Chapter 1522 : Refining the Dragon Phoenix Ascent Pill

The 2 Monster Emperor fought over a 100 moves with the crowd, finally finding them rather troublesome. "Retreat for now!"

Seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the Crimson Dragon Emperor immediately activated the Crimson Dragon Refining Heaven Furnace to force back the crowd, then swiftly retreated with the Bixian Emperor in tow.

Just as the crowd was fully immersed in the thrill of battle and prepared to pursue the 2 fleeing demon tribesmen, Eldrin wisely pulled them back in the nick of time.

"Let's go."

Eldrin immediately evacuated the group from the Crimson Dragon Nebula. Once they emerged, he couldn't help but cast a solemn glance back at the swirling cosmic clouds before them, his expression tightening with unease.

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"The Bixian Emperor appears to be a newly ascended sovereign. His emergence beyond our foresight is ill tidings indeed." Upon hearing this, the assembly's countenances grew subtly somber.

Evidently, the additional presence of the Bixian Emperor had greatly disrupted everyone's original plans.

The Daoist Zixuan pondered briefly before speaking, "The resources in this realm have been nearly exhausted. Logically speaking, the Scarlet Dragon Nebula should hardly be able to sustain a newly ascended Taiyi Realm expert."

"If my speculations are correct, the breakthrough of the Bixian Emperor was facilitated by the support of the True Dragon Grotto-Heaven."

"This is exactly what I feared."

Eldrin nodded, his expression grave as he said, "For a True Dragon Cave Heaven to spare no resources in nurturing a Taiyi Realm expert—the underlying purpose behind this is truly worth pondering."

Vitreous Godlord’s brow furrowed slightly as he spoke involuntarily, “Are you suggesting there is a conspiracy behind this?” “It would appear so.”

Eldrin gave a slight nod and said, "However, this matter is of no immediate concern to us. Our priority now is to swiftly refine the Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pill and enhance our strength."

At these words, Eldrin did not delay. He immediately set off for the Netherworld Microcosm.

Returning to the Netherworld Microcosm, everyone gathered within a grand hall, pooling together all the spoils obtained from their journey.

"This time, our gains shall propel our cultivation to soaring heights." Eldrin gazed upon the treasures before him, a faint smile gracing his lips.

Hearing this, everyone could not help but smile.

This time, the harvest reaped by the group could truly be described as exceptionally bountiful.

The treasures they obtained were countless, among which the number of eighth-grade, superior-tier inner elixirs alone approached 30.

Among them were 20-2 Immortal Phoenix Inner Pellets and 5 True Dragon Inner Pellets—all crucial ingredients for refining the Dragon-Phoenix Ascension Pill.

Aside from these common Heaven-Opening Treasures, there were approximately 4 most precious top-tier Grade 8 treasures. They consisted of: the Qian Heaven Pure Qi, a Phoenix Feather, a Phoenix Inner Core, and the Ice Phoenix Condensing Heaven Wheel—4 top-tier Grade 8 treasures.

Among these treasures, the Heaven-Piercing Pure Qi was 1 of the 2 main ingredients for the Yin-Yang Dao-Comprehending Pill (Spiritual Object).

After obtaining this item, Eldrin vaguely sensed that the day of his Great Perfection in the Primordial Chaos Wuji Law might be close at hand.

Phoenix Feathers are the finest materials for crafting immortal robes and treasures, whether for forging 1's own artifacts or selling them for a handsome price.

The Phoenix Inner Dan contained the pure essence of the Ice Phoenix, making it a supreme rarity for alchemy and medicinal refinement. Unfortunately, Eldrin (Person Name) possessed no corresponding alchemical formula in his grasp.

With his current alchemy skills, he lacked confidence in handling this object without a proper pill formula. As for the final treasure—the Ice Phoenix Condensing Heaven Wheel—it was a Chaos Heaven-grade treasure of ice attribute, whose value was self-evident.

After comprehending the preciousness of these 4 treasures, Eldrin said to Glazed Divine Lord and Mystic Violet Daoist, "This Qian Tian Pure Qi holds immense value for me. As for the remaining 3 treasures, each of you may select 1."

