Chapter 78: Refinement

In the secluded courtyard, a gentle breeze occasionally blew, making the entire courtyard seem extremely peaceful.

Amidst this harmonious atmosphere, Du Fei's figure, though sitting upright in the courtyard, did not seem out of place at all, as if he was supposed to be there all along.

This rather mystical ambiance made Xiao Ai, who was watching from a distance, shake her head involuntarily.

Ever since returning from the Mystic Abyss, her young master had been acting mysteriously, and Xiao Ai had no idea what he was thinking.

However, Xiao Ai's personality was rather indifferent, so she did not dwell on these matters. She merely glanced a few times from a distance, ensuring there was nothing unusual around, before she walked to another place and slowly began practicing the Body Tempering Fist.

Feeling the surge of true qi within her body, a hint of joy appeared on Xiao Ai's face. She murmured to herself, "It shouldn't take long before I can advance to the Ninth Rank Martial Artist. When that time comes, no matter what the young master says, I will follow him to gain experience!"

Xiao Ai was very clear that unless she reached the Ninth Rank Martial Artist, she would only be a burden to Du Fei if she stayed by his side.

Du Fei, of course, could not guess Xiao Ai's thoughts.

Moreover, even if he did guess, Du Fei would not have any other thoughts at this moment.

This was because Du Fei was already in a rather mystical state.

Although his eyes were closed and he was sitting cross-legged, he could vaguely sense that he could clearly "see" everything in the courtyard.

The veins of the leaves as the wind blew, the trajectory of the branches swaying, the way the falling leaves spiraled, the slow movements of insects in the soil, and the天地 energy subtly gathering in everything. As long as he wished, he could absorb and refine them at any time.

However, the source of all this seemed somewhat unreal.

Du Fei naturally knew that this was not due to his enhanced strength and heightened senses, but rather because he was using his mental power to sense the changes around him!

This only indicated one thing: he seemed to have grasped some principles of controlling his mental power!

"Manifest..."

Suddenly, the seal in Du Fei's hand changed, and his eyes opened slightly with a low shout.

With his voice, three pills flew out from his storage ring, slowly rotating in front of him.

Compared to his previous control of the pills, Du Fei felt that he could now clearly sense the powerful energy contained within the pills. This energy, if he used special techniques to activate it, would have a significant effect!

After taking a deep breath, Du Fei waved his hand, and this time, the pills quickly flew back into his storage ring, disappearing instantly.

After repeating this action several times, Du Fei smiled in relief and slowly dissolved the seal.

Although he had only practiced for a few days, he clearly felt that his control over his mental power had improved immensely compared to when he knew nothing. Through continuous refinement, his mental power had also become more formidable.

Although he was not yet clear about the extent of his strength, Du Fei vaguely felt that he should have the strength of a Ninth Rank Alchemist!

Unlike his previous illusory strength, this solid strength gave Du Fei great confidence!

No matter what, with the Pill Qi Chapter, he had truly embarked on the path of an alchemist!

Although he only had one formula at the moment, he knew that he could collect more in the future. As long as he was an alchemist, he would not lack such opportunities.

Feeling a slight joy, Du Fei was quite eager to try refining a pill to see the difference from before.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he suppressed this thought.

The reason he started healing and practicing immediately after leaving the Mystic Abyss was not only because of the agreement with Yun Yuqing in a month and a half but also because Du Fei believed that those people would not let him off after what happened in the Mystic Abyss.

Everyone was not an ordinary person, so no one would do something that would backfire. Therefore, as long as there was an opportunity, those people would definitely try to take his life!

While hiding in the Du family might provide some safety, Du Fei trusted his own strength more!

So, after realizing that his progress as a Martial Artist would not be significant for a while, Du Fei resolutely began to practice his mental power.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain.

"Perhaps, I should try the Mixed Pill Technique."

After mumbling to himself for a moment, Du Fei lightly tapped his storage ring, and a Concentration Pill flew out, hovering in front of him.

