Chapter 65: Entering Dan

  Inside the stone chamber, the air was constantly fluctuating due to a cluster of seven-colored flames on the central stone pedestal. The flames were not large, but seemed to be able to absorb people's souls, emitting a bewitching and seductive aura - it was precisely the Seven-Colored Flame, the innate flame of the Heaven-Slaying Emperor!

  Bam!

  That "Crimson Flame" was also taken out by Tianque, and then dozens of materials were taken out one after another. There are beast cores, spiritual liquids, and some things that are not spiritual medicines.

  "Compared to the ordinary Dan, the refining of the entry-level Dan is more complex and varied. Moreover, due to the addition of a hint of spirituality, the entry-level Dan can barely be considered as a high-grade elixir." Yi Tian explained while controlling the crimson flame suspended in mid-air.

  Only to see the heavenly finger swing and pop, that cluster of seven-colored flames had already jumped into the crimson flame. In an instant, the seven-colored light filled the entire alchemy furnace, and the temperature in the stone room also dropped down!

  He raised his hand and set up a formation, isolating the dragon egg that was frantically absorbing the battle energy. After all, no matter how high-ranking an alchemist is, they are most taboo from being disturbed during alchemy, so Tian naturally had to make preparations, even though this entry-level alchemy didn't count as anything in his eyes.

  Whoosh!

  The sound of breaking wind rose in waves, and those dozens of materials were actually all thrown into the Dan Ding by Tianyi. In the flash of seven-colored light, those materials had already been swept in.

  Witnessing this scene, Jiang Heng naturally knew that Di Tian was going to refine these dozens of materials at the same time. Although Jiang Heng's soul power was already considered top-notch, it was far inferior compared to Di Tian. With Jiang Heng's current strength, refining more than four materials at the same time would be extremely strenuous. As for Di Tian's refinement method, Jiang Heng could only mutter "perverse" in his heart.

  "Heh heh, the stronger one's soul power is, the more materials can be refined at the same time. Of course, some special materials are excluded. The more condensed one's soul power is, the more precise its control will be, allowing for effortless manipulation and a deeper understanding of the realm."

  Di Tian Ling Kong sat cross-legged in mid-air, his soul power directly manifesting as a massive hand that grasped the crimson flame within it. His eyes narrowed slightly, his face a picture of calmness.

  Jiang Hao slightly pursed his lips, watching as the colorful lights that occasionally flashed out of the cauldron fell into the jade bottle in front of Yu Tian with precision, and a mysterious light flickered in his eyes.

  It only took a few hours, and more than half of the jade bottles were filled. Apparently, some materials had been refined, while the remaining ones were some harder-to-refine spiritual medicines.

  Almost every hour, a material refinement was completed, and as time passed, the day's work went by like this. When the next morning dawned, those jade bottles were all filled up, and the tightly closed eyes finally opened.

  Tianyi waved his hand, and those jade bottles were instantly divided into three rows.

  Without any hesitation, the first row of jade bottles was thrown into the alchemical furnace. Amidst the raging seven-colored flames, those jade bottles burst open one after another, and their fragments were directly melted into nothingness, leaving behind only clusters of essence suspended within the flames.

  Only to see the soul power's big hand split open, transformed into a thin layer of light membrane tightly covering the Dan furnace, the crimson Dan furnace hummed and emitted a slight vibration sound.

  Wow!

  The essence of the pill condensed and slowly moved towards the center, and in the next moment, it had merged into one. Suddenly, a hissing sound continued to come, those constantly evaporating formed a beautiful halo outside, and then continuously condensed and fell down. The rolling liquid medicine was continuously shrinking, after several hours, it had been concentrated from the size of a fist to the size of a fingernail, and the halo also gradually disappeared as the medicine stopped evaporating.

  That group of medicinal liquid had just stopped evaporating, and the second row of jade bottles was already thrown in by Tianyi, following the same formula. Before long, the second group of well-mixed medicinal liquid also floated above the alchemy furnace.

  Another day passed, and the medicinal liquid in the three rows of jade bottles had all been merged, leaving only three clusters of roughly equal size floating quietly in the alchemy furnace.

  The soul power of the Tianjing was indeed beyond Jiang Hao's imagination. After two days of uninterrupted refinement and initial fusion, the Heavenly Exterminator showed no signs of fatigue, while Jiang Hao stared intently, his eyes already tired to the point of dizziness, and his brain also felt a little weak.

