“I’ve refined attribute elixirs before, so it’s not a big deal to me. Besides, this Deep Lake Cold Moon Fruit is only a hundred years old, good enough for a third-grade advanced Cold Moon Elixir, but it’s not of much use to us. Might as well let him use it to hone his skills. Now, it’s up to him to see if he can pull it off,” Ye Fenghua remarked calmly.
Le Zheng Hongmao nodded. Seeing Ye Yu produce the Deep Lake Cold Moon Fruit, a glimmer of hope flickered in his eyes.
In the arena, Yunfeng paused briefly, clearly surprised by Ye Yu’s Deep Lake Cold Moon Fruit.
But his shock lasted only a moment before he regained his composure, sneering at Ye Yu, “Deep Lake Cold Moon Fruit, huh? What a coincidence. Unfortunately, it’s still a step below my main ingredient!”
The crowd gasped. Yunfeng’s rare Thunder Channel Wood and Blazing Sun Mysterious Stone were just auxiliary herbs? His primary ingredient was even more precious than Ye Yu’s?
Amid the murmurs of astonishment, Yunfeng waved his hand, and a palm-sized, translucent broad-leafed herb glowing with blue light appeared before him.
Faint sparks of lightning occasionally crackled from it, emitting sharp “Chi! Chi!” sounds. The leaf seemed to pulse with wild thunder energy, as if it might burst forth at any moment.
“He’s got a similar rare herb too!”
“And it’s imbued with thunder energy!”
“Yunfeng really came prepared!”
The crowd erupted in exclamations, while Ye Yu’s gaze froze.
“That’s Thunder Spirit Grass!” Lin Xiao jolted in recognition.
Thunder Spirit Grass was akin to the Deep Lake Cold Moon Fruit in its uniqueness. Growing on towering peaks, it absorbed the power of mountain lightning over centuries, brimming with thunder energy.
From the Heaven-Devouring Spirit Emperor’s memories, a Thunder Spirit Grass of this size required over a hundred years of lightning absorption to form. It could be used to refine a third-grade advanced elixir called the Thunder Spirit Elixir.
Once refined, it granted a spirit controller temporary access to thunder energy, akin to wielding thunder-attributed spiritual energy, boosting destructive power several-fold.
It was an elixir that mimicked the forces of nature, a dream for countless spirit controllers.
However, Thunder Spirit Grass, the core ingredient, was so rare and precious—seen once in a century—that the Thunder Spirit Elixir was seldom used. Its recipe had faded from common knowledge, known to very few.
Compared to the Cold Moon Elixir, the Thunder Spirit Elixir held greater allure. Its power boost was fiercer and more explosive.
Moreover, the Thunder Spirit Elixir was refined with mental spiritual power, carrying some risk during the process but leaving no lasting side effects.
The Cold Moon Elixir, refined with physical vitality, imbued the body with cold yin energy, which inevitably caused some harm.
In terms of quality, the Thunder Spirit Elixir ranked as a top-tier third-grade advanced elixir, while the Cold Moon Elixir was merely upper-mid-tier.
Of course, achieving that rank depended on the refiner’s skill. A masterful spirit controller could elevate the Cold Moon Elixir to top-tier status, while a poor one might degrade the Thunder Spirit Elixir to mid or even low-tier.
“Thunder Spirit Grass—he’s refining the Thunder Spirit Elixir!” Even Ye Fenghua on the jade platform was visibly moved.
Spiritual energy was something he coveted, and an elixir with its attributes stirred his heart.
Le Zheng Hongmao and Situ Guang showed similar awe. Even a single taste of spiritual energy was the ultimate dream for these peak empire spirit controllers.
Not just them—every spirit controller present was stunned. This genius from the Moyu Empire, traveling all this way, indeed came with extraordinary resources and rare treasures.
“It’s another one of those herbs!” Ye Yu’s expression grew graver, adding pressure to the confidence he’d held in his material advantage.
Though he didn’t know the specifics of the Thunder Spirit Elixir, a herb infused with thunder power surely yielded something exceptional.
The others in the arena tensed as well. Ye Yu was up against a third-grade advanced spirit controller with no edge in materials—possibly even at a slight disadvantage.
“When it comes to herbs, yours are inferior. In refining skill and spiritual power, you’re far beneath me. Looks like you’re out of luck—prepare for defeat,” Yunfeng taunted Ye Yu once more, then waved his hand, pulling out a dark spiritual wood and beginning to calcine his herbs.
“We’ll see who’s beneath whom once it’s refined!” Ye Yu’s gaze sharpened. Unwilling to back down, he took out an iceberg spiritual wood and a pile of auxiliary herbs, starting his own refining process.
A refining showdown had begun.
Watching both Yunfeng and Ye Yu already calcining their herbs, Lin Xiao, still unmoving, furrowed his brows deeply, “If Yunfeng’s Thunder Spirit Elixir succeeds, it’ll be a top-tier third-grade advanced elixir. With superior skill, it could even be flawless. In terms of value and quality among third-grade elixirs, nothing else could match it.”
“Even Ye Yu’s Cold Moon Elixir and my planned Yellow Heaven Elixir can’t compare…”
The Yellow Heaven Elixir, among third-grade advanced elixirs, was only mid-tier, falling short of the Cold Moon Elixir by a hair.
In other words, no matter how well he refined, if either of them succeeded, he’d have no shot at the championship.
Both were prodigiously talented young spirit controllers, and Lin Xiao didn’t believe they’d both fail simultaneously. Without refining an elixir of higher grade than theirs, he was doomed to miss the title in this competition.
“The Serpent Blood Void-Breaking Elixir would greatly enhance my Blood Dragon phenomenon. If I take it before my revenge, my vitality would rise another level, giving me an extra lifeline…”
Lin Xiao’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at Feng Lanyue on the jade platform—calm, unfathomable, and calculating. After a moment’s thought, he made a firm decision, “If I can’t win the Serpent Blood Void-Breaking Elixir, this competition is meaningless. Refining the Yellow Heaven Elixir guarantees defeat no matter what. I might as well go for a fourth-grade elementary elixir—the Thunderclap Evil Fire Elixir!”
For the final round, where participants supplied their own herbs, the highest-grade elixir he could currently refine used materials he’d bought earlier at the market for the Thunderclap Evil Fire Elixir, with its core ingredient, the Green Flame Evil Fruit.
The auxiliary herbs for the Thunderclap Evil Fire Elixir were already in his possession, but as a fourth-grade elementary elixir, it far exceeded his current spiritual power. He’d never intended to refine it before his revenge.
Refining the Thunderclap Evil Fire Elixir was highly dangerous—one misstep could trigger an explosion of immense power.
Most critically, the Green Flame Evil Fruit was a once-in-a-lifetime find. If he failed, finding the materials again could take an indeterminate amount of time.
But now, for the Serpent Blood Void-Breaking Elixir, Lin Xiao had no choice but to risk it.
The Heaven-Devouring Spirit Emperor had refined the Green Flame Evil Fruit many times, relying heavily on absorbing vast amounts of spiritual fire energy. With his dual spiritual energies as a substitute, Lin Xiao could just barely attempt it…
Though the odds were slim, he had no other option.
At that moment, Lin Xiao’s eyes blazed with determination, his fighting spirit igniting fiercely.
Refining was a battle too, and he couldn’t afford to lose to them!
