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Ye Chen looked at the purple-gold gourd in his hand, and sent a wisp of his consciousness into it...

The spirit stones and magical artifacts that had been swallowed earlier had all been refined, leaving only a pool of murky spiritual liquid in the gourd. It didn't look deep, but there were at least several hundred drops...

He currently has abundant spiritual fluids, but lacks pills to refine.

Ye Chen picked up a Grade 5 Spirit Replenishing Pill and tried to pour another drop of spiritual liquid onto it...

"Clatter!"

The spiritual liquid was completely absorbed the moment it hit the ground...

The fifth-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill suddenly emitted an even richer medicinal fragrance; one could sense its pure spiritual energy simply by smelling it...

Although the pills didn't look much different, Ye Chen could clearly feel that their effects had become stronger.

"It seems that refining sixth-grade pills isn't so easy after all..."

He wasn't worried about wasting the spiritual liquid at this moment; even if the grade of the pill didn't improve, the enhanced efficacy was enough...

"Tick-tock!"

Ye Chen added another drop of spiritual liquid, this time the medicinal fragrance was even stronger, but the appearance remained unchanged...

Undeterred, he continued pouring the spiritual liquid, drop after drop, until it was completely absorbed by the Spirit-Replenishing Pill in his hand...

"Buzz!"

As the fifth drop of spiritual liquid was absorbed, a flash of light appeared...

Ye Chen could clearly see that the pill patterns on the Spirit Replenishing Pill had deepened, and it emitted a fragrant aroma, appearing to faintly shimmer with light...

"A sixth-grade elixir!"

His eyes lit up instantly, a look of joy spreading across his face, and he couldn't resist the urge to swallow the sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill in his hand in one gulp...

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then refrained from taking the pill, instead continuing to pour the spiritual liquid over the plant...

One drop... two drops...

The sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill in his hand remained unchanged, only the medicinal fragrance in the room grew stronger, filling the air with its pleasant aroma...

"Are seventh-grade pills really that difficult to make?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself.

Recalling what Lin Ningxue had said to him before...

Grades seven through nine are considered high-grade pills, and their completion will trigger extraordinary celestial phenomena...

"If it were a seventh-grade pill, its effects would probably be even stronger, right?"

A flicker of anticipation crossed his mind...

"Clatter!"

As the nineteenth drop of spiritual liquid was absorbed, the sixth-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill in Ye Chen's hand emitted a dazzling light. The deeply engraved pill patterns shimmered with light, and the fragrance of the medicine was so strong that wisps of white mist could almost be seen swirling around it...

A pure spiritual energy even surged around them; one could feel the spiritual energy dissipating with every breath...

"It smells so good..."

"Is this... a seventh-grade elixir?"

Ye Chen's eyes widened; he was drooling over the seventh-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill in his hand, his mind filled with the thought of devouring it...

"Boom!"

A thunderclap suddenly resounded on Tianling Peak, and purple lightning streaked across the night sky...

A tremendous thunderous roar resounded throughout the entire sect!

Even the various cave dwellings were trembling slightly, the echoes lingering...

"This is... a celestial phenomenon caused by a seventh-grade elixir?"

Ye Chen was startled, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.

Such a commotion will inevitably attract the attention of powerful figures from the sect. Once they discover this Grade 7 Spirit-Replenishing Pill, the secret of the Purple-Gold Gourd will be exposed...

He'll probably lose his life here...

Without hesitation, Ye Chen put the seventh-grade spirit-replenishing pill in his hand into his mouth and swallowed it...

At the same time, he put away the purple-gold gourd in his hand and concealed his aura.

In an instant, a fierce surge of spiritual energy exploded in his mouth, transforming into a warm, scalding current that rushed into his body...

This potent medicinal power is equivalent to the effect of taking fifty Grade 5 Spirit-Replenishing Pills at once...

Ye Chen had no time to think. He immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and began circulating the Supreme Sensing Technique to quickly refine the medicinal power flowing into his body...

As the medicinal effects were refined into strands of pure spiritual energy, the initial surge of energy subsided, and his aura gradually stabilized...

At the same time, several powerful figures appeared in the sky above Tianling Peak...

"Strange... Why would such a strange phenomenon suddenly appear at the outer gate? Could it be that some kind of treasure has appeared in the world?" an old man with a white beard muttered to himself.

"No one from the outer sect has broken through to the Golden Core stage, and no disciple is refining pills. How could this have alarmed the heavens and earth?" Another old man who had arrived asked with a surprised expression.

They released spirit stones to probe the surroundings, but found nothing unusual...

"This phenomenon is fleeting, so it's probably not some rare treasure..." a middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back said calmly.

"Perhaps it's just a common clap of thunder, nothing to be alarmed about..." the scantily clad, aloof woman said calmly, then, seeing no one was watching, she stepped into the air and vanished...

Seeing this, the others also returned to their respective caves...

The oppressive force in the void vanished instantly!

"call..."

In a cave below...

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, let out a long sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed...

When those powerful figures from various sects gathered above Tianling Peak, he sensed their immense power; any one of them could have annihilated him...

He was filled with panic, terrified of being discovered...

Fortunately, he took the pill in time and refined it completely, thus preventing any suspicion from being discovered...

Otherwise, he would have died here tonight...

"It seems I can't refine pills of grade seven or higher so casually anymore, otherwise if I trigger a few more celestial phenomena, those old guys will definitely find out..."

Ye Chen muttered to himself, still feeling a lingering fear...

Although seventh-grade pills are more effective, he dared not try them lightly...

You can only do this when you're away from Qingyun Sect and in a secluded place.

Ye Chen turned his gaze to the remaining Grade 5 Spirit Replenishing Pills, and a bold idea gradually formed in his mind...

Although he dared not refine seventh-grade pills, he could refine sixth-grade pills, and their effects would be just as strong as those of fifth-grade pills...

With a flick of his wrist, he swiftly retrieved the purple-gold gourd, and then skillfully poured spiritual liquid into the fifth-grade spirit-replenishing pill...

Five drops of spiritual liquid fell, and the Grade 5 Spirit Replenishing Pill in his hand was refined into a Grade 6 pill, shimmering with golden light and emitting a fragrant aroma...

Ye Chen followed the same method, refining the remaining Grade 5 Spirit Replenishing Pills to Grade 6...

The entire room was filled with a rich aroma of herbs, and the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to have intensified.

He eagerly picked up a sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill and swallowed it. The fragrance of the medicine spread in his mouth, and its medicinal power surged into his body...

Ye Chen circulated his cultivation technique rapidly, refining the essence. Before long, he opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing between his brows...

"Ten times the efficacy!"

"Although this sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill isn't as potent as a seventh-grade one, it still saves a lot of spirit liquid..."

He murmured to himself, and as his gaze fell upon the remaining sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pills, he quickly began to consume them...