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Chapter 601 - 535: Risking Life for Alchemy (Part 3)

Chapter 601: Chapter 535: Risking Life for Alchemy (Part 3)

Seeing this scene, everyone stopped their conversations and once again turned their eyes towards Ye Fan and the Medicine Furnace, their faces revealing a mix of tension and anticipation.

Even Chu Xuanji was no exception!

Because... he was very clear that refining the essence of the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King was one of the most crucial steps in concocting the Lifespan Extension Pill!

Ye Fan was completely unaware of the change in everyone’s expressions.

At that moment, he had gathered his consciousness, focusing all his energy on the alchemy, controlling the ’Five Elements Formation’ to ensure a continuous input of Wood Essence Energy into the Medicine Furnace, while managing the formation inside the furnace to maintain control over the temperature of the flames.

Beyond that, he also diverted a part of his mind power, applying it to the Sky Cold Mushroom, carefully sensing its changes.

Multitasking!

If this had been before Ye Fan’s Magic Cultivation had broken through to the Innate Realm, it would have been very difficult to achieve.

Now, however, the strength of his mind power and his precise control over it were unmatched by any Magician of the same realm—he could multitask and simultaneously control three mid-grade mental magic tools, Xuanye Flying Blades, to carry out assassinations, so alchemy was naturally not an issue.

Hmm?

About a minute later, Ye Fan furrowed his brows.

Because he clearly sensed that the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom hadn’t decreased at all.

This meant that the flames stimulated by the Wood Essence Energy could not refine the Extreme Yin Qi!

Upon realizing this, Ye Fan promptly increased the amount of Wood Essence Energy.

"Swoosh——"

As the amount of Wood Essence Energy increased, the flames instantly grew larger and fiercely shot out of the Medicine Furnace, turning it red-hot.

However—

Even so, Ye Fan found the flames still couldn’t refine the Extreme Yin Qi.

This made his frown deepen.

Seeing this scenario, Chu Xuanji suddenly thought of something, his consciousness stirred, and a mind power shot out from between his eyebrows, silently entering the Medicine Furnace, sensing everything inside.

Whoosh!

Under this sensing, Chu Xuanji’s pupils suddenly constricted, his brows unconsciously furrowing.

"Master, what’s wrong? Did Xiao Fan encounter trouble or did the refining fail?"

Chu Ji not only saw Ye Fan with a furrowed brow but also noticed Chu Xuanji’s anomaly, asking with some concern.

The Sky Cold Mushroom is one of the most precious medicinal materials in the world, only found in spiritual lands abundant with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and they are exceedingly rare.

Moreover, it is said that a Sky Cold Mushroom, from birth to maturity, takes hundreds of years.

In such circumstances, a mature Sky Cold Mushroom is virtually impossible to find; Ye Fan having been able to obtain one was a tremendous stroke of luck—if Ye Fan failed to refine the essence of Sky Cold Mushroom, finding a second mature Sky Cold Mushroom would be harder than reaching the heavens!

If that were the case, Ye Fan’s attempt to concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill would be as elusive as the moon reflected in the water or flowers in a mirror.

"The Sky Cold Mushroom is an extremely cold object, covered with the purest Extreme Yin Qi between heaven and earth," Chu Xuanji explained. "At this point, the flames within the Medicine Furnace can’t refine the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom."

"Ah..."

Hearing Chu Xuanji say this, even Chu Ji, who had an excellent mental fortitude, was shocked, "So, what can be done?"

Whoosh!

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenhao and others also looked nervously at Chu Xuanji.

"I once saw in a theory passed down from an ancient alchemist that only the Heavenly and Earthly Fire can refine extremely cold substances like the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King and their surface Extreme Yin Qi,"

Chu Xuanji’s frown deepened, "Originally, I thought it was just a fallacy, but now it seems it might very well be true."

"What is Heavenly and Earthly Fire?" Su Jindi asked impulsively.

"Heavenly and Earthly Fire, as the name suggests, is divided into Heavenly Fire and Earth Fire. There is no existence of Heavenly Fire on Earth; it only arises when an Outer Heaven Meteorite falls. Earth Fire, on the other hand, refers to the fire from the Earth’s core and can only be found inside volcanoes," Chu Xuanji explained.

"Uhh..."

Hearing Chu Xuanji say this, Su Yuxin, Situ Ruoshui, Su Jindi, and Pan Jueming all opened their mouths wide, their faces blank, as if they were listening to something unimaginable.

Whereas Ye Wenhao and Chu Ji furrowed their brows immediately, with Ye Wenhao speaking first, "Divine Doctor Chu, according to what you’ve said, Xiao Fan can only refine the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom and extract its essence if he gains the Heavenly and Earthly Fire. But to my knowledge, the existing active volcanoes on Earth are not many. Additionally, the magma flowing inside volcanoes is extremely hot, and even strong people at the Gang Qi Realm entering would mostly be incinerated."

"Does that mean Xiao Fan won’t be able to successfully concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill?" Chu Ji asked the most crucial question.

Whoosh!

Ye Wenhao and others once again focused their gaze on Chu Xuanji, waiting for him to provide an answer.

"If it were anyone else, there would be almost no chance, but he has hope," Chu Xuanji mused.

"Master Chu, what do you mean?"

Su Yuxin couldn’t help but speak up, knowing well how important concocting the Lifespan Extension Pill was for Ye Fan—once it failed, not only would Ye Fan be affected, but the entire fabric of the Ye Family and even the entire Huaxia would change!

"At this point, the only solution is to inject Pure Yang Qi into the Medicine Furnace, merging the Pure Yang Qi with the flames to create a fire comparable to the Heavenly and Earthly Fire and refine the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King," Chu Xuanji revealed the solution.

