Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 139 Wanting to Take a Gamble

Tianyin Mountains, the Realm of Sound

Xiao Li and Wang Ming successfully entered the Sound Realm. The Sound Realm was not much different from when Xiao Li first entered, except that there were fewer people.

The Grand Elder, Yin Wuzi, led a group of people from Yin Valley to the Northwest Continent to establish the Yin Pavilion. It is worth mentioning that although the Northwest Continent is barren, it has found many promising talents suitable to become disciples of Yin Valley.

Originally, the Sound Valley was a place of Buddhist-like tranquility, where people didn't compete or fight. But things are different now. Xiao Li has a great grudge against the ancient imperial clan, so the Heavenly Sound Elder has ordered the secret enhancement of the Sound Valley's overall strength.

After all, the Sound Valley will inevitably clash with other major powers, with the Soul Palace being the first to bear the brunt. Elder Tianyin is also preparing for the worst.

"Holy Son, Elder Wang."

Xiao Li and Wang Ming walked through the Sound Realm. There were many disciples and stewards from the Sound Valley who bowed to them, and Xiao Li responded with a smile.

Main Hall

"Oh? So you two are planning to work together to refine the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill?" Tianyinzi said, taking a sip of tea.

Su Wanyin, standing to the side, looked overjoyed. Her elder brother was finally able to recover from his injuries. Su Wanyin was still as beautiful as ever, except that she was now heavily pregnant.

Xiao Li squinted at Wang Ming with a mocking look, "Teacher, you're quick. But wait, I've been in seclusion for two years. Before I went into seclusion, you and your wife were already married, so that shouldn't be considered quick."

Wang Ming nodded: "That's right. With the combined efforts of the two of us, there shouldn't be any problem refining the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, or rather, there shouldn't be any problem with refining the medicinal materials. The only problem is the final pill condensation process."

Tianyinzi nodded as if he understood, since he was not an alchemist and did not understand the details of alchemists' pill-making process.

"Most of the medicinal herbs have been prepared, but the soul crystals have not yet been collected. In essence, the soul crystals are the solidified essence of the soul. To refine the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, a considerable amount of the soul essence is probably needed."

"Alright, I'll go check out the Earthly Fiend Hall of the Soul Palace; perhaps I can retrieve some soul essence."

Just as Tianyinzi stood up, a powerful aura suddenly emanated from him.

"Yi'er, let your father handle this."

An aged voice rang out, and the white-robed, white-bearded Elder Tianyin walked in. At this moment, Elder Tianyin's face was ruddy, and Xiao Li could now sense that Elder Tianyin seemed even more terrifying.

"Father, you've broken through?" Tianyinzi stood up and looked at her father.

"Yes, after being given some guidance by the senior, I suddenly understood and broke through. I am now a high-level half-saint, but I am still some distance from becoming a battle saint."

"Let me handle this matter. With my current cultivation level, I can retrieve the item from the Earthly Fiend Hall without anyone noticing."

The old man Tianyin left as soon as he finished speaking, leaving the group of people staring at each other in disbelief.

"Ahem, since Father has gone in person, let's begin preparations," Tianyinzi said with a cough.

Xiao Li and Wang Ming then headed towards the location where the medicine was being prepared.

"Teacher, how many months pregnant is your wife? Have you prepared the elixir yet?" Xiao Li asked in a low voice with a grin.

"It's been six months already, and the elixirs are naturally ready. My child naturally needs the best. I've prepared the eighth-grade elixirs needed during pregnancy, as well as the Foundation Establishment Elixir for the child."

"Since you have the ability and resources now, Master, you naturally want to give your child the best, much better than when you were at Foundation Establishment stage," Wang Ming said with a hint of pride.

"Yes, yes, by the way, teacher, are you interested in playing with big breasts?" Xiao Li asked.

"Big? What's big?" Wang Ming looked at Xiao Li, and from the slightly crazed look in Xiao Li's eyes, Wang Ming had a bad feeling.

"Naturally, it's two pills in one furnace. We have two portions of medicinal herbs. Shall we try something big?" Xiao Li planned to take this opportunity to refine the two Yin-Yang Reversal Life Pills he needed.

