The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 560: Chapter 560: Preparing for Battle at Hundred Beast Ferocious Mountain

With the Spirit Invocation Skill, the quality of the Profound Heart Pills can be ensured, which is one of the reasons why Fang Lin was confident about refining them.

If Fang Lin could not use the Spirit Invocation Skill, even if he succeeded in refining the Profound Heart Pills, their quality would likely be subpar at best.

When the Spirit Invocation Skill was activated, the nature’s spiritual energy in the surroundings would be gathered and continuously channeled into the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron.

Visible to the naked eye, golden pills were continuously forming within the radiant Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron, with a vast amount of nature’s spiritual energy flowing into each of them.

After casting the Spirit Invocation Skill once, Fang Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead, appearing somewhat weak, but he was still rather excited.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

The final step of refining the Profound Heart Pills took longer than expected, seemingly due to the usage of the Spirit Invocation Skill, causing the pills to require a longer nurture period.

Despite the longer time necessary, Fang Lin was not in a rush, as there was still time before the opening of the Hundred Beast Mountain.

As time passed, seven golden pills had fully formed; what was left was to let the pills undergo a long nurturing period, allowing the medicinal properties to become purer and more potent.

In Fang Lin’s opinion, the quality of these seven Profound Heart Pills should at least reach a medium grade.

During the time when Fang Lin was refining the Profound Heart Pills, the whole of Xuan Country was experiencing drastic changes.

Firstly, in Xuan City, Crown Prince Zhou Yishui formally began seclusion. Rumor had it that he was cultivating a peculiar skill in preparation to enter the Hundred Beast Mountain after three months.

Zhou Yishui’s seclusion attracted the attention of many powerful factions because Zhou Yishui would undoubtedly be the greatest rival for all the geniuses in the Hundred Beast Mountain, making it necessary to keep an eye on him.

However, there were rumors that Crown Prince Zhou Yishui didn’t seclude himself, but instead quietly left the Prince’s Mansion, with nobody knowing where he had gone.

Nevertheless, Zhou Yishui indeed disappeared from Xuan City. Apart from a few of his confidants, even the Xuan Emperor didn’t know his whereabouts.

In the eastern part of Xuan Country, at the Dugu Family, Dugu Ruoxu emerged from the family’s secret realm and immediately challenged another genius from Xuan Country.

The genius challenged by Dugu Ruoxu was also very famous, having even become well-known before Dugu Ruoxu himself.

Their battle attracted much attention, many people wanted to see just how strong Dugu Ruoxu was.

The end result was a comfortable victory for Dugu Ruoxu. The genius of Xuan Country was soundly defeated by him, and if it weren’t for his elder’s interference, he might have lost his life as well.

Following the battle, the various powers in Xuan Country recognised Dugu Ruoxu’s terrifying strength. Many began to speculate secretly that Dugu Ruoxu’s real strength might be on par with Crown Prince Zhou Yishui’s.

Dugu Ruoxu’s prowess was naturally good news for the entire Dugu Family. However, some members of the Dugu Family weren’t exactly happy.

Because Dugu Ruoxu was the grandson of Lord Fenglei and not from the direct line of the Dugu Family’s Head, Dugu Fengyun.

In a grand family like this, the emergence of such a talented individual from a non-direct line could put the Family Head’s direct line in a rather embarrassing position.

Although Dugu Fengyun also had several grandsons, none of them could compare to Dugu Ruoxu.

It was precisely because of Dugu Ruoxu’s shine that Lord Fenglei’s influence in the Dugu Family greatly increased, even rivaling Dugu Fengyun’s.

More importantly, Lord Fenglei was one of the most adamant advocates in the Dugu Family for trapping Dugu Nian to Crown Prince Zhou Yishui.

Lord Fenglei had already made his intentions clear. When the Hundred Beast Mountain opens, if Fang Lin dares to enter, he would let Dugu Ruoxu kill him, completely removing the stain on Dugu Nian, helping her smoothly enter the Prince’s Mansion.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Nian was exceptionally furious but also extremely worried. She wanted to dissuade Fang Lin from going to the Hundred Beast Mountain again, but unfortunately, he was refining pills and she couldn’t see him.

In the Five Elements Sect of Xuan Country, the one known as the “Undefeatable Naughty Man”, the number one genius of the Five Elements Sect, made his appearance. He had been cultivating in the Five Elements Cave Heaven all this while but had now officially left seclusion, attracting attention from all sides.

However, unlike Dugu Ruoxu, who made a high-profile appearance as soon as he left seclusion, the “Undefeatable Naughty Man” spent his days idly after leaving seclusion, simply wandering and enjoying himself like a wastrel noble son.

Even the elders of the Five Elements Sect remained confused about what he was doing. With the opening of the Hundred Beast Mountain drawing near, shouldn’t he be more alert and show some urgency?

Yet, the Sect Hierarch of the Five Elements Sect lavished the “Undefeatable Naughty Man” with great indulgence, or perhaps, had complete faith in him.

In the Shenxiao Sect, there was also a genius named Chi Yunxiao, who hadn’t been seen for almost a year.

In this timeframe, Chi Yunxiao finally made his appearance; he had gone to the uninhabited Extreme North Region and returned with scars and a weathered appearance.

Upon his return, Chi Yunxiao made quick work of the talents in Shenxiao Sect, showcasing his astonishing strength.

Somebody from Shenxiao Sect revealed that Chi Yunxiao had achieved an extraordinary fortune in the Extreme North Region, and his strength was now feared to have surpassed Crown Prince Zhou Yishui, crowning him as the top talent of Xuan Country.

However, not many people believed such rumors. If someone said that Chi Yunxiao’s strength equated Zhou Yishui’s, people would believe it.

But stating that Chi Yunxiao had already surpassed Zhou Yishui seemed a bit unrealistic. Everybody knew that the reason for Chi Yunxiao’s disappearance for a year was because, a year ago, he had fought with Zhou Yishui. Although their strength was equal, Chi Yunxiao had ended up slightly weaker.

Now, Chi Yunxiao had returned from the north with vastly increased strength, but Zhou Yishui had also grown much stronger during that year. There was probably nobody in Xuan Country who could surpass Zhou Yishui.

As for another genius whose fame was no less than the others, Mei Yingxue from Heavenly Fragrance Valley, she remained as low-key as ever, with no special news being announced.

However, nobody would underestimate this low-profile woman. Mei Yingxue sparred with Dugu Ruoxu, the Undefeatable Naughty Man, Chi Yunxiao, and Zhou Yishui.

Among these sparring matches, the only time she was at a disadvantage was against Zhou Yishui. But during her sparring against the other geniuses, she wasn’t at a disadvantage at all.

Moreover, it seemed as though Mei Yingxue didn’t display her full strength during her battle with Zhou Yishui. Perhaps, this was why Zhou Yishui gained the upper hand.

In addition, in various parts of Xuan Country, some obscure geniuses were quietly rising, preparing for the impending challenge of the Hundred Beast Mountain.

“It’s done!” Inside the Pill Refining Room in Xuan Country’s Pill Alliance, Fang Lin murmured to himself, his eyes fervently fixed on the Nine Treasure Luminous Cauldron.