Golden Elixir

"Hey, this flame isn't ordinary either. Was it drawn out from underground?" Flame Crow was astonished. Originally, refining medicine required his assistance because he came from the Li Fire Cave and had a rare flame essence.

However, when he saw the silver flame that was drawn out from beneath the medicinal cauldron, he stopped and carefully observed it. In the end, he sighed with admiration and said, "This is the Earth Vein Spirit Flame!"

"I've long heard how extraordinary the Medicine Capital is. The earth on the ground is special and suitable for planting all types of precious medicines. There are spiritual flames underground that can be drawn out to refine pills. It truly is formidable." Huo Ling'er was also amazed.

It was the birthplace of the ancient Medicine Deity. In the end, he also died here. This ancient city was extraordinary.

The glistening yellow medicinal cauldron was extremely heavy. Including the cauldron leg, it was already half the height of a person. Right now, a clear spring had already been poured in, and the medicinal fragrance within the cauldron became more and more rich.

Silver flames jumped about. Waves of white mist rose from within the great cauldron, and a fragrance wafted through the air. The people here couldn't help but sigh with admiration. The thousand-year-old cauldron contained such powerful medicinal properties.

If it was possible, Shi Hao really wanted to buy it because he would often use it in the future. An excellent medicinal cauldron was difficult to find, but he also knew that the owner of this place wouldn't sell it.

Even if he was willing to sell, Shi Hao probably wouldn't be able to afford it. This cauldron was too precious.

Everyone backed up. Shi Hao began to bathe in the courtyard's clear spring and adjusted his body. His entire body was spotless, and his mind was clear. Only then could he enter the cauldron.

Huo Ling'er and Yun Xi naturally had to leave the room because Shi Hao had to enter the cauldron naked. Only Shi Hao's spiritual body was left behind because he needed to look after the flames.

At this moment, no one ridiculed him. It was a serious matter because the slightest mistake could lead to great problems.

The glistening yellow medicinal cauldron had been used for a long time and was full of spirituality. When one slightly knocked on it, it would produce a clanging sound, which was quite pleasant. Shi Hao was already sitting inside.

The water gradually boiled, and a mist surrounded him.

"Dog Leaf Vine," Shi Hao instructed.

There was a pile of spiritual medicines on the ground, and they were releasing an alluring fragrance. These things used up all of Shi Hao's savings. He guided the spiritual body toward the cauldron.

It was a piece of spiritual vine. It was pitch-black with strange leaves, which were shaped like a vicious dog. As soon as it entered the cauldron, a wave of black light erupted, making the water inside turn pitch-black.

"Snow Jade Ginseng!" Shi Hao continued.

A silver-white old ginseng that flowed with sparkling luster overflowed with wisps of white spiritual mist. It was obviously an excellent piece.

On the courtyard wall, the big red bird was peeking. It drooled as it said, "It really makes people envious. So many spiritual medicines were placed inside. I really want to eat that cauldron in one gulp."

Then, Shi Hao instructed the spiritual body, having him throw a purple centipede that was more than a meter long into the cauldron. It looked a bit terrifying, making one feel extremely uncomfortable.

"What a pity. It isn't a spiritual bug," Shi Hao said with a sigh.

According to the pill recipe, precious bugs like the Silver Sky Centipede and Golden Scorpion were needed, but they were too difficult to find. They were even more precious and difficult to find than spiritual medicines, so he could only use substitutes.

"This centipede is poisonous! Aren't you scared of damaging the medicinal properties?" The big red bird on top of the wall was scared.

"It's fine!" Shi Hao shook his head.

The Minor Nirvana Pill's recipe indeed didn't list any spiritual bugs, but the other one did. It was the most precious pill recipe that Stone Country's imperial family had lost.

This pill recipe wasn't refined alone but rather used together with other pill recipes. It could increase its medicinal properties by several times and was the most precious.

If he had this "assisting pill recipe", it could allow the medicine to undergo a qualitative change.

"Silver Feather Grass," Shi Hao said. He had his spiritual body put medicine into the cauldron again. It was a stalk of pure white grass that glowed. There were patterns on its leaves that looked like feathers. A sweet fragrance wafted through the air.

After twenty types of spiritual medicines were thrown in, the entire cauldron was no longer the same and was releasing a faint golden radiance. It was indeed intelligent after all. It was refining the spiritual medicines and starting to resonate with them.

The pill recipe's precious quality began to surface. Shi Hao formed imprints in the cauldron. According to the records, he activated the flame within his body, merging the internal and external flames. He used a special method to refine this furnace of medicine.

His spiritual body had already flown back into the cauldron and merged with him. With a boom, the cauldron's lid flew up and closed on its own.

The big red bird was stupefied. Shi Hao wouldn't be cooked, would he?

Soon after, it felt a wave of fluctuations. Shi Hao was forming imprints in the cauldron and was truly starting to refine his body with secret methods. He was about to open up his own potential.

Time flowed on, and soon after, more than half a day passed. Then, with a clunk, the cauldron's lid flew up. Shi Hao buried himself within the boiling medicinal liquid, his skin sparkling, his pores relaxing, and he was absorbing spiritual essence.

"How formidable!" The big red bird sighed in admiration.

Shi Hao opened his eyes. Boiling water couldn't harm him. This time, he didn't use his spiritual body but started taking medicine from afar. After the initial stage, he didn't need to be that careful anymore.

"What a large spider!" The big red bird was speechless. The spider was the size of a washbasin. It was dark green in color and a bit terrifying.

Shi Hao had a creature from the Demonic Spirit Lake on him, as well as a golden spider, but he was reluctant to use it. He wanted to think about it when he truly broke through to the supreme expert realm.

