Night Ling Yuan nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for you!"
Zi Lin Ling smiled brightly and said, "Bodhi Induction Pill is a Grandmaster-level elixir, so this alchemical process might take a while. You..."
"It doesn't matter! No matter how long it takes, this King will wait for you!"
Night Ling Yuan interrupted her with a smile.
"No matter how long it takes, this King will wait for you." This sentence warmed Zi Lin Ling's heart immensely.
She smiled charmingly, a blush creeping onto her cheeks, and nodded, "Then I'll go and refine the pill!"
Night Ling Yuan nodded without another word.
With a thought, Zi Lin Ling vanished from the room and reappeared in the Goddess Hall.
Fortunately, Night Ling Yuan had experienced such occurrences a few times already, so he wasn't startled by the sudden reappearance.
Huang Yi, Yi Ran, and Jiu Ji were delighted to see Zi Lin Ling, their affection evident. This brought a pang of guilt to Zi Lin Ling's heart.
These three, or rather three spirits, had been with her the longest, yet she had spent little time with them due to her busy worldly affairs.
Of course, she had also barely accompanied Long Er, Xiao Hu, and Bai Ze.
With this thought, Zi Lin Ling willed the contract space and the Goddess Hall to connect.
Thus, Long Er, Xiao Hu, and Bai Ze also appeared in the Goddess Hall.
Zi Lin Ling patted their little heads one by one and apologized, "You... go play for now. I need to refine the pill! Oh, right, Jiu Ji, stay and help me!"
The three spirits and three beasts were very understanding. Except for Jiu Ji, the other five rubbed against Zi Lin Ling's legs and reluctantly departed.
Yi Ran was even thoughtful enough to isolate this space, preventing Zi Lin Ling from being disturbed during the alchemical process.
Jiu Ji was well-behaved. Despite being envious of the other two spirits and three beasts, it obediently transformed back into the form of an alchemy furnace.
Zi Lin Ling said with concern, "Jiu Ji, I'm sorry to trouble you!"
The Nine Heavens Qian Kun Cauldron trembled and said, "Master, Jiu Ji is not troubled! It would be troubling Jiu Ji if Master left Jiu Ji idle!"
Zi Lin Ling smiled gently and said, "Good, our Jiu Ji is the most sensible! We are about to refine a Grandmaster-level elixir, so Jiu Ji, be careful!"
The Nine Heavens Qian Kun Cauldron vibrated again, proudly stating, "Jiu Ji can refine the Heaven and Earth Demonic Pearl, let alone a mere Grandmaster-level elixir! Come, Master!"
Zi Lin Ling nodded and began to channel her internal fire spirit energy to warm the furnace.
With Jiu Ji's active cooperation, the temperature quickly rose.
"Jiu Ji, I'm going to add the medicinal ingredients!"
Zi Lin Ling said solemnly.
Alchemy was a meticulous affair, and she had developed a habit of being completely focused once she began!
Fortunately, no one in the Goddess Hall could interfere with her, allowing her to proceed without restraint.
"Come on, Master!"
Jiu Ji's proud voice now carried a hint of solemnity.
"Mhm."
Zi Lin Ling nodded and threw thirty-six auxiliary medicinal ingredients into the Nine Heavens Qian Kun Cauldron, enclosing them with her soul power.
That's right!
Her current soul power was comparable to the Minor Deity realm, allowing her to control thirty-six medicinal ingredients simultaneously.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the dross of these ingredients was removed, leaving only their essence.
Zi Lin Ling instructed Jiu Ji to store these essences, preventing them from being affected by the furnace's temperature, and then added another thirty-six auxiliary ingredients, repeating the same process.
The alchemical process was complex and tedious, but Zi Lin Ling sat there, tirelessly repeating the steps.
By the time all one thousand two hundred and ninety-six ingredients were refined, a day and a night had passed.
Although Zi Lin Ling's soul power had not been significantly depleted, out of caution, she sat beneath the Bodhi tree to recover her soul power.
Another half day passed, and Zi Lin Ling finally opened her eyes.
A glint flashed in her eyes, and she felt a surge of excitement.
Since Feng Li Qi had left her spiritual sea, her spiritual sea had become ownerless territory.
However, this ownerless territory was vast, like an immense ocean.
Now, at the edge of this sea, a chaotic space had appeared.
It was chaotic because this space could even devour her divine sense, and the depths of that space gave her an extremely dangerous feeling.
Although Zi Lin Ling was intensely curious about what terrifying existence lay in the depths of this space, she had to suppress her curiosity in the face of its terrifying devouring power.
Never mind, she would refine the Bodhi Induction Pill first!
Next, Zi Lin Ling began refining the eight main ingredients.
The refinement of these eight main ingredients was extremely difficult, requiring her to be extremely cautious.
This time, she prioritized stability over speed, precisely controlling every bit of flame with her soul power, daring not to make the slightest mistake.
Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, another half day had passed.
Zi Lin Ling finally finished refining the eight main ingredients. The next step was to refine the medicinal base, Bodhi juice.
Zi Lin Ling plucked ten Bodhi leaves from the Bodhi tree and threw them into the Nine Heavens Qian Kun Cauldron to begin refining.
However, after refining for half an hour, her expression changed.
Her spiritual fire was not powerful enough. To completely refine the Bodhi juice, it would require at least a day and a night.
In that case, the essence of the Bodhi juice would be severely lost, which could lead to the failure of the Bodhi Induction Pill.
"Jiu Ji, maintain the state of the Bodhi leaves for now. I'll summon Huang Yi over!"
Zi Lin Ling gave instructions and then began to spiritually communicate with Yi Ran.
Since the Goddess Hall was Yi Ran's domain, to find Huang Yi, she had to communicate with the Hall Spirit Yi Ran first.
Soon, Huang Yi was sent to Zi Lin Ling.
"Huang Yi, I need to borrow your phoenix fire to refine the Bodhi juice. Prepare yourself, and we'll begin immediately!" Zi Lin Ling said with a serious expression.
"Okay, Master!"
Huang Yi was extremely excited.
She currently had no physical body and could not fight alongside Zi Lin Ling outside, so alchemy was her only opportunity to fight side-by-side with Zi Lin Ling.
Therefore, she cherished this opportunity greatly and was filled with joy.
"I'll count down from three. When I say 'change,' we'll start transferring the flames. Be careful not to burn the Bodhi leaves to ash all at once!"
"Yes, Master!" Huang Yi replied excitedly.
Zi Lin Ling began to count.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Change!"
The moment the word "Change" was spoken, Zi Lin Ling withdrew her spiritual fire.
Huang Yi eagerly stepped forward to take over, but due to the excessively high temperature of the flames, the Bodhi leaves were directly burned to ashes.
She looked at Zi Lin Ling dejectedly, her expression one of having made a mistake.
Zi Lin Ling smiled gently and said, "Don't be sad. It's my fault. I shouldn't have withdrawn the flame all at once; I should have transferred it gradually with you!"
Huang Yi's eyes welled up with tears, "Master, I..."
"Don't say anything else. Aren't they just Bodhi leaves? We have plenty here. We'll start all over again!"