The pitch-black flames formed a circle, enveloping almost all of the medicinal herbs, leaving only a small gap, while in the other part, only a single flame remained burning in the center.
The medicinal essence is also divided into three parts at this time. Two parts are in black and white, and the third part is fused in the middle of the two parts, turning into a link connecting the two sides.
As the Dragon-Phoenix Black Flame continued to burn, all the medicinal essence was quickly refined. When the flames dispersed, the medicinal power instantly turned into black and white, blending together.
A full hour had passed, and the time for refining the pill was about to reach its limit. Gu Yifeng had a thought, and the flames went berserk, instantly compressing the medicinal power completely and entering the pill-forming stage.
Under its rampage, even the Shennong Cauldron was unable to suppress the Dragon-Phoenix Black Flame for a time. The terrifying black flames rose up, instantly causing chaos in the surrounding atmosphere. Under its influence, many disciples who were still refining pills had their furnaces explode.
"Oh no! This kid's strange fire is out of control, it's going to explode!"
Someone said something, and everyone quickly moved away. Unexpectedly, a seven-colored light burst forth from the Shennong Cauldron, and the black flames slowly subsided.
A black and white pill, resembling the intertwining of yin and yang, slowly rose from the Shennong Cauldron. With so many medicinal materials, only this one pill was refined in the end, which seemed somewhat wasteful.
Before the elders of Changchun Valley could speak, dark clouds gathered in mid-air, and muffled thunder rumbled. Everyone immediately dispersed again, none of them expecting that the pills refined by Gu Yifeng would attract a pill tribulation.
In order not to reveal his identity, Gu Yifeng naturally wouldn't let Gu Er and Gu San make a move. He directly took to the air, stepping on the Mountain and River Sword and pointing a finger at the tribulation clouds.
In an instant, a rune was drawn. He was now able to draw a rune with a single finger in the art of runes. As the rune was activated and dispersed, a huge fire meteor suddenly fell from the sky and crashed into the tribulation clouds.
The raging power of the flames combined with the terrifying heat of the Dragon-Phoenix Black Flame evaporated the tribulation clouds in just a moment, and streams of heavenly tribulation power surged into the pill, adding several more patterns to its surface.
"This is……"
Only after the heavenly tribulation dissipated did the supervising elder of Changchun Valley slowly step forward, stand before Gu Yifeng, and ask a question.
"Oh, this is my original pill formula, it should be a sixth grade. As for the name, let's call it Yin Yang Rejuvenation Pill. The effect is very simple. By using the colliding medicinal power, it can give a person on the verge of death an impact and forcibly imprison their soul."
"Taking this pill will ensure that the soul remains within the body for three days, and one can move freely. If one can find a place where Yin and Yang are reversed to refine the medicinal power, then one can transform Yin into Yang and be brought back to life."
Gu Yifeng slowly opened his mouth, smiling as he handed the pill to the elder for appraisal. After all, the medicinal materials were provided by Changchun Valley, so he didn't care and could refine it at any time. He didn't need this one.
"Fifth Elder, go and see the other disciples. I'll take a look at this pill."
Just then, an old man in white robes suddenly appeared in front of Gu Yifeng, took the pill and examined it. He was the old man holding a black chess piece in the pavilion behind the mountain.
"yes."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder immediately turned his attention to the other disciples who were refining pills. To ensure fairness, those who had previously caused the furnace to explode without cause would have a chance to start over.
"Excellent, excellent, a wonderful idea. Three types of medicinal materials perfectly combine the opposing forces of two medicinal properties. The Yin and Yang forces are constantly generated and circulate back and forth, which can indeed save lives and lock the soul in desperate situations."
"It's a pity that your alchemy method is really too ugly, it has no style that an alchemist should have at all."
The white-robed old man clicked his tongue in amazement, then rather helplessly criticized the pill's only flaw.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior. Have I met the standard?"
Gu Yifeng slowly raised his eyebrows and looked at the old man, asking a question.
"Hehe, of course you've passed, but now there's another opportunity. Join my sect, and I promise you'll be the number one outer disciple from today onwards. What do you say?"
The old man in white robes said with a smile.
“No way. I don’t even know what position you hold in Changchun Valley. What if you’re just some kind of steward or elder?”
Gu Yifeng had long guessed that the old man's status was probably comparable to that of the Valley Master, so he deliberately provoked him.
"I am Miao Xuanzi, merely a guest elder of Changchun Valley. However, the current Valley Master and I are sworn brothers. Your reputation is nothing more than a matter of a word. What do you say?"
The old man gave a sly smile, and his original dignified and otherworldly demeanor vanished in an instant. Gu Yifeng was shocked, never expecting that such a shameless old man would come to someone else's territory to snatch someone away.
"Enough, Miao Xuanzi, this is still within my Changchun Valley. Gu Yi is already the number one disciple, both inside and outside the Changchun Valley. Do you still need to make promises to her?"
Before Gu Yifeng could speak, another old man appeared beside Miao Xuanzi in an instant. With a flick of his sleeve, the token at his waist was revealed, which was the token of the current sect leader of Changchun Valley.
The token bears only a valley marker, from which a strange medicinal fragrance emanates.
"I am Zhuang Qingqian, the Valley Master of Changchun Valley. When you were refining pills just now, although the final result was good, the process was too simple and there were many mistakes. Once you want to refine more difficult pills, the difficulty of making the pills will be more than ten thousand times higher."
"If I'm not mistaken, your current rank is at most at the threshold of the seventh rank. If you want to refine a seventh-rank pill, you might not be able to succeed even after exploding your furnace hundreds of times. So, do you want to cultivate in Changchun Valley or follow Miaoxuanzi? The choice is yours."
The Valley Master of Changchun Valley was easy to talk to, and he directly explained the pros and cons before asking Gu Yifeng a question.
"I……"
Gu Yifeng hesitated upon hearing this, glancing at the extremely excited Miao Xuanzi, feeling that this old man was not very reliable.
After hesitating for a while, he decided to enter Changchun Valley. Cultivating alchemy skills was one aspect, but more importantly, it was for signing in. The Pill Tower and the Ancient Emperor's Medicine Field were places he wanted to enter.
Only by staying can you reap the greatest benefits.
"Very good. You need not doubt the competition just now. Whether it was the pills or the first four rounds, your ranking far surpassed others. I am worthy of the title of first in the outer sect. However, whether you can hold onto it depends on yourself."
Zhuang Qingqian gave Gu Yifeng a meaningful look, then gave him a jade slip exclusive to outer disciples before turning and leaving. As long as he was sure Gu Yifeng would stay, that was enough.
The remaining procedures were naturally completed by other elders leading the group of disciples.
...
The recruitment ceremony lasted for two days before it ended. A total of sixteen outer disciples and twenty secular medicine apprentices were admitted, while the rest were sent back.
Despite such stringent requirements, countless people still flock to it every year.
Gu Yifeng was naturally ranked first among the outer disciples. This title was not only for this recruitment ceremony, but also included the outer disciples from the previous one.
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