occurred, the regret would be endless.