C329 Unexpected

The combination of two herbs is still as easy as ever, and the combination of three herbs doesn't make any difference. The combination of the four herbs still felt the same as before, and the combination of the five herbs did not have much of an unusual feeling. However, as more and more herbs were refined together, Du Qi felt that it was more and more strenuous. It was also becoming more and more difficult to refine. When he combined all the medicinal ingredients together... Du Qi had already done his best.

Due to the accumulation of the smoke produced after refining the medicinal ingredients, it became increasingly dense within the furnace. Under the influence of Du Qi's True Yang Vital Spirit's heat, it continued to expand. As time passed, Du Qi felt that the furnace in his right hand was becoming heavier and heavier. It seemed as if it was going to explode uncontrollably. At this moment... Du Qi could not allow the furnace to grow without limit, nor could he stop using the True Yang Vital Spirit to heat up and concoct medicine. He could not let the furnace explode. Therefore, he could only try his best to shrink the furnace. And... He controlled the furnace to spin as quickly as possible to stir the medicine in the furnace. At the same time, he circulated the True Yang Vital Spirit. Maintaining a constant temperature, it seeped into the medicine in the cauldron, making the medicine more uniform and able to withstand the heat.

The medicine mixed within the furnace had already completely turned into liquid and began to boil, slowly melting together. Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the completion of the ___, Du Qi felt more and more uncomfortable. It was getting harder and harder, and he felt as if he could not hold on any longer. The True Yuan in his body was showing signs of not being able to continue.

Du Qi knew very well that once his true essence was no longer able to continue refining, he wouldn't be able to completely fuse all the medicinal herbs together. Or, he might not be able to control the furnace and allow it to grow endlessly, but he would not be able to absorb it. Or perhaps the furnace would be broken by the expanding medicinal herbs and smoke. Today's pill refinement was considered a complete failure!

Du Qi was well aware that pill refinement, especially when refining so many medicinal herbs and precise recipes in one go, was not as easy as he had imagined. The medicinal herbs had just boiled and had not completely melted yet. He did not know how long it would take for the pill to be completed, but he had done his best. However, it was still difficult to control the furnace's continuous expansion. If this were to end here... Not only would all his previous efforts be in vain, the explosive medicinal liquid would undoubtedly cause immeasurable harm to him and Daoist priest Fenghuo. Therefore, he could only desperately gather the remaining true essence and try his best to maintain the furnace in its original state. At the same time, he continued to heat up the medicinal liquid, hoping that he could successfully refine the ___ before he exhausted his strength.

The medicinal liquid began to boil, and the medicinal gas and smoke rose unceasingly. Under the continuous heat, the power of the furnace that was expanding outwards in an attempt to break through Du Qi's true essence became stronger and stronger. Therefore, Du Qi also needed to use even more strength to maintain the furnace's original state. But Du Qi had already used all of his strength, so how could he still have more strength left? However, because he thought of the consequences of suddenly giving up, he had no choice but to fight to the end with the inflated furnace. Du Qi understood in his heart that this situation could not be maintained for long. In the end, it would definitely be the tragic outcome of a cauldron breaking, or even a person dying. Therefore, even though he knew that it was already the last moment, he still wasn't willing to give up. He didn't dare to give up either. The moment he could delay was a moment. He only hoped that Daoist priest Fenghuo could see that the situation was not good and leave the hall in time. He also hoped that there would be an unexpected miracle. He had succeeded in concocting the pill at the last moment, but hope wasn't reality. Daoist priest Fenghuo did not seem to realize the danger at all. He just stood there quietly and watched him concoct the pill. Although the medicine was mixed together, it was not completely melted. It was not the time to drug him, even if he could drug him at this moment. He was already powerless to suck the medicine into the cauldron from the ground. In front of the cruel reality that he could not use force, Du Qi did not dare to hope for any miracle to appear. It seemed that today was destined to fail. He was destined to have a miserable ending. He could not help but sigh. "Forget it!"

Under the circumstances that things could not be done, Du Qi could only choose to give up. Just as he desperately wanted to stop circulating his energy, he suddenly had an idea. If he could get rid of some of the smoke rising from the medicinal liquid, wouldn't it be able to relieve some of the pressure? He might even be able to successfully refine the pill. Thinking of this, Du Qi did not dare to be neglectful. He hurriedly exercised the True Yin Vital Spirit and carefully opened a small hole in the furnace. In order to let the hot smoke leak out, even if he still could not succeed... It was inevitable that it would cause damage to Daoist priest Fenghuo, but it was much lighter.

Du Qi's mind had just moved when he suddenly felt the smoke inside the furnace merge into his consciousness as if it had a spirit of its own. It made him clearly and clearly feel the different components contained in the smoke. It was just a slight movement of his mind. He easily separated the different components in the smoke. However, at this moment when he was exhausted and his mind was in chaos, Du Qi had no time to think or rejoice. He continued to activate the True Yin Vital Spirit. He worked hard to open the mouth.

Just as he was trying to make the surging smoke expel the furnace through the opening he opened, Du Qi could not help but have a thought. Since he had to get the smoke out of the cauldron sooner or later, why not get rid of the harmful and poisonous gas first? With this in mind, he didn't have any more time to think about it. He hurriedly tried his best to control the furnace, and at the same time used his will to force the gas out of the opening.

"Chi!" A sharp and hurried roar sounded. Under the effects of the cauldron's high pressure, the smoke and poisonous gas suddenly shot out from the opening of the furnace, violently tearing open the space outside the cauldron. Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! Pcht! It screamed and surged outwards. It only turned into a light fog arrow that shot out rapidly when it was several feet away from the cauldron. The arrow shot through the roof and scattered in all directions, lingering and dissipating.

As the air ran out of his body, Du Qi felt the pressure on him lighten. When his heart was exhausted, he actually managed to catch a breath. Du Qi could not help but be overjoyed. At this moment of despair, a trace of hope suddenly arose, and he hurriedly concentrated his energy. He used his heart to sense the composition of the smoke, and only expelled the harmful and poisonous gas from the cauldron.

As the gas was removed, Du Qi could clearly feel that the gas seemed to be alive. Usually, when the gas was expelled, it would follow his will. The gas did not flow out of the sealed opening. Instead, it was still circling inside the cauldron.

Seeing this, Du Qi could not help but feel even happier. He willed it again. As expected, he could feel the situation of every medicinal ingredient in the medicinal liquid. He only felt that the gas had been expelled. The medicinal liquid boiled even more happily and was slowly melting. At this moment, Du Qi felt that it was countless times more relaxed than before. Not only could he completely control the furnace's condition, furthermore, he still had the energy to slowly shrink the furnace, and at the same time, use his heart to feel the shape and changes of the medicine. In an instant, the feeling was the same as when he felt the smoke. Du Qi felt that the various medicines that were mixed together and constantly boiling under his scorching True Yang Vital Spirit refinement seemed to have a spirit of their own. Furthermore, the spirituality and personality of each herb were very distinct. Although all kinds of herbs were tangled together, they still seemed to have their own spirituality. However, they did not really fuse together.