Looking at the alchemy furnace constantly emitting black smoke, Jiang Li felt extremely depressed.
He was so close to success, why...
Following that, Jiang Li began to ponder the reasons for his failure.
Jiang Li's mental power was immensely powerful. The numerous details before the furnace exploded replayed in his mind.
The flame... Jiang Li's heart stirred.
It was his unusual fire that was too fierce during the final stage of pill formation.
Jiang Li thought to himself that all his steps were strictly followed according to the Tai Qing Dan Jing.
Moreover, with the aid of the Enlightenment Stone, it was impossible for him to make a mistake; every detail was etched in his mind as if carved.
It was only the flame. Because Jiang Li's unusual fire was too fierce, the temperature of the flame should have been lowered slightly during pill formation.
Let's try it, Jiang Li took a deep breath.
Following that, Jiang Li tidied up the alchemy furnace and took out another set of materials for refining the Lingyuan Pills.
As the refining progressed, Jiang Li once again approached the moment of pill formation.
A faint fragrance emanated from the alchemy furnace.
Jiang Li's expression tightened. It was precisely at this moment that it happened before.
As the pill fragrance emanated, Jiang Li quickly reduced the intensity of his unusual fire.
This time, after Jiang Li lowered the intensity of his unusual fire, the alchemy furnace indeed showed no abnormalities.
The fragrance in the alchemy furnace grew more and more intense.
Jiang Li dared not relax his vigilance for a moment.
After a while.
The pills in the alchemy furnace had already taken shape.
Instantly, the room was filled with fragrance.
Jiang Li's eyes lit up. Success!
Jiang Li withdrew his unusual fire, opened the alchemy furnace, and inside lay many pills emitting a faint fragrance.
Alchemy is easy with skilled hands. Looking at the pills in the alchemy furnace, Jiang Li was filled with joy.
Jiang Li directly swallowed one pill and found that its medicinal efficacy was indeed the same as the Lingyuan Pills he had obtained elsewhere.
With the replenishment of the Lingyuan Pills, the spiritual energy in Jiang Li's body was slowly recovering.
However, the refining of these Lingyuan Pills consumed quite a lot of mental and spiritual energy.
After just two attempts at refining, Jiang Li felt that his mental power and spiritual energy were almost depleted.
For the next period, Jiang Li continued to cultivate his cultivation techniques, and whenever his spiritual energy and mental power recovered, he would continue to refine Lingyuan Pills.
Time slowly flowed by.
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Saintess Peak.
Saintess Peak was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers everywhere.
All the disciples on Saintess Peak were female, and these female disciples had considerable cultivation, with the lowest being at the ninth level of Qi Gathering.
There were even many cultivators at the Pill Essence realm.
The sounds of young women filled Saintess Peak, exuding an aura of youthfulness and liveliness.
In the center of Saintess Peak stood a palace filled with dense spiritual energy.
A peerless beauty, dressed in a flowing purple immortal dress, was cultivating in meditation above the palace.
The woman's skin was delicate and tender, emitting a captivating radiance, and her graceful figure was incredibly alluring.
"Saintess, scouts from the Void God Valley have reported that the restrictions within Void God Valley are gradually weakening!" a young woman in her late teens said.
The peerless beauty slowly opened her eyes upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashing within them.
"Now, summon the disciple who participated in the outer sect assessment to Saintess Peak!" the peerless beauty said calmly.
The woman beside her nodded respectfully and then left the palace.
It's finally starting to weaken, a slight curve appeared on the lips of the peerless beauty, carrying a hint of joy.
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Within Sunrise Peak.
The rising morning sun cast its rays upon the land.
The faint morning light fell upon a handsome and refined young man in a room.
Dense spiritual energy from heaven and earth was rapidly absorbed into the young man's body.
"Junior Brother Jiang, His Highness the Saintess requests your presence. Please proceed to Saintess Peak immediately!" Jiang Li, who was cultivating, suddenly heard a clear voice from outside his room.
Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes. Is it finally time to obtain the spiritual treasure!
Following that, Jiang Li packed his belongings and left the room directly.
Outside the room, a woman in a green gauze dress waited with a calm expression for Jiang Li.
As soon as Jiang Li stepped out, he saw the woman in the green gauze dress.
[Name]: Lin Yueqiu
[Realm]: Pill Essence seventh heaven
[Destiny]: Ordinary (Red), Minor Achievement (Orange), Talented and Beautiful (Green).
[Life Script]: Supporting female character in "Rebellion of Heaven and Earth," maidservant to Tang Siqi, the Saintess of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect. Extremely loyal to Tang Siqi...
[Affection]: 0
[Recent Turning Point]: None
"Greetings, Senior Sister!" Jiang Li greeted Lin Yueqiu with a smile.
He hadn't expected that even an ordinary maidservant of Tang Siqi would have reached the seventh heaven of Pill Essence. This Saintess certainly carried a lot of weight.
Lin Yueqiu nodded in acknowledgment and then led Jiang Li towards Saintess Peak.
Along the way, Jiang Li tried to probe for information about this summons by the Saintess from Lin Yueqiu by asking indirect questions.
However, Lin Yueqiu skillfully deflected the topic, refusing to reveal anything.
Since Lin Yueqiu was unwilling to disclose, Jiang Li did not push further.
He would know when he got there.
On the road to Saintess Peak, many disciples were chattering among themselves.
Jiang Li vaguely heard words like "Outer Sect disciple" and "Lin Dong."
Could Lin Dong be causing trouble again?
Jiang Li's heart stirred. Logically speaking, since he had intercepted his Saintess, Lin Dong should be lying low and developing in the outer sect.
"Have you all heard? A ruthless character has appeared in the outer sect. He actually killed five inner sect disciples by himself..."
"No way, how can an outer sect disciple deal with inner sect disciples..."
"That outer sect disciple seems to have cultivated some demonic art, and his strength has greatly increased. The scene was extremely bloody..."
"Cultivating demonic arts is nothing to boast about, hmph... it's just an evil path..."
"You %%%...%$... Aren't you cultivating demonic arts too? What an idiot. This is a Demonic Sect. If you don't cultivate demonic arts, then you %%%*"
"Exactly, exactly! You're not a spy sent by those hypocritical sects, are you..."
A strange uproar immediately erupted from the surroundings.
Many disciples glared at the disciple suspected of being a spy with hostile intent, and soon, they directly resorted to violence.
Even though the disciple was constantly apologizing, he was still brutally beaten by a group of people, the scene extremely cruel.
Jiang Li looked at the disciple, who was now a bloody mess, suspected of being a spy.
By examining his life script, he discovered that the person was not a spy, but merely had a loose tongue.
"It's these traitors who sold out our Demonic Sect..."
"That's right. We need to kill every single one of these spies..."
"I've suspected him of being a spy for a long time. I didn't expect him to finally reveal himself today. Another day of great merit for the sect, feels good..."
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These disciples who resorted to violence spoke one after another, all of them acting as if they had made great contributions to the sect.
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