Li Cheng glanced at Gu Sanqiu. Although he didnât speak, the meaning conveyed by his eyes was very clear: Werenât you in a hurry?
Why are you being so verbose now?
Li Cheng cleared his throat and said, âWonât we know once itâs refined?â
âBesides, the previous Alliance Hierarch from the last era succeeded using a segment of a Divine Corpse; we are only using a drop of Divine Blood to refine, which might not guarantee success.â
Gu Sanqiu obviously disagreed, shaking his head: âNo, no, no, Iâm certain that the drop of Divine Blood within this arm is much more powerful than the segment of Divine Corpse used by that predecessor!â
âThis is a special kind of sensation one gets after reaching Complete cultivation at the Immortal Emperor levelâyouâll understand once you get there.
Li Cheng chuckled. What Gu Sanqiu referred to was actually a special perception derived from a powerful Divine Soul, able to foresee good and bad fortune and, to some extent, penetrate the workings of fate.
âLetâs start!â said Li Cheng, as he took out the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs
Tripod.
âWait, arenât you going to adjust your state? Prepare a bit?â Gu Sanqiu asked hesitantly.
Li Cheng raised an eyebrow, âWerenât you in a rush?â
This eager beaver was now hesitatingâwhat was he worried about?
After all, we have twelve portions of auxiliary herbs; even if we fail a few times, just one success will save Tianji Zi.
Gu Sanqiu coughed dryly, âStill, better to adjust your state; if it fails and the cauldron explodes, we definitely wonât survive!â
Li Cheng understoodâit was this he was worried about. Indeed, if a drop of
Divine Blood were added and the cauldron exploded, both of them would undoubtedly die, and the entire Lord City might be destroyed, countless lives reduced to ashes.
âMaster, I have confidence in you; letâs start!â said the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod eagerly.
After all, this was refining a Divine Pill, and whether successful or not, it would probably be the only Pill Tripod of this era that had refined a Divine Pill.
Even if it was destroyed due to failure, it wouldnât regret it. Moreover, having assisted Li Cheng in refining countless pills, it truly had full confidence in him.
Li Cheng smiled, waved his hand, took a portion of ingredients, and put them into the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod. Then, his expression turned solemn, âYou have to withstand this. A drop of Divine Blood entering the tripod is no trifling matter!â
âUnderstood!â The Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod responded sonorously.
With a thought from Li Cheng, a drop of Divine Blood separated from the mass in the Fire Mysterious Realm, floated out of it, and with the suppressing power of the Fire Mysterious Realm, drifted into the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs
Tripod.
âGet ready, this time, I need the flames from within the Fire Mysterious Realm for the refining!â said Li Cheng.
Li Cheng currently only possessed sixteen thousand Rule of Fire, while the Fire Mysterious Realm contained a hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred. Although the flames in there were not Divine Fire, bolstered by so many Rule of Fire, their power was naturally greater than his own.
Whoo!
Flames roared out from the Fire Mysterious Realm, and for a moment, the
Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod even showed signs of melting!
But it didnât voice a single complaint, instead collaborating fully with Li Cheng to activate all the Formations. As long as it could endure until the Pill condensation without melting, it would be considered a success.
Li Cheng devotedly controlled the flame to begin Alchemy. The various Immortal Elixirs quickly melted into Medicine Essence, which, under the fierce flames, began to merge with the Divine Blood. Inside the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod, countless Formations also began to shatter.
Whoosh!
Tian Yuan, the Immortal Emperor, left the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod with the suppressed Immortal Monarch from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, causing Gu Sanqiu to cast a sidelong glance.
âI shouldâve gone with the mole to the Immortal Palace earlier. Now, this old guy has detected my presence,â the Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan mused internally.
Gu Sanqiu merely glanced at Tian Yuan, the Immortal Emperor, a few times before continuing to watch Li Chengâs pill refining. In his eyes, nothing was more important than the creation of a Divine Pill.
Before long, the Medicine Essence and Divine Blood had perfectly merged, finally condensing into a lustrous Pill that emerged from the cauldron.
As soon as it did, the newly formed Pill burst through over a dozen protective barriers of the Pill Immortal Towerâs eighth floor and flew straight outside.
