Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 208: Alchemy reached a critical moment

Fang Hao gasped a few times, catching his breath slightly, but dared not delay; he picked up that snow-white "snow soul lotus" which emitted a bone-chilling cold, his hands trembling slightly.

This thing looked beautiful, but the extremely Yin and extremely cold energy inside it could freeze a person solid even through the jade box!

What he had to do now was to forcefully shove this thing into that scalding, golden-red, domineering medicinal liquid that had just undergone Fusion with the "crimson phoenix feather"!

This wasn’t Alchemy; this was like pouring ice water into a hot pan of oil, just waiting for it to explode!

"Damn it, I’ll risk it!" He gritted his teeth, his gaze hardening, and with a flick of his wrist, he tossed the "snow soul lotus" into the bronze Pill Furnace!

As soon as the "snow soul lotus" entered the furnace, the temperature inside the Pill Furnace plummeted!

A layer of white frost instantly condensed on the walls of the furnace!

The Earth Core Flame Fire inside the furnace was also struck by this sudden rush of cold air, causing it to flicker uncertainly; the flames swayed, almost extinguishing!

That crystalline lotus slowly melted in the flames, turning into a ball of ice-blue medicinal liquid that radiated a coldness akin to absolute zero, quietly hovering in the furnace, diametrically opposed to the scorching, high-temperature golden-red medicinal liquid beside it—distinct and separate, like natural enemies that could not coexist.

An extreme cold and an extreme heat silently confronted each other within the Pill Furnace, causing the entire furnace to tremble slightly and emit an overwhelmed "creaking" sound!

"Steady! Steady!" Fang Hao shouted internally, pushing the Earth Core Flame Fire with all his might to maintain a basic temperature balance within the furnace, not letting either side lose control.

Sweat dripped from his forehead in streams, and he didn’t even have time to wipe it away as it ran into his eyes; his Divine Sense split into two strands, locking tightly onto the two balls of medicinal liquid, and he felt as if his brain was being hammered by two heavy mallets simultaneously, the pain making him gasp in cold air.

"Now is the time!" He seized the opportunity, gritted his teeth, and violently urged his Divine Sense!

Using the Earth Core Flame Fire to wrap around the scalding golden-red medicinal liquid, he carefully and bit by bit moved it towards the ice-blue, extremely cold medicinal liquid!

Hiss—!

It was as if a red-hot iron had been thrown into ice water!

As soon as the edges of the two medicinal liquids touched, a violent reaction erupted!

The golden-red Yang Fire power and the ice-blue Yin cold power furiously clashed, neutralized, and annihilated each other!

Inside the Pill Furnace, half the space was filled with wild flames, while the other half was permeated with frost; the temperature fluctuated wildly, space began to distort, and ear-piercing shrieks erupted!

Pfft!

Fang Hao’s face turned pale, and he opened his mouth to spray out a small mist of blood!

This backlash was too strong!

He felt as if two red-hot iron rods and two ice picks had simultaneously stabbed into his Sea of Consciousness, turning everything upside down!

His vision darkened in waves, and he nearly fainted!

"I cannot fall! If I fall, it’s all over!" Fang Hao roared internally, his Chaos Derivation Art and Ethereal Art running frantically, forcing his mind to stabilize as he held on desperately to prevent himself from collapsing!

He bit his tongue, the sharp pain bringing him a moment of clarity as he continued to guide the two balls of medicinal liquid into a slow Fusion.

This was a painstaking process that could neither be rushed nor delayed.

If it was too fast, the two forces would explode directly, blowing the Pill Furnace and him into fragments.

If it was too slow, the medicinal efficacy would be exhausted during the confrontation, and all previous efforts would be wasted!

He had to use the Earth Core Flame Fire as a bridge and his Divine Sense as hands, slowly kneading them together, bit by bit, to bring the ice and fire, the Yin and Yang, into a delicate balance!

Time passed bit by bit, and every breath felt as long as a year.

Fang Hao’s clothes were soaked through with sweat, then frozen stiff by the cold air emitted by the Pill Furnace, sticking to his body and feeling incredibly uncomfortable.

His face was as pale as paper, blood was seeping from his seven orifices, and he was tottering, held up entirely by sheer willpower.

On the stone platform, Princess Mu Yijing’s tightly closed eyes trembled slightly; clearly, she also sensed the terrifying Yin and Yang conflict inside the Pill Furnace.

The starlight on her body flickered, and the black Evil Qi on her skin roiled more violently, seemingly ready to stir.

She was suppressing it with all her might, buying time for Fang Hao.

Just when Fang Hao felt his Sea of Consciousness was about to be torn apart and he was about to lose his grip, a flash of inspiration struck his mind!

He remembered his experience from when he previously refined the golden spirit pill, using the Chaos Derivation Art to harmonize medicinal powers of different attributes!

Chaos Qi could naturally evolve all things and harmonize Yin and Yang!

"That’s right! How could I have forgotten about this!" His spirits lifted, and he immediately separated a wisp of faint Chaos Qi, carefully guiding it into the Pill Furnace and merging it into the Earth Core Flame Fire!

Once this wisp of Chaos Qi was added, it was as if a neutral, peaceful, and all-encompassing force had been injected between the two medicinal powers that were like fire and water!

A miracle happened!

Under the harmonization of the Chaos Qi, the violently conflicting Yin and Yang powers actually began to become a bit more docile!

Although they were still resisting, the momentum that threatened to destroy everything had been curbed!

The Fusion speed of the two medicinal liquids suddenly accelerated a little!

"It’s working!" Fang Hao was overjoyed; enduring the intense pain in his Sea of Consciousness, he increased the output of Chaos Qi!

Although the amount was small, the effect was immediate!

The golden Yang Fire and the blue cold current, under the wrapping of the Chaos Qi and the burning of the Earth Core Flame Fire, began to slowly, arduously, and bit by bit... merge!

The color slowly changed from two distinct, separate shades into a strange, constantly shifting, nebula-like Chaos color!

An unfathomably profound aura, containing vibrant vitality, began to permeate the Pill Furnace!

The most critical and dangerous step was about to succeed!

Fang Hao dared not slacken in the slightest, concentrating fully as he guided the final Fusion.

He felt his Divine Soul power pouring out like a floodgate opening, frantically draining away, and it was nearly bottoming out!

His body had also reached its limit, and every bone in his body was groaning!

"Almost there! Just a little bit more!" He cheered himself on internally, his eyes fixed tightly on the increasingly stable Chaos-colored medicinal liquid in the furnace.

Just then, a sudden change occurred!

On the stone platform, Princess Mu Yijing, who had been struggling to hold on, suddenly shuddered, let out a muffled groan, and a wisp of pitch-black blood spilled from the corner of her mouth!

The starlight on her body suddenly dimmed, and the pitch-black Evil Qi that had originally been suppressed suddenly erupted like a wild horse breaking free from its reins!

An aura that was cold, filthy, and filled with dead silence swept toward Fang Hao and the Pill Furnace like a tidal wave!

It was the "Nine Nether Profound Evil Qi"!

Princess Mu Yijing could no longer suppress it.