C11 Yellow Rank Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul

Unfortunately, given the current basic conditions, even with Ye Chen's extensive experience in alchemy at the level of a divine emperor, he couldn't craft a pill above the first grade. He had to start with the basic Spirit Fount Pill.

"Boom!"

After calming his mind, Ye Chen waved a large hand and tossed all three sets of herbs on the table into the alchemy furnace. He then summoned the ground fire beneath the furnace, his expression turning serious.

The first step in alchemy: extraction!

If any other alchemist witnessed this scene, they would be utterly shocked!

This is because extraction is the most challenging step in the alchemy process. It's the reason why pills often contain impurities or are of poor quality. Most alchemists carefully extract each herb separately when crafting pills.

However, Ye Chen threw all the herbs into the alchemy furnace at once for simultaneous extraction, a feat almost no ordinary alchemist could achieve.

"Boom!"

Ye Chen's Martial Soul Stage power erupted from within him, and immense spirit energy surged into the first-grade alchemy furnace, rapidly beginning the extraction of the three sets of herbs. Simultaneously, Ye Chen's hands skillfully formed a series of alchemical seals, swiftly channeling them into the furnace. The entire process was incredibly smooth, without any hesitation or awkwardness.

After about 15 minutes, all the impurities from the herbs in the alchemy furnace were extracted by Ye Chen. Thick white smoke, formed from these impurities, wafted out of the furnace, revealing a clear, emerald-green liquid essence at the bottom.

Next came the second phase of alchemy: pill condensation. For Ye Chen, forming a simple Grade One Spirit Fount Pill posed no challenge.

Fifteen minutes later, with a low shout from Ye Chen, the emerald-green liquid in the furnace began to slowly coalesce into a circular shape, eventually solidifying into perfectly formed, emerald-green pills. The process then gradually came to a halt.

With a swift motion, Ye Chen executed a series of hand seals, and the newly formed Spirit Fount Pills quickly rolled into the jade bottle he had prepared in advance.

"A total of twenty Spirit Fount Pills, all at the Perfection Level. It seems this batch turned out quite well," Ye Chen remarked with a satisfied smile.

Without the aid of a Strange Flame or a top-tier alchemy furnace, producing pills with celestial phenomena was quite challenging given his current Martial Soul Stage level.

In his hands were twenty Spirit Fount Pills, all at the Perfection Level. Compared to the ones he previously got from Yang Wei and Tu Qi, these were exponentially stronger. Typically, medicine pills are categorized into four grades: lower, middle, upper, and perfection. However, those with a distinct fragrance or celestial phenomena belong to a fifth, top-tier grade.

The Spirit Fount Pills he obtained from Yang Wei and Tu Qi were merely of the lowest grade. In terms of potency and spirit energy, they were probably not even a fifth as effective as the ones he held now.

"With these twenty Perfection Level Spirit Fount Pills, I could likely elevate the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul to about Yellow Rank Grade Nine. But since my father has just broken through to Martial Master Stage Level One and needs pills to stabilize his power, I'll use only ten and leave the rest for him."

Considering that Ye Yuanming had just reached Martial Master Stage Level One and his strength was still unsteady, Ye Chen shook his head and stored ten Spirit Fount Pills in his storage bag, leaving the remaining ten on the table.

"Gulp!"

Ye Chen then swallowed five Spirit Fount Pills in succession and began to refine them. Given the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul's demand for pills, taking just one at a time was insufficient. Without hesitation, Ye Chen consumed five pills in one go, aiming to push the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul to a breakthrough.

"Boom!"

As five Spirit Fount Pills entered Ye Chen's body, he immediately felt an immense surge of energy erupt within him. Inside, his Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul suddenly shimmered with a golden light, wrapping itself tightly around the pill's effects before devouring them completely.

However, Ye Chen was slightly disappointed. The five pills didn't elevate the Dragon Soul to Yellow Rank Grade Eight; they merely advanced his cultivation from Martial Soul Stage Level One to Level Two. The remaining effects of the pills were entirely absorbed by the Dragon Soul, leaving nothing behind.

"Let's try consuming the remaining five Spirit Fount Pills..."

Seeing no signs of improvement in the Dragon Soul, a determined gleam flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. He swallowed the remaining pills and quickly began to refine them.

"Boom!"

This time, as the five pills entered his body, a swirling vortex of blue spirit energy rose within him. Sensing this powerful vortex, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul didn't hesitate. It opened its massive jaws, and as a golden light flashed from its mouth, it devoured the vortex of energy inside Ye Chen.

Just as the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul absorbed the swirling blue spirit energy, Ye Chen felt a sudden surge of eight bright yellow lights emanating from within. This was a clear sign that the Dragon Soul had advanced to Yellow Rank Grade Eight!

Then, the Dragon Soul opened its massive jaws, releasing a torrent of golden spirit energy that rushed toward Ye Chen's dantian. His entire body shuddered as the golden energy coursed through his limbs and bones, eventually settling into his dantian. At that moment, his aura erupted with newfound power.

Martial Soul Stage Level Two!

As the golden energy infused Ye Chen's dantian, his cultivation, which had been at Martial Soul Stage Level One, surged to Level Two with incredible speed! Moreover, the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique within him began to operate on its own.

With the continuous operation of the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique, Ye Chen felt his internal power rising like an unstoppable tide!

16,000 pounds!

17,000 pounds!

18,000 pounds!

His strength climbed steadily until it reached 18,000 pounds, finally stabilizing within him. At this moment, Ye Chen could clearly sense that the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique had advanced to the sixth level of the Dragon Blood Stage.

If he could reach the tenth level of the Dragon Blood Stage, he would be able to activate the first layer of the Nine Dragons Heaven Swallowing Tower within him, thereby gaining the first Martial Ring of the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul!

"However, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul demands an immense amount of spirit energy. It seems that after giving the Spirit Fount Pill to my father, I'll need to return to the War Cloud Sect to take on some sect missions. This way, I can earn some low-grade spirit stones to exchange for a large quantity of herbs to enhance the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul's rank."