Chapter 193: Thus, the Pill is Formed
As the temperature inside the Starfall Mystic Gold Cauldron climbed, the artifact began to respond.
On its surface, the intricate engravings of the Twenty-Eight Mansions stirred to life. The Tail Fire Tiger, the Room Fire Pig, the Beak Fire Monkey, and the Wing Fire Snake illuminated one by one, their runes echoing each other from four cardinal points on the golden vessel.
Each time a “Fire” constellation lit up, it signaled that the internal heat had ascended another tier.
When all four blazed with light, it meant the crucible was ready.
Jiang Chen seized the moment. He grabbed the high-quality Iron Sand he had purchased and cast it into the belly of the cauldron.
Hiss!
A sharp sizzling sound erupted instantly. The iron sand skipped and danced across the scorching metal floor, skittering frantically like insects trapped on a hot skillet.
Under the relentless assault of high-temperature calcination, the metal’s structure began to break down. It decomposed layer by layer; the pure essence remained, while the impurities oxidized and crumbled away.
Rapidly, the grains transformed from a dull, metallic silver-gray into a rich, vibrant reddish-brown.