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The golden-red fire inside the belly of the Ancestral Furnace continued to spin endlessly.At the center of the vortex, the Lightning Rock Powder emitted purple flashes that grew closer together and more ferocious. Every time those electrical particles birthed a new spark, the walls of the stone room around it vibrated softly in unison.No one there was able to look away.Elder Gu Yan stared intently with breaths that began to race. "How is it possible... that ingredient isn't melted at all like usual..."Elder Shen Luo unconsciously took half a step forward, his eyes narrowing sharply. "In that case... by what method is the refinement process running?"Elder Bai He, standing beside him, could no longer contain his surging curiosity. "Could it...?""Silence."Qin Zilong's voice cut off that utterance instantly.His voice did not sound loud. Nor did it contain an exploding, wrathful tone. Yet, his cold, flat tone made the entire temperature in the room suddenly freeze.Qin Zilong's gaz
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Qin Zilong raised his index finger slightly higher. Inside the furnace, the three spiritual liquids that had merged were now spinning faster and faster, forming a ring of liquid that encircled the particles of Lightning Rock Powder at its center.That contrasting sight successfully caused the elders' eyes to widen broadly.The Lightning Rock Powder... was instead placed at the center of the vortex. As if acting as the main core of the entire alchemy process."Impossible..." Elder Shen Luo murmured tremblingly. "All this time... we have always regarded that ingredient as merely an ordinary supplementary component."Qin Zilong opened his mouth once more, his voice calm yet striking the ears. "Because the manuals passed down until your era... no longer record its original function."That sentence was very brief. Yet, its weight was enough to make the three elders exchange glances with one another in horror.For the first time they realized... Turns out the alchemy world they understood a
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The golden-red fire inside the belly of the Ancestral Furnace continued to spin slowly.The four main ingredients had vanished, swallowed by the blaze of the Spirit Fire. The stone room was once again enveloped in a tense silence. Not a single person dared to make a sound, because every pair of eyes was now fixed intently on the mouth of the furnace, which emitted a reddish glow.One breath of time passed. Two breaths of time. Three breaths... Yet, nothing whatsoever happened within.Han Wei blinked his eyes a few times, confused. "That... is it finished?"No one answered his question. Elder Gu Yan furrowed his brow deeply. Throughout decades of dealing in the realm of alchemy, whenever a medicinal ingredient entered the combustion chamber, the first reaction usually appeared instantly, whether it was the scent of medicine wafting out, a change in the flame's color, or a violent surge of spiritual energy.Yet this time... Not a single one of those usual symptoms was visible. The Spiri
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The golden-red fire inside the cavity of the Ancestral Furnace continued to spin slowly.Its blaze was no longer wild as it had been moments before. On the contrary, that flame looked so calm, as if standing by to await a command from its master.The four main ingredients were still floating in a row in the air.A Level Four Beast Core. Thousand-Dew Spirit Grass. Green Fire Fruit. And... a small bottle containing Lightning Rock Powder that occasionally sparked fine purple flashes.No one dared to make a sound. All attention in the room was locked onto the figure of Qin Zilong.The black-robed youth did not immediately begin the refinement process. He instead closed his eyes for a moment, then slowly stretched out his palm until it touched the cold lip of the Ancestral Furnace.Bzzzz...The ancient furnace suddenly hummed softly. The Spirit Fire within it pulsed as well, responding to that touch with a harmonious rhythm.Elder Gu Yan widened his eyes. "The Spirit Fire... is truly respo
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Zilong paused his sentence for a second, letting the silence creep in. "However... that is merely a new designation used in the eras that followed."Everyone fell silent, listening intently, none daring to interrupt. They were extremely curious about what Zilong was going to say."Not long after the original recipe vanished from civilization," Zilong continued, his gaze looking far away piercing through the stone wall. "Inside an ancient manual left behind by my master... I once read that the pill actually possesses a much older name."The three elders finally nodded slightly at each other.So that was it...No wonder this youth knew many things not recorded in the outside world.Apparently all of that originated from his master's heritage.Elder Gu Yan held his breath, staring at Zilong with full curiosity. "What is its original name?"Zilong answered calmly, "The Primordial Qi Ocean Pill."That name echoed in every corner of the room, like an unseen hammer striking the eardrums.No
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The golden-red fire was still dancing inside the cavity of the Ancestral Furnace.That flame was no longer wild, nor was it raging as before. Those tongues of flame rotated slowly in a regular orbit, as if standing by to await the arrival of something that had long been missed.Nearby, Elder Gu Yan swallowed hard with difficulty, his eyes reflecting a reddish light glow. "The Spirit Fire... has truly awakened completely."At that very same instant, the attention of the three elders shifted entirely. They were no longer gazing at the ancient furnace, but instead locked their sights onto the figure of Qin Zilong.The black-robed youth walked in a circle around the furnace for a full round, then stopped right in front of it. He raised his right hand.Syuuup!With a single light flick in the air, several carved jade boxes and small bottles glided out from within his storage ring.One. Two. Three. Four.All of those precious medicinal ingredients floated in a neat row, emitting a surge of
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