Leo nodded in deep agreement. For an alchemist to refine a high-quality pill, besides the alchemist’s own skill and fire control techniques, two crucial objective factors were involved.
These two crucial factors were the alchemy furnace and the spiritual fire itself.
If an alchemist possessed a kind of heavenly spiritual fire, using it to refine pills would yield twice the result with half the effort, and the quality of the pills would be much better.
“The Nether Flame is one of my inheritances,” the deep voice of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign resonated, causing the cultivators present to feel a surge of excitement.
Many cultivators gulped instinctively.
If one could control heavenly spiritual fire, it would significantly enhance their strength. As long as they didn’t fall midway, they were bound to become a powerful figure!
“Adventurers, if you wish to obtain my inheritance, walk up the sea of fire stone path and reach the stone platform,” the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s remnant soul said, scanning the cultivators with a hopeful smile.
The cultivators looked excited, their eyes gleaming with eagerness.
Soon, a young man in a fiery red robe with thick eyebrows and big eyes stepped forward with a fanatical expression and stood at the edge of the stone path.
“It’s Nate, the genius disciple of the Fierce Fire Sect from the Giant Wolf Dynasty!”
“Rumor has it that this guy is arrogant and loves to show off.”
“Let him take the lead and explore the way for us…”
The cultivators quickly recognized Nate and whispered among themselves.
“Let me, Nate, try first!” Nate said loudly, unable to contain his eagerness.
With that, Nate’s spiritual power surged, forming a thick fiery red shield around his body. He then stepped onto the stone path.
All eyes focused on Nate.
As soon as Nate stepped onto the path, blue flames on both sides began to burn towards him.
Under the watchful eyes of the cultivators, Nate’s shield visibly thinned at an alarming rate as the terrifying heat penetrated through.
Nate’s expression changed as he looked towards the distant circular stone platform. His spiritual power surged wildly, reinforcing his fiery red shield.
He then started running on the stone path, quickly covering over fifty meters.
With someone taking the lead, other cultivators were unwilling to lag behind. One by one, they unleashed their spiritual power and stepped onto the stone path.
Just like Nate, every cultivator’s shield thinned rapidly under the blue flames’ burning.
They could only rely on their spiritual power to maintain their shields while hoping to reach the circular stone platform before their power ran out.
On the stone path, flying was impossible; they could only run. The terrifying heat made it necessary to run as fast as possible to reach the platform in the shortest time.
As more cultivators prepared to step onto the path, a series of tragic screams echoed.
On the stone path, more than a dozen cultivators were engulfed by blue flames, turning into blue firemen who struggled and screamed in agony.
The cultivators wrapped in blue flames were then thrown off the path and landed heavily on the stone floor.
Although they survived after the flames dissipated, they looked extremely miserable and disheveled.
This scene made those who hadn’t yet stepped onto the path feel nervous.
Despite their nerves, without life-threatening danger and for the sake of great opportunities, all risky attempts were worth it. So more cultivators stepped onto the stone path.
Thus, wave after wave of cultivators walked onto the path, and wave after wave were eliminated.
Nate, who was first on the path, was also eliminated after covering only half the distance.
Soon, nearly half of the cultivators were eliminated. The farthest anyone got was still over a hundred meters from the circular platform.
The cultivators noticed that the closer they got to the platform, the more terrifying the blue flames became.
Those who had been eager to take on the challenge now hesitated.
Soon, all cultivators on the path were eliminated. The long stone path was empty again.
The remaining cultivators instinctively looked towards their respective prodigies. They believed that only prodigies could successfully pass through the path.
Feeling everyone’s gaze, Cyrus laughed heartily. “Haha, it seems it’s our turn. I’ll go first!”
Cyrus said as his tall figure flashed to the edge of the stone path.
“I’ll be waiting for you on the platform,” Cyrus smiled broadly. His spiritual power exploded, protecting his body as he stepped onto the path.
Feeling the terrifying power of the blue flames firsthand, even proud Cyrus couldn’t help but focus intently. He thought to himself: As expected of heavenly spiritual fire; its power is astounding. If I can obtain the Nether Flame, not only will my strength increase significantly, but my bloodline awakening might also further enhance.
Cyrus took a deep breath and ran swiftly on the stone path like a red leopard.
In just seven or eight seconds, he covered half the distance.
The flame shield around Cyrus also thinned rapidly under the blue flames’ burning.
However, Cyrus’s spiritual power was evidently much more robust than Nate’s and others’, allowing him to maintain his shield.
Gritting his teeth, Cyrus continued forward. After another ten seconds or so, he finally reached the central circular platform.
The shield protecting Cyrus was now as thin as a cicada’s wing.
Above the alchemy furnace, Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s remnant soul nodded slightly at Cyrus’s success.
Cyrus’s successful passage made other cultivators envious.
Cyrus respectfully saluted Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s remnant soul before turning to smile at his fellow prodigies across from him.
He then sat cross-legged on the platform, took out a pill bottle from his Storage Sack, swallowed two pills, and began restoring his spiritual power.
“I’ll give it a try!” Freddy in golden robes unleashed his spiritual power and stepped onto the stone path in a flash.
Freddy was enveloped in a thick golden shield like a galloping golden wolf as he moved quickly on the path.
The blue flames burned towards Freddy as well, thinning his shield rapidly.
After ten seconds or so, Freddy also reached the central platform.