Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 499 Ice Pill, breakthrough
Seeing that the demonic crystal was chillingly cold, in order to prevent it from affecting the other medicinal liquids, Jin Renfeng manipulated the flames to separate the refined medicinal liquids from the crystal.

While simmering the magic crystals over a high flame, a low flame was used to maintain the stability of the medicinal liquid.

The white crystals continuously released a chilling aura, resisting the scorching heat of the flames. However, under the suppression of the Illusionary Sea Flame, they could no longer strike the inner wall of the cauldron.

Knowing that this magic crystal was difficult to deal with, Jin Renfeng was quite patient, keeping the temperature of the flame constant and waiting quietly.

After a full day, the white magic crystal finally turned into a milky white liquid energy under the high temperature of the flames.

Two globs of liquid, one white and one blue, complement each other, each occupying half of the area, resembling a yin-yang symbol.

Having completed the refining process, Jin Renfeng began the final fusion step.

Fusion is the most important step in alchemy. If even the slightest mistake is made during the process, the medicinal materials that have been painstakingly extracted will be burned instantly.

Therefore, Jin Renfeng dared not be distracted in the slightest at this step.

Under the control of the power of the soul, the clumps of medicinal liquid slowly merged into one place in sequence.

This process is extremely slow, as the repulsion between different energies makes it difficult for different medicinal solutions to fuse quickly.

Alchemists can only guide the liquid slowly and control the force carefully, otherwise they might turn the liquid into steam at any time.

With patience, Jin Renfeng manipulated the droplets to slowly merge.

It took two days and two nights for the medicinal liquid to fully mix.

After the medicinal liquid was fully combined, a blue pill the size of a longan condensed and took shape in the flames.

Looking at the blue pills in the medicine cauldron, Jin Renfeng breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He worked tirelessly for several days without sleep, focusing entirely on refining pills, even when he reached his limit.

After all, he is now just a Battle King, not the Great Demon King of his previous life. Without the nourishment of that powerful innate Qi, he is bound to lack energy.

Even at this stage, Jin Renfeng did not completely relax, but maintained the temperature of the flames and continued to refine the pills.

Wisps of flame, like hammers, struck the surface of the pill, helping it complete its final transformation.

A quarter of an hour passed, and finally, in his soul's perception, all the medicinal power merged into one.

In an instant, a dazzling light emanated from the elixir.

A blue energy beam, about ten feet thick, shot into the sky, its surging energy shattering the cave walls and soaring straight into the heavens.

"What amazing energy!"

"The power of this attack is no less than that of a Dou Wang expert."

"Truly worthy of being a sixth-grade pill!"

Jin Renfeng praised it.

It's truly astonishing that a single pill can possess such power.

Seeing that the pill had been successfully refined, Jin Renfeng reached out and beckoned towards the pillar of light.

Instantly, the pillar of light trembled rapidly. A moment later, a wisp of blue light flew down from the pillar and finally floated on his palm.

The blue light gradually faded, revealing its true form. What came into view was a blue pill the size of a longan. The surface of the pill was perfectly round, like a vast and boundless ocean. The faint blue patterns remaining on it resembled waves, making it extremely mysterious.

As the wisp of blue light detached from the pillar of light, the enormous pillar of light, as if losing its energy support, flickered a few times before gradually becoming illusory, until it finally dissipated completely.

"It's finally done."

Looking at the pill in his hand, Jin Renfeng's face lit up with joy.

"A sixth-grade elixir—the Ice Extreme Pill."

"It took five days to finally refine this pill."

The Ice Extreme Pill, one of the sixth-grade pills, is a special pill formula collected by the Yunlan Sect. It belongs to the same category as the Battle Spirit Pill.

Its effect is that, after taking it, it can help a Battle King who cultivates ice-attribute techniques to break through to the first star level.

It is a pill formula that Jin Renfeng specially selected to maximize the use of fifth-order battle crystals.

"It's a pity that this Blizzard Wolf is of the ice attribute, so it can only be used to refine the Ice Extreme Pill. If it were of the rock attribute, it could be used to refine the Battle Spirit Pill."

Jin Renfeng felt a little regretful.

The Fighting Spirit Pill has no attribute restrictions, making it more suitable for his own use compared to the Ice Extreme Pill.

"However, the Ice Extreme Pill is also good. As a pill that directly enhances strength, it is extremely valuable."

