On his second attempt, Ye Luo was even more cautious, carefully controlling the Nine Suns Fire with both hands, using the Clairvoyant Eye to constantly monitor the situation inside the Pill Furnace, while mentally directing the Sanqing Pill Furnace. Eventually, after spending over an hour and experiencing two failures, he finally succeeded in crafting the Blood Coagulation Pill.

As the lid of the furnace flew off, a blood-red elixir shot out, emitting a thick and fiery energy aura.

"Yellow Rank third grade Blood Coagulation Pill, not bad, not bad!"

Ye Luo looked at the quality of the elixir, revealing a thick smile. The quality of this elixir was much better than that of the previously crafted Revitalizing Pill.

Just like the strength of a person, elixirs also had a level classification, divided into four stages, namely Yellow Rank, Xuan Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank.

Each stage was further divided into nine grades, representing the quality of the elixir.

The Yellow Rank elixirs were the lowest, while Xuan Rank and Earth Rank elixirs had extremely powerful effects. Legend had it that a single Earth Rank elixir could elevate an ordinary person to the strength of the Innate Realm. As for Heaven Rank elixirs, they were legendary, with one having the power to bring the dead back to life.

However, according to Ye Luo’s master, with Earth’s sparse Spiritual Energy and the even rarer precious herbs, it was incredibly difficult to even craft Xuan Rank elixirs. Nowadays, even the greatest alchemy masters could only produce Yellow Rank elixirs at best.

As for the Blood Coagulation Pill Ye Luo crafted, it had reached the quality of Yellow Rank third grade. If news of him being able to craft an elixir of this quality at his age got out, it would shock a great number of people.

After crafting the Blood Coagulation Pill, Ye Luo began to absorb the Spiritual Energy from within the emerald jade stones, replenishing his own True Qi, and then proceeded to continue crafting the three medicinal pills, with the Heaven Sun Pill being the most difficult to craft among them.

He had tried several times to craft it in the mountains before, but he had always had his master there to assist and guide him. This time Ye Luo was going to craft it alone.

The crafting process was the same as with the first two pills, but in the first step of extraction, Ye Luo made a mistake, rendering one of the herbs unusable.

"Damn it, isn’t this just a hit to my confidence?"

Ye Luo said, feeling irate.

"No, I must succeed in crafting this pill today. Otherwise, if that old guy finds out, he’ll look down on me for sure."

Ye Luo muttered to himself, and began the crafting process for the Heaven Sun Pill again. Knowing the difficulty of crafting the Heaven Sun Pill, he had prepared several portions of the necessary herbs in advance.

This time, in the first step of the extraction process, Ye Luo was extremely careful, cautiously controlling the heat to prevent destroying the herbs. Finally, after spending over half an hour, he extracted all the herbs into a medicinal liquid and began the second step: fusion.

Bang!

Another muffled sound echoed within the Sanqing Pill Furnace ten-odd minutes later, and Ye Luo felt the urge to bash his head against a wall.

"Damn it, even with my alchemy skills and this superior-grade Spiritual Artifact, the Sanqing Pill Furnace, it’s still so difficult to craft."

Ye Luo’s face was filled with helplessness, as this time it was clear that the crafting had failed again.

"Keep it up!"

After taking a deep breath, Ye Luo continued on his alchemy journey.

This time, he spent two hours, exhausted all of his True Qi, and consumed a great deal of mental effort, but finally, he succeeded in crafting the Heaven Sun Pill.

Boom!

A terrifying aura erupted from the Sanqing Pill Furnace, followed by a thick fragrance of elixirs assaulting the nostrils. As the lid of the furnace opened, a reddish-yellow elixir appeared in Ye Luo’s hand.

"Yellow Rank Fourth Order, another grade higher."

Ye Luo said excitedly. This Tianyang Pill was clearly of a higher grade than the Blood Coagulation Pill and was also the strongest elixir Ye Luo had refined to date.

After calming his mood for a moment, Ye Luo began to refine the final type of elixir which could treat Hu Zi’s father. The refining process of this pill was the same as the Revitalizing Pill, and Ye Luo finished it in one go.

After refining these four elixirs, Ye Luo’s True Qi was entirely depleted, and he felt an overwhelming sense of fatigue. However, this refining session had clarified his alchemy strength.

In the future, he could continue to refine some elixirs to improve his alchemy skills. Furthermore, during the refining process, Ye Luo became even more proficient in controlling his Nine Yang Flames, giving him an extra trump card in battle.

He then began to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the piece of jadeite. At this point, the Spiritual Energy within the jade had been completely consumed, turning the once radiant and colorful piece of jadeite dull and lusterless.

Ye Luo’s second of the Nine Yang Absolute Meridians was already half opened. As for the Tianyang Pill, he did not plan on taking it right away. He intended to consume it at the most critical moment to break through the second meridian of the Nine Yang Absolute Meridians in one fell swoop.

While Ye Luo was refining elixirs, a solemn aura pervaded a manor in the suburbs of Zhonghai.

This manor was where the Miaojiang elder who had drugged Nie Wenling and her sister lived, and now it had been located by the Yuntian Gang, controlled by Nie Yuntian.

Dozens of elite Yuntian Gang members surrounded the manor, each wielding a sharp dagger. Their strength was at least at the early stage of the Acquired Realm, their faces grim and cold, their bodies exuding a chilling murderous aura as they fixed their gaze on a figure inside the manor—the Miaojiang elder.

Standing before the Miaojiang elder was Nie Yuntian, dressed in a black long robe, his expression somber and radiating an icy aura, with his adopted son Xiang Zuo standing beside him.

"Nie Yuntian, it seems you’ve done well for yourself over the years, finding me so quickly."

The Miaojiang elder looked coldly at Nie Yuntian, his aged eyes flickering with sharpness.

"Out of respect for Yu’er, I won’t kill you. Just leave Zhonghai and never set foot here again," Nie Yuntian said, his eyes flashing distinctly as he spoke with a deep voice.

"Hmph, Nie Yuntian, do you even have the right to mention Yu’er? If it weren’t for you, A’Yu wouldn’t have died, and the Second Elder wouldn’t be in such heartbroken despair. All of this is the retribution you deserve. Letting you live peacefully for twenty years was already more than generous."

The Miaojiang elder spoke with a cold voice.

"If that’s the case, then don’t blame me. Wen Yu and Wen Ling are my precious daughters, and I won’t allow anyone to harm them, no matter who they are," Nie Yuntian said, his eyes flashing with a sharp murderous intent as the power of his half-step Innate Realm fully erupted, enveloping the Miaojiang elder.

"Nie Yuntian, come on!"

The Miaojiang elder shouted explosively, waving his hands repeatedly, and several Gu Insects shot out.