Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique

Chapter 691: Chapter 692: Void Spiritual Fire! (1 more)

Carrying a bellyful of doubts, Ling Feng strode swiftly toward the vicinity of the Pill Furnace.

Feeling the terrifying aura of flames around Ling Feng, the spiders lying on the ground immediately shrank back into the dark corners, not daring to make any rash moves.

Ling Feng looked up and saw that there seemed to be an air hole above, casting a beam of light that was precisely aimed at the top of the Pill Furnace.

Then, Ling Feng squatted down and studied the Array below, finally gaining some insights.

It turned out that the Pill Furnace was actually using the Array as a medium to connect heaven and earth, drawing the essence of the sun and moon from above, while below it connected to the Earth Veins, using the spiritual energy of both to continuously drive the Array, condensing a very faint ”Void Spiritual Fire” for the purpose of Alchemy.

Before this, Ling Feng had only read about the ”Void Spiritual Fire” in some ancient texts, never expecting to actually witness it with his own eyes.

”Using the Void Spiritual Fire to refine for tens of thousands of years...”

Ling Feng propped up his chin, murmuring softly, ”What kind of Elixir is it that warrants an Alchemy Master from the Ancient Sect to go to such lengths, to build such a chamber beneath the Heavenly Pill Pavilion?”

Clearly, this place was originally built intentionally, and the Medicine Spider, after devouring a large amount of Spirit Pills, began to develop its Spiritual Wisdom; during its long life, it wandered aimlessly within the Heavenly Pill Pavilion until, by fluke, it stumbled upon this place.

And because its Spiritual Wisdom had just awakened, it probably knew that this was a very important furnace of Elixir and thus guarded this place, waiting only for the Elixir to fully take form.

Unfortunately, it never did reach that moment.

”What’s the matter, you found something?”

Lee Bufan walked over slowly with his Sword in hand, asking indifferently.

”Indeed I have,”

Ling Feng nodded slightly. ”This is an Ancient Alchemy Array, using Void Spiritual Fire to draw on the essence of the sun and moon and the Spiritual Energy of the Earth Veins to refine an Eternal Divine Elixir.”

Although Lee Bufan had little understanding of the Alchemy Dao, knowing that the Elixir within the Pill Furnace had been refined for tens of thousands of years told him it was definitely a treasure among treasures, a rarity of the ages!

Yue Yunlan and the others also stepped forward, wandering curiously around the Pill Furnace, only they naturally could not discern anything significant, still having to turn to Ling Feng to ask, ”Then how much longer does this Spirit Pill in the Pill Furnace need to be refined?”

”I don’t know.”

Ling Feng shook his head. ”Originally, refining an Elixir with Void Spiritual Fire, the longest record I know of is sixty years. This batch of Elixir, I fear, has taken so long because they were yet to finish refining before they had to battle the Outer Heaven Demons, hence the delay in opening the furnace.”

”And afterwards, when the Ancient Sect became ruins, naturally, there was no one left to care for this batch of Elixir.”

Propping his chin, Ling Feng analyzed, ”With the assistance of an Alchemist, it shouldn’t take too long to open the furnace.”

After hesitating for a moment, Ling Feng ultimately decided to personally intervene to accelerate the Alchemy process.

Otherwise, relying solely on the essence of the sun and moon, it might take another few hundred years to open the furnace, and they could only stay for ten days in the God Demon Battlefield.

Although he wasn’t absolutely certain, he was willing to take the risk.

If it failed, it was just a matter of having nothing from nothing, not a real loss.

If it succeeded, that would be a furnace full of Ancient Divine Pills!

”Xiao Fan, you and the others stand guard for me, preventing any disturbance. I will personally take charge of the furnace and refine this batch of Ancient Divine Pills!”

Ling Feng took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

”Big brother, I believe in you!”

Jiang Xiaofan grinned, immediately hoisting his Great Sword and moved to the entrance of the cave, declaring with a grave voice, ”Anyone who wants to come through this cave will have to step over my dead body first!”

”Then I’ll keep watch over the left side to prevent those spiders from harassing us,” Yue Yunlan also said with pursed lips.

”I’ll take the right side...” Mu Qianxue, holding the little black cat, paced to the right side of Ling Feng to stand guard.

...

In a short while, everyone surrounded Ling Feng, protecting him in the center, and Ling Feng had also begun to try to control the Void Spiritual Fire, starting with the Ancient Formation, bit by bit.

Although Ling Feng had refined countless elixirs, this was his first encounter with Void Spiritual Fire. What’s more, he was refining a furnace of semi-finished products this time—if there were even the slightest error, tens of thousands of years of spiritual energy would be ruined in an instant!

Gently wiping the fine sweat from his palms, Ling Feng took several deep breaths to calm the emotional turbulence within his heart.

Refining an Ancient Divine Pill, it’s feared that any alchemist would be even more nervous and uneasy than Ling Feng.

Even the president of the Alchemy Master Guild, Hong Haotian, or Yun Danqing, Su Dongling and the like, who were decades older than Ling Feng, might not be as calm as he was under these circumstances.

Even more so, they might not have the courage to dare to control the Ancient Spiritual Array.

”Heavenly Dao Divine Pattern, condense!”

Ling Feng clenched his fist. Although the Ancient Formation was different from Martial Technique, when the Heavenly Dao Divine Patterns condensed, his comprehension and thinking ability would increase exponentially, which was extremely beneficial for understanding the Ancient Formation.

Fifteen minutes!

Thirty minutes!

...

Ling Feng sat cross-legged, motionless.

One hour!

Two hours!

...

Ling Feng seemed to have turned to stone, and his companions could only wait in silence, as there was none among them who could provide any assistance in the field of alchemy.

Finally, after an indeterminable amount of time had passed, Ling Feng suddenly opened his eyes, and a faint flame floated from his hand, entering directly into the center of the Hexagram Array.

”Whew!”

The flames rose. The golden fire nearly set the entire Pill Furnace ablaze, casting shadows that flickered like dancing specters, stretched and twisted.

In the pitch-black cave, the sudden eruption of such intense light caused the spiders lurking in the dark to retreat again and again.

These creatures that lived in darkness bore a soul-deep dread of light and heat.

”This...”

Lee Bufan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably. Although he wasn’t much interested in the Alchemy Dao, he had still learned a bit to cope with the assessment tests each term.

The previously mentioned ”Void Spiritual Fire” was extremely weak and faint, and the fierce flame Ling Feng had abruptly conjured—could the ingredients inside the Pill Furnace withstand such a dramatic temperature change?

Tuoba Yan and Mu Qianxue also furrowed their brows. This was a basic mistake, and logically speaking, if Ling Feng had the courage to attempt refining an Ancient Divine Pill, he shouldn’t make such an error.

Only Yue Yunlan and Jiang Xiaofan remained unwavering in their belief in Ling Feng.

After all, Yue Yunlan had once witnessed Ling Feng’s alchemical ability, which was almost miraculous, and he could indeed create miracles with such unconventional methods.

As for Jiang Xiaofan, the guy knew nothing about alchemy to begin with. His admiration for Ling Feng was almost brainless, blind worship.