Li Lei watched as events reversed themselves multiple times in a short period. Seeing Li Ming and the other man talking amongst themselves, he was filled with curiosity.
After hearing about the previous events from Li Ming, he looked at Zhao Li as if he had seen a ghost.
Following Zhao Li's suggestion, he led Zhao Li to the place where the Li Family Elder used to refine medicine.
Li Lei activated a mechanism, and an Emerald Medicine Cauldron appeared.
Zhao Li sensed it slightly, and his eyes lit up. Such a Medicine Cauldron, he didn't know how much better it was than his own. He feared that even some Medicine Cauldrons on the Heaven Cauldron Ranking couldn't compare.
"Brother Li Ming, if the Medicine Cauldron you mentioned in your previous conditions is this one, then I won't be polite with you."
Li Ming heard this, knowing that Zhao Li had taken a liking to this Medicine Cauldron, and smiled.
"As long as you like it. It's just that this Medicine Cauldron has been kept in my Li Family for a long time and hasn't been used by anyone."
Zhao Li didn't say anything more. He immediately stepped onto the Circular Platform and familiarized himself with the Pill Formula, Medicinal Ingredients, and Medicine Cauldron.
Soon, Zhao Li was familiar with everything. Everything was ready.
Suddenly, Zhao Li remembered something and said:
"When I start refining medicine this time, you can have the Alchemists who are Elders in your clan come and observe."
Li Lei and Son exchanged glances, overjoyed, and made the arrangements.
Observing an Alchemy Grandmaster refine medicine was undoubtedly a way to improve one's Alchemy Technique, an opportunity that many Alchemists couldn't even beg for.
Once the Alchemists who were Elders in the Li Family arrived, Zhao Li once again began his monotonous journey of refining medicine.
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After Sun Xiaochuan left the Li Family, he was furious.
When had he ever suffered such a great humiliation? Even when he was still in the Li Family, others were very polite to him because of the presence of his Master, Ji Changlin.
After he himself entered the Realm of a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, no one dared to treat him like this even more.
Seeing that Zhao Li really hadn't sent anyone to chase him, he put away the Jade Token in his hand.
Even with his status as a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, he didn't have many extra Jade Tokens.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He became ruthless in his heart and headed towards the Tianmu Mountain Range.
"To humiliate me like this, I will definitely get revenge. You just wait for me."
Over there, Zhao Li had already focused his attention on refining medicine and didn't pay attention to Sun Xiaochuan's movements.
Time passed quietly. The Medicinal Ingredients that were originally piled up like a small mountain gradually decreased. One by one, the Medicinal Ingredients were refined into pure Medicinal Liquid. Even because of the life force of the Medicine Cauldron, the medicinal power was enhanced by a few points.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such smooth and flowing medicine refining."
"Yes, after Master Ji passed away, no one in the Li Family could step onto that Circular Platform anymore."
"In a trance, I thought it was Master Ji refining medicine up there."
Seeing someone step onto the Circular Platform where Ji Changlin refined medicine once again, the people invited by Li Lei to observe felt nostalgic. Although they hadn't been able to become disciples of Ji Changlin, they all regarded Ji Changlin as their teacher.
There were not many Alchemists who were Elders in the Li Family, only three, but they were all of the Sixth Rank.
With the current strength of the Li Family, they originally didn't have the ability to recruit several Sixth Rank Alchemists. It was just because Ji Changlin, who had been with the Li Family Ancestor and protected the Li Family for over two hundred years, had always been an Elder in the Li Family. Over a hundred years, he had guided them.
Even after Ji Changlin passed away, these people still remained in the Li Family, which was also a way of remembering their benefactor.
Before and after his death, his direct disciples acted arrogantly and tyrannically, wanting to force the Li Family, which he had protected his whole life, to a dead end; while his registered disciples were concerned and nostalgic, remembering his kindness, and still remained in the Li Family.
Life is unpredictable, and it's just like this.
The three Alchemists who remained in the Li Family initially whispered and exchanged ideas with each other.
But as time passed, the refining of medicine reached a critical moment, and they no longer spoke. Even their breathing became weak, almost holding their breath, concentrating, and staring intently at Zhao Li on the Circular Platform, unwilling to miss any detail.
Refining medicine was never a simple matter. Even though Zhao Li's strength and Alchemy Technique had improved rapidly over the years, it still took him four days to refine all the Medicinal Ingredients.
Seeing all sorts of Medicinal Ingredients, a total of over a hundred varieties, being refined into Medicinal Liquid by Zhao Li in one go, the observers felt admiration.
