Chapter 1736: Chapter 1553: Refine and Extract!

Ye Chen opened his internal space, revealing a Lanzhi Snake Fruit nearly nine thousand years old, its whole body resembling a jadeite Little Qing Snake, crystal clear and exuding a mesmerizing orchid fragrance.

He casually tossed it into the Chaos Tripod, where the Chaos Dao Fire was spurting, and with a puff, the Dao Fire burned, immediately enveloping the Lanzhi Snake Fruit.

Under Ye Chen’s powerful Chaos Saint Soul, the Lanzhi Snake Fruit emitted a mournful snake cry, as if possessing a spirit, and eventually, under the burning Dao Fire, it slowly transformed into a pool of crystalline medicine liquid.

As the Dao Fire continued to burn, the pool of medicine liquid, initially the size of a fist, slowly shrank and condensed over time, continuously diminishing, until it finally became a drop of liquid the size of a thumb, entirely crystal clear and flawless, even more jade-like than emerald itself.

Looking at this tiny droplet of liquid, although it was only the size of a thumb, it contained all the Dao Essence of the entire Lanzhi Snake Fruit; its purity and immense energy were terrifying.

Subsequently, Ye Chen followed the sequence of the pill formula and threw in the second medicinal material, another Ten-thousand-year-old Medicine Treasure, continuing the refining process...

Thanks to the miraculous effects of the small Pill Ding, the Chaos Saint Soul, which had become more powerful after Crossing Tribulation, made Ye Chen more proficient in extracting the essence of the medicine liquid. One medicinal material after another was successively refined into medicine liquid, emitting radiant light.

Among them, a few involved Medicine Spirits.

Naturally, these Medicine Spirits resisted, unwilling to be completely refined since at this stage, they had already developed a trace of spiritual intelligence and did not wish to be refined and vanish.

However, Ye Chen communicated and did not completely refine the entire Medicine Spirit, simply cutting off some branches or fruits, which was sufficient.

It could be sensed that the spiritual properties of the medicine liquid contained within these Medicine Spirits far exceeded imagination, containing some mysterious Dao Fragments and some involving the Secret Technique of the heavens and even the Dao of Changsheng, which was astonishing.

No wonder these Medicine Spirits could break the ten-thousand-year boundary, reaching ages of tens or even hundreds of thousands of years.

Just as Ye Chen began refining the God King Pill according to the pill formula, other alchemy elites naturally had long started refining their respective pill formulas.

In each Pill Ding, brilliant light shone, with various medicinal materials thrown in successively, transforming into medicine liquid, continuously refining pills.

Although the higher the level of the pill formula, the greater the chance of winning the championship, at the same time, such pills were increasingly difficult to refine, and the chance of failure would multiply.

Therefore, many alchemy elites harbored some dark thoughts, hoping that those who obtained high-grade pill formulas would ultimately fail in the alchemy process and be forced to withdraw, giving them, the basic and middle-grade Alchemists, a higher chance of winning.

However, anyone qualified to come and participate in the alchemy competition generally had exceptional Alchemy Skill, with most being Seventh-level Alchemists. Ordinary Alchemists like Ye Chen were truly rare, considered an oddity.

The alchemy competition had a set limit, restricted to five days.

Since some pills required an exceptionally long time, a full five days were given; if one could not refine the pill in five days, nothing more could be said.

With the passing of time, many alchemy elites successively failed during this period.

Although their alchemical mastery was remarkable, the alchemy process was often filled with unpredictable situations, and even a slight deviation could mean total failure.

A single mistake led to more mistakes, as they say.

However, even so, they had enough medicinal materials and soon adjusted their mindset, resuming alchemy.

Among them, like Dan Xian, Ximen Dao, and Zhang Feiyang, were outstanding individuals. Even when refining Seventh-Order High-Level Pill, they always remained calm and confident, expertly refining each Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure without failure.

In that Pill Ding, brilliant Sky Light continuously erupted.

Most people present focused their gaze on these individuals, as they were the true favorites to win the championship.

And bizarre figures like Ye Chen, who dared to refine pills with their own main soldiers, were forgotten.

Time was passing, unknowingly reaching the third day.

This day was as dull as ever.

However, soon someone broke the dullness, causing the earth to tremble simultaneously.

On the Heaven Suppressing Platform, at the western edge, a Pill Ding suddenly trembled, its lid flying off, and a brilliant Pill Light shot violently into the sky, attracting attention from all sides.

"Look, someone has successfully refined a pill!"

Everyone looked over. Pill Light erupted from the mouth of the Ding, brilliant light shining, within which a pill could be seen faintly hovering in the light pillar, and a strong Pill Fragrance rapidly spread.

"A seventh-rank Treasure Pill has been refined!"

