Chapter 458: Heavenly Fire Condensation Pill, Void Swallows Flame Fire

Upon closer inspection, it was found that the recipe recorded a ninth-grade elixir called "Tianhuo Ningyuan Pill".

Seeing this pill recipe with a rather innovative name, Xiao Ling immediately became interested.

He then stretched out his hand and the scroll containing the method of refining the ninth-grade elixir flew out of old man Mu Gu's storage ring and fell into his palm.

Then, without any hesitation, Xiao Ling's soul power gushed out from between his brows like a spring and slowly poured into the pill recipe.

His gaze was focused, and as his soul power penetrated, the ancient words on the scroll seemed to come alive. The secrets of the elixir recipes and the mysteries of medicine making gradually unfolded in his mind like vivid pictures.

As time slowly passed, about half an hour later, Xiao Ling finally slowly opened his eyes, exhaled deeply, and calmed his fluctuating heart.

"If I remember correctly, in the original novel, after Xiao Yan took away the Sea Heart Flame, Elder Mu Gu intended to self-destruct, but was eventually slapped into nothingness by Xiao Yan. He didn't even have the chance to self-destruct, let alone the various treasures collected in the ring. That's why he didn't see the ninth-grade treasure pill recipe at that time."

"I never thought that by chance, this recipe would fall into my hands. I have to say that this is indeed a great fortune."

Xiao Ling shook his head slightly, with a hint of emotion in his voice, and his tone revealed an excitement that he could hardly suppress.

As he spoke, an indescribable brilliance flashed across his eyes. It was because the ninth-grade elixir recorded in the recipe had an extraordinary effect and lived up to its name.

The "Heavenly Fire Condensing Essence Pill" recorded on this scroll has a very sophisticated refining process, and can only be made with the help of the power of the strange fire. Without the help of the strange fire, no matter how exquisite the technique is, it will only be a useless pill without any effect.

Moreover, during the refining process, the quality of the selected strange fire will directly affect the effect of the final pill. The higher the grade of the strange fire, the more significant the effect of the pill will be. Otherwise, the effect may be greatly weakened.

In the process of refining the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", the alchemist needs to place the carefully selected medicinal materials under the baking of strange fire and refine them to the limit of their essence.

Then, using a unique refining technique, he skillfully sealed a wisp of the essence of the strange fire into the core of the elixir.

This sealed essence of the strange fire is not the original power of the strange fire. It will not cause damage to the strange fire itself like the split fire.

Therefore, even if some of the essence is released during the sealing process, it will not cause any damage to the alien fire body and its owner. After a short period of breathing, the released essence will quickly recover.

If someone is lucky enough to take a "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", then under the power of the pill, a flame with the same origin as the strange fire used in refining will be born in his body without any side effects.

The alchemist who created the secret method of refining this elixir gave this new flame a special name, which was called "pseudo-strange fire".

Although this "pseudo-strange fire" is not the real strange fire of heaven and earth, it inherits many characteristics and power of the strange fire used by alchemists when refining.

It is made by the alchemist skillfully blending countless rare medicinal materials, carefully refining it, and being influenced and nurtured by the strange fire for a long time, and finally being refined in the body of the user.

Only after such a complicated process can such a "pseudo-strange fire" be born in the body of the user.

Although this "pseudo-strange fire" is not the real strange fire born between heaven and earth, its power should not be underestimated. Its intensity is far greater than ordinary flames and various high-level beast fires.

The only weakness of the "pseudo-strange fire" is that when facing the real strange fire, it will be suppressed by the power of the real strange fire.

However, when fighting against other beast fires, it can display a dominance similar to that of a real strange fire, presenting a spectacular scene of "strange fire appears, all fires subdue", making it easy for onlookers to mistake this "fake strange fire" for a real strange fire.

In addition, the quality of "Heavenly Fire Condensing Essence Pill" also has obvious grades. The quality of this "pseudo-different fire" is closely related to the quality of the different fire used in the refining process.

