dognovel Chapter 540 - 495:
Chapter 540 - 495:
Hearing Duan Gujin's words, the four women's expressions slightly changed, and they quickly asked, "Is everything you said true?""Indeed, see what this is?"
Duan Gujin then took out all the materials he found under the water and let the four women examine them one by one.
The four women closely observed the materials Duan Gujin had brought out, their minds swiftly turning.
They rapidly calculated in their minds several times, but they couldn't deduce what kind of Elixir Pills they could eventually produce.
"I don't understand how these dozen-plus types of seaweed that you've brought out can ultimately be refined into Elixir Pills that could help us pass this challenge."
One woman could not help but ask.
A gleam flashed in Duan Gujin's eyes, thinking, were they unclear on how to refine these materials to the required specifications?
"Oh, let's go and do Alchemy now!"
Duan Gujin didn't want to explain too much, he merely suggested heading towards the exit indicated on the Stele.
Right at that location, there were three Alchemy Furnaces.
After these people found the materials, they could go there to perform Alchemy.
Duan Gujin led the four women, following some signs stuck in the ground, quickly arriving at the exit indicated by the Stele.
At that moment, there were two elders from the Liuyun Immortal Sect guarding the Alchemy Furnaces at the exit.
Duan Gujin took a deep breath and then asked the two elders.
"How many Elixir Pills do I need to submit for this challenge?"
"One per person!"
An elder replied.
"If I submit four Elixir Pills on their behalf, will they also be considered to have passed the challenge?"
Duan Gujin curiously asked.
"It's not like that; they have to refine them independently. I need to see them four produce Elixir Pills with my own eyes before I let them attempt the second challenge. If they cannot produce Elixir Pills, then they won't be able to pass this challenge!"
"Oh, I see! Elders, I'm going to start Alchemy now, is that okay?"
Duan Gujin quickly asked.
"Yes, you can choose any Alchemy Furnace. Once you have selected, I will light the kerosene underneath for you."
An elder told Duan Gujin.
Duan Gujin then chose an Alchemy Furnace, and he had the elder light the kerosene beneath it.
Seeing the flames roar beneath the Alchemy Furnace, Duan Gujin quickly tossed some materials into the furnace, and then he circulated his Primordial Power, refining those materials little by little.
After 15 minutes had passed, Duan Gujin completed the first phase of refining all the materials.
When Duan Gujin threw two fishes into the Alchemy Furnace, an elder cracked a smile, "Young man, are you hungry? Want to eat fish?"
"No, I'm performing Alchemy!"
Duan Gujin said blandly.
"Oh!"
The elder immediately recalled the instructions from the Liuyun Immortal Sect and did not further question why Duan Gujin needed to put two fishes into the Alchemy process.
The four women were also looking at Duan Gujin with puzzled faces, eager to know how Duan Gujin would proceed.
They extended their Divine Sense into the Alchemy Furnace, seeing Duan Gujin boiling out quite a bit of fish oil from the fishes.
Then, Duan Gujin extracted the fish oil, pounded the dried fish to smash, and removed the bones from inside.
Then, Duan Gujin refined the fish bones and finally simmered them into some juice.
The two elders just watched, dumbfounded, but they did not offer any advice to Duan Gujin, nor did they comment that this method was the strangest they had ever seen in their lives.
Duan Gujin then spent an hour and finally managed to produce two Elixir Pills.
Looking at those two dull-looking Elixir Pills, which also had an extremely unpleasant fishy smell, the four women felt somewhat nauseous.
"Finally, a major success!"
Duan Gujin immediately approached the two elders to inquire what he should do next.
The two elders told him to restrain all his Qi, not to use any Primordial Power, to consume his own Alchemy Elixir Pills, and then to walk through a small door.
"I tell you, if you use any Primordial Power during the crossing process, you will be automatically transported out! You rely on the elixir pills you produced to resist the Yin Cold Aura during the crossing. If you block it, you will successfully pass the trial! When you go through that small door, you must rush through as quickly as possible. The passageway inside is quite long, be careful!"
One elder revealed the knack for passing the trial to Duan Gujin.
Upon learning how to pass the trial, Duan Gujin let out a sigh of relief. He handed over the remaining materials to the four women and transmitted an Elixir Recipe with his Divine Thought to each of them. Afterwards, he gave one Elixir Pill to one of the elders and consumed one himself.
Once the medicinal properties of the Elixir Pill began to take effect, he entered through the small door.
Upon entering, he realized that it was an isolated space, where the temperature surrounding him dropped by tens of degrees instantly.
"It's so cold!"
Heeding the elder's words, he did not use any Primordial Power and quickly ran through.
Fortunately, although the passageway was long, it emitted some faint light which allowed him to clearly see the situation inside the passageway.
Although the surrounding temperature was extremely cold and Duan Gujin could not use any Primordial Power, fortunately, the heat from the Elixir Pill he consumed was quickly taking effect, keeping his body warm enough to withstand the severe cold here.
He ran for about two kilometers and then realized he had successfully crossed the passageway.
After successfully passing through, he saw a hot spring in front of him.
He immediately jumped into the hot spring, letting its warm water help dispel the cold from his body.
Despite the Elixir Pill which helped him resist the cold in the passageway, the cold was extremely severe, and if he didn't run fast enough, he might have frozen to death inside.
The four women saw Duan Gujin enter the small door inside and all frowned deeply.
They didn't know what kind of fish Duan Gujin had given them before, and they weren't very confident in the Elixir Recipe he taught.
They discussed amongst themselves for a while, then decided to try making the elixir themselves.
They followed his example and produced one Elixir Pill.
One of the women consumed the Elixir Pill and sat cross-legged, wanting to know what changes would occur in her body after the medicinal properties of the elixir manifested.
After a while, the woman felt her whole body burning hot.
"Ah! It's so hot!"
She initially wanted to circulate her Primordial Power to suppress the sudden heat in every part of her body, but she restrained herself.
She knew that she needed the Elixir Pill to help her pass this trial later.
The other three women noticed that her body was emitting waves of heat and when they used their hands to feel her temperature, they found that her body had become scorching hot.
"It's so hot!"
The other three women seeing this miraculous occurrence in her body, their eyes instantly lit up; they believed that the Elixir Recipe given by Duan Gujin previously was correct.
"Let's see how long she can last before deciding!"
The other three women encouraged the woman who had consumed the Elixir Pill to keep up her endurance.
After 15 minutes, the woman who had ingested the Elixir Pill finally felt her body gradually cool down.