"That year, to successfully obtain this 'Bone Chilling Flame,' I waited eight years in a place where a solar eclipse was about to occur. Moreover, at the final moment of absorption, fortunately, I was thoroughly prepared; otherwise, this demonic thing would have burned me to ashes..." Yao Lao sighed, shaking his head. On his calm, aged face, a rare trace of fear appeared. It seemed that encounter had left him with an unforgettable memory.
"Heh heh, although the danger is extremely high, as long as one can find this 'Bone Chilling Flame,' everything is worth it." Yao Lao proudly raised the white flame in his palm and chuckled, "As long as you possess an abnormal flame, not only can you refine elixirs with stronger medicinal power, but if you face an opponent, even a strong practitioner of the same level would fundamentally not dare to directly clash with you."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at the continuously rising flame with an expression of admiration.
Seeing Xiao Yan's admiring look, Yao Lao chuckled. A sly smile appeared on his face, and his words suddenly shifted, "An abnormal flame is still very far off for you. Right now, your best wish is to pray that you quickly become a Dou Zhe."
Nodding with a hint of regret, Xiao Yan temporarily withdrew his fantasies, focusing his attention on observing the current situation.
Seeing Xiao Yan regain his composure, Yao Lao smiled. The white flame in his palm continuously surged, a cluster of fire hovering in mid-air, not dissipating.
His withered hand picked up a Black Leaf Lotus, then gently tossed it into the flame.
As soon as the Black Leaf Lotus touched the "Bone Chilling Flame," it was instantly incinerated into a dark liquid. The liquid slowly flowed within the flame, reflecting a distant light.
The white flame surged more and more intensely, but on one side, Xiao Yan also noticed that the air outside the white flame was becoming eerily colder and colder.
Yao Lao concentrated all his attention on controlling the heat of the flame in his palm. At this moment, if the heat were even slightly higher, this dark liquid would immediately turn into nothingness.
After maintaining the flame at its limit for a while, a golden impurity suddenly appeared within the dark liquid.
Seeing the golden impurity appear in the liquid, Yao Lao then nodded slightly. With a flick of his finger, a small cluster of liquid encapsulating the golden impurity gently separated.
After the golden impurity was removed, some light yellow impurities subsequently appeared, and without exception, these impurities were all purified by Yao Lao.
Continuously burned by the white flame, the initial liquid, which was about half a fist in size, had now shrunk to about the size of a thumb.
The deep black liquid slowly swirled within the flame, like a black pearl, profound and mysterious.
When the first Black Leaf Lotus was burned down to the size of a thumb, Yao Lao then stopped burning. He took four more Black Leaf Lotuses and similarly refined all of them into four pure, black pearl-like liquids.
After being refined by the "Bone Chilling Flame," the five liquids gradually merged. After merging, their volume expanded significantly, but in just a moment, they were compressed and shrunk back as before.
After tumbling in the flame for a while, within the dark liquid, it seemed as if one could see the flame dancing.
Seeing this, Old Yao quickly grabbed the Snake Immortal Fruit from the table and threw it into the flame.
As soon as the Snake Immortal Fruit entered the flame, it transformed into a light green liquid, gently emitting a cold aura. After purifying the impurities from the green liquid, Old Yao slowly enveloped the entire dark liquid with it.
"Chi chi..."
The two liquids with different properties came into contact, immediately producing a strange sound, and faint white smoke rose with the flame.
As the white smoke gradually dissipated, a roughly shaped pill quietly formed within the flame.
Calmly observing the roughly shaped pill, Old Yao nodded slightly, then added the Spirit Gathering Herb and a second-grade water-attribute demonic core into it.
Melting into liquid, filtering out impurities, performing fusion... Through many delicate and complex stages, Old Yao succeeded almost in one go, without any pause.
Watching Old Yao's light and fluid movements, even Xiao Yan, who wasn't particularly skilled in alchemy, couldn't help but praise him silently in his heart.
After the Spirit Gathering Herb neutralized the violent energy of the demonic core, a pure, light blue energy slowly infused into the rough pill.
After the last drop of blue energy entered the pill, the rough pill instantly became smooth and clean, with a faint, bright blue luster swirling on its surface.
Having completed these steps, Old Yao did not immediately withdraw his hand. Instead, he carefully nurtured the pill with the flame for more than ten minutes before the white flame in his palm slowly dissipated.
Just as the flame vanished, Old Yao's left hand retrieved a jade bottle from the table. A flash of green light passed through his other hand, and he placed the pill into the bottle.
"Hoo..." Letting out a long, relaxed breath, Old Yao casually handed the jade bottle to Xiao Yan, saying faintly, "Take a look."
Carefully accepting the jade bottle, Xiao Yan, a little excited, placed it under his nose and inhaled gently. A familiar, exotic fragrance emanated from it, invigorating his spirit.
Looking at the blue and green intertwined pill in the bottle, Xiao Yan, relying on his excellent soul perception, could vaguely tell that this Qi Gathering Pill was absolutely superior in grade and medicinal power to the Qi Gathering Pill Nalan Yanran had produced last time!
Clutching the jade bottle tightly in his hand, Xiao Yan let out a deep breath. After three years of separation, he could finally step back onto that level...