Chapter 2330 Fused Pill
Alex hadn't ever thought he would use Pill Fusion in his life. Given how regular Pill Lightnings were much better than fusing pills, he could never imagine a situation where he would be forced to use it.
As it turned out, this was the sort of situation where he would be using it.
Alex controlled the pill's physical matter first, compressing the powder as much as he could into a single sphere. Three pills mixed together made for a big pill and Alex needed to compress it about enough to make it the size of a regular pill.
That was an easy task for him as the powder itself provided no trouble at all. It was the energy that would be troublesome.
Alex prepared himself even before he got to the energy. The resistance he would get from it was not something he was not sure he could even handle on his own.
Thankfully, Memory was with him, ready to help.
Alex poured his Qi into the cauldron and immediately grabbed onto the massive pool of energy that floated around it and began compressing it. At first, it was easy, no different from controlling any regular energy.
However, as it shrunk, it grew tougher and thus harder to shrink even further. Alex kept compressing it even more, using not just his Qi to do it, but also his Intent.
Intent was perhaps the most important factor here as it made the task so much easier. That wasn't all that helped Alex. He couldn't tell it at the start, but Memory was helping him as well. He could sense it when making multiple pills as well, but now when he tried to fuse the pills, the effect was much clearer.
He lost himself in his work, forcing everything he could into the pill. Then, what felt like a long time later, there was nothing left for him to push into the pill.
It was all done. The Pill Fusion was a success.
Alex sat back away from the cauldron, finally taking a breath. He felt physically tired even though he hadn't done anything with his body. All he had used was his Qi and Intent and it had left him very much without any energy to do anything.
Still, he couldn't just rest now. He needed to make sure the pill had formed as he had thought.
Alex quickly opened the cauldron and pulled out the pill. He looked at it, feeling the harmony behind it. It was only 74%. And yet, it held within it the energy of 3 different pills, all at 99% harmony. Harmony was a funny little thing.
A curious feeling came to Alex through his bond with Memory. He looked toward it, trying to comprehend what it was trying to relay. After a bit of thinking, he finally guessed what it was asking.
"Yes, Memory. I'm very proud of what you've done. You should continue to do just as well," he answered.
The sense of satisfaction that came from Memory was unmistakable. The cauldron was showing more and more signs of its spirit growing with each passing day. If he fed it some more, considering the level it was at, if he just fed it some more energy, it could surely form a proper artifact spirit in just a few decades.
'I need to start working on that,' Alex thought, determination filling him on what he had to do.
For now, he put the cauldron into his storage bag and stood up. Since he had the pill on him, he should get the rest of the work done as well.
It was time to feed the old man his pill.