Chapter 155: Obtaining the Life Fruit! Refining the Resurrection Pill!
The new edition of the Magic Beast Hunting Competition had ended. Vice-Dean Hu Qian was slowly walking back to his study, with Hu Jia following closely behind. Seeing a figure waiting at the door of his study, he blinked in surprise.
"You, young man, shouldn't you be inside the institute as an elder? How do you have time to come find me?" Vice-Dean Hu Qian said with a smile.
Hu Jia, behind him, looked at Xiao Ze in astonishment. This boy was around her age and was already an elder at the institute, while she was still a student in the outer academy. This vast difference made her look at Xiao Ze as if he were a monster.
Xiao Ze noticed Hu Jia's gaze but didn't pay much attention. He had seen that kind of look many times over the years.
"Vice-Dean, I recently had the good fortune to refine a Po Zong Dan pill and thought it would be useful to you, so I came to bring it to you," said Xiao Ze.
As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow quickly appeared in front of him. Hu Qian's face turned red with excitement as he looked at Xiao Ze.
"Young man, are you telling the truth?!"
Seeing Hu Qian's reaction, Xiao Ze didn't continue to hide it and took out a medicine bottle.
"This is the Po Zong Dan that I refined."
Seeing the bottle, Hu Qian hesitated.
"No! Although I have helped you before, it's not enough to deserve such a valuable gift," he finally said, refusing to accept the pill.
Although he desired the Po Zong Dan, he didn't want to take advantage of his student.
Xiao Ze bit his lip. Seeing the vice-dean's reaction, he knew that he wouldn't accept the pill without a good reason. Thinking quickly, he said, "In fact, I also have something to ask of the vice-dean."
"I am looking for an herb called the Life Fruit. I have asked many elders of the institute for help without success. I wanted to ask for your help in finding it, and this Po Zong Dan is a thank you for your help."
The vice-dean looked at Xiao Ze with a strange expression.
"The Life Fruit?" interrupted Hu Jia, "Isn't that one of your treasures, Grandpa?"
Xiao Ze was baffled.
"You didn't hear somewhere that I have a Life Fruit and came to tease me, did you?" Hu Qian said with a smile.
"It's a coincidence, but I'm really looking for the Life Fruit," replied Xiao Ze.
"Alright," said Hu Qian after looking deeply at Xiao Ze. This young man had a good character and was grateful. Although the Po Zong Dan wasn't made specifically for him, the fact that he thought of him when refining it warmed his heart.
"I'll take this gift. Come, I'll take you to find the Life Fruit."
Hu Qian took the bottle with the Po Zong Dan, feeling his heart beat faster. He had been stuck at the maximum level of the Dou Huang realm for a long time. Having a Po Zong Dan would give him an additional chance to advance to the Dou Zong realm.
Denying that he desired the pill would be lying, but he didn't want to take advantage of Xiao Ze. Now, seeing Xiao Ze's insistence and with a good excuse, he accepted the pill.
Xiao Ze obtained the Life Fruit from Hu Qian, thus completing all the ingredients needed for the Resurrection Pill, feeling euphoric about the coincidence.
Hu Qian then took Xiao Ze for a long chat, trying to pair him with Hu Jia in the process. Seeing that Xiao Ze didn't respond, Hu Qian sighed in his heart. His granddaughter didn't have that luck.
As he left the study, Xiao Ze exhaled in relief, deciding to seek out Hu Qian next time when there were more people present.
"It's time to refine the Resurrection Pill. Having such a powerful pill is like having an extra life."
Back at the institute, Xiao Ze asked for the help of the Great Elder, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan to protect him while he refined the Resurrection Pill, a seventh-level pill.
Deep in the mountains, atop a high peak, Xiao Ze sat cross-legged. This privileged place was not a no-man's land but the territory of a sixth-level magical beast, the Scaled Thunder. However, under Xiao Ze's pressure, the beast had fled.
Zi Yan, with her arms crossed, watched Xiao Ze with surprise.
"Can he really refine a seventh-level pill so quickly?" said Zi Yan.
"Xiao Ze has dedicated as much time to the study of alchemy as to his Dou Qi cultivation," said Xiao Yi Xian, smiling. She had witnessed the growth of Xiao Ze's alchemy skills.
"Don't be so optimistic," warned the Great Elder, "Refining a seventh-level pill is not simple, and it can attract a pill lightning."
"I trust Xiao Ze," said Xiao Yi Xian, smiling.
"I hope he doesn't get struck," murmured Zi Yan, believing in Xiao Ze's success.
The Great Elder had already understood that for them, Xiao Ze was almost invincible.
Xiao Ze began to take out all the ingredients, a total of ninety-six.
The refinement of a seventh-level pill was extremely complex, as evidenced by the number of ingredients.
Blood Spirit Fruit, Bone Jade Vine, Life Fruit, these three main ingredients, along with other auxiliary ingredients and a high-level magic core with a wood attribute.
Xiao Ze first placed the Blood Spirit Fruit in the cauldron. Under the flames, a blood-red liquid began to seep from the fruit, emanating intense vitality.
Seeing the blood-red liquid, Xiao Ze added a series of ingredients. Under the flames, these ingredients turned into powder or liquid and fused with the blood-red liquid.
As time passed, the Blood Spirit Fruit dissolved, leaving a dark red liquid the size of a fist, full of vitality.
Then, he continued refining the other two main ingredients.
Three days passed, and Zi Yan began to yawn. Still, she remained firm on her guard, eating a pill from time to time.
With his spiritual sense, Xiao Ze controlled the cauldron, where three liquids of different colors emitted intense vitality.
"It's time to refine the magic core."
The remaining ingredients were to neutralize the violent energy of the magic core and enhance its vitality.
Just refining the magic core took two days.
"Now comes the critical fusion..."
With powerful spiritual strength, Xiao Ze controlled the entire process within the cauldron.
Time passed without him noticing. The others had been waiting for nearly ten days.
Finally, Xiao Ze opened his eyes. Inside the cauldron, a pill began to form, emanating powerful energy waves that shook the cauldron.
The sky darkened, and thunder rumbled.
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