Chapter 373: Method of Spiritual Ascension

"Alas, it seems that the quality of this elixir has finally reached its limit." Xiao Ling sighed softly, as if saying to himself, "In this case, let me try that method..."

In the process of refining the seventh-grade high-level Fire Bodhi Pill this time, Xiao Ling devoted all his mind and showed his medicine refining skills to the fullest.

He wanted to try to use his superb medicine refining skills and the soul power that reached the level of spiritual realm perfection to see if he could push this Fire Bodhi Pill beyond the conventional limit of the seventh-grade elixir.

After all, Tang Zhen had generously expressed his willingness to give him an additional medicine cauldron on the Tianding list. This great gift made him feel that it was necessary to show his strength to respond to this kindness.

In addition, establishing friendly relations with the Burning Flame Valley is a good thing for both him personally and the Xingyun Pavilion.

But now it seems that it is unlikely to break through by relying solely on conventional alchemy skills. The seventh-grade super-high quality is already the highest quality that the Fire Bodhi Pill can achieve.

But Xiao Ling still has a unique skill, which may be able to make the Fire Bodhi Pill in front of him achieve a qualitative leap, truly break through the boundaries of the seventh-grade pill, and be promoted to a veritable eighth-grade pill.

Coincidentally, although Xiao Ling had mastered this skill before, he had never had the opportunity to test it in actual combat. This time, it is a good opportunity to test his skills.

"Hahaha, finally... it's almost done. Master Xiao Ling just needs to concentrate on refining the pill, and leave this pill thunder to this old guy like me. How can Master Xiao Ling be distracted to take action."

Seeing that the pill thunder was about to pour down, Tang Zhen's voice trembled with excitement. He was eager to do something, and at the same time, he was secretly worried that Xiao Ling might not be able to deal with the power of this pill thunder alone.

After all, according to Tang Zhen's perception, the power of this pill thunder has approached the level of a full-strength attack by a peak Dou Zong strongman, and even has a faint Dou Zun-level power. Even those high-level Dou Zong elders in the Burning Flame Valley dare not guarantee that they can completely resist it.

In Tang Zhen's eyes, although he was a little unsure about Xiao Ling's specific cultivation level, according to the intelligence he collected, Xiao Ling should still be at the level of Dou Zong.

Xiao Ling had just finished refining the elixir, and his physical strength must have been consumed. If he couldn't withstand the next elixir thunder, then his efforts to get his daughter's life-saving Fire Bodhi Pill would be in vain.

Therefore, it would be more appropriate and safer for him to handle this kind of small tiring work himself. In this way, he could also be completely at ease.

But at this moment, Xiao Ling did not respond to Tang Zhen's words. He just closed his eyes quietly, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them. In his eyes, there was only a flawless concentration.

Then, Xiao Ling suddenly took a step forward, and in the astonished eyes of the people around him, his white jade-like palm stretched out without hesitation into the blazing energy light column in front of him.

Seeing Xiao Ling suddenly insert his palm into the light column, the members of the Burning Flame Valley around couldn't help but exclaimed. A series of doubtful and puzzled eyes focused on him, and everyone was wondering in their hearts, is this Master Xiao Ling going to destroy this pill with his own hands?

Seeing this scene, the experienced alchemists on the high platform, such as Master Huan and others, could not help but be slightly stunned.

Obviously, they were quite surprised by Xiao Ling's move, and they were also confused about what this master of the alchemy world was planning.

However, these people did not raise any questions about Xiao Ling's actions, but began to discuss among themselves.

"Master Xiao Ling is an eighth-grade alchemist master. His methods are beyond the comprehension of those of us who are at most seventh-grade."

"Yes, I guess Master Xiao Ling may be performing some unique secret skills."

"I came at the right time this time. I can see such a unique alchemy skill with my own eyes. This is really eye-opening for me."

"That's right. After watching Master Xiao Ling make medicine, I feel that my own alchemy skills have improved a lot. I must thank Master Xiao Ling later."

However, unlike those alchemists, Tang Zhen turned pale instantly when he saw Xiao Ling's actions, and his eyes revealed an undisguised panic.

At the moment when Xiao Ling took action, the pill thunder that was about to pour down in the sky suddenly stopped, as if hesitating whether to continue its mission.

The dark cloud seemed to have lost its determination and began to slowly spread, as if it would disappear at any time.

At this moment, Tang Zhen had no other thoughts in his mind, and he just wanted to rush forward. He had only one thought in his mind, to stop Xiao Ling and protect the Fire Bodhi Pill that meant a lot to him.

This is not just an ordinary seventh-grade high-level elixir, but also the last hope of his daughter's life. In his life, this may be the most critical moment in his life.

The little mink, who was lazily lying on Xiao Ling's shoulder, seemed to have noticed Tang Zhen's movements. Its idle appearance disappeared in an instant, and its eyes were as sharp as a knife, staring straight at Tang Zhen.

The little mink did not know the purpose of this person, nor did it understand what Xiao Ling was thinking. It was too lazy to guess or think deeply.

