The bronze bell was exceedingly ancient and simple. Divine light circulated over it, and the bell walls were engraved with tens of thousands of ancient demon scripts. It was as if tens of thousands of great demons were chanting, causing the bronze bell to erupt with a vast and majestic pressure.
“Dong…”
A resounding bell toll spread throughout the demon race territory, shaking heaven and earth.
A sharp glint appeared in Ye Qiu’s eyes. He could tell that this demon race divine artefact was extraordinarily remarkable.
“This bronze bell is called the Demon Emperor Bell!”
The little white fox spoke up to introduce it to Ye Qiu. “Tens of millions of years ago, our demon race produced an unparalleled powerhouse, later known as the Demon Emperor.”
“This bell was personally forged by the Demon Emperor. It once followed him in conquering the world, invincible wherever it went.”
“After the Demon Emperor passed away in meditation, this bell became the demon race’s treasure for safeguarding the clan.”
“Later, the demon race fell into endless wars and chaos, and this divine artefact shattered into tens of thousands of pieces.”
When the little white fox spoke to this point, a look of regret appeared on her face.
Ye Qiu asked, “Since it shattered into tens of thousands of pieces, why did I only see ten fragments earlier?”
The little white fox replied, “This matter is thanks to the Eternal Blue Sky Great Emperor.”
“The Eternal Blue Sky Great Emperor, in order to help the demon race, collected all the fragments of the Demon Emperor Bell and finally forged them into ten pieces.”
“The ten fragments of the Demon Emperor Bell are each kept by the ten elders of the demon race, while the method to reunite them into shape is held by the Sovereign.”
“From then on, every generation of demon race elders has held one fragment of the divine artefact, passed down to this day.”
“Ye Changsheng, although the Demon Emperor Bell is a divine artefact, it has after all been shattered and lost its artefact spirit. It can no longer erupt with the power of a divine artefact, but it is more than sufficient for your pill refinement.”
Ye Qiu felt some regret, but also some excitement.
He regretted that the Demon Emperor Bell had no artefact spirit, but he was excited because it was, after all, a divine artefact.
Elder Bear added, “Actually, as long as there is a Saint King powerhouse willing to sacrifice themselves, they can become the artefact spirit of the Demon Emperor Bell and restore its divine artefact power.”
Ye Qiu chuckled and said, “In that case, Elder Bear, why not sacrifice yourself and try it? Let me experience the power of a divine artefact.”
“Get lost.” Elder Bear laughed and cursed, “This old bear hasn’t lived long enough yet.”
Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
“Alright.” The little white fox raised her hand, signalling everyone to quiet down, then said, “Ye Changsheng, I now represent the demon race in gifting the Demon Emperor Bell to you.”
“I hope you remember what you said today.”
“In the future, if you prove the Dao and become an emperor, protect the demon race and allow the demon race to walk out of the Southern Ridge.”
Ye Qiu said solemnly, “I am not an ungrateful person. Please rest assured, and please let the various elders rest assured. I will engrave your kindness to me in my heart. What I have said, I will certainly do.”
“Very good.” The little white fox waved her hand, and the Demon Emperor Bell appeared in front of Ye Qiu. She said, “Drip your blood.”
Ye Qiu immediately bit his middle finger and sprinkled a drop of golden blood onto the bell wall.
“Now I will impart to you the method to control the Demon Emperor Bell.” After the little white fox finished speaking, she pointed a finger at Ye Qiu’s brow.
A moment later.
The little white fox withdrew her finger and asked, “Have you mastered it?”
“Mm.” With a thought from Ye Qiu, he extended his left hand, and the Demon Emperor Bell instantly shrank, landing in his palm.
Elder Monkey said, “Ye Changsheng, now that you have obtained the Demon Emperor Bell, do not waste time. Begin refining pills!”
“Good.” With a thought from Ye Qiu, the Demon Emperor Bell flew from his left hand into the air, instantly growing to several zhang tall.
Ye Qiu quickly took out the spiritual medicines for refining the Rejuvenation Pill and threw them into the Demon Emperor Bell.
