Additionally, alchemical thods are divided into fire thod alchemy, water thod alchemy, array thod alchemy, and so on.
The alchemy that Yang Zhenshan obtained from the Ancient Relic Array should be one of the more basic alchemical arts within the Immortal Path. Aside from the Foundation Establishnt Pill being a Second-Order Pill, the others are all First-Order Pills.
Moreover, it mainly focuses on fire thod alchemy, containing much alchemical knowledge, but the main content is still basic fire thod alchemy.
Yang Zhenshan and Wang Mingzhe had already studied those alchemic arts countless tis and knew them by heart. After years of practice, both had made significant progress in alchemy.
Even so, the two experienced over a hundred failures in refining the Jade Marrow Pill.
However, they were not discouraged, persisting relentlessly in their refinent efforts.
Until the third day of the third month.
Early in the morning, the master and apprentice harmoniously began processing the dicinal materials, working quietly without much conversation.
Once the materials were prepared, Yang Zhenshan drew out the sealed earth fire to warm the pill furnace.
Next, Wang Mingzhe arranged the prepared materials in an order at Yang Zhenshan’s side. Yang Zhenshan sat beside the pill furnace, simultaneously controlling the earth fire with one mind while using the Object Control Art to open the furnace lid, tossing in the dicinal materials one by one. At the sa ti, he split his Spiritual Sense to monitor the changes within the furnace.
The so-called Object Control Art is a minor skill of mana manipulation, essentially retrieving items from a distance.
A Martial Artist could achieve this too, but their distant retrievals are usually straightforward, whereas the mana of an Immortal Cultivator is more manipulable, allowing the performance of more intricate tasks.
When Yang Zhenshan used the Object Control Art, it was as if he possessed a few invisible arms, capable of doing anything freely.
One material after another entered the furnace. The earth fire beneath the furnace roared, then soothed, then slowly simred with small flas.
After completing his tasks, Wang Mingzhe did not move around carelessly, but instead quietly stood back, his eyes bright as he watched Yang Zhenshan control the fire.
This Fire Control Skill he could not cultivate because it was an Immortal Cultivator’s thod, not a Martial Artist’s thod.
Besides fire control, there were many other thods of Immortal Cultivators that he could not achieve, so he could only refine Martial Artist pills, unable to refine Immortal Dao Elixirs.
Regarding this issue, Yang Zhenshan was also helpless, as Wang Mingzhe lacked a spiritual aperture, preventing Yang Zhenshan from imparting him the immortal cultivation techniques.
After more than two hours, Yang Zhenshan sensed that the dicinal power within the pill furnace had fully rged. He suddenly stood up, clutching a spell in one hand while his other traced runes into the furnace.
He sent in over a hundred runes one after another until the furnace began to hum, then he stopped.
"Success!"
"Really!" Wang Mingzhe finally spoke.
Yang Zhenshan nodded happily, then used the Object Control Art to open the furnace lid and retrieve the elixirs within.
Twelve crystalline, cyan pills fell into the jade plate.
Yang Zhenshan picked up one to inspect. Hmm, it had a faint cloud pattern on its surface—this was a lower-grade Jade Marrow Pill.
Apart from the cloud pattern, this elixir didn’t differ much from Martial Arts elixirs in general.
"Is this an Immortal Dao Elixir? It doesn’t seem much different!" Wang Mingzhe said.
Yang Zhenshan casually tossed the pill into his mouth and swallowed it. Instantly, he felt a surge of pure spiritual energy in his abdon. He sat cross-legged, circulating the mana within his body while carefully sensing the pure dicinal power.
"The dicinal power is ample, a hundred tis that of a Wood Spirit Pill!"
"It is gentle in nature with relatively little pill poison, hmm, far less than those elixirs I consud previously!"
"It seems Immortal Dao Elixirs contain far less pill poison than Martial Arts elixirs, yet this is still only a lower-grade Jade Marrow Pill!"
"Taking one equals half a month of my previous cultivation, but according to the Pill Book, a lower-grade Jade Marrow Pill should only be taken once every half month. Overconsumption could form a Pill Barrier, harmful to future training!"
"Pill poison, Pill Barrier... I must be cautious with elixirs in the future!"
"Yet, this is already quite good. As long as I have enough Jade Marrow Pills, my cultivation speed can be doubled."
"And if I could refine mid-grade Jade Marrow Pills, I could further improve!"
After about another two hours, Yang Zhenshan had fully absorbed the dicinal power of the Jade Marrow Pill.
"Master, how is it?" Wang Mingzhe eagerly asked, seeing Yang Zhenshan open his eyes.
"Quite good; you should also try!" Yang Zhenshan said.
"I can use it too?" Wang Mingzhe asked in surprise.
"You can, but with your cultivation, you might waste quite a bit of the dicinal power!" Yang Zhenshan laughed.
"Ah, then maybe I shouldn’t; I wouldn’t want to waste the pill!" Wang Mingzhe said, sowhat reluctantly.
This was a pill they had taken over two months to refine, producing only twelve in quantity—it was truly sothing he was reluctant to use.
"No worries, with the first ti done, it will be much easier to refine them again. Learning alchemy is important, but you must not neglect your cultivation!" Yang Zhenshan tossed him a Jade Marrow Pill as he spoke.
These years, Wang Mingzhe had been focusing on researching and refining elixirs. Although he could not refine Immortal Dao Elixirs, he possessed a significant talent for refining Martial Arts elixirs.
If not for Yang Zhenshan being an Immortal Cultivator, Wang Mingzhe’s alchemical skills might have surpassed his long ago.
"Then I’ll give it a try!"
Wang Mingzhe hesitated for a mont, deciding to give it a try, wanting to see the difference between Immortal Dao Elixirs and Martial Arts elixirs.
After consuming the elixir, Wang Mingzhe’s whole body trembled slightly, sweat beading on his forehead, and his breathing beca rapid.
"Stay calm, don’t panic, the Jade Marrow Pill’s nature is mild; it won’t harm your ridians. Just operate your cultivation technique and absorb as much as you can!" Yang Zhenshan quickly advised.
For Wang Mingzhe, the dicinal power of the Jade Marrow Pill was too vast to be fully absorbed at his current state, making overflow inevitable.
With his advice, Wang Mingzhe beca much calr, focusing on his cultivation technique rather than the overflowing dicinal power.
The technique he practiced was the "Green Wood Longevity Skill," a Wood Attribute cultivation thod. The Jade Marrow Pill contained no inherent attributes; it was purely a Spiritual Energy Pill. Its essence was a harmonious fusion of the spiritual energy from various dicinal materials, forming a pure and gentle spiritual energy, with well-balanced dicinal properties, ideal for cultivators’ absorption.
Wang Mingzhe took over two hours to erge from