On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

As the morning mist enveloped the courtyard once more, Zhao Fan pushed open the door to the cultivation room, his aura seemingly more concentrated than it had been half a month ago.

He pushed open the door and walked out of the cultivation room, his body still carrying a dim golden light.

The next moment, a thought flickered in his mind.

The light emanating from its body dissipated, revealing its true form.

This dim golden light signifies that Zhao Fan's Golden Spirit Shield has successfully reached the minor stage of mastery.

The dimmer the golden light, the more restrained the spiritual power, and the stronger the defense. When cultivated to the highest level, the barrier that is created has no luster, but is as hard as iron and stone, and ordinary mid-level spells can hardly damage it in the slightest.

He didn't test its defense; he only maintained it for a few breaths before quietly dissipating. Immediately afterward, he casually pointed forward with his right index finger.

A thin, crimson line shot out from his fingertip with lightning speed, accurately hitting a bowl-sized scar he had already marked on the trunk of an old tree three zhang away.

There was no explosion as expected; the tiny fire snake simply darted into the tree.

Before long, the tree trunk exploded with a roar, and a ball of crimson fire appeared, blasting the tree trunk into pieces.

With a muffled thud, sawdust flew everywhere.

Although its power is still not as great as described in the jade slip, capable of splitting stone tablets and shattering rocks, it is far beyond what it used to be.

This shows that Zhao Fan's Fireball Technique has reached a high level and entered the stage of minor mastery.

Zhao Fan slowly withdrew his finger, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

After half a month of arduous training, combined with the nourishment of daily spirit rice porridge and a refined understanding of spiritual power, he finally mastered these two intermediate-level techniques, reaching the minor completion stage.

The Golden Spirit Shield can be activated with a thought, and its defensive power is sufficient to withstand the full force of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator.

He has mastered the basics of Fireball, and whether it's a sneak attack or a direct assault, it's already a formidable killing move.

"call……"

He gently exhaled a breath of stale air, calming his slightly fluctuating aura caused by casting two minor spells in succession.

My magical cultivation has come to an end. Now, it's time to fulfill my promise to Su San.

It's time to test the results of these three little ones' theoretical learning over the past two weeks.

Today, Zhao Fan plans to teach them how to refine the most basic elixir, the Rejuvenation Pill.

Before long, Su Zichen and his two companions arrived on time, carrying warm spirit rice porridge in their hands as usual.

Compared to half a month ago, the three children's expressions showed less initial curiosity and trepidation, and more composure and anticipation.

Especially Su Ziyun, whose bright, lively eyes always sparkled with a thirst for knowledge when she looked at Zhao Fan.

Good morning, Brother Zhao.

The three greeted each other in unison.

Zhao Fan nodded, took the bowl of porridge, and drank it all in one gulp. The warm spiritual energy quickly replenished the energy he had used to activate the spell.

After finishing his drink, Zhao Fan continued speaking.

"There will be no test on identifying medicinal herbs today."

He got straight to the point, his gaze sweeping over the three of them.

"You've been memorizing the contents of the book for half a month now, and you must have memorized the properties, medicinal effects, and processing points of various first-grade low-grade and mid-grade spiritual herbs."

"However, simply memorizing it is not enough."

"In the art of alchemy, remembering the medicinal herbs is only the foundation. Today, I will teach you the most important step: alchemy itself."

"Today, let's start with the simplest Rejuvenation Pill."

Upon hearing this, the three of them perked up immediately, their eyes gleaming with intense excitement.

Today, they can finally begin to learn the art of alchemy!

Seeing the three people's excited expressions, Zhao Fan said no more and led them into his private alchemy room.

The interior furnishings were simple. Apart from the alchemy furnace in the center, which was engraved with a lot of inscriptions, there were several wooden shelves for storing commonly used medicinal materials placed against the wall, as well as a few futons for people to sit on.

The air was filled with a faint scent of medicine and the aroma of fire.

"The most important thing in alchemy is to calm the mind and avoid arrogance and impatience. When I demonstrate and explain, you need to eliminate distracting thoughts and carefully observe and perceive."

He first took out the seven basic medicinal materials needed to refine the Rejuvenation Pill from the wooden shelf: Vitality Grass, Blood Clotting Flower, Three-Leaf Vine, Bletilla striata Root, Dew Fruit, and Earth Lotus Seed.

Each time an item is taken, its name is clearly stated, and its medicinal properties and key points to note during processing are emphasized again.

"Herbal processing is the first step in alchemy, and it is also the most basic yet most error-prone step."

As Zhao Fan spoke, he used his fingers as knives, releasing a little spiritual energy, and skillfully performed preliminary processing on various medicinal herbs.

His movements were not fast, but they were exceptionally steady and precise. Every bit of force and every cut was just right, as if he had practiced it a million times.

The three of them stood by, holding their breath and staring intently, afraid of missing any detail.

After processing the medicinal herbs, Zhao Fan lightly tapped his hands on the medicine furnace, activating several mysterious runes.

Then flames rose up from the furnace.

He did not immediately administer the medicine, but instead closed his eyes and sensed the furnace temperature for a moment before explaining.

"The timing of the heat is very important. Different pills, and even different stages of the same pill, require different temperatures."

"The Rejuvenating Pill belongs to the Wood element and needs to be slowly refined over a gentle fire to stimulate the vitality and nourishing power of the plants."

"However, once the mystic runes are activated, this furnace will automatically release several flames of different temperatures. You only need to sense the temperature of the flames and use different flames of different temperatures for different spiritual herbs."

"And from this observation port, we can see the changes in the liquid and powder of medicine inside the furnace."

After speaking, Zhao Fan put the prepared medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace one by one in a specific order and at the right time.

He was completely focused, his divine sense slightly extending outward to sense every subtle change in the medicinal liquid in the furnace, and adjusting the heat accordingly.

"At this point, the medicinal liquid has just begun to dissolve, its color is bluish-green, and a delicate fragrance wafts out. The heat must be kept steady and not too rapid."

"Look, the liquid is starting to thicken and the bubbles are decreasing. At this point, we need to slightly increase the heat to help it condense further."

"Next comes the most crucial step in the entire alchemy process: separating the pills!"

"Now that the medicinal liquid has completely blended, it needs to be divided equally. The number of portions divided will determine the number of pills that can be made."

After saying that, Zhao Fan's hands moved quickly, and several profound runes were immediately activated.

Then spiritual threads appeared in the furnace, dividing the medicinal liquid into ten portions.

"At this moment, tiny condensed particles begin to appear in the center of the medicinal liquid. This is the initial form of the pill. This is the most crucial moment. You need to use your divine sense to gently guide the flow of the medicinal liquid so that the condensation is even before the pill is formed."

Zhao Fan's voice was steady and clear as he explained each step, each point of observation, and each detail of operation in detail.

He didn't use any fancy techniques; he simply demonstrated the most orthodox and basic method of refining the Rejuvenation Pill in its entirety.

The firelight illuminated his focused profile, and the aroma of medicine gradually filled the room.

Su Zichen and his two companions watched with rapt attention. It was the first time they had ever seen so clearly how a pile of medicinal herbs would slowly transform from spiritual herbs into pills under the influence of flames and spiritual energy.

More than an hour later, the fire in the stove gradually died down.

Zhao Fan opened the furnace lid, and a medicinal fragrance, several times stronger and more refreshing than before, wafted out.