Strongest War Emperor

The temperature of the flame inside the Medicine Cauldron continued to rise. Soon, the Beast Emperor Ginseng within the cauldron was smelted into a ball of golden liquid.

The ball of golden liquid spun round and round in the flames, like a golden pearl, reflecting a dazzling luster.

This was the pure medicinal power initially extracted from the Beast Emperor Ginseng.

Although the Energy within was still mixed and uneven, the medicinal power it revealed was astonishingly immense.

Shen Lang concentrated fully on controlling the Array, continuing to raise the flame’s temperature.

Once the Medicine Cauldron’s temperature was maintained at a certain threshold, tiny black and white impurities slowly began to surface from the golden liquid.

Shen Lang formed a Spell with his left hand, then with a flick of his finger, a stream of Spiritual Power immediately enveloped the entire ball of liquid.

The black and white impurities were instantly separated, then expelled and reduced to nothingness in the flames.

Calcining and purifying the Spiritual Materials was only the first step.

Although Shen Lang made it look effortless, only an Alchemist would know how brilliant and shocking his technique truly was.

At this stage, improper temperature control could easily lead to failure.

If the temperature were too low, it would be impossible to expel the various impurities from the Beast Emperor Ginseng.

If the temperature were even a fraction too high, the medicinal power of the Beast Emperor Ginseng would evaporate, and it might even be directly calcined into nothing, all his efforts wasted.

Artifact Refining and Alchemy, truth be told, were pursuits that could easily bankrupt a person.

If one’s skills were lacking, even the most precious treasures could be turned into worthless trash.

Without a wealthy family background, the average person wouldn’t dare attempt to become an Alchemist or an Artifact Refiner.

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As the impurities were continuously removed from the golden liquid, the volume, originally the size of a duck egg, shrank to the size of a lychee.

More than half an hour passed like this. With all impurities gone, the golden liquid’s color became even more dazzling. It was crystal clear, and the exotic fragrance it emitted was so alluring that even Shen Lang couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Shen Lang was quite satisfied with his work. Holding two fingers together, he made a gentle hooking motion. The ball of golden liquid inside the Medicine Cauldron was instantly wrapped in a Spirit Light, floated out of the cauldron, and was finally poured into a Jade Bottle in his hand.

In this manner, following the Beast Emperor Ginseng, Shen Lang used the same technique to refine dozens of Spiritual Materials one by one, including the Senluo Treasure Grass, Cyan Yang Holy Fruit, Desolate Divine Demon Flower, Ghost Immortal Ganoderma, and Spiritual Spring Jade Dew.

Five hours later, the table next to the Medicine Cauldron was already filled with Jade Bottles containing liquids of various colors.

Once all the Spirit Herb Spirit Fruits had been calcined into liquid and purified, the flame in the Medicine Cauldron immediately weakened.

Shen Lang began to pour the purified liquids from the table into the Medicine Cauldron.

The moment the liquids entered the Medicine Cauldron, they immediately transformed into small, pure beads, as dazzlingly brilliant as stars, arranging themselves within.

Looking down, the inside of the Medicine Cauldron resembled a starry Cosmos.

Under Shen Lang’s control, the True Flame in the Medicine Cauldron began to blaze fiercely once more. The five small beads of liquid at the very center started to slowly converge and gradually merge.

As the five liquids merged, their volume suddenly expanded significantly. A series of strange sounds echoed as an ethereal, five-colored gas rose from the flames. A turbulent Energy was released from the enlarged liquid, causing the entire Medicine Cauldron to tremble slightly.

BUZZ!

Shen Lang had already anticipated this. With a deadpan expression, he cast several Spells at the liquid. A Spirit Light immediately enveloped the Medicinal Liquid, slightly calming the turbulent Energy, but the situation did not seem to have completely stabilized.

Seeing this, Shen Lang flipped his palm, quickly grabbing a blood-red Jade Bottle from the table. With a flick of his wrist, the blood-colored liquid shot out of the bottle like an arrow of blood, landing in the mass of liquid within the Medicine Cauldron.

The moment this blood-red liquid entered and merged with the original mass, another few strange sounds rang out.

HISS...

Following these sounds, the blood-red Medicinal Liquid completely fused with the other. The previously turbulent mass immediately calmed down, then its volume abruptly shrank, stopping only when it was half its original size.

Without pausing, once the Energy in the Medicinal Liquid had settled, Shen Lang immediately began directing the surrounding liquids to move toward the center, merging them one by one into the central mass.

Smelting into liquid, purifying, merging multiple Medicinal Liquids... Shen Lang performed these tedious and delicate steps in a single, fluid motion. It was like drifting clouds and flowing water, like an antelope hanging by its horns—utterly smooth, without the slightest pause.

Time trickled by...

When a sliver of moonlight shone through the window, bathing the room in its glow, the dozens of Medicinal Liquids in the Medicine Cauldron finally merged completely. A fist-sized ball of liquid tumbled continuously in the flames, releasing a strange, fragrant aroma.

At this moment, the flame in the Medicine Cauldron suddenly erupted, causing the temperature in the room to spike.

Shen Lang’s breathing grew slightly heavier. Without hesitation, he tossed in the most critical ingredient: the eyeball of the Hidden Moon Celestial Wolf!

PLOP!

