It was one of Austin's memorable day because a month passed, and he had made a great breakthrough in alchemy after reaching the tenth level of a spiritual pill refiner.
Austin smiled at himself and cheered deep inside, 'Next step, refine a first-grade superior pill!'
In the Divine Continent, the superior pill refiner would only be achieved once a spiritual pill refiner would be able to fully hone his skills and maximize his own potential.
This next stage was quite difficult to get compared to a spiritual pill refiner, because the latter was very common and could be seen anywhere you went.
However, there were only a few superior pill refiners existing around the world.
If level one superior pill refiner was already difficult to obtain, more so would level five or six. Those who had garnered this title were famous enough in the Divine Continent.
As for level seven or above, the probability of getting such a title was low even in the holy lands and large sects.
Imagine this. A superior pill refiner was already a legend. How much more if level seven or above?
That level seven superior pill refiner would already sit and enjoy the top position in the Divine Continent.
Then again, it was not normal to see such kind of superior pill refiners in the world anymore.
Another three months had already passed since Austin stayed in the secret cultivation room, but as for Austin, he felt like it was just a blink of an eye.
In those months, he focused on one goal only. At times, he started to refine pills, but the other half of those times, he just sat still and meditated, trying to think and overcome the problems he faced on his way of pill refining.
After four months, Austin realized that he could already start refining a first-grade superior pill with enough skills of him. He worked with blood and sweat and did not let anything distract him.
Finally, after five months of determination and hard work, as Austin patted the refining pot gently in the secret cultivation room, a light red pill immediately flew out of the pot, suspending mid-air with a strong fragrance. Austin's eyes widened in surprise.
"The first-grade superior pill!" He exclaimed as his eyes sparkled with delight.
Austin inhaled deeply and exhaled, feeling very satisfied with how things turned out.
It was about time that after dedicating more than half a year in the secret cultivation room, practicing and meditating alone, he had finally become a level one superior pill refiner.
Without any more time for celebration, Austin nodded at himself and said, "Next step, a level two superior pill refiner!"
He didn't waste any more time and planned to continue his cultivation in seclusion.
The Green Evil Pill he wanted to refine for Caroline and her people was a grade two pill.
Refining such a pill could only be possible if he was as good as a level two superior pill refiner.
Completely decided, Austin left the secret cultivation room to go see the Earth Hermit.
He obtained a batch of grade two superior herbs from the old man with the condition that he would pay him double in the future and swore to God that he would.
Without further ado, Austin returned to the cultivation room and began his practice refining pills in seclusion.
The days turned to nights, and days turned to weeks, and weeks turned to months.
In the secret room, Austin was busy studying the skill of refining pills, only stopping to take a rest. At that moment, he was already in a state of madness.
Half a year later, that one late night, in front of Austin were there kinds of Unearthly Fire, burning fiercely at him in the pill refining pot. Amidst the fire, more than a dozen kinds of superior herb essence were being calcined by the Unearthly Fire.
Austin grunted as he kept controlling the flame and replenished some superior herbs into the furnace, making his eyes bloodshot.
An hour passed, but at that moment, for Austin, it seemed like a day had already passed before him.
He breathed in deep and announced to himself, "Now, the final step is to condense the essence of the herbs to form into a pill!"
With his eyes bloodshot red, Austin heaved another deep breath, feeling nervous and excited at the same time.
In the past six months, Austin had practiced and could reach the final step, but as soon as he performed the final step, he would fail and would pick himself up to attempt everything all over again.
However, this time, it was different. Austin was confident but still very nervous.
Austin bit his lower lip. Part of him wanted to stop, and think it all over again, because he was afraid of disappointing himself again, but part of him was confident that this was going to work. After a series of hesitation, Austin shook his head, not wanting to waste any more time. "Damn it! Go for it already!"
He shouted at himself and gritted his teeth as he started the last step, condensing the herb essence and refining it into a pill!
Austin felt his spiritual sense surge out of him like a tidal wave and flooded the pill refining furnace. Carefully, he observed any subtle change in the essence of the herbs.
His sweat trickled down his temples as he tried to control more than a dozen kinds of the essence of the herbs, trying to gather them and condense them in order to merge them into one pill.
Half a day had passed, and Austin was already feeling the exhaustion on his body, but he was determined not to stop what he already started.
Suddenly, the pot shook, and the fragrance of the pill immediately filled the whole room.
Whoosh!
Austin waved the fog out of his eyes trying to see what had appeared.
Popped right out of the pot was a purple pill.
Austin's eyes and mouth gaped wide open in surprise.
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