Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 34 First Grade

According to the basics of alchemy, the purity of the extracted medicinal essence during the refining process is graded. Generally, an alchemy apprentice is considered qualified if he can achieve a purity of 60%.

Only when the purity of the medicinal essence reaches 60% or more can you guarantee that the pills you refine will barely reach the efficacy of graded pills.

The formula for the Blood Clotting Powder provides detailed descriptions of the various grades and purities of the three medicinal materials, ranging from a minimum of 60% to a maximum of 90%.

Xiao Baifa noticed that the description of the Purple Sun Fruit as having 90% purity was not quite the same as the light purple powder he currently held.

Purple yang fruit with 90% purity: The overall powder is light purple, and the proportion of darker purple powder should not exceed 10%.

The light purple powder in Xiao Bai's hand was of a completely uniform color, unlike the description that it contained a darker part.

Moreover, the powder is crystal clear, and upon closer inspection, there is a faint blue tint, almost invisible.

"I wonder if this mutated version I made will affect the final product, the Blood Clotting Powder. Hopefully, it won't cause any problems!"

Xiao Bai silently decided that once he had successfully refined the elixir, he would definitely find some lab rats to conduct clinical trials on it.

Otherwise, even if he made this thing himself, he wouldn't dare to put it in his mouth, for who knows what strange medicinal effects might occur.

If you were to be betrayed by the pills you refined yourself, wouldn't that be a huge black mark on your record, the kind that you could never wash away for the rest of your life?

Putting aside his thoughts, Xiao Bai looked at the cave entrance and realized that it was already the morning of the second day. He hadn't expected time to pass so quickly; more than ten hours had gone by in the blink of an eye.

He had no intention of leaving; he had brought ample water and food with him in his storage ring.

We will not leave this cave until we succeed within three months.

After resting for a while and eating something, Xiao Bai immediately began preparing to extract the medicinal essence from the Blood Clotting Grass and Jade Flower.

However, during the subsequent refining process, Xiao Bai discovered that the purification method of the Purple Sun Fruit could not be directly applied to Blood Clotting Grass and Jade Flower.

Each medicinal herb has different properties, and the extraction method must be adjusted accordingly.

Purple hydrangea is hot in nature, jade flower is cold in nature, and blood-clotting herb is neutral in nature. Each one requires repeated trials.

In the process, Xiao Bai also gained some insights into the properties and pharmacology of medicines, especially in his own special method of alchemy, and gradually adapted to it.

Because no one can directly instruct him on his methods, and others' methods can only be used as a reference at most.

Finally, Xiao Bai extracted the medicinal essence of the Blood-Coagulating Grass and the Jade Flower. Looking at the two powders in front of him, which were quite different from the description in the prescription, Xiao Bai was speechless.

Will I become "Bai Xiaochun"?

Xiao Bai shook his head. The next step was to fuse the medicinal essences. According to the prescription, the medicinal essences of the Purple Sun Fruit and the Jade Flower should be fused first.

Then, at the precise moment of fusion, the essence of the blood-clotting herb was added into the cauldron, neutralizing the two medicinal properties of cold and heat and successfully condensing them into medicine.

Following the procedure, Xiao Bai first put the two powders into the cauldron to fuse them, but after a while, he felt that the resistance to the fusion of the medicinal essence was getting greater and greater.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai's expression changed.

"Bang!"

A soft sound was heard, followed by black smoke drifting out of the medicine cauldron.

Xiao Bai expressionlessly lifted the lid of the cauldron and casually swept away all the residue inside.

Fortunately, there was no magic core this time, otherwise the commotion would have been much worse. And we don't know if the cauldron can withstand the explosion of the magic core. If it can't, we'll have to wait a few more days.

Xiao Bai was not discouraged by the failure; it was expected. If he had succeeded in refining the pill on his first try, how would the alchemists on the continent have survived?

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai began to recall the course of his failure.

It was fine at first, but as the medicinal herbs were being blended, I felt increasing resistance. It was probably because the balance between the medicinal properties and the flame was not yet sufficient.

Xiao Bai took out the pill formula and began to examine the medicinal herbs used in it carefully.

"The purple yang fruit is hot in nature, and its activity increases after extraction; the jade flower is cold in nature, and its activity decreases after extraction, making them difficult to mix. However, the blood-clotting herb has a harmonizing effect."

It shouldn't be a problem with the proportions.

Purple yang fruit has high activity, so the temperature should be lowered, while jade flower has low activity, so the fire temperature should be increased. The timing of adding blood-clotting grass should also be carefully considered.

After identifying the various reasons, Xiao Bai wrote them down.

Alchemy is a complex process, and this is a new method of alchemy, unique to the Dou Qi Continent. Xiao Bai has only been able to explore and summarize it little by little.

Xiao Bai never lacked patience when it came to cultivation.

After summarizing, Xiao Bai resumed refining the medicinal herbs. This time, he planned to extract a large amount of the herbal essence to prepare for the process.

As the sun rose and set, ten days passed. By this time, Xiao Bai only had a few dozen medicinal herbs left; the rest had all been refined into medicinal essence.

Having learned from his first success, Xiao Bai refined the material much faster this time.

This time, he extracted one hundred portions of each medicinal herb. He refused to believe that one hundred portions of medicinal herbs could not even have a one percent success rate.

After preparing all of this, Xiao Bai got up and relaxed for a bit. He felt like vomiting just looking at the three kinds of medicinal herbs. The continuous refining over the past ten days had left him completely numb.

He has transformed into a ruthless herbal extractor, and now he can confidently guarantee that he can purify these three herbs even with his eyes closed.

After relaxing, Xiao Bai sat cross-legged in front of the ebony cauldron, took a deep breath, and knew that success or failure depended on this moment.

The essence of the two medicinal herbs was put into the cauldron, and soon the crucial step of fusion was reached. Based on his own experience, Xiao Bai carefully controlled the Bing Fire flame. Different medicinal herbs require different temperatures, but fortunately, Xiao Bai's soul was strong, so it was not difficult to control.

The first attempt failed.

The second attempt failed.

On the thirty-sixth time, based on previous experience, the medicinal essence of the Purple Sun Fruit and Jade Flower finally began to show signs of fusion. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Bai quickly put the essence of the Blood Clotting Grass into the medicine cauldron to catalyze the fusion of the other two medicinal materials.

As time passed, the three medicinal herbs finally fused together, without the increased resistance seen last time.

Xiao Bai knew he was close to success, but the closer he got to the end, the more careful he had to be.

Finally, a small ball of purplish-red viscous liquid appeared in the medicine cauldron. Xiao Bai knew it was time to condense the pill. Following the method recorded in the pill formula, he continuously formed hand seals. The ball of liquid in the medicine cauldron became round and spun rapidly, gradually changing from liquid to solid.

Finally, only a round, purplish-red pill remained in the medicine cauldron, floating in the flames of the Bing fire.

Xiao Bai waved his hand to open the lid of the medicine cauldron, and a pill flew out and appeared in his hand. He looked at this first pill he had successfully refined—the Blood Coagulation Powder.

Although he didn't know who named it, it was clearly a pill, but they called it a powder, but who cares? Xiao Bai was full of a sense of accomplishment.

He finally became an alchemist, a first-grade alchemist.

After playing with it for a while, Xiao Bai put the Blood Clotting Powder into a jade bottle that he had prepared beforehand. Although it was only a first-grade pill, it was very meaningful.

(End of this chapter)