C13 Spirit Concentration Technique

"There's some sort of dark aura lingering around your body!"

When Yin Shaoge stopped circulating his cultivation, Ye Lan looked at him and said in a low voice.

"You.... You can see that ball of dark aura?"

Yin Shaoge uttered in shock upon hearing his words.

The ball of dark aura had suddenly appeared when he turned eleven years old.

Yin Shaoge had no idea where the dark aura came from either.

Ever since it appeared in his body, his cultivation started regressing instead of advancing. Thus, he became stuck at the third stage of the Body Tempering Realm. At the same time, he went from the peerless genius of the past to a waste that everyone looked down on.

When Yin Shaoge heard Ye Lan's words and realized that he could actually see the ball of dark aura in his dantian, he was naturally astonished.

After all, no one other then himself had ever been able to see the ball of dark aura within his body.

"Such a small matter is nothing in my eyes!"

Ye Lan said with a slight smile.

"Does that mean you have a way of dealing with that dark aura?"

Yin Shaoge said eagerly.

His lack of patience showed just how desperate he had been over the past years.

For so many years, Yin Shaoge had been living under the contempt, ridicule and humiliation of others.

Whenever Yin Shaoge thought of those scornful and mocking expressions, he would feel extremely depressed.

At this point, he had already lost count on how many times he desperately hoped that someone would see the mysterious dark aura in his body and think of a way to get rid of it.

Despite his longing wishes, no one had ever been able to help him over the years.

Even the patriarch of the Alchemist Association in the Imperial City, the number one alchemist of the Dragon Abyss Empire, wasn't able to see that ball of dark aura, let alone find a cure for it with medicinal pills.

Since Ye Lan was able to see that lump of dark aura, the hope in Yin Shaoge's heart had once again ignited after many years of despair.

His eyes were now sparkling with hope as he stared at Ye Lan with great expectations.

Although it was unlikely for Ye Lan, a fifteen-year-old boy, to find a cure for him, Yin Shaoge was already in a severe state of desperation as he strived to do whatever he could to get rid of that lump of dark aura in his body. As long as there was a spark of hope in front of him, he would never give up on pursuing it!

"Yes, I do. However, I will need to prepare the necessary ingredients to refine the Yang Fire Pill for you."

Ye Lan replied.

Since the Yang Fire Pill contained an abundance of yang energy within, it would be the best way to deal with the dark aura in Yin Shaoge's body.

"Yang Fire Pill? What kinds of materials do you need to make it? Do you want me to help?"

Yin Shaoge said with a desperate tone.

"Shaoge, don't be so anxious. I will definitely think of a way to get the medicinal ingredients required to make the Yang Fire Pill. You just need to wait patiently for a few days. When the time comes, I will deliver the Yang Fire Pill to you and help you get rid of that dark aura in your body.

Ye Lan reassured Yin Shaoge with a gentle smile.

Although he fully understood the reason for Yin Shaoge's desperation, the Yang Fire Pill was not an easy pill to refine either. With his current cultivation level, he would not be able to refine it in the first place. Only after his cultivation reaches the fifth stage of the Body Tempering Realm would he obtain the ability to start refining Yang Fire Pills.

Thus, Ye Lan told Yin Shaoge to wait patiently for a few days and wait for his cultivation to increase first.

"Ye Lan, I really don't know how to thank you."

Knowing that Ye Lan had a way to deal with the dark aura in his body, Yin Shaoge burst with indescribable excitement.

"Why are you being so courteous when both of us are sworn brothers? Come, let's have a drink!"

Ye Lan laughed and lifted the glass in front of him.

Opposite him, Yin Shaoge burst into a fit of hearty laughter as he toasted with Ye Lan.

Only after drinking for a long time did Ye Lan finally say his goodbyes. Then, he proceeded to go buy the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Body Tempering Pills.

At this moment, he had to quickly increase his cultivation, not just to defeat Qin Yijun in a month's time, but also to cure his Yin Shaoge's condition.

After taking his leave from the Taoist Artifacts Hall, Ye Lan went around various medicinal stores in Lucid Aqua Town and bought the spirit herbs needed to refine the Body Tempering Pills.

Furthermore, he even bought the spirit herbs needed for the Yang Fire Pills after using most of his silver notes.

Unfortunately, he still lacked another spirit herb needed to refine the Yang Fire Pill — the Fire Lotus Herb.

Ye Lan had walked almost all over Lucid Aqua Town in search of the Fire Lotus Herb, yet he could not find any in stock.

"To think that I've already spent most of my 10,000 silvers."

Ye Lan could not help but laugh bitterly as he looked at the few remaining silver notes in his hands.

"It seems that I'll need to ask my family's Medicine Pavilion for the Fire Lotus Herb. If they don't have any either, I'm afraid that I'll have to try my luck at Sky Peak Valley."

Ye Lan pondered for a moment before murmuring to himself.

With that, he returned to his own residence in the Ye Family.

Upon his return, he took out the Pill Furnace and various medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Body Tempering Pills.

After setting up the Pill Furnace, Ye Lan ignited the fire with his Soul of the Blazing Flame.

