It didn't take long before the pill furnace began to shake violently, then released a massive amount of energy in an instant.
Lin Yifan knew that the spiritual energy within the spirit stones had been catalyzed; he hurriedly continued the refinement.
The nascent form of the Yuan Force Pill that had just formed in the furnace had the ability to absorb and condense energy, sucking back the released energy; therefore, all he needed to do was use his cultivation power to stabilize the furnace.
The energy inside the furnace surged wildly, Lin Yifan almost exhausted all his strength to stabilize it; however, even so, he was still unable to stop the tremors of the furnace; gradually, he felt an invisible force pressing on him, making him uncomfortable.
This was the result of opposing forces; if his power could not withstand the energy in the furnace, then he would be injured by a reactionary force.
Lin Yifan clenched his teeth and resisted fiercely; if he had the strength of the peak situation, he certainly would not have struggled so much; now, his power was at most only at the second realm of Breaking Mortal; it was very difficult to resist the surging energy in the furnace.
Fortunately, the nascent Yuan Force Pill in the furnace soon took effect, and it quickly absorbed the surging energy.
The next moment, the furnace returned to calm, and the Yuan Force Pill was fully condensed.
At that moment, Lin Yifan withdrew his cultivation power and gasped for air.
Just now, he was truly afraid of being injured by the energy in the furnace; if that had happened, his body would have been even harder to recover.
After calming down, he picked up a towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead; then he got up and walked toward the pill furnace.
Reaching the furnace, he opened the lid and felt for the elixir.
After searching for a bit, he quickly found a still warm pill.
He immediately took out the pill; then, he observed it closely in front of his eyes.
This Yuan Force Pill that he had refined had a somewhat dull color, was not smooth enough; and most importantly, it was small in size, likely containing very little cultivation power.
"Being able to refine it is already good, I've taken the first step forward," Lin Yifan consoled himself.
Following that, he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the freshly refined Yuan Force Pill.
Instantly, he felt a burst of energy surging in his belly, relentlessly assaulting his body.
"Not bad!" Lin Yifan uttered these three words lightly.
Compared to the pain he experienced when he swallowed five Yuan Force Pills at once, this time it was relatively minor.
The energy from the Yuan Force Pill was quickly absorbed and refined by the black bead, stored away.
In the following days, Lin Yifan split his time between refining the Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison Antidote and auctioning for spirit stones, refining Yuan Force Pills.
As the number of times he refined increased, both his Yuan Force Pill and Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison Antidote alchemy techniques improved day by day, rapidly reaching the level of a mid-level alchemist.
Thanks to his matured alchemy skills, the patients of the Tian Family, Luqiu Family, and the ice-cold young lady's family, who were tormented by the Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison, gradually got better.
Thus, Lin Yifan's business with the Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison Antidote was gradually exiting the market.
Fortunately, before this business faded from the market, he had earned enough spirit stones; it was enough to help him restore his youth, regain his strength.
In the next period, he continuously refined Yuan Force Pills to restore his youth and strength.
Days passed, and his appearance also restored day by day.
Two months later, he had finally returned to his appearance before aging.
Only then did he come out of seclusion to see his women.
From the time he began to study the art of pill refinement to coming out of seclusion, in total, he had spent a little over three months.
By now, An Qi had already recovered; and moreover, her hair had grown quite a bit.
Seeing Lin Yifan emerge from the underground secret chamber, the three women excitedly gathered around him.
Now, Lin Yifan had regained his youthful appearance, looking incredibly handsome.
"Yifan! You look so handsome! So much that I hardly recognized you," Zhou Jiajia exclaimed in admiration.
"Jiajia, it feels like it's been ages since we've seen each other! You're in such a hurry to praise him," Su Qingqing said teasingly.
"Exactly, exactly," An Qi joined in, but she seemed troubled and not very happy.
"Don't tell me you two weren't looking forward to Yifan coming out?" Zhou Jiajia asked.
"Looking forward to it! How could we not be?" Su Qingqing and An Qi chorused.
"Alright! Let's sit down over there and chat," Lin Yifan suggested. Check latest chapters at novèlfire.net
Without any objections, the three women walked over together.
As soon as they sat down, Xiao Lian, who was on the couch, blurted out a shocking secret, "Brother, An Qi is being forced into marriage by the Zhao Family, did you know?"
"Why?" Lin Yifan asked, puzzled.
"Nonsense! Of course, it's because the deadline to repay the contract debt is due!" Xiao Lian snapped back.
"So soon?" Lin Yifan was surprised. He had thought there were still several months to go; he hadn't expected the deadline to be so close.
"Yeah!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
"How many days left until it's due?" Lin Yifan asked urgently; he couldn't bear the thought of losing An Qi.
"Five days!" everyone responded.
"Does the company have fifty billion? And, has the framing and entrapment case been solved? Have the Tianyao V8 phones sold yet?" Lin Yifan continued to inquire.
"The framing and entrapment case hasn't been solved, and Antian Group is still unable to ship products. The company has earned less in the past two months, nowhere near fifty billion," Su Qingqing answered.
"What if we sell the company, how much can we get?" Lin Yifan asked.
The situation was now dire, leaving no room for consideration; everything that could be sold had to be sold. Saving An Qi was the priority.
An Qi, sitting beside Zhou Jiajia, was moved to tears when she heard Lin Yifan was willing to sell the company to save their marriage.
Her man was reliable, stepping up in a crucial moment; but even selling the company wouldn't raise the necessary fifty billion—a sum they had calculated countless times already.
"At most thirty-five billion," Su Qingqing answered truthfully.
"Damn it!" Lin Yifan cursed silently; now, his only option was to refine Yuan Force Pills and auction them off.
However, he had already exhausted his Spirit Stones; thus, he had no choice but to spend money to buy more.
"An Qi! Don't worry, I will definitely raise enough money to pay off your debt, trust me," Lin Yifan comforted her.
Currently, the most important thing was to steady An Qi's frantic emotions and not let her overthink.
"Yifan, I believe in you. I trust that you can turn this danger into safety, just like you always do," An Qi said, full of confidence in Lin Yifan; she believed he could create a miracle.
After calming An Qi down, Lin Yifan called Zhong Hongyan.
Once the call went through, he immediately asked when the Night Gui Xiang auction would have Spirit Stones for sale.
Zhong Hongyan replied it would take at least two days.
"Two days? This is..." Lin Yifan felt the timing was tight.