Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 234 Opening up the alchemy furnace

The spiritual plants are growing even better than expected.

Perhaps due to the increased irrigation, the spiritual energy in the stone greenhouse became more and more concentrated, and the number of red ginseng transforming into jade ginseng increased. The spirit stone grass even began to self-seed, and the seedlings fell on the stone ground outside the nursery, stubbornly growing out of the cracks in the rocks.

When the planned cultivation period ended, Pei Xia had a total of thirty-three jade ginseng roots and more than forty Xuanji grasses in her possession.

It's time to start refining the elixir.

Pei Xia's alchemy furnace was just an ordinary item, which he had painstakingly acquired from the Qingcheng Market.

This item is only used by practitioners of the Su Shi school, and its production is already limited, with even fewer circulating. Pei Xia is considered lucky to have encountered even one.

When he carried it back up the mountain, he was spotted by Senior Brother Li, who asked him what it was for.

Pei Xia originally wanted to say that it was for decorating the cave, but then she thought that it sounded too much like an excuse. Even if she managed to fool them for now, the other party would definitely be more careful in the future.

He bluntly stated that Pear might be getting older recently and is interested in spiritual practice, but has no interest in the martial arts path. Instead, she is very interested in vegetarianism and he plans to put some effort into cultivating her.

When making a plan, the simpler the better, as it is more effective and less prone to errors.

But remember, deception is often the opposite. When several explanations seem plausible, the more complex the explanation, the easier it is to be believed.

Inside the cave, the array that isolated spiritual energy had been set up, and Pei Xia took out another blood bead.

Some of the pure blood from the Void Returning Realm has been used to dilute the blood and set up the array for the pear, and most of it remains.

The furnace isn't of high grade, but the fire can be replaced with blood fire, which somewhat compensates for the hardware shortcomings.

Han Youzhi was already guarding outside the cave. Pei Xia took a deep breath... Damn, the stench from the spiritual plants next door seems to be wafting over.

Light the furnace and begin refining the elixir.

As spiritual energy flowed into the bottom of the furnace, a faint blue flame rose gracefully. With Pei Xia's careful control, the flame gradually grew stronger.

This is also a technical skill. If you are not a qualified alchemist, it is difficult to control the process of spiritual energy turning into fire in the alchemy furnace. If you are not careful, the furnace will easily explode.

At this moment, half of the pure blood from the blood bead was drawn out and integrated into the furnace fire. The slightly blue flames instantly turned blood-like in color.

"For medicinal use," Pei Xia said softly.

Pear, who was standing nearby, grabbed a jade ginseng and threw it in.

The medicinal herbs were placed in the furnace, but Pei Xia did not immediately move them into the fire to roast. Instead, she carefully manipulated the crystal-clear ginseng, letting it float beside the fire, slowly roasting it by letting the blood fire seep into its interior at high temperatures.

Only after the moisture inside had evaporated did he raise his hand, gently vibrate his spiritual power, and shatter the entire jade ginseng, turning it into a fine, shimmering medicinal powder.

"Damn it!" Pei Xia shouted.

Pear then picked up a stalk of Xuanji grass and threw it into the stove.

The Xuanji Grass is different from the Jade Ginseng. Its medicinal power comes from its own spiritual herb juice. The extraction method is completely opposite to that of the previous one. The grass leaves, roots and stems must be removed, and the spiritual herb juice must be retained.

Roasting over a fire to extract the juices requires skillful technique.

This is why, although a second-level Su Shi master can refine pills, a second-level Su Shi master often cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of a sect's pill refiner. Breaking through the branch of pill refining is somewhat like a martial artist's physique. Although the Transformation Realm is called "perfect", in fact, every time you break through a realm, your physique has a new "perfect" requirement.

High-level specialist alchemists are all masters who have immersed themselves in this field for their entire lives. Many top-grade pills are made by masters at the seventh level of alchemy. Without such accumulation, there is nothing that can be done.

