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 overcthe 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 tthat after dedicating more than half a year in the secret cultivation room, practicing and meditating alone, he
had finally beca level one superior pill refiner.
Without any more tfor celebration, Austin nodded at himself and said, "Next step, a level two superior pill refiner!"
He didn't waste any more tand 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.
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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 fland replenished ssuperior 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 stime.
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.
It was a grade two superior pill, the Heavenly Purple Pill!
Austin's eyes widened even more as a huge smile formed on his face. This meant that Austin could refine a grade two superior pill,
which meant that he was a level two superior pill refiner now. No doubt.
"Phew!" Austin exhaled, wiping the sweat on his temples.
He then played with Heavenly Purple Pill for a while before storing it away.
Feeling already completely satisfied with becoming a level two superior pill refiner, he decided to end his practice of refining pills
and hid the pill refining pot in front of him.
The moment he walked out of the secret cultivation room, Austin stopped, and his expression changed. He took a deep breath and
noticed something different. "What the...
What is this dense spiritual energy?"
His eyebrows furrowed into a frown, sensing that something had changed in this place of the FlHoly Land.
The spiritual energy in the atmosphere was at least ten times denser than before. The mountains and trees from far way were
surrounded by thick fog with no doubt spiritual energy that was very shining and unusual.
Austin looked around and noticed that the plants were lusher than before. The grass was fresh and bright green, and the flowers
bloomed in the wild areas. Everywhere Austin looked, it was full of vitality.
"Hmm, what could have happened here?
Is it because Elder Sharp has already completely repaired the Sect-protecting Array, or is it because of the Five-dragon Energy
Gathering Array?"
Austin thought about it for a while and remembered that before he secluded himself in the secret cultivation room to practice pill
refining skills, he had asked Elder Sharp to extract the five natural vessels of dragon energy from his body to set up the Five-
dragon Energy Gathering Array.
Seeing the changes in his surroundings, Austin figured that the array had been set up now.
Austin heaved another breath before walking away. Not long after, he found Elder Brendan.
"Austin! Welcback. You have finally cout of your solitude.
How is your practice in alchemy skill going?
| did not expect that you could do good in pill refining,"
Elder Brendan greeted him with much delight, looking very happy as if something really nice had happened to him.
Austin smiled and said without hesitation, "lI just reached the level two superior pill refiner."
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"You what? Are you serious?
That's great of you to have beca level two superior pill refiner!"
Elder Brendan stood and almost jumped up in excitement.
Being a level two superior pill refiner was already enough to enjoy good fin the East Mainland.
All the holy lands, the large clans, and even the higher sects would treat a level two superior pill refiner nice and friendly in hopes
that he would join them and refine their pills for them.
As for those second-class and third-class sects, they would have to beg and plead to a level two superior pill refiner to cand
join them.
Now for the lower sects, a level two superior pill refiner was nothing less than a respectable pill refining master.
Elder Brendan still could not absorb the fact that Austin's alchemy skill had already reached that of a level two superior pill refiner.
"Yes, yes, | am a level two superior pill refiner now, but | still need more practice. | can barely refine a level two superior pill,"
Austin said modestly while Elder Brendan smiled at him proudly.
"Oh, by the way, Elder Brendan. | noticed that there have been great changes to our FlHoly Land.
It is so different from what it had been, from what | had seen before | secluded myself.
Tell me, was Elder Sharp able to repair the Sect-protecting Array successfully?"
Austin asked with his full attention on Elder Brendan.
Elder Brendan smiled and replied, "Not just yet, but will be soon. You see, Elder Sharp has already mended over eighty percent of
the array now.
Even though the array has not yet been completely restored, the changes in our sect are becoming obvious day by day, like
progress that has evidence of such.
Lettake you out to the desert. You will be more surprised."
With that, Elder Brendan took Austin out of the FlHoly Land and led him to the desert outside.
As soon as they reached the desert, Austin's eyes and mouth widened open in surprise, completely taken aback by what he was
seeing.
The desert area that used to be filled with boundless and endless red-brown sand, scattered throughout the horizon, were now
replaced by so many green and many, many small oases.
The sand dunes had disappeared, and in their places were the ground with mud, and instead of more sand, the ground was filled
with grasses and vines, and even small trees were growing.
"The desert... The desert has turned into an oasis!"
Austin exclaimed and sighed in great disbelief.