Fights Break Sphere: I am not Xiao Yan

Chapter 44 Human Pill
The cold fire of bone spirits surrounds it outside, and the spiritual flame is spawned within the Black Demon Cauldron.

The various materials put into the cauldron were refined by Yao Lao into a ball of spiritual liquid. The colorful mist wrapped outside was shining with spiritual light, and a series of illusory patterns were imprinted and floating in it.

"It turns out that medicinal mist can also produce elixir patterns..."

Xiao Yan was already somewhat numb from the shock.

But what concerned him more was the bubbling medicinal liquid. Although the smoke emitting from the outside was bright and colorful, the medicinal liquid itself was pitch black.

It looks like brown mud mixed with ink, and one look at it makes you lose your appetite.

There were even a few burn marks during the quenching process, as if it would fail in the next second.

"I can't understand it at all."

The probability of Yao Lao making a mistake is lower than Lin Daiyu falling from the sky, so Xiao Yan is naturally not worried.

However, he felt puzzled by this illogical process. How could an elixir be refined in a bad way?
"Feel it strange?" Yao Lao lowered his head, obviously noticing his abnormality.

Thanks to Xiao Yan's strange mantra, he was able to collect a lot of spiritual energy to restore the damage to his soul. Although the progress was slow, he was moving forward after all.

This thing obviously originated from the soul cultivation method of ancient times, and it is estimated to be the beginning part of a certain soul practice.

Now there is only the mantra for summoning spirits, but no corresponding method of operation. We can only rely on the soul's instinctive absorption, which is very inefficient.

But right now, all he needs to do is to divert his attention from refining the medicine, and this level of concentration can be achieved easily.

"Yes... I don't understand why we have to burn part of the liquid medicine, wasting so much medicinal properties." Xiao Yan's face was full of pain. So many precious materials were burned at will, and any one of them could be exchanged for gold coins to support the entire Xiao family for a year.

"That's right~"

Yao Lao raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously talking about his proud method: "Have you seen the few pills that Master added just now? What do you think of their quality?"

"Those pills?" Xiao Yan recalled the scene he had just seen.

"The energy is quite abundant and huge, and the grade is at least above grade five. It just looks like it has been stored for a long time, and the fragrance of the elixir has dissipated a lot."

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying."

Yao Lao stretched out his hand and the Bone Spirit Cold Fire formed into a pill with flame patterns in his hand. A circle of thin white fire filled the air around it, simulating the fragrance of the pill.

"The fragrance of the elixir itself is the subtle medicinal power that evaporates, but because the elixir is different inside and outside, the various ingredients are also different, and the speed and order of evaporation are also different."

As he spoke, he cut the fire ball in his hand into a cross section to show the details, and tapped Xiao Yan's forehead with his hand: "Borrow a ball of Dou Qi, the color is too single and it's not easy to see clearly."

A ball of yellow flame was added, and layers of different shades and colors appeared inside the fire ball, and even the layers were not exactly the same.

Regular cloud patterns also appear on the surface.

"The elixir pattern is actually the uneven distribution of ingredients. This state requires the alchemist to control it in great detail and condense it with extremely stable differential quenching."

It is like holding the board at an angle of several degrees all the time, allowing the water on top to gather on one side without breaking through the surface tension and spilling out.

"Back to the topic."

Yao Lao moved his fingers slightly, and the fire pill began to release its ingredients. "It's complicated to talk about the evaporation of medicinal properties. After all, the surrounding environment and the drug shell have an impact. But differentiated evaporation is the absolute theme."

"Affected by this, the fragrance of the elixir will change over time, and the distribution of the medicinal power of the various components inside will also change. It's fine for one or two days, but after a few years, the effect will be weakened, or even turn into another elixir."

“So… we need to burn off the parts of the medicine that cannot be mixed and correct the condition?” Xiao Yan seemed to have figured it out.

“Actually, this is not the best choice.”

Yao Lao naturally felt it was a pity. What alchemist would treat raw materials as trash? They were all very precious.

"As long as the operation is done properly, the waste of condensed pills can be reconfigured for utilization. However, these pills have been formed for a long time, and the medicinal power cannot be separated. This is the only last resort."

"That's it~"

Xiao Yan looked at the cauldron and subconsciously touched his chin: "But... it's almost burned now, why hasn't the embryo pill condensed yet?" "Yes! I've been thinking about this question too."

Yao Lao stared at him with a smile on his face: "This furnace of elixirs is really missing something."

The formation of pills is basically based on a core material. Some pills with gas and liquid as the main materials need to add auxiliary materials to solidify the pill.

Now?
The tripod is indeed lacking some materials.

"Uh…"

Xiao Yan shuddered inexplicably, as if his body had realized that something was wrong: "Teacher...you are not talking about...?"

Yao Lao patted his shoulder comfortingly, then naturally pulled him by the collar.

"Don't worry, don't worry, everything will be fine."

“But that’s inside the cauldron!”

Xiao Yan looked at the Black Demon Cauldron. The fire inside and outside were mixed together. He was afraid that even a Dou Huang would be burned to death in two seconds if he got in.

"Why are you dragging your feet? You will be indispensable when the strange fire burns me in the future! Just think of it as early adaptation and get in!"

Yao Lao grabbed him and stuffed him into the medicine cauldron, not forgetting to kick him in the butt.

"hiss……"

As soon as he entered the cauldron, Xiao Yan only had time to take a breath of anger before he was wrapped in the medicine liquid. It was like pouring molten iron directly on his body to slowly refine oil. The sharp burning pain that was about to ignite his bone marrow penetrated into his limbs and bones.

The medicinal liquid wrapped Xiao Yan quite fully, and he, who looked like a brown clay figure, sat cross-legged in the cauldron with difficulty.

Although his soul was almost on fire, he couldn't let Yao Lao's efforts go to waste.

What's more, with so many rare treasures invested in it, he couldn't get them back even if he sold ten of them!
He formed seals with trembling hands.

"Burning... Technique..."

Xiao Yan's limbs were somewhat out of control, but he still struggled to practice his skills to absorb energy.

As soon as it started to work, the evaporated energy together with the fire energy condensed into a vortex funnel shape, rushing into the body.

A deep blue and even dark black color appeared on the liquid medicine, spreading quickly to every corner in a ripple shape, and star-like fragments of varying brilliance also emerged on the surface.

Just like the night veil covering the body, a sculpture reflecting the deep starry sky sat in the cauldron, receiving the double tempering of spiritual fire and strange fire.

"Is the original book absorbing the strange fire...more painful than this?"

Xiao Yan only felt a cold and stinging pain in his mouth, and a sticky liquid slowly flowed out. He was afraid that he had bitten his gums to pieces.

But this feeling is still not even a fraction of the torture my body has suffered.

Just a little pain... that's all...

Xiao Yan's eyes rarely turned a ferocious blood red, and a brutal aura was forced out.

“It seems like the intensity is just right.”

Yao Lao's slightly nervous expression relaxed. Although he could guarantee the efficacy of the medicine, the material was after all a bit too high grade. It was at least grade six, and the total energy even caught up with some grade eight pills.

If Xiao Yan showed any signs of absorption problems, he would rather burn off a few more percent of the medicinal properties.

It's just some material, you can always find it if you look for it.

But if something happens to someone, there will be no chance to regret and start over.

　How does the Void extract the Emperor's Blood? Swallow it directly?
　　If that's possible, then if we put the children of the imperial family into the furnace, we should be able to refine the Emperor Blood Pill...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)