With his martial spirit shattered, Gu Yi could no longer utilize spirit power. He had to rely on the spirit power stored in his secondary dantian for alchemy. Fortunately, although his martial spirit was broken, his cultivation realm remained, allowing him to gather some fire elements, albeit without the assistance of his meridians, making greater feats impossible.
Gu Yi began by refining simple healing and detoxification pills using common herbs. After some time he became familiar with his current body and power control. He finally picked the crucial Singular Sky Velvet Chrysanthemum, a key ingredient in his alchemy, and carefully extracted other rare herbs from his spirit guide device prepared by Dugu Bo.
Understanding the importance of not being disturbed during alchemy, Dugu Bo had already retreated to guard the door, full of anticipation for the possible world-changing success of Gu Yi's endeavor.
Inside the room, Gu Yi focused intensely, ensuring his mind was free from any distracting emotions. He ignited the fire and added the herbs with fluid precision, maintaining his spiritual sense on the situation within the alchemy furnace. The entire process lasted fifteen days. Without the life force from the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone and his naturally strong vitality, Gu Yi would have suffered damage from such prolonged effort.
Sitting cross-legged before the alchemy furnace, Gu Yi finally opened his eyes, weariness evident in his gaze as he approached the final step of pill condensation. This was the longest alchemy process he'd ever undertaken, involving thirteen rounds of refining various herbs. The medicinal properties grew stronger with each cycle, and without the aid of heavenly energy to suppress them, the furnace would have exploded long ago. He had underestimated the difficulty of integrating the essence of the immortal herb but had ultimately succeeded.
Gu Yi dared not relax, knowing the critical importance of this moment. A single misstep could result in wasted effort despite the successful formation of the pill. Both Gu Yi and Dugu Bo felt the strong fluctuations of heavenly energy, signaling the critical phase of the alchemical process. Using the purest martial will and heavenly energy, Gu Yi suppressed and compressed the medicinal power within the furnace.
The furnace emitted cracking sounds under the strain, but Gu Yi remained focused, fully aware that even the potent medicinal power must yield to the greater force of the heavens. Soon, the medicinal liquid condensed into a perfectly rounded pill, and the furnace, though strained, held firm.
"Success!" Gu Yi exhaled, feeling a wave of dizziness from the prolonged exertion. Dugu Bo, sensing the end of the energy fluctuations, entered and saw Gu Yi exhausted but triumphant.
"You okay?" Dugu Bo asked with concern.
Gu Yi smiled weakly, "Don't worry, it's a success" before fainting from mental exhaustion.
Seven days later, fully prepared, Gu Yi sat cross-legged on the grass, his spirit rings manifesting as he held the painstakingly refined pill. Dugu Bo reassured him, "I'll guard you." Gu Yi nodded, swallowed the pill, and activated his fifth spirit ring, Nirvana Fire, initiating a body-remolding process to restore him to his peak state.
However, without external help, Gu Yi couldn't refine the potent pill with his current condition. The pill's power initially caused further damage to his meridians, but the Nirvana Fire countered by constantly repairing and strengthening them.
Over time, impurities, including remnants of the God Of Evil's power, were burned away, and his meridians were fortified. Eventually, his body reached a point where it could handle the pill's full power, triggering a thorough transformation.
As the Nirvana Fire continued its work, Gu Yi's martial spirit underwent a third awakening, reaching the ultimate evolution into a god-level martial spirit. This transformation conferred new abilities, including a profound connection with the world's energies.
Finally, Gu Yi emerged, sensing his body's enhanced purity and strength. Though his spirit power hadn't increased, his physical vitality had doubled, and latent medicinal power awaited his harnessing.
Feeling the vast, ocean-like capacity of his meridians, Gu Yi realized his complete transformation. He murmured the name of his newly awakened domain power, "Primal Energy Domain" which allowed him to manipulate all energies within its range, neutralize elemental attacks, and even turn them to his advantage.
Gu Yi marveled at the synergy between this domain and the technique he created, the Zhoutian Liuhe Jing, reflecting on the profound gains from this ordeal. Despite the life-threatening process, he had ultimately turned misfortune into a significant blessing, achieving a God-level martial spirit.
(End Of Chapter)