C19 (1/2)

As time passed, the faint smell of medicine wafted out from the furnace. Xiao Qi was very serious at this moment, she knew that only by maintaining an ethereal state of mind, without any distractions, could she successfully refine the pill.

In the end, one needed to concoct the pill. Even if everything went smoothly, as long as he made a mistake at this step, all his efforts would be for naught.

The medicinal fragrance in the air became stronger, and the sound of the furnace would occasionally collide with each other. This was because the medicinal liquid was churning, and the final step was to condense the medicinal liquid into a pill.

Xiao Qi sat on the ground with her hands wrapped in demonic essence and sent it into the furnace. She then used the flame to press the medicinal essence together, turning it into the shape of a pill.

However, medicinal pills had a spirit. To condense a medicinal liquid into a pill, one needed to inject a spirit into it. This spirit was a fire spirit.

Xiao Qi continuously transferred the burning flame into the furnace. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Every time she refined a pill, it would be extremely tiring.

The medicinal liquid within the furnace had condensed into the shape of a pill, but it was not solid yet. It needed the spirit within the flame to be filled into the pill.

At this time, Xiao Qi's face was incomparably pale; the flames weren't enough! The fire at the bottom of the furnace had already been completely condensed into this pill. If it was a normal pill, then this pill would have been of a higher grade.

She was not willing to give up on this batch of pills and wanted to use her demonic spiritual energy to form the pill, but the demonic spiritual energy was too dense for her to enter.

Xiao Qi suddenly thought of Lin Xiao at the side. Lin Xiao had fire!

”Lin Xiao, come help me.” She shouted while maintaining the prototype core.

”Ah, they're here. What can I do for you?” Lin Xiao didn't even have time to pat her butt as she rushed to Xiao Qi's side.

”Transfer your flame into the furnace. Leave the rest to me.” Xiao Qi clenched her teeth. She wouldn't be able to maintain this state for long.

Lin Xiao did not waste time speaking and focused her mind to draw out the Netherworld Flame from her body. A mass of dark black flames ignited in the air, causing the surrounding space to become a little blurry.

At this moment, Xiao Qi did not have the time to lament over how strong this flame was. It could even distort space. She repeatedly urged Lin Xiao to transfer the flame into the furnace.

Lin Xiao nodded and guided the Netherworld Flame into the furnace. Xiao Qi then took the opportunity to welcome the Mastermind Pill. The moment the Netherworld Flame came in contact with the Mastermind Pill, it surrounded the latter and even began melting.

”What kind of fire is this? Why is it so terrifying?” Xiao Qi was horrified as she discovered that she couldn't control Lin Xiao's flame. If this continued then this pill furnace would be completely burnt away by Lin Xiao's flame.

”Hurry up and help me control the flames.” Xiao Qi forcefully separated the pill from the flames as she spoke to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao nodded her head as if she had an obligation. She used her heart to establish a connection with the Netherworld Flame. The Netherworld Flame could sense that Lin Xiao's will had quickly become docile. Only now did Xiao Qi heave a sigh of relief, and began the final step of condensing the pill.

Just as she was about to merge a wisp of flame into the prototype pill, it started to stir restlessly. It jumped up and down in the furnace as if it wanted to break out of the cage.

”Bam!”

The furnace exploded and both of them were sent flying by the shockwave from the explosion.

The entire cave rumbled and dust flew into the air.

Xiao Qi crawled up and looked into the cave, her expression was a little downcast. ”Failed, the furnace blew up.”

Lin Xiao didn't know how to comfort her. The two of them hadn't received any injuries, and the furnace had blocked most of the damage from the explosion.

Suddenly, a light flashed in Xiao Qi's eyes. She sniffed and said, ”That's not right. The medicinal fragrance is still here. Maybe it didn't fail!”

She quickly ran into the cave that was filled with smoke. Seeing that, Lin Xiao followed her inside.