"That's enough to exchange for some treasures and medicinal herbs. This Blizzard Wolf died a worthy death."

He placed the elixir into a jade bottle and stored it in his storage ring.

Jin Renfeng walked out of the cave.

There's been no movement for five days in a row; Little Fairy Doctor must be getting impatient.

Just as he was about to step out of the cave, a series of strange fluctuations suddenly emanated from his body.

"Is he about to break through?"

Upon sensing the unusual sensation within his body, Jin Renfeng's expression brightened with joy.

Without a second thought, he quickly returned to his original position, sat cross-legged, and formed a cultivation hand seal.

As one's cultivation level increases, the difficulty of breaking through to new levels also increases.

Even the most brilliant genius can be stuck at any time, unable to break through the threshold.

Therefore, every breakthrough after becoming a Battle King is extremely precious.

Such a natural breakthrough opportunity should not be missed.

As soon as the hand seal was formed, the surrounding space began to fluctuate violently. Streams of fiery red, scorching energy surged from all directions, then coiled around his body like long, crimson snakes before finally entering his body.

Jin Renfeng calmed his mind and focused his spirit, practicing the Flame-Swallowing Technique.

As more and more fire-attribute energy entered his body, his skin gradually turned red, and wisps of white mist rose from his head.

The vast energy of heaven and earth circulates in the meridians, transforming into battle qi, which then disperses and is stored throughout the body.

With the continuous influx of external energy, Jin Renfeng's internal fighting spirit energy surged rapidly.
The numerous meridians, bones, muscles, and so on within the body, infused with a large amount of battle qi, all underwent different enhancements and transformations.

As a result, the amount of battle qi that the physical body can contain is also increasing exponentially.

Just like a small pond gradually expanding into a lake.

A powerful aura emanated from the boy, making him appear like an ancient ferocious beast, coiled within the stone cave.

The crimson energy of heaven and earth transformed into a huge vortex, and the fluctuations within the cave became increasingly violent. Eventually, the entire cave seemed to be covered by red fire-attribute energy.

Jin Renfeng sat cross-legged at the center of the energy, like a black hole, greedily devouring all the energy flowing into his body.

"What's going on here?"

At the foot of the mountain, Little Fairy Doctor gazed worriedly at the distant cave.

At this moment, a massive crimson energy vortex shot straight into the sky from the top of the cave, resembling a giant mouth.

"Wasn't it supposed to be about refining elixirs?"

Why make such a big fuss?

The girl was puzzled.

The intense red fire energy that filled the cave lasted for almost a day before gradually fading, and the figure of the young man within it began to emerge, appearing and disappearing.
After the last trace of free fire-attribute energy entered Jin Renfeng's body, the cave fell silent. The powerful aura emanating from his body also instantly retracted into his body, without leaking out at all.

The silence in the cave lasted for about half an hour before a soft breath broke the stillness.

Jin Renfeng slowly opened his eyes. His plain black eyes seemed to have changed little except for being slightly brighter. However, if one looked deeper into his body, one could discover that the boy's Dou Qi was far more powerful than that of a one-star Dou Wang.

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Little Fairy Doctor tiptoed toward the cave entrance.

Although the man had repeatedly warned her not to go near the cave.

But there has been no movement coming from inside for a long time, which is really worrying.

After enduring half a day, the girl finally couldn't suppress her worries any longer and decided to go and check on things herself.

As the cave entrance drew closer, Little Fairy Doctor, keeping a safe distance, peered inside. The cave was pitch black; she couldn't see anything at all.

Helpless, Little Fairy Doctor could only continue to try to get closer to her.

After walking several dozen meters, the girl arrived at the entrance of the cave.

Standing at the edge of the cave entrance, clinging to the mountain wall, Little Fairy Doctor peeked out and looked into the depths of the cave.

However, what came into view was not the uneven mountain wall, but a boy's face and a pair of dark eyes.

"oops!"

Startled by the face so close to hers, Little Fairy Doctor cried out, abruptly pulling back and falling backward.

However, before she even landed, an arm caught her around the waist.

"Why are you here, girl?"

A man's voice rang in the girl's ear.

Hearing that familiar voice, Little Fairy Doctor looked up at the figure and realized that the person in front of her was none other than Jin Renfeng, whom she had been thinking about these past few days.

Having not left the cave for several days, the boy's face was covered in dust, and his clothes were filthy.

However, his aura remained as sharp as a drawn sword.

