Chapter 355 : Refining the Flame's Essence

The rent for the High-Grade Earthfire Chamber was exorbitantly high, so the two did not waste any time.

Eldrin Chen retrieved the Separated Flame Qi [a refined spiritual essence of fire] obtained from slaying the Golden Core Spirit [a powerful demonic beast with a Golden Core], a smile gracing his lips as he said, "This Separated Flame Qi is not pure enough. It's perfect for refining within the Alchemy Furnace [a specialized furnace for alchemy and spiritual refinement]."

Lyra Jiang nodded in agreement and began activating the Formation [a mystical array or pattern used to channel energy], drawing the Earthfire Power [the potent, earth-bound flame energy] into the Alchemy Furnace.

Meanwhile, Eldrin Chen started placing the Separated Flame Qi into the Alchemy Furnace. Together, they channeled their power to activate the furnace and begin the refining process.

This Separated Flame Qi was obtained from the slain Golden Core Spirit. It was contaminated with the beast's demonic energy, rendering it impure. It required purification within the Alchemy Furnace to burn away the tainted demonic power before it could be used again.

Using the Alchemy Furnace to refine Separated Flame Qi was not an isolated case. Over the years, the Frost Spike Qi [a refined spiritual essence of piercing frost] used by Elara Lin and Lila had also been crafted within the Alchemy Furnace.

Pure Frost Spike Qi did not exist naturally in the world. The essence they used to temper their Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force] and cultivate their Divine Ability [a powerful supernatural technique] was actually synthesized by fusing 'Flood Water Qi [a refined spiritual essence of overwhelming water]' with 'First Wood Qi [a refined spiritual essence of nascent wood]'.

This was not surprising. The Ice Spiritual Root [an innate spiritual affinity for ice] was itself a mutation born from the Water-Wood Spiritual Roots [the combined spiritual affinities for water and wood]. Fusing these two types of Five Elements Essence [refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] naturally yielded 'Frost Spike Qi'.

The same principle applied to other affinities. The 'Thunderclap Qi [a refined spiritual essence of thunder]' required by those with a Thunder Spiritual Root [an innate spiritual affinity for thunder], and the 'Corroding Wind Qi [a refined spiritual essence of corrosive wind]' needed by those with a Wind Spiritual Root [an innate spiritual affinity for wind], were all synthesized from various combinations of Five Elements Essence.

Metal and Water gave birth to Thunder; Fire and Wood gave rise to Wind. Countless years ago, the Cultivation World [the world of cultivators and immortals] had already discovered and perfected the optimal formulas for fusing these spiritual essences. Visit audio-novel dot com to enjoy the complete series.

Returning to the main narrative, the two of them activated the Violet-Infused Alchemy Furnace to refine the Separated Flame Qi [a type of spiritual energy separated from fire], a process that consumed a full half a year before the three thousand strands of Separated Flame Qi were finally purified.

Upon successful completion of the refinement, they discovered that only a little over two thousand three hundred strands of Separated Flame Qi remained.

"There are still trace remnants of demonic aura [the corrupt energy associated with demonic beings] clinging to it, making it nearly impossible to purify completely,"

"It seems this Separated Flame Qi still cannot be used to forge a Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force] or cultivate a Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power]," Eldrin Chen remarked with regret, observing the successfully refined energy.

This outcome was within his expectations. After all, this was not the pure Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] painstakingly extracted bit by bit from the world's spiritual energy by a cultivator during their practice.

Although the Alchemy Furnace had refined away the majority of the demonic aura, some residual traces were inevitable. If such tainted energy were integrated into a Divine Ability or a Life-Bound Magical Treasure, it would likely cause significant complications.

Fortunately, this was not a concern when used for crafting ordinary Magical Treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators]. After all, if an ordinary Magical Treasure developed flaws, it would not affect the cultivator's own foundation.

"This result is to be expected, given the High-Grade Earthfire Chamber [a specialized chamber harnessing earth and fire energies for refinement] and the Alchemy Furnace we employed,"

"Although demonic aura residue persists, the outcome is better than anticipated."

Lyra Jiang smiled as she gathered the more than two thousand strands of Separated Flame Qi [a refined spiritual essence of pure fire]. Although the value of these Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] was slightly lower, selling them for four million Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation] should not be too difficult.

After storing the Separated Flame Qi, the two of them began the work of refining the Pill [a medicinal pellet used for cultivation].

The Pill they were refining this time was the Creation Abyssal Pill [a high-grade pill that aids in advancing one's cultivation realm], a pill of the Fourth Rank High Grade [a high-level tier within the cultivation ranking system] tier, associated with Eldrin Chen.

The difficulty of refining this pill was extremely high. Furthermore, the primary ingredients, the Abyssal Spirit Treasure Jade [a precious jade imbued with profound abyssal spiritual energy] and the Five Elements Treasure Pearls [pearls containing the refined essence of the five elements], were both exceedingly precious. A single failure in the refinement process would be a bitter pill for either of them to swallow.

Moreover, their success in crafting this pill was directly tied to whether their cultivation could advance another step.

For this reason, they had prepared meticulously. They were refining it together, had rented a high-grade Alchemy Furnace [a specialized furnace for pill refinement] and an Earthfire Chamber [a chamber that harnesses geothermal energy for alchemy], and were determined to succeed in a single attempt.

With such thorough preparation, the two of them spent a full three months before finally completing the first batch of the Pill.

Yet the difficulty of refining this pill was immense. Even pouring their full effort into it, they ultimately produced only a single Pill.

"Even with the aid of the High-Grade Earthfire Chamber and the Alchemy Furnace, we only succeeded with one pill," Lyra Jiang remarked.

"It seems the difficulty of refining the Creation Abyssal Pill ranks among the most challenging even within the Fourth Rank High Grade tier."

