Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 708 The scent of medicine
The interior of the Star Refining Furnace appeared before my eyes.

At the bottom of the stove, a small clump of black ash was scattered.

The first attempt at alchemy failed.

As expected, Zhou Leng opened the Star Refining Furnace, and a burnt smell wafted out.

Remove the residue, examine it carefully, and then recall the process, thinking through it step by step.

Then, the ingredients for the Dragon Tiger Pill were added to it again and again.

Failure after failure.

With continuous practice and the aid of alchemy books from advanced civilizations, Zhou Leng's experience in star-refining techniques advanced by leaps and bounds.

The eleventh time was completed. The furnace lid was opened, and a faint aroma of medicine wafted out.

Looking down, I saw a small pile of grayish-white powder at the bottom of the furnace.

Zhou Leng smiled.

This is "scattered medicine." Although it failed to coalesce into a star pill, it still has a certain medicinal effect and can be taken, but its effect is only about one-tenth of that of a complete pill.

Zhou Leng took out the powdered medicine, added the medicinal powder, and manually rolled it into three pills of Dragon Tiger Pill.

I pinched one, put it in my mouth, and swallowed it.

Close your eyes and feel it carefully.

A fiery sensation entered his abdomen, and the burning power spread from his stomach to his limbs and bones.

Once the medicinal vapors had stabilized, Zhou Leng opened his eyes.

Although it's just a powdered medicine, its efficacy is at least three times that of the genuine Longhu Dan.

Moreover, Zhou Leng had already consumed a hundred Dragon Tiger Pills. The medicinal effect was originally negligible, but consuming this one was exactly the same as consuming a new one.

It might be related to the tree-man's supernatural powers, or it might be...

Zhou Leng looked at the Star Refining Furnace.

This Dragon Tiger Pill is named Starry Sky Little Dragon Tiger Pill.

Subsequently, Zhou Leng continued to refine Dragon Tiger Pills.

With accumulated experience, after refining it two hundred times, only half of the Starry Sky True Energy remained in his body.

Zhou Leng had no choice but to sit down and cultivate his internal energy.

The colorful lake has disappeared, but the crack connecting the lake to the ground remains.

Strands of lake water gushed out, releasing destructive stellar power.

The Tree Man's supernatural powers continuously transform the destructive stellar energy from the outside world into true stellar energy.

Although it's slow, it's better than nothing.

Once the starry sky was fully restored, Zhou Leng, following the instructions of his senior sister, Shen Yunxian, refined the Dragon-Tiger Pill a full thousand times.

Seven hundred times before, he occasionally produced black, burnt pills.

After seven hundred repetitions, it was all refined into powder.

Thousands of attempts to refine the medicine failed, not a single one of which successfully gathered the star.

After much deliberation, Zhou Leng finally realized that ordinary pills could not truly gather stars; making them into powdered medicine was the limit.

So, he took out the recipes for other Little Star Pills, studied them repeatedly, and then put in the ingredients for Little Star Pills to begin refining.

At first, almost all attempts failed.

Having refined it countless times, Zhou Leng had become too lazy to check before opening the lid; he would open the lid as soon as he finished refining.

Failure after failure.

The best outcome would be to produce loose medicine that can be consumed, but not to gather the essence into a pill.

The refining process failed, and a burnt smell emerged.

As the medicine was being prepared, a faint fragrance wafted out.

Zhou Leng became more and more skilled with practice, eventually reaching a point where he was numb to it.

After refining it once again, as usual, I opened the lid.

hum...

The auspicious clouds surrounding the Star Refining Furnace suddenly gathered and transformed into a ring of white smoke.

The white smoke trembled slightly, absorbed the elixir energy, flew into the sky, transformed into a white ring, and slowly spread out.

A cloud ring appears, and the star elixir is formed.

As the cloud halo expanded, the fragrance of the elixir, ten times stronger than before, filled the sky and lingered for a long time.

Zhou Leng peered inside and saw a pale white, faintly glowing pill floating about a foot above the furnace.