Seeing that Jin Renfeng was safe and sound, Little Fairy Doctor was relieved.

"Didn't I tell you not to come near my cultivation area? Why did you still recklessly run over here?"

Jin Renfeng helped the girl up, his face as cold as frost.

"I was just worried about you!"

Little Fairy Doctor steadied herself and said aggrievedly.

"At least a few days ago you still had an energy vortex hanging there, so I could tell you were safe and sound."

"But on this particular day, I haven't heard from you at all."

"I can't just keep waiting outside!"

"That doesn't mean you can just trespass on my cultivation grounds."

Jin Renfeng said solemnly,

"Even I find it difficult to completely control every bit of my battle qi when I break through."

"With my current strength, I could kill you with a single burst of energy."

"You were just lucky this time, you happened to run into me when I came out of seclusion!"

"If you happen to be there when I'm breaking through, wouldn't you be doomed?"

"It's better to die a violent death than to watch you die!"

After being scolded repeatedly, Little Fairy Doctor lost her temper and said in a huff,

"If anything goes wrong, at least if I discover it early, I can save your life."

"Trading my life for yours, it's worth it no matter how you look at it."

"You girl!"

Having truly felt the girl's affection for him, Jin Renfeng was speechless for a moment.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. How's your pill refining going?"

Little Fairy Doctor deliberately changed the subject.

"It has been successfully refined!"

Jin Renfeng took out a jade bottle from his storage ring.

As the jade bottle was opened, a dazzling blue light appeared in the girl's vision.

The pleasant aroma of medicine wafted out, making the two of them feel completely comfortable.

"This sixth-grade pill is indeed quite difficult to make; it took me a lot of effort."

Jin Renfeng laughed.

"Sixth grade?"

Little Fairy Doctor was slightly stunned.

"Aren't you a fourth-grade alchemist?"

"You little rascal, you don't actually think I'm the same all the time, do you?"

Jin Renfeng said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"At least I'm a Dou Wang level expert now."

"With improvements in both battle aura and soul, isn't it normal for alchemy skills to increase accordingly?"

Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor realized what was happening.

Ultimately, it was because she herself hadn't changed her preconceived notions that she began to misunderstand men.

Although a long time has passed, the girl's understanding of men's alchemy abilities is still at the level of the fourth-grade alchemist assessment she took back then.

However, the improvement of men's physical strength was not taken into consideration.

"Then you're a sixth-grade alchemist now, aren't you?"

Little Fairy Doctor secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

"That's right!"

Jin Renfeng said smugly.

"With my abilities, I will soon be able to master the refining of various sixth-grade pills!"

"If I had enough time, surpassing Pill King Guhe and refining seventh-grade pills would be no problem."

His soul power from his previous life gave him great convenience; as long as his battle qi was sufficient, he could completely cross realms to refine pills.

What is the greatest threshold of soul power for others does not exist for him at all.

"so smart!"

The girl exclaimed in surprise, a hint of excitement appearing on her pretty face.

"So, if I need to refine high-level poisons in the future, will you be able to do it?"

"You can say that!"

Jin Renfeng nodded.
Let alone a seventh-grade alchemist, even a sixth-grade alchemist's abilities are sufficient to meet all the needs of a person with a Calamity Poison Body.

Using a seventh-grade alchemist for this task is a complete waste of talent.

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The next day!

With its wings of fighting spirit fluttering gently, Jin Renfeng moved like a streak of light, traversing the mountains and forests.

Knowing that his teacher would be coming to the Monster Mountain Range, he prepared in advance for the final battle.

Although Jin Renfeng now possesses the strength of a Dou Wang, his progress in cultivation is becoming increasingly slow. Even he is not confident that he can reach the Dou Huang realm in such a short time and help his teacher defeat the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Therefore, he naturally had to choose an escape route in advance.

In the original novel, the cave where Xiao Yan hid was clearly a good choice.

Trees, ridges, and canyons flashed by in his line of sight, and Jin Renfeng's gaze darted around, searching for the right spot.

Taking advantage of his previous encounter with the demon, he pinpointed the location of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair. He was currently in a forest south of the lair.

Although the exact location of the battle between the teacher and the Amethyst Winged Lion King cannot be determined, since the teacher came to ask for the Amethyst Crystal, it must be near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.

Therefore, the best place to hide is near their nest.

This way, the distance is closer, and the time spent hiding is shorter.

(End of this chapter)