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

Single-mindednessShen Wen temporarily put away the deduction manuscript regarding the ”zong ji pill.”

He rolled up the Pill Formulae and spatial rune sketches that covered the long desk in the Quiet Room and stored them in his storage ring.

”Business first.”

He muttered to himself and took out the storage ring left by Huang Ling of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

Ten sets of Break-Sect Pill Materials and three sets of bone-generating blood-fusing pill Materials were neatly arranged in specialized jade boxes; the medicinal fragrance was restrained, and their quality was excellent.

With a slight thought, a dark red, ancient Medicine Cauldron flew from Shen Wen’s palm, growing as it met the air before landing in the center of the Quiet Room; it was the heaven burning cauldron.

Runes faintly appeared on the cauldron’s body, emitting a faint, scorching aura.

He did not start immediately, but first closed his eyes to concentrate; within his Sea of Consciousness, the golden scriptures of the ”Past Amitabha Sutra” flowed like water, bringing a sense of clarity and tranquility.

At the same time, the profound ideas of the ”Future Non-Existence Sutra” also circulated in his mind, making his thoughts incredibly clear and swift.

”Break-Sect Pill...” Shen Wen opened his eyes, a very faint smile touching the corners of his lips. ”It’s been a long time since I’ve refined such a ’simple’ Medicinal Pill.”

With a wave of his sleeve, several medicinal herbs flew out of the jade boxes and hovered over the mouth of the cauldron.

The next moment, he flipped his palm, and a cluster of translucent flame, swirling with crimson-gold and milky-white lusters, quietly rose.

It was the Fallen Heart Flame, which had been fused with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame’s Origin.

The flame seemed gentle, but the intent of ”heart-fire Soul forging” contained within it, merged with the breath of the hundred beast essences from the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, caused the temperature of the entire Quiet Room to rise slightly, making the air distort.

”Go.”

With a flick of his finger, the flame fell into the bottom of the heaven burning cauldron, instantly transforming into a warm sea of fire that enveloped the cauldron.

He controlled the fire with his left hand while his right hand guided from the air, throwing medicinal herbs into the cauldron in an orderly fashion.

His movements were fluid, even carrying a hint of casual elegance.

If an ordinary Alchemist were to see this, they would surely be dumbfounded.

Refining a Peak Tier 6 Break-Sect Pill without even needing to check the Pill Formula, relying entirely on mental control?

As the herbs entered the cauldron, they quickly softened and were purified under the envelopment of the Fallen Heart Flame, turning into drops of pure medicinal liquid of various colors, suspended within the space of the cauldron.

Shen Wen wasn’t even fully focused; multitasking, his Soul Power spread out like a spiderweb, precisely controlling every point of temperature change and medicinal Fusion.

His Soul Realm, under the day and night nourishment of the ”Past Amitabha Sutra” and the ”Future Non-Existence Sutra”...

The subtlety with which he used his Soul Power was such that even someone like Venerable Yao—a former Grade 8 Alchemist and a being of the Heaven State Great Perfection—could only sigh in admiration.

”Chiii...”

Amidst the faint sound of tempering, Impurities were removed by the flames, and the medicinal liquids began their Fusion.

Shen Wen’s hands formed seals, changing as fast as if they were flying, as one Soul hand-seal after another was struck into the cauldron, guiding the medicinal power to interweave and settle along the most perfect trajectories.

The entire process was so fast it was dazzling, yet it carried a sense of ease, as if he were handling a heavy burden as though it were light.

In just one hour, the medicinal fragrance in the cauldron had become so dense it nearly turned into a tangible pale green mist.

Shen Wen’s eyes narrowed as he gave a low shout: ”Congeal!”

”Buzz, buzz—”

The heaven burning cauldron vibrated slightly, and the lid lifted as five streaks of emerald light shot out, all caught by the jade bottles he had prepared in advance.

Inside the jade bottles, two round Medicinal Pills the size of longans, entirely emerald green with three clear pill-veins wrapped around their surfaces, lay quietly. The pill fragrance was pungent; just one sniff made the Dou Qi within the body feel faintly restless.

