Chapter 308: Seventh Rank Pills
Upon learning that the Medicine Elder had discovered the formula for the Life and Death Pill, Lin Yan was filled with joy and said, "I can finally start refining the Life and Death Pill."
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. If he succeeded in refining it, Xiao Diao's body could recover!
However, upon hearing the Medicine Elder say "just that," Lin Yan frowned and asked, "What's the matter, Medicine Elder? Just that?"
The Medicine Elder sighed and said, "The Life and Death Pill is a seventh-rank pill. With my current soul state, I don't have enough capacity to refine a seventh-rank pill."
"Moreover, the difficulty of refining a seventh-rank pill is much higher than that of a sixth-rank one, and it's not just a little harder."
"Therefore, most sixth-rank alchemists will probably spend their entire lives unable to reach the seventh rank. Even I, back then, needed a lot of effort before I could advance..."
Lin Yan nodded after hearing this and said, "It's true that seventh-rank pills are difficult to refine. I've been stuck at the sixth rank for a long time, but now that we've come this far, wouldn't it be a shame to give up?"
The Medicine Elder asked, "What do you mean, young friend?"
Lin Yan smiled faintly and said, "Since we've come this far, let's try to see if I can refine the Life and Death Pill!"
The Medicine Elder showed a happy expression upon hearing this and said, "In that case, let's give it a try. I'll provide you with the ingredients and the formula for the Life and Death Pill!"
With that said, the Medicine Elder took out a stack of high-quality ingredients and two seventh-rank pill formulas from his storage ring, and then handed them to Lin Yan.
These two seventh-rank pill formulas were for the Pure Heart Pill and the Anti-Venom Pill.
The Pure Heart Pill was a seventh-rank pill that, when taken during alchemy, had the effect of stabilizing the mind, thereby increasing the alchemy success rate.
The Anti-Venom Pill was also a seventh-rank pill that, no matter how much damage was suffered, as long as the head was not cut off or the heart was not shattered, one could continue living after taking this pill.
In summary, both pills were extremely useful, but the high utility came with equally high refining difficulty.
The ingredients provided by the Medicine Elder had been previously collected in the alchemy room, and Lin Yan and the others had cleaned them thoroughly.
Lin Yan took the formulas and ingredients from the Medicine Elder, then summoned the Shadowy Spirit Cauldron. He looked at the Pure Heart Pill formula and began placing the ingredients one by one into the cauldron.
Once all the ingredients were placed in the cauldron, Lin Yan summoned a Spiritual Flame and placed it beneath the Shadowy Spirit Cauldron.
As the Spiritual Flame began to heat the ingredients, Lin Yan carefully controlled the fire intensity.
While Lin Yan refined the ingredients, the sky and earth suddenly began to change. Thunder roared in the sky, and the ground began to shake.
Lin Yan remembered what the Medicine Elder had told him long ago: "The higher the pill's rank, the harder it is to refine. From the seventh rank onwards, every time you refine a high-ranked pill, a natural phenomenon will occur, and Pill Lightning will be attracted."
Thinking about it, Lin Yan activated his Thunder Dragon Body to protect himself from the Pill Lightning.
Meanwhile, the ingredients were slowly melting under the heat of the Spiritual Flame and then condensing together, finally taking the form of a pill. Upon seeing this, Lin Yan felt very happy in his heart, but he didn't show it and continued to focus on controlling the fire.
After seven days and seven nights of refinement, finally! Enduring the attacks of several Pill Lightnings, Lin Yan had successfully refined the Pure Heart Pill. But just as the Pure Heart Pill appeared, a lightning bolt suddenly struck it.
Subsequently, the Pure Heart Pill, struck by this bolt, cracked, and the crack spread throughout the pill in an instant, until finally, with a sound of rupture, the Pure Heart Pill turned into fragments. Seeing this scene, Lin Yan sighed.
He knew this happened because, although the Pure Heart Pill seemed to have been successfully refined, it had not actually been completely so; it still had defects, which caused the lightning to strike it. When lightning strikes a pill, it means the pill has not been successful. If ingested, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But Lin Yan, seeing the broken pill in front of him, did not stop, but instead stood up, took out ingredients, and continued refining. Seeing that Lin Yan was not affected by the broken pill and continued refining, the Medicine Elder looked at him with admiration.
"This determination is what it takes to be truly strong," thought the Medicine Elder as he watched Lin Yan. Lin Yan placed the ingredients in the cauldron and controlled the flame to burn the ingredients. Meanwhile, lightning continued to fall on Lin Yan's body. Seeing this, the Medicine Elder frowned and prepared to intervene.
After all, concentration is crucial when refining pills, and what Lin Yan was refining now was a seventh-rank pill.
Seventh-rank Pill Lightnings had great destructive power. Even a Zong Combat expert could be destroyed if not careful. However, to the surprise of the Medicine Elder, before the lightning reached Lin Yan, a huge thunder dragon shadow appeared behind him. With the protection of this thunder dragon shadow, although the lightning struck him, Lin Yan suffered no damage, nor did he even stop his refinement.
"I didn't expect this young friend's body to be so strong," murmured the Medicine Elder in surprise.
"Seventh-rank lightning is no threat at all. If this news spreads on the Zong Combat Continent, it will surely surprise many alchemists!"
As Lin Yan continued to focus on refining the pill, the sky rumbled again with thunder, but he remained undisturbed and continued refining.
After seven more days and nights of refinement, the form of the Pure Heart Pill began to gradually appear, and then, with Lin Yan's additional refinement, its color also became evident. The lightning struck again, hitting Lin Yan's pill with force.
But this time, after being tempered by the lightning, the pill did not break.
On the contrary, it emitted a bright glow, and an intense medicinal aroma wafted through the air. The Medicine Elder finally showed an expression of excitement. "The seventh-rank pill is ready!" "Young friend, you can now also consider yourself a seventh-rank alchemist."
(End of chapter