Episode 6

Inside Zhao Ling's room, he sat cross-legged in front of a pill refining furnace and second-grade herbs.

"Hmm, it's better for me to focus on increasing my strength. In three years, I will definitely make them regret insulting me. Alright, it seems I will enter the Fire Sect to cultivate. Although I have many techniques, I can't use them now because my strength is still weak. Well, let's make some Body Tempering Pills," Zhao Ling muttered. He had been thinking about this since he first arrived at the Zhao Clan. He couldn't possibly stay in a small town like Wenzu City.

Zhao Ling then released his Beast Fire and heated the pill furnace. Once hot, he immediately added the herbs needed to make the Body Tempering Pills. There were three types of herbs: Silver Grass, Blood Fruit, the blood of an Earth/Metal Element Demonic Beast, and the most important ingredient, Dragon Fang Leaf.

Zhao Ling placed the pill ingredients one by one into the furnace and refined them into liquid. He continued to do so until all four ingredients had completely liquefied. Once they became liquid, Zhao Ling increased the intensity of his Beast Fire to remove any toxicity from the liquid.

Zhao Ling continued this process for quite some time until he felt that there was no more toxicity left. He then reduced the heat of the fire and began to combine the four liquids to solidify them into a pill. This was the most difficult part as it required full concentration and precision.

"Refine," Zhao Ling muttered, and quickly the four liquids swirled inside the furnace, seemingly wanting to merge.

"Condense," Zhao Ling muttered again.

Boom!

The sound of an explosion was heard from the furnace, and the aroma of pills spread throughout the room. Fortunately, Zhao Ling had anticipated this and had set up a low-level formation. Although it was only low-level, it was enough to divert the attention of others so that no one would suspect what he was doing.

Zhao Ling then patted the back of the pill furnace. When the lid opened, five silvery-white pills with a single red stripe emerged.

"Hmm, not bad. First-grade Body Tempering Pills with one hundred percent purity. This will be very useful for me. With this, not only will my cultivation level increase, but my physical strength will also improve, although not by much," Zhao Ling muttered to himself. He then repeated the same process until all the herbs he had were used up. From all the second-grade herbs, he managed to make second-grade pills with 90% purity. If the alchemists out there knew about this, they would probably vomit blood because making second-grade pills with a purity above 80% was extremely difficult, and now here was a young man who could easily do it.

"Sigh, the herbs I have are all used up, and only the third-grade herbs are left. But it doesn't matter, at least with these pills, my cultivation will increase to the Master Warrior realm. Although I don't want to rush like before, with these pills, a month should be enough," Zhao Ling muttered. Although he was a little disappointed with the results, he could only accept it.

After that, Zhao Ling sat cross-legged and immediately swallowed a first-grade Body Tempering Pill. As soon as the pill entered his body, pure energy spread throughout his body, and Zhao Ling quickly refined it.

Meanwhile, outside, after Zhao Ling's return, the Zhao Clan was busy preparing for the clan tournament to select the best candidates to participate in the Four Clans Tournament in Wunzen City. The Four Clans Tournament was held annually to select the city's geniuses who would participate in the sect entrance exam. All the disciples were training in preparation for the tournament, which would be held in three months. Those who succeeded would become candidates in the Wunzen City Four Clans Tournament in another six months.

Back in Zhao Ling's room, he was still sitting cross-legged, refining the energy that had entered his body. He was completely unaware of what was happening outside. For him, as long as it wasn't important, he didn't need to participate.

Zhao Ling continued cultivating until nightfall, and he finally opened his eyes after the energy within his body had been transformed into an energy cycle.

"Hmm, only one cycle. If I hadn't refined the pill for all aspects, I might have been able to create five cycles, but oh well," Zhao Ling muttered with a wry smile. The first-grade pill could only create one energy cycle, and the rest of the energy was used to refine his body and bones.

"Alright, I'd better get some rest. I haven't slept soundly for a long time. Tomorrow, I'll think about how to get into the Fire Sect without anyone knowing my strength. It's not time for others to know that I've become a Martial Artist," Zhao Ling said to himself. He then went to clean himself up, and after that, he immediately fell asleep on his bed.

The next morning, everything went on as usual. The disciples were doing their respective training, while Zhao Ling had just woken up.

"Ahhh, I haven't slept this comfortably in a long time. Well, let's see what we're going to do today," Zhao Ling muttered to himself. He then went to freshen up, and after half an hour, he was finally done and dressed.

"Hmm, I think I should train in the Dark Forest. Only then can I increase my physical strength quickly. If only I had Demon Phoenix blood or dragon blood, maybe I could increase my strength rapidly. But I won't do anything crazy like I did before, which made the Demon Phoenix Clan chase after me," Zhao Ling muttered, making plans for himself. He also remembered that in his previous life, he had accidentally obtained the pure blood of a Demon Phoenix and refined it into his body. This angered the Demon Phoenix Clan, and they constantly hunted him down. Fortunately, he was clever enough and had many acquaintances, which made the Demon Phoenix Clan not dare to act rashly.

"Sigh, remembering that, I finally understand that offending an ancient clan is the same as courting death. But if I find it again, I will make it into a pill so they can't detect the blood," he muttered with a smirk. He held a slight grudge against the Demon Phoenix Clan because one of their younger generations was among those who had killed his parents.

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