Chapter 1371: Chapter 1371: Is This the Bian? (First Update)
Boom~
After a muffled sound, a simple and majestic Pill Furnace, carrying a sense of pressure, appeared in front of Ye Haochuan.
On this towering Pill Furnace, four Golden Dragons were inlaid, and countless patterns resembling mountains and seas, as well as Divine Beasts, were carved upon it.
“Hmm…”
As soon as the Pill Furnace appeared, the Golden Tiger let out a muffled groan, seemingly suppressed, but Ye Haochuan didn’t notice this detail.
“Purple Lotus Spirit Flame, emerge!”
Ye Haochuan shouted lowly, and a lotus of purple flame appeared under the ancient Pill Furnace.
“Snow Lotus Seeds, Qingying Flower, Regathering Grass, Cleansing Herb…”
With each name uttered, Ye Haochuan tossed an herb, and after throwing a dozen or more different medicinal ingredients, he finally stopped.
“Condense!”
With a light hum, Ye Haochuan closed his eyes, concentrating his mind, controlling the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame, splitting it into more than ten streams, each burning a different herb.
“Merge!”
Soon, all the herbs were condensed into a medicinal liquid. At this moment, Ye Haochuan pointed with his finger, spiritually controlling the ingredients, causing them to spin simultaneously.
Suddenly, Ye Haochuan’s spiritual power seemed to touch something, and he felt as if the Pill Furnace trembled slightly.
Unbeknownst to him, the Pill Furnace indeed vibrated at that moment, seemingly triggering something, as a wisp of blue emitted from the Golden Tiger and swiftly coiled beneath the Pill Furnace, merging with the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame.
Swoosh~
As the wisp of blue descended, gusts of fierce wind blew from the void, making the dense forest rustle loudly.
“Huh? What’s going on? Why is the wind so strong?”
In the dense forest, Xue Li led a group of Human Sect cultivators advancing, suddenly noticing the whirlwind sweeping across the earth and sky.
“What on earth is happening? I’ve never heard of this kind of fierce wind near the Imperial Capital!”
Xue Li gazed at the whirlwind, bewildered, but fortunately, the cultivators of Human Sect were elites, and they paid no attention to the fierce wind.
When the wisp of blue merged with the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame, the whirlwind in the sky gradually dissipated, and the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame seemed to become more vibrant after the fusion, as if it possessed life.
Hmm? What’s happening?
Sensing this, Ye Haochuan abruptly opened his eyes, looking at the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame, but found nothing unusual.
Never mind, it’s about to form the Pill, I can’t afford to slack off now!
Thus, Ye Haochuan slowly closed his eyes again, immersing his spirit into the Pill Furnace.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
Time passed steadily, and the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame, now infused with the wisp of blue, repeatedly licked the medicinal liquid in the Pill Furnace.
“Huh? What’s happening? It was about to form the Pill, so why is it condensing again?”
With his eyes tightly closed, Ye Haochuan let out a light exclamation. In his spiritual perception, the nearly completed medicinal liquid was starting to condense once more.
Could it be related to what I previously touched with my spirit?
This was something he neither saw before nor even heard of. Suddenly recalling the previous incident, Ye Haochuan quickly refocused, observing the Pill Furnace meticulously.
Hmm?
Under Ye Haochuan’s scrutiny, he discovered some hidden, constantly flowing fine threads. Each time the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame flickered, those threads flowed a bit.
Even more astonishing was that these fine threads existed within the Pill Furnace and yet not within it. They were invisible and intangible, yet perceptible through spiritual power.
Let’s give it a try!
With such a curious phenomenon before him, Ye Haochuan could not resist. He concentrated his spiritual power towards it, attempting to analyze it.
The aura of the Golden Tiger? How is that possible?
As soon as his spiritual power approached, he detected traces of the Golden Tiger’s aura upon these fine threads. At that moment, the Golden Tiger’s aura was swiftly flowing towards the medicinal liquid via these threads.
Clink~
Once the Golden Tiger’s aura disappeared, those fine threads vanished instantly, and the Pill condensed at that very moment.
Sigh~
Ye Haochuan gently exhaled and reached into the Pill Furnace to retrieve the Pill.
“Collect!”
After retrieving the Pill, Ye Haochuan waved his hand, storing away the Pill Furnace.
“Come out!”
Right after storing it away, he released it again.
“What’s going on?”
Ye Haochuan looked at the Pill Furnace with immense confusion. At this moment, he sensed a sliver of connection with this unowned Pill Furnace!
Let’s see if I can make it recognize me as its master!
With this thought, Ye Haochuan hurriedly implanted his Spirit of Blood onto the Pill Furnace.
Unfortunately, just like before, the Spirit of Blood, once attached, disappeared without a trace shortly after, as if sinking into the ocean.
Yet this time, Ye Haochuan could sense something additional between him and the Pill Furnace. Although the Pill Furnace still hadn’t recognized him as its master, there was a faint connection.
After researching for a while without a breakthrough, Ye Haochuan decided not to pursue it further, lest he miss the Golden Tiger’s retribution.
So Ye Haochuan stored away the Pill Furnace again and shifted his attention to the freshly produced Pill. When he initially collected the Pill, he noticed something was quite different about it.
Perhaps due to the previous anomaly, this batch of Pill seemed very spirited, and its color and shape differed considerably from the descriptions in the Pill Recipe.
The Pill Recipe stated that the Meridian Nourishing and Protecting Pill should be as jade-like as ice, crystalline and transparent, exuding cold qi. In reality, this batch of Pill looked like miniature tigers, their appearance much mightier than any Golden Tiger.
The most miraculous thing was that the Pill carried the faint aura of the Golden Tiger.
“This… is this the Bian?”
After careful observation, Ye Haochuan found the Pill resembled the mythical Divine Beast from ancient legends, which seemed utterly unbelievable to him.
It turns out, this Pill Furnace is more miraculous than I imagined.
Ye Haochuan knew all these changes were granted by the Pill Furnace, and understanding it was beyond him for now, so he dismissed the thought.
“Let’s give it a try! Even if there’s an issue, it shouldn’t harm the Golden Tiger, as after all, it carries its aura.”
With that, Ye Haochuan pried open the Golden Tiger’s mouth and tossed it in. At this moment, the Golden Tiger was still asleep, unaware of the happenings around it.
This Pill, shaped like the Bian yet carrying the Golden Tiger’s aura, transformed into wisps of blue smoke as soon as it entered its mouth, penetrating the Tiger’s body.
“Roar!”
Suddenly, the slumbering Golden Tiger transformed into its True Form, letting out a terrifying roar.