Zhao Li's technique for refining Medicinal Ingredients was not only skilled and fast, but he also extracted the medicinal power of the Medicinal Ingredients almost perfectly. Occasionally, he would refine several strands of Medicinal Ingredients together, stimulating the medicinal power between them, which even exceeded the original effect. This further showed Zhao Li's extremely profound understanding, no longer limited to the Pill Formula.
Although they had only watched Zhao Li refine Medicinal Ingredients these past few days, it was precisely the basics that showed the true skill. Their days of observation had given them more or less some insights.
Soon, Zhao Li gathered the Medicinal Liquid. The vast Soul Power, through the scorching of the Flame, controlled them to gradually condense into the shape of Pills.
Time passed. Although the crowd hadn't slept for several days, they were still extremely focused. Seeing that the Pills had already taken shape under the scorching of the Flame, everyone became even more concentrated. They knew that the most critical moment had arrived.
Refining Pills was an arduous task. While concentrating, time always passed quickly. Another three days passed, and the Pills gradually took shape.
Zhao Li raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.
The Rejuvenation Pill was a Pill Formula left by the Li Family's old Elder, Ji Changlin. Its medicinal effect was extremely strong. Even if a Dou Sect was on the verge of death, taking this Pill could rekindle their vitality. Under the nourishment of the rich Power of Life, there was a high probability of healing. It was considered an upper-grade among Seventh Grade Pills.
Refining this Pill would attract Pill Lightning, which was within Zhao Li's expectations. However, in his perception, the spirituality of this Pill seemed to exceed the boundary of the Seventh Grade. If the Pill Lightning were to descend, its power would definitely be much stronger than that of ordinary Seventh Grade Pills.
Zhao Li quickly understood the reason. He looked at the unknown Medicine Cauldron in front of him, feeling even more joyful.
"This effect is almost equivalent to forcefully raising the Alchemist's strength by a level. This is truly a treasure."
Zhao Li no longer allowed himself to be distracted and focused on condensing the Pills. He didn't want to waste his previous efforts and have to start over and refine another one.
Soon, Zhao Li withdrew the Flame. A Pill was exposed inside the Medicine Cauldron, emitting an extremely rich life force, making one's mouth water.
Zhao Li's attention wasn't on the pill itself. Seeing the thunder clouds gathering overhead, he felt a touch of excitement and extended his Soul Power towards the heavenly thunder.
His Soul is Yin, and as soon as it got close, it trembled slightly under the majestic power of the Thunder, making it difficult to get any closer.
Zhao Li wasn't discouraged.
Seeing the thunder clouds forming, he reminded Li Lei to take everyone back further and wait for the Thunder to descend.
"Perhaps this time I can gain insight into the Rules of Thunder."
As Zhao Li anticipated, the thunder clouds fully formed, and occasionally a different color could be seen within the black clouds.
"Is it just barely reaching the Eighth Grade?"
Zhao Li felt a little regretful, but his expression became serious. It wasn't because of the Thunder's power, but because he didn't want to miss any details.
*Crack!*
The Thunder struck down, tearing through the void and exposing a stretch of blackness.
Zhao Li gathered his Dou Qi and reached out to grab it, but the Thunder quickly dissipated after leaving the thunder cloud, leaving only a few arcs of electricity in Zhao Li's palm.
The people who had retreated far away were inwardly horrified. It was the first time they had seen Pill Lightning of such power, and Zhao Li's strength also exceeded their expectations.
"So strong. I wonder where my virtuous nephew invited this senior from? To think he possesses such superb Alchemy Technique."
"It was a fortunate encounter, all due to fate."
Zhao Li didn't know about the shock in everyone's hearts. He just saw the Thunder quickly dissipate and frowned slightly. 'As expected, I still need to get closer to the thunder cloud?'
He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a stream of Dou Qi, like a sword beam, shot towards the thunder cloud.
The sword energy penetrated the thunder cloud, causing it to pause and disperse slightly, before quickly reforming at an even faster speed.
After one strike, Zhao Li understood. He stepped into the air, rising higher with each step, like someone ascending to immortality during tribulation, and walked towards the thunder cloud.
He didn't know the shock his actions caused the few people watching him from afar.
The few people were once again dumbfounded, their mouths slightly open, inwardly exclaiming how impressive it was.
And just as Zhao Li entered the thunder cloud, Sun Xiaochuan also arrived at the Tianmu Mountain Range under the guidance of a Soul Hall Protector, standing before that eerie Stone Tablet.
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