The higher the grade of the strange fire chosen during refining, the better the quality of the "pseudo strange fire" produced in the body of the user after taking the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill".

For example, if the tenth-ranked strange fire is chosen to refine the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", then after taking this pill, the "pseudo strange fire" born in the user's body will be powerful enough to rival the real strange fire ranked after fifteen, demonstrating remarkable power.

On the contrary, if some of the lower-ranked strange fires are used for refining, the quality of the final "pseudo-strange fire" will not be significantly better than that of high-level beast fire.

When faced with high-quality flames like the "Blood Demon Fire" that Cao Ying possesses, this low-quality "pseudo-strange fire" may only be able to barely gain a slight advantage by relying on some inherited strange fire characteristics. The gap is obvious.

Under such circumstances, when refining the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", the quality of the strange fire used by the alchemist will undoubtedly become a key factor in determining the quality of the "pseudo strange fire".

From these stringent requirements, we can also see from the side how huge the difficulty is in refining a high-quality "Sky Fire Condensing Yuan Pill".

After all, the medicinal materials for ninth-grade elixirs are rare and hard to find, and the alchemists who can refine ninth-grade elixirs are even rarer and fewer in number.

These alchemists not only need to have superb alchemy skills, but also must have strange fire as a prerequisite for refining the ninth-grade precious pill. This is not only a great test of the alchemist's personal ability, but also a severe challenge to his resources and opportunities.

Furthermore, if the quality of the strange fire used when refining the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill" is not excellent enough, then the "pseudo-strange fire" produced by the finally refined "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill" will find it difficult to reach its peak power.

However, for Xiao Ling, these requirements, which seem almost harsh to others, are not insurmountable difficulties.

He had already contained a strange fire in his body that was needed to refine the "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", and after fusing multiple strange fires, the power of this strange fire had become extraordinary.

As for the true strength of this strange fire, although Xiao Ling has not seen the strange fires ranked at the top of the strange fire list and cannot give an accurate assessment, he knows in his heart that its power should not be underestimated.

If Xiao Ling could continue to subdue more strange fires and fuse them, such as the Three Thousand Flames that was sealed in the Danta Star Domain, Xiao Ling would be confident that he could subdue it soon. At that time, the quality of the strange fire in his body would undoubtedly be improved to a higher level.

In this way, if Xiao Ling were to refine a "Sky Fire Condensing Yuan Pill", its quality would definitely not be low. Even if it was not the top-notch one, it would be considered a top-notch choice.

As for his attainments in alchemy, although Xiao Ling is currently only at the level of an eighth-grade alchemist, he has full confidence in his future.

He believed that as long as he gave himself enough time, his soul power would be able to break through the heavenly realm. With Yao Chen personally teaching him the art of alchemy, it was only a matter of time before he could refine a ninth-grade elixir.

"I don't know how this old man Mu Gu got such a high-quality ninth-grade precious pill refining method by chance. This luck is really amazing."

"However, the conditions for refining this elixir are very harsh, and its grade is very high, reaching the ninth grade. With Elder Mu Gu's level of refining medicine, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to want to refine such a precious elixir. For him, this elixir recipe is more like an unattainable luxury, which is also a kind of sadness."

Xiao Ling chuckled and shook his head slightly, as if he felt a little mocking about Master Mu Gu's situation.

If Xiao Ling's inference is correct, then this Venerable Mu Gu must have inherited the legacy left by the predecessor who understood the secret of the Burning Art, and this legacy includes this precious ninth-grade treasure pill recipe.

At the beginning, when the Dou Emperor space left behind by the Light and Dark Dou Emperor was opened again after hundreds of years, Yao Chen was lucky enough to obtain the Burning Art by chance.

As for Venerable Mugu, he inherited the legacy from his predecessor and thus knew about the Burning Technique from the very beginning.

However, fate was always unsatisfactory to Venerable Mu Gu. His desire for the Burning Art was like a raging fire. He planned carefully and put a lot of thought into it, but ultimately failed to obtain the Burning Art.