The Break-Sect Pill was formed!

Moreover, the quality was extremely high, both being Peak works with three pill-veins.

From start to finish, it had been just over an hour.

Shen Wen put away the jade bottles, his face showing no hint of pride, as if he had just done it casually.

For four consecutive days, he spent over an hour each day to refine all five sets of Break-Sect Pill Materials, obtaining a total of twenty top-quality Break-Sect Pills, far exceeding the five requested by the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

Naturally, he kept the extras for his own use, or for future rewards and trades.

On the evening of the fourth day, as Shen Wen was putting away the last batch of Break-Sect Pills, faint footsteps were heard outside the Quiet Room.

”Husband, Yao Lao and Xiao Yan are here,” Cao Ying’s voice came through the door.

”Please come in.”

The door was pushed open, and Yao Lao’s Soul body floated in, with Xiao Yan following behind.

Their gazes immediately fell upon the jade bottles beside Shen Wen that still held some residual warmth; the dense, lingering pill fragrance made Xiao Yan unable to resist taking a deep breath.

”The Break-Sect Pills... they’re already finished?” Xiao Yan was somewhat incredulous.

Four days, five batches, five pills per batch... this efficiency was simply inconceivable.

Yao Lao’s Soul body flickered slightly, the admiration in his eyes unconcealed. ”Young Friend Shen’s control over Soul Power has reached the Transcendent level.”

”Multitasking, controlling dozens of medicinal power Fusion nodes simultaneously without the slightest disorder... even in my prime, I might not have been able to handle it with such ease.”

These words came from the bottom of his heart.

When Alchemy reaches a profound level, the fine control of Soul Power is often more critical than Dou Qi cultivation.

The multitasking and finger-tip control Shen Wen displayed while refining pills just now made even this former Venerable Yao feel amazed.

Shen Wen smiled slightly and put away the jade bottles. ”It’s just practice makes perfect. Venerable Yao, you overpraise me.”

He changed the subject: ”Next is the bone-generating blood-fusing pill. I haven’t refined this pill before, so I need to deduce it a bit.”

”The bone-generating blood-fusing pill...” Venerable Yao’s expression became solemn. ”A Peak Tier 7 Medicinal Pill; the difficulty of refining it is immense, requiring extremely high standards for flame control, Soul micro-management, and even the timing of the pill’s formation.”

”It will also attract an extraordinary Pill Lightning.”

”What do you need to prepare, Young Friend?”

”Just the use of the back mountain will do,” Shen Wen said. ”As for the Pill Lightning, I have my own ways.”

He looked at Xiao Yan. ”If Xiao Yan is interested, he can watch along with Venerable Yao. The refining process of a Peak Tier 7 Medicinal Pill will also be beneficial for your future cultivation.”

Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly cupped his hands. ”Thank you, Brother Shen!”

Venerable Yao also nodded slightly, a look of anticipation appearing in his eyes.

Being able to personally observe a Grade 8 Alchemist refine a Peak Tier 7 Medicinal Pill would be of great benefit to Xiao Yan.

Shen Wen said no more and spoke to Cao Ying, ”Ying’er, go and invite Elder Su. Tell him I need to borrow the back mountain for Alchemy, and it will take about seven days.”

”Alright.” Cao Ying turned and left.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Su Qian arrived in a hurry.

Hearing that Shen Wen was going to refine the Peak Tier 7 bone-generating blood-fusing pill, there wasn’t much surprise on his face.

After all, this person was a monster who had triggered Eight-Colored Pill Thunder.

”The back mountain valley is available at any time. I will order people to clear the area and stand guard,” Su Qian readily agreed. ”If you need any assistance, Young Friend Shen, just speak up.”

”There’s no need to make a big fuss; just clearing the area is enough,” Shen Wen waved his hand. ”I will handle the Pill Lightning myself.”

Su Qian nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Shen Wen then returned to the Quiet Room, sat cross-legged, and prepared to deduce the refining method for the bone-generating blood-fusing pill.

He closed his eyes to concentrate, and deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the scriptures of the ”Future Non-Existence Sutra” flowed slowly.