  However, the light in Jiang Hao's eyes kept flickering, and being able to observe a Dan-refining master refining Dan up close was a heavenly gift for this Dan-refining novice. Although Di Tian's technique wasn't particularly fancy, the orderly and smooth control of his soul power was like flowing clouds and water, giving Jiang Hao immense insight.

  In the depths of his mind, Jiang Hao even felt that in these two days, his spiritual power had grown again, and a kind of inexplicable thing appeared in his sea of consciousness, perhaps it was what Jiang Hao had come to realize.

  "The initial fusion is complete, the Qingling Dan requires two steps of fusion to be successful. The next step requires several hours of warm nurturing before proceeding with the second fusion. At this time, the medicinal liquid is extremely sensitive, and even a slight change in temperature from the outside world will directly lead to the failure of the second fusion."

  Jiang Hao nodded slightly, and his eyes became clearer once again.

  One hour later, the final fusion finally began. Di Tian raised his hand and waved it, and another cluster of seven-colored flames burst out, causing the temperature in the room to soar instantly. Jiang Heng could even faintly smell the scent of his own hair being scorched.

  In the Dan Ding, a seven-colored flame slowly unfolded, revealing three clusters of medicinal liquid. Upon closer inspection, each cluster was surrounded by a circular flame, seemingly completely isolating it from the high temperature outside.

  Bang!

  A crisp sound, and the three circles of flame almost simultaneously split open. Three clusters of liquid medicine were violently collided under the traction of the soul of the heavenly killing spirit. Unexpectedly, there was no dramatic change as imagined, but only a gurgling sound, and the three clusters of liquid medicine had already merged into one body. The three colors appeared on the surface, distinct and unyielding to each other.

  He glanced at the three-colored medicinal liquid, and another surge of soul power emerged from his brow, condensing into a large hand in mid-air that grasped towards the Dan furnace, sending over a wave of invisible ripples.

  Jiang Hao's eyes narrowed, and he saw that the three-colored liquid suddenly contracted, and in the next moment, the three colors began to slowly merge. The surface of the liquid was constantly rolling and fluctuating, and a faint medicinal fragrance burst out. The originally turbulent air seemed to have calmed down at this moment.

  He lightly smelled a medicinal fragrance, and Jiang Heng's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of astonishment. This Entering Dan was indeed not comparable to those ordinary Dans. Even though it had yet to be fully formed, the fragrance of the dan already had the effect of refreshing one's mind and lifting one's spirits. Who knew what kind of effect directly consuming that Clear Spirit Dan would have?

  In the scarlet crucible, the surging seven-colored flames gradually subsided, and in the blink of an eye, a fist-sized seven-colored fireball emerged, enveloping the continuously shrinking three-colored medicinal liquid.

  The terrifying temperature in the stone room dropped again, and Jiang Heng looked at his clothes with some speechlessness, which were wet and dry, dry and wet. The high temperature that occasionally burst out of the flames and its calm appearance made Jiang Heng feel helpless, thinking when he could control the temperature of the flames as easily as he wanted.

  In his heart, he thought of returning home. Jiang Hao's eyes were fixed on the medicinal liquid in the Dan Ding, not daring to be distracted in the slightest, and even the smallest detail of the heavenly movement was firmly etched in his mind.

  Time slowly passed, and the three colors had transformed from being mutually incompatible to gradually merging into one color. After several hours, the liquid medicine had turned pale red, with a hint of pale golden light floating on its periphery.

  A liquid the size of a fist was rolling, and slowly bubbles began to rise to the surface, at first very few, but later on, large pieces of bubbles emerged, and the liquid became more concentrated, gradually becoming thicker.

  When it finally arrived, there were no more bubbles rising. The original liquid had completely turned into a small solid ball. The surface of the ball was uneven and rough, and it was actually the infant Clear Spirit Pill that had been formed.

  The seven-colored flame slowly dispersed, and the infant Dan was slowly lifted out, as if there were a pair of delicate hands constantly kneading the infant Dan. Gradually, the surface of the infant Dan became more and more rounded, and it was about to be refined into a Dan.

  Clang!

  Just as the pellet was no longer visible on the surface, another invisible wave suddenly spread out and violently struck the alchemy furnace. The Qingling Dan, however, jumped up and in the blink of an eye had already reached the mouth of the furnace.

  Hmph!

  A cold hum, a formless light screen directly sealed the mouth of the cauldron. With a wave of his hand, a pale red elixir the size of a dragon's eye was already stored in the jade bottle.

  Four days' time, lower grade entered Dan - Qingling Dan, finally became Dan!