76: Chapter 76 More Than Twenty Pills Gained Spirituality! The Pill Furnace Actually Speaks

Lin Feng's hand pressed against the furnace lid.

It was warm.

Like touching the skin of a living creature.

He took a deep breath and lifted it forcefully—

"Boom!"

The furnace lid flew off and landed heavily on the ground, making a dull thud.

An extremely thick fragrance of medicine gushed out from the furnace!

That scent instantly filled the entire Pill Refining Room!

Lin Feng just took one breath and felt refreshed, his exhaustion from recent days swept away!

[Absorbed Pill Qi, all attributes temporarily +5%, duration 1 hour]

"Holy crap, even breathing in the fragrance increases my attributes?!"

Lin Feng's eyes widened.

He poked his head in to look inside the furnace.

Inside the furnace, there was a patch of Chaos.

Multicolored lights flickered, jumped, and flowed within.

It was like a small Universe was brewing inside the furnace.

Then—

"Swoosh!"

A red light shot out from the furnace!

Immediately after, a second one!

A third!

A fourth!

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!

Countless lights gushed out from the furnace like a fountain!

Instantly filling the entire Pill Refining Room!

Lin Feng instinctively took a step back and assumed a combat stance.

The light gradually faded.

He saw the objects clearly.

Those were... Medicinal Pills?

Fist-sized Medicinal Pills hovered in mid-air.

Each one radiated light of a different color.

Red, blue, gold, purple, green...

Their surfaces were smooth and round, like polished gemstones.

But the eeriest thing was—they had faces!

That's right, on the surface of every Medicinal Pill, a human face emerged!

They had eyes, noses, and mouths.

At this moment, those eyes were all staring fixedly at Lin Feng.

Filled with wariness, hostility, and a hint of... fear?

[Transformed Pill Spirit (Blue) ×12]

[Rank: 20]

[Health: 50,000]

[attack power: 1,200-1,500 (depending on attribute)]

[Defense: 800]

[Skills: Attribute Shock, Self-Detonation]

[Description: Medicinal Pills nurtured in the Pill Furnace for a thousand years. After absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, they developed sapience and possess weak combat capabilities.]

[Transformed Pill Spirit (Purple) ×8]

[Rank: 25]

[Health: 120,000]

[attack power: 2,500-3,000]

[Defense: 1,500]

[Skills: Attribute Shock, Pill Qi Body Protection, Self-Detonation]

[Description: Higher quality Medicinal Pills with more complete sapience and stronger combat power.]

[Transformed Pill Spirit (Red) ×3]

[Rank: 30]

[Health: 350,000]

[attack power: 4,500-5,000]

[Defense: 3,000]

[Skills: Attribute Shock, Pill Qi Storm, Pill Fire Burning the Heavens, Self-Detonation]

[Description: Top-grade Medicinal Pills, close to Perfection, possessing decent combat intelligence.]

Lin Feng counted them.

12 blue, 8 purple, 3 red.

23 in total.

"More than twenty Medicinal Pills have become spirits..."

His mouth twitched.

In all his life, this was the first time he'd seen Medicinal Pills become spirits.

Those pill spirits hovered in the air, staring at Lin Feng.

Then, the largest red Medicinal Pill spoke.

Its voice was high-pitched, like a child's.

"Human... why have you disturbed our slumber?"

"You... what do you want to do?"

Lin Feng blinked.

These Medicinal Pills could talk?

"Uh... I just came to take a look," Lin Feng said. "You guys go back to sleep, just pretend I don't exist?"

An angry expression appeared on the red pill spirit's face.

"Nonsense! You opened the Pill Furnace and released the Pill Qi! We can never go back!"

"You must... pay the price!"

As soon as it finished speaking, a blinding red light erupted from its body!

"Go! Kill him!"

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!

Twenty-three pill spirits pounced toward Lin Feng at the same time!

Their speed was astonishingly fast!

Lin Feng instinctively raised his hand, wanting to release a skill.

But he suddenly remembered—these were Medicinal Pills, not monsters?

If he killed them, would it be a waste?

In that moment of hesitation, a blue pill spirit had already rushed in front of him!

Blue light flashed on its body, and an ice arrow shot toward Lin Feng!

[Ice Attribute Shock: Deals 1,500 points of ice damage]

Lin Feng didn't even dodge.

The ice arrow hit him, but it didn't even break his skin.

[Damage received: 1,500 - Defense 444 = 1,056]

[Health: 848,944/850,000]

"That's it?"

Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.

A Rank 20 pill spirit's attack power was only a little over a thousand.

Compared to his 850,000 health, it was no different from an itch.

The blue pill spirit was stunned.

It clearly hadn't expected its full-strength strike to not even break the opponent's defense.

"Im... impossible..."

It muttered.

Lin Feng didn't bother wasting words with it.

He raised his hand and grabbed the blue pill spirit.

It felt warm in his hand, like holding a hand warmer.

The blue pill spirit struggled desperately in his hand, letting out "squeak squeak" cries.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Lin Feng ignored it.

