Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

"Water Element Blood Purifying Pill?"

Upon hearing the name of this pill, Su Mu's face immediately showed surprise, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. He had already figured out Tian Yuanzi's intentions.

This Water Element Blood Purification Pill is far more effective than the Spirit Cleansing Pill. It can not only greatly purify the bloodline essence of demon beasts, but also temper and enhance their innate supernatural abilities. Its effects are extraordinary.

Tian Yuanzi already kept a rare and precious tortoise, a Li tortoise, under his command. If it could consume this pill, its strength would surely increase greatly, making it even more powerful.

However, this pill is extremely difficult to refine, far surpassing the Cleansing Spirit Pill. The main ingredient alone requires an eighth-level demon core, supplemented with deep-sea Xuan Shui essence, along with more than ten kinds of rare spiritual materials, none of which can be omitted.

Su Mu had only a shallow impression of the Tianji Sect in the original work, only knowing that there were two Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect, Tian Yuanzi and Tian Wuzi.

Now that the other party has come specifically to him to refine pills, it is likely that the necessary materials have already been prepared, and perhaps more than one set. This shows that these Nascent Soul stage monsters are all deeply rooted and have astonishing wealth.

"It seems you are very knowledgeable, young friend. Indeed, this is precisely the kind of pill I wish to entrust to you."

Seeing Su Mu's expression, Tian Yuanzi knew that he not only knew about the Water Essence Blood Purification Pill, but was also well-versed in the pill formula, which made him quite surprised.

He obtained the formula for the Water Element Purifying Blood Pill by chance, and it took him more than a hundred years to gather all the necessary materials for alchemy.

However, this pill is extremely difficult to refine, and even though he is a Nascent Soul cultivator, he dares not open the furnace rashly.

Previously, when passing through Tianxing City, he heard that there was an alchemist named Xiao Yan in the city with extraordinary skills, so he specially sent a Core Formation cultivator from his sect to test him and entrusted Su Mu to refine the Spirit Cleansing Pill.

Unexpectedly, the pills refined by Su Mu had extraordinary medicinal effects, far exceeding the records of the pill formula, which made him sincerely want to entrust them to Su Mu.

Otherwise, with his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, he would never have gone out of his way to find a Core Formation cultivator to refine pills.

Seeing that Su Mu even knew the Water Element Blood Purification Pill perfectly, it was clear that he possessed a top-notch alchemy heritage, which made Tian Yuanzi feel even more confident and at ease.

"Replying to Senior, I have indeed studied this elixir and am well aware of its rarity and mystery. I did not expect that Senior had already prepared all the materials. I sincerely admire you."

Su Mu smiled and nodded, bowing respectfully to Tian Yuanzi. Then, his expression hardened slightly, and he feigned hesitation, saying:

"However, the ingredients for this elixir are extremely rare, and the refining process will take several months. Although I have some chance of success, I dare not claim that it will be a success. Senior, are you truly confident in entrusting this to me?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Yuanzi stroked his long, snow-white beard and smiled kindly: "Young friend, you are too modest. Just that batch of Cleansing Spirit Pills from before is enough to show that you possess unique alchemy techniques. Please go ahead and do your best. Even if you occasionally make a mistake, I am well prepared."

Su Mu chuckled inwardly. This Nascent Soul old monster was all smiles and pleasant words right now, but if he really ruined this treasure, he would definitely turn on him without hesitation.

Fortunately, the other party provided all the materials for refining the pill, so this pill was not too difficult for him. If he could establish some connection with the Tianji Sect through this, it would be helpful for his future plans.

Having made up his mind, Su Mu straightened his expression and solemnly clasped his hands in agreement.

"Since you have entrusted me with this task, I will accept it and do my utmost to live up to your expectations!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Yuanzi laughed loudly and casually tossed out a storage bag and a yellowed animal hide.

"The bag contains a complete set of alchemy materials. Except for the eighth-grade demon core and the deep-sea mystic water essence, all other spiritual materials are provided in duplicate. If you can successfully refine it, the remaining materials are all yours."

"The recipe for the Water Element Blood Purification Pill that I found is recorded on this animal hide. You can compare it with what you already know to avoid making a mistake."

