Battle Through the Heavens: Inward Cultivation, Crying Xiao Yan

These are their unique secret techniques, which they pass on to their own disciples at most.

What Xiao Yang has now obtained is a unique alchemy technique.

It can be considered a kind of secret method.

Soon, Xiao Yang had digested the general information about the Fusion Elixir Method.

In his view, the Alchemy Fusion Technique was extremely powerful.

Its function is very simple: it can double the potency of the elixir.

Yes, it can directly double the potency of the medicine!

However, the cost is also considerable.

To refine a pill with double the potency, you need three medicinal ingredients!

These three medicinal ingredients need to be processed together.

Next, during the fusion process, the three medicinal ingredients were combined together.

Three medicinal ingredients are combined to create a pill with double the medicinal power.

On the surface, it does seem like a huge waste, with extremely low cost-effectiveness.

After all, three portions of medicinal herbs could potentially be used to refine three portions of elixirs.

However, now they can only refine one pill with double the potency.

Moreover, the pills made using this method are much more difficult to refine than those made using normal methods.

If it fails, all three portions of the medicine will be destroyed.

Destroying the medicinal herbs is one thing, but the most terrifying thing is an explosion in the furnace.

The energy blaster made from three medicinal herbs is incredibly powerful.

However, for Xiao Yang, who possesses the Soul Flame, the difficulty is about the same as refining ordinary medicinal herbs.

Moreover, he also possesses the Elixir Fusion Technique, so he is not afraid of excessive consumption.

Perhaps, in the eyes of others, this method of refining elixirs is extremely inefficient.

But what if the pills refined are meant to enhance one's strength?

It should be noted that many pills that enhance strength can only be taken once in a lifetime.

Now, this method of fusion can double the efficacy of the elixir.

Although you can only take one pill, the increase in cultivation level can be doubled.

This is where the greatest value of this alchemical method lies.

This is also what Xiao Yang is most excited about.

The first thing that came to his mind was the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill can enhance a Great Dou Master's cultivation level to three stars.

With the medicine's effects doubled, wouldn't that directly boost one's cultivation level to six stars?

How outrageous are these pills?

If you add two Purple Heart Breakthrough Pills, you can take them immediately after breaking through to the Great Dou Master level and be directly promoted to the peak of the Great Dou Master level!

Even for a genius, it takes a long time to go from breaking through to a nine-star Great Dou Master.

And now, is breaking through the peak?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yang couldn't help but sigh again.

The Alchemy Fusion Technique is too abnormal!

However, he likes it!

This is truly a system-rewarded alchemy technique!

After putting away the Fusion Elixir Technique, Xiao Yang tried to create a quest.

[Task: Refine 4 pills using the Alchemy Fusion Technique. Reward: Alchemy Fusion Technique Proficiency +1, One Hidden Demon Grass.]

After setting up the task, Xiao Yang immediately began to try it out.

He did not immediately attempt to refine the third-grade elixir.

He planned to try it on the first-grade elixir first.

He casually took out three portions of blood-clotting powder from his storage ring.

These medicinal herbs were all collected by him previously.

Although it's not of much use now, he still keeps it.

We can't waste it.

Anyway, he has many storage rings and a lot of storage space.

As for the medicinal herb field, there are no more of these low-grade medicinal herbs there.

At least some of the more precious and difficult-to-buy mid-range medicinal herbs.

Fortunately, some were left over, which can now be used for experiments.

He took out the alchemy furnace and, without hesitation, threw the three portions of medicinal herbs into it.

Extracting the three medicinal herbs together was very easy for him.

He can extract three portions of the ingredients for a first-grade elixir like Blood Clotting Powder without using his Soul Fire.

Soon, the medicinal herbs were extracted.

The next step is to fuse the elixir.

Xiao Yang also devoted more of his spiritual power to observing the condition of the medicinal herbs at all times.

Without hesitation, he began the process of fusion.

The fusion of the three medicinal herbs proved to be more difficult than Xiao Yang had imagined.

He had underestimated the difficulty of the alchemy technique.