First, Yao Chen obtained the Burning Art that Venerable Mu Gu had been longing for, and then it went through several twists and turns before finally falling into Xiao Ling's hands, and he successfully practiced it.

It can only be said that Venerable Mu Gu and Fen Jue have a shallow fate. His fate seems to have been predetermined. He can only become an experience gift package on Xiao Ling's growth path. Shaking his head, Xiao Ling stopped all the distracting thoughts in his mind, flicked his fingertips, and the scroll pill was guided by an invisible hand, lightly rolled up, turned into a stream of light, and finally fell safely into his storage ring and was properly stored.

"When I can refine a ninth-grade precious pill one day, I will definitely refine a Heavenly Fire Condensing Essence Pill myself and give it to Yao Lao to use. Without the assistance of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Yao Lao's medicine refining skills have undoubtedly been severely damaged. Although this "fake strange fire" cannot be compared with the real strange fire, I think it is enough to make up for his lack of fire in refining medicine."

Xiao Ling gently stroked his chin, a thoughtful gleam in his eyes, and couldn't help but whisper to himself.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling had secretly made up his mind. After all, Yao Lao was not only a mentor to him, but also a relative.

It would be a gratifying thing if he could refine this "Heavenly Fire Condensing Yuan Pill" containing "pseudo-strange fire" for Yao Lao, so that he could reduce some obstacles on the road of refining medicine.

He also knew that the Bone Spirit Cold Fire was a precious item that Yao Chen had given him at great pains in order to improve his own cultivation.

He always remembered this deep friendship. Therefore, if he had the ability to report his comeback in the future, he should do his best to repay Yao Lao's generosity and kindness and provide him with some help.

At this moment, the body that was originally lying quietly on the floor of the secret room, the pair of lifeless eyes, suddenly emerged with thin black flames, like flickering ghost fire in the night sky, dark and mysterious.

This sudden change instantly attracted Xiao Ling's attention. His thoughts were immediately pulled away from his contemplation and his eyes were fixed on the corpse.

"Haha, it seems that I was indeed a little absent-minded. I actually overlooked such an important thing." Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, and an inexplicable smile appeared on the corners of his mouth. His tone revealed a bit of excitement and anticipation.

"Well, let me take your Void Devouring Flame's fire now. I really want to experience for myself what kind of amazing power this Void Devouring Flame hides."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ling's figure directly traveled through the void and appeared silently in front of the corpse of Venerable Mu Gu.

A strong suction force suddenly surged in his palm, and the hand seemed to have magnetism, pressing directly on the skull of Master Mu Gu.

As the suction force in his palm increased, the Void Devouring Flame that resided in the corpse seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand and was directly pulled out of the empty eye socket by Xiao Ling, bringing up a string of jumping black flames.

Xiao Ling lowered his head and stared at the palm of his hand, where he saw a pitch-black, burning flame leaping and dancing, as if it had life.

This black flame seemed to have endless hunger. As it burned, the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to be attracted by an invisible gravity and rushed towards it.

They were like torrents being swallowed up by the pitch-black flames greedily, and the space where they were located became distorted by the gathering of this force.

Even the fighting spirit in Xiao Ling's body was inadvertently sucked in and a part of it was swallowed and refined.

This Void Swallowing Flame Fire is like an unfathomable black hole, as if everything in the world, whether visible or invisible, can be swallowed into its stomach and it will never be satisfied.

“As expected, it is a trace of the flame of the Void Devouring Flame. Although it may only contain a tiny bit of the origin of the Void Devouring Flame, its ability to devour everything is genuine. This is the innate talent of the Void Devouring Flame.”

Xiao Ling stared at the jumping black flames in his palm and couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration.

However, this Void Devouring Flame sub-fire seemed to lack any spirituality. It did not possess a strong spiritual intelligence like the sub-fire controlled by the Soul Palace Master Hun Mie Sheng.