âA mere pill trying to escape?â Gu Sanqiu exclaimed in ecstasy, waving his hand to confine the pill with Immortal Yuan.
The pill struggled furiously in the immense hand of Immortal Yuan that Gu Sanqiu wielded, causing it to continually dissipate.
The more violently the pill struggled, the more excited Gu Sanqiu became, âSee? It was just refined, and yet it possesses such tremendous strength itâs probably not inferior to the pinnacle of an ordinary Immortal Emperor!â
Li Cheng glanced at the pill, then looked towards the nearly melted Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod, âHow is it?â
The one he was asking, of course, was the tripod spirit. The body of the tripod was almost destroyed and needed to be reforged, but as long as the spirit was unharmed, that was a relief.
âItâs indescribably miraculous! This alchemy session has imbued me with divinity; repairing the Pill Tripod and then reforging it, I will definitely be able to easily withstand the flames from just now,â said the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod.
Li Cheng silently heaved a sigh of relief, glad that the tripod spirit was fine.
âDonât just stand there, Junior Brother, hurry and look at the Divine Pill youâve refined!â Gu Sanqiu said excitedly.
Li Cheng turned his gaze to the pill radiating an overwhelming aura, âIt canât be considered a Divine Pill, at best itâs a half-step to a Divine Pill, but it should be sufficient to treat our ancestor master.â
As Li Cheng spoke, the pill gradually calmed down.
Gu Sanqiu held it in his hand and observed it closely, âTo succeed on the first attempt, Junior Brotherâs Pill Skill has probably already stepped into the ranks of an Alchemy Dao Divine Master.â
Li Cheng did not respond, instead, he was inspecting the pill and recalling the alchemy process.
After a moment, Li Cheng turned toward the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod and waved his hand, causing a large amount of Immortal Material to appear. âBrother Gu, you take your time observing; Iâll start repairing the Pill Tripod. With that, Li Cheng had already begun smelting the Immortal Material; once the materials were smelted, he took out a drop of Divine Blood!
The presence of Divine Blood instantly startled Gu Sanqiu into stepping back, âNo way, are you going to refine with Divine Blood?â
Li Cheng shrugged, âI would have preferred to refine with Divine Bone, but I donât have the ability to smelt it, so I have to use Divine Blood instead.â
Witli his previous experience in refining Divine Blood, this time it was much easier. In a short while, he had integrated the multitude of Immortal Materials and Divine Blood into the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod.
The spirit of the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod had previously assimilated what was so-called divinity. Now, it merged perfectly with the body of the tripod, just like the previous body, without the slightest rejection.
With the repair complete, the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod was now emanating a faint radiance and exuding an extremely strong aura!
âA demi-divine artifact?â Gu Sanqiu clutched the pill, but his gaze kept sizing up the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod.
âCanât be considered one, itâs just extremely close!â declared the Purple Void Jade Emperorâs Tripod.
Li Cheng nodded, âI donât know many Divine Patterns, I dare not inscribe them recklessly, and without Divine Patterns, indeed, it canât be considered a demiÂdivine artifact.â
Whether it was the Ascend to Immortal Platform or the palaces in the Land of Darkness, both had Divine Patterns. Back then, when he gained enlightenment on the Ascend to Immortal Platform, Li Cheng had mastered only two hundred and sixty Divine Patterns.
Back then he was curious about those mysterious patterns, but now it was clear, those were Divine Patterns inscribed by deities, each emanating immense power.
And without Divine Power, he presumed he also could not inscribe them.
Gu Sanqiu was rendered speechless by Li Chengâs words, âYou understand Divine Patterns, Junior Brother? What are Divine Patterns? They sound like something deities control.â
Li Cheng shook his head slightly, changing the subject, âThere are eleven more to go, I will continue refining. Brother Gu, you should quickly repair the Pill Immortal Towerâs Formation!â
The moment the pill was taken out of the furnace, it had broken through the formation of this layer, which showed how strong it was.
To avoid the next pill from bursting out of the Pill Immortal Tower in the same manner, it was naturally necessary to repair the Formation.
âThat would take too much time, Junior Brother, you go ahead and refine boldly, I will definitely do my best to intercept it!â Gu Sanqiu said eagerly.