Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 851 Refining Pills with the True Fire of the Sun
These two methods have been gathering dust for many years, but now they finally have a use.

Both "Heart Sword Scripture" and "Plain Heart Hand" are methods for sword cultivation.

One focuses on controlling the sword with the mind, while the other focuses on controlling the sword with spiritual awareness.

The former focuses more on mindset, while the latter focuses more on technique.

The two complement each other well.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhengshan did not practice swordsmanship, so these two techniques had been gathering dust in the warehouse.

Li Jianing and Li Jianan, however, were potential sword cultivators. The cultivation techniques they received from the Transmission Hall were all related to sword cultivation.

The three techniques are "Sword Heart Clarity Scripture", "Nine Forms of Concealed Edge", and "Nine Transformations Sword Technique".

The two of them received the same cultivation techniques, exactly the same, without any difference.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan estimated that their cultivation techniques were likely the same as those of Cangjian Mountain.

The legacy of Hidden Sword Mountain comes from an ancient array, so it is only natural that the two of them could obtain the same cultivation method in the array's transmission hall.

In particular, the "Nine Forms of Hidden Edge" is a symbol of Hidden Sword Mountain.

"These two methods are very compatible with your cultivation techniques. You must cultivate them diligently from now on!" Yang Zhengshan said patiently.

The Sword Heart Enlightenment Sutra also emphasizes state of mind, using the sword to prove the Dao and the mind to control the sword.

"Sword Heart Clear" means having no distracting thoughts and no obstruction in the sword.

Unlike the "Heart Sword Scripture," the "Sword Heart Enlightenment Scripture" also emphasizes the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, using Heaven and Earth as its sword and all things as its edge. Those who achieve mastery can casually break off a willow branch to make a sword, and their sword energy can traverse thousands of miles.

However, the Heart Sword Scripture only focuses on the state of mind. The sword is the mind, and the mind is the sword. There is no self and no sword. One thought can cut down everything.

Yang Zhengshan wasn't sure if the two techniques were compatible, but he felt there must be something in common between them.

As for what the two little girls' future cultivation path will be like, that depends on themselves.

The master leads you through the door, but the practice depends on the individual.

As the master, he can guide his disciples, but he cannot interfere too much, because the Dao of Immortality emphasizes enlightenment, and what one can understand depends entirely on oneself.

You can learn from other people's methods, but you should never take them as your own.

"Master, we will cultivate diligently!" Li Jianning said obediently, holding the jade slip.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and ruffled the heads of the two little girls.

That's the advantage of having junior apprentices; as long as they are taught well, they won't go astray.

Yang Zhengshan has taught many disciples, from Lin Zhan and Wang Yunqiao to the current seven immortal cultivators. Although each of them has a different personality, they all know how to respect their teachers and value morality.

"Go on, see what rewards your teacher's wife has prepared for you!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Yes, disciples take their leave!" The two maids bowed formally and took their leave.

As they left the study, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but chuckle.

Distracted by them, Yang Zhengshan lost interest in reading the ridiculous annual report and turned to go into his meditation room to cultivate.

He has been at the Foundation Establishment stage for fourteen years, and his cultivation level is still at the early stage. However, compared to seven years ago, his magical power is several times stronger.

The improvement of magical power is a gradual process, and Yang Zhengshan was very patient in his cultivation, without any impatience.

According to his estimate, it may take him another ten to twenty years to reach the bottleneck of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, which means that he will need to spend twenty-five to thirty years in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Such a cultivation speed is actually not slow. It took Master Jingshui a full fifty years to reach the bottleneck of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and then another ten years to break through from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

In comparison, Yang Zhengshan only used half the time.

Compared to his improvement in cultivation level, Yang Zhengshan's progress in magical arts over the past seven years has been remarkably rapid.

He had already mastered the simplest vine technique to perfection, and he had also nurtured a second Azure Thunder Pearl for the most difficult Azure Thunder Technique.

While nurturing two Azure Thunder Pearls simultaneously would slow down the nurturing process, it would give him a second chance to release the Thunder Pearls.

The original Thunder Pearl has been nurtured for nearly twenty years. This Thunder Pearl is Yang Zhengshan's strongest attack method, and he will never use it unless absolutely necessary.

Although the second Thunder Pearl had only been nurtured for five years, it already possessed considerable power.

Every time Yang Zhengshan nurtured the Thunder Pearl, he could clearly feel the violent thunderous power within it.

After cultivating for an hour, Yang Zhengshan slowly opened his eyes. Two beams of green light, each about an inch long, shot out from his eyes and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"My cultivation has improved a little more, not bad!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and got up, walking out of the quiet room and into the front hall, where he saw two little maids still pestering Yu Qingyi.

He didn't go forward to disturb them, but instead flashed into the Pill Hall of Flaming Mountain.