At the same time, he activated his Spirit Concentration Technique, causing his spiritual force to rise instantly.

The Spirit Concentration Technique was a self-made pill refining technique created by Ye Lan in his previous life.

Upon using this technique, he could raise his spiritual force and understand the effects of various spirit herbs on the current medicinal liquid in the Pill Furnace before further refining them into medicinal pills.

With an abundance of spirit herbs covering the lands of the Martial God Continent, each one naturally possessed their own unique attributes and effects.

While some spirit herbs had yang attributes, others possessed more yin attributes.

When alchemists refine pills, their biggest fear was losing control of the refining process, causing the attributes of the spirit herbs to clash with one another.

Upon the clash of opposing spirit attributes during the process of pill refinement, the lighter effects would be for the original effects of the particular pill to be reduced while the more serious effects resulted in a large explosion.

Such a large risk was also another reason why alchemists were so scarce in the Martial God Continent. If one was not careful enough and ended up failing the pill refining process, there was a chance that they would lose their life, resulting in a high mortality rate for alchemists.

However, alchemists had come up with various kinds of methods to minimize such risks over the years. With each alchemist having their own unique refining methods, whether allowing them to refine pills more efficiently or to perfectly grasp the medicinal properties of various types of spirit herbs, the success rate and quality of medicinal pills had only ever increased, ensuring the safety of such a high-risk, high-reward profession.

This Spirit Concentration Technique was the one pill refining technique that Ye Lan took most pride in as an alchemist. After all, he ended up as the number one, unparalleled alchemist in the Martial God Continent in his previous life by relying on that technique.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Concentration Technique had many requirements for its user. With Ye Lan's current cultivation level, he was still unable to control it perfectly.

Even so, he would be able to use the technique to refine low-grade Body Tempering Pills at his current cultivation level.

Under the effects of the Spirit Concentration Technique, Ye Lan's spiritual force surged greatly. With that, he took out all of the medicinal herbs for the Body Tempering Pills and casually looked through each one's effect.

Then, he proceeded to throw all the medicinal herbs into the Pill Furnace and slowly refined them in the furnace while control the fire.

After a long time, with the help of the Spirit Concentration Technique, Ye Lan combined the product of the initial refinement process and turned them into medicinal pills.

"Open!"

With a firm shout, the Pill Furnace in front of Ye Lan opened up as milky-white pills flew out from within.

Popping out like popcorn, Ye Lan swiftly grabbed all of them in the air with his hand.

Each pill was about the size of a pigeon's egg. Its lustrous appearance exuded a refreshing medicinal fragrance, truly befitting of the Body Tempering Pill.

Furthermore, compared to the Body Tempering Pills sold in Lucid Aqua Town, the color for the ones he refined shone even more brightly with a pungent medicinal fragrance. Its quality was, without a doubt, superior to the usual ones sold in town.

This displayed just how profound the Spirit Concentration Technique was. With this technique, Ye Lan could improve the quality of his pills and make them even closer to perfection.

"Using the Spirit Concentration Technique to refine such high quality Body Tempering Pills at my current cultivation level is already not a bad result!"

The corner of Ye Lan's lips curled up into a smile as he played with the Body Tempering Pills in his hands.

With that said, he swallowed the pills without hesitation and silently circulated the Heaven and Earth Creation Art.

The moment the pill entered his mouth, it instantly melted and dissolved.

In that instant, a strong and pure spiritual energy surged through Ye Lan's body and flowed through his bones and meridians.

Furthermore, under the effect of the Heaven And Earth Creation Art , Ye Lan's entire body was constantly being nourished with Genuine Qi.

Looking at it from the outside, Ye Lan was currently emitting a hazy white brilliance from his body. The light seemed sacred and solemn as it gave off a pure aura that could not be tainted.

With the help of the Body Tempering Pills and the constant surge of Genuine Qi triggered by the Heaven and Earth Creation Art, Su Yun could not help but burst with excitement.

At that moment, the Qi Vortex in Ye Lan's dantian started to whirl rapidly again.

Originally possessing four Qi Vortexes, it quickly increased to five... six... seven total!

Although it was close to producing the eighth vortex, the process came to a stop as fast as it initiated.

"Peak of the Seventh Stage of the Body Tempering Realm."

Ye Lan opened his eyes as a glint of light flashed past.

The aura enveloping his body had gotten even more intense.

Clenching his fists, he could tell that his strength had gotten several times stronger than the time when he was at the fourth stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

The longer someone continued to cultivated, the harder it became for them to break through.

Therefore, Ye Lan had only increased his cultivation by three stages even with the help of both the Body Tempering Pills and the Heaven and Earth Creation Art.

But even that was amazing enough.

Among the known cultivators in Lucid Aqua Town, there was not a single person who could break through three whole stages in their cultivation even after taking the Body Tempering Pills like Ye Lan.

The reason why Ye Lan managed to accomplish such a feat was because of the effects of the Heaven and Creation Art and the high quality of the Body Tempering Pills he refined, compared to the ones normally sold in Lucid Aqua Town.