I am Master Maoshan

An indescribable feeling surged in Chen Shanhe's heart. He felt as if he was witnessing an unprecedented miracle of alchemy. However, he was more worried and puzzled. In his opinion, Liu Jun's way of alchemy was simply a waste of medicinal materials, which was completely inconsistent with the common sense of alchemy. He wanted to know now, can this alchemy method really succeed? Or is Liu Jun just being mysterious and wanting to show his uniqueness through this seemingly casual alchemy method? This is also unlikely. Here he is alone. To put it bluntly, no one will watch him pretending to be cool, so there is no need for him to show off.

However, no matter how Chen Shanhe speculated and worried, Liu Jun seemed to be completely immersed in his own alchemy world. His eyes were firm and focused, and every movement revealed his deep understanding and superb skills in the art of alchemy. As the herbs were continuously put in and the flames continued to burn, a strong medicinal fragrance began to permeate the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron, which made people feel refreshed and as if even their souls were purified.

The fragrance of this elixir was extremely strong, as if it contained endless vitality and vigor. It not only permeated the entire hall, but also stubbornly seeped out through the tiny crack in the door of the hall, as if announcing the birth of some miracle.

Mu Qianchou and other Ice Palace masters who were guarding outside the gate were concentrating and resting their minds, but they were immediately attracted by the sudden fragrance and opened their eyes. Their faces were instantly filled with surprise, as if they were washed by an invisible force, and they felt much more comfortable, and even the bottlenecks they encountered during their usual practice seemed to have loosened a little.

"What a nice smell!" Mu Qianchou couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, with a hint of excitement in her voice that was hard to conceal.

Although she didn't understand alchemy, she knew that only the best elixirs would have this kind of medicinal fragrance.

"Is this a finished pill?" An Ice Palace master asked with curiosity on his face and anticipation in his eyes. His words were full of doubt and confusion. After all, in his opinion, a pill that could emit such a strong fragrance was definitely not an ordinary thing.

"No, but it will probably be soon." Upon hearing this, several alchemy masters of the Ice Palace frowned, their expressions solemn and complicated. Although they were not alchemy masters, they also had profound attainments in the art of alchemy, and naturally understood the difficulty of refining pills. The time was a bit unreasonable.

"It's impossible to refine it to this level in such a short time!" An alchemy master couldn't help shaking his head, his tone full of disbelief. In his opinion, a divine pill like Chaos Kaiyuan Pill would take ten days or half a month to refine to this level even for an alchemy master. However, at this moment, Liu Jun only took about two hours, which was beyond their imagination.

Could it be that Liu Jun has already surpassed the realm of the Grandmaster of Alchemy? But from ancient times to the present, the highest realm of alchemy is the Grandmaster.

They looked at the tightly closed door of the hall, their hearts filled with doubts and amazement. They knew that the way of alchemy required not only superb skills, but also time and patience. However, at this moment, Liu Jun seemed to have broken this iron rule, using his strength and wisdom to write his own legend.

At this moment, in the hall, Liu Jun was still concentrating on controlling the fire. His hands fluttered like butterflies, and every movement was just right, as if he had formed a wonderful tacit understanding with the fire and the medicinal materials.

The masters of the Ice Palace outside the hall held their breath, waiting for the miracle to happen. They knew that once the elixir was refined, their Ice Palace would have another strong man in the middle stage of the Half-Step Divine King Realm.

Time passed quietly, and every second seemed to be stretched. For the Ice Palace masters who were anxiously waiting outside the hall, the waiting process was like being in a long winter, and the days were like years. Their eyes were full of expectation and tension, and they exchanged anxious glances from time to time, as if every gust of wind and every sound could tug at their heartstrings.

At this moment, a sudden smell of burning quietly drifted in the air, like an invisible hand, instantly tightening everyone's heart. This smell, with an indescribable dullness and frustration, made everyone present feel nervous and their faces involuntarily became solemn.

"This... is a failure?" Mu Qianchou's voice trembled slightly. He looked eagerly at several alchemy masters beside him, trying to catch a glimmer of hope from their expressions.

Several alchemy masters looked at each other, their eyes revealing a bit of helplessness and regret. After a moment of silence, they slowly nodded, the heavy movement seemed to confirm a fact that they were unwilling to accept. Based on their years of experience in alchemy, the appearance of this burnt smell undoubtedly meant the failure of the refining process.

"Palace Master, there are still eight sets of refining materials, don't worry." Seeing this, an Ice Palace master hurried forward to comfort her. Although her voice was calm, her eyes revealed her concern and worry for the Palace Master.

However, what they didn't know was that in the hall, Liu Jun, who was concentrating on refining the Chaos Kaiyuan Pill, had not failed. Under his careful control, the first batch of pills had been successfully refined. However, this guy deliberately got some firewood and some insignificant things nearby, and cleverly created this burnt smell.

