The Profound Yang Pill and the Lesser Yin Pill were both tonics, one for males and one for females; both could be refined using common herbs and were the most basic of elixirs, safe even for ordinary folk to ingest. However, starting from the Spirit Gathering Pill, these were high-grade elixirs applicable to both Xuan Practitioners and Martial Artists alike.

The Spirit Condensing Pill, also known as the Heart Demon Pill, when taken during practice, could focus the user's mental energy to an extreme degree, allowing complete immersion in the cultivation process. This effectively prevented the vast majority of cases leading to Qi Deviation. While the function sounded simple, it was in reality an incalculable treasure, absolutely priceless and beyond market value.

Martial practitioners might fear no external forces and might not dread physical pain, but the greatest hurdle they faced was the Heart Demon; few escaped its specter. Countless high-tier martial artists had their breakthroughs ruined by Heart Demon invasions, leading to lifelong tragedy. The higher the cultivation, the more severe the counter-lash from the Heart Demon. Yet, possessing the Heart Demon Pill virtually eliminated the possibility of such occurrences. Was this not akin to holding a life-saving talisman in one’s hand?

If this Heart Demon Pill were to circulate, it would undoubtedly cause an enormous uproar across the Xuan Xuan Continent. One could imagine the savage bloodshed and conflict that such a small pill could incite; while perhaps not matching the infamous "Ninth Grade Profound Elixir" competition of yesteryear, it would surely be close.

The Hundred Solutions Pill, as its name implied, was a miraculous elixir specialized in neutralizing all poisons. Barring a few bizarre, instantly fatal venoms that sealed the blood upon contact, or complex mixed toxins, the Hundred Herbs Pill could resolve nearly anything poisonous. Journeying to the Heavenly Punishment was a long and arduous trip, fraught with poisonous insects, miasmas, and ferocious beasts. Thus, the Hundred Solutions Pill was an essential remedy, a crucial guarantee for maintaining the combat readiness of the forces. This was why Jun Mo Xie prioritized it.

Finally, the Meridians Opening Pill—Jun Mo Xie had privately renamed it the Ten Year Pill. This was because, based on his experiments, while it could not blast open the meridians of a Xuan Practitioner (perhaps due to the fundamental difference between Xuan Qi and Internal Force), taking it could increase one's refined Xuan Qi by approximately ten years!

Furthermore, this increment of refined Xuan Qi would never dissipate!

In essence, this elixir could dramatically boost a Xuan Practitioner's combat power, an almost magical remedy capable of elevating them significantly in a short time. If this item were combined with the Heart Demon Pill, the strength of the three hundred guards personally trained by Jun Mo Xie could absolutely soar to an entirely new echelon in an instant!

Of course, given his mastery of the second layer of the Creation Art, there were still other pills he could currently refine. However, the rest were merely things like Beauty Maintaining Pills and Spirit Clearing Pills. While these possessed their own merits, they were not what Jun Mo Xie urgently needed right now, nor were they his first choice, so he temporarily set them aside.

At this moment, the absolute priority was none other than enhancing strength—improving the strength of every subordinate within the Jun family!

Sitting cross-legged in the pagoda, facing the ancient, stately Creation Furnace, Jun Mo Xie circulated his energy to calm his surging excitement. He felt the Heaven Opening Creation Art, which had been surging like a torrent, slowly settle into the placid flow of a quiet stream as his mood calmed. Instantly, his spiritual nexus felt exceptionally clear.

"Hah!"

Jun Mo Xie let out a deep shout, drawing a circle in the air with both hands, rapidly weaving several strange hand seals with dazzling speed. Strangely, although he was merely forming hand seals in empty space, after each seal he formed, a bizarre hand-seal imprint materialized in the void, flying sequentially into the Creation Furnace...

Boom!

The Chaos Fire, which had been burning steadily beneath the Creation Furnace, suddenly surged upwards with a loud whoosh, its inky black flames instantly shooting up several feet high, engulfing the entire furnace in black fire.

Simultaneously, Jun Mo Xie pointed his index finger straight out into the air toward the Creation Furnace. With a loud boom, the furnace began to spin suspended mid-air, its surface flashing with seven-colored light that projected countless strange and bizarre patterns. Then, all the patterns vanished at once, and the seven-colored light instantly receded. The Creation Furnace continued to spin in mid-air, and with a hum, the lid flew off, suspended in the air.

Jun Mo Xie beckoned with his free right hand, and a pouch of medicinal ingredients swooped in. In an instant, the entire space was permeated with an intense medicinal fragrance, but the scent immediately retracted as the lid of the Creation Furnace slammed shut. The Chaos Fire flared violently, enveloping even the finger Jun Mo Xie had extended toward the furnace within its pitch-black flames.

Jun Mo Xie felt all the spiritual energy in his body surge out through his fingertip like a massive river bursting from a sluice gate...

Almost at the very first moment, the great Young Master Jun, who had enjoyed smooth sailing up until this point, finally began to cry out in unprecedented misery today!

Heavens above! Is this alchemy or bloodletting? The sensation was the terrifying feeling of being instantly drained into a husk! Refining such a minor elixir requires such high-intensity, massive output of spiritual energy! This is only refining the most basic, most common elixir; if I were to refine some precious, high-grade concoction, wouldn't I just die of exhaustion? This is too exaggerated...

Damn it, I’ve read Journey to the West! Look how easy it was for that Grand Supreme Elder to refine pills! He just stroked his beard, flicked his whisk, and poof, out came immortal pills that could revive the dead, grant eternal life, and lead to ascension...

But... why is it so hard for me? I just want some common stuff for healing injuries, detoxifying, and increasing a few years of cultivation. Is it necessary to drain my soul along with my energy like this?

Jun Mo Xie complained internally, yet mentally and physically, he dared not slacken in the slightest. He strained to keep his spiritual nexus stable, allowing the river of spiritual power within him to pour out like an avalanche...

After a long while—

"Bang!"

The Creation Furnace fell back to the ground with a loud crash, and the black Chaos Spirit Fire returned to its original flame color, continuing to burn slowly.

As for the great Young Master Jun, he was utterly depleted, lacking the strength to even twitch a finger. He gasped several times, feeling the vast spiritual energy of the Hongjun Pagoda frantically flooding into his meridians. His whole body felt as if he had carried a ten-thousand-jin boulder while running five kilometers, desperately wanting to stick out his tongue to catch his breath. If not for the replenishment from the immense spiritual energy of the Hongjun Pagoda, the utterly exhausted Young Master Jun would have likely slipped straight into a deep coma.

Physical fatigue was secondary; the soul-weariness was the most critical—if not replenished promptly, it would result in quite serious consequences.

After a very long, long pause, he finally felt the vital energy within his meridians slowly begin to refill. Jun Mo Xie forced himself to stand up, managing to condense a small amount of spiritual power. The Creation Furnace activated and opened with that meager energy. Jun Mo Xie peered inside, let out a cry of despair, his limbs trembling violently.

Inside the Creation Furnace, apart from a small pile of scorched ash, there was nothing at all...

"Damn your ancestors!" The great killer Jun stared blankly for a long time before cursing furiously, "I don't believe it! With my heaven-gifted talent, I actually can't refine a pill! It's just some common stuff, and yet it requires me to waste my effort twice!"