Zhou Leng carefully took out the pill and examined it in his hand.

This is a "Celestial Star Pill," about the size of a ping-pong ball, surrounded by white light. Above the pill is a miniature, vast ocean, and nothing else.

Star Pill, as the name suggests, is made by refining stars into pills.

A complete Star Core is an edible star, with a complete star system, complete with mountains and water, just like a real star.

However, this is only a small star pill and does not have the complete power of a star. At first glance, it looks like a pure water planet, and its power is not complete.

Even so, it is powerful enough.

Zhou Leng carefully put it away and continued refining the medicine.

After thirty attempts at alchemy, three pills were successfully refined.

There is a one in ten chance of succeeding in becoming an immortal.

The ingredients for the Divine Essence Pill can only be refined five times in total.

Zhou Leng didn't think much of it and immediately started refining the herbs. If it failed, he would continue searching for medicinal materials.

The first attempt failed.

The second attempt failed.

The third time, failed.

The fourth time, it was a success.

The fifth attempt failed.

After putting away the Star Refining Furnace, Zhou Leng looked at the Divine Essence Pill wrapped in tin foil in his hand.

The Martial Saint's Path was originally intended to find the heart of martial arts in preparation for ascending to sainthood.

The result was only a vague direction, and we were still a little short of the final step.

Unexpectedly, when things went dark in the west, they found a way to succeed: they successfully refined the Divine Essence Pill.

With this Divine Essence Pill, the residual divine power within Zhang Xinglie can be dispelled.

The other three Lesser Star Pills should be given to Zhang Xinglie, who should seek help from a demigod demon spirit master to accelerate the recovery of his physical body.
Give Song Juesi one to make up for the last shortcoming in his body.

I'll keep the last one for myself, just in case.

Zhou Leng glanced at the ground of the colorful lake.

Strands of bright blue lake water flowed out at an extremely slow pace.

Having completed the Martial Saint's Path, all that remains is to return to the Frost Giant Tree for quiet cultivation. When the time is right, one can perfectly ascend to sainthood.

Rather than staying here, it's better to hurry back and give the Divine Essence Pill to Zhang Xinglie. "I wonder if Zhang Xinglie has advanced to Grandmaster yet..."

Zhou Leng gazed into the distance with anticipation, his childhood self appearing before his eyes.

Back then, the two children kowtowed and became sworn brothers in front of the photos of Zhao Dongjun, Wan Yumin, and Wu Duanxiong, the Three Saints of Mount Tai.

We agreed that after being conferred the title of saint, we would climb Mount Tai together.

Now, we might need to add Song Juesi.

Zhou Leng, imagining the future scene of the three new Taishan Saints, took a few steps, stopped, surveyed the battlefield of ten thousand cores, and bowed.

Goodbye, heroes who ignited countless cores.

The power you have accumulated over forty years has been transformed into Divine Essence Pills, enough to dispel the residual divine power within Zhang Xinglie.

I, Zhou Leng, will now hand over the Divine Essence Pill to Zhang Xinglie, and then stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone as we walk toward a future where humanity exists.

Humanity will never perish.

Zhou Leng strode towards the exit.

Throughout the journey, I constantly sensed my body.

Witnessing the simultaneous explosion of ten thousand cores has further strengthened my martial arts will and heart.

The aroma of the pills formed after four successful small-scale pill refining processes is also remarkably effective in nourishing the body.

Near the exit, a large number of Grandmaster Kings stood in front.

Monsters formed an alliance, humanoids formed an alliance, while dragons and giants stood further away.

Zhou Leng remained in disguise, and they couldn't recognize him.

"Human, stop right there."

Seventeen demonic angels stood in a line, blocking Zhou Leng's way.

The Humanoid Alliance Grandmaster Wang frowned, but after glancing at the people here, he sighed inwardly.

They were no match for these demonic angels.

The other party is too strong.

Zhou Leng stared at them.

