In the end, Long Chen still decided to make Hua Biluo a Celestial. After all, her current situation was because of him. A man should take responsibility.
But Long Chen didnāt directly give her a Heavenly Dao Fruit. Instead, he decided that he would refine the Heavenly Dao Fruit into a medicinal pill first.
One reason was because he didnāt want her to know about the heaven-defying Heavenly Dao Fruits he had. He couldnāt reveal this to anyone he didnāt have absolute trust in.
The other reason was that this was beneficial to Hua Biluo. She would be able to refine it even faster.
That night, Hua Biluo slept in Long Chenās room. Although she was already a Xiantian expert, she had been tormented mentally for many days. She was exhausted. Having finally had all her burdens relieved, she slept peacefully on Long Chenās bed.
On the other hand, Long Chen didnāt sleep. He was busy thinking of a follow-up plan. From the top to the bottom, there was no one good in the Huo family. This time, he would pull them out by their roots.
His original plan had to be put on pause. From the Tower Ancestorās words, it was obvious he wouldnāt allow them to do anything during this time. He would have to wait until after the competition, until after the Tower Ancestor and the others had left.
Fang Mingyuan had told Long Chen that although their two families were not as strong as the Huo family, they still had the ability to fight them. The only problem was that the Huo family had too many guests. They were their henchmen, and they possessed terrifying strength.
However, if Long Chen could take first place, the situation would reverse. Those people siding with the Huo family would likely change sides to become neutral. Before they knew who the final winner would be, they wouldnāt rashly choose a side.
āTch, seems like I really must get the first place. But I still donāt know what the prize isā¦ I really look forward to it.ā Long Chen sipped his tea. Only now did he realize the day had already brightened. Seeing Hua Biluo was still peacefully sleeping, he knew just how much she must have suffered these days. He didnāt disturb her.
Gently opening the door and closing it behind him, he took a breath of fresh air. He went to go find Fang Chang.
But he had only just left his room when he saw Fang Chang and Chai Liehuo sitting there, chatting.
āFang Chang, do you know? Yesterday, I did it five times with Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen practically soared into the heavens,ā said Chai Liehuo arrogantly. Whenever men mentioned this topic, they always felt so confident.
āThatās nothing. I did it seven times yesterday, and Shuihua worships me to death. She said Iām the most amazing man in the world.ā Fang Chang naturally wouldnāt show weakness. Who knew whether or not he was telling the truth, but he was plenty confident.
Suddenly seeing Long Chen walk over, Fang Chang called out, āThird master, how many times did you do it last night?ā
Long Chen knew the two of them were teasing him intentionally. āOnce.ā
āReally, just once? How embarrassing.ā As expected, the two of them immediately laughed.
Long Chen sat and sighed. Staring into the distance, he helplessly said, āI know. We only did it once. But when the sky brightened, she begged me to take a break.ā
āā¦ā
The two of them were silent for a long while before Fang Chang finally patted Long Chen on the shoulder. āThird master, your show-off abilities truly are unrivaled. The two of us need to continue learning.ā
Long Chen said, āLetās stop talking nonsense. There isnāt much time until the finals. Iām going into seclusion to practice my alchemy.ā
āYouāre going into seclusion again? You really are a monster.ā
āI have no choice. Although my Spiritual Strength is powerful, my foundation isnāt even half as good as you two. Iām lacking alchemy experience. So I have a great deal of room for improvement. Even if itās right before the competition, I have to increase my skills. Each little bit is a greater chance that I can defeat Huo Wufang. I donāt have time to waste.ā
Fang Chang and Chai Liehuo felt a deep veneration for him. Refining pills was an extremely boring, extremely bitter process. You had to stay completely focused the entire time and be filled with trepidation as you waited to see if you succeeded or not.
Fang Chang and Chai Liehuo had also gone into seclusion for a few days, practicing their alchemy until they wanted to puke. Seeing how devoted Long Chen was to alchemy, they couldnāt help but lament. Perhaps if they had Long Chenās work ethic, the two of them wouldnāt be that much weaker than Huo Wufang.
āCan you give me a private room, preferably a bigger one? I want to go into seclusion with Hua Biluo. After all, I donāt want him to snatch my woman away again. And as for the other reason, hehe, when Iām tired from refiningā¦ you understand,ā laughed Long Chen.
āOf course, we understand. Weāre men. Hehe, Long San, this creativity of yours really is good. I think Iāll try it next time too. When I get tired of refining, I can also relax.ā Fang Chang smiled mischievously.
Chai Liehuo also nodded, a worshipful expression on his face. āYes, I definitely have to try that too. If it works, maybe weāll go down in history as innovators. Yes, yes, Iām going to go into seclusion and try it right now.ā
As a result, Long Chen obtained an extremely spacious room for himself. The thing that made Long Chen smile bitterly was that there was a huge, gorgeous bed in the room.
