116: Star Frost Nirvana Pill

Di Qingge's exhaustion had reached its limit.

Controlling the sacred fire for refinement, drawing upon the vast starlight for compression, and maintaining the guidance of the heaven burning ancient zither's melody—each task consumed a massive amount of her Spiritual Qi and mental energy.

Her body trembled slightly, and her lips were pale, but her eyes burned with a stubborn flame.

This Alchemy session was different from before; the quality of the Medicinal Pill she intended to refine this time was extremely high—it was a pill that could turn the tide for the merchant guild!

Inside the furnace, the mass of energy had been compressed to the size of a pigeon egg, its entire body displaying a strange deep purple color. Its surface resembled a frozen starry sky, with fine patterns of icy blue and crimson gold flowing across it.

The Medicinal Pill had begun to take shape! But it wasn't enough! The quality had not yet reached its Peak!

A flash of determination crossed Di Qingge's eyes. She suddenly struck the heaven burning ancient zither on her lap!

“Zheng—!”

A zither note, sharp enough to pierce metal and stone, erupted! On the surface of the ancient zither, the flame patterns interwoven with crimson gold and deep blue suddenly lit up!

A surge of Nine Nether Profound Darkness Fire Origin power, several times purer and denser than before, flowed from the zither's body into Di Qingge's body, before she poured it unreservedly into the flames of the Pill Furnace!

At the same time, she forcibly activated her Myriad Medicine Saint Body, transforming her insights into medicinal properties and "life" into a final invisible "medicinal catalyst," striking it into the Pill Furnace from a distance!

“Star frost as the cloak, Nirvana as the heart! Bestow the patterns!”

Following her slightly hoarse shout, the flames inside the furnace suddenly transformed from dark gold tinged with blue into a pure, heart-palpitating deep blue! That was the core power of the Nine Nether Profound Darkness Fire!

This deep blue flame, like the finest carving knife, stabbed fiercely toward the deep purple embryonic pill!

Boom!

The embryonic pill trembled violently, as if it were about to explode! But at the very moment the destructive flames were about to destroy it, the "medicinal catalyst" imbued with vitality that Di Qingge had struck in, along with the vast external starlight power, acted like the toughest armor, firmly protecting the core of the embryonic pill!

Chi chi chi!

The deep blue flames burned and carved frantically on the surface of the embryonic pill! On the deep purple pill body, profound and mysterious patterns that seemed naturally formed began to emerge!

The first... the second... the third... when the sixth pattern, interwoven with ice and fire and sparkling with starlight, emerged with difficulty and finally stabilized!

Buzz—!

An indescribable, majestic medicinal power, mixed with the grand phenomenon of ice-fire Nirvana and stellar tempering, suddenly erupted from the Pill Furnace!

The entire Starfire Mysterious Chamber was flooded with blinding four-colored light! Icy blue! Crimson gold! Deep blue! Silvery white! The light pierced through the heavy stone door's Restriction, illuminating the main building of the Eternal Night Merchant Guild as if a miracle had descended!

The pill is formed! Six patterns! Heaven-Grade Low Grade! A peerless Spirit Pill containing the Saint Body Origin and stellar Dao charms—the “star frost nirvana pill”!

There were as many as nine of them!

This was already Di Qingge's current limit!

Outside the Alchemy chamber, Di Tianlan was dumbfounded by the sudden phenomenon and the majestic pill Qi soaring into the clouds. Then, an uncontrollable ecstasy erupted in his chest like a volcano, turning into a roar distorted by excitement:

“It's a success! My Eternal Night Merchant Guild... is saved!”

Inside the Starfire Mysterious Chamber, the four-colored radiance gradually faded, leaving only nine deep purple Spirit Pills floating above the Pill Furnace.

The pill bodies were perfectly round and flawless, with six profound patterns clearly flowing on their surfaces. The majestic medicinal power, mixed with the grand phenomenon of ice-fire intertwining and stellar tempering, though now restrained, still filled the entire chamber with heart-palpitating Spiritual Pressure.

Di Qingge's face was as pale as paper, and her body swayed slightly, making her almost unable to stand.

