Finally, the pain and the raging spirit energy stopped tearing through my body, and I sagged to the ground as my entire body was still utterly sore. That and my I still had the constant effect of the spirit protection pill active, so I had what felt like an endless brain freeze currently.
Even then, I still sat in an upright position as I held out my hand with my Dragon Tripod Martial Soul hitting the ground in front of me with a soft thump.
With the addition of the first and second rings, it gained some fire and water motifs. And now, with the third, the dragons built into the cauldron had many gems enlaid into the dragons to form the scales as well as the dragon's eyes.
Then from behind my back came my spirit rings. One dark yellow, another darker purple, and finally a pure black spirit ring that hummed with power.
"So Tian Long, what does your spirit ring do?" Tang Wutong asked with eager curiosity.
Feeling the ability within myself, I grinned as I just showed it off with the cauldron growing thrice as big. "Hahaha! It makes my Dragon Tripod grow in size based on the amount of spirit energy I put into it!"
Seeing their expressions of 'Thats it?' I shook my head and said with a snort. "You guys don't even get it. It's my martial spirit, so unless it's someone like a Spirit or Soul Douluo, who can actually break my giant cauldron anyway, so it's a powerful defensive bonus as well!"
Then I cleared my throat and added. "Not only that! But depending on the size of the cauldron, I can condense the power of my pills, or likewise use a much larger cauldron to make a massive elixir pool or special things as well."
Honestly, with the giant cauldron, I was now thinking about trying to figure out the Gem Cultivation System from the Heavenly Jewel Change world that was 'next door'. I could mix gems that carried spirit energy with several elixirs to fuse with my body.
And maybe that would help me get started? Because imagine if I could help other's get those jewel abilities and they could slot those jewel's into tool-based martial spirits.
That would make Tang Wutong a lot stronger, and serve as a good way to get a lifetime of favors from the Seven Treasure Sect.
"Not only that... But with all the effort I had taken even after I reached level thirty, and the spirit ring itself. I am almost level 35 right now. And once I make my own elixir from those heavenly herbs... Hehe, I will be for sure level forty haha!"
Dugu Bo's face turned dark as he stared at me with actual annoyance and said flatly. "I spent a few years at the Spirit Elder level working hard. And yet you plan to just skip it within a few days!?"
And with zero shame, I just nodded with Tang Wutong clearing her throat and saying helplessly. "It's not a surprise; he is already level 35, and the effects of more than one heavenly herb in such a divine pill will naturally make his level explode."
I got up with my back crackling as I stretched. And then I asked Dugu Bo. "You ready to head on back to the Yin/Yang Well? I am excited to make my first divine pill!"
"Very well... But even after you take that pill, Tian Long. I am not going to just rush off to help you get your next spirit ring. I need to take this elixir back to my granddaughter Yan'er." Dugu Bo said firmly.
Which, was fair enough. We had been gone for a week at this point, and I definitely was ready for a shower and a bath to say the least!
Dugu Bo quickly brought us back to the Yin Yang Well and I got to work. As I began taking Heavenly/Immortal grade herbs to prep them to be used in my alchemy.
"First at the base... An immortal grade Ginseng King, then to round out the strong earthly elements, I need the Aromatic Silk Beauty to also keep the pill from forming any form of pill poison as well!" I muttered to myself as I gathered several heavenly herbs.
First of course was the Ginseng King which was basically pure earthly spirit energy. Easy to absorb, just thick spirit energy that could fill the slightest cracks in my foundation as well.
The Aromatic Silk Beauty would not only make me conceptually immune to poison and toxins. But it would make my very scent and bodily fluids a cure for all such things as well as a strong source of healing in general.
Next was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which would enhance my physical body greatly. Opening the eight core hidden meridians in my body to allow me to cultivate faster and also even enhancing my mind as well.
The following major immortal herb to be added was the Land Dragon Golden Melon. This would greatly enhance the dragon bloodline in my cauldron, and also greatly enhance the earth aspect of my mountain martial soul. As well as giving me the strength found within dragon kin.
Along with several lesser but still heavily useful herbs and treasures that were far more common around the Yin/Yang pool.
And lastly. The last true Immortal treasure I could fit into this elixir I was making... Was the very waters of the Yin Yang Well itself!
I took a deep breath as there could be NO fuck ups in this ordeal lest I lose everything. I closed my eye's and for the hundredth time since I got my spirit ring and realized what it could do. I mentally simulated the process of this alchemical process.
I mentally simulated the process of using the flames within the cauldron to sear the toxic skin of the Ginseng King off without harming the medicinal energy within. I simulated using my mental energy inside the cauldron to extract and pull apart the important stems on the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Until finally, with the orderly line of materials laid out on a mat in front of me. I summoned the Dragon Tripod Cauldron and got to work.
