“Stout, you handle the fire!” Billy frowned and spoke.
“Alright!” Stout responded, pushing his hands forward as streams of Chi power flowed continuously into the alchemy furnace.
He had broken through to the second-rank Holy Realm, so he could barely maintain this level of fire for a while.
Next, Billy’s eyes narrowed, and a powerful spiritual power emanated from his brow, projecting onto the alchemy furnace.
In the next moment, the alchemy furnace stabilized, and the frequency of the shaking patterns decreased significantly.
After another hour, the fire turned a bright purple.
At this point, both Billy and Stout were not in good condition.
Stout’s face was pale as wax, his aura chaotic, and it seemed he wouldn’t last much longer.
According to the elixir recipe, to refine a supreme grade elixir, at least a mid-level Holy Realm was required to maintain the purity of the fire. It was already impressive that he had lasted this long.
Billy wasn’t much better off either; his aura was slightly weak.
Sustaining the alchemy furnace with spiritual power for an hour was no easy feat!
It’s known that consuming spiritual power is far more damaging to the body than consuming Chi power!
If Billy’s spiritual power level hadn’t reached that of a ninth-rank Holy Realm, he wouldn’t have lasted this long!
“Boss, I think we’re still a bit short!” Stout looked at Billy and spoke weakly.
“Should we try again next time? Once my cultivation improves by another level, it should be enough.”
“Alright!” Billy didn’t want to give up but had no better solution at the moment.
Stout’s Chi power couldn’t keep up, making it difficult to maintain the fire and refine the elixir.
“Billy, I can try!” At this moment, Purple Spirit’s voice echoed in Billy’s mind.
Before Billy could react, Purple Spirit appeared in front of them.
“Huh?” Stout was slightly surprised. “Purple Spirit, why are you out here?”
“I’m here to help!” Purple Spirit looked at Billy. “Billy, you just need to reinforce the alchemy furnace; I’ll handle the fire!”
“Are you sure?” Billy was also taken aback.
“Of course!” Purple Spirit smiled playfully.
Without waiting for a response, she darted into the fire.
“Ah?!” Stout exclaimed. “Purple Spirit, be careful!”
“No worries!” Purple Spirit’s voice came from within the fire. “Billy, get ready; I’m about to exert force!”
Before her words had fully fallen, the fire instantly intensified by several levels.
With the increase in fire intensity, the alchemy furnace began to shake again, this time more violently than before, with a tendency to explode at any moment.
“She can really do it!” Stout swallowed hard.
“Excellent!” Billy’s eyes brightened.
He immediately activated his bloodline power.
With the enhancement of his bloodline power, his spiritual power increased by a level, once again forcibly stabilizing the agitated alchemy furnace.
The rest was straightforward.
After forty to fifty minutes, a rich fragrance wafted from the alchemy furnace, refreshing everyone present.
“Boss, is it done?” Stout asked Billy excitedly after a while.
“It should be!” Billy nodded with a smile and looked towards the alchemy furnace. “Purple Spirit, come out; it’s done!”
“Alright!” Purple Spirit responded and transformed into a purple flame, re-entering Billy’s body.
“Purple Spirit, are you okay?” Billy asked with his consciousness in his sea of knowledge.
“I’m fine! This was a piece of cake for me!” Purple Spirit replied.
“Thank you, Purple Spirit!” Billy said.
“No problem!” Purple Spirit responded again. “Billy, if you need to refine elixirs next time, just call me!”
“Sure!” Billy replied with a smile.
“Tsk tsk, as expected of its reputation. Just the fragrance alone is much richer than that of sacred grade elixirs!” Stout said as he took out an elixir from the alchemy furnace and examined it for a while.
Then he looked at Billy and asked, “Boss, if I refine one of these supreme grade elixirs, will it directly boost my level?”
“You’ll find out in a couple of days!” Billy smiled faintly.
In his estimation, anyone in the early stages of the Holy Realm refining one of these elixirs would have no problem advancing by one level.
The next day at noon, while Billy and his group were chatting in the courtyard, Kian George walked in.
“Elder Kian, you’re back?” Billy led everyone to greet him.
“I just arrived this morning!” Kian George nodded with a smile. “I heard from Mr Craft that a lot has happened these past few days?”
“Indeed!” Billy nodded in response.
He then spent a few minutes briefly describing what had happened to Kian George.
“Mr Craft, has the old master returned?” After Billy finished explaining, Bob asked.
“No,” Kian George shook his head. “He probably won’t be back for a while.”
“Alright then,” Bob shrugged.
“Mr Billy, I’m here today to take you all to the City Lord’s Mansion,” Kian George continued. “The Gathering Spirit Array there has been repaired; you can go there to cultivate. This was instructed by the old master before he left.”
“In that case, thank you very much, Elder Kian!” Billy said after a slight pause.
He had originally planned to set up a Five Element Gathering Spirit Array in the Ethereal Sect courtyard.
But due to recent events keeping him busy, he hadn’t had time to start yet.
Now that the Gathering Spirit Array at the City Lord’s Mansion had been repaired, it saved him a lot of trouble.
“No need to be so polite,” Kian George replied with a smile.
Following Kian George’s lead, everyone headed towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
About an hour later, they stood before the Gathering Spirit Array located in the back mountain of the City Lord’s Mansion.
“Boss, this Gathering Spirit Array seems higher level than the one you set up in Skydragon City,” Stout remarked as he looked at the array before them.
“Indeed,” Billy nodded slightly.
Just from observing the complexity of the formation lines around it, he could tell that this Gathering Spirit Array was of a higher level than the one he had set up.
Soon after, everyone entered the Gathering Spirit Array.
Their suspicions were confirmed; the concentration of spiritual energy inside was significantly higher than that of Sky City’s array.
“No wonder the City Lord’s Mansion could become Sky City’s overlord!” Azure Dragon couldn’t help but exclaim. “With such a high-level Gathering Spirit Array, any sect could become dominant!”
“Indeed!” Vermilion Bird responded. “I wonder who set this up; it’s incredibly powerful!”
“Stout, distribute the Elemental Pills to everyone,” Billy instructed Stout before turning to address everyone. “If all goes as expected, people from Holy Heaven Sect will arrive in Sky City within these two days. Everyone should focus on cultivating!”
“Understood!” Everyone nodded solemnly.