Continuously activating her Origin essence blood and pushing the powers of her Myriad Fire Sacred Body and Myriad Medicine Saint Body to their limits, combined with the extreme overexertion of her mind, left her incredibly weak at this moment.

Summoning her last bit of strength, she beckoned with her jade-like hand, and the “star frost nirvana pill” fell into a pre-prepared Top-Grade Cold Jade Bottle. The warm and moist jade quality instantly isolated the pill's overbearing aura.

“Whew...” She exhaled a long white mist carrying a scorching breath, sat cross-legged, and placed the heaven burning ancient zither across her knees.

The zither strings moved without wind, playing a low and soothing melody. Wisps of gentle starlight fell from the crystal marrow in the ceiling, merging into her body and nourishing her nearly depleted Meridians and Divine Soul.

The recovery power of the Myriad Medicine Saint Body operated quietly, like parched land receiving sweet rain.

The heavy stone door of the chamber rumbled open.

Di Tianlan practically lunged inside, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at the jade bottle in Di Qingge's hand that emitted a faint chill. His voice trembled uncontrollably: “Qing... Qingge... the pill... is it a success?”

Di Qingge opened her tired but bright eyes and handed the jade bottle over: “Fortunately, I did not fail my mission. A six-pattern star frost nirvana pill, Heaven Rank Low Grade. Its medicinal effect... should live up to the name of ‘Nirvana’.”

Di Tianlan held the jade bottle like a rare treasure, carefully taking it. Just feeling the restrained yet majestic vitality and the Dao charms of interwoven ice, fire, and stars through the bottle's walls made this merchant, who knew nothing of Alchemy, feel a tremor deep in his Soul!

He suddenly looked up, his eyes erupting with an unprecedented, almost crazed light!

“A breakthrough! This is the hope for a breakthrough!”

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his boiling emotions, and his gaze became as sharp as a hawk's: “But with just this pill, it's far from enough! We need more! Enough to cause a sensation in the entire Eastern Desolation Province and make those powers take my Eternal Night Merchant Guild seriously!”

Di Qingge looked at the fire burning in Di Tianlan's eyes; it was the gambler-like heat that erupted after being suppressed for too long.

She understood his meaning and was also clear about the guild's predicament. She nodded gently, her voice weak but exceptionally firm.

“Uncle Tianlan, I understand. Give me a list. Give me a list of how many Spirit Stones the guild can provide and what quality of Spirit Medicine can be purchased. As long as the Spirit Medicine is in place, I... will do my best.”

“Good! Good!” Di Tianlan nodded repeatedly in excitement and immediately took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Ring that recorded the merchant guild's last remaining assets. “These are all the Spirit Stones the guild can mobilize, as well as our current list of Spirit Medicine suppliers and their price quotes.”

“Qingge, you should rest and recover first! Leave the matter of the Spirit Medicine to me! Even if I have to sell everything I own, I will get the Spirit Medicine you need!”

In the following days, the top floor of the Eternal Night Merchant Guild was filled with a nearly tragic madness.

“Thousand-Year Purple Blood Vine? I want it! Even if the price doubles, get it for me!”

“A defective Heaven-Grade Low Grade ‘Dragon Saliva Fruit’? As long as it contains a trace of Dragon Qi medicinal properties, I want it too!”

“Profound Rank High Grade ‘Seven-Leaf Soul Infant Flower’? Buy as many as there are! Spirit Stones are not an issue!”

One hysterical command after another was issued from Di Tianlan's mouth.

The last few Heaven-Grade weapons at the bottom of the guild's treasury, several rare Artifact Refining Materials, and even a few ancient paintings he had collected were all sold by him without hesitation.

The entire guild's liquid capital surged out like floodwaters through an open gate, exchanged for rare Spirit Medicine packed in special jade boxes, which were then strictly escorted back to the Eternal Night Divine Capital.

When the last batch of Spirit Medicine entered the warehouse, Di Tianlan looked at the empty Spirit Stone storeroom. His entire being seemed drained of energy as he slumped into a chair. This time, he had truly given his all for a last-ditch battle!

Meanwhile, the Starfire Mysterious Chamber became another silent but even more intense battlefield.