Chapter 151: Surprised or not? Unexpected or not?

Elder Han had never been so overjoyed as he was today. The wrinkles on his aged face smoothed out completely, and he laughed heartily, dancing about with excitement.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan's heart was already as calm as an ancient well, and he concentrated on opening up his Bitter Sea, calming his mind to cultivate.

The sound of waves was relentless, crashing like a roaring tsunami, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. These tremendous noises echoed within the stone chamber. Elder Han’s heart was filled with yearning, eagerly wishing for the seven days to pass quickly.

The bronze medicine cauldron was shrouded in silver flames, continuously absorbing spiritual energy. Holy brilliance radiated outward, leaving the entire stone chamber shrouded in a hazy mist.

This continued for a full two hours before the sound of the waves slowly subsided and the deafening thunder gradually faded. Inside the bronze medicine cauldron, peace returned, with only the silver flames burning fiercely.

Elder Han was not worried. The cauldron needed to be stewed for seven days and seven nights before the lid could be lifted, and the miraculous phenomena could not persist constantly. In his heart, he had long since concluded that this was a batch of supreme spiritual pills, as it completely matched the records in ancient texts.

A full day and night passed in this manner, and the medicine cauldron remained very calm, with only the fierce fire leaping about and milky-white brilliance flashing continuously.

Inside the bronze medicine cauldron, Ye Fan had entered a state of ethereal emptiness, only gradually waking up at this moment. His golden Bitter Sea had been expanded once more, growing considerably larger—about the size of an unpeeled lychee. It was golden and dazzling, looking like a brilliant star plucked from the universe and anchored within his body.

Lin An experienced the same thing. Feeling the changes pulsing through his body, he felt as though he were being reshaped. Although his cultivation realm had not improved significantly, he had the distinct feeling that he was more than ten times stronger than before.

It was as if the shackles of his body had been broken, and his level of life had achieved an unimaginable elevation.

With so many divine herbs inside the alchemy furnace, it was naturally impossible for Ye Fan to absorb them all alone. Lin An did not waste a single moment either, following Ye Fan into a state of cultivation.

Compared to before, the speed of his realm's advancement was much slower, but he could clearly sense the enhancement of his own strength.

Ye Fan opened his eyes and clearly perceived the changes in his Bitter Sea. A burst of vibrant vitality emerged within his body, and two brilliant beams of divine light shot from his eyes. Not satisfied with this, he reached out and grabbed the fruit of the azure jade snow lotus.

This egg-sized green fruit radiated a brilliant, intoxicating green glow. It looked as though it had been polished from green jade divine marrow, radiating a soft, translucent luster with flashing green brilliance.

The azure jade snow lotus fruit was extremely rare. The parent plant grew on a snow-capped mountain tens of thousands of meters high, requiring a thousand years without seeing sunlight to form, and was guarded by powerful fierce beasts. It had taken Elder Han a full eight years of effort to successfully harvest a single piece.

Upon taking the fruit into his hand, Ye Fan felt a piercing chill. Even the boiling medicinal paste could not melt the azure jade snow lotus fruit, so he began to taste it slowly, just like biting into an apple. Of course, this time he was extremely careful, not making the slightest sound. Everything proceeded in complete silence, for after all, a day and night had already passed, and according to conventional logic, he should have been thoroughly boiled.

The jade-like fruit tasted sweet and refreshing, yet it was as cold as ice, causing Ye Fan's body to tremble involuntarily as vibrant life force rapidly spread through his limbs and veins.

In the end, streams of green light enveloped Ye Fan. His skin took on the emerald-green luster of jade, flashing with a peculiar radiance that caused the temperature inside the medicine cauldron to continuously drop, halting the boiling of the medicinal paste.

Half an hour later, the sound of a tsunami echoed once more from within the bronze medicine cauldron, growing even more magnificent, accompanied by lightning and thunder as the massive cauldron trembled gently.

The entire stone chamber rumbled, making Elder Han feel as though he were facing a boundless, raging sea. His emotions rose and fell with the waves, and he muttered to himself, "The phenomenon has risen again; the precious pill is surely formed!"

Elder Han seemed to grow a dozen years younger in an instant. He laughed heartily, filled with anticipation, wishing the seven days would pass immediately.

Ten thousand towering waves crashed deafeningly, lightning streaked across the void, and thunder shook the firmament, causing the stone chamber to tremble continuously!

"The day the pill is formed is the moment of my breakthrough!" Elder Han was in high spirits, filled with a sense of accomplishment. He felt that with such a supreme precious pill in hand, breaking through bottlenecks and ascending several tiers higher would be no problem at all.

Inside the bronze medicine cauldron, the sounds were heaven-shaking and phenomena abounded. However, only the sounds could be heard from the outside. Elder Han found it difficult to remain calm, pacing back and forth around the cauldron, excited to an incomparable degree.

This time, the tsunami and thunderous noises lasted for a full three hours before gradually subsiding, and peace slowly returned to the stone chamber.

"Once the medicine cauldron is sealed, it cannot be opened again until the seven days are up..." The only thing Elder Han regretted was that, being overly cautious, he had not put all the other rare spiritual herbs inside; otherwise, even more phenomena might have appeared, and the descent of auspicious light mentioned in ancient books might actually have come true.

Despite this, Elder Han remained full of confidence. He believed he had firmly grasped a great opportunity, and nothing could change all of this.

Ye Fan's golden Bitter Sea underwent another transformation, expanding by a full circle. At its very center, ripples surged more violently, and bubbles rose like springs, continuously bursting to form a hazy, colorful mist that completely shrouded the area, rendering the Bitter Sea extremely mystical.

He could not possibly be satisfied with this. The Archaic Saint Body was like a bottomless pit; no matter how many spiritual herbs or amounts of energy there were, they could be completely absorbed.

Ye Fan glanced at Lin An and then returned to a state of cultivation.

When the tsunami and thunder erupted once more, Elder Han was startled into standing up, pacing back and forth around the massive bronze cauldron as he muttered, "Elder Han truly is favored by the heavens..."

After the three rare spiritual herbs were refined, astonishing changes occurred in Ye Fan's Bitter Sea. At its absolute center, colorful mists evaporated, entwined with countless divine runes. Beneath the Bitter Sea, it felt as though a volcano was awakening; bubbles surged like springs, and auspicious light continuously burst forth from the sea surface.

Ye Fan understood this clearly and felt no confusion.

A cultivator in the Bitter Sea realm had to experience these three processes before they could assault the Life Spring realm. Today, Ye Fan had experienced the second process. At the center of his golden Bitter Sea, it was nearly boiling, with energy surging like springs. Clouds and mist steamed there like an awakening volcano, erupting continuously in a dazzling display.

Time flew by quickly. The seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Elder Han laughed endlessly, sounding like a crying night owl, as he prepared to lift the cauldron lid and retrieve the "precious pill."

"Little brat, you can only blame yourself for consuming the legendary holy fruit and divine spring. Throw yourself into a better family in your next life; in this lifetime, you were destined to fulfill me."

Just as Elder Han finished speaking, the cauldron lid was directly blown open. He was met with the sight of two figures sitting cross-legged, safe and sound, inside the alchemy cauldron. The spiritual liquid and life essence, originally formed from the convergence of countless divine herbs, had long since been completely absorbed—devoured entirely by these two people.

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

Lin An looked at Elder Han, who wore a dumbfounded expression and was rendered completely speechless, and said with a smile.