Chapter 462: heaven mending pill

Just then, that ethereal voice echoed, circulating around the ears of Xiao Fan and the others…

Xiao Fan gave up on continuing to absorb Spirit Stones, withdrawing his Divine Soul from the star chart… and returning to his Physical Body.

After his Divine Soul returned, Xiao Fan opened his eyes; there was no one else near him anymore.

In front of him stood only that massive Pill Furnace…

"The third stage of the assessment: Alchemy…"

"You may refine a Medicinal Pill of any grade. In the final assessment, the person who refines a Medicinal Pill of the highest grade and quality shall be the winner…"

The ethereal voice continued…

Illusory Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines appeared before Xiao Fan, dense and countless in number…

Xiao Fan scanned these items. He had the chanxin leather, red fire stem, and others needed to refine the heaven mending pill, but the eight gods spirit blood was missing.

"The Medicinal Pill I wish to refine is missing a key ingredient," Xiao Fan said directly.

"What is missing?" the ethereal voice responded.

"eight gods spirit blood, the Essence Blood of an eight gods spirit monkey…"

Xiao Fan did not stand on ceremony and spoke directly.

Xiao Fan did not know the full extent of this black tower's capabilities, but he felt that this mysterious black tower should be able to provide the eight gods spirit blood…

"It can be done…"

The black tower paused for a moment before responding.

A few drops of Essence Blood appeared in the Void Realm before Xiao Fan…

Along with the scent of blood, there was a musky monkey odor; this was indeed the eight gods spirit blood.

Xiao Fan was delighted; he could finally attempt the refinement…

He exhaled and pushed his Azure Flame Art to its limit.

There was no one here, so he could perform to his heart's content…

The lid of the Pill Furnace was opened, and Xiao Fan began to add various Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines according to the records in the Pill Formula…

His own flames rose, and rolling waves of heat radiated outward from him, as if he himself were a massive furnace.

The process of refining the heaven mending pill was quite complicated.

In terms of his attainments in Alchemy, Xiao Fan was no longer a novice, yet he had never heard of a Medicinal Pill called the heaven mending pill in the outside world.

Moreover, in Wuhuang Province, refining Medicinal Pills up to the 3rd Grade only involved using Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines.

Never before had any been refined using the Essence Blood of a Yao Beast.

A raging fire rose within the Pill Furnace.

Xiao Fan's ability to refine 3rd Grade Medicinal Pills could now be described as masterful.

But the heaven mending pill… Xiao Fan guessed that even among 3rd Grade Medicinal Pills, it must be an outstanding one.

Xiao Fan was finding it quite strenuous; beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and dripped onto the ground…

Consuming spiritual energy was one aspect, but another was that the temperature was too high.

With the Pill Furnace burning, added to the heat he was constantly radiating, the surrounding temperature had reached at least several hundred degrees…

Even a suckling pig placed nearby would be roasted through.

This was also the reason why a Mortal body could not perform Alchemy.

The Physical Body simply could not withstand such high temperatures…

The others who had entered the black tower were also refining Medicinal Pills…

Lu Yueshan, You Shi, and Gu Yuan… at this moment, the three of them were all refining 3rd Grade Medicinal Pills.

Lu Yueshan was a 3rd Grade Alchemist herself, so she had no issues refining 3rd Grade Medicinal Pills.

As for You Shi and Gu Yuan, they wanted to challenge themselves; their Alchemy attainments had already been high, and having stayed in the black tower for so long…

they felt they could now attempt to refine a 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill.

The remaining individuals from the Jixian Sect could only refine 2nd Grade Medicinal Pills.

Among them, Ji Bofeng was circulating his Azure Flame Art, consuming a great deal of spiritual energy as he refined a batch of 2nd Grade Medicinal Pills.

Outside…

The City Lord Huangfu Cheng, Kong Ping, Ling Luo, Pill Master Lu Yongzhen, Jiang Rushuang, and other 5th-Grade Alchemists were gazing intently at the black tower…

At this moment, the black tower was emitting a brilliant black radiance.

"It has already been seven days, hasn't it…" Huangfu Cheng said, a look of nostalgia in his expression.

"I wonder who will be the first in the end," Jiang Rushuang said with a smile.

Pill Master Lu Yongzhen said, "It should be Ling Luo's Disciple… otherwise, it will be that little fellow from the Jixian Sect…"

No one refuted this.

Ling Luo and Kong Ping did not speak, their gazes fixed on the black tower… their expressions full of hope.

Jiang Yushan stood before the Jixian Sect Disciples, with Long Caiwei standing behind him, silently cheering Xiao Fan on in her heart.

"Brother-in-law, come on… Brother-in-law will definitely win…" Long Caiwei muttered incessantly…

Inside the black tower…

Refining the heaven mending pill was more difficult than Xiao Fan had imagined; it took him two hours just to reach the halfway point of the refinement.

Rolling green smoke rose from the Pill Furnace, accompanied by even more vigorous black mist…

While the fragrance of the Medicinal Pill wafted out, it was accompanied by a pungent and unpleasant odor…

Xiao Fan dared not be careless, keeping his full attention focused at all times; this heaven mending pill was harder than any 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill he had previously refined…

"Is this really a 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill?!" Xiao Fan muttered to himself.

He wondered if that ancient medical text had recorded it incorrectly…

His mastery of pharmacology had reached an astonishing level, and his own control over flames had even reached the standard of a Grade 4 Alchemist!

There was no reason refining a 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill should be this strenuous!

Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and persisted!

Another hour passed…

Inside the black tower.

Lu Yueshan opened her furnace, and a rich fragrance of Medicinal Pills wafted out, with green smoke filling her surroundings, like a fairyland.

Lu Yueshan looked into the Pill Furnace…

"Hahaha… I actually refined a perfect quality 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill!"

Lu Yueshan was overjoyed; it was her first time successfully refining a perfect quality 3rd Grade Medicinal Pill.

Eight Medicinal Pills: six of high quality, and two perfect…

Her expression was proud; at this moment, she believed that the first place in this black tower was hers for the taking!