Su Muxian carefully studied the formula for the elixir made from animal hides and found that it was exactly the same as the one recorded in the "Complete Record of Human Realm Elixir Classics". He immediately nodded in relief.

Immediately, his divine sense sank into the storage bag, where he took in all the rare spiritual materials. The eighth-level demon core with its shimmering blue light was particularly eye-catching, its water element energy being rich and mellow.

"I will begin refining the pills tomorrow. The refining process will take several months, so I will trouble you to wait for me in Tianxing City."

Su Mu was already eager to try it out; such a peerless elixir truly made him itchy to handle it. After carefully storing the two items, he immediately set a date with Tian Yuanzi to refine the elixir.

"Very well, I will await your good news, young friend."

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After returning to his cave, Su Mu first took out several communication talismans and informed his friends and the major merchant alliances of Tianxing City that he was about to go into seclusion to refine pills and that they should not come to disturb him.

With everything arranged, he sat cross-legged in meditation to regulate his breathing and bring himself to peak condition. After sitting quietly all night, Su Mu let out a long breath, got up, and went into the alchemy room.

After entering the alchemy room, he first took out more than ten kinds of auxiliary materials from his storage bag, and then used a strange fire to carefully quench them for five days, melting all the spiritual materials into a warm and smooth milk.

Then he took out the level eight demon core, which was lustrous and aquamarine, with the phantom of a giant whale demon beast with bull horns faintly appearing inside.

This pill had been processed by Tian Yuanzi beforehand, so it had no trace of violent demonic energy, only pure and abundant water elemental power.

Su Mu opened his mouth and spat out a stream of pill fire, which, wrapped around the demon core, fell into the pill furnace. From then on, every three days, he would add a portion of milky auxiliary material.

After a month of steady refinement, the originally azure demon core gradually turned five colors. Su Mu immediately summoned two strange flames, condensed them into a swirling fire vortex, and devoted all his efforts to refining the demon core.

In an instant, the demon core melted away, turning into hundreds of drops of ethereal liquid that swirled rapidly within the furnace.

Immediately afterwards, Su Mu took out the Deep Sea Mystic Water Essence. This item was blue-purple with flowing light, and its water-based spiritual power was abundant and powerful. It could only be nurtured in places rich in deep-sea spiritual veins, so it must have been found by Tian Yuanzi from the outer sea.

He flicked his fingers, and the Xuan Shui Jing (mysterious water essence) flowed directly into the alchemy furnace, merging with the demon core liquid, slowly gathering towards the center, and gradually condensing into the prototype of a pill.

Seeing this, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief. The most difficult steps in alchemy had been completed, and all that remained was to patiently nurture the pills.

He focused his mind and gathered his energy, carefully refining the medicinal properties within his body. With the assistance of two different flames, the medicinal properties in the furnace became increasingly peaceful and stable, and the nascent pill gradually became round and full.

March has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the tranquil alchemy room, a subtle vortex of spiritual energy suddenly arose, and the rich, refreshing aroma of the pills instantly filled the room.

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand to extinguish the strange fire around him, and lightly made a hand seal with his fingertips. Immediately, two five-colored pills, one large and one small, flew out of the pill furnace and landed in his palm.

Gazing at the intricate patterns flowing across the pill and feeling the overwhelming spiritual energy emanating from it, Su Mu's eyes were filled with satisfaction, and he nodded slightly.

"The elixir has been made to a superior grade; excellent!"

Thanks to the blessing of the strange fire, this batch of two pills was far more effective than usual, bringing out the full potential of all the spiritual ingredients.

The large pills are about half the size of a fist, while the small pills are only the thickness of a thumb. They are of the same grade, differing only in the amount of medicinal power.

Su Mu placed the two pills into jade boxes and sealed them. He gave one to Tian Yuanzi and considered the other as a loss in the alchemy process.

In any case, there is no alchemy method that is 100% lossless. This matter is entirely up to the alchemist to decide, and others have no say in it.

Moreover, the quality of this pill is exceptional. Tian Yuanzi is overjoyed to have obtained it, so why would he care too much?