He stared at the Medicinal Pill in his hand, and his Talent automatically activated.

[Absorbable item detected: Transformed Pill Spirit (Blue)]

[Absorption provides: Health +5,000, mana +5,000, Fire Element Affinity +0.1%]

[Absorb?]

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

There's such a good thing?

Without hesitation, he chose to absorb!

Hum—

The blue pill spirit in his hand instantly turned into a warm current and flooded into his body!

[Absorption successful]

[Health +5,000, current: 853,944/855,000]

[mana +5,000, current: 855,000/855,000]

[Fire Element Affinity +0.1%, current: 90.1%]

"Sweet!"

Lin Feng's eyes gleamed.

One blue pill spirit added five thousand health and five thousand mana, plus 0.1% element affinity!

There were twenty-two more here!

The other pill spirits were Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering when they saw this.

"He... he devoured Little Three!"

"Demon! He's a demon!"

"Run! Run quickly!"

The remaining twenty-two pill spirits turned and fled!

"Want to run?"

Lin Feng smiled.

He spread his Wind Wings and instantly caught up to a purple pill spirit!

Grabbed it!

[Absorb]

[Health +12,000, mana +12,000, Earth Element Affinity +0.3%]

[Current Health: 865,944/867,000]

[Current mana: 867,000/867,000]

[Earth Element Affinity: 150.6%]

Chased another red one!

[Absorb]

[Health +35,000, mana +35,000, Light Element Affinity +0.5%]

[Current Health: 900,944/902,000]

[Current mana: 902,000/902,000]

[Light Element Affinity: 150.6%]

Lin Feng was like a tiger among sheep, catching and absorbing them one by one.

Although those pill spirits could fly, their speed was far inferior to his.

Occasionally, a few tried to self-detonate, but Lin Feng gave them no chance at all.

He absorbed them the moment he caught them; they didn't even have time to explode.

In just three short minutes.

All twenty-three pill spirits were absorbed!

[Final Attributes]

[Health: 985,000/985,000]

[mana: 985,000/985,000]

[Light Element Affinity: 151.2%]

[Earth Element Affinity: 151.5%]

[Fire Element Affinity: 92.3%]

[Water Element Affinity: 92.1%]

[Wind Element Affinity: 92.0%]

[Thunder Element Affinity: 92.2%]

[Ice Element Affinity: 92.1%]

[Dark Element Affinity: 92.0%]

Lin Feng stood in the Pill Refining Room, feeling the surging power within his body.

985,000 Health!

985,000 mana!

All element affinities had increased by a notch!

"This harvest... this Secret Realm is truly a Treasure Trove!"

He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Little Jin poked his head out from his shoulder and poked his face with a golden front leg.

"Squeak squeak!"

That expression was as if saying—leave some for me!

Only then did Lin Feng remember there was still this little guy.

"Uh... that... next time, I'll definitely leave some for you next time."

He said sheepishly.

Little Jin rolled his eyes, shrank back onto his shoulder, and ignored him.

Lin Feng scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward.

But soon, his attention was drawn by something else.

That Pill Furnace.

The giant bronze furnace stood there quietly.

On the furnace body, those complex runes were now glowing slightly.

As if calling out to him.

Lin Feng approached and reached out to touch the furnace body.

The cold touch was completely different from the previous warmth.

[longevity immortal furnace (Legendary)]

[Quality: Red]

[Status: Unclaimed]

[Effect 1: Can automatically refine Medicinal Pills. After putting in Materials and setting the recipe, it can automatically produce pills.]

[Effect 2: Alchemy success rate +50%, Medicinal Pill quality increases by one tier.]

[Effect 3: Can store Medicinal Pills, internal space of 100 cubic meters, time flow rate is 1/10 of the outside world (Medicinal Pills can be preserved inside for a thousand years without spoiling).]

[Effect 4: ??? (Unlock after claiming ownership)]

[Effect 5: ??? (Unlock after claiming ownership)]

[Ownership condition: Blood binding, requires Mental Energy of 5,000 or more]

[Description: Refined by three thousand Alchemist over ten years by order of First Emperor of Qin. It can automatically refine various Medicinal Pills and is the ultimate dream of an Alchemist.]

After Lin Feng finished reading, his eyes went wide.

Legendary grade!

Red quality!

Automatic Alchemy!

Success rate +50%!

Quality increased by one tier!

Internal space time flow 1/10!

What kind of god-tier treasure is this?!

"I'm rich... I'm really rich..."

Lin Feng's hands were shaking.

Without a word, he bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the furnace body.

The moment the blood hit the furnace body—

Buzz!!!

The bronze furnace erupted with blinding golden light!

That golden light illuminated the entire Pill Refining Room!

The runes on the furnace body lit up one by one!

From bottom to top, spreading layer by layer!

Finally, all the runes were fully lit!

The golden light slowly receded.

Lin Feng felt a wonderful connection established between himself and this Pill Furnace.

Like... it had become a part of his own body.