Staring at the pill, Du Fei knew very well that he could not easily refine it into his body to achieve the effect of borrowing the pill's power!

However, he also knew that if he could refine the pill, he could use the Mixed Pill Technique to make many people suffer when needed!

After hesitating for a moment, the seal on Du Fei's right hand slowly changed, and a fine stream of mental power flowed out from his brow, clumsily enveloping the pill.

"Buzz..."

As the Concentration Pill was enveloped, Du Fei heard a faint humming sound in his ears.

However, he did not stop there. After recalling the incantation of the Mixed Pill Technique in his mind, he increased his mental power and continued to envelop the Concentration Pill.

"Buzz..."

Seemingly sensing something, the Concentration Pill wobbled slightly in the air, resisting as Du Fei tried to envelop it with his mental power. It suddenly trembled, releasing a wave of intangible energy that pushed Du Fei's mental power away.

"Interesting..."

Failing to envelop the Concentration Pill with his mental power, Du Fei was slightly stunned, then chuckled bitterly.

However, he did not give up. He knew that this method of borrowing pills was extremely difficult, and the Mixed Pill Technique was even more complicated than ordinary methods. It was impossible to succeed on the first try.

Taking a deep breath, Du Fei changed his seal again. This time, the mental power flowing from his brow was weaker, and he forcibly divided it into thin threads, slowly wrapping them around the Concentration Pill.

Du Fei wanted to see how long the Concentration Pill could resist under his control.

After all, even though the Concentration Pill had some energy, Du Fei believed that it did not have its own consciousness. This resistance was likely innate!

Even swallowing a pill required slowly refining its power, let alone trying to borrow its energy at will?

"Buzz..."

As Du Fei's mental power wrapped around the pill, another faint sound was heard. Du Fei's body trembled slightly, but this time, he did not dissipate his mental power.

His vision darkened for a moment, and Du Fei gritted his teeth, urging more mental power to wrap around the pill... "Buzz..."

Each subsequent wrap of mental power produced a faint wave. Fortunately, after dealing with these waves a few times, Du Fei learned to resist them with his mental power, so it was not too troublesome.

However, this behavior was extremely draining. In less than an hour, Du Fei was drenched in sweat, and the feeling of emptiness from almost depleting his mental power made him feel unsteady.

However, just as Du Fei thought he could not hold on much longer, the Concentration Pill suddenly trembled slightly. Then, his mental power seemed to break through some barrier and instantly flowed into the pill.

This change not only allowed Du Fei to instantly control the pill but also gave him a vague understanding of its components.

"This Mixed Pill Technique has such an effect?"

After mumbling to himself for a moment, Du Fei did not have the time to consider this, as he knew that the most important thing now was to refine the pill into his body so that he could borrow its power at any time!

Taking a deep breath, Du Fei slowly opened his mouth and exhaled deeply.

With his movement, the floating pill suddenly flew into his mouth and reached his dantian in a short moment.

"Next, it's all about luck, right?"

Murmuring to himself, Du Fei slightly changed the seal on his hand, and his mental power drew out a thread of the pill's power, slowly guiding it towards his dantian. This step was extremely important. If his dantian could accept this power, he would succeed in borrowing the pill!

The fine thread of power condensed into an energy body, slowly waving like a whip. When it reached the vicinity of the true qi vortex, it suddenly shrank, as if sensing something.

"Damn it!"

With a low shout, Du Fei did not give up. He changed the seal on his hand, and the already faint mental power was forcibly activated again.

Under Du Fei's desperate efforts, the energy body formed by the pill's power became more compliant, slowly moving towards the dantian.

"Whoosh..."

At this critical moment, Du Fei almost simultaneously mobilized his true qi, quickly meeting the pill's power. The two energies, upon meeting, reacted like water and fire, instantly boiling. At this moment, Du Fei's true qi also condensed sharply, causing chaos in his body... "Failed!"

Du Fei's face changed, turning extremely grim!

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End of Chapter 78