Chapter 688 - 684: 9-Aperture Breakthrough Divine Pill

Chapter 688: Chapter 684: 9-Aperture Breakthrough Divine Pill

Silence.

The world was shrouded in darkness.

Hong Yu forced his eyes open, finally seeing a sliver of light. His nose twitched, and a refreshing, soul-soothing fragrance wafted over him.

It was a scent blended from rich medicinal aromas and the fragrance of a hundred flowers.

"Wh-where is this? A-am I not dead?" Hong Yu struggled to keep his eyes open. After a moment of adjustment, he could finally make out his surroundings.

He was in a sea of flowers.

Colorful blossoms were everywhere: peonies, roses, hibiscus, and more...

Many flowers from different seasons, which should not have been blooming at the same time, vied for attention in a magnificent, splendid display.

"Where is this place?"

Hong Yu tried to turn his neck, but a sharp pain shot through it, forcing him to stop.

Suddenly, Hong Yu saw that from every single blooming flower in the endless sea, tiny, brilliant specks of light were drifting out and floating toward him.

It looked like pollen!

As the countless motes of pollen landed on him, Hong Yu felt a tickling sensation.

The pollen settled on his wounds, on his shattered left shoulder, and on his Venerable Golden Bone, which was all that remained, gleaming with a brilliant golden light.

His broken bones were mending, his torn flesh was recovering, and even the two-thirds of his blood that he had lost was slowly being replenished.

His injuries were healing at a miraculous rate.

"Wh-what is happening?"

Hong Yu’s face paled in shock.

He knew just how severe his injuries were. Only a legendary Nine-Grade Divine Pill could have healed him this quickly, but he didn’t have a Nine-Grade Divine Pill!

This meant the effect had to be coming from this strange place.

At this thought, Hong Yu began to recall what had happened...

He suddenly remembered that just as the terrifying attack from Eastern Asura and the other was about to obliterate him, a strange mass of light had enveloped him. He had lost consciousness right after, and the next thing he knew, he was here.

’I’ll worry about that later. Since I’ve survived this ordeal and Heaven hasn’t let me die, the most important thing right now is to recover from my injuries.’

Hong Yu closed his eyes again.

The Primordial Gang Fighting Technique and the Heaven-Swallowing Divine Technique began to circulate silently, accelerating his recovery.

Even with the healing from this wondrous sea of flowers, it still took Hong Yu a full three days to regain his mobility. When he sat up, the flower sea stopped releasing its healing pollen. The entire expanse seemed greatly depleted; many of the blossoms had dimmed and wilted.

"Thank you!"

His face still a little pale, Hong Yu bowed deeply to the sea of flowers.

He then looked around and saw a lake several hundred meters ahead. The lake was like a mirror, reflecting the sky, its surface as pure and blue-green as jade.

’What a beautiful lake!’

Hong Yu marveled to himself, subconsciously walking toward it.

As he neared the lake, Hong Yu suddenly felt his body become much lighter, as if he had let go of all his worries. ’What a magical lake. It seems to purify the soul!’

"PLIP..."

A ripple suddenly spread across the lake.

Hong Yu’s gaze sharpened. He saw a scene from his time in Shishui City appear in the water.

Yun Mengyao had just finished cooking dinner. She was squatting at the doorway, her chin propped in her hands, her bright eyes wide as she waited for him to return.

But she waited until the sky was completely dark, and still he did not come back. Yun Mengyao returned inside, disappointed, eating the cold meal all by herself, her eyes still glancing toward the door from time to time.

In a dark corner not far from the small courtyard, a wounded Hong Yu stood, careful not to be discovered by his sister.

Only when Yun Mengyao started eating did he leave, relieved.

That day, Hong Yu had fought a Desolate Beast to buy medicine for Yun Mengyao, a perilous battle that had nearly cost him his life.

He didn’t want his sister to see him in such a wretched state, which would only make her sad and worried.

"PLIP..."

Another ripple disturbed the lake’s silent surface.

This time, a scene from the Qin Kingdom appeared.

Beichen Celestial Frost was carrying a basket with both hands, holding it carefully to her chest to keep the food from getting cold. She watched him cultivate with a serene expression, her face filled with contentment and happiness.

When he finished cultivating, Beichen Celestial Frost rested her head on the table, quietly watching him eat, until she slowly drifted off to sleep.

She had been on her feet all day. She was tired too.

"PLIP..."

The arrogant and savage face of Hai Tongtian appeared. He struck with a palm that Hong Yu couldn’t block. At the last moment, Beichen Celestial Frost appeared and stood in front of him, taking the heavy blow for him. She had yet to wake up.

"PLIP..."

The Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom. Venerable Xiahuang, coming after him again and again...

"PLIP..."

The True Dragon Battlefield. The Ten Great Divine Generals, dying at his hands.

The great powers, sending formidable enemies after him for his Venerable Golden Bone...

Two City Lord Level experts tearing through the void, almost killing him...

His entire past was presented in the lake.

Vivid and lifelike, as if it had all happened just yesterday.

"PLIP!"

When everything vanished, the lake’s surface became calm once more.

Hong Yu stood silently for a long time. Several hours seemed to pass before he finally opened his eyes. A trace of confusion and melancholy lingered in them as he let out a long, quiet sigh. "Everything is as fleeting as a reflection in the water or a flower in the mirror. Life is short; one should live freely, settling all grievances and leaving no regrets!"

He muttered to himself.

It was like an epiphany!

An awakening...

In just those few short hours, Hong Yu’s Spiritual Power had risen once again, putting him just one step away from the Yin Yang Realm Level.

It was as if he had touched the very edge of the Dao!

’It’s time to refine the Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill and advance to the Primordial Spirit Realm!’

