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Chapter 584: Pill Completed!

The instant the purple pill appeared, a fierce energy surge erupted from within the cauldron. Although part of this energy surge was intercepted by the black cauldron as it passed through, the remainder seeped out and spread wildly in all directions.

The old man merely glanced at the rapidly spreading energy fluctuations, and with a casual wave of his withered hand, an invisible soul force instantly formed a transparent energy shield within the room.

When the energy fluctuations came into contact with the soul energy shield, the two collided with each other. Instantly, the five-star energy shield was like a lake surface where a large stone had been thrown in, and waves of energy fluctuations began to emerge.

Jing Chen didn't pay much attention to the commotion that occurred as the pill took shape. In fact, his attention wasn't even focused on it at the moment. Just now, Jing Chen had received a message from Shen Yu.

Upon learning that Xiao Wu wanted to go out for a stroll, Jing Chen felt rather helpless. However, he also knew that it was probably impossible for Xiao Wu to stay peacefully in the Hundred Flowers Palace to rest and prepare for childbirth. Therefore, he could only say to Shen Yu, "Tell Xiao Wu that she can go out if she wants, but you and Xuan Yuan Yi must be present. If she doesn't bring the two of you, then she is not allowed to go out alone."

"Xuanyuan Yi? But husband, what about you?"

Shen Yu stopped speaking abruptly. However, Jing Chen understood what Shen Yu meant and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I feel more at ease having Xuan Yuan Yi with Xiao Wu. Besides, if I encounter any problems I can't handle, I'll contact you."

"Okay then, honey, be careful." After Shen Yu finished speaking, Jing Chen cut off the connection.

As for Elder Yao, after the last energy fluctuation dissipated, the energy shield he had set up was removed. Elder Yao beckoned to the black cauldron with his withered hand, and the pale purple pill was spat out by the cauldron, landing steadily in Elder Yao's palm.

Holding the pale purple pill, the old apothecary examined it over and over, nodded slightly, gave a light comment of "not bad," and then casually tossed it to Jing Chen, who was standing to the side.

He caught the pill that the old alchemist tossed to him with both hands and examined it carefully in his palms. A sixth-grade pill! This was a freshly made, still-warm sixth-grade pill! Any alchemist would probably find it hard to resist such temptation.

Looking at the flawless, pale purple pill lying quietly in his palm, Jing Chen couldn't help but admire it. The old alchemist's alchemy skills had indeed reached a very high level.

"As expected of Elder Yao, the quality of this sixth-grade pill is definitely extraordinary!" Although Jing Chen didn't know much about sixth-grade pills, he could still sense that the quality of this sixth-grade pill was definitely not that of an ordinary sixth-grade pill, after all, Elder Yao had even brought out the Black Cauldron.

"Hehe, I added a small amount of special ice crystals from the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to the pill. If someone ingests these crystals, they will lie dormant deep within the body, never showing any unusual activity under normal circumstances. However, if I activate them with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, these ice crystals will quickly transform into extremely destructive Bone Spirit Cold Fire within a short period of time. At that time, if the other party still has any wicked ideas, they will probably suffer a great deal." The old medicine master put away the black cauldron, turned his head, and smiled at Jing Chen.

"As expected of Elder Yao. That guy shouldn't be able to detect this, right?" With a slight smile, Jing Chen casually tossed the Breakthrough Pill around and asked with a hint of caution.

"Probably not, but of course I can't guarantee it, since nothing in this world is absolute. I can only guarantee that the chances of it being discovered are very small," Yao Lao shook his head and smiled.

Hearing Yao Lao's reply, Jing Chen smiled slightly. If Yao Lao said the chance of being discovered was small, then in Jing Chen's view, it was absolutely certain. He took out a fine jade bottle from his ring and placed the Breaking Calamity Pill inside. He glanced casually at the materials on the table, a slight smile playing on his lips, and with a wave of his hand, he put all the medicinal herbs on the table into his ring.

"Hmph, consider it interest from alchemy." Although he already possessed a whole mountain of rare medicinal herbs, what alchemist would complain about having too many herbs? Jing Chen had no intention of returning these herbs to Hai Bodong.

"All done." After tidying everything up, Jing Chen smiled at Yao Lao and said, "I just hope that guy outside won't break his promise."

"I hope he won't disappoint us." Yao Lao chuckled, his body swayed slightly, and then he transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the ring.

He grabbed a pure silver ring that was floating in front of him, put it on his finger, glanced at the jade bottle in his hand, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the room.

In the slightly dim corridor, Hai Bodong leaned against the wall. Although his aged face appeared quite calm, the fingers that kept tapping on the wall revealed the tension and anxiety in his heart.

As time ticked by, Hai Bodong glanced back at the room at the end of the corridor, his brows furrowing slightly. After a moment, he let out a soft sigh.

The materials for refining the Breakthrough Pill were not easy to find; it took him nearly several years to finally gather them all. If Jing Chen failed to refine it, then his desire to regain his strength would likely have to be postponed again.

Rubbing his dry hands, Hai Bodong's usually calm face slowly revealed a hint of worry as he murmured, "Did I fail? It seems I was too hasty. That guy's strength is truly incomprehensible, but he doesn't seem that great either. Unless he started cultivating alchemy from birth, that would only be a little over ten years. What kind of skill could he possibly have achieved in alchemy in just over ten years?"

Fist and palm slammed together heavily, Hai Bodong's expression shifting. After a moment, he shook his head dejectedly and said with a bitter smile, "At this point, we can only believe that kid can create a miracle. After all, he possesses the Dark Flame, ranked number one on the Strange Flame Ranking."

Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the corridor gradually grew increasingly tense.

His fingers tapped impatiently on the wall. In a sudden moment, battle qi surged from his fingers, and when he struck down hard, he actually pierced a hole in the wall.

(End of this chapter)