Chapter 105
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Chapter 105: A First Encounter With Alchemy
The crowd in the square buzzed with excitement. When they heard about the Wash Marrow Pill, their anticipation grew even stronger. The Wash Marrow Pill held great appeal for a Spirit Cultivator.
After a human Spirit Cultivator opens their spirit body, the spirit body continuously removes impurities from the body during future training, thus strengthening the physical body, enhancing its foundation, purifying it further, and making it easier to accept the cleansing of the world’s Spirit Qi, leading to progress in cultivation.
However, the Wash Marrow Pill could quickly help the human body remove impurities, even deeply embedded ones, saving a lot of trouble on the path of cultivation.
The Wash Marrow Pill, however, was expensive and extremely rare, so not everyone had the chance to obtain one.
Being able to witness two talented individuals create the Wash Marrow Pill today was incredibly rare for everyone.
"The Wash Marrow Pill, a Ling Level medicine, I really hope to get one someday. It is said that a high-quality Wash Marrow Pill not only helps remove impurities but also greatly stimulates a person’s potential. Plus, the energy impact of the Wash Marrow Pill can allow the user to directly rise one level."
"That’s right, the effects of the Wash Marrow Pill are significant not just for those in the innate realm but also for ordinary Lingyuan Realm practitioners. However, the Wash Marrow Pill is also very expensive; a single one costs at least twenty thousand lower-grade spirit stones. Who can afford that?"
"Even if you have money, it doesn’t mean you can buy one. Just think about how many Spirit Cultivators there are on Lingtian Continent, and how few Medicine Pill Masters there are."
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The Wash Marrow Pill clearly captured everyone’s interest; it was the most basic medicinal pill. So even if someone was not a Medicine Pill Master, people knew that the effects of the Wash Marrow Pill had always been something to dream about.
Yun Yi stood at the front of the crowd. When he heard the name "Wash Marrow Pill," the formula for the Wash Marrow Pill automatically appeared in his mind. As the simplest type of pill, the Wash Marrow Pill required twelve different herbs to be combined and refined together.
With the same herbs, different abilities of a Medicine Pill Master could lead to different grades and qualities of the pill produced.
A skilled Medicine Pill Master could extract all the essence from the twelve herbs without wasting a single bit while also removing all impurities completely.
During the process of combining and forming the pill, all the essences should blend perfectly together without any essence being lost, making the final pill the most perfect.
However, because of the differences in soul forging technique and fire control technique, even a high-level Medicine Pill Master could find it challenging to ensure that every bit of essence from the herbs was fully extracted during pill making.
All of this was recorded in the Chaotic Pill Sutra, which perfectly detailed the formula and process of making the Wash Marrow Pill.
It was safe to say that, in terms of knowledge about pill making, Yun Yi was truly a master; even Xiao Liufeng and Ruan Ming could not compare. The only thing Yun Yi lacked was practical experience; he had only theory and had not yet had the chance to refine a pill.
At that moment, Xiao Liufeng had prepared two sets of herbs, placed in front of Shen Hao and Ouyang Mo. These were the herbs needed to make the Wash Marrow Pill—exactly twelve, just as described in the Pill Sutra.
"You two, each of you has only one set of herbs, which means you have just one chance to make the Wash Marrow Pill. If anyone fails during the process, they will lose. But with your abilities, I believe you can succeed in making the pill," Xiao Liufeng spoke up.
There was only one set of herbs. In fact, this competition was very strict. It was important to know that making potions had a high chance of failure, especially in the second step of combining the ingredients. If the points of fusion between the herbs were not controlled well, or if the temperature of the fire was not managed, it could lead to losing all the essence and result in a complete failure.
Now, in front of the two people, there was only one set of herbs. This, in itself, was a very high requirement for both of them.
However, neither Shen Hao nor Ouyang Mo showed any signs of nervousness on their faces. It was a confidence belonging to geniuses. For them, one set of herbs was enough.
If they did not have this confidence, how could they be called geniuses and stand there to represent their branches in the competition?
"Let’s begin," Ruan Ming said with a smile, as if he already knew the outcome.
Whoosh…
As soon as Ruan Ming finished speaking, both of them released their soul power at the same time. The soul power spread out like invisible waves, creating ripples in the air that could not be seen but could be felt.
The entire square fell silent; no one spoke a word, and all eyes were fixed on the two of them.
When it came to the power of the soul, Shen Hao was a level above Ouyang Mo; of course, alchemy could not be judged solely by soul power.
Under the cover of soul power, a blood ginseng rose up and floated in front of the two.
Ouyang Mo began to summon his flames; the bright red fire surged like dragons and blended with the soul power, tightly enclosing the blood ginseng.
"Is this the legendary Samsara True Fire? It looks incredibly agile, almost as if it has a spirit of its own. Compared to Martial Brother Nie Qing’s Samadhi True Fire, it is on a whole new level."
"No wonder he is a natural talent in alchemy. It is said that in ancient times, there were exceptional alchemists who, upon awakening their spirit body, could obtain Nine Turns True Fire, which is truly terrifying, as the flames possess their own spirit. However, Ouyang Mo awakening Samsara True Fire is already quite remarkable."
"Look, Martial Brother Shen Hao has also summoned flames, blue flames that seem to come from a demon beast’s Beast Fire, combined with Martial Brother Shen Hao’s innate fire; that is quite powerful."
"See? The alchemy has started. Let’s see if Martial Brother Shen Hao can defeat Ouyang Mo, the Pill Madman, and restore our clan’s honor."
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The appearance of Samsara True Fire and Blue Beast Fire made many people’s eyes shine brighter. For many, like Yun Yi, it was the first time they had the chance to see alchemy with their own eyes.
Hiss…
In the square, two flames danced as Ouyang Mo and Shen Hao were absorbed in their alchemy process. The two of them formed many Mana Seals with their hands, and the flames twirled like spirit snakes. The herbs thrown into the fire were quickly refined. This was the extraction of the essence, the first step in alchemy, and also the most important step.
The amount of essence that could be extracted and how much impurity remained in it directly determined the quality of the final potion.
Yun Yi’s eyes sparkled as he closely watched every step of their alchemy, forming traces and images in his mind.