Hong Yu took a deep breath, his gaze turning deep and profound as a cold glint flashed in his eyes. ’Eastern Asura, Xiakang Divine City, the Kuafu Race, the Celestial Horse Race... Just you wait. The day I break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm and return will be the day you pay for what you’ve done!’

With that, Hong Yu sat down cross-legged at the edge of the mysterious lake.

He summoned the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron.

"CLANG!"

The incredibly heavy Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron landed on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Nine dragon runes swirled across its surface, emitting a fiery glow.

’The Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill is a Seventh Grade Divine Pill. Its main ingredients for refining are the Jade Sun Purple Light Lingzhi, Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and the Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit.’

Hong Yu silently recited the Pill Recipe for the Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill.

He then waved his hand, took out the first main ingredient, the Jade Sun Purple Light Lingzhi, and tossed it into the Pill Cauldron.

Refining a Seventh Grade Level Divine Pill required him to do it himself. Only after he broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm would the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron be able to automatically complete the refining of Seventh Grade Level Divine Pills and Primordial Weapons.

As the Jade Sun Purple Light Lingzhi was tossed in,

the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron immediately erupted with a dazzling light. The nine dragon runes began to circulate in unison, spewing out streams of scorching flames.

The very first step in refining a Pill is to extract the essence from the Spirit Medicine and completely remove all impurities.

After all, every medicine has its poison.

Even a Seventh Grade Level Divine Medicine, while containing boundless medicinal essence, also has certain toxins.

Take the legendary Ninth-Grade Holy Medicine, the All Heavens Divine Bamboo Fruit, for example.

It is said that swallowing a single All Heavens Divine Bamboo Fruit can allow a mortal to be reborn, reaching the Mystic Realm overnight.

But by the same token...

The All Heavens Divine Bamboo Fruit contains a peculiar poison called ’Mist Confusion Powder’.

If the person who consumes it cannot completely purge the impurities within ten years, then after a decade, the Mist Confusion Powder will cloud their mind and body, turning them into a puppet controlled by the All Heavens Divine Bamboo.

Fortunately, the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron was uniquely gifted for this task.

Even so, it took a full day and night to purge the impurities. Afterward, Hong Yu threw in the second main ingredient: the Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit.

The Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit was a verdant green all over.

It was as translucent as jade.

About the size of a baby’s fist, it exuded a light, refreshing fragrance.

It was said that this Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit could only grow deep within ten-thousand-year-old volcanoes, amidst endless lava.

The lava inside a ten-thousand-year-old volcano is incredibly hot; even City Lord Level experts who can tear through the void would not dare to set foot in it. One could only obtain the fruit through a fortuitous encounter.

Therefore, the Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit was extremely precious.

Hong Yu tossed it into the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron.

This time, he waited a full two days for the impurities to be refined out. Then, Hong Yu spent another three days extracting the essence and removing the impurities from the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum.

Next came the other supplementary Spirit Medicines.

"It’s time to begin the final step: congealing the pill!"

Hong Yu took a deep breath.

He sat cross-legged before the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron with a solemn and dignified expression. The days of recuperation had allowed him to return to his peak state.

This was also thanks to the endless sea of flowers in this wondrous space, which would occasionally release its fragrance as Hong Yu cultivated, accelerating his recovery. Otherwise, with injuries as grievous as his, it would have likely taken a year or two of recuperation to fully recover.

Let alone returning to his peak state.

Hong Yu had tried to investigate the mysteries of the flower sea.

Naturally, he had found nothing.

So, he stopped pursuing its secrets and calmed his mind to focus on refining the Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill.

Now that the Spirit Medicine Essences were fully extracted, the masses of essence emanated a medicinal aura and treasured light so powerful it was dizzying. Just one whiff felt as if it could extend one’s life by decades.

"Shennong tasted a hundred herbs; heaven and earth in their vastness have their own origins..."

Hong Yu’s hands constantly changed Seal Techniques.

One after another, Runes flew out from his hands, urging the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron to erupt with rays of red light.

Inside the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron, the masses of medicinal essence squirmed slowly. Then, driven by the cauldron, they began to slowly fuse together.

However, the various medicinal ingredients had different properties and would clearly not submit so easily.

They were repelling each other!

This repulsion process was extremely violent. Many Spiritual Craftsmen, when refining Pills, were unable to control the riotous repulsion during the fusion of Spirit Medicine Essences, resulting in the cauldron exploding and the pill being destroyed.

Fortunately, Hong Yu had a Mastery of the Divine Medicine Scripture.

He had a very clever method for dealing with the mutual repulsion of these Spirit Medicine Essences. He would first fuse the medicines with the most intense opposing properties, allowing them to counteract each other, and repeated the process.

A full three days and three nights passed.

Finally...

All the medicinal essences had finished fusing.

"BUZZZZZ!"

Waves of red light shot into the sky.

A crystalline Divine Pill, swirling with nine colors, suddenly took form, and a terrifying aura surged skyward.

"RUMBLE!"

Dark clouds gathered in the void above. This was the Pill Tribulation, unique to Divine Pills.

But Hong Yu was not afraid in the slightest.

With the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron’s protection, the Pill Tribulation was passed with ease. He then took out the Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill.

Hong Yu tightly gripped the restless Nine Orifice Breaking God Pill in his hand, took a deep breath, his gaze profound...

"Once I break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, it will be time for revenge!"

[Author’s Note: Just two Chapters today. I was on an IV drip for two days, but I’m feeling much better. However, the plot has reached a major turning point as Hong Yu finally breaks through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, so I need to plan it out carefully! I’ll be back to the normal five Chapters tomorrow!]