But one thing is certain, the little mink is ready. If Tang Zhen dares to get close to Xiao Ling, it will attack without hesitation and intercept him halfway.

Just when Tang Zhen was about to take action, a delicate hand like jade suddenly stretched out from behind and gently grabbed his arm.

Tang Zhen paused, turned his head doubtfully, and met Tang Huoer's shining eyes. Her eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing his hesitation.

Tang Huoer held Tang Zhen steadily and stopped him. She nodded affirmatively at first, then shook her head gently, as if she was making a quick balance in her heart. Finally, she lowered her eyes, and her voice was low but full of persuasion: "Father, believe him."

Tang Huoer also noticed the changes in the field. The pill was almost finished, but Xiao Ling's sudden action seemed to cause twists and turns.

Originally, she should have doubted this sudden change. But for some reason, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart, which made her willing to trust that lonely figure.

As a father, how could Tang Zhen not understand his daughter's mind? He hesitated for a moment, then sighed deeply, as if he had put down a heavy burden in this sigh.

Then, he seemed to be talking to himself, or to someone in the air, with a hint of relief in his tone: "Well, in that case, let's see what he wants to do. After all, he is an eighth-grade alchemist. Maybe there are some tricks here that we don't understand."

Facing all kinds of curious and puzzled eyes from all around, Xiao Ling, as the person involved, was not affected at all. His attention was still focused and not disturbed by the outside world.

The seventh-grade elixir is no longer comparable to ordinary elixirs. This high-level elixir contains extremely huge energy, reaching the extreme state of ordinary elixirs.

The refining process of each seventh-grade elixir will attract the attention of the rules of heaven and earth, and then the elixir thunder will be baptized. This is not only a manifestation of the energy of the elixir itself, but also a severe test of the alchemist's skills.

The key to upgrading the seventh-grade elixir to the eighth grade is to give the elixir spirituality. Only in this way can the elixir contain more abundant energy.

Under the guidance of spirituality and the joint nourishment of energy, the elixir will undergo substantial changes, thereby achieving a leap in grade and reaching a higher level of existence.

This process not only requires the accumulation of energy in the elixir itself, but also tests the alchemist's understanding and control of spirituality.

It is an extremely difficult task to make the elixir spiritual. The elixir that can carry spirituality requires not only the alchemist to have superb alchemy skills, but also to ensure that the quality of the medicinal materials used to refine the elixir is high enough. Obviously, although the medicinal materials used in the Fire Bodhi Pills currently refined by Xiao Ling are quite rare, they have not yet reached the high quality of carrying spirituality.

For ordinary alchemists, there is no other way for the current situation. But Xiao Ling is different. He has learned a unique alchemy skill taught by Yao Lao, called "the method of ascending spirit".

The method of ascending spirit consumes a lot of soul power of the user. Only alchemists who have reached the eighth grade or above can perform this secret method.

This is because to use the method of ascending spirit, you must rely on strong soul power to support it, so as to control and guide the elixir to improve its spiritual energy and evolve its grade during the refining process, and the soul power of ordinary alchemists is far from meeting such requirements.

However, for Xiao Ling, whose soul power has reached the state of spiritual perfection, he has long been qualified to practice the method of spiritual ascension. His soul power is strong enough to support the use of this secret method, and it also makes it possible for the Fire Bodhi Pill in front of Xiao Ling to cross the upper limit.

These thoughts flashed in Xiao Ling's mind. At this time, his hand has reached into the dazzling energy light column, gradually approaching the red flame-like pill.

In this process, Xiao Ling's eyes are half closed, and his mind constantly replays every detail of Yao Chen's teaching him the method of spiritual ascension. Those pictures, those steps, are like replaying in front of him, every action, every key point, are vivid.

Memories are only a matter of a moment. Xiao Ling took a deep breath of air, and then his eyes suddenly opened, and the hand that reached into the light column suddenly clenched, and a strong energy wave instantly spread around.

Then, under the gaze of countless eyes, Xiao Ling's hand slowly pulled out of the light column. At that moment, a pill that was only the size of a thumb and as red as a flame suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

The pill was red all over, and its surface was as smooth as a carefully polished gem.

The most surprising thing was that there was a layer of light mist around the pill. The mist seemed to have life, constantly trying to get into the pill, but never succeeded.

They could only helplessly surround the pill, and such a scene seemed extremely mysterious and eye-catching.

Xiao Ling took the pill out of the light column, and his face immediately became extremely focused. Although he had witnessed Yao Chen's demonstration, it was the first time for him to use the method of ascending spirits personally.

His eyes were firmly fixed on the red pill in his palm. After a moment, he slowly retracted his palm, and the pill seemed to be lifted up by some invisible force and began to rotate gently in front of him, as if waiting for the next instruction.

Just as everyone held their breath and waited to see what Xiao Ling would do next, the little mink sitting on his shoulder suddenly stood up. Its little paws quickly waved in the air a few times, and a mysterious energy spread from its body.

"Demon Shadow Covering the Sky Formation!" Little Marten's voice rang out.