Then, the Emperor-level strange fire from his right palm flew out and began burning beneath the Demon Emperor Bell.
This time, there was no furnace explosion.
The Demon Emperor Bell was indestructibly firm. No matter how the Emperor-level strange fire burned, it showed not the slightest damage.
Ye Qiu focused fully and began refining pills.
The various elders all watched from a distance.
“Old Monkey, you are the strongest alchemist in our demon race. In your experience, how long will Brother Ye need to refine the spiritual medicines into liquid medicine?” Elder Sheep asked curiously.
Elder Monkey stroked the beard on his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, “Ye Changsheng’s talent is extraordinary. He is familiar with the pill refinement steps, and with the aid of the Demon Emperor Bell and Emperor-level strange fire, two hours should be enough.”
“What, two hours?” Elder Dog said, “That’s too long, isn’t it?”
“You know nothing.” Elder Monkey cursed, “The difficulty of pill refinement is as hard as ascending to the blue heavens.”
“You lot do not understand pill refinement. You think using strange fire to refine spiritual medicines into liquid medicine is easy. In fact, it is not only not easy, but it places extremely strict demands on the alchemist’s fire control technique.”
“If the fire is too strong, the spiritual medicines might be burned or directly turned to ashes. If the fire is too weak, the spiritual medicines will not melt into liquid medicine for a long time, causing the medicinal efficacy to diminish.”
“Two hours is already very short. If it were someone else, it might take days or even longer to refine the spiritual medicines into liquid medicine.”
“Although Ye Changsheng knows the pill refinement steps, his technique is unskilled, his coordination with the strange fire is not yet tacit, and with his low cultivation, he will inevitably feel nervous on his first pill refinement. If he can refine the spiritual medicines into liquid medicine within two hours, that would already be terrifying… Holy shit!”
Elder Monkey was halfway through speaking when he suddenly exclaimed, staring wide-eyed at Ye Qiu as if he had seen a ghost.
The other elders looked and discovered that the spiritual medicines inside the Demon Emperor Bell had already turned into liquid medicine, taking less than a quarter of an hour!
All the elders were shocked.
“Brother Ye is truly a genius!” Elder Bear exclaimed in admiration.
“Who says he isn’t? In just a quarter of an hour, he refined the spiritual medicines into liquid medicine. Brother Ye is impressive.” Elder Sheep laughed.
“Ye Changsheng is already this impressive now. It seems His Highness was right. In the future, he is highly likely to aspire to be the strongest alchemist.” Elder Ox said.
Elder Rabbit giggled and said, “Old Monkey, you’ve misjudged!”
Elder Bear asked curiously, “Old Monkey, how long did it take you on your first pill refinement to turn spiritual medicines into liquid medicine?”
Elder Monkey’s face flushed red. He said in a low voice, “It seems… three days…”
“Three days? So long?” Elder Bear said, “They all say you are a once-in-a-million pill refinement genius in the demon race. But compared to Brother Ye, you seem like a waste?”
“You’re the waste…” Elder Monkey started to retort, but seeing Elder Bear raise his bear paw, he shrank his neck in fright and swallowed the rest of his words.
“Hmph, bullying the weak with strength.” Elder Monkey snorted inwardly, his face full of gloom.
At this moment, Ye Qiu had already proceeded to the next step.
Condensing the liquid medicine into pills!
“You lot, do you think Brother Ye might again take only a quarter of an hour to successfully refine the spiritual pills?”
As soon as Elder Sheep finished speaking, Elder Monkey said, “Absolutely impossible.”
“Even if he is a pill refinement genius, he cannot successfully refine the Rejuvenation Pill in a quarter of an hour.”
“With his cultivation, even with the aid of the Emperor-level strange fire and Demon Emperor Bell, it would take at least two days to successfully refine it…”
As Elder Monkey spoke to this point, a rich pill fragrance wafted into his nose, refreshing the heart and spleen. His heart skipped a beat. “Could it be…”
