Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 460: Zi Yan's Trial, the Plan of the Life Qi Pill
For Lin Yuan today, the nine-colored pill thunder is no longer a threat, and he is familiar with dealing with it.

Soon, the nine-colored pill thunder became food for the celestial demon puppets.

And at the moment when the thundercloud completely dissipated, a green light shot out from the fire cauldron and shot towards the space layer in the distance.

"It can determine the space exit so quickly. It is worthy of being made from Bodhi seeds - the fruit of the ancient Bodhi wisdom tree. It is a top-grade eighth-grade material. Both its spirituality and wisdom are far superior to ordinary eighth-grade nine-color pills."

Seeing this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but nodded slightly, secretly admiring in his heart.

But there was no hesitation in his movements. With a thought, he activated the Dan Yin Jue. The green light paused, then flew back in front of him uncontrollably.

The green light dissipated, and a "little squirrel" with a completely green body appeared.

At the same time, an extremely strong elixir fragrance diffuses from its body, and just one sniff makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The "little squirrel" looked at Lin Yuan timidly, looking extremely adorable.

This little fellow is really quite clever, and has deliberately transformed himself into such a lovable appearance. If it were Little Medical Fairy and the others, perhaps they would really feel a little sympathy for him.

Lin Yuan naturally would not let this happen and put unnecessary burden on them.

He smiled indifferently and activated the Dan Yin Jue to bind it tightly. Then he changed his handprint and pointed a finger at its forehead. Its "little squirrel" form trembled and then quickly dissipated, turning into a round emerald green pill.

Lin Yuan waved his hand to pack and put away the Bodhi Pill, closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the specific process of refining the medicine in his mind, analyzing and summarizing the experience.

An hour later, when he opened his eyes again, a gleam of confidence flashed in his eyes!

"I have understood all the tricks of Bodhi Pills!"

With a loud laugh, Lin Yuan waved his sleeves lightly, and in an instant, eight jade boxes emitting cold air flew out from the Nether Sea Ring...
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In a space that was constructed by illusion but seemed very close to reality, a fierce battle was raging.

Zi Yan's brows were slightly solemn, and her hands blossomed like lotus flowers, producing one mysterious seal after another.

"Imperial Dragon Seal!"

When the last seal was completed, rich purple-gold light burst out from her body, interweaving and converging, and transformed into a strange light seal in her palm.

At the same time, hundreds of thousand-foot-long sword beams shot out from afar.

Each of the thousand-foot-long sword beams carried a sharp force that could cut through mountains. Wherever they passed, the void was torn into dark cracks.

Hundreds of sword beams intertwined and transformed into an impenetrable sword net, covering Zi Yan and completely blocking her retreat route.

Upon seeing this, a hint of madness flashed in Zi Yan's eyes, and the wings of the Sky Phoenix behind her fluttered. Instead of retreating, her body advanced, transforming into a purple-gold dragon of light. Following her vague intuition, she headed directly towards the terrifying torrent of sword energy.

The moment they made contact, a mysterious spatial fluctuation spread out with Zi Yan as the center.

In an instant, the space within a radius of dozens of miles seemed to be paused by an invisible giant hand, and the originally surging torrent of sword energy strangely stagnated for a moment.

However, this stagnation lasted only a blink of an eye.

The green-clothed swordsman in the distance snorted coldly, and the sword in his hand trembled slightly. The torrent of sword energy surged wildly again like a beast breaking free from a cage.

But this brief pause still bought Zi Yan a crucial opportunity.

Sensing the weak spot in the sword net, she flapped the wings of the Heavenly Phoenix behind her suddenly, and her speed increased instantly, shuttling between the sword energies like a ghost.

A layer of armor also appeared on the surface of her body, with fine dragon scales and phoenix feathers interwoven on it. The sword energy passed through it, making a sound of metal clashing and sparks flying, but only leaving faint white marks on it.

The wings of the Sky Phoenix surged with wind and thunder. Zi Yan dodged a few times and flashed to a place not far from the blue-clothed swordsman... The time for victory has arrived!

"kill--"

With a cry, she pushed her right hand forward violently.

The Imperial Dragon Seal that had long been condensed on her palm suddenly emitted a burst of purple-gold light and transformed into a gigantic purple-gold dragon, pouncing towards the Green-Clothed Sword Saint with its fangs and claws bared.

Wherever the light dragon passed, the space was torn apart, and terrifying energy fluctuations spread in all directions like surging waves.

Upon seeing this, the swordsman in green waved the sword in his hand wildly, and sword energy shot towards the purple-gold dragon like meteors. However, it was too late. The purple-gold dragon suddenly swung its tail, flashed in front of the swordsman in green, and swallowed him in one gulp.

Instantly, this world erupted with an earth-shaking roar, and a violent energy storm submerged the entire area within a radius of thousands of feet.