Following its command, a barrier quickly unfolded with the little mink as the center, spreading outward like ripples, and did not stop until it covered an area of ​​ten feet. This barrier completely obscured Xiao Ling's figure and elixir, making him disappear from everyone's sight.

After everyone around them witnessed this scene, they all showed puzzled expressions.

But when they tried to gaze at the boundary, they found that their sight seemed to be blocked by a network of black and purple ribbons.

These ribbons kept intertwining and rotating in the air, forming an impenetrable barrier, allowing them to see only a chaotic interplay of light and shadow.

When these people try to use their soul power to detect the inside of the barrier, a ripple-like fluctuation will appear on the surface of the barrier, but this fluctuation is concave inward, like a bottomless whirlpool.

This vortex seems to have suction power and can quickly swallow up the soul power from outside. In this process, the soul power will be ruthlessly compressed and twisted until it disappears into the depths of the vortex.

Everyone soon realized that no matter whether they looked with their eyes or felt with their souls, they could not figure out what was going on inside.

Obviously, Xiao Ling used some mysterious method to cut off their sight and prevent them from seeing his next movements.

Everyone tacitly agreed not to try to pry, after all, no one wanted to appear too presumptuous.

The other onlookers didn't feel too sorry, but the alchemists were different. They all seemed quite disappointed. Needless to say, Xiao Ling must be preparing to use some powerful secret method of alchemy. However, they probably would never have the chance to see such a wonderful scene.

Inside the barrier, Xiao Ling seemed calm and composed in the face of this sudden change. After all, Xiao Diao's series of actions were all carried out under his instructions.

The method of ascending the spirit requires the use of three kinds of flames, and Xiao Ling planned to use three strange fires at the same time.

Although Xiao Ling didn't intend to hide the fact that he had conquered several strange fires. After all, he will have to conquer the three thousand flames of the Dan Pagoda in the future. By then, everyone will probably understand that Xiao Ling has the ability to conquer multiple kinds of strange fires at the same time.

But if three strange fires were summoned at once in front of a large crowd, the shock would definitely be extraordinary. This news would definitely spread in a short time. This was not a situation Xiao Ling wanted to see. He didn't want to reveal his trump card so easily.

Xiao Ling let go of the elixir in his hand, then clenched his hand suddenly, and the dark brown turtle spirit fire jumped out instantly. Then, he opened his mouth, and two more strange fires emerged one after another.

First came the Golden Emperor's Burning Sky Flame, which was as brilliant as gold, followed by the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, which was as green as emerald. The two strange fires seemed to obey the call and appeared one after another. The scene was quite spectacular, but it was a pity that no one could watch it.

“Bang!

Then, with a flash of thought in Xiao Ling's mind, the three flames flew out lightly and slammed into each other.

The moment the three flames collided, a destructive aura quickly emerged.

But before the aura could spread, a powerful soul pressure erupted from Xiao Ling's eyebrows, like an overwhelming giant net, tightly wrapping the flames.

Then it spun at an astonishing speed, firmly controlling all the turbulence in the palm of its hand.

Xiao Ling was already familiar with the art of fusion flame. To others, this may seem like a crazy move, but to him, it's just routine. After all, he has been practicing the skill of rubbing fire lotus for so many years, and he has already reached the level of proficiency.

With the rapid rotation of the soul power, the three flames quickly became quiet under the shocked eyes of everyone. After about a few minutes, the soul power gradually subsided, and a brown-gold flame about the size of a fist emerged silently. Its appearance seemed to announce the birth of a new power...

As soon as the flame appeared, Xiao Ling gently waved his sleeves, and the brown-gold flame flew out immediately, accurately wrapping the playfully beating crimson pill in front of him.

Under Xiao Ling's gaze, the dark red pill surrounded by brown-gold flames began to tremble slightly. Immediately afterwards, he saw that the originally smooth surface of the elixir gradually became uneven, and the essence energy of the elixir slowly overflowed from it. However, all of this was firmly locked by the brown-gold flame, and the essence energy could not escape, as if it was imprisoned in the embrace of the flame.

Xiao Ling stared at the increasingly dry elixir with unblinking eyes. When all the energy in it was extracted at this moment, the spiritual power of the Great Perfection soul in the center of his eyebrows spread out. Come out, gather the spiritual energy, and then get into the flames bit by bit.

As spiritual energy continued to pour into it, Xiao Ling's face became extremely solemn at this moment. The vast soul power surged out without reservation at this moment, and then poured into the flames, and then in a kind of Using an extremely precise method, he controlled the fire and compressed all the spiritual energy into the elixir at an extremely careful speed!

At this critical moment, if an alchemist can scan the elixir at close range with soul perception, they will be surprised to find that the uneven surface of the elixir is actually covered with dense and countless... Tiny holes.

These holes are so small that they are almost impossible to see with the naked eye, but the most important thing is that there is a very faint line of spiritual energy in these holes. These spiritual energy lines are like thin ropes, tightly pulling the spiritual energy floating around... (End of this chapter)