The Ginseng broke down quickly under my flames and became a green glowing powder that glittered like starlight. The Silk Beauty's stem was burnt to ashes while the important stamen was preserved with it's medicinal energy glistening.
The lesser herbs were added intermittently as I slowly began to merge several of the medicinal powders and fluids in stages to reduce pill toxicity and remove any impurities.
Once all the heavenly herbs were truly broken down. I took a deep breath before I laughed to myself, as this was it. It was do or 'die' time as I ever so carefully brought the floating cauldron towards the Yin Yang pool.
The pool's yin and yang fluids were... Horrifically toxic and filled with insane amounts of elemental energy, so I couldn't use my spirit energy to just ladle a direct amount of liquid into the cauldron.
I carefully... Ever so carefully controlled my martial spirit to float across the spinning waters and then with a sharp mental urge the cauldron swooped down and slowly hit the center of the swirling yin/yang pool with its top open.
There was a loud splash, and just like in ancient times, when people would collect peanut oil. I just slowly pushed my painfully screaming martial soul down into the waters to collect an even amount of yin and yang fluid as my cauldron became the new eye of the pool.
All the while, I could feel my martial soul screaming at me as the corrosive flames from the yang half of the pool especially burnt it.
I could feel blood leaking from my nose as I mentally pulled the steaming cauldron from the yin/yang pool and towards me. But I just gritted my teeth with my second purple spirit ring flaring with power as my cauldron shook as I injected my water spirit ability into the mess of yin and yang waters.
Steam exploded from the cauldron as I barely managed to keep it mostly sealed and then with a grunt I managed to seal my cauldron as more blood leaked from my nose and even down my cheeks from my eyes.
Loud groans rang out from my martial soul as the furious spirit energy from the yin and yang wanters was forcefully fused together and spun around violently with the medicinal ingredients.
And for a good few minutes, the materials, the heavenly herbs were 'washed' and purified by the yin and yang waters of the remnant powers of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.
Then, like a modern washer, I set my cauldron to the spin cycle to force the glowing, rainbow-like medicinal powder to lose the vast majority of the yin and yang water as I couldn't use my flames to dry it out.
That would just lead to the medicinal powder of all these treasures to be burnt away bit by bit.
The leftover yin and yang water's was drained out of the bottom of the cauldron even as I worked to fuse the medicinal energy together fully now. The battered cauldron roiled and rumbled as I forced literally divine-tier materials to fuse together into a godly pill.
An even louder rumble rang out from above, and I wanted to mentally cry as I realized that this world although not recognizing alchemy as a divine path of cultivation. Was reacting to the realization that something 'divine' level was fucking about.
But I couldn't look away from my cauldron's interior with my mind. Fuck it, let the world strike me down with divine lightning, but I wasn't going to let this cauldron's pill be ruined!
"Tian Long, you insane brat! What the hell is going on!?" I heard Dugu Bo cry out in surprise as a bolt of lightning smashed into the Yin/Yang pool, sending fiery and icy death in the form of liquid in a splash.
I just slapped my cauldron and yelled out in response. "Fine then! Condense you bastard and let's just see!"
And with a loud boom! Smoke shot out of my cauldron followed by a fiercly glowing pill that floated out of the cauldron and for a brief moment... All was silent before a purple lance of lightning shot out from the sky and smashed into the pill that was floating in the air.
In an instant I felt my stomach fall out from under me. The fucking heavens woudn't accept such a pill to exist in this world.
But then... The world seemingly froze before a thick stench of blood and slaughter filled my nose for the briefest instant before the lightning washed over the pill that was covered in a red blood veil that was almost impossible to see.
Six total lightning bolts struck the pill before the thick clouds above our heads rumbled as though furious at being denied its bounty. And then just as quickly, the thick cloud cover violently broke apart with the sun coming to hit my gaze.
The pill then slowly fell into my outstretched hands. And I could feel Dugu Bo and especially Tang Wutong's gaze on me as I held the gleaming divine pill to my eye's to inspect it up close.
'What are the odds... That Gu Yuena, Bo Saixi, Bibbi Dong, the Slaughter King, Di Tian, and other people at the peak of 'mortal' power and beyond, sensed this as well? Hell, I sure as hell recongized that blood and slaughter filled aura. That was for sure the Asura god meddling right there!'
But was I mad that the Asura god was interfering in my life? Oh hell no, I sure as hell wasn't!
I didn't think this world literally WOULD give me pill thunder for making the equilvalent of a tier six pill from BTTH's equilvalent system. I very much did NOT have the power to protect the pill from that pill thunder as well clearly.
Still feeling Dugu Bo and Tang Wutong's feverish gaze at the pill that was also calling to me. I didn't wait any longer and threw the pill into my mouth with it instantly melting in my mouth and merging into my body.