Chapter 631: Four Symbols Phantom Shadows!

The pill Ye Yuan wanted to refine was called the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill, a fifth-grade low-rank demon pill!

Without a doubt, refining this kind of pill would cost Ye Yuan no small price.

The difficulty of refining a fifth-grade pill was on an entirely different level from the pills he had refined before. Moreover, which of Ye Yuan's pill formulas had ever been easy to refine?

In truth, Ye Yuan had no connection whatsoever with Yu Xin, but in the end, he decided to help her refine the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill.

As Yu Huan had said, the Jade-Faced Fox Clan was indeed easy to deal with. If it had been any other demon clan, he probably wouldn't have gotten through so easily.

Moreover, if Ye Yuan wanted to survive in this Divine Forbidden Demon Domain, he had to attach himself to some power; otherwise, as a human, he would truly become a rat crossing the street, pursued by all.

This Divine Forbidden Demon Domain—what kind of place was it, actually harboring sixth-rank powerhouses!

And judging by the current situation, there were certainly more than just one or two sixth-rank powerhouses.

After much deliberation, Ye Yuan still decided to refine the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill.

Of course, the naive little girl Yu Shu also played a part in this.

After going into seclusion, Ye Yuan's first task was to refine a fourth-grade cultivation pill, the Tianhai Yuan-Zeng Pill.

Along the way, Ye Yuan had indeed stockpiled quite a few fourth-grade spiritual herbs. With the resources at hand, refining some Tianhai Yuan-Zeng Pills was more than enough.

Ye Yuan planned to use these ten days to attempt a breakthrough to the second layer of the Soul Sea.

Although his primal force was now much denser than that of ordinary martial artists, it was still somewhat insufficient for refining a fifth-grade pill. Every bit of improvement would help.

Ten days later, with the aid of the Tianhai Yuan-Zeng Pill, Ye Yuan finally broke through to the second layer of the Soul Sea!

Just then, the list of spiritual herbs Ye Yuan had requested arrived, delivered personally by Yu Huan.

“These are all fifth-grade spiritual herbs. Can you really refine a pill from them?” Yu Huan asked skeptically.

“If you don't believe me, take them back. Do you think I'm eager to refine pills for you?” Ye Yuan replied bluntly.

Yu Huan was momentarily taken aback. As the patriarch of the Jade-Faced Fox Clan, when had anyone ever dared speak to her like that?

Yet this young man before her had an unusually fiery temper, and she needed his help, so she had no choice but to put up with it.

One could imagine the frustration in Yu Huan's heart.

“Very well, I appreciate your trouble. If you can truly cure Xin'er, you will be an honored guest of our Jade-Faced Fox Clan! Whatever requests you have, feel free to make them.” Yu Huan conceded.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, “I have no other requests. Just don't lock me in a dungeon for the rest of my life!”

Yu Huan felt awkward again. She realized that she could never get the upper hand with Ye Yuan, so she simply fled.

Ye Yuan accepted the spiritual herbs and went into seclusion once more.

Ye Yuan took out the Four-Square Cauldron, prepared everything, and began to refine the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill.

But before that, he released Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong.

Ye Yuan was not one to keep secrets from his disciples. Such a solemn pill refinement was an opportunity for them to witness and learn, which would benefit their growth.

“I am going to refine a fifth-grade pill, the Five Essence Ancient Spirit Demon Pill. Watch closely,” Ye Yuan said calmly.

Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong exchanged glances, utterly astonished.

Was their master too monstrous? At the initial-stage Pill King level, he was attempting to refine a fifth-grade pill?

Ye Yuan did not explain further and directly began refining. Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong dared not be careless, fixing their eyes on Ye Yuan.

“Four Symbols Spirit Gathering Art, activate!” Ye Yuan took a deep breath and murmured.

Ye Yuan burst forth, unleashing this long-unused alchemy technique.

The Four Symbols Spirit Gathering Art was not a particularly profound alchemy technique for Ye Yuan, but it still placed a considerable burden on him at his current level.

If Ye Yuan had not refined the dragon blood and possessed vigorous blood and qi, he might not have been able to sustain it.

Even so, Ye Yuan dared not be the least bit careless.

At his current realm, refining a fifth-grade pill required his full effort!

When Ye Yuan was at the Sea of Qi realm, he had been in an awkward position because he could not refine fourth-grade pills across tiers.

Breaking through to the Sea of Qi realm did not increase his soul power much. Refining a fourth-grade pill essentially meant crossing two major realms, which was simply impossible.

But now that he had broken through to the Soul Sea realm and passed the soul tribulation, his divine soul had undergone a qualitative leap!

Although Ye Yuan's soul power was only at the initial-stage Pill King peak, it was much denser than that of ordinary people.

Coupled with his unfathomable alchemy skills, he could turn the ordinary into the miraculous and refine a fifth-grade pill!

Under the astonished gazes of his two disciples, the loose pill embryo gradually took shape!

“Master's alchemy is simply divine! Back in the Xiao family, I always thought I was very skilled. Now I realize I haven't even entered the door!” Xiao Ruyan dared not disturb Ye Yuan and transmitted her voice to Ren Dong.

Ren Dong nodded and said, “Truly miraculous! I can't imagine alchemy reaching such a level! I feel that with my talent, even cultivating for a thousand years, I couldn't reach Master's standard!”

“Actually, we shouldn't sell ourselves short. The fact that Master was willing to take us in, given his alchemy skills, already says a lot. Perhaps we will never reach his level in our lifetime, but compared to other alchemists, we are already far ahead,” Xiao Ruyan said.

“Yes, that's true! Following Master recently, my alchemy has advanced by leaps and bounds. I even feel that my current ability to refine quasi-fourth-grade pills is no worse than Grandfather's!”

Ren Dong had grown up refining pills with Ren Xingchun and had a clear understanding of Ren Xingchun's level.

He could now cultivate second-grade alchemy techniques to the legendary realm, and his fundamentals were many times more solid than before.

From quantity to quality, Ren Dong's alchemy was no longer what it used to be.

Although he was still a high-level quasi-Pill King, he was now on an entirely different level from before.

“That…”

Xiao Ruyan suddenly saw something and almost screamed. Fortunately, Ren Dong reacted quickly and covered her mouth with his hand.

“Senior Sister, do you want to die! Master's pill refinement is at its most critical moment. If you scream, he'll kill you!” Ren Dong transmitted, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

In truth, his inner shock was no less than Xiao Ruyan's, but he was not as prone to outbursts as she was.

Xiao Ruyan looked at Ren Dong and nodded to indicate she understood, and only then did Ren Dong release his hand.

“Those are… Four Symbols Phantom Shadows! Master actually manifested Four Symbols Phantom Shadows while refining pills!” Xiao Ruyan said in disbelief.

At that moment, on the four sides of the Four-Square Cauldron, four faint phantom shadows were slowly taking shape!

These four phantom shadows were none other than the four divine beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise!

And among them, the Azure Dragon phantom shadow was the clearest!