"No wonder you said that only he has the hope; it’s very hard to find a second Extremely Yang Body in this world!" Chu Ji’s heart, which had been hanging, quietly settled down as she smiled and said.

"Phew~"

Ye Wenhao and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

"I made it very clear just now. He only has a chance of success,"

Contrary to everyone else, Chu Xuanji still frowned, his face fraught with worry, "Because, although it sounds simple to use Pure Yang Qi to refine the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King, it is difficult to execute. He must precisely sense the amount of Extreme Yin Qi on the surfaces of the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King and also precisely control the amount of Pure Yang Qi inputted into the Medicine Furnace."

"Only when the quantities of the two are equal will the Pure Yang Fire, born from the fusion of Pure Yang Qi and Wood Essence Energy, perfectly refine the Extreme Yin Qi on the surfaces of the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King."

"If there is even a slight excess of Pure Yang Qi, when the Extreme Yin Qi on the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King disappears, the flames inside the Medicine Furnace will still be Pure Yang Fire—with the protection of the Extreme Yin Qi gone, the Sky Cold Mushroom and Snow Lotus King will be turned to ashes in an instant!"

Whoosh!

The abrupt shift in Chu Xuanji’s tone immediately caused Ye Wenhao, Chu Ji, and others to pale, the anxiety flooding their faces once more like a roller coaster ride, their emotions fluctuating wildly.

Ye Fan’s heart sank sharply too.

He had heard Chu Xuanji’s words exactly, fully aware of the difficulty involved.

Perhaps because the difficulty was indeed too great, Ye Fan did not dare attempt it right away and instead continued using the flames generated by the Wood Essence Energy to refine the Sky Cold Mushroom, hoping that accumulated quantity would lead to a qualitative change.

Seeing this, Chu Xuanji and the others guessed what was on Ye Fan’s mind, harboring a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

However—

As time passed, whether it was them or Ye Fan himself, the hope in their hearts was mercilessly crushed—the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom did not decrease at all!

Because of this, Ye Fan had to stop. The flames in the Medicine Furnace suddenly faded, and the Sky Cold Mushroom flew out of the furnace and into the Jade Box, exuding waves of chilly air.

"Phew~"

Ye Fan took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and concentrated his Mind Power, once again focusing it on the Sky Cold Mushroom, meticulously sensing the Extreme Yin Qi on its surface.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Time imperceptibly passed, and the moods of Chu Xuanji and the others imperceptibly became tense.

Whoosh!

Half an hour later, Ye Fan abruptly opened his eyes, a sharp gleam bursting forth!

The next moment.

Under everyone’s gaze, he covered the Medicine Furnace, placed his right hand over it, and the Primordial Qi containing Pure Yang Qi slowly emerged from his palm, entering into the Medicine Furnace through the lid.

A few moments later, Ye Fan withdrew his hand, carefully sensing the amount of Pure Yang Qi inside the Medicine Furnace.

"Bang—"

"Swoosh—"

As soon as Ye Fan confirmed the amount inside the furnace, two sounds almost simultaneously erupted. The lid of the Medicine Furnace flew up, the Sky Cold Mushroom was inputted into the furnace, and then, the lid was quickly secured again.

After all this, Ye Fan did not immediately start the Five Elements Formation and activate the Formation in the Medicine Furnace to refine the Sky Cold Mushroom but rather continued to carefully sense everything inside the Medicine Furnace.

"What is Xiao Fan doing?"

"Could it be that he is still not confident?"

Seeing this scene, Ye Wenhao and Chu Ji spoke one after another, their tone laden with even heavier worry.

"If I’m not mistaken, he is sensing and calculating how much Pure Yang Qi leaked out the instant the Medicine Furnace lid was opened," Chu Xuanji said slowly, his eyes gleaming.

As if to prove Chu Xuanji’s guess correct, Ye Fan once again placed his right hand on the Medicine Furnace lid, inputting the Primordial Qi containing Pure Yang Qi into the furnace.

This time, it was done in a very short moment, almost in the blink of an eye.

To ensure nothing went wrong, after withdrawing his hand, Ye Fan again used his Mind Power to enter the Medicine Furnace, clearly sensing that the amounts of Pure Yang Qi and Extreme Yin Qi were equal and attracted by the Extreme Yin Qi, surrounding the Sky Cold Mushroom without leaking out through any gap in the lid.

"Phew—"

This discovery made Ye Fan sigh with relief and then... he once again waved his hands, beginning to form the handprints for the Five Elements Formation!

Seeing this scene, everyone, including Chu Xuanji, felt their hearts hang in their throats as they stared motionlessly at the Medicine Furnace.

Soon, the Five Elements Formation was completed, and the Wood Element Qi was once again separated, descending from the sky and slowly flowing into the Medicine Furnace through the gaps in the lid.

"Wood engenders Fire, quickly!"

A few seconds later, Ye Fan exclaimed low and swiftly made another handprint, vigorously activating the Formation inside the Medicine Furnace!

Woosh!

As the Formation operated, the Wood Element Qi combined with the Pure Yang Qi to produce black Pure Yang Fire, the flames robust, and the Medicine Furnace was heated red-hot in an instant!

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh..."

Simultaneously, Ye Fan, Chu Xuanji, Ye Wenhao, and Chu Ji, without any coordination, projected their Mind Power into the Medicine Furnace, clearly sensing that the Extreme Yin Qi on the surface of the Sky Cold Mushroom was rapidly depleting.

The scene froze.

Under the blazing sun, everyone held their breath, fixated on the Medicine Furnace.

Success or failure?

They were waiting for the answer to be revealed!

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