Fortunately, although the Mixed Spirit Pill uses rare ingredients and has powerful effects, it is still only needed for the Refining Cauldron Realm, and its level is not particularly high. Pei Xia's background in Weishan is indeed quite valuable. Before long, the juice and powder finally merged into the Blood Fire. As the crystal-clear jade ginseng powder gradually dissolved into the spirit herb juice, the liquid began to show a slightly greenish color.

After that comes the meticulous process of solidifying the fire to form the elixir.

Normally, this step would take at least a day to complete, but thanks to the crimson blood fire of the Guixu Pure Blood, a pill that was entirely emerald green and looked like jade was formed in just one hour.

Once the alchemy furnace was opened, the aroma of medicinal herbs filled the air, carrying a faint scent of blood, which even temporarily dispelled the stench from the neighboring herb garden.

As Pei Xia held the scalding hot pill in her hand, she lowered her brows to examine it closely. Sure enough, with the nourishment of the Glazed Immortal Elixir, the medicinal herbs were of excellent quality. Although the pill furnace was an ordinary item, the blood fire fueled by the pure blood of Guixu had a unique mystery. This Mixed Spirit Pill was of superior quality; even a top-tier alchemist of the sixth realm would probably not be able to achieve anything like it.

Pear also breathed a sigh of relief: "At least it wasn't a waste of time."

Pei Xia nodded, put the pills into a pre-prepared jade bottle, and said, "I still have some calculation power left. I can put the Jade Ginseng and the Xuanji Grass into the furnace at the same time and refine them together."

Pear clapped her hands: "Leave some room for me in the stove."

She is at the sixth level, which is a level higher than Pei Xia in the art of alchemy. She is also from Weishan, so she is naturally not inferior to Pei Xia in alchemy.

Only this master and apprentice could be so bold as to produce two pills from one furnace.

They refined pills at dawn, and only when the moon was bright and the stars were few did the sound of footsteps, one large and one small, echo again in the cave, which was isolated by the array.

Han Youzhi, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the cave meditating and adjusting her breathing, turned around and saw Lu Li riding on Pei Xia's neck, who looked exhausted, as they walked out.

Pei Xia's haggard appearance reminded Han Youzhi of the first time he met him in Beishi City.

At that time, Pei Xia had no inner fire to help her fight against the Calamity Pig, and she relied entirely on her willpower to endure it. She often looked pale and haggard.

"It failed?" She instinctively made the worst-case scenario.

Pei Xia waved her hand, then took out a jade bottle and shook it at her.

The bottle jingled and tinkled, as if it were filled with tiny glass beads.

Nineteen, no more, no less.

Including the ones Huang Bing gave, there were a total of twenty, which met Pei Xia's requirements.

Of course, there were still materials left. Pei Xia wasn't worried about the medicinal herbs, but the quality of the Hunling Pill she refined this time was excellent, and its potent medicinal power was more than enough to offset any remaining risks. Leaving the extra Jade Ginseng and Xuanji Grass would make them easier to sell than the finished Hunling Pill, and they could also be used for other purposes.

Although she had expected it, Han Youzhi's eyes were still filled with complex emotions when she actually saw Pei Xia take out a whole bottle of Hunling Pills. The shock in her heart was still hard to describe.

The Mixed Spirit Pill is not a simple healing pill. If an ordinary sect needs it, it must prepare in advance and spend several days refining it. Perhaps only one pill can be made to cultivate talented juniors and greatly increase their speed of manifesting spiritual power.

This is already considered a "sect" level resource. Ordinary independent cultivators would find it extremely difficult to obtain without special opportunities and without being prepared to risk their lives.

Pei Xia may not seem to be at a high level, but since they met, he has repeatedly shattered Han Youzhi's understanding of the cultivation world.

"So... you're going into seclusion now?"

"No rush, I'll take a rest."

Pei Xia glanced back at her cave dwelling: "I still need to make some other preparations before I can break through to the next level."

(End of this chapter)