The moment the eyeball was tossed in, the already demonic-looking eye suddenly seemed to come alive. It released a bizarre light that made even Shen Lang feel his head grow slightly heavy.

’So powerful!’

Shen Lang tilted his head slightly, averting his gaze. His hands fluttered up and down like butterflies as he cast one Spell after another...

The True Flame burned even more intensely...

An unknown amount of time passed. When the Hidden Moon Celestial Wolf’s eyeball had gradually dissolved into the Medicinal Liquid, completely refined, the liquid’s volume shrank again. After fusing all the components, the multicolored, enigmatically demonic liquid was now no larger than a ping-pong ball.

”By the Hidden Moon’s design, with the Celestial Wolf as the medium, rise for me!”

The instant the flame in the Medicine Cauldron vanished, Shen Lang let out a low shout. He flattened his hands and pushed upward, and the Medicinal Liquid in the cauldron transformed into a translucent Celestial Wolf that charged toward his forehead.

A faint light burst forth from Shen Lang’s forehead, as if a third eye had appeared, completely absorbing the Celestial Wolf formed from the Medicinal Liquid.

’Success or failure, it all comes down to this!’

After tapping several points on his body with his hands, Shen Lang closed his eyes, sat down cross-legged, and began to operate the Cultivation Technique to refine the Medicinal Liquid.

The Secret Technique that the War Emperor had passed down from an ancient, fragmented scroll was finally being put to use by Shen Lang.

A moonlight-like radiance emanated from Shen Lang’s body. It slowly condensed, spiraling around him like a bolt of white silk, then suddenly converged and vanished into his tightly shut eyes.

In that instant, though the real moonlight had vanished, Shen Lang’s small room was suddenly filled with a flood of liquid moonlight. The faint sound of a wolf’s howl began to echo, distant and proud.

Then, the howling faded from loud to soft, slowly dying away. All the light converged on Shen Lang’s body.

At that moment, Shen Lang opened his eyes...

His long hair floated up behind him as if stirred by an unseen wind. At the same time, a silver halo emerged from the pupils of his deep eyes, spreading out like catkins before quickly condensing into a faint, silvery line.

This strange silver line appeared for only a moment before receding. If one were not extremely close to Shen Lang and paying special attention to his eyes, it would likely be impossible to detect.

’The Silver Eyes of Truth are finally a success! Hahahaha!’ Shen Lang’s inner joy was beyond words.

This was something even the War Emperor had coveted, something he had spent hundreds of years searching high and low for, to the very ends of the earth and the depths of the Yellow Springs!

With the War Emperor’s memories, Shen Lang could now easily see through the nature and flaws of other Martial Artists’ Cultivation Techniques, but this was still limited to Martial Artists whose Cultivation was not exceptionally high.

If he encountered a powerful Martial Artist, it wouldn’t be so easy to see through them.

However, one of the powerful functions of these Silver Eyes of Truth was to see through all illusions and pierce all falsehoods. Once he had mastered this ability, even if he encountered an existence of immense power, many of their secrets would be laid bare before him!

Even with a Cultivation of only the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, he could begin to perceive the Rules of the world—something that countless supreme experts relentlessly pursued!

A silver light flashed in Shen Lang’s eyes as he activated the Silver Eyes of Truth. Instantly, the entire world transformed. It was primarily divided into black and white, but the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, normally imperceptible to the naked eye, now appeared in colors corresponding to each element of Spiritual Power, clearly visible to his sight.

In the direction of the mass graves west of Celestial Phoenix City, an inky-black Death Qi swirled in the sky, refusing to dissipate.

Toward Jingpo Lake, north of the city, a sparse, ethereal, sapphire-blue Water Element Spiritual Qi drifted about.

In the direction of the Phoenix Mountain Range, the green Wood Element Spiritual Energy was far clearer than the other colors, billowing and abundant...

Shen Lang stood at the window, his gaze slowly shifting. Just as he turned, his eyes suddenly locked onto the Black Wind Ridge area within the Phoenix Mountain Range.

There, in the place where the Wood Element Spiritual Energy was most turbulent, a few faint wisps of an aura caught his attention.

’Corpse Qi!’

After confirming the direction, Shen Lang deactivated the Silver Eyes of Truth and became lost in thought.

’These Silver Eyes of Truth are truly heaven-defying. It’s no wonder even a supreme expert like the War Emperor went crazy for them. The only drawback for me is the immense drain on my Divine Thought with each use. At my current level of Divine Thought, using it even once or twice a day feels like too much.’

However, his attention quickly shifted from the consumption of his Divine Thought back to Black Wind Ridge.

’Back at Black Wind Ridge, I encountered those Demon Corpses. Except for one Gu Corpse that escaped, I killed all the rest. But now, the Silver Eyes of Truth have detected such dense Corpse Qi in the area... For the past few days, all the major powers have sent out numerous experts to patrol around Celestial Phoenix City. These Demon Martial Artists have some nerve!’

’It seems my guess was right. They really are searching for something in the Black Wind Ridge area.’

Shen Lang chuckled softly as he gazed out the window. He changed into a set of black clothes, took out his Celestial Water Blade and slung it across his back, and finally, put on the Evil Ghost Mask.

SWOOSH!

His figure shot outwards. Hunching over like a civet cat, he sprinted silently in the direction of Black Wind Ridge.

At this hour, all was silent. The entire Celestial Phoenix City had fallen into a deep slumber...