After a few minutes, the energy storm dissipated, and only Zi Yan stood proudly in the void.

She wiped the scarlet from the corner of her mouth and cast her gaze towards the swordsman who was about to disappear. A trace of solemnity flashed in her eyes - this swordsman who existed in the past was indeed a strong enemy!
"Haha, being able to defeat this Saint, Zhu Kun's daughter... is really great!"

The green-clothed swordsman smiled appreciatively, looked at the flying figure indifferently, waved his sleeves casually, and his figure disappeared in this magical world.

It was clearly just an illusion, but it inexplicably gave Zi Yan a very real feeling.

Thanks to the transformation of Zhu Kun and Jinglian Demon Saint, especially the participation of Jinglian Demon Saint in the transformation, the level of today's "immersive simulation training device" has completely exceeded Lin Yuan's expectations.

Zi Yan frowned slightly, tilted her head to look at Zhu Kun who appeared beside her, and confirmed: "Dad, was that person just now really just an illusion?

"Haha!" Zhu Kun smiled and gently rubbed her head with his palm, "A dead person is of course an illusion."

"That man is called the Divine Rainbow Sword Saint. He was a six-star Dou Sheng thousands of years ago and was once a powerful enemy of my father—a powerful enemy that is very worthy of respect! My father fought with him five times, and it was not until the last time that he managed to kill him with great difficulty."

"And the man you just fought was your uncle Jiang, who used your father's memory as the foundation and reconstructed the phantom of the Divine Rainbow Sword Saint through illusion projection."

"Tsk, Nightmare Sky Mist, it's really an amazing illusion!"

Today, Zhu Kun can vaguely understand why the Pure Lotus Demon Saint was able to get the title of "the person closest to the Dou Emperor" in an era when strong people emerged ten thousand years ago.

His attainments in illusion alone were already terrifyingly powerful.

Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Zhu Kun waved his sleeves, and a mysterious soul wave rippled out, and the broken illusion space was instantly restored.

"Zi Yan, come with me, let's review the battle just now." He asked Zi Yan to sit down on a mountain peak and said seriously, "You performed very well just now, but there are still areas for improvement. I will explain it to you in detail!"

Although Zi Yan's performance had already amazed Zhu Kun, as she defeated the unforgettable powerful enemy in just the third battle, as a father, he naturally had the highest demands on the most serious matter of fighting.

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately sat up straight, her delicate purple-gold eyes filled with solemnity, ready to listen to Zhu Kun's teachings.

The great progress during this period is largely due to this...
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Under the magma sea, in front of the ancient emperor’s cave.

When Lin Yuan was absorbed in refining medicine, time passed by unknowingly like sand on his fingertips.

When the medicine refining time came to the 71st day, the total number of eighth-grade nine-color pills in Lin Yuan's hand reached an astonishing 54, and this round of medicine refining was finally coming to an end. At this moment, Lin Yuan was finally ready - all the preparations for refining the life energy pill.

He sat cross-legged on the stone platform, his aura was vague and ethereal, even his breathing was much lighter than usual, and his whole body was filled with a mysterious "natural" charm.

As if sensing this change, the Pure Lotus Monument flashed with a faint light, and the figure of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint appeared.

"Danhun Realm, I didn't expect to see it again!"

He stared at Lin Yuan on the stone platform, a solemn look flashed in his eyes, and he murmured in a low voice.

He had only witnessed this strange state once in his life.

The special state of Danhun Realm is what alchemists dream of, and it is hard to come by and even harder to find - the alchemists who can encounter it once in their lifetime are one in a million.

In this wonderful state, the power of the soul will be infinitely amplified. At this time, when refining the elixir, as long as the basic conditions such as medicinal materials, cultivation, and flame are met, there will be no failure rate and it will definitely succeed!

With Lin Yuan's horrific experience in alchemy, he has only encountered this three times so far.

However, before the Pure Lotus Demon Saint finished his words, he seemed to have figured something out. A hint of realization flashed across his weathered yet peaceful eyes.

"So this is the case. It's not accidental, but Lin's careful design!"

"Continuous high-intensity alchemy is to capture the spiritual energy to enter the 'Alchemy Soul Realm' and maximize the success rate of alchemy. The reason why I wear several Bodhi seeds on my body is to use the spirituality of the Bodhi seeds to intercept the spiritual energy of the unity of heaven and man..."

"This kid is really meticulous in his preparations. It seems that... the time has come. He is going to refine the Life Qi Pill!"

After figuring this out, he suddenly became interested.

Although he had seen Lin Yuan refine pills with various thunders many times, using strange fire as raw material to refine pills was something that not only he but probably no one else had ever seen from ancient times to the present... Today's event was probably the first time in the Douqi Continent.

In addition, during the process of refining the Life Qi Pill, there was a link that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint was extremely concerned about and was waiting to be verified.