He didn't have time to wait. Only by reviving Elder Xiao Kong could Xiao Li feel safe, at least with a Dou Sheng expert protecting him. This would make the Xiao family much safer.

"Two pills in one furnace? You really dare to play around! But I would like to give your Yin-Yang Cauldron a try. I have been using this Yin-Yang Cauldron for a while, and I can only say that it is indeed worthy of being called a Heavenly Cauldron."

Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, Yin-Yang Twin Flames, Yin-Yang Cauldron—tsk tsk tsk, they're all related to Yin and Yang. I wonder if this is fate or something else?

Wang Ming stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence. Maybe this pill formula was created by a powerful figure from ancient times who possessed both Yin and Yang Flames? And maybe that Yin-Yang Cauldron just happened to belong to that powerful figure?"

Xiao Li shrugged.

Soon, everyone gathered in an open area within the Sound Realm. The environment there was charred, clearly indicating that it had been struck by lightning.

Wang Ming placed the Yin-Yang Cauldron in the center first, then began to count the medicinal herbs, while Xiao Li looked at the pill formula and then took out two Spirit Ascension Fruits.

"There's still some Spirit Pregnancy Powder!" Xiao Li took out the two remaining Spirit Pregnancy Powder particles.

"Are you trying to ascend to a higher spiritual level?" Wang Ming asked, watching Xiao Li's actions.

"Well, at this level, the pills should naturally focus on spirituality. If they can enhance the spirituality, then they should. Eighth grade and seven colors are the minimum requirements for the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, which requires two Spirit Enhancement Fruits and two Spirit Nourishing Powder."

I refuse to believe that it's impossible to refine it into an eight-colored pill lightning! Why don't other alchemists put in their best effort to refine pills? Isn't it all because of the pill lightning?

Now that we have puppets capable of withstanding the Dan Lei (a type of magical attack), and with Uncle Jin Yi and Elder Su watching over us, we can go all out without worrying about the Dan Lei's potential dangers. Therefore, I've decided to take a gamble!

Xiao Li had his own perspective. Ordinary alchemists feared pill lightning like a tiger, but he wasn't worried about it, which allowed him to focus all his energy on refining higher-grade pills.

"Alright! Then your master will take the gamble with you. Since we are going to work together to refine pills this time, we need to clarify the division of labor. You probably want to condense the pills and ascend the spirit on your own, right?"

"Then I will help you refine the medicinal herbs, so you can focus on condensing the pill and won't have to spend too much energy on refining the herbs."

Wang Ming patted Xiao Li on the shoulder and said.

About an hour later,

whoosh-

The Heavenly Sound Elder appeared in this open space.

"Phew, all done. This time I've caught a big fish. This Earthly Fiend Palace has quite a bit of soul essence. If I absorb it, my soul power will likely not only reach the Heavenly Realm but might even reach the late Heavenly Realm!"

In the hands of the Heavenly Sound Elder appeared a ball of light about two feet in size. Within the ball of light was an extremely terrifying soul fluctuation, and this fluctuation was extremely pure, without the slightest impurity.

"Heavens! So many soul essences! It must be the condensation of at least hundreds of thousands of souls. Everyone knows that the Soul Palace likes to collect souls, but I didn't expect them to be this crazy. And this is the Earthly Fiend Palace. What about the Heavenly Gang Palace?"

"Isn't that even more outrageous?" Tianyinzi said in shock.

The soul crystals required for the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill are also a form of the soul origin. It can be said that the soul crystals are the soul origin. The soul origin required for the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill is probably the soul origin of two Dou Zun powerhouses.

Compared to this mass of soul essence, the soul essence required for the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill is roughly the size of two fists.

The Heavenly Sound Elder looked at the clump of soul essence in his hand, then divided it into six parts, five of which were equal and one slightly smaller.

The slightly smaller portion of the soul essence rapidly crystallized under the control of the Heavenly Sound Elder, and the ball of light became a crystalline object.

"Let's divide this soul essence among the four of us. This is a great opportunity, enough to advance our soul power to a higher level. I've already processed this soul essence, so everyone can absorb it without worry."

Upon hearing Elder Tianyin's words, everyone absorbed the essence of the soul.

(End of this chapter)