N-A-A 590. The Method of Focusing Fire
590. The Method of Focusing Fire
"What are you busy with again? I'm clearly the head of the Pill Tower, and you've delegated all the complicated matters to Feng Xian, so why are you still so busy? You can't even stop to see me."
"Time should be wasted on worthwhile things. You've come at the perfect time. Come and see my design. I believe even those old guys in the Danta would never have thought of this level."
"Hmm? The method of focusing fire, gathering several flames together at the same time... How ingenious, it really does seem like your style... But it should be redundant for you, right? After all, you already have the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and no matter how you mess with the beast fire, it should not be able to compare with the strange fire."
"Of course, because this method was originally designed for you."
"For me?"
"That's right. Haven't you always been unconvinced and wanted to surpass me in alchemy? The concentrated fire technique I designed for you can narrow the gap between our flames. However, it's still in its initial stage. Before you can use it, it will take some time to refine it."
"Hmph, you know exactly what I'm up to. The reason I want to surpass you in alchemy is so that you can stay in the Pill Tower and keep me company, instead of going out to fight every day."
"I'd like to do that too, but Feng Xian won't agree. After all, the burden of the Starfall Pavilion rests on his shoulders."
"Since you care so much about Feng Xian, why don't you just live with him from now on!"
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The events of hundreds of years ago seem like yesterday, and the words of our past bickering seem to echo in my ears, but everything has changed.
Looking at Xiao Yan in the center of the stage, Xuan Yi recalled her conversation with Yao Chen. Back then, she wholeheartedly hoped that Yao Chen would follow her arrangements and stay in the Pill Tower. But so many years have passed, and Yao Chen has disappeared without a trace. She has also given birth to Yao Qingyu, and those original thoughts have mostly vanished.
Xiao Yan's use of the complete version of the Focus Fire Technique further demonstrates that Yao Chen has never forgotten him, not even the agreement regarding the Focus Fire Technique.
She had never wronged Yao Chen over the years, and Yao Chen had never wronged her either.
Xuan Yi's beautiful eyes, almost identical to Yao Qingyu's, were also somewhat moved. Unable to contain her emotions, she said in a voice only she could hear, "Yao Chen, when will I be able to wait for you again!"
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At this moment, Xiao Yan had already used the Concentrated Fire technique to distract and control all the flames, while the Wind-Boosting Palm was used to subtly control the flames.
The Wind-Summoning Palm technique might not be very powerful when used alone, since even ordinary Earth-rank techniques might not be worth Xiao Yan's attention now. However, thanks to Haika's years of research and improvement, the Wind-Summoning Palm has almost reached its limit in terms of controlling flames. Anything done to the extreme can produce unexpected results.
For example, the combination of the Wind-Boosting Palm and the Strange Flame was beyond Xiao Yan's imagination.
In Haika's hands, even Xiao Yan's strange fire could be used perfectly. Therefore, after obtaining the manual of the Wind-Gathering Palm, Xiao Yan quickly learned it. For Xiao Yan, who possessed a strange fire, the Wind-Gathering Palm was extremely important, and when combined with the strange fire, it could achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.
At this moment, the three different flames, the technique of focusing fire, and the Wind-Gathering Palm had formed a perfect balance. Xiao Yan truly began refining herbs at an unprecedented speed.
At this moment, Xiao Yan felt strange. On one hand, he was maintaining the Strange Flame and the Fire Concentration Technique. The Wind-Boosting Palm was putting a lot of pressure on him. If he made even the slightest mistake, all his efforts would be in vain.
But on the other hand, he felt exceptionally happy and at ease at that moment.
The satisfaction of solving a problem that has pushed you to your absolute limit is unimaginable. This feeling is something you could never experience even after refining low-grade pills hundreds or thousands of times. Surpassing Ling Zhuo and winning the championship is indeed extremely difficult, but it's not entirely impossible; I'm achieving it little by little.
Xiao Yan also had a feeling that after the Pill Gathering, his alchemy skills would definitely reach a new level! Originally, he only knew how to refine medicine according to the experience of his predecessors and the instructions of the old medicine master.
The path arranged by the old alchemist was certainly correct, even flawless. However, the content wasn't Xiao Yan's own, and during this alchemy gathering, Xiao Yan absorbed a great deal of knowledge about alchemy from various aspects. Especially in the fourth trial of the Heavenly Talent Ranking, Xiao Yan successfully captured the inspiration for his own self-created pill formula.
What Xiao Yan wouldn't know is that forging his own path is a necessary step towards becoming a ninth-grade alchemist.
His speed was already astonishingly fast. If those eighth-grade alchemists who had been stuck at the eighth-grade level for many years and had been cultivating hard for many years but still could not break through knew that Xiao Yan had achieved this level after just one trip to the Pill Gathering, they would definitely fight tooth and nail to come to the Pill Gathering competition.
However, Xiao Yan was certain that once he digested and internalized what he had learned from the Pill Gathering, even Yao Lao would acknowledge that he had reached the point of mastery.
Wei Jiangyuan was completely stunned, and Yao Qingyu on the other side was no less shocked. Only Lei Jingxiao, unaware of the difficulty of Xiao Yan's action, wasn't too surprised, but still laughed proudly.
"I knew it, whatever my older brother is going to do, there's definitely no problem."
Yao Qingyu also asked, "You scoundrel, can you sense how fast my alchemy speed is?"
Wei Jiangyuan nodded. The layman sees the spectacle, but the expert sees the details. Wei Jiangyuan had already judged Xiao Yan's refining speed: "It's more than twice as fast as before, and judging from the appearance, the consumption should be much greater, but it's still within an acceptable range. Xiao Yan really can always bring surprises."
"But how many days will it take this guy to finish refining it?"
Two and a half days!
This is Xiao Yan's achievement! Just over halfway through the third day of his refining process, all the herbal essences were neatly arranged in front of him.
Time passed quickly, but it still wasn't enough; Xiao Yan didn't even pause.
Xiao Yan's eyes reflected the three different flames before him, but a completely different flame ignited in his eyes and in his heart—a flame of confidence!
The soul power at the peak of the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm seemed to give Xiao Yan the confidence to control everything.
All the herbal essences were pulled up by the power of the soul. Without caution or method, the three different flames were clearly separated, and the fusion of the pills began immediately. Xiao Yan gave the order:
Let's get moving!