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Flame enveloped the medicinal ingredients, which slowly melted… Although Amon had previously allocated the ingredients based on their characteristics before refining, assigning those of higher rank and greater refining difficulty to the stronger, higher-temperature Heavenly Flame, the main ingredients still took a considerable amount of time.
Even Amon could not shorten this process, because if he continued to increase the flame temperature, being too impatient would only ruin them. It was determined by the inherent characteristics of the medicinal ingredients themselves.
When all the medicinal ingredients had been refined into liquid, Amon cleared his throat, and a figure separated from his body.
This Amon pinched the monocle in his right eye socket, his expression somewhat unhappy… He was the Worm of Spirit that was to be consumed as a pill refining material.
His aura was heavy and vast, and he had clearly reached the Dou Saint level!
Since the materials for the pill itself were not good enough and could only produce an eighth-grade pill, the strengthening material used for 'Spirit Ascension' naturally had to be good enough.
Amon intended to use a Dou Saint-level clone as a sacrifice!
The main body smiled at this Amon and said softly, "Please."
The clone reluctantly 'tsk'ed, "Heartless main body, always exploiting us."
All Amons have a spirit of 'sacrifice'. As the one to be sacrificed, he was chosen by a public vote of the 'Will of Amon', so even if he seemed a bit unwilling, he still diligently carried out his mission.
He spontaneously ignited himself… He was refining himself!
Halfway through the refining, this Amon died, unable to continue the subsequent operations. The main body took over the refining work and completed the subsequent purification.
All materials had been refined, and the main body's vast spirit power surged forth… Once again, it swept over all the medicinal liquids, confirming that their medicinal properties were correct, and then began the next step of fusion.
Following the formula, he orderly pressed clumps of medicinal liquid together, using the pressure from his spirit power and an appropriate flame temperature to allow them to permeate each other.
When all the medicinal ingredients originally required by the formula had melted into a single mass, a nascent pill took shape!
It was not a regular pill shape, its surface was uneven, and its size was similar to a basketball… But this did not hinder its medicinal properties and efficacy; it was just slightly inferior to a complete finished product.
If placed before Cai Lin, Bai Lin, or even the She Family Patriarch, this nascent Heavenly Serpent Blood Coagulation Pill would make them incredibly excited.
Amon's expression became solemn; the next step was crucial… He needed to integrate the Worm of Spirit, which had been refined by fire, into it.
The subsequent changes were not recorded in the pill formula; he deduced them based on pharmacology. During this process, how the flame temperature should change was also an unknown, and he could only rely on himself!
He carefully sprinkled the gray powder, formed from the refined Worm of Spirit, onto the basketball-sized nascent pill.
As the powder was sprinkled, the spirituality began to boil, and specks of shimmering light diffused from the nascent pill. This was the spiritual dust spontaneously condensed from the escaping spirituality!
Amon dared not delay; if too much spirituality was lost, the pill refining would fail!
With a wave of his right hand, Space Fire surged out, enveloping the nascent pill. The distorted space guided the escaped spirituality back to the pill's surface.
The nascent pill remained unstable, turning back into a liquid and flowing, even beginning to bubble like boiling water.
Although he possessed an Emperor Realm soul, and although the flame was like a part of himself, allowing him to perfectly control and freely adjust its temperature, the changes in this process were too drastic and too fast, making it difficult to react.
Halfway through the fusion, an indescribable light and heat were reflected in Amon's monocle.
Accompanied by a huge roar, a blazing ball of light spread out, and a massive mushroom cloud slowly rose.
Pill refining, failed!
The pill self-destructed! Its power was roughly equivalent to the self-destruction of a One-Star Dou Saint!
The strong shockwave spread out, and the energy of heaven and earth became chaotic in an instant.
In the distant White Snake Tribe, a look of horror flashed in Cai Lin's eyes. Her expression changed drastically, and she shot out of the house, floating in the air. She exchanged glances with Bai Qing, who had also noticed the commotion and come out, and both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.
"What happened?" Bai Qing had already taken over the leadership of the White Snake Tribe from Bai Lin and was the acting patriarch.
Cai Lin shook her head, "I'm not sure, but this power, even a slight aftershock, could probably destroy us."
Huang Tao, with azure eyes, chestnut hair, and a crystal monocle embedded in his right eye socket, appeared before them and said softly, "Don't worry, it won't affect you."
Seeing his appearance, Cai Lin's brow furrowed, and she asked, "Do you know what happened over there?"
Huang Tao nodded, "I know, it was the commotion we caused… But it seems to have failed."
"What are you doing?" Bai Qing's tone was not good. She had always harbored a hint of hostility towards this man who had taken away their former queen.
Her temper was a bit fiery. Even though she knew this was a strong individual she could not contend with, she still did not greet him with a smile, unmasking her attitude.
Huang Tao did not mind her attitude. After all, her former patriarch, Bai Lin, was the first subordinate he had taken on as 'Amon' in this World of Dou Po, and she was his Blessed… Given this relationship, he was willing to be more tolerant.
Huang Tao looked at Cai Lin and said with a light chuckle, "Isn't it all for the child in your belly? We've worried ourselves sick for them, so you must live up to our expectations."
Cai Lin was stunned, her expression somewhat puzzled.
Huang Tao continued to explain, "We were refining pills… It's not that easy to upgrade an eighth-grade pill to a ninth-grade one. That was our first attempt, but it failed… which caused this explosion."
"This was… caused by a pill refining explosion?"
Cai Lin and Bai Qing gazed into the distance with horrified eyes, their expressions containing a hint of disbelief. They could clearly feel that even a slight aftershock could turn them into dust.
"Wait, what about the Alchemist? Under such an explosion, will the Alchemist be severely injured, or even perish?" Cai Lin asked with concern.
This concerned the future of her child, and she could not help but be anxious.
Huang Tao smiled indifferently, "It's fine, you underestimate Alchemists too much… To refine such a pill, naturally, a strong individual of corresponding strength must act… An explosion of this magnitude won't kill him, even if he stands still."
Cai Lin and Bai Qing were both stunned. In their preconceived notions, Alchemists were frail and lacked strong combat power… Although they also knew this was a stereotype brought about by the low-level Alchemists they had encountered in the past, they were still very surprised at this moment.
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