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In the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, on a previously unremarkable expanse of wilderness, stood a massive rock. Seated on the rock was a young man wearing a pointed soft cap, a classical long robe, and a monocle over his right eye.
Unlike typical Amons, this Amon was entirely milky white, with clusters of flames of the same color surrounding his body.
His aura was vast and boundless, like an endless ocean.
Fiery Flame Body, Heaven Realm Great Perfection Soul, Seven Star Dou Saint!
This was the limit the clone could reach under the current cultivation restrictions of the main body.
Above him, a massive, seemingly boundless, silver-white flame flowed like mercury.
Around the silver-white flame were three other Fiery Flame Amons, identical in appearance, equally powerful, and also milky white.
The four Amons encircled this massive Space Fire, each holding up a hand, from which milky white flames continuously surged, spreading out and sealing off all directions of the Space Fire.
From within the silver-white Space Fire, rumbling thunder continuously emanated, and wisps of golden lightning shot through the silver flame barrier from various directions, surging outwards.
When the golden lightning surged out, the milky white flames surrounding the silver space would pounce on it like hungry wolves seeing food, quickly engulfing it and purifying it into the most primitive and pure Heaven and Earth energy.
Due to the side effects of the Combined Dragon Secret Technique, Amon's main body could no longer grow stronger. He first distributed all the energy obtained from refining to the Fiery Flame Amons to accelerate the efficiency of purifying the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
Once efficiency reached a certain level, he would have countless Heavenly Flame Amons absorb it, then 'Aggregate' all of it onto the Space Fire, forming several sufficiently powerful Space Fires to control and contain the vast energy obtained from the Heavenly Condemnation.
Several Nether Lotus Demon Flame Amons and Space Fire Amons, who had reached the limit of their avatars, together took over the main body's task, freeing the main body from the tedious process of controlling and absorbing the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
At this moment, a virtuous cycle had formed. The Space Fire contained the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and controlled a portion of the lightning, allowing it to surge out at a certain speed.
The Fiery Flame Amons purified these surging lightning bolts into Heaven and Earth energy.
Countless Worms of Spirit were scattered in the air, absorbing this purified, pure energy.
While Heavenly Flame Amons were highly effective in combat and alchemy, they lacked the mysterious variability of ordinary, untargeted original Amons. These original Amons were the foundation of Amon and the path he truly wished to take in the future.
Therefore, most of the Amons engaged in cultivation were original Amons, with only a small portion being Heavenly Flame Amons.
This small portion of Heavenly Flame Amons were all Nether Lotus Demon Flames; they would continuously split and multiply.
Once a certain number was reached, a portion would condense into new, powerful Fiery Flames, joining the team purifying the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, while the rest would continue to cultivate, split, and expand their numbers.
"Amon" was expanding at a geometric rate!
Until the Nine Profound Golden Lightning was completely exhausted, or the overall volume reached its upper limit.
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Northern Continent, Dragon Burial Basin.
A dark rift appeared in mid-air, and Amon, clad in a black classical robe, stepped out of it.
He pinched the monocle over his right eye and casually chose an empty, deserted spot where he would set up his alchemy furnace.
Thanks to the diligent practice of Huang Tao and a group of Heavenly Flame Amons, he had, by sharing their experience, become a Master Alchemist.
He adjusted his state, his expression slightly serious.
The medicinal ingredients for the "Heavenly Serpent Blood Coagulation Pill" were extremely rare. He had gathered the treasures of the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Tribe, the She Family of the Northern Continent, and the various Snake-People Tribes under the rule of the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python, yet he had only managed to collect nine sets.
Cai Lin had four children in her womb; he needed to refine four pills!
If it were just an ordinary "Heavenly Serpent Blood Coagulation Pill," although it was at the peak of an Eighth Grade pill, it wasn't too difficult for the current Amon. The biggest limiting factor in alchemy skill was still spirit power.
Theoretically, a Spirit World soul could refine an Eighth Grade medicinal pill, and a Heaven Realm soul could refine a Ninth Grade medicinal pill… and Amon, however, possessed an Emperor Realm soul!