Lyra Jiang [the Immortal Maiden Lyra] spoke with a hint of regret, her Alchemy [the art of refining spiritual pills] skill was exceptionally high, and she had originally been quite confident in her ability to break through to the Fourth Rank High Grade [a high-tier stage within the fourth major cultivation rank].

Yet now, even with the two of them working together and utilizing the Violet-Infused Alchemy Furnace [an enchanted furnace for pill refinement] and the Fourth Rank Earthfire [a potent, earth-aspected flame of the fourth rank], they had nearly failed.

They had only succeeded in forming a single pill, which was not enough to split between them—this fell far short of her expectations.

Seeing her despondency, Eldrin Chen [the cultivator Eldrin] offered words of comfort. "It is of no consequence. We still possess another Abyssal Spirit Treasure Jade [a precious jade containing potent abyssal spiritual energy]. We can refine another batch. With the experience gained from the first attempt, our Pill Success Rate [the likelihood of successfully forming pills] is certain to increase significantly."

"It seems that is our only recourse."

So saying, Lyra Jiang and Eldrin began the process of refining the second batch of Creation Abyssal Pill [a powerful pill that aids in the creation and consolidation of one's foundational cultivation].

As anticipated, compared to the arduous struggle of the first batch, the refinement of the second batch proceeded with far greater smoothness. Your portal to cultivation novels: audi0-n0vel.c0m.

Their skill grew with practice. This time, no major issues arose. They successfully completed the refinement of this batch of Creation Abyssal Pill, yielding a full two pills.

"Success."

Upon completing the Pill [a refined spiritual elixir], both of them broke into smiles of genuine delight.

Strictly speaking, the two of them actually incurred a significant loss in refining these two batches of pills [a general term for spiritual pills and elixirs]. The Creation Abyssal Pill [a high-grade pill that aids in advancing cultivation by refining and returning one's essence to its primordial state] required the use of precious Creation Abyssal Water [a rare spiritual liquid containing the essence of creation and the abyss, used in high-level alchemy] and a Fire Essence Treasure Pearl [a magical treasure that contains concentrated fire essence]. According to market prices, the cost for a single batch was as high as eight million Spirit Stones [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation].

The refining cost for these two batches of pills [a general term for spiritual pills and elixirs] was so exorbitant; one could say they had poured over ten million Spirit Stones [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy] into the endeavor, yet obtained merely three pills in the end.

With the market price of a single Creation Abyssal Pill [a high-grade pill that aids in advancing cultivation] being three million Spirit Stones [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy], they had, in fact, suffered a massive loss.

However, seeking to advance one's Alchemy [the art of refining spiritual pills and elixirs] inherently demanded such sacrifices. Although they suffered a loss this time, their Alchemy [the art of refining spiritual pills and elixirs] had improved by a significant margin.

Now that Lyra Jiang's Alchemy [the art of refining spiritual pills and elixirs] had advanced to the Fourth Rank High Grade [a high level within the fourth rank of a skill or art] level, Eldrin Chen estimated that he himself had likely reached the threshold of Fourth Rank Middle Grade [a mid-level within the fourth rank of a skill or art].

With progress made in Alchemy [the art of refining spiritual pills and elixirs], then in the future, simply successfully refining one additional Golden Core Formation Pill [a pill that aids in the formation of a Golden Core] would allow them to net an extra two million Spirit Stones [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy], eventually recouping this expenditure.

Lyra Jiang handed one of the Creation Abyssal Pill [a high-grade pill that aids in advancing cultivation] to Eldrin Chen, took one for herself, and then spoke.

"I wish to give the remaining Creation Abyssal Pill [a high-grade pill that aids in advancing cultivation] to Yvonne."

"Her cultivation has already touched the threshold of the seventh layer of Golden Core [a major cultivation stage where spiritual energy condenses into a solid golden core within the dantian]. Once she breaks through and then consumes this pill, it will be sufficient for her to reach the eighth layer of Golden Core [a major cultivation stage]. In the future, she will undoubtedly become a great asset to us."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen nodded. By now, he understood that the relationship between Yvonne and Lyra Jiang was no ordinary one.

Yvonne the Violet Consort also hailed from the Eastern Sea Coast and had been close friends with Lyra Jiang since their youth. Although she did not possess a Dao Body, she was a peerless Heaven's Chosen with a Heavenly Spiritual Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root granting unparalleled cultivation talent], and had even forged a Superior Golden Core [the highest quality and most potent form of Golden Core].

The aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root was truly extraordinary. Cultivators with this talent faced no bottlenecks whatsoever before reaching the Golden Core realm. There was not even a possibility of failure when advancing to Foundation Establishment or Purple Mansion.

Even when breaking through to the Golden Core realm, they possessed a fifty percent chance of success. It was precisely because of this that Yvonne the Violet Consort managed to reach the Golden Core realm at the age of one hundred and eighty without relying on any external aids, achieving that pinnacle Superior Golden Core.

This innate talent was formidable. Once Yvonne the Violet Consort broke through to the Golden Core, Late Stage, her Mana [the spiritual energy cultivated and wielded by practitioners] would be no weaker than that of a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator. Upon reaching the Golden Core Eighth Layer, her Mana would surpass that of a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator by twenty percent.

Although a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator could only bond with one Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force and soul], by that time, Yvonne the Violet Consort, having mastered her Great Divine Ability [a supreme and immensely powerful cultivation technique or supernatural power], would possess a trump card potent enough to give even a False Nascent Soul Cultivator [a cultivator who has reached a pseudo-Nascent Soul state, more powerful than Golden Core but not a true Nascent Soul] pause for thought. Join our community of readers at (audio-novel.com).