In comparison, this flame is more like a lifeless dead object. Its devouring power is completely driven by instinct, mechanically and ruthlessly executing its nature.

Xiao Ling's mind turned, and then he summoned Zushi and Xiao Diao from the system space.

When the Alchemy Association assessment began, Xiao Ling had no time to communicate with these two guys, so he sent them into the system space together and let them do what they wanted there.

In the system space, Xiao Ling had already prepared many rare things, enough to ensure that Xiao Diao would not feel lonely even if he was alone.

Besides, Xiao Ling also has his own privacy, and it is impossible for him to always keep these two guys around him.

The spirit of the ancestral stone is still okay. After all, it is just a spirit of an object and lacks the emotional fluctuations of a living being.

But the little mink is completely different. It is a lively creature and a male celestial mink in adolescence.

There is nothing wrong with keeping it by your side, petting it occasionally, and raising it as a pet.

But some of Xiao Ling's personal privacy, those privacy that he does not want others to know, must not be seen by this guy.

"Xiao Ling suddenly called us both out, what happened?"

The little mink, which was sleeping soundly in the system space, was suddenly awakened by Xiao Ling. It stretched out its chubby little paws, gently rubbed its sleepy eyes, and asked with a hint of confusion and puzzlement.

Although the spirit of the ancestral stone did not make any sound, it silently conveyed its doubts. Its eyes, which were condensed by spiritual light, revealed a questioning light, as if it was also trying to find out the reason for this sudden summons from Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling gently raised his left hand, with his index finger slightly bent, pointing at the Void Swallowing Flame that was beating in the palm of his right hand. His eyes swept over the two guys at the same time, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly said,

"Look at this. Let me show you my new treasure. This is the sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame, which ranks second on the list of strange fires. Remember I mentioned the Void Devouring Flame to you before. Now, you can taste it for yourself."

After Xiao Ling's explanation, Xiao Diao and the spirit of the ancestral stone focused their attention on the jumping void-devouring flame in the palm of his right hand. The dark flame seemed to have endless attraction.

As a genius of the Heavenly Demon Marten clan, Xiao Diao has a natural sensitivity and control over the power of devouring.

As for the spirit of the ancestral stone, having once had in-depth contact with the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, it also has a deep understanding and knowledge of this devouring power.

With just one glance, they immediately recognized that the flame in Xiao Ling's hand was unusual.

"Xiao Ling, this flame is indeed extraordinary. It is naturally endowed with the power of devouring. If you can absorb it, it will definitely be of great benefit to your strength." The little mink raised its little paw, gently pointed at the dark flame, and said to Xiao Ling,

"If you didn't have the blood of the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan, you wouldn't be able to learn our Heavenly Demon Marten's Devouring Technique. Only when you personally experience the power of this devouring, will you understand how powerful and practical this force is."

"Indeed, on the path of cultivation, the devouring power does have a powerful effect that cannot be ignored. Although the power of this flame is not top-notch, the devouring power it contains can be a great help to you at this stage."

The spirit of the ancestral stone also nodded slowly, with approval revealed in its tone.

"Haha, I understand this principle. However, this is, after all, a tiny bit of fire separated from the Void Devouring Flame. Although its power may not be as strong as the Void Devouring Flame itself, I still have concerns about its potential danger."

Xiao Ling said slowly. After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Ancestral Stone Spirit and Little Marten, and continued with a hint of inquiry,
"If I absorb this Void Devouring Flame, will I encounter any risks? You understand the Devouring Power better than I do, and I would like to hear your opinions."

After all, if Xiao Ling remembered correctly, even the Soul Palace Master, Hun Mie Sheng, although he mastered a sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame, was unable to fully control its power, and could even cause it to backfire on him.

Although the power of the Void Swallowing Flame in front of him could not be compared with the one in Hun Mie Sheng's hand, how could Xiao Ling's own strength be compared with that of the five-star Dou Sheng Hun Mie Sheng? (End of this chapter)