The real difficulty lay in using the Spirit Ascension method to upgrade an Eighth Grade peak medicinal pill to a Ninth Grade one!
Even Yao Chen, the creator of the Spirit Ascension method, had never entertained such a crazy idea.
Eighth Grade medicinal pills were differentiated by the number of pill thunders, with one color being the lowest and nine colors being the best. But even the highest peak of Eighth Grade pills, those with nine-colored pill thunders, had a world of difference between them and Ninth Grade pills.
Moreover, besides alchemy techniques, materials were also crucial. Eighth Grade medicinal pills typically used Eighth Tier materials, while Ninth Grade medicinal pills required Ninth Tier materials.
To use the Spirit Ascension method to make a medicinal pill cross this chasm could almost be called a fantasy.
However, for Amon, this was possible, and the probability was not low.
Eighth Grade medicinal pills, compared to Seventh Grade medicinal pills, most crucially possessed a trace of spirituality, which only a Spirit World soul could bestow.
The biggest difference between Ninth Grade medicinal pills and Eighth Grade medicinal pills was that the spirituality was more abundant. Eighth Grade medicinal pills were still within the category of inanimate objects, but Ninth Grade medicinal pills could truly be called living beings!
This was the creative authority of Heaven and Earth, yet it was mastered by human power, and precisely because of this, the soul realm capable of refining Ninth Grade medicinal pills was called the "Heaven Realm."
Amon was a Worm of Spirit, controlling the worms of spirituality!
Since he could bestow a trace of original spirituality to the separated Heavenly Flame, turning it into a true Heavenly Flame, he could naturally also bestow spirituality to medicinal pills.
And from a technical difficulty perspective, this was much simpler. Bestowing spirituality to Heavenly Flame also required a bug-exploiting method, first parasitizing a true Heavenly Flame, or integrating that trace of origin into oneself using the Flame Mantra.
Bestowing spirituality to medicinal pills only required simply adding the Worm of Spirit as an ingredient during the refining process.
The Worm of Spirit, refined by flames, contained no medicinal properties, only rich spirituality, sufficient to achieve "Spirit Ascension."
However, because of this extra mass of spiritual material, the required heat during alchemy would also change accordingly…
Only an Alchemist with sufficient experience, powerful spirit power, and a deep understanding of the principles of pill formation could grasp this.
Amon was relatively lacking in experience and principles. His crash-course alchemy experience, after all, could not compare to those Master Alchemists who had immersed themselves in this path for many years.
Blazing flames rose, and a massive fire cauldron formed from Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame appeared in mid-air.
A colorful fire cloud, formed by the convergence of various Heavenly Flames, carried the sitting Amon to a position level with the fire cauldron's fire opening.
He gently stroked the space ring in his hand, and one medicinal ingredient after another streamed out from within.
Heavenly Mountain Vine, Snake Blood Fruit, Nine Life Grass, Lunar Branch… various precious medicinal ingredients floated lightly into the fire cauldron.
Heavenly Flames surged, each occupying a section within the fire cauldron formed by the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, taking a medicinal ingredient and refining it.
Processing different types of medicinal ingredients with different types of flames resulted in different qualities of refined medicinal liquid… This was a small discovery made by the Amons while practicing with low-grade medicinal pills.
Perhaps other Alchemists also noticed this, but no one mentioned it. Because normally, a person wouldn't have so many flames to match various different medicinal ingredients.
Even if they did, when refining high-grade medicinal pills, they wouldn't have the energy to constantly switch flames; they needed to focus more of their attention on more important areas. Overly pursuing precision would only affect the overall situation and lead to alchemy failure.
The Amons, however, had no such concerns. A single Heavenly Flame Amon only needed to be responsible for his own ingredient.
Ordinary Alchemists often took ten days to half a month to refine high-grade medicinal pills. This was because a large number of medicinal ingredients were used in refining high-grade pills. They needed to continuously warm the previously refined medicinal liquid with flames while refining the next ingredient, which naturally slowed down the process.
The Amons had clear divisions of labor, with many Amons working simultaneously, achieving efficiency beyond any Alchemist's imagination.
As time passed, one medicinal ingredient after another was refined, leaving only those of higher grade and difficulty still being simmered.
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