Han Li's face sank. He waved his hand to stop the flame under the furnace and took out the waste pill.
This time, his progress in alchemy was not great. He only succeeded in integrating one material into the pill. When he tried to integrate the second material, he failed again.
The closer he got to the end, the more difficult it became.
Thinking of this, Han Li could not help but frown.
With the Eye of Truth, no matter how difficult the alchemy process was, as long as he repeatedly looked at it, he was confident that he could overcome it.
However, he had only prepared nine sets of materials. He had already used up three sets. If the remaining six sets of materials were still not enough to refine a Dao pill …
After taking a deep breath, he did not think about it anymore. He once again used the Eye of Truth and looked at the waste pill …
One month later, Han Li began the fourth refinement.
The previous steps were successfully completed. Soon, he arrived at the place where he had failed before.
With his previous repeated observations and the help of the Mantra Treasure Wheel, he quickly crossed this step and smoothly fused a piece of light golden honey into the pill.
He calmed his mind and looked to the side. There were still five materials left.
Han Li secretly clenched his teeth. He took the next material and put it into the furnace.
His expression was extremely focused. A layer of faint green light appeared on his face. His two hands quickly formed a sign and he displayed his alchemy technique to the extreme.
Inside the furnace, the pill was slightly rolling. The surface was flashing with different colors, fluctuating between bright and dark.
Every time he added a material, he needed to adjust the relationship between the new material and the other materials in the pill to achieve a new balance. This was like pouring a basin of cold water into a pan of oil and not allowing the oil to splash.
Han Li's two hands formed a sign. He tried his best to control the various conflicting medicinal powers in the pill and stabilize it.
"Peng" a light sound was heard!
Han Li's hand gesture suddenly froze. His face became gloomy.
This time, not a single material was successfully integrated into it, and it failed.
He sat in silence for a long time. He took out the waste pill and used the Eye of Truth to look at the waste pill again.
One month later, the fifth alchemy began.
After a month of repeated inspection, Han Li had already understood the reason for his previous failure. The result of his alchemy this time was the same as before, and he successfully passed this obstacle.
However, when he was refining the next material, no matter how careful he was and how he pushed his alchemy skills to the limit, he still failed in the end.
Han Li helplessly smiled bitterly. He activated his True Sight and looked at the failed pill to find the reason for the failure.
After waiting for a month, he started refining again and successfully passed the test.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Han Li sat cross-legged in the abode. His fingers were like a blooming lotus flower as he formed seals one after another.
Faint crackling sounds could be heard from within the pill furnace, and various colored lights flickered. Although there was a lid separating them, some of them could still be seen from time to time.
The air was filled with a rich medicinal fragrance.
Surprisingly, there was not a single ingredient beside him. All the ingredients had been integrated into the pill in the furnace.
Over the past few months, although Han Li had tried his best to refine the remaining materials, he hadn't been able to succeed on the first try. After each failure, he would use the Eye of Truth to summarize his experience before being able to successfully refine them.
Although he had gradually overcome the obstacles, the materials he had prepared were all used up. Now, this was the last portion of the material in the furnace.
As for the last material, he had failed once before. After that, he had used the Eye of Truth to repeatedly observe it several times. In his heart, he had secretly analyzed it no less than a hundred times. If there was no accident, there should be no problem in refining this time.
What he had to worry about now was the Pill Calamity.
Right now, he only had this one portion of material. If he could not withstand the Pill Calamity, he would not have a second chance in the next few hundred years.
Condensed Dew Grass, Heavenly Made Ginseng, and other materials were easier to handle. He still had some seeds and seedlings in his hands. He could continue to mature them with the green liquid.
However, some other materials that were not spiritual herbs could not be matured with the green liquid. He had to spend Immortal Essence Stones to buy them. Some of the materials could not be easily bought outside, especially the few main spiritual materials. He only found them in Tao Yu's storage magic tool. If he had to find them himself, he did not know how much time and effort it would take.
At the moment, he was in the Black Wind Sea. Even if he offered a reward in the Anicca Alliance, he could not buy them at all.
So this was his last chance. He must not miss it.
Han Li raised his full attention. His Divine Sense explored all the changes in the pill furnace. His two hands formed a gesture to control everything in the pill furnace.
At the moment, the various medicinal powers in the pill furnace clashed fiercely. It was like a pot of boiling water.
Even though he had mastered the key points of this alchemy, he still felt that it was extremely difficult.
As time passed, Han Li's mind slowly entered an incomparably calm state, like a rippleless ancient well.
His hands became slower, but his every move exuded an inexplicable charm.
Spell after spell flew out of his hands and into the cauldron.
The originally complicated situation in the pill furnace became simple in Han Li's eyes. He could control it more and more easily.
All kinds of medicinal powers clashing fiercely inside the alchemy cauldron suddenly calmed down, quickly advancing according to the steps recorded in the pill recipe.
