CHAPTER 1263: CHAPTER 1254: REFINEMENT

After chatting with Elder Dan for a while, Mo Wangchen left the Pill Tower.

He went straight back to his courtyard.

Ignoring the formula for the Concentration Pill, he first took out the herbs he purchased from the Pill Tower.

"Saint Ancestor, I’ve bought all the herbs, what should I do next?"

Mo Wangchen took out the Supreme Seal, calling upon the Jade Emperor, feeling a bit impatient in his heart.

Due to purchasing the herbs, he now had only over fifty thousand pounds of Desolate Energy left on him.

Mo Wangchen planned to use all the Desolate Energy for this refining session.

"Buzz..."

The space trembled slightly, and the Jade Emperor emerged from within the Supreme Seal.

He merely glanced at Mo Wangchen, then turned his gaze to the eighteen types of herbs in front of him.

"Fetch the Pill Furnace, I will personally guide you on how to refine."

Then, under the sequential guidance of the Jade Emperor, Mo Wangchen began to follow along.

He first took out the Pill Furnace, and then used Perception to form Alchemy Fire. Once the temperature inside the Pill Furnace had risen to a certain level, the refining finally commenced.

"First, throw the Moonlight Flower into the Pill Furnace. This flower contains extreme cold, which is just right to regulate the temperature inside the Pill Furnace, keeping the heat from Alchemy Fire and Moonlight Flower balanced."

The Jade Emperor floated beside Mo Wangchen, guiding with his words.

Mo Wangchen nodded, then picked up the Moonlight Flower and threw it into the Pill Furnace.

He used Alchemy Fire to incinerate it, and before long, the Moonlight Flower was refined into medicine liquid, while the temperature inside the Pill Furnace simultaneously reached saturation.

"Refine six different herbs including Heavenly Corner Grass and Purple Ganoderma into medicine liquid. Remember, it must be done before the temperature balance between the Moonlight Flower and the Pill Furnace breaks, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain."

Hearing this, Mo Wangchen dared not hesitate and followed the instructions, being cautious as it was his first time refining.

"Too slow. At this pace, the six herbs can’t be fully refined into medicine liquid before temperature saturation imbalance occurs. Increase the temperature of Alchemy Fire, use Perception to shield the herbs, and try not to let the temperature get too high," the Jade Emperor said again.

Mo Wangchen did as instructed, without questioning much, obedient like a disciple of Alchemy Dao.

"Alright, now put in White Willow Leaf and Desert Sun Grass for simultaneous refining."

"White Willow Leaf is inherently cold, whereas Desert Sun Grass is yang-natured, the two herbs are contradictory. If refined together, a lot of their potency might be lost. Are you sure you want to do this?" Mo Wangchen finally couldn’t hold back from speaking.

Throughout the refining process, although nothing unexpected happened, many aspects differed from his typical pill refining, making him skeptical if the Jade Emperor really understood the Alchemy Method at all.

"Is that so?"

Hearing Mo Wangchen’s words, the Jade Emperor was stunned for a moment, then continued, "Then I don’t get it, but when the Supreme refined Desolate Energy in the past, it was done this way. Yes, I do remember he mentioned reaching this step that if not much herbal potency was lost from White Willow Leaf and Desert Sun Grass, it wouldn’t be a big issue."

Mo Wangchen remained silent for two breaths, ultimately deciding not to hesitate further, as there was nothing left to say reaching this point.

In the next moment, he threw in the two herbs.

He used Perception to control the Alchemy Fire, refining the two contradictory-natured herbs separately.

"Alright, finally put in the Desolate Energy, remember to wrap it with Perception, and do not let it touch the Alchemy Fire, then use the medicine liquid already refined in the Pill Furnace to cover the Desolate Energy. The temperature inside the Pill Furnace has already become unbalanced; the higher the temperature, the better. Use this temperature to roast and extract the Great Dao Divine Power from within the Desolate Energy."

Finally, at the most critical moment, Mo Wangchen took out all the Desolate Energy he had left on him.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Just as he was about to throw in all the Desolate Energy, the Jade Emperor quickly stopped him.

"What’s wrong?"

Mo Wangchen was stunned for a moment, curiously turning his gaze.

"Are you crazy, throwing in so much Desolate Energy at once? After compression, the energy within will be very difficult to control. Even with your Holy Rank Ninth Grade Perception, it would be challenging. When it all ends in failure, don’t blame me for not warning you."

Upon hearing this, Mo Wangchen furrowed his brows slightly, then thought carefully and agreed it made sense.

Over fifty thousand pounds of Desolate Energy is no meager amount. Throwing it all into the Pill Furnace at once would require compression; otherwise, the Pill Furnace couldn’t possibly contain it.

But compressing fifty thousand pounds of Desolate Energy, that’s easier said than done.

Desolate Energy is inherently volatile, and post-compression, its internal energy will be even more difficult to control.

Any slight misstep could injure Mo Wangchen’s Perception significantly, and if the furnace explodes, that would be truly terrifying.

Compressed Desolate Energy weighing fifty thousand pounds, if it explodes, forget about this courtyard—even half of Jing’an City could be razed to the ground.

"How much should I refine?"

Feeling indecisive, Mo Wangchen asked the Jade Emperor.

"The Supreme in past refinings, at most, refined only thirty thousand pounds at a time. Your proficiency and Perception naturally aren’t equivalent to his, so start trying with ten thousand pounds first," stated the Jade Emperor.

Mo Wangchen nodded, separating ten thousand pounds from the over fifty thousand pounds of Desolate Energy, then placing it into the Pill Furnace.

He compressed the full ten thousand pounds of Desolate Energy to the size of a fist, wrapping it with Perception.

To say, the Jade Emperor wasn’t wrong earlier.

Just this ten thousand pounds of compressed Desolate Energy had such violent energy inside that Mo Wangchen found it somewhat difficult to control.

His Perception formed an Energy Barrier, encapsulating the fist-sized Desolate Energy.

The barrier formed by Perception continuously endured the impact of the volatile energy leaking from within the Desolate Energy, much like a balloon, occasionally expanding, occasionally contracting.

If it weren’t for Mo Wangchen’s Holy Rank Ninth Grade Perception, this ten thousand pounds of compressed Desolate Energy could have breached that barrier, backfiring on him, not to mention the possibility of the Pill Furnace exploding.

"Buzz..."

As time elapsed, the temperature within the Pill Furnace continued to rise near the point of threshold, Mo Wangchen’s entire attire already drenched, sweat covering him, as the temperature in this area had become very high. The entire courtyard seemed like an oven, making staying even for a second uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after about two quarters of an hour of incineration, Mo Wangchen could clearly sense large amounts of black gas leaking out within the barrier formed by his Perception, indicating successful refinement of the Desolate Energy.

With the constant leakage of the black gas, ultimately, a highly refined energy was left within the barrier formed by Perception, releasing strands of Great Dao Divine Power.