Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 621 First Refining of a Fourth-Order Pill

Tianyue Market, Contribution Exchange Point.

The list of supplies from the upper realm on the three walls has been updated again.

Li Yuan activated the wall with the resource channel token, and his divine sense swept through the newly added categories one by one.

My gaze stopped.

Formula for Strengthening the Foundation of the Nascent Soul.

Fourth-grade low-level pill. Effect description: After consumption, it can stabilize the foundation of early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, accelerate the spiritual energy condensation process in the early Nascent Soul stage, and continuously improve the quality of the Nascent Soul.

Fourth-tier elixir.

Third-tier pills are almost useless for advancing Nascent Soul stage cultivation, a fact that has been repeatedly verified after Nascent Soul formation. To continue advancing cultivation, fourth-tier pills are the only way forward.

Li Yuan calculated his current contribution point balance.

With the spatial stability token commission and the accumulated rewards from previous alchemy tasks, the remaining balance is already quite considerable.

The recipe itself is not cheap, and the main ingredients are even more expensive. But after calculating, after exchanging for the recipe and adding all the materials needed for one refining, there are still contribution points left over.

I can barely exchange for one more main ingredient, which means I have two chances to refine it.

Li Yuan walked to the counter.

"Exchange for the Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill recipe, and two main ingredients."

The deacon paused for a moment, but didn't say anything. He checked the contribution balance and nodded in confirmation.

"No problem, Li Gongfeng has enough contribution points."

The steward took out the pill formula jade slip and two main ingredients from a specially made storage array behind the counter.

The main material is sealed with a protective layer of spiritual energy, and the whole body is dark gold with extremely fine spiritual patterns naturally distributed on the surface.

"The main ingredient of the Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill is the Nascent Soul Golden Stamen Grass, a unique spiritual plant found only in the Upper Realm," the steward explained.

"The shelf life is about two months, which is plenty of time."

Li Yuan took the items.

A rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage who was exchanging spiritual materials nearby looked over upon hearing the sound, his gaze lingering for a moment on the fourth-tier pill formula jade slip.

"Li Gongfeng is exchanging for a fourth-tier pill recipe?"

The rogue cultivator's tone was clearly filled with curiosity.

"To make a breakthrough in alchemy, we need fourth-order pill formulas as a reference for research," Li Yuan said.

The rogue cultivator nodded in understanding and asked no further questions.

Li Yuan packed his belongings and left Tianyue Market.

It transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the direction of the Misty Forest Market.

After returning to the secluded room, Li Yuan first checked the status of his personal miniature world.

Consciousness probed into the interior of the small world.

Within a space approximately ten zhang square, the spiritual field area and the water area were arranged on either side. The spiritual plant growth-promoting arrays operated continuously in both areas, with the spiritual energy concentration slightly higher than the outside environment.

In the spirit field, several second-tier spirit herbs have fully matured, with plump stems and leaves, and abundant spiritual energy.

In the water, duckweed covered most of the surface, its leaves thick and fleshy; emerald green algae grew in clusters on the bottom, with several emerald green bead-like fruits on their bodies.

Li Yuan harvested the mature spiritual materials one by one and stored them in the storage area of ​​his personal miniature world.

These spiritual materials can be used as auxiliary materials for subsequent alchemy.

After the harvest was completed, Li Yuan took out the jade slip containing the formula for the Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill from his personal miniature world.

Divine sense probed in.

The complexity of the compatibility logic far exceeds that of the third-order elixir formula.

The blue permanent entry for "Ten Thousand Laws Practice" was operating at full capacity during the analysis process. The doubled analysis speed allowed the seven-layer nested loop structure to be completely disassembled and reflected into the sea of ​​consciousness within a few hours.

But understanding is one thing, putting it into practice is another.

However, in the actual process of alchemy, the timing of adding auxiliary materials, the real-time control of the temperature of the alchemical fire, and the guidance of the rate of release of the medicinal properties of the main materials all occur in parallel within the same time window, requiring extremely high synchronization control capabilities to maintain balance.

The ability to operate twenty-four lines of divine sense in parallel is particularly crucial at this moment. Even so, the difficulty of controlling a fourth-tier pill still far exceeds that of a third-tier pill.

First, one needs to hone the basic skills of alchemy to their limit.

The elixir recipe jade slip was retrieved into his personal small world.

The furnace platform was set up, and the fire of alchemy was lit.

The Blazing Sun Bright Fire Technique was activated, and the pill fire, supported by the Nascent Soul's spiritual power, was pure and stable.

He began practicing extensively with third-tier pill formulas.

After fifteen batches, the spiritual energy circulation of alchemy in the sea of ​​consciousness underwent a complete reconstruction.

Third-order alchemy technique, mastered.