It was still a substitute. In any case, he didn't find more than a hundred types of ancient medicines but only half of them. There was no way he could refine the Minor Nirvana Pill. This time, as long as he could move a step forward, he would be satisfied.

In fact, if one wanted to break through the Formation Arrangement Realm and advance to a higher level, it was impossible to do so overnight. Who could reach the heavens in a single step and cross a great cultivation realm? Refining the physical body was like boiling soup with a warm flame. Only then would the effects be optimal. Otherwise, if one was too aggressive, it was easy to injure oneself.

The Formation Arrangement Realm was also divided into the initial stage, middle stage, late stage, and perfection stage. He didn't hope to reach that goal in a single bound because that might harm him.

The big red bird wanted to learn from Shi Hao in secret, but it discovered that the most crucial part was still the pill recipe's secret refinement method. It was because the bird discovered that Shi Hao was using the flame within his body to activate the method and continuously forming imprints.

"Forget it." It turned around.

In the end, the entire basket of poisonous bugs was thrown into the medicinal cauldron, and the remaining twenty or so types of spiritual medicines, as well as a large pile of other supplementary materials like beast bones and flood dragon tendons were also placed inside. Only then could they really seal the cauldron.

"Are we putting in ores as well?" The big red bird turned around for the last time and was a bit dazzled. What kind of things were those? Stones, bugs, bone pieces… they were just too messy.

The lid of the cauldron was closed again. After an entire day, the glistening yellow cauldron shone. The lid of the cauldron was sealed tightly, and spiritual essence was stored within. A medicinal fragrance pervaded the air.

"Hey, that's impressive. What kind of great medicine is he trying to refine?" The master of this place was bewildered as he watched from the distance because he discovered that heaven and earth's essence energy was frantically gathering downward, entering that courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, the Nine-Headed Lion, Flame Crow, and the others were also extremely shocked. Could refining pills draw in essence energy from all directions? What a powerful scene. This would definitely shock everyone.

"Hurry up. Let's lay down the formation banners and cover up the place," Huo Ling'er said.

They laid down a formation, surrounding the courtyard. Otherwise, the disturbance here would become greater and greater and would definitely arouse the suspicions of the Medicine Capital's people.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw spiritual essence turn into vortex one after another and frantically enter the cauldron. Life energy surged, looking extremely shocking.

Apart from that, the silver spiritual flame that was drawn from the ground also jumped violently. It then gushed out to its heart's content. When the spiritual matter within was extracted, it entered the bronze medicinal cauldron.

In the end, this courtyard erupted with violent winds, to the extent that there was even lightning around the cauldron. The scene was astonishing.

Everyone became stupefied. What was going on? Was he refining pills? Why did it seem like a supernatural being was startled?

That cauldron's lid continuously jumped, revealing Shi Hao. He was buried within the medicinal paste. He was glowing while resonating with heaven and earth. It was extremely strange.

Was he refining pills or a person? Everyone was shocked. That was so extraordinary.

Mist rose from within the cauldron, and the spiritual spring water evaporated. Meanwhile, the spiritual essence in the air was so rich that it quickly formed a liquid that began to pour into the cauldron.

This left everyone stupefied. What a powerful spirit-gathering method! As Shi Hao produced all types of magical imprints, the flames within his body ignited. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the surroundings.

"This is a terrifying method of breaking through. It's more significant than pill refinement!" Everyone was shocked.

Crack!

In the cauldron's surroundings, the lightning became even clearer. When they hit Shi Hao, they were absorbed and resonated with him.

"What kind of pill refining method is this? It's so shocking."

Everyone backed up. There was even more lightning radiance, and a crazy wind blew about. Spiritual essence surged, entering the medicinal paste within the cauldron.

"Golden Elixir!"

Everyone was given a fright. They discovered that the medicinal paste in the cauldron began to take form and wrapped around Shi Hao. It gradually turned into a faint golden color before finally forming a Golden Elixir!

Boom!

The spiritual essence grew even richer, changing the composition of the medicinal paste. Lightning entered it, and the silver spiritual flames also rose from underground, entering the Golden Elixir in the cauldron.

The cauldron lid jumped up from time to time. This place was surrounded by dense multicolored light, lightning, and flames. It was undergoing astonishing changes.

Although Huo Ling'er, the Nine-Headed Lion, and Yun Xi all had extraordinary backgrounds, they had never seen anyone refine pills like this. He was turning himself into a Golden Elixir!

Crack!

A voice came from within the cauldron as if Shi Hao's body was cracking apart. Everyone's expressions changed. That Golden Elixir was changing shape, splitting apart from time to time before closing up again. It released golden light, and the others could use this opportunity to see Shi Hao's condition.

"What happened to him?" Huo Ling'er was alarmed and jumped in fright.

The others were also extremely worried. Shi Hao's transformation was too shocking. His body was covered in cracks as if it was going to explode.

"Using this method to refine pills and refine the body is too violent, and the transformations that take place are too extreme." They came to this conclusion, which was not far from the truth.

Shi Hao was transforming, and the process was extremely violent. After stepping into the Formation Arrangement Realm for so long, it had always been difficult for him to increase his cultivation, yet today, he broke through in the cauldron.

He entered the middle stage of the Formation Arrangement Realm, and the changes were extremely intense because he was forcefully opening up the treasury within his body. His potential was too great, and it was blasting his own body until it split apart.

Shi Hao didn't move. He sat there and continued to transform, refining his body's Golden Elixir. His potential surged, and even more, cracks appeared on his body. However, a powerful aura was also surging.

Even though he was bleeding, his body also began to emit a faint golden light as if he was turning into a Golden Elixir. His aura became more and more vigorous!

At the same time, he kept his mind clear and began to carve formations within his body. Only by doing this could he truly reach Formation Arrangement and become more and more powerful.