A smile appeared on his face. His alchemy skills had unknowingly taken a big step forward. He broke through the bottleneck and entered a brand new realm.
Han Li took a light breath. His expression became solemn again. The spell in his hands suddenly changed.
Boom boom boom …
The sound in the pill furnace became louder and louder, like the roar of thunder. It was not the explosion of the pill, but the surging of various yuan qi.
The various rays of light emitted from the pill furnace became more and more dazzling, and gradually merged into one, turning into a pure golden color.
Han Li's eyes lit up.
He knew that the scene in front of him was a sign that the pill was about to be formed.
The spell in his hands became more urgent, and the golden light in the pill furnace became more and more dazzling. From time to time, it condensed into a variety of dragon, tiger, colorful clouds, and other shapes.
Roar roar roar!
At this moment, the sound from the pill furnace suddenly changed, like the roar of a giant beast.
"Bang" a loud sound was heard!
The pill furnace suddenly bloomed with dazzling golden light. The lid of the furnace was shaken off, and a dazzling golden light flew out of the furnace. It was a longan-sized golden pill.
Rays of flame-like golden light radiated from the elixir, condensing into circles of golden light waves that rippled in all directions.
The surface of the pill was covered with a golden Dao pattern that represented the Dao pill. It emitted a mysterious fluctuation of the law of time, which was close to the law of heaven.
Moreover, there were two golden Dao patterns on the pill.
Han Li's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise when he saw this scene.
He did not expect to refine a second-grade Dao pill. It might be because the power of time in the Time Crystal Grain was very rich, or it might be because of other reasons.
In any case, a second-grade Dao pill was much more effective than a first-grade Dao pill.
Right at this moment, the originally clear sky above the island suddenly surged with wind and clouds. Countless golden specks of light appeared, quickly forming an incomparably huge golden cloud that tumbled endlessly.
Looking from afar, the golden cloud could not be seen at a glance. It seemed to fill the entire sky, and the sea below was also reflected in gold.
A vast fluctuation of the law was emitted from the golden cloud, and the spiritual energy within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles was violently tumbling.
The fluctuation of the law in the golden cloud was too strong. The cultivators who were millions of miles away also felt an inexplicable palpitation and looked at the golden cloud.
The golden cloud tumbled violently, and its color became more and more intense. In a few breaths, it seemed to have become substantial, covering the entire sky, and not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate.
Although the entire sea area was illuminated with a bright golden light, it gave people a very heavy feeling, as if the whole world was pressing down on them.
Inside the cave residence, Han Li felt the situation outside and frowned.
Although he had seen the records of the pill tribulation in the ancient books, he did not expect that the power would be greater than he thought.
Rumble!
A series of rumbling sounds rang out from within the golden cloud, and a gargantuan golden vortex suddenly appeared before quickly rotating.
Bursts of dazzling golden light erupted from the center of the vortex while emitting a sizzling sound.
A burst of terrifying law fluctuations that seemed to be able to crush all things descended from the vortex and enshrouded the cave residence.
Crackle!
Cracks began to appear all over the walls of the cave residence, and Han Li's body shuddered.
Golden lightning flashed in the air above the cave residence, and Daoist Xie appeared.
He raised his head to look at the golden cloud in the sky, and golden light flashed through his eyes as a hint of emotion appeared on his face.
Right at this moment, the golden vortex in the sky abruptly lit up, and a piercing golden light shot forth from within before hurtling toward the cave residence down below.
Within the golden light were countless golden runes that were flashing in a frenzy while exuding terrifying fluctuations of the law of time.
However, these fluctuations of the law of time were clearly imbued with a powerful sense of slaughter.
Daoist Xie did not attempt to stop them, and he merely stood on the spot in silence.
Right at this moment, the streak of golden light struck the cave residence before disappearing into it.
The restrictions outside the cave residence and the stone walls remained completely unscathed, and the streak of golden light was able to pass through as if it were an illusion.
Within the cave residence, Han Li's heart jolted with shock as he sensed what was happening outside.
The pill tribulation had descended far faster than he had anticipated.
He hurriedly made a hand seal, and brilliant golden light erupted from his body as the Mantra Treasure Wheel appeared. Countless golden ripples surged forth from the treasure wheel before enshrouding his golden dao core.
At the same time, he opened his mouth to expel seven Star Rings. The Star Rings rotated like lightning before connecting with one another to form an even larger ring.
This was none other than the Seven Glorious Star Rings.
Dazzling starlight radiated forth to form a starry light barrier with countless images of stars flashing on it, as if it were a miniature version of the starry sky.
A series of thumb-sized starlight runes danced on the light barrier, giving off wisps of law fluctuations.
Before he had a chance to react, a streak of golden light came crashing down from above like lightning, striking the starry light barrier.
The starry light barrier immediately lit up, and the runes on it began to emit sharp whistling sounds as they attempted to keep the golden light at bay.