So when Shi Xuan guessed what kind of immortal artifact it was, the spirit inside the Chaos Cauldron scoffed, saying it wasn't an immortal artifact at all; the Chaos Cauldron was a divine artifact!
Yes, this injured artifact still carries a spirit, but the spirit has been recovering for a long time and is not yet very energetic.
Shi Xuan raised an eyebrow, glanced at Jin Dada, and seeing Jin Dada's nervous little expression, smiled and said, "Not bad, this new alchemy furnace is just as good as my old one, I'm very satisfied!"
The Chaos Cauldron, newly imprinted with divine consciousness and recognized as its master, emitted a low hum, as if protesting being compared to some old, broken furnace. If Shi Xuan had spoken first, it would absolutely not have submitted!
Jin Da was immediately delighted. "That's good, that's good. As long as it's similar to the master's previous alchemy furnace, it will make up for the mistake I made. Perfect!"
The man and the bird happily reached a consensus, completing the world where only the alchemy furnace was injured.
Chaos Cauldron felt like it had boarded a pirate ship. This person and bird didn't seem like good people. It had just escaped one dragon's den only to fall into another tiger's den. It was used as a food bowl by the bird and then slandered as being of the same rank as some broken furnace. These two ignorant fellows!
Shi Xuan noticed that the Chaos Cauldron's color changed after the divine imprint was placed on it, becoming much brighter from a dull gray. She guessed that perhaps its spiritual power was recovering and its injuries were healing, causing its color to brighten further, eventually revealing the luster of its divine artifact.
With the addition of the Chaos Cauldron, alchemy became much simpler.
No matter how powerful the three-legged golden crow's solar fire was, it couldn't destroy the divine artifact.
The three-legged golden crow had already tried this before. It used to really like the aura of the cauldron, but it disliked the fact that the rice bowl was too deep. Even with the lid open, it still felt uncomfortable. It wanted to breathe fire and burn off the upper part of the cauldron, leaving only half. However, after many attempts, the rice bowl remained unmoved, being very sturdy. In the end, it had to replace it with a different bowl.
This time, Shi Xuan used this cauldron to refine pills, and Jin Da Da was very happy. He no longer had to be careful and worry about breaking the cauldron.
The alchemy process has begun again.
Jin Dada's enthusiasm for his work was even greater than before. He cooperated fully with Shi Xuan's requirements, controlling the size of the fire and fulfilling his duties as a qualified fire-starter.
Zeng Mo was utterly shocked by what he saw; his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. The pure, primordial Yang fire of the sun was right before his eyes. He weighed his small alchemy furnace in his hand, then decided against it. He didn't want to risk losing both himself and the furnace if he failed to test the fire properly.
The Chaos Furnace gradually heated up under the influence of the sun's fire. As expected of an ancient artifact, it heated very evenly, and its inherent spiritual energy was extremely delicate and pure. It greatly enhanced both the separation and fusion of materials and the flow of spiritual energy within the furnace.
Shi Xuan was initially quite satisfied with her Heavenly Origin Pill Furnace, but now that she was using the Chaos Cauldron, she instantly forgot about the shattered furnace. If the Heavenly Origin Pill Furnace had a spirit, it would surely say, "It was so obedient to me before, and now it's fallen in love with someone else!"
As for the Chaos Cauldron, the process of refining the elixir involves the medicinal power circulating repeatedly within the cauldron, which is a process of nourishment for it and is very helpful for its injuries.
Having realized this, the Chaos Cauldron showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever and fully cooperated in the alchemy process.
At this moment, the person, the bird, and the cauldron were perfectly in harmony. Those who wanted to refine pills, those who wanted to heal their injuries, and those who wanted to work all reached the same goal through different paths, and everyone was happy!
This time, there were no further setbacks, and the progress was very smooth. Shi Xuan knew that refining a seventh-grade pill at this time would be a major test of his spiritual power, so he prepared an enhanced version of the Spirit Replenishing Pill and a pain-relieving pill that he hadn't used in a long time.
Shi Xuan handled the first half of the Rejuvenating Pill refining process with ease, and everything was perfect.
In the latter half, the medicinal power gradually merged into one under the influence of Shi Xuan's divine sense and the solar fire. At this moment, the domineering power of the seventh-order pill was revealed, and the Rejuvenating Pill in the furnace was like a bottomless pit, rapidly absorbing Shi Xuan's spiritual power.
Shi Xuan quickly took the Strengthening Spirit Pill.
Her spiritual energy reserves were already much higher than those of ordinary cultivators, but even so, she couldn't withstand the reckless absorption of seventh-grade pills.
The cycle of life had already begun long ago, and now it is spinning even faster.
The surrounding spiritual energy swirled and surged towards Shi Xuan, only to be rapidly absorbed by the seventh-grade Spirit Restoration Pill.
Shi Xuan is like a transitional device, connecting all things to the alchemy furnace, but she herself needs extra support, requiring a large amount of spiritual energy to replenish herself.
Shi Xuan swallowed one powerful spirit-replenishing pill after another. Under such intense spiritual energy exertion, the spiritual root conflict symptoms that she hadn't experienced in a long time began to flare up, and Shi Xuan swallowed another pain-relieving pill.
The time required to form a seventh-grade pill has increased exponentially, which is also a result of Shi Xuan's insufficient cultivation.
This Rejuvenating Pill has become the pill that has taken her the longest to refine in her history.
Two hours later, Shi Xuan finally gritted his teeth and forced himself to cast the pill-collecting incantation. At that moment, three round pills broke out of the cauldron and were collected by Shi Xuan into a jade bottle he had prepared in advance.
At this moment, Shi Xuan finally let out a sigh of relief, collapsed to the ground, and breathed softly.
The myriad things continued to replenish her lost spiritual power without stopping, but even so, it took Shi Xuan quite a while to recover her strength.
She then sat up, opened the jade bottle, and took a look.
She had already determined the quality of the pills, and was simply taking them out to confirm it.
This time, three Rejuvenation Pills were successfully made, all of them of superior quality.
This result was only barely satisfactory for Shi Xuan, who had put in so much effort to produce only three high-grade items.
Zeng Mo, who had watched the whole thing from the sidelines, was completely numb.
Some say that hard work is worthless in the face of talent, and today he finally understands that statement.
Zeng Mo was always known as a genius alchemist. His cultivation speed and understanding of alchemy were outstanding among his peers. Even after being captured and imprisoned in Silver Frost, he could still feel his astonishing rate of progress.
He is talented and hardworking, but when compared to Xuan, he suddenly feels like a frog in a well.
So this is what truly talented people are like! Not only can someone at the eighth level of the Golden Core realm refine seventh-grade pills, but they can also refine three pills at once, each one of superior quality! What an astonishing achievement!
"What kind of look is that to me?" Shi Xuan asked Zeng Mo.
Zeng Mo then came to his senses and said with a wry smile, "I suddenly realized something. Compared to you, my talent... is like having no talent at all..."
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