Chapter 1072: Chapter 1072: Beast Roar
Seeing the increasingly uneasy expression on Xu Xianrong’s face, Lin Tian wisely shut his mouth. Provoking her when she was about to lose her temper was definitely not the right choice.
"Let’s go, let’s gather some first. If it’s not enough, we can discuss it later."
Clearly, Xu Xianrong had compromised. She knew that alchemy was a meticulous task, and no mistakes could occur in the process. If they ran out of firewood and lost control of the heat, the elixir would be ruined.
It wasn’t that Lin Tian was making things difficult on purpose. After all, it was impossible to haul firewood all the way from home, wasn’t it? That’s not practical, and besides, this concerns Ruyan’s health. As her aunt, Xu Xianrong had no choice but to yield.
Lin Tian cheerfully said, "Alright!" Then he got up and left the cave with Xu Xianrong.
The mountain had lush vegetation, and while it was easy to find things that could burn, finding something that could sustain a fire for several days wasn’t as simple.
The two of them worked for quite a while and had a decent harvest, even managing to catch two badgers. With plenty of game on the mountain, they didn’t have to worry about food.
Once they were ready, Lin Tian began the alchemy process, starting with lighting a fire.
This alchemy furnace was different from the one in Kanyue City; it didn’t need a steel frame to support it since it had a designated spot for igniting a fire underneath.
Lin Tian skillfully stuffed the branches inside, set them on fire, and then roused his Spiritual Qi.
During his last alchemy session, he had a Fire Alchemy Furnace. That thing was a treasure, with an array inside that could directly convert Spiritual Qi into the purest flame, concentrating the firepower on the Alchemy Furnace.
Without a Fire Alchemy Furnace this time, Lin Tian had no choice but to give it a try with his Spiritual Qi.
With a ’boom,’ the flames erupted, soaring up and enveloping the entire Alchemy Furnace. But without the support of Spiritual Qi, the fire quickly subsided.
The intense heat forced Lin Tian to take several steps back. If he’d hesitated a moment longer, his eyebrows might have been singed off.
"Do you even know what you’re doing?" Xu Xianrong asked.
"Don’t rush; I’m just getting used to the heat," Lin Tian said, approaching the furnace again and carefully channeling his Spiritual Qi. As the flames gradually grew under his control, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Lin Tian’s face.
"It’s time to add the herbs," Lin Tian said to himself, removing the furnace lid and placing the prepared herbs inside in a specific sequence.
The herbs had been pre-processed, ready for immediate use.
The furnace contained an array, ensuring that the herbs wouldn’t burn, but instead, their medicinal properties would be extracted.
Although Lin Tian brought a whole sack of herbs, it only contained one set of ingredients. In other words, if this set failed, there wouldn’t be a second chance.
Since he only brought one set of ingredients, Lin Tian was quite confident. The Foundation Establishment Elixir wasn’t too difficult for him; it was just a matter of continuously adding herbs.
He had nearly extracted the medicinal properties of the ingredients he had already added, so Lin Tian tossed in the roots and petals of the Bodhi Plum.
Xu Xianrong frowned as she watched from the side; she wanted to remind him of something but ultimately stayed silent.
The timing for adding the main ingredient varies with different herbs. For beginners, it’s best to add the main ingredient a bit later for a higher margin of error.
Lin Tian’s approach was thoroughly a gamble.
Seeing no mishaps for a while, Xu Xianrong closed her eyes to rest.
Suddenly, Xu Xianrong widened her eyes, her whole being invigorated. Every pore on her body could clearly feel the airflow within the cave, encompassing a vast area!
This wasn’t due to a change in wind, but the flow was Spiritual Qi, stirred by the alchemical fire!
In other words, it was Lin Tian who had stirred the Spiritual Qi.
It was now clear to Xu Xianrong why Lin Tian had chosen such a secluded place for this.
The more heaven-defying the elixir’s effects, the more intense the resonance with the Heaven and Earth!
If such an uproar happened in the Xu Family Stream, it would surely cause quite a commotion. Assuming that everyone would believe it to be a high-grade elixir, interference wouldn’t be the only concern—even if the elixir succeeded, many would covet it.
Would anyone believe it was just a Foundation Establishment Elixir?
Xu Xianrong even began to doubt whether this was an ordinary Foundation Establishment Elixir. Even with a Spirit Gathering Array present, this seemed overly dramatic.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy Xu Xianrong felt. Unable to stay seated any longer, she picked up the Thousand Cyan Threads and moved to the cave entrance, sitting cross-legged on the ground with a focused gaze at the mountains before her.
Ordinary people might barely sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but that doesn’t mean the mountain’s animals are oblivious to it. In fact, some animals are incredibly sensitive to Spiritual Qi’s flow!
If, at a critical moment, some wild beast disturbed them, all their efforts would be for naught.
Xu Xianrong sat there all night. During that time, indeed, many snakes, insects, beasts, and ants came, all of which Xu Xianrong quickly dispatched with a sword flower.
Throughout the night, the Spiritual Qi within the cave surged and receded erratically, akin to waves at the seaside, ebbing and flowing.
Xu Xianrong worried the firewood collected in the daytime might not suffice, so she went inside to check, only to find the wood burning resiliently. It was mostly the converging Spiritual Qi that had burned away.
Lin Tian was no more at ease; the heat scorched him until he was drenched in sweat, leaving him in just a thin long shirt. The shirt, soaked through, clung to his body, accentuating his lean, toned physique.
When clothed, he didn’t seem muscular, but without his shirt, it was evident that his body was all muscle, strong and powerful.
Seeing no issues occurring, Xu Xianrong gave Lin Tian’s well-proportioned physique a brief glance before stepping outside, harboring an increased affection for Lin Tian.
This favor wasn’t due to his physique, but because channeling so much Spiritual Qi wasn’t easy. At least, Xu Xianrong couldn’t confidently claim she could do it.
Lin Tian was doing it all for Ruyan.
At least Xu Xianrong witnessed his sincerity, enhancing her favorable impression of him.
Returning to the cave entrance, she lifted her gaze and saw the morning sun had risen, painting the clouds a peach-blossom pink.
To spoil the scene, numerous wild beasts from the mountains returned.
All living things possess spirit; these beasts could sense something good inside the cave. They could also sense the mass of their own kind’s corpses at the cave entrance, hesitating to advance.
Just then, a sudden roar echoed, and Spiritual Qi surged fervently into the cave.
"It’s forming a Nascent Soul!" Xu Xianrong thought, realizing that the process was two days ahead of their expectations!
Sensing the unprecedentedly intense Spiritual Qi, the wild beasts disregarded the danger and revealed themselves. Within sight, there were four snakes, two badgers, a muntjac, and so on. Small beasts and termites were utterly ignored by Xu Xianrong.
"Roar~"
Suddenly, a beast’s roar sounded from nearby.
The sound resembled that of a full-grown tiger, resonant like a drum, echoing in the skies!
Despite their initial rage, the wild beasts in front of Xu Xianrong trembled, not hesitating in the slightest as they fled, leaving the treasure inside the cave behind.
