BTTH: From Genius to Invincible

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Xiao Yan did not start right away after preparing everything and thoroughly checking the accuracy of the ingredients. Instead, he sat cross-legged and gradually adjusted his emotions while gently circulating his Qi Method to stabilize his Dou Qi.

Even with Hun Huzi, such an important figure, watching closely, he seemed completely unfazed.

It was only after his Dou Qi, mind, and physical strength had all returned to their optimal states that he prepared to begin the alchemy process.

Seeing that Xiao Yan did not become anxious upon hearing that he could obtain a Heavenly Flame and instead quickly calmed down, even Hun Huzi showed a slightly interested expression as he watched.

After casting a glance at Hun Huzi, Xiao Yan recalled a 3rd-tier medicinal pill recipe from his storage ring called 'Battle Armor Pill.'

It was well-known that a Dou Grandmaster could use Dou Qi to form armor around their body. As such, the function of the Battle Armor Pill was to allow those below the Dou Grandmaster realm to condense Dou Qi armor to defend themselves. This made it a valuable defensive type of medicinal pill.

However, Xiao Yan chose the Battle Armor Pill for another reason—its ingredients did not require extremely high temperatures to extract their essence. After all, he was still only a 9-star Dou Practitioner, and even with a bit of help from the Bone Chilling Flame, it would be difficult for him to burn high-grade ingredients.

With his palm against the opening of the medicinal cauldron, Xiao Yan's consciousness slowly sank into his body. Strands of Bone Chilling Flame, wrapped in Dou Qi, traveled through his meridians and then through his palm into the medicinal cauldron.

Inside the cauldron, a deep yellow flame began to rise and burn with a faint crackle. Upon closer inspection, one could notice a few white flame threads meandering through the deep yellow Dou Qi flame.

Xiao Yan watched the erratic flames inside the alchemy cauldron through its reflective surface. After waiting a moment for the cauldron's initially cool temperature to gradually rise, he extended his spiritual perception out of his body, through his arm, and into the cauldron. Then, he successfully tamed the unruly flames using his powerful Spiritual Strength.

He had attempted to refine 3rd-tier medicinal pills before, but he had never succeeded, not even by chance.

With a very gentle movement, Xiao Yan picked up a medicinal herb from beside him. After which, he used his Spiritual Strength to sense the temperature within the alchemy cauldron and waited until the temperature was at the right point for processing the herb. Then, with a whoosh, he tossed the herb into the cauldron.

One by one, he threw various other herbs into the cauldron as the temperature continued to rise. Each herb had a unique medicinal property and needed to be placed in separate locations within the cauldron to extract their essence.

As the surface of the herbs began to show cracks in their charred outer shells, Xiao Yan skillfully manipulated the strands of Bone Chilling Flame, threading them like needles through the cracks and into the herbs' interiors to draw out droplets of green liquid.

The medicinal herbs rapidly shrank as more and more liquid seeped out. Once the last drop of green liquid was extracted, they turned into pitch-black ashes that settled at the bottom of the cauldron.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The first step was complete.

He then took a Qi Recovering Pill and popped it into his mouth. His cultivation level was his greatest weakness in alchemy, as his Dou Qi reserves were too limited.

With a whoosh, he placed a red Rank 2 Monster Core into the cauldron. As the Monster Core was incinerated, a fierce beastly intent burst forth, carrying a grudge with it that sought to destroy everything around.

This was the resentment of a magical beast at the time of its death that remained within the Monster Core. If an alchemist couldn't purify this resentment, they would run the risk of the cauldron exploding.

"Ha!" Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened. Before, he might have found it troublesome, but now, with his greatly increased Spiritual Strength, how could the dying resentment of a mere Rank 2 Magical Beast pose a challenge?

His Spiritual Strength transformed into a pair of large hands that kneaded the resentment of the beast into a ball, which was then completely incinerated by the Dou Qi flame.

After purifying the magical beast's resentment, the most difficult step followed: merging everything with the Monster Core to finally form the pill.

This was indeed the most challenging part. Any misstep in the process, such as some ingredients not being fully and evenly integrated or scorched for too long causing impurities to form, could lead to a chain reaction that would waste all previous efforts.

The properties of medicinal herbs could vary depending on their age and growing environment. Only through keen spiritual perception could one determine when their properties were fully integrated.

The quality of a medicinal pill depended on these nuances. The more perfectly the properties were integrated, the higher the quality of the pill.

After an indefinite period of fusion, the flames gradually receded. All the flames of the cauldron, along with the medicinal liquid and the power of the Monster Core, condensed into three pills the size of a dragon's eye.

Puff, puff, puff! Xiao Yan used his Spiritual Strength to remotely collect the three Battle Armor Pills and stored them in a jade bottle.

"One batch, three pills." Xiao Yan looked at the three pills in the bottle with joy showing on his face. He was clearly very satisfied with this result.

A single session of alchemy could produce more than one pill. The number of pills produced depended on the alchemist's precision in refining the ingredients and whether there was any wastage during the fusion process.

For Xiao Yan, refining a 3rd-tier medicinal pill was already a personal achievement, and producing three pills in one batch was even more remarkable.

Hun Huzi didn't say a word as his soul projection gradually faded from sight.

The absence of criticism from him was proof of how successful Xiao Yan's alchemy had been this time.

If Hun Huzi were to return to his younger years, he likely wouldn't have fared any better than Xiao Yan.

A 9-star Dou Practitioner refining a 3rd-tier medicinal pill was something even he could not achieve.

[The item you are looking for lies within the Tian Class Treasure Hall. Whether you can obtain it or not depends on your own destiny.]

Hun Huzi's spiritual voice echoed from all directions, and the next second, a passage resembling a black hole appeared. Without a doubt, Xiao Yan had passed Hun Huzi's test!

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the pitch-black passage. He had never forgotten what Hun Lao Gui said about the Nihility Devouring Flame residing within the Hun Clan.

Although he did not know what a Seed Flame was, if he could obtain even a little bit of the 2nd-Rank Nihility Devouring Flame, he would undoubtedly benefit greatly!

'I have to check it out no matter what!'

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Just when Xiao Yan thought he had seen enough to not be surprised by anything, he realized he was still far too naive.

Passing through the black hole, Xiao Yan was astonished by the scene before him.

A dark flame planet, split in the middle, floated in the boundless void.

The planet wasn't very large, only a few thousand kilometers in diameter, but its mere presence in the endless void made his scalp tingle.

'Could this be the birthplace of the Nihility Devouring Flame?!'

Xiao Yan roughly understood where he was when he saw strands of dark flame rising from the surface of the planet.

The Heavenly Flame Ranking mentioned that the Nihility Devouring Flame was born in the void, and only the Hun Realm, which had always existed in the void, had the qualification to discover such a place!

In fact, just as Xiao Yan had suspected, this was where the Hun Clan first encountered the Nihility Devouring Flame.

The Nihility Devouring Flame was a Heavenly Flame born on this dark flame planet within the void!