Under the expectant gaze of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, at a certain moment, the eyelids of Lin Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, moved slightly, and then he finally slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, there was complete indifference and loftiness in those deep eyes.

He stood up on the stone platform, and his fingertips, which had been oozing blood at some point, slid lightly in the air, writing a few blood-colored runes smoothly.

"untie--"

With a clear shout, the blood-colored runes gathered together and merged into a streak of blood light, floating onto the strange fire mark between Lin Yuan's eyebrows.

In an instant, the strange fire mark flashed suddenly, and then with a "puff", it turned into a ball of purple-black flame.

This fire is none other than the Three Thousand Flames.

After comprehensive consideration, Lin Yuan finally chose the flame ranked ninth on the list of strange fires as the starting fire of his natal Qi pill.

After several months of practice, he has gained a high level of control over the flame.

He waved his hand, and the Three Thousand Flames of Fire trembled slightly, then rose up into the air and resumed the shape of a half-meter-tall fire dragon while leaping. Then it swooped down suddenly and landed lightly in the center of the fire cauldron in mid-air.

At the same time, Lin Yuan waved his hand, and nearly a thousand kinds of medicinal herbs flew out from his storage ring, lingering around the fire cauldron and suspended in the sky.

So far, the Life Qi Pill is the pill with the largest number of medicinal ingredients among all the pills refined by Lin Yuan.

In mid-air, numerous medicinal herbs circled around the fire cauldron and were continuously projected in. Then, the moment they entered the fire cauldron, they were directly transformed into the purest medicinal power and suspended in the huge fire cauldron.

In the center of the fire cauldron, the Three Thousand Flames of Fire let out a long roar, and its shape began to cycle between expansion and compression, gradually taking on a bit of a "liquid" texture.

At a certain moment, the purple-black fire dragon exploded and turned into a ball of sticky purple-black liquid, spreading out powerful energy fluctuations.

Afterwards, the precise medicinal power of the numerous medicinal herbs in the cauldron was integrated into the purple-black liquid.

As more and more medicinal power was injected into the purple-black liquid, its color gradually became colorful, and faint light spots like stardust continued to fall on the surface of the liquid, which looked extremely magical.

On the stone platform, Lin Yuan, who had entered the "Danhun Realm", stood with his hands behind his back and his eyes closed. His nearly infinite soul power naturally controlled every step of the refining process...

In the following time, stardust was scattered and starlight was flashing in front of the ancient emperor's cave.

The huge fire cauldron was suspended in the far air, and the ice-blue flame that spread out from it turned into strands of fire, weaving through and blending the medicinal liquids.

This kind of extremely precise refining process lasted for nearly half a month.

When the twentieth day came, Lin Yuan's eyes, which had been lightly closed, finally opened slowly. He looked at the fire cauldron in the sky and smiled slightly.

In the cauldron, a purple, round pill has taken shape!
The indifference and arrogance in his eyes had completely disappeared at this moment, and he had obviously exited the "Danhun Realm" - the Danhun Realm maintained by special methods ultimately has its limitations.

But it doesn’t matter. Lin Yuan is capable of accomplishing everything else on his own.

Under the Pure Lotus Monument, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint seemed to have sensed something, his face became slightly solemn, and his eyes stared at Lin Yuan's every move.

The moment he has been waiting for is here!

On the stone platform, Master Lin Yuan felt a flash of inspiration from the cauldron. His expression suddenly changed, and his eyes flashed with a fascinating brilliance: "Now is the moment to condense the Fire Spirit!"

Without any hesitation, he put his hands together, and then they bloomed like lotus flowers, forming one mysterious seal after another.

"Spiritual Appearance——"

The moment the seal was formed, the innate soul pill between his eyebrows trembled slightly, and five fist-sized soul light balls flew out from his eyebrows and hovered in the center of the fire cauldron.

Looking closely, there were five strands of spiritual light in the five soul light balls, namely purple, white, blue, green and red. They were the spiritualities that Lin Yuan extracted from the Three Thousand Flames, the Fallen Heart Flame, the Sea Heart Flame, the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire and the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Fire.

Among them, the Three Thousand Flames of Fire are particularly powerful and agile.

This is natural. Among the five strange fires, the Three Thousand Flames took the longest time to grow, had the most powerful spirituality, and was also extracted most thoroughly by Lin Yuan.

After being transformed by Lin Yuan using secret methods and nurtured by his soul power, these five strands of strange fire light are now extremely friendly to him.

And what he has to do today is to use these strange fire spirits as materials, and through the creative power of alchemy, create a human-shaped strange fire spirit that belongs to him alone!
With a proud smile, Lin Yuan glanced at the Ring of the Dark Sea, and then flicked his fingers.

Instantly, fifty-four eighth-grade nine-color pills flew out from the storage ring, like fifty-four stars, surrounding the five rays of light above the fire cauldron...

(End of this chapter)