Even among the same type of medicinal herb, there are subtle differences in their medicinal properties.

Why do pills made from a combination of various medicinal herbs, using the same refining method, produce slightly different effects each time?

This is because of the individual differences in medicinal materials.

These individual differences, when placed in the ingredients of a single pill, may result in some minor imperfections, yet a qualified pill can still be produced.

To refine elixirs to the perfect quality, one needs to truly understand a elixir recipe.

We need to understand why these medicinal herbs, when combined, can be refined into a pill.

Why are these medicinal materials combined in this order?

This requires the alchemist to have a strong understanding of the medicinal properties of the herbs.

In addition, one must be able to sense the differences between each medicinal herb and make slight adjustments to the dosage, extraction method, and flame temperature.

The ingredients for a single pill may vary slightly from one another, yet they can still be refined.

However, if the individual differences between the three herbs are combined, then the problem becomes quite serious.

This is also the most difficult part of the Alchemy Fusion Method.

Not only must the immense medicinal power be suppressed, but the medicinal power of these herbs must also be perfectly blended.

When three medicinal herbs are combined, the extra medicinal power of one herb may cause the refining process to fail.

This is the problem that Xiao Yang encountered this time.

However, after reflecting on it once, he quickly adjusted his plan.

He took out several more portions of the coagulation powder.

This time, he did not immediately begin refining it.

He first inspected each of the medicinal materials, selecting only the qualified ones before starting the extraction process.

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He processed all of these medicinal herbs.

Some of them break off a small portion from the fourth medicinal herb to prepare for processing together.

Some reduce the amount of medicinal materials.

He only began refining the medicinal herbs after he had made the calculations.

The medicinal herbs were quickly refined again.

However, Xiao Yang did not immediately fuse the elixir.

He began to examine the medicinal properties of each herbal extract.

After making several adjustments, Xiao Yang began to fuse the elixir.

Xiao Yang was very careful this time.

After a while, the refined medicinal materials finally blended together.

He has finally succeeded in refining this blood-clotting powder!

Xiao Yang's soul power surged into it.

Sure enough, the medicinal power of this coagulation powder is more than twice that of ordinary high-grade coagulation powder!

His task also shows an increase in progress.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but feel a little emotional; it was indeed difficult to improve these secret techniques.

However, to refine a pill using the Fusion Pill Method, one must at least raise the corresponding proficiency level to perfection.

Reaching the "Perfect" level in pill refining basically means that the pill's refining method and principles have been fully mastered.

Only in this way is it more likely to succeed.

However, the main reason is that Xiao Yang's current proficiency in the alchemy technique is relatively low.

As his proficiency in the pill-fusion technique increases, he may be able to forcibly fuse the three ingredients together even for pills he is unfamiliar with.

However, his previous ideas are unlikely to be realized in a short period of time.

At the Great Dou Master stage, he can only cultivate honestly for now.

Fortunately, his cultivation speed is not slow.

Anyway, there's not much difference.

Two Purple Heart Breakthrough Pills plus one Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill are enough to save him the time needed to cultivate to the fifth level.

He only needs to reach the level of a four-star Grand Dou Master to start taking pills.

He estimated that, at his current pace and with his poison reserves, he could reach the level of a four-star Grand Dou Master in about three weeks.

After putting away the medicine cauldron, Xiao Yang began to take out the fourth-grade pill formula and casually created a fourth-grade alchemist quest.

[Task: Become a Rank 4 Alchemist; Reward: Heavenly Profound Cauldron.]

Xiao Yang's eyes lit up with joy as he looked at the mission rewards.

Finally, there's a medicine cauldron reward!

The medicine cauldron rewarded by the system must be extraordinary!

He can finally change his medicine cauldron!

Seeing the satisfactory task reward, Xiao Yang was in a good mood.

He began humming a song as he examined the fourth-grade pill formula.

The first thing he checked were the pills for healing, detoxification, and recovery.

These are basically the easiest pills to refine among those of the same grade.

Especially pills for healing injuries and restoring fighting spirit.