By this time, Flaming Mountain had undergone a major transformation, with numerous pavilions and towers built on its slopes, and of course, the most numerous were the weapon-refining rooms and alchemy rooms.

With the development of the Spirit Origin Land, the number of alchemists and weapon refiners in the Spirit Origin Land has also increased significantly. In addition, with the development of Yangjia Town in recent years, the pill industry and spirit weapon industry in the Spirit Origin Land have developed rapidly.

There are now more than 300 alchemists in this Flaming Mountain, all of whom are capable of refining spiritual pills, and there are even more weapon refiners, numbering more than 500.

More than a dozen of them have even reached the second level.

Martial arts alchemists and weapon refiners are easier to train than immortal alchemists. As long as they are given enough ore to practice with and have a certain talent, it is not difficult to become an alchemist or weapon refiner.

However, refining second-tier spirit pills and spirit weapons is much more difficult.

The refining of second-tier elixirs and divine weapons involves the use of the divine soul. Under normal circumstances, innate martial artists cannot use the power of the divine soul unless they are exceptionally gifted. Although they do not have spiritual apertures, they are born with a powerful divine soul, which gives them the opportunity to refine second-tier elixirs and divine weapons in the innate realm.

There are also abnormal situations, such as taking the Illusionary God Pill.

The Illusionary God Pill can enhance the strength of the divine soul, allowing even innate martial artists to feel the power of the divine soul. Thus, in the innate realm, one can use the power of the divine soul to refine second-tier spiritual pills and spiritual weapons.

The dozen or so second-tier alchemists and weapon refiners in the Spirit Source Land advanced to the next level because they took the Illusion God Pill.

Of course, this refers to martial arts alchemists and weapon refiners. Alchemists and weapon refiners who cultivate immortality are not troubled by their souls, but the alchemy and weapon refining techniques of immortal cultivators are countless times more complex than those of martial artists.

Therefore, at present, the Spirit Source Land still only has Yang Zhengshan as a second-level immortal cultivator, alchemist, and talisman master.

Inside the alchemy hall, a young man dressed in a blue robe sat upright in front of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, his hands forming hand seals as he intently sensed the changes within the furnace.

Beside him, Jinwu stared boredly at the raging fire beneath the alchemy furnace.

As Yang Zhengshan stepped into the hall, the Golden Crow immediately noticed him and was about to flap its wings and fly over. Yang Zhengshan quickly made a shushing gesture, and the Golden Crow then remained in place to control the raging subterranean fire.

The young man refining elixirs in front of them was Zhang Hexuan, Yang Zhengshan's apprentice.

He was the only one among the seven disciples who followed Yang Zhengshan to cultivate alchemy.

At this moment, Zhang Hexuan was refining Jade Marrow Pill. He was already able to refine Jade Marrow Pill, but the success rate was rather disappointing, less than 30%. This was only with the help of the Golden Crow to control the fire; otherwise, his success rate would be less than 10%.

However, Zhang Hexuan is only twenty-four years old and his cultivation level is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. The fact that he can now refine the Jade Marrow Pill is enough to prove that he has a high talent in alchemy.

About half an hour later, Zhang Hexuan suddenly leaped up, made a hand seal to extract the pills, the furnace lid opened, and more than ten gray pills floated out of the furnace and landed in the jade plate next to him.

Yang Zhengshan can refine ten portions of Jade Marrow Pills in one batch, with a success rate of over 80%. He can refine more than 300 Jade Marrow Pills at a time.

Zhang Hexuan was far inferior to Yang Zhengshan. He could only refine one batch of Jade Marrow Pills at a time, with a success rate of 30%, which was about ten pills.

"Hmm, not bad!" Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and looked at the pills in the jade plate.

Although they are both low-grade jade marrow pills, they are much better than the ones Zhang Hexuan refined before.

"Master, when did you arrive?" Zhang Hexuan asked, his forehead covered in sweat.

"I haven't been here long." Yang Zhengshan smiled, waved his hand, and the residue in the alchemy furnace was instantly swept away.

"Come, let your master refine a batch of Jade Marrow Pills too. You watch closely!"

Today he was preparing to refine the Turtle Breath Pill. He had been studying the formula for the Turtle Breath Pill for seven years, and he had rehearsed the refining process in his mind countless times, but he was still not confident that he could refine it successfully.

However, he now had no choice but to refine it, because if he didn't, Master Jingshui would really die of old age.

It's impossible for him to wait until Master Jingshui only has three or five years left to live before refining the Turtle Breathing Pill.

Yang Zhengshan refined the Jade Marrow Pill with ease, explaining the key points of each step to Zhang Hexuan as he went, and sharing his experience in refining the Jade Marrow Pill.

Half an hour later, a batch of Jade Marrow Pills was completed, yielding 328 pills, half of which were mid-grade and half were high-grade.

