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Chapter 1618: Chapter 1619: Melting Chapter 1618: Chapter 1619: Melting “How do I get it out?”

Song Jian looked at the Blazing Fire Furnace, suddenly feeling like a tiger trying to eat a hedgehog, utterly helpless about where to start.

“Why not just refine it?” A thought suddenly flashed through Song Jian’s mind. You must know, this was a Divine Pill, naturally containing divinity, but it was unclear how much divinity it contained.

“There’s a risk in collecting it, so why not just refine it away!” Song Jian thought to himself.

The same medicinal pill would produce a certain resistance when consumed each time, diminishing its effect upon subsequent consumption. Moreover, players currently did not have the means to purchase such high-grade pills; even if it could be collected, it would end up sitting at the bottom of a warehouse, serving no purpose.

“Refine!” Once Song Jian had made up his mind, he immediately set to work.

Boom~
The Blazing Fire Furnace suddenly burst into roaring flames, enveloping the entire furnace and beginning the full-power refining of the newly concocted Ascension Pill!

“Song Jian, what are you doing?” The Flame Giant, having emerged from the bottom of the Alchemy Furnace and no longer needing to maintain the alchemical process, had regained its freedom. Seeing the Blazing Fire Furnace suspended in mid-air, the Flame Giant immediately felt panicked.

“If I can’t collect it, I’ll just refine it,” Song Jian said.

“You’re telling me the two of us can’t collect it even if I use ‘One Hand Covers the Sky’? Why destroy it? That’s an Ascension Pill!” exclaimed the Flame Giant in surprise.

“Isn’t one enough for you?” asked Song Jian.

“It’s not about enough or not, that’s an Ascension Pill that took a hundred thousand years to refine and used countless precious materials and treasures!” the Flame Giant cried out.

“Heh, one is sufficient. Moreover, refining it may not be without benefits for me!” Song Jian said with a glance at the Flame Giant, smiling.

Crack~
Suddenly, a clear cracking sound came from within the Blazing Fire Furnace. The Ascension Pill shattered completely, and a dense medicinal fragrance spread out from the furnace, turning the entire furnace a dark gold color.

Seeing the Divine Pill destroyed, regret and reluctance showed on the Flame Giant’s face as it couldn’t help but shake its head and sigh. It represented a hundred thousand years of hard work, and only three Divine Pills had been crafted, each carrying special significance to the Flame Giant.

In an instant, the Blazing Fire Furnace burst into golden light, as if a sun was suspended high in the Alchemy Palace, causing Song Jian’s complexion to change dramatically. He found that the moment the Ascension Pill shattered, he lost connection with the Blazing Fire Furnace and could no longer control it.

System: You have gained 125 points of divinity;
System: You have absorbed some of the medicinal properties of the Ascension Pill, level increased by ten!

System: You have absorbed some of the medicinal properties of the Ascension Pill, all attributes have increased by 30 points;
System: Skill “Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art” has undergone a change in properties after refining the Ascension Pill, tainted with the medicinal effects of the pill. Please check the updated skill attributes after thirty minutes.

System: Having refined the Ascension Pill has caused the Heaven-exterminating True Monarch’s favorability towards you to drop to hatred. Once you enter the range of Heaven-exterminating True Monarch’s perception, he will attack you at the first opportunity;
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In an instant, the system issued seven or eight notifications. Refined a single Ascension Pill had granted Song Jian a great number of benefits. A level increase of ten alone had brought him immense joy. You must understand, for Song Jian, who was already beyond level one hundred and fifty, advancing even one level required vast amounts of time and effort, something that wealth could no longer influence. Only if Song Jian found a rich vein of Purple Crystal could he possibly hope to rise ten levels in a short period.

“And this was just from refining an Ascension Pill. If I actually consumed a whole, intact Ascension Pill, my level might instantly soar to one hundred and eighty!” Song Jian’s heart blazed with excitement, wishing he could immediately consume the Ascension Pill he had just obtained.

In mid-air, the color of the flames emitted from the Blazing Fire Furnace began to change. The original dark red hue showed a tinge of bright white at the edges, but before long, the Blazing Fire Furnace slowly dissipated in the air, and the “Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art” in the skill slot was temporarily sealed, not to be used again for thirty minutes.

“What are you planning to do next, Song Jian?” the Flame Giant asked.

“What about you, will you continue to guard this place?” asked Song Jian.

“Hahaha, I’ve been trapped here for over a hundred thousand years. If it weren’t for this Ascension Pill, I would have left this place long ago. Without the Heaven-exterminating True Monarch, a mere Alchemy Furnace could never confine me!” the Flame Giant lamented, “Now that I’ve taken the finished Ascension Pill, and have become mortal enemies with Heaven-exterminating True Monarch, I need to get as far away from here as possible and hope to avoid him…”

“After all that talk, didn’t you say that Heaven-exterminating True Monarch was already fallen? Now why do you need to avoid him?” Song Jian wondered aloud.

“Having not appeared for a hundred thousand years, I truly thought he had perished. But, at the moment I obtained the Ascension Pill…” Fear crept onto the Flame Giant’s face as he shook his head, “At that moment, I, I felt the presence of Heaven-exterminating True Monarch. He – he’s still alive!”

“Just how powerful is Heaven-exterminating True Monarch?” Song Jian furrowed his brows. The system had already determined that there was enmity between him and Heaven-exterminating True Monarch. If they were to meet, it would be a fight to the death.

“Heaven-exterminating True Monarch is a formidable divine-level powerhouse, and not just an ordinary one. Although he is not at the God King level, he is extremely close to it. One could say he is at the pinnacle of the divine level!” the Flame Giant hesitated, “That was his strength a hundred thousand years ago. Had the True Monarch not fallen over these years, with the passing of time, he might have already stepped into the realm of God King…”

At this thought, the Flame Giant couldn’t help but shiver, the flames around him trembling violently. The joy from obtaining the Ascension Pill instantly vanished without a trace.

Even if it took the Ascension Pill and reached the divine level, the gap between it and Heaven-exterminating True Monarch was vast. Should they meet, it would just be the difference between being extinguished with one slap or two.

At that thought, the Flame Giant became particularly dejected and even lost interest in continuing the conversation with Song Jian. After a glance at Song Jian, the Giant turned into a gust of flame and vanished inside the Alchemy Palace.

“Scared off?” Song Jian was taken aback. He looked around and then fixed his gaze on the Alchemy Furnace. It was a treasure containing a Weapon Spirit, invaluable. To leave it would be a tremendous waste!

“Heaven-exterminating True Monarch, whether you are still alive or not, such a treasure has remained in the Alchemy Palace for over a hundred thousand years. It seems that it’s not something you deeply care about. In that case, I might as well benefit from it…” Song Jian laughed, reaching out to take possession of the Divine Alchemy Furnace.

Just as his hand touched the Alchemy Furnace, he immediately received a system warning.

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