Many people turned their gaze towards it. Although everyone knew that all the alchemical prodigies here were refining pills above the seventh rank, this was the first one to be completed and naturally drew immense attention.

The alchemical prodigy had a slightly pale complexion, with cold sweat on his forehead. The refinement of pills takes a significant toll on one’s spiritual energy, but there was no doubt about his excitement, for he had finally succeeded in refining the pill.

Finally, everything vanished, revealing a thumb-sized pill suspended in midair, round and natural, but not truly perfect, as its surface had slight roughness, and its color appeared somewhat uneven.

"Seventh-rank early stage, and if calculated based on the three grades of upper, middle, and lower, it can barely be considered middle grade. To refine such a pill at such a young age is quite impressive,"

remarked an Alchemy Master, nodding slightly. Although there was a hint of disappointment, he still acknowledged the achievement of this alchemical prodigy in refining the seventh-rank Treasure Pill.

After all, being able to refine a seventh-rank Treasure Pill at such a young age makes him the strongest alchemical prodigy in any Star Domain, and only in such grand events as the Pill Scripture competition, facing alchemical prodigies from across the Ancient Universe and beyond, could he find himself outmatched.

It was something to be proud of.

On the Heaven Suppressing Platform, other alchemical prodigies cast various glances, some indifferent, some disdainful, and some were filled with envy and congratulations.

After all, no one dares to guarantee success in alchemy; refining a pill at all is already considered quite successful.

Once the first seventh-rank Treasure Pill was refined, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and others also began to complete their pill refinements one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

From each medicine tripod, brilliant rays of light shot forth; those were Pill Lights, bursting towards the sky, imbued with strong spirituality, disappearing into the firmament.

Witnessing the brilliant Pill Light Divine Pillars within the Heaven Suppressing Platform, many outside spectators burned with eagerness, including some of the Ancient Great Powers.

After all, when a pill reaches the seventh rank, everything becomes vastly different, holding immense benefits even for strong individuals of their level.

Many are already tempted at the moment, hoping to pull these alchemical prodigies into their own Daoist sects after the Pill Scripture concludes, if not at least to form good relations, for it is unwise to offend them.

Though these alchemical prodigies are not yet at the level of masters, they are nonetheless quite young and possess such profound alchemical mastery; who knows if they won’t reach the level of a master or even a grandmaster in the future.

Even though breaking into the master domain is exceedingly difficult, many seventh-level alchemists spend their entire lives without stepping into this realm.

Sometimes, it involves not just talent but various factors.

Yet the potential is right there.

Though the Pill Scripture hasn’t ended yet, the higher the grade of the pill, the more dazzling and eye-catching the light it emits, offering a glimpse into its greatness.

By the fifth day, over seventy percent of the alchemical prodigies had already completed their pill refinements, each Pill Ding freely emitting dazzling Pill Lights. Even the typically proud alchemy masters and grandmasters couldn’t help but nod upon witnessing this.

These alchemical prodigies indeed possess the potential to advance to the master or grandmaster level; at least achieving the status of an Alchemy Master at such a young age is a matter of time. With enough luck, even breaking into the grandmaster realm is not out of reach.

However, whether they can enter the Pill God Realm is another matter, as they all shook their heads.

For reaching that realm is excessively difficult. It involves refining an Emperor Pill, something exceptionally rare throughout history; even the grandmasters present here spend a lifetime exploring it, only to still shake their heads, for they cannot even touch the threshold, let alone these alchemical prodigies.

Talent is talent, but entering the Pill God Realm requires more than just talent.

As for the mythical Heavenly Reversal Level, it is beyond consideration. Throughout countless epochs, only the Pill Emperor has successfully reached such a level, truly unprecedented and unparalleled in the future.

At this moment, everyone closely watched the alchemical prodigies with the most potential, such as Dan Xian, Ximen Dao from the Huanggu Universe, and Zhang Feiyang from the Eight Desolate Ancient Universe. These few were widely recognized and were all seventh-level alchemists, with their alchemy techniques reaching the peak level, making them the popular candidates for the championship.

No accident, the winner of this alchemical competition will come from among them.

However, soon all eyes turned towards the Combat Saint King. Although no one knew how proficient his alchemy skills were, he was a terrifyingly talented and bizarre genius, capable of defying the norm and challenging immortals. Though not a Great Power, he was not weaker than any Five-layered Heaven Great Power, quite extraordinary.

During this, Ye Chen paid no attention to any external movements, for by now, the preliminary steps in refining the God King Pill had been completed. Whether it was the seven primary Medicine Spirits or other medicinal materials, they had all been refined and maximally purified.

Immediately, he cast a solemn gaze into the Pill Ding, observing the dozens of purified medicine liquids within, his heart slightly moved. The main task ahead was to unify all these medicine liquids completely.

Once unified, the pill could truly solidify and take form!