Because of her relaxing service, it took Long Feng more than two hours before he could finally come out of the bathroom.
Sitting cross-legged upon his bed, he began to try cultivating, as it was his first time doing so.
However, he was ultimately just passing the time to complete his task.
But he didn’t need to wait for long. Just after a little more than one hour, a system notification appeared in front of him.
[Ding! You have completed your task. Reward issued...]
’Finally.’
A big smile appeared on his face. He had expected that the news of him refining the Tyrant Blood Yang Pill would soon spread from the Pill Hall.
But he hadn’t expected their efficiency to be this high.
It seemed that no matter which world it was, people surely love to gossip.
[One strange flame chosen randomly...]
With that, different flame halos began flashing in front of his eyes. Some of them were like burning flowers, while others transformed into different types of beasts.
"So it’s true that there are such flames in this world."
Although Long Feng had received his previous memories, and there were also details about some strange flames, his previous self had only come in contact with the Pill Hall’s Earth Flame.
It was said that there were two types of strange flames in this world.
The first type consisted of rare and powerful natural flames born from heaven and earth, used by alchemists to dramatically boost their power and refine top-tier pills.
The Pill Hall’s Earth Flame was also a type of natural flame.
The second type consisted of special flames born inside fierce beasts. They could also be used like natural flames to help alchemists, but their effects were slightly inferior to those of natural flames.
Of course, they had their own advantages.
For example, the power of a Beast Flame depended on the beast from which it had been extracted, and powerful Beast Flames could greatly increase a cultivator’s combat power.
"God bless... please... please let it be a powerful natural flame."
Looking at the ever-changing screen in front of him, he began to remember every god from his previous life.
It could be seen that he wanted a powerful natural-type flame.
However, not every wish could be fulfilled.
The screen soon stopped changing, and a deep purple-colored flame with a snake halo above it appeared in front of him, causing his mood to immediately dull.
[Selected: Hell Python Flame.]
[Description: A strange flame born from the corpse of a Sixth-Rank Hell Python, a terrifying beast that once ruled a region of Hell. The flame carries the innate Flame Poison of the Hell Python. It is violent, sinister, and extremely destructive.]
"As expected!"
Looking at the description of the flame, he couldn’t help but slap his own forehead.
Although he was happy to see that this flame came from a powerful Sixth-Rank beast, comparable to a human Life and Death Realm expert, this was also an evil-type flame.
He should have guessed this. What could he expect from a system whose name itself contained the word ’evil’?
"What’s done is done. Let’s refine this flame."
Just as he finished speaking, a purple-colored light appeared from his system’s screen and entered his body.
"Wait..."
Before he could understand anything, it went straight toward his dantian.
He couldn’t help but panic upon seeing this. The dantian was one of the most sensitive areas of every cultivator. Even a slight mistake there could cost them their life.
He quickly spread his spiritual sense and looked inside his body.
There was nothing abnormal in his dantian, except that an extra dark-purple-colored seed had appeared there. It quietly resided there without any movement.
"What? Is this already refined?"
Although he had never refined any strange flame, he had read some books about them.
If any cultivator wanted to control a type of strange flame, they would have to refine its seed and plant it on the side of their dantian, just like this one.
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"So it directly became mine. Great!!!"
Long Feng let out a hearty laugh.
His previous resentment about acquiring an evil flame was long gone. What remained was pure joy!
If he had to personally refine this Sixth-Rank flame, he would have to put in a considerable amount of effort. There would even be a risk of failure.
But now, there was no such problem.
"Let’s try its effect."
He gently rubbed his hands together and pressed his palm forward. His mind slowly sank into his body as he carefully drew out the Purple Flame from his dantian.
The Purple Flame rapidly passed through his meridians before appearing in his palm.
As he slowly moved his hand, the flames changed their shape like an agile snake. Then, they gathered in his palm, increasing in density as their temperature rose.
Although its burning upon his palm, he didn’t felt slightest heat upon his skin. Instead, he felt a slight cool sensation upon its contact.
Long Feng was playing with it like a child who had gotten his hands on a new toy.
If he hadn’t heard a knock on the door, he wouldn’t have stopped his foreplay.
"Who is it?"
He stood up with a displeased expression and went to the door.
He had previously informed Cao Hua not to disturb him for the rest of the day so that he could try refining some pills with his new flame.
"What happened to make you disturb me during my cultivation?"
Opening the door, Cao Hua’s face appeared in front of him.
However, he quickly noticed that there was another person behind her.
"Senior Brother, Elder Xu has invited you to his place."
It was a young man almost the same age as him, wearing servant disciple robes. He bowed in front of him before replying.
"Oh! Let’s go."
Long Feng was surprised for a moment before nodding at him. He could already guess the reason behind this sudden invitation.
Then, both of them came out of the house and followed a familiar path.
It wasn’t the first time Long Feng had met Elder Xu, so he knew his place very well.
As an Inner Sect Elder of the Azura Heaven Sect, Elder Xu’s house was located in a deeper area of the sect. These places were not only dense with spiritual energy in the air, but were also protected by more powerful energy formations.
It took Long Feng twenty minutes to reach there.
Unlike Long Feng’s simple courtyard, this house was more like a two-story wooden villa.
Remembering the familiar path, Long Feng quickly reached the back garden behind the villa. Many different types of spiritual plants and flowers were planted there.
In the center of the garden, a large settee and two wooden chairs had been placed. On the settee, he found the familiar figure of Elder Xu.
"Long Feng! Come, come, sit here."
Elder Xu looked at Long Feng’s approaching figure and immediately revealed a wide smile, gesturing toward the empty chair beside him.
"Then I will thank you, Elder."
Long Feng maintained a respectful expression, but inside, he could hardly suppress his disgust toward him.
A fat, ugly-looking man was sitting comfortably in the chair, his body almost overflowing from its sides. His small eyes were narrowed into slits, and his face was covered in layers of flesh.
What made Long Feng feel even more uncomfortable was the beautiful woman sitting beside him.
She was clearly a servant or attendant, dressed in a rather revealing outfit.
Elder Xu’s hand was constantly roaming over her body as if he were playing with a toy, completely ignoring the fact that there was another person standing in front of them.
Long Feng’s stomach churned at the sight. He almost vomited right there.
Fortunately, his mental balance was good, allowing him to barely maintain his composure.
Elder Xu didn’t seem to notice his disgust. Or perhaps he simply didn’t care.
"Hahaha! Long Feng, I haven’t seen you for a few days, yet you’ve already created such a huge commotion in the sect."
As he spoke, Elder Xu’s hand continued to moving over the beautiful woman beside him.
The woman remained silent, seemingly accustomed to his behavior.
"Elder, you’re overpraising me. It was nothing much."
Long Feng maintained a humble attitude.
No matter what, this person had a status of Elder in sect and possessed far higher cultivation than him.
"Nothing much?"
Elder Xu raised his eyebrows.
"Your name has already spread throughout the Pill Hall. Even some of the elders have heard about the appearance of the Tyrant Blood Yang Pill."
His smile widened as he speak.
"How can something like that be considered nothing?"
Long Feng’s heart moved slightly.
He had already guessed that the matter wouldn’t end with the Pill Hall.
The moment, the name of the Tyrant Blood Yang Pill spread through the sect, it was impossible for the higher-ups to remain indifferent.
However, Long Feng didn’t say anything and waited patiently.
It wasn’t until Elder Xu finally stopped playing with the woman beside him and turned his attention toward Long Feng.
"Long Feng, I won’t beat around the bush."
His expression became slightly more serious.
"Did you really refine the Tyrant Blood Yang Pill?"
"Yes."
Without any hesitation, Long Feng nodded before explaining.
"I was fortunate enough to obtain the pill recipe by chance. After obtaining it, I spent some time studying it before finally succeeding."
"Hahaha! Excellent!"
A flash of surprise appeared in Elder Xu’s eyes.
"Long Feng, you’ve done something good for the sect. The Tyrant Blood Yang Pill has been lost for many years. If the sect can recover its recipe, our alchemists will be able to study it and perhaps even improve upon it."
Listening carefully, he already knew what was coming next.
Sure enough, Elder Xu said those expected lines.
"Therefore, as an Inner Disciple of the Azura Heaven Sect, shouldn’t you contribute this pill recipe to the sect?"