Chapter 272
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Chapter 272: Don’t Flip It!
Understanding the essence of alchemy, Ji Yang no longer hesitated and immediately began practical operations.
Since this was his first time refining pills,
Ji Yang decided to create a low-level pill called the Nourishing Yuan Pill.
This pill is used to restore magical power, but it does not help to elevate one’s realm and is intended only for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, making it a low-grade pill.
However, the relative difficulty of refining this pill is not high, making it suitable for a beginner like Ji Yang.
“Blue Bell Flower, Wormwood, Earth Dragon Whiskers…”
Ji Yang murmured the spiritual plants needed for this pill as he laid them all out.
After preparing all the materials, Ji Yang started to heat the Dan furnace.
The first step is, of course, warming the pot!
Ji Yang originally planned to use the ground fire provided in the Alchemy Room, but he later discovered from the book that ground fire is not the best option. A cultivator’s Dan fire is far superior in this aspect.
As for ground fire, it is only meant to assist those cultivators whose internal magical power is insufficient, but this issue is not a problem for Ji Yang.
When the Dan furnace turned a reddish hue under the heat, it was already preheated.
The second step is to add the ingredients and cook them thoroughly.
Timing it right, Ji Yang quickly tossed in the Blue Bell Flower first!
As a spiritual plant, its melting point is not low, but the furnace used by his original self, Feng Yu, is not of poor quality, combined with Ji Yang’s impressive Dan fire, the Blue Bell Flower melted into a blue liquid in less than half a breath.
Seeing this, Ji Yang quickly lowered the flame in his hand to control the temperature within the Dan furnace.
Although he didn’t know how to refine pills, he could cook!
It was clearly on the verge of burning; if he didn’t lower the heat, the pill he refined would definitely be useless.
Then Ji Yang proceeded to throw in several other herbs into the Dan furnace.
Under the heat of the Dan fire, these spiritual plants were all purified into pure medicinal liquids.
Once all the spiritual plants turned into liquids, it was time to form the pill!
This step was the most complex because it required gathering all the liquids together and using the right temperature to blend them into a pill.
Ji Yang preferred to call this third step "Collecting the Essence with High Heat!"
As Ji Yang vigorously exerted the Dan fire, the medicinal liquids inside the Dan furnace did not show any signs of merging, causing Ji Yang to furrow his brow slightly.
His steps were correct!
At that moment, a spark of inspiration flashed in Ji Yang’s mind; it seemed he had indeed missed a step!
Flip the pot!
In the next second, Ji Yang quickly picked up the Dan furnace and began to flip it.
Under Ji Yang’s skilled flipping technique, the medicinal liquids inside the Dan furnace quickly condensed into a mass.
Once he realized that the medicinal liquids had blended together and their potency was connected, Ji Yang quickly lowered the temperature inside the furnace.
Soon, a successfully crafted Nourishing Yuan Pill emerged from the furnace!
As Ji Yang inhaled the fragrance wafting from the Dan furnace, a smile appeared on his face.
Opening the furnace, he saw three light green pills waiting for him.
What delighted Ji Yang even more were the three White Light Points that were impossible to ignore.
Seeing this, Ji Yang was overjoyed; he didn’t expect that refining pills could also increase the Light Points. This meant his speed of elevating his realm would surely be faster!
He just didn’t know what kind of pill he needed to create in order to gain blue cultivation Light Points.
But every beginning is difficult, and Ji Yang believed that with his unique cooking technique, refining pills would be as easy as pie!
“Hahahahaha!”
“Is that what you call refining pills?”
Just as Ji Yang was feeling proud, a loud laugh echoed from inside his sleeve’s fixed-point object.
It was the middle-aged man commenting after watching Ji Yang’s entire process of pill refining.
Hearing the middle-aged man’s laughter, Ji Yang’s expression darkened.
He looked down on people!
“Just say whether I succeeded or not!”
The middle-aged man’s laughter stuttered at his words, and he immediately replied in a deep voice:
“Kid, pills aren’t refined like that!”
Ji Yang wanted to retort, but was rather surprised when he asked, “So, senior, you can refine pills?”
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man released a remnant soul from the fixed-point object, appearing before Ji Yang.
Having already seen the middle-aged man’s true form, Ji Yang was not surprised; it seemed that staying in the fixed-point object did not weaken his primordial spirit energy.
The middle-aged man raised his head slightly and spoke with a disdainful tone:
“Refining pills is easy for me!”
“In my day, I was also a master alchemist! Although I no longer have a body, my skills have not declined.”
With the middle-aged man’s admission, Ji Yang looked doubtful:
“Anyone can boast!”
Hearing Ji Yang’s mockery, the middle-aged man’s beard twitched, but he quickly calmed down and smiled:
“Aren’t you just wanting me to teach you?”
“Don’t worry, I will keep my promise. Since I made a vow, I won’t go back on it. I can teach you the art of alchemy, but after you learn to refine pills, you must find me a suitable body! So that I can leave afterward!”
“I was originally going to bring this up later, but with your speed of elevating your realm, perhaps it won’t take long, so it’s better to do it early!”
Seeing that the middle-aged man hadn’t fallen for his tricks but rather used it as bait, Ji Yang fell into deep thought.
After a moment, Ji Yang agreed:
“Why not?”
If he could learn the art of alchemy, he would have more ways to elevate his realm. The middle-aged man only needed a body, so this deal wasn’t a loss!
Besides, what kind of body was required—wasn’t it still up to him to decide?
“Good!”
“Since that’s the case, I will teach you the art of alchemy!”
“You only succeeded just now by chance!”
“You don’t know the properties of the pills, nor do you understand the techniques and skills of pill refining. The pills you refined this time are of low grade and given your current good realm and strong primordial spirit energy, you managed to succeed. But if you want to refine high-level pills or perfect pills, this method probably won’t work!”
“Listen well, I will now explain to you the most important techniques and steps in alchemy!”
……
Ji Yang did not argue but listened attentively.
Learning from an expert is rare, so of course, he was eager to learn.
After a string of theoretical knowledge, the middle-aged man then instructed Ji Yang to start working manually!
But shortly after, the Alchemy Room echoed with the middle-aged man’s angry shouts:
“Refine pills, not flip the pot!”
“Don’t flip the spoon either!”
“Quick, lower the flame! Don’t reduce the essence!”
……
Fortunately, the Dan furnace was engraved with a soundproof Formation, or the noise would have collapsed the inn.
Under the middle-aged man’s series of frustrated admonitions, Ji Yang’s pill refining soon reached its conclusion.
“Success!”
Looking at the several mid-level pills that came out of the furnace, the floating middle-aged man’s expression darkened.
He actually let Ji Yang succeed in flipping the pot!
Noticing Ji Yang’s delighted expression, the middle-aged man, even without a body, felt his chest rise and fall rapidly.
He felt a bit breathless!
