Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Protector Wu, Battle of the Dou ZongTwo days passed quickly.

The grand plaza of the Alchemist Convention was already packed with people.

Hearing that Master Shen Wen would publicly refine the legendary Break-Sect Pill here and explain the crucial steps of Alchemy, almost all Alchemists in Jia Ma Holy City...

Regardless of their rank, they all flocked here, occupying their spots early.

In the front rows, top figures of the Empire like Jia Xingtian, President Fa Ma, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen sat upright and solemn.

Even Pill King Gu He of the Cloud Mist Sect, who was rarely seen on normal days, appeared beside Elder Yun Ling, his expression calm, his gaze carrying scrutiny and a hint of imperceptible expectation.

When Shen Wen’s figure slowly and deliberately stepped into the center of the plaza.

The previously noisy and bustling scene was instantly seized by an invisible large hand, abruptly falling silent.

The next moment, everyone present, regardless of status, rose in unison, respectfully cupped their hands toward the figure in the profound robe, their voices converging into a tide:

“Greetings, Lord Shen!”

The sound waves were uniform, revealing genuine reverence.

Shen Wen’s gaze peacefully swept across the crowd, and he nodded slightly in return.

He wasted no words, flicking his sleeve.

A solemn, ancient, crimson Medicine Cauldron landed with a boom; it was the heaven burning cauldron.

“Today, I open the furnace to refine the Break-Sect Pill,” Shen Wen’s voice clearly entered everyone’s ears. “The Dao of Alchemy lies in a calm heart, steady hands, and meticulous fire control. Please observe.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask at any time.”

As his voice fell, he flicked his fingertip, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame entered the heaven burning cauldron.

“The Break-Sect Pill requires three main ingredients and twenty-seven supplementary ingredients. The first step is quenching the ’Core Fire Ganoderma,’ which requires slow simmering over a gentle flame to remove its dryness and preserve its essence.”

While controlling the flames, Shen Wen tossed a completely crimson ganoderma into the cauldron.

He explained unhurriedly, “Pay attention to the flame temperature. It must currently be maintained at the ‘Warm Jade Producing Smoke’ stage; too high, and the medicinal properties will be lost; too low, and the Impurities will be difficult to remove.”

His technique was smooth and flowing, controlling the fire as easily as moving his arm; the violent Green Lotus Core Flame was docile as a lamb in his hands.

What left everyone even more dumbfounded was that he was truly multitasking!

His explanation was steady and clear, yet the movements of his hands showed no delay or error whatsoever.

The timing for the insertion, refinement, and purification of every single medicinal ingredient was grasped with flawless precision.

Even when someone raised a question, Shen Wen could spare the attention to answer.

“Heavens... he can actually explain while performing Alchemy?”

Below the stage, a low-rank Alchemist couldn’t help but gasp in a low voice, his face filled with disbelief.

“And look, Master Shen’s control over the flames is simply... as natural as breathing!”

Another person stared intently at Shen Wen’s movements, afraid of missing a single detail.

In the front row, President Fa Ma couldn’t help but stroke his beard in admiration, his voice filled with excitement: “Wonderful!

Only by using Soul Power to fine-tune the heat, supplemented by Dou Qi to stabilize the energy field inside the cauldron, can one multitask without error.

Master Shen’s Soul Power has probably reached the Major Achievement of the Spirit Realm, or perhaps... even higher!”

Gu He, who was beside him, had originally come with a mindset of verification, or even finding fault.

Now, the slight reserve and suspicion on his face had long vanished, replaced by focused observation and undisguised admiration.

“So that’s it... the key to quenching the Core Fire Ganoderma lies in the ’moistness’ of the heat, not the ’intensity’.”

Gu He muttered to himself, his eyes shining, “When I refined it before, I always felt it lacked a trace of perfection; the mistake was here!

Listening to his explanation is better than six months of self-study!”

Looking at Shen Wen’s effortless demeanor, the last bit of competitive spirit in his heart vanished into thin air.