Upon hearing this, both the Glazed Divinity Sovereign and the Mystic Violet Daoist gave a slight nod of approval.

Eldrin was not only the mastermind behind the scheme to seize the Yang Realm Minor Universe, but the combat prowess displayed by the Chen Immortal Clan was also exceptionally formidable. They truly deserved the lion's share of the spoils.

At this thought, the Glazed Divine Mistress retrieved the Ice Phoenix Frozen Heaven Wheel. As a Rainbow Immortal Clam, she simultaneously wielded authority over 7 elemental attributes, including the ice element, thus enabling her to refine and command the Ice Phoenix Frozen Heaven Wheel.

Meanwhile, Daoist Zixuan claimed the Phoenix Feather. As this treasure was incompatible with his elemental affinity, he could only reserve it for future exchange at a barter convention.

The final Ice Phoenix Inner Core was also exceptionally extraordinary, yet it still ended up in Eldrin's possession.

After dividing the 4 most precious treasures, Eldrin had no intention of further sorting through the remaining artifacts.

He directly took away 20-7 Grade 8 Supreme Dragon Phoenix Inner Pellets, then declared, "These are of great use to me. You may divide the remainder amongst yourselves."

"I shall first refine the Dragon-Phoenix Ascension Pill. Await my good news."

With those final words, Eldrin led the members of Chen Immortal Clan out of the miniature cosmos and returned to the Flowing Fire Star Palace.

This time, he had returned intending to refine the Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pill by harnessing the fire veins of the Flowing Fire Blessed Land.

The refinement of the Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pill posed considerable difficulty. Yet given Eldrin's current alchemy prowess, even when employing his own Primordial Yang Celestial Flames, the success rate of pill formation would unlikely fall too low.

However, under normal circumstances, it would take Eldrin several 100 years to refine a single cauldron of Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills. Yet with the assistance of a supreme-grade fire vein blessed land, this duration could be shortened to less than 1 jiazi.

Getting back to the main story, Eldrin returned to the Flowing Fire Blessed Land and immediately made his way to the alchemy chamber.

To save time this round, he enlisted Lyra (Person Name) and Qingji (Person Name) to assist in preparing the supplementary ingredients. Through their combined efforts in alchemy, they successfully refined the first batch of Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills in merely 50 years.

This was the first batch of Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills ever refined by Eldrin (Person Name), yet the success rate was remarkably high, yielding 4 Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills.

Soon after, Eldrin began another round of alchemy. This second batch yielded another 4 Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills. When it came to the third batch, he achieved a significant breakthrough—successfully refining 5 Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills.

"With abundant mana and profound cultivation, refining a Grade 8, Superior-Quality Pill has truly become much easier."

Gazing at the 13 Dragon Phoenix Ascension Pills, Eldrin couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Back in the day, when Eldrin was merely at the early stage of Earth Immortal, refining a batch of eighth-tier superior-grade pills yielded a meager success rate of barely 10 percent.

Later, when he broke through to the middle stage of Earth Immortal realm and attempted to refine eighth-rank superior-grade pills, his success rate had already reached a full 30 percent.

His alchemy skill was still at the eighth-rank upper grade, but with his cultivation base breaking through once more, he could now effortlessly achieve a pill success rate of 40% to 50%.

And this pill formation success rate had already surpassed the limits of a Grade 8, Superior-rank Alchemist.

An ordinary alchemist who achieves a 30% success rate in refining eighth-tier, upper-grade pills becomes qualified to pursue the rank of eighth-tier, supreme-grade alchemist.

With a 40 percent success rate in pill formation, refining 2 or 3 batches of Grade 8 supreme elixirs would grant a high probability of breaking through the threshold of Grade 8 supreme quality.

However, the spiritual herbs required for a supreme-grade eighth-rank immortal pill were far too precious. Even the most affordable option, the "Stellar Sea Essence Restoration Pill" used solely for replenishing magical power, had material components valued at over 3,000,000 immortal origins.

Therefore, advancing to become a Grade 8 top-tier alchemist was no easy feat.