tting by the desk facing the window; the gentle wind made her hair flutter slightly, and the edges of her clothes swayed softly as well.This scene for studying was very comfortable.Hao Ren had already...Chapter 350: Grand Cultivators of the Fifth Layer of Heaven

Zhen Cunming had ingeniously embedded his pawns in various spots on the cave dwelling's stone walls, forming a small array with mutual resonance.

Fine threads of lightning entered Hao Ren’s acupoints like a gentle stream. The entire cave was like an airspace surrounded by clouds, and Hao Ren seemed to be immersed in the lightning within those clouds.

The array operated on the surrounding natural energy. Since the valley's spiritual energy was denser than that of the first layer of heaven, its effect was undoubtedly better.

Pure chaotic thunder force composed of five elements was absorbed by Little Hao Ren in fine threads from the lightning drawn to him by the array. Naturally, this method was easier compared to directly absorbing lightning after enduring heavenly thunder strikes.

However, how many people were as proficient with arrays as Zhen Cunming How many knew the secrets of such ancient methods for refining oneself through lightning

Perhaps only a disciple of an ancient celestial dragon like Qiu Niu would know how to refine themselves using these long-lost techniques.

"Huh!"

Hao Ren's body trembled, causing the surrounding starlight to dissipate. The crackling lightning slowly ascended and formed a white cloud hovering at the top of the cave.

Thinking about how he had no idea about refining oneself with thunder energy but still acted impulsively based on imagination by trying to draw down heavenly lightning, Hao Ren couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

The starlight around him gradually dissipated. Hao Ren secretly inspected his dragon pearl and found that he had opened one more acupoint!

He was now at the Jiao level, just a distance away from the Gen level of Lili level!

If Zhen Cunming hadn't reminded him that lightning could severely harm cultivators' bodies and should not be continuously used, Hao Ren would have wanted to immerse himself in this small array for days straight, directly reaching the Gen level before striving for the Dui level.

His entire body felt surging with energy! But after being stimulated by lightning for half a day, his meridians were slightly swollen.

Hao Ren unleashed a sword qi and rushed out of the valley.

A broad sword light, one chi thick and ten feet long, was swung out!

The Seven Stars Sect, Qionghua Sect, and Qingyin Sect were all shocked from top to bottom!

They did not know that this sword light was merely Hao Ren venting his abundant spiritual energy and had no real power. However, such a spectacle, combined with the thunderous heavenly tribulation seen several hours ago, made the cultivators nearby believe that some concealed core formation powerhouse at the fifth layer of the sky had finally come out!

It was this casual action of Hao Ren's that truly established his authority!

In the eyes of the sect leaders in the surrounding mountain ranges, this massive sweeping sword light was an undeniable warning: those who offend will be killed without mercy!

Thus, all the leaders, big and small, urgently summoned their elders and senior disciples, giving them countless instructions and warnings that the area around Medicine King Valley where the heavenly tribulation had just appeared could not be approached.

"Phew." Hao Ren took a long breath and felt much more comfortable. He then drove his sword qi to fly back into the valley to visit Xie Yujia's alchemy room.

At this moment, Xie Yujia stood in front of a black cauldron. A golden and silver talisman were rapidly rotating in her hand.

Xiao Bai hissed out demonic flames, which entered the interior of the cauldron through eight round holes, giving off an intense heat.

Demonic flames were the innate fire of a demon beast, closely tied to its inner core. Therefore, regularly breathing in and out these flames could increase a demon beast's strength because it cultivated both external elixirs and internal cores with this demonic fire; the more proficient the flame was, the stronger the inner core would naturally become.

When Jin Cunming was captured by Qiu Niu back then, he was merely a seventh-stage demon beast that had just awakened its intelligence. However, years of alchemy cultivation enabled him to advance to a tenth-stage demon beast, and after consuming a Transfiguration Pill personally refined for him by Qiu Niu, he finally shed his beastly form and transformed into the appearance of an Alchemy Child.