As a fellow Alchemist, he knew too well the level of concentration required when refining a Medicinal Pill of the Break-Sect Pill’s caliber.

To be as skillful as Shen Wen, capable of teaching while refining, his Alchemy skill was definitely far superior to his own.

Time passed slowly. Shen Wen’s explanation was profound yet easy to understand, covering everything from ingredient processing to the medicinal pairing of principal and auxiliary components, and from flame changes to grasping the timing for pill formation, holding nothing back.

The thousands of Alchemists in the plaza were all holding their breath, engrossed and intoxicated, as if attending a grand feast of Alchemy.

On the high platform, Cao Ying held Cai Lin’s arm.

Looking at her husband, who was the focus of all attention, her charming face was full of pride. She leaned into Cai Lin’s ear and whispered, “Sister, don’t you think Husband looks especially charming when he’s serious?”

A faint, almost imperceptible smile bloomed in Cai Lin’s cold, violet eyes, and she softly hummed in agreement.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sat close together, both pairs of beautiful eyes staring unblinkingly at Shen Wen, filled with admiration.

As the medicinal ingredients transformed into pure liquid medicine and slowly underwent Fusion within the heaven burning cauldron, a heart-palpitating energy fluctuation began to spread from the cauldron.

Above the sky, winds and clouds began to gather, and invisible Heaven and Earth Energy started frantically converging over the plaza.

“The pill is about to form!” President Fa Ma suddenly stood up, his aged face flushed with excitement.

Jia Xingtian clenched his fists even tighter, his breathing rapid, his eyes filled with longing. The Break-Sect Pill, the Break-Sect Pill he had longed for, was about to be completed!

Gu He let out a long breath and sighed sincerely, “With the convergence of Heaven and Earth Energy, the formation of the Break-Sect Pill is certain.

After watching Master Shen perform Alchemy today, I finally understand the meaning of ’there is always a higher peak.’ Before... I was merely looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.”

Just as everyone was fully engrossed, the heaven burning cauldron shook violently, and the lid burst open!

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Three streaks of light, as if possessing life, shot out from within the cauldron.

A refreshing and majestic medicinal fragrance instantly permeated the entire plaza, and everyone felt their Dou Qi seem to become slightly more active.

“The pill is complete!” someone shouted excitedly.

However, when everyone clearly saw the three perfectly round Medicinal Pills suspended in mid-air, spinning and emitting an alluring luster.

The entire venue first fell into a deathly silence, then erupted in even louder exclamations.

“Three... three pills?! A single furnace actually produced three Break-Sect Pills?!”

“My heavens! To achieve three pills without wasting a single trace of medicinal potency requires such exquisite control!”

“Master Shen’s Alchemy skill is simply miraculous!”

Exclamations and praises rose one after another.

It was already a great fortune for an ordinary Alchemist to successfully refine one Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pill.

Yet Shen Wen produced three pills in one furnace; this completely overturned their understanding.

Shen Wen’s expression remained normal, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

With a casual wave of his hand, the three Break-Sect Pills, which caused countless eyes to turn red and hearts to pound, floated gently toward Jia Xingtian in the front row.

Jia Xingtian was already trembling slightly with excitement, seeing the Medicinal Pills flying toward him.

He frantically pulled out the Jade Bottle he had prepared earlier, Dou Qi surging, and carefully collected all three Medicinal Pills, fearing the slightest damage.

He gripped the Jade Bottle tightly in his hand. Feeling the surrounding gazes instantly turn fervent and even greedy, he suddenly straightened his back, channeled his Dou Qi, and roared like a great bell:

“These are the Break-Sect Pills refined by Grandmaster Shen for my Jiama Royal Family! It would be best if you all put away any other thoughts!”

These words were both a declaration of ownership and a warning, attempting to suppress the restless intentions of the crowd.

However, before his voice could fade.

“Jie jie jie...”

A spine-chilling, strange laugh, as if emanating from the Nine Nether Hell, suddenly rang out beside everyone’s ears.