"When will my alchemy skills reach Master's level?" Zhang Hexuan said enviously as he filled a porcelain bottle with pills.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and scolded, "You brat, you can't be so ambitious. I started studying alchemy when I was still a martial artist, and it's been more than sixty years now. You've only been practicing for a few years, and you think you can surpass me!"

"Hehe~~" Zhang Hexuan chuckled awkwardly, quickly filling all the Jade Marrow Pills into the porcelain bottle.

"Jinwu, help me control the fire. Hexuan, go check the medicinal herbs! Next, we'll refine the Turtle Breath Pill!" Yang Zhengshan instructed.

Now that the practice session is over, it's time to seriously refine the Turtle Breathing Pill.

The most troublesome part of refining the Turtle Breath Pill is ensuring that the medicinal properties of the thousand-year-old Xuan Turtle's blood essence are not lost. The second part is to combine more than a dozen medicinal materials with conflicting properties.

To achieve these two points, Yang Zhengshan has practiced a lot over the years, and he has even perfected the Su Xin Shou technique.

He was relying on the Pure Heart Hand technique to ensure that the essence and blood of the thousand-year-old Xuan Turtle were not lost.

Zhang Hexuan expertly examined the required medicinal materials. He already knew the ingredients needed to refine the Turtle Breathing Pill by heart. As Yang Zhengshan's new alchemy apprentice, this was a fundamental skill he needed to master.

After lighting the furnace, Yang Zhengshan focused intently on sensing the temperature changes inside. Once the required temperature was reached, he began to add several auxiliary medicines.

After the auxiliary medicine was refined into a liquid, he carefully took out the porcelain bottle containing the essence blood of the Xuan Turtle, and used the Pure Heart Hand technique to draw out the essence blood from the porcelain bottle and put it into the alchemy furnace.

"Golden Crow, the true fire of the sun!"

After the essence blood of the Xuan Turtle entered the alchemy furnace, Yang Zhengshan calmly shouted.

Gaa~~
The Golden Crow opened its mouth and suddenly spat out a stream of true solar fire towards the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

This was Yang Zhengshan's first time using the True Fire of the Sun to refine pills. The heat of the True Fire of the Sun was far beyond what a second-order Earth Fire could achieve.

As soon as a burst of true solar fire was released, Zhang Hexuan could no longer withstand it. The scorching heat even singed his hair. Without having time to say anything, he hurriedly left the main hall.

Yang Zhengshan ignored him, a faint magical barrier enveloped him, and he continued to concentrate on the changes inside the alchemy furnace.

The power of the True Sun Fire was so fierce that Yang Zhengshan almost lost control of the Xuan Turtle Essence Blood in the alchemy furnace.

Fortunately, he acted quickly and managed to preserve the medicinal properties of the essence and blood.

However, as time went on, Yang Zhengshan felt that his spiritual power was being consumed at an alarming rate. It felt as if a hole had been torn in his sea of ​​consciousness, and his spiritual power was gushing out as if it had found an outlet.

The reason he had this feeling was entirely because the spiritual power consumed by the Pure Heart Hand within the True Fire of the Sun was too enormous.

This True Fire of the Sun is a third-order True Fire, far beyond what Yang Zhengshan can currently withstand. Fortunately, the Golden Crow can control the intensity of the True Fire of the Sun, otherwise he would not have been able to hold on at all.

However, this time he failed again. When he tried to fuse the essence blood of the Xuan Turtle with the medicinal liquid, black smoke immediately billowed out of the furnace, and both the essence blood and the medicinal liquid turned into black ash.

Yang Zhengshan let out a heavy sigh.

Failed!
A failure as expected!
"Take it!"

The Golden Crow withdrew the true fire of the sun.

The reason for the failure was simple: the timing of the fusion of essence and blood with the medicinal liquid was too late. The True Fire of the Sun was too domineering, and the medicinal liquid had already finished condensing. Yang Zhengshan did not seize the opportunity, which directly caused the failure.

Although he had practiced with the True Fire of the Sun before, he had never actually refined it, so this situation was an expected result.

"Master!"

Outside the palace gate, Zhang Hexuan still dared not come in, and could only stand at the door and call out.

Yang Zhengshan slowly stood up, shut down the array in the main hall, and with a wave of his hand, dispelled the scorching air inside.

"come in!"

"It failed?" Zhang Hexuan looked at the alchemy furnace that was still emitting black smoke.

"Hmm! I need to think about it some more. You should clean the alchemy furnace first!"

After saying that, Yang Zhengshan sat down cross-legged beside him and began to summarize the gains and losses of this alchemy session.

Failure is not terrible; what is terrible is not knowing where you failed.

This failure made Yang Zhengshan truly understand the difficulty of refining the Turtle Breath Pill, and at the same time, it gave him some experience.

This failure actually gave Yang Zhengshan more confidence in refining the Turtle Breathing Pill.

You only know if you can do it if you actually try.

(End of this chapter)