Soon, Xiao Hao had gathered several types of Spirit Medicines inside the cave. He placed them, along with the Purple Spirit Fruit, into the Purple Gold Pill Furnace.
This Pill Furnace was named the Purple Phoenix Furnace. Even in the Profound Yellow World, it was considered a top-tier Pill Furnace.
With it, Xiao Hao’s Elixir refinement was twice as effective with half the effort.
’To become an Alchemist, you need powerful Spiritual Power to control the heat during refinement. Having lived two lives, my Spiritual Power is much stronger than an ordinary person’s. I’m a perfect candidate to be an Alchemist.’
Xiao Hao smiled.
The next moment, he activated the True Qi in his body, condensing it into a ball of purple Pill Fire, and began to refine the Purple Spirit Pills.
Thanks to the alchemy techniques Ouyang Yan had taught him, refining the Purple Spirit Pills was completely stress-free.
In less than half an hour, he successfully refined the Purple Spirit Pills.
Furthermore, there were as many as 32 Purple Spirit Pills.
’Five Pill Patterns! All of these Purple Spirit Pills are flawless-grade Elixirs.’
Xiao Hao’s expression was ecstatic.
The quality of Elixirs was divided into five tiers: Low Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, Top Grade, and Flawless.
The higher the quality of the Elixir, the better its effects, and it would have no side effects on the body.
Consuming low-quality Elixirs over a long period would severely damage one’s body and could even cause one’s Cultivation to stagnate.
Therefore, flawless Elixirs were something countless Martial Artists dreamed of obtaining.
Unfortunately, even in the entire Great Li Dynasty, very few people could refine flawless Elixirs.
Even if they could, they would only manage to refine one or two on rare occasions.
And now, the entire batch of Purple Spirit Pills Xiao Hao had refined was flawless.
No one would dare believe it even if he told them.
’Time to test the effects of the Purple Spirit Pill.’
Xiao Hao consumed a Purple Spirit Pill and then activated his Heaven-Devouring Martial Soul.
HUMMM!
The next moment, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a ten-thousand-zhang radius instantly converged above Xiao Hao’s head. It formed a terrifying vortex of Spiritual Qi, which was continuously devoured by his Heaven-Devouring Martial Soul.
Following that, this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi combined with the medicinal power of the Purple Spirit Pill, converting into a massive amount of True Qi that gathered in Xiao Hao’s Qi Sea.
It wasn’t until five hours later that the Purple Spirit Pill’s medicinal power was completely exhausted.
And Xiao Hao’s Cultivation had actually skyrocketed from the Early Stage of Yellow Realm Fifth Layer to its peak, as if he could break through to the Yellow Realm Sixth Layer at any moment.
’The Purple Spirit Pill really lives up to its name. Its effects are so potent! At this rate, I can definitely break through to the Profound Realm within a month.’
Xiao Hao’s face was filled with excitement.
Originally, after his Heaven-Devouring Martial Soul evolved to Bronze Three-Star, his Cultivation speed had already increased significantly.
Now, with the help of the Purple Spirit Pills, breaking through to the Profound Realm in a month was no longer just a dream.
’It’s a shame I can only take one Purple Spirit Pill a day, otherwise my Cultivation speed could be even faster! I’ll use the spare time to practice my Swordsmanship!’
Xiao Hao stood up and began to practice the Flame Emperor Sword Skill inside the cave.
Although he had managed to master the first form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill in just one day, he discovered that the further he progressed, the more difficult it became to practice.
Even with his level of Comprehension, it would likely take some time to master the second form.
’The first form of my Flame Emperor Sword Skill is already very powerful. Combined with the power of one Dragon Elephant, it’s enough to easily crush any Tier One Demon Beast.’
’I’ll go out and hunt more Demon Beasts to enhance my Martial Soul and increase my Dragon Elephant Power.’
After practicing his Swordsmanship for an hour, Xiao Hao left the cave and began to search for traces of Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Soon, five li away, he found a Tier One Demon Beast whose strength was comparable to a Martial Artist at the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer.
"Surging Flame."
Xiao Hao directly unleashed the first form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill. The Treasure Sword in his hand seemed to transform into a ball of fire as it stabbed into the Demon Beast’s chest.
With a loud BANG...
The next moment, the Demon Beast’s entire chest exploded, and it was killed instantly.
Its Martial Soul and Essence of Qi and Blood were then devoured by Xiao Hao.
And so, during the day, Xiao Hao would take a Purple Spirit Pill to raise his Cultivation and practice the Flame Emperor Sword Skill for an hour.
And when night fell, he would enter the mountain forest to hunt Demon Beasts.
「Time flew by!」
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
In that half-month, Xiao Hao had refined a total of 15 Purple Spirit Pills.
His Cultivation had also soared from the Yellow Realm Fifth Layer all the way to the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer, as if there were no bottlenecks at all.
Such a speed was simply unheard-of.
Moreover, he had also successfully mastered the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
"Flaming Meteor!"
Inside the cave, Xiao Hao swung his Treasure Sword, executing the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The next moment, the True Qi coiling around the Treasure Sword transformed into balls of fire, which shot toward a large boulder ahead like meteors.
RUMBLE!
Immediately after, five basin-sized craters appeared on the boulder.
’Such immense power! And it’s suitable for area-of-effect attacks, too.’
Xiao Hao couldn’t help but be startled.
The second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill was not only much more powerful than the first, but most importantly, it could be used for area-of-effect attacks.
Even if he were surrounded by several enemies, Xiao Hao could kill them all with a single move.
’I’ve gained the power of two more Dragon Elephants. I should be able to kill Profound Realm Powerhouses above my own level now!’
Xiao Hao said confidently.
In the past half-month, he had devoured the Essence of Qi and Blood of many Tier One Demon Beasts, gaining the power of two more Dragon Elephants.
This had significantly increased his combat prowess.
In addition, he had now reached the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer and mastered the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
Therefore, even if he encountered an expert at the Profound Realm First or Second Layers, he was confident he could put up a fight.
However, the leader of the Evil Wolf Stronghold had reached the Profound Realm Fourth Layer several years ago. He was certainly even stronger now.
If Xiao Hao wanted to kill him, he would need to break through to the Profound Realm to be completely certain of victory.
...
"Ninth Elder, there’s a cave up ahead. Why don’t we go inside to spend the night and continue searching for the Young Master tomorrow!"
Just as Xiao Hao was about to continue his Cultivation, the voice of a middle-aged man suddenly came from outside the cave.
"Alright! The Young Master has been in the Demon Beast Mountain Range for half a month without returning. I’m afraid he’s truly met with an accident."
an old man said with a frown.
Soon, he and the middle-aged man stepped into the cave.
’It’s the Ninth Elder of the Bai Family! It seems he’s here looking for Bai Lie.’
Xiao Hao instantly recognized the old man.
He was the Bai Family’s Ninth Elder, Bai Xin, and his Cultivation had reached the Profound Realm Second Layer.
The middle-aged man beside him was a Steward of the Bai Family, with a Cultivation of only the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer.
"Huh? Xiao Hao, what is a waste like you doing here?"
The middle-aged man’s pupils suddenly constricted, and he looked as if he had seen a ghost.