"After you went in, things changed, and there were four magical medicinal scents. We could benefit from the scents even from a distance. What did you discover inside?"

Zhou Leng asked, "Did you benefit from the medicinal fragrance?"

"Of course. Tell me what happened inside, or you can't leave."

Zhou Leng asked again, "You benefited from the medicinal fragrance I refined, and now you're turning around and obstructing me?"

The seventeen demonic angels were stunned for a moment, and Zhou Leng suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"not good……"

Zhou Leng appeared like a ghost, appearing one by one near each of the Demon Prison Angels.

With one punch, the head of a demonic angel exploded.

With a single finger, the heart of a demonic angel was pierced.

With a single palm strike, the head of a demonic angel was smashed into its chest cavity, exiting from its crotch and landing on the ground.

One leg, and a demonic angel was severed at the waist...

Within three seconds, Zhou Leng unleashed seventeen moves, killing seventeen Demonic Angels.

Pick up the seventeen magic bags and head towards the exit.

As the figure disappeared, the remaining Grandmaster Kings remained silent.

After a while, they discussed it in private and finally reached a consensus.

The human martial saint disregards martial ethics and disguises himself as a grandmaster to enter the battlefield of ten thousand cores.

After leaving the battlefield of ten thousand cores, Zhou Leng ran quickly in the water, reaching a speed of eight times the speed of sound.

Even when controlling its power, it still creates subtle popping sounds wherever it goes, leaving behind a long white trail of water.

Before long, they approached the area where the tortoise-shell castle had been.

They ran headlong into a massive army frantically searching for the tortoise-shell castle, led by three demigod avatars.

"Stop!" shouted one of the siren demigod's avatars.

Zhou Leng suddenly accelerated, unleashing a punch that killed three demigod clones. Then, using the sea monster army as training puppets, he repeatedly unleashed the East Wind Fist.

Within a radius of several hundred meters centered on Zhou Leng, the seawater boiled, and all the demons that passed through perished.

The sirens in the distance sent messages one after another.

A large number of sirens rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.

At the border between the Western Sea Demon City and the human realm, a gigantic black shadow, seventy meters long, slowly appeared above the sea monster army.

Its ventral fins spread out on both sides, resembling wings tens of meters long, while its dorsal fin stands tall with sharp edges, like a large flag.

Like a black dragon, it looked down upon the army.

Countless sea monsters bowed their heads in respect.

The newly ascended demigod, the fish demon, the banner of the Azure Sea.

The turtle-shell castle was robbed, enraging the siren demigod.

For a powerful demigod to enter the Demon City, a huge price must be paid.

The newly ascended demigods were relatively weak, and with only a small amount of power, they entered the Western Sea Demon City from the Siren World.

The Azure Banner gave a soft hum, its fins flicked, and it swam faster.

The speed increased rapidly, quickly reaching Mach 6.

The resistance in water is great, and the speed at which the siren swims in the water is far slower than the speed at which the martial saint runs at full speed on land.

The banner of Canglan moved swiftly forward, vigilantly observing its surroundings.

Suddenly, a slight tremor came from the left front. Turning my head, I saw a human shadow flash by at the end of my line of sight, leaving a long white trail of water behind him.

The Azure Banner paused for a moment, because the opponent's speed was even faster than its own.

"It's very likely this person!"

The Azure Banner flicked its tail, made a sharp turn, and accelerated at full speed.

Mach 6, Mach 7, Mach 8, Mach 9, Mach 10...

Mach 10, reaching the limit of a newly promoted demigod.

He was full of confidence, looking ahead.

As time passed, his eyes gradually became vacant.

Where is that person?

After Zhou Leng finished slaughtering the sea monster army, he wanted to give the Divine Essence Pill to Zhang Xinglie as soon as possible, so he gradually accelerated the process.

Finally, the speed exceeded Mach 10, approaching Mach 11.

I had a vague feeling that something was slowly approaching on the road, but it seemed to leave quickly, so I didn't pay any attention to it.

(End of this chapter)