"It's been successfully refined so far?" Chen Shanhe's voice was trembling with disbelief. He stretched out his hands carefully, as if he was not taking over a pill, but a priceless treasure. The Chaos Kaiyuan Pill that Liu Jun had just refined was flashing with a faint fluorescence in his rough palms, revealing an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. Chen Shanhe widened his eyes and looked at the pill carefully. He originally thought that even an alchemy genius like Liu Jun would need to experience at least a few failures and accumulate enough experience to successfully refine the legendary Chaos Kaiyuan Pill. But the fact before him surprised him - Liu Jun succeeded in refining the first batch!
This sudden success made Chen Shanhe a little dazed. He even had an illusion that what he refined was not Chaos Kaiyuan Pill, but the Foundation Building Pill used by ordinary disciples. After all, the Foundation Building Pill is relatively simple to refine, and the success rate is much higher, sometimes even up to 90% success rate. And Chaos Kaiyuan Pill, that is a magical pill that can help people break through the realm and help people overcome tribulations! How could it be so easy to refine it?

"What else? Could it be that I'm refining candy?" Liu Jun looked at Chen Shanhe's surprised expression and couldn't help rolling his eyes, with a helpless smile on his lips. Of course, he understood Chen Shanhe's surprise and confusion, but in his opinion, this was just a matter of course.

"That's not what I meant, it's just... isn't there a thunder tribulation with this divine pill? Why isn't there even any sound?" Chen Shanhe finally found his voice. He looked at Liu Jun in confusion, trying to find the answer from the other's eyes.

"Formation, when I arrived just now, I made a formation to temporarily block the aura. This Chaos Kaiyuan Pill is extraordinary. Once it is successfully refined, it will inevitably bring about strange phenomena in heaven and earth and thunder tribulations. By then, people outside will know that I have succeeded in refining it. How can I take away the other materials then? So I can only use the formation to temporarily block the aura of the pill. When these materials are used up, I will lift the formation, and then the thunder tribulation will naturally come." Liu Jun smiled lightly when he heard this and explained.

After listening to Liu Jun's explanation, Chen Shanhe suddenly realized it. He looked at the Chaos Kaiyuan Pill in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of excitement and awe. This pill not only represents that Liu Jun's alchemy skills have reached a new height, but also means that Danzong is about to usher in an unprecedented opportunity. There is no alchemy master who can refine Chaos Kaiyuan Pill, let alone Danzong, and the entire Danmen.

"Oh? No, will these thunder tribulations accumulate together?" Chen Shanhe frowned, his face full of worry and fear, and suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

Liu Jun succeeded in refining the first batch, but the result was that the divine pill thunder tribulation was delayed because of the formation. But if the remaining eight materials were all successfully refined, then once the formation was lifted, it would be a nine-part divine pill thunder tribulation! If all of these were accumulated together and nine parts of thunder tribulation struck at the same time, what a terrifying scene it would be, and who could withstand it?

Liu Jun glanced at Chen Shanhe and naturally knew what Chen Shanhe was worried about at the moment. However, he had carefully examined the Ice Palace's protective formation before, and its power was amazing. It should not be a problem to resist several divine pills' thunder tribulations.

"Don't worry, it's okay, trust me." Liu Jun said with a firm look and a steady tone.

Chen Shanhe opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, with a very complicated expression on his face. He hesitated for a long time, and finally swallowed the words back without saying them out loud.

Liu Jun once again devoted himself to the arduous process of refining the Chaos Kaiyuan Pill. During this long period of time, from the solemn hall, there was a constant stream of strong or weak aromas of pills, as well as a frowning smell of burning, alternatingly drifting out.

Mu Qianchou and the other people in the Ice Palace were like people on a crazy roller coaster, with ups and downs, and it was difficult to calm down. Every time the aroma of the elixir appeared, it would ignite the flame of hope in their hearts, but the smell of burning that followed was like cold water, ruthlessly extinguishing the hope that had just been ignited.

Especially when it came to the last batch of pills to be refined, Mu Qianchou and the others' hearts instantly rose to their throats. After all, in their eyes, the refining of the Chaos Kaiyuan Pill had failed eight times in a row. If it still ended in failure this time, they would not be able to get the precious refining materials they needed in a short period of time. Moreover, Mu Chendong would also fail to break through because he could not get the powerful help of the Chaos Kaiyuan Pill, and eventually end up with a tragic ending of being destroyed both physically and spiritually.

Chen Shanhe was also nervous. However, the difference was that Chen Shanhe had witnessed Liu Jun's successful refining process. He knew clearly that Liu Jun had successfully refined eight batches before, and he was currently refining the ninth batch of Chaos Kaiyuan Pill.

Chen Shanhe is now worried about one thing. The power of the Nine Divine Pill Thunder Tribulation is too great and will cause unpredictable serious consequences.

Although this divine pill thunder tribulation is not like a heavenly tribulation, the more people help, the greater its power will be. However, the power of this kind of heaven-defying divine pill should not be underestimated. Once the people who help cannot block it, it will inevitably fall on the person who refines the pill.

He secretly made up his mind that if the thunder tribulation was going to strike Liu Jun, he would not let Liu Jun have any mishaps even at the cost of his life. (End of this chapter)