The妖 fire in the cauldron was burning increasingly fiercely, and the black cauldron had begun to show some red hues. If not for its decent material quality, the demon fire from these two periods would have softened it by now.

Xie Yujia, who controlled the spiritual energy within the cauldron through talismans, was sweating profusely, but before her sweat could form into drops, they were burned away by the intense flames.

Alchemizing is also a form of cultivation. Xie Yujia used the life-and-death talisman to move the spiritual energy within the cauldron and it did not consume too much of its spirit energy; instead, it improved her own spirit energy circulation. In reality, this was indirectly using Little White's demon fire to open up her stony meridian body.

"Retrieve the pills!" Zhen Ciming shouted.

Xie Yujia quickly retracted the silver talisman; with a rich content of demon fire, the cauldron could not suppress its intense flames and automatically lifted its lid. Xie Yujia then swiftly used her golden talisman to grasp over ten pills in her hand as one string.

The residual demon fire on the medicinal pills was sucked up by Xie Yujia's golden talisman with a couple of hisses.

Xie Yujia felt her entire body go limp but also noticed a warm sensation throughout. This was due to the refined Little White’s demonic flames entering her body, thread by thread.

Alchemizing and cultivating are fundamentally intertwined; just as Hao Ren used the lightning from arrays for tempering his body, Xie Yujia could use weakened demon fire for the same purpose.

Zhen Ciming could point out a path of cultivation through lightning to Hao Ren, so naturally, he could also provide guidance in alchemy to Xie Yujia.

Of the six black medicinal pills, ten had darker hues while another six were lighter.

"Six are fourth-grade ones; the rest are third-grade," Zhen Ciming said.

The pill he taught Xie Yujia to alchemize this time was a Foundation Establishment Pill.

A Foundation Establishment Pill could solidify a cultivator's realm, and its most common use was enabling Qi Condensation Stage cultivators to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. In the Fifth Layer where spiritual pills were scarce, even a third-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would make low-ranking cultivators fight fiercely for it; a fourth-grade one was even more precious.

"I'll keep five for myself, taking one each day to try and reach the tenth layer of Qi Refinement. The remaining one is for Ah Zi." Xie Yujia placed five Fourth Grade Foundation Establishment Pills in a bottle, then took another pill and walked over to Jia Ren, placing it in Du Ren's hand.

Hao Ren didn't expect that Xie Yujia would still think of giving a share to Ah Zi. He was slightly surprised. Indeed, Zhao Yanzi had already reached the ninth layer of Qi Refinement and with more effort, she could reach Foundation Establishment.

At this time, if there were a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would certainly be twice as effective. There were also Foundation Establishment Pills in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. However, dragon cultivators had never been skilled at alchemy or refining equipment; those stored in their warehouses were ordinary goods and couldn't compare to Xiaobai's demon fire and Xie Yujia’s talismans working together to create Fourth Grade pills.

"And these ten are for the small sects around us." Xie Yujia placed ten darker-colored medicinal pills into separate small bags, gently stating her intentions.

She accepted Zhen Congming's view that Third Grade Pills were garbage and meaningless. However, she didn't know that in ordinary sects, being able to refine Third Grade Pills was enough to secure the position of Alchemy Elder!

"Haha, okay!" Hao Ren had no objections whatsoever. All these pills were refined by Xie Yujia; how to distribute them would be up to her.

Zhen Congming merely pursed his lips, feeling regret over the materials burnt rather than the pills themselves. But thinking about Xie Yujia's future ability to refine Ninth Grade Golden Pills, he calmed down.

Xiaobai drew a beam of colorful light that circled around the valley before zooming towards the gap in the fifth layer.

They returned to the first layer calmly while Qionghua Sect, Seven Stars Sect, and Qingyin Sect suddenly found ten small bags falling from the sky. Upon discovering Foundation Establishment Pills inside, they immediately沸騰了！

"Thank you for your generosity, esteemed senior!"

Staring after the snow lion as it disappeared into the distance, the three sect leaders trembled and were almost ready to prostrate themselves!

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