The hallmark change at the Great Perfection stage is the ability to have overall control over the entire alchemy process.

The adjustment during the minor success stage involves passively modifying the process based on feedback from the drug's properties.

The key to mastering the process in the final stage is to plan the entire process from the very first step of opening the furnace. Every step is designed to improve the quality of the final product, rather than simply following the established procedures and then trying to fix things afterwards.

Global planning means that an optimal control strategy can be customized based on the actual quality and current state of the materials before the alchemy process even begins. For the same formula, a master alchemist can provide different optimal solutions for different batches of materials.

The quality of third-tier pills can be consistently maintained at a high level, with a significant increase in the rate of producing high-quality pills.

Li Yuan extinguished the elixir fire and closed his eyes to sense the changes within his body.

After stabilizing the spiritual energy circulation of the Great Perfection Alchemy Technique, he turned his attention to the cultivation of the divine soul.

The Moon Dew remains active in the equipment slot.

Five days have passed since the last cycle of cultivating the Divine Soul Technique, and the Divine Soul has fully recovered.

Activate the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique.

Twenty-four lines of divine consciousness surged out from the nascent soul.

The Qingyuan Ningshi technique effectively suppressed distracting thoughts, making the sea of ​​consciousness as clear as a mirror. The improved node coordination efficiency of the array runes and the fusion of the inscriptions allowed the synchronization of the twenty-four lines of consciousness to reach an extremely high level.

This cultivation cycle went much smoother than the first one.

Progress of Qingyuan Ningzhi Permanentization: 2/3.

The synchronized control of the twenty-four spiritual lines became smoother after two cycles of refinement. The precision and resilience of the spiritual senses both showed a perceptible improvement. The precision was reflected in the ability to microscopically manipulate spiritual energy, while the resilience was reflected in the increased fatigue threshold after prolonged high-intensity operation.

After completing his spiritual cultivation, Li Yuan took out the first Nascent Soul Golden Core Grass from his personal miniature world.

The dark golden spiritual plant exudes a warm luster, and the spiritual patterns on its surface flow slightly within the protective layer of spiritual energy.

The refining of the Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill has officially begun.

The furnace platform was set up, and the fire of alchemy was lit.

The comprehensive planning ability of the Great Perfection Alchemy technique allows for the formulation of a complete control strategy before even starting the furnace.

Auxiliary materials were added one by one.

When the fourth auxiliary material was added, the alchemy furnace began to stir, producing vibrations.

The amplitude of the vibration increased rapidly within a few breaths.

Li Yuan devoted more of his spiritual senses to regulating the effects of the medicine.

The magnitude of the fluctuation has been temporarily contained.

The fifth of the seven auxiliary materials was added to the alchemy furnace. The moment the medicinal properties came into contact with the fusion liquid, an extremely violent reaction was released.

Li Yuan simultaneously intervened and controlled the situation using all twenty-four lines of divine consciousness.

The temperature of the alchemical fire was adjusted to its limit within a one-third breath response delay.

The amplitude of the vibration was suppressed.

However, the cost was that the balance of medicinal properties between the auxiliary ingredients lost real-time monitoring after the withdrawal of the spiritual line, resulting in an irreversible shift.

The embryonic core collapsed.

The medicinal liquid in the furnace surged and churned, and the residue from the loss of control over the medicinal properties condensed into a mass of grayish-black slag at the bottom of the furnace.

The first furnace attempt failed.

Li Yuan extinguished the fire and cleaned the waste residue from the furnace.

It seems that even suppressing it with Nascent Soul cultivation is still not enough.

At the same time, it elevates the overall control of alchemy to a higher level. The overall planning at the mastery stage is already the best strategy beforehand, but it is still insufficient to deal with unexpected situations during actual alchemy.

If one can advance the Great Completion to perfection, the control over the medicinal power may be transformed from passive monitoring to active prediction.

Proactive prediction means intervening before drug properties deviate, rather than trying to remedy the situation after deviations occur.

This requires a deeper understanding of the compatibility logic of fourth-order pill formulas, as well as a higher level of operational precision in controlling the quality of the pills.

The distance from great achievement to perfection is not far.

Although the first batch of fourth-tier pills failed, the practical experience gained during the failure process was extremely valuable.

The value of this practical data in advancing alchemy from mastery to perfection far exceeds the practice of making dozens of batches of third-grade pills.

The mastery of alchemy improved dramatically after this failure.

We're not too far from perfection.

First, continue intensive practice with the third-tier pill formula to push the alchemy technique towards perfection. Once the alchemy technique has reached perfection, use the last batch of materials to refine the fourth-tier pill for the second time.

The secluded room fell silent.

The alchemy furnace was stored in his personal microcosm, and only a wisp of residual medicinal fragrance remained on the stone platform as it slowly dissipated.