To help Medusa successfully achieve a Breakthrough to Dou Zong, the Snake-People Clan had made quite a few preparations.
Among them, the medicinal ingredients for the Break-Sect Pill had actually been gathered almost entirely, which was something Xiao Xue hadn't expected at the beginning.
After all, the Break-Sect Pill was a Peak Sixth Grade Medicinal Pill.
Its medicinal ingredients, in the Jia Ma Empire, could be said to be priceless and rare.
I'm afraid even the current Jiama Royal Family might not be able to produce so many medicinal ingredients for the Break-Sect Pill.
Although two or three types of medicinal ingredients were still missing, the inventory possessed by the Snake-People Clan could be said to far exceed Xiao Xue's expectations.
As for the medicinal ingredients for the ancestral return pill, the Snake-People Clan also gathered two or three sets and handed them all to Xiao Xue.
Matters related to Medusa's evolution would absolutely be their top priority.
After accepting these medicinal ingredients, Xiao Xue also took the opportunity to ask the Snake-People Clan for a few fire attribute Monster Cores.
Having stayed in the desert for many years, the Snake-People Clan didn't have much else, but they definitely had plenty of Monster Cores.
Of course, not the Monster Cores of the Snake-People.
If one were to use a Snake-Person's Monster Core to refine medicine and then feed it to a Snake-Person, one would have to write a "Mad Snake Diary" another day.
Moreover, these Monster Cores were not for the Snake-People, but for Ah Li.
A Fifth-Rank fire attribute Monster Core, combined with some other medicinal ingredients and refined slightly, was Ah Li's favorite snack.
This was much simpler than refining Medicinal Pills, and compared to Medicinal Pills, the fire attribute energy was even more concentrated.
Likewise, this kind of thing, which couldn't be counted as a Medicinal Pill, had a much more violent medicinal effect; only Ah Li could withstand that kind of medicinal power.
If it were anyone else, even the Peak Sixth-Rank Medusa, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to swallow a slightly processed Monster Core directly.
To the Snake-People, these Monster Cores were not as valuable as a stalk of medicinal ingredient for refining a fifth-grade pill, so naturally, they gave Xiao Xue as many as she wanted.
However, what made Xiao Xue slightly disappointed was that the Snake-People Clan did not have anything like seven illusory green spirit saliva that could restore Soul Power.
But the Monster Cores, medicinal ingredients, and other things Xiao Xue had "freeloaded" from the Snake-People Clan these past few days were definitely not few.
Her gains, if placed outside, would definitely make a Fifth-Rank or even a Sixth-Rank Alchemist envious.
After all, under Medusa's instruction, Xiao Xue could utilize the entire inventory of the Snake-People Clan.
No matter how fallen the Snake-People Clan was, it was still a Snake-People Empire of decent size.
The inventory of an Empire, to a Fifth-Rank or Sixth-Rank Alchemist, could still be considered a massive fortune.
It was only someone like Xiao Xue, whose standards were too high, who would think it was nothing.
Even when the Snake-People Clan brought out most of the medicinal ingredients for the Break-Sect Pill, she was only slightly surprised.
After Hua She Er put down the medicinal ingredients and left, Xiao Xue adjusted herself slightly and then snapped her fingers.
Different from before, what appeared this time was not the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.
Following Xiao Xue's snap, a wisp of bone-chilling white flame coiled upon it.
And with the appearance of that flame, even the temperature inside the sleeping palace dropped.
If Hua She Er came to find her now, she would definitely feel like she had walked into an air-conditioned room, although she didn't understand what air conditioning was.
Just yesterday, the Bone Chilling Flame had finally finished copying and was now in Xiao Xue's System space, only it hadn't been refined yet.
But just like at the Alchemist Convention, where Xiao Yan could use the Bone Chilling Flame left behind by Yao Lao.
The current Xiao Xue could also temporarily extract a wisp of Bone Chilling Flame from the fire seed to use.
Xiao Xue casually tossed a fire attribute Fifth-Rank Monster Core into it and began refining it with the Bone Chilling Flame.
She intended to familiarize herself with the Bone Chilling Flame in advance; this way, it would also be beneficial for her future refining.
Xiao Xue waved her slender hand, and instantly, the bone-chilling white flame surged violently.
This kind of refining was not very difficult; as long as the heat was sufficient, it would work, so it didn't require much energy.
After half an hour, the red Monster Core had turned into a gelatinous substance under the roasting of the Bone Chilling Flame.
Xiao Xue waved her palm, and a handful of powder fell into the medicinal mass, immediately fusing with the crimson viscous liquid within.
Following the movements of Xiao Xue's fingertips, the crimson liquid rapidly separated, finally turning into several small liquid clusters.
"Solidify!"
Following Xiao Xue's soft shout, the liquid rapidly solidified, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a few pills, spinning around in the air.
"This kind of refining is truly simple. If refining Medicinal Pills could be this easy, how great that would be..."
Looking at those pills emitting a red light, Xiao Xue gave a slight bitter smile, waved her hand, and a few of the pills fell into the jade bottle in her hand.
"Here, try it; it should be much tastier than eating the raw medicinal ingredients."
Xiao Xue tossed the jade bottle into the storage ring and used Mental Energy to transmit a message to Ah Li.
"Mmm... delicious!"
With the penetration of her telepathic power, Xiao Xue could also "see" Ah Li chew the pill into pieces in a few bites and swallow it.
Although she was already a Soul form, when Ah Li absorbed things, she still chose to "eat" them.
After swallowing the last pill, Ah Li licked her lips, clearly still wanting more.
Xiao Xue smiled, took out another Monster Core, tossed it into the Bone Chilling Flame, "Ah Li, don't rush, it will be ready soon."
For an entire day, Xiao Xue was refining Monster Cores for Ah Li, and Ah Li accepted everything, eating as much as there was.
As for why she was doing this, Xiao Xue had her own plans.
After all, Medusa's evolution was imminent, and during the evolution, the power of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire was needed.
From the original work, where Medusa used the Green Lotus Core Flame to evolve and consumed most of the energy that the Green Lotus Core Flame had accumulated over a thousand years, one could see the terrifying amount of energy required for her evolution.
And as for how much energy a Heavenly Flame possesses, it is simply two different concepts before and after being refined.
After being refined, the upper limit of a Heavenly Flame is closely related to the strength of the refiner.
Just like the Green Lotus Core Flame, when it first appeared, it almost sent the Peak Dou Huang Medusa away.
But after being refined by Xiao Yan, when facing Xiao Yan who only had the cultivation of a Dou Master at that time.
If Xiao Yan didn't use his ultimate moves, even if he had the Heavenly Flame, a Peak Dou Huang would basically not be threatened.
Take the Fallen Heart Flame for another example; when it was at the Jia Nan Academy, even the Seal set by a Dou Zong couldn't stop it, and it caused chaos in the Inner Academy.
But in Xiao Yan's hands, when he went up the Cloud Mist Sect for the third time, the Peak Dou Wang Xiao Yan still had an incredibly difficult time fighting a thirteen-star Dou Huang.
This is not to say that Xiao Yan was weak; after all, Xiao Yan was also constantly fighting enemies above his level.
The Flame Emperor fought from the beginning to the finale, and there were few opponents weaker than himself.
But it must be said that strength does indeed have a huge impact on the Heavenly Flame.
If one had the cultivation of a Dou Sheng, releasing even the lowest-ranked Mysterious Yellow Flame could directly burn a Dou Zun to death.
But if the strength is insufficient, the power of the Heavenly Flame will be greatly reduced.
And Ah Li is currently a Half-step Dou Zong.
Even if her Soul Power is strong, her Qi cultivation is only slightly higher than Medusa's.
Moreover, Ah Li's condition has never been very good.
If Medusa were to evolve halfway, and suddenly Ah Li's Qi became insufficient, what would happen?
Stop halfway through the burning, then rest for a while before continuing?
The process of evolution cannot be interrupted; once it stops, it means failure.
And once it fails, the only thing waiting for Medusa is death.
Therefore, before the evolution begins, one must let Ah Li eat her fill first.
Otherwise, when the time comes, Medusa will meet her demise.
After feeding Ah Li and resting for a night, the next day, Xiao Xue began to process the medicinal ingredients sent by Hua She Er.
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