āThose two big bros really put in a lot of effort,ā sighed Long Chen.
āWhat is this bed for?ā Hua Biluo couldnāt help questioning this luxurious bed. It was her first time seeing a seclusion room with such a bed.
Long Chen hastily spouted some nonsense to conceal the matter. He then began to refine pills.
The first pill was very simple. It was just drawing out the energy contained within the Heavenly Dao Fruit and condensing it into a pill. He gave it to Hua Biluo, and she quickly entered a meditative state.
Long Chen then took out over a hundred precious medicinal ingredients. These were for the Enlightenment Palace Pill. He had gathered them all once Huo Wufang had given him the last one.
However, too many things had popped up during this time, and he hadnāt had any time to refine. Now he finally had the chance and couldnāt help getting excited.
With each star of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art he condensed, his combat strength would undergo heaven-toppling changes. For example, when he had condensed the third star, the divine ring had actually been able to resist the Cry of the Heavenly Daos.
It was unknown what would happen once he condensed the fourth star. Long Chen carefully began to refine the ingredients.
A blue flame soared in Long Chenās hand. Its power caused him to be pleasantly surprised. āHuo Long, you got even stronger!ā
A blue flame dragon flew out of Long Chenās hand. It was three feet long, looking like a tiny serpent. It coiled around Long Chenās arm intimately.
Long Chen saw that Huo Long had become an even denser shade of blue compared to before. Its power had also greatly increased.
Most importantly, its control over its own strength had risen a great deal. It wasnāt as berserk as before.
āNice! With your help, Iāll be able to refine several times faster.ā Long Chen laughed. The stronger Huo Long became, the more beneficial it would be to him. He quickly refined the ingredients into powders.
Huo Long was truly amazing now. Each ingredient was refined in just a few breathsā time. Furthermore, it was also much easier for Long Chen to control the flame now.
Slowly adding the powders into the pill furnace, Long Chen paid constant attention to the merger. The Enlightenment Palace Pill was something that didnāt exist in the outside world. The outside world had no pill formula for it, and so there was also no tier for it.
Although the ingredients required for it were all sixth tier ingredients, its difficulty was extremely high. Even amongst sixth tier pills, it would be counted as an extremely difficult one.
Those that could refine sixth tier pills were known as Pill Ancestors. They were people on the level of Huo Changsheng, Fang Mingyuan, and Chai Gaoyang. They were people who had refined pills for a lifetime. Only then did they earn such an appellation.
Because alchemists focused on cultivating their core flame, their cultivation bases didnāt advance quickly. So once alchemists reached the Xiantian realm, their cultivation bases would advance slower.
Bang!
āAh!ā Long Chen sighed. Looking at the ashes in the pill furnace, he felt helpless.
The Enlightenment Palace Pillās formula that had appeared in his head did not go into detail. It was different from the previous FengFu Pill, Alioth Pill, and Life Fate Pill. Therefore, he had to study how to refine it properly on his own.
āIt seems the Pill God memories are actually lacking a great deal.ā Long Chen felt helpless. He still had no idea why only such a small portion of the Pill God memories would be in his mind.
āPill Godā¦ you can forget the rest of your memories, but donāt forget the pill formulas for the Nine Star Hegemon Body Artā¦ā
Long Chen said his prayers. Without a true Dantian, and his Spirit Root, Spirit Blood, and Spirit Bone having been taken, then if he also didnāt have the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, heād have long since reincarnated.
āAgain.ā Long Chen clenched his teeth. In any case, he had as many medicinal ingredients as he needed.
BANG!
Again, a pile of ashes appeared in his pill furnace.
Long Chen took out a piece of paper and wrote, āThe Seven Star Grass cannot be directly merged with the Mythic Reap Fruit.ā
This was Long Chenās first time refining such a difficult pill. He had to rely on himself. He knew of the taboos between the ingredients, but once three or more were merged, the medicinal properties became muddled.
Long Chen tested it over and over, writing down his conclusions. He needed to pile up his experience first before merging the powders.
His page was already filled with countless pieces of data from his countless failures. But he knew that each failure brought him one step closer to success. Failure eliminated one faulty process. The more he failed, the closer he got to the right process.
When the pageās front and back had been completely filled with his data, Long Chen finally sighed. He had found the right method to merge the ingredients.
Long Chen had only just sighed when a rumbling noise came from the distant Hua Biluo.
āSheās finished?ā Long Chen was startled. She had actually finished so quickly.
Just as Long Chen was awoken from his research, a line of red words appeared on his wall: the finals are about to start.