After killing the Ice River Xuan Turtle, Zhao Letian quickly moved and rushed forward. With a sword, he split open the head of the Ice River Xuan Turtle and found a blue Demon Core as big as a fist inside.
"This large Demon Core should yield a good amount of Life Extension Pills."
Staring at the blue Demon Core in his hands, excitement gleamed in Zhao Letian's eyes.
Reflecting on the recent battle with the Ice River Xuan Turtle, Zhao Letian couldn't help but consider himself lucky.
Although he had made a breakthrough to the True Martial Seventh Realm and greatly increased his strength, compared to the Ice River Xuan Turtle, there was still a significant gap. If not for the aid of the Flame Dragon Array and the Puppet Spirit Beasts, Zhao Letian would definitely not be a match for the Ice River Xuan Turtle in a straight fight.
Fortunately, after being hit once by Zhao Letian's spear, the Ice River Xuan Turtle was left with only a fragment of its life. The subsequent life-or-death strike, although terrifyingly powerful, had almost exhausted its strength, making it extremely weak, which allowed Zhao Letian to seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal slash.
"Fwooosh! Fwooosh! Fwooosh!..."
At that moment, the ten puppets that had been pounded into the ice layer by the Ice River Xuan Turtle had all burst to the surface.
However, their bodies were now full of dents and pits; the supposedly invincible bodies of the puppets were miserably damaged by the Ice River Xuan Turtle's last desperate strike, severely weakening their spiritual essence.
"Although these puppets are forged from Mid-grade Spiritual Artifact materials, their strength is merely at the True Martial Realm. It's impressive that they survived the Ice River Xuan Turtle's attacks."
Zhao Letian thought to himself with a pained expression, then waved his hand and collected all the puppets.
At this moment, the Fiery Flame Mantis flew over, rubbing its big head affectionately against Zhao Letian, as if to claim credit.
"You, my little friend, are a bit timid, but you performed well today; indeed, you deserve some reward."
Zhao Letian patted the head of the Fiery Flame Mantis, smiled faintly, then took out some elixirs from his storage ring that could enhance the cultivation of demon beasts and threw them to the Fiery Flame Mantis. Then, he also put it into the storage bag.
Afterward, Zhao Letian collected the enormous corpse of the Ice River Xuan Turtle into his storage ring.
For Martial Artists, the bodies of Sect Martial Realm demon beasts are extremely precious treasures. Moreover, the Ice River Xuan Turtle is a very rare existence even among its peers; its body holds great value, especially its hard shell, which is comparable to a Mid-grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact even without further processing.
Having done all this, Zhao Letian destroyed the Flame Dragon Array, cleaned up the area, and then transformed into a beam of sword lights, flying up and heading straight for Gray Wolf Capital.
The Demon Core of the Ice River Xuan Turtle was the last ingredient he needed to refine the Life Extension Pill. With this Demon Core, he could go straight back to alchemy.
Royal Capital, Holy Spirit Academy, Kuxiu Mountain.
After returning this time, Zhao Letian directly chose a cave dwelling on the ninetieth floor and settled in.
In this cave dwelling, not only could one sense a stronger force of heaven and earth, but also a richer Primordial Energy, which could greatly enhance a Martial Artist's cultivation speed.
Regrettably, Zhao Letian didn't have the leisure to cultivate.
Now, only ten days remained until the birthday of the King of Gray Wolf.
To win the final contest and marry the Princess, he must refine the Life Extension Pill within this period.
However, although he was now a Second Grade Alchemist, capable of concocting many Second Grade elixirs, he was not very sure of successfully refining the Life Extension Pill.
Because the Life Extension Pill is not an ordinary Second Grade elixir, it is extremely difficult to make, and the chances of failure are high.
It was categorized as a Second Grade Elixir mainly because the materials required for its concoction are not considered particularly precious within the inherited memories of the Dragon Clan.
If based on its actual value, the Life Extension Pill could be compared to even Third or Fourth Grade Elixirs; in Gray Wolf Kingdom, its value could be said to be immeasurable.
Time quietly passed, and the birthday of the Monarch was drawing closer and closer.
Since returning, Zhao Letian had been in secluded cultivation at Kuxiu Mountain, refining elixirs, without leaving again.
In the first three days after his return, Zhao Letian tried multiple times to concoct the Life Extension Pill, but he failed every time, resulting in great anxiety for him.
Because during this period, two-thirds of the Demon Core from the Ice River Xuan Turtle had been used up, leaving him few materials to waste.
Afterward, Zhao Letian reflected deeply upon his pain, and finally pinpointed the reasons for his failures.
First, he had never concocted a Life Extension Pill before; lacking experience made failure inevitable, not to mention, even a Third Grade Alchemist stronger than him would not have a high success rate in concocting this pill.
Second, he was too eager to produce the Life Extension Pill, which made his mind restless, as the saying goes, haste does not bring success. Due to his impatience, he made various small mistakes during the alchemy process, inevitably leading to failure.
Having identified the reasons, Zhao Letian immediately stopped concocting and instead sat down in meditation, initiating his cultivation.
Quickly, another three days passed.
Through this period of meditation, not only had Zhao Letian's cultivation stabilized in the True Martial Seventh Realm, but he was also nearing a minor accomplishment in that realm. Hеlp us оut by rеаding оn М|V|LЕМ5РYR.
Moreover, most importantly, through this calm cultivation, Zhao Letian's agitated mind finally settled, and his condition was adjusted to an optimum state.
Only after this did he begin to attempt concocting the Life Extension Pill again.
In the Alchemy Room, the ancient-looking Hundred Herbs Furnace floated above the blazing fire, emitting bursts of urgent buzzing sounds, indicating that the elixir inside was about to be formed.
After a moment, a rich fragrance of medicine wafted from the Hundred Herbs Furnace. Zhao Letian smiled lightly, and with a wave of his hand, he released a burst of True Yuan Power to lift the lid of the furnace.
After the previous adjustments, his mindset had become very stable by now; calm and unruffled, successful, he would not be ecstatic; failed, he would not be despondent.
Instantly, a light blue pill, smooth as a pearl, suddenly flew out from the furnace.
"This is just the first one, continue."
Zhao Letian caught the pill, examined it for a few moments, then stored it away, and continued with the alchemy.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
On this day, a vast crowd gathered in the immense square in front of the Gray Wolf Royal Palace, dense and countless.
Apart from the ordinary people who came to watch, all the Prince Consort candidates who were involved in the royal banquet that night, including Zhao Letian, had also come.