[Ownership successful]

[longevity immortal furnace has been bound to: Lin Feng]

[New effects unlocked]

[Effect 4: Furnace Fire Control—Can freely control the pill fire in the furnace, used for combat or Alchemy]

[Effect 5: Pill Furnace Protection—When under attack, can summon the Pill Furnace to protect the body, absorbing 500,000 points of damage, cooldown 24 hours]

"Furnace Fire Control... Pill Furnace Protection..."

Lin Feng murmured.

This Pill Furnace can not only refine pills but also fight!

A shield that absorbs five million damage!

Ten times stronger than his Holy Light Protection!

"What a profit, what a profit..."

Lin Feng hugged the Pill Furnace, unable to put it down.

He tried to control it with his mind.

The Pill Furnace vibrated slightly and then slowly shrank.

From three meters high, it became two meters, one meter, half a meter...

Finally, it became the size of a fist and landed in his palm.

[Can be stored in storage space]

With a thought from Lin Feng, the Pill Furnace disappeared from his palm and appeared in the wanxiang ring.

"Perfect!"

He was just about to leave.

Suddenly—

An ancient voice sounded in his mind.

"Little friend, aren't you being a bit too greedy?"

Lin Feng's whole body jolted!

He suddenly looked around!

The Pill Refining Room was empty; there was nothing.

"Who is it?!"

He warily assumed a combat stance.

The voice sounded again.

Carrying a hint of helplessness and a bit of teasing.

"Stop looking, this old man is in your Sea of Consciousness."

Lin Feng was stunned.

In the Sea of Consciousness?

He quickly looked inward.

Deep in the Sea of Consciousness, the golden tower soul hovered quietly.

Beside the tower soul, an extra... old man?

It was an old man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a simple ancient grey robe, sitting cross-legged in the Void Realm.

His face was kind, his eyes deep, and there was a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth.

"You... who are you?!"

Lin Feng was shocked.

When did this old man run into his Sea of Consciousness?!

"This old man?" The old man stroked his beard and smiled slightly. "This old man is the... Furnace Spirit of that Pill Furnace."

"Furnace Spirit?!"

"Correct." The old man nodded. "This old man has been slumbering in the Pill Furnace for over two thousand years and was awakened today by your ownership binding."

Lin Feng's eyes widened.

A Pill Furnace has a Furnace Spirit too?

"Then what did you mean by 'too greedy' just now?"

The old man sighed.

"Kid, you swallowed all twenty-three Medicinal Pills that this old man nurtured for over two thousand years in one go, and you're not greedy?"

"Those Medicinal Pills were all top-grade! Especially those three red quality ones, it took this old man five hundred years to refine them!"

"And you, you ate them all in three minutes, not even leaving a crumb."

Lin Feng felt a bit embarrassed.

"That... Senior, I didn't do it on purpose..."

"Not on purpose?" The old man raised an eyebrow. "Then spit them out."

Lin Feng: "..."

He couldn't spit them out.

"Alright, alright." The old man waved his hand. "Since you ate them, you ate them. Anyway, those pills were meant to be eaten by people."

"It's just that this old man didn't expect you, kid, to have this kind of Physique, being able to directly absorb the essence of Medicinal Pills."

He looked Lin Feng up and down, a few hints of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"Light and Earth dual elements overflowing, the other six elements above 90%, and even a mysterious golden pagoda guarding you..."

"Tsk tsk, in over two thousand years, this old man is seeing a freak like you for the first time."

Lin Feng scratched his head.

"Senior, you overpraise me."

"It's not overpraise, it's the truth." The old man said, "Kid, since you have claimed ownership of this old man, we are on the same side from now on."

"This old man's name is 'Dan Chenzi', you can call me Elder Dan."

"Elder Dan," Lin Feng said respectfully.

Elder Dan nodded, seemingly very satisfied.

"Alright, you go out first. Those four Incense Burner Spirits outside, this old man can help you deal with them."

"However..." He paused, looking at Lin Feng. "This old man suggests you solve it yourself."

"Why?"

"Because they are the Hall Guardian Messengers. Only by killing them can you completely control this Alchemy Hall."

"There are quite a few good things in this great hall."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

"Okay, I'll do it myself!"

He turned and strode toward the door of the Pill Refining Room.

Outside, those four Incense Burner Spirits were still hovering in the air, staring fixedly at the Pill Refining Room.

When they saw Lin Feng come out, they were first taken aback.

Then, hideous smiles appeared on their faces.

"Kid, you're finally willing to come out?"

"Hiding in the pill room for so long, we thought you didn't dare to come out!"

"Die!"

The four Incense Burner Spirits erupted at the same time!

Cyan light shone again!

The Four Symbols Demon Suppressing Formation shrouded him once more!

Lin Feng stood in the center of the Formation, feeling that terrifying suppression.

All attributes halved.

Movement speed -80%.

But he didn't panic.

Instead, he smiled.

"You guys made me look quite pathetic just now."

"Now..."

He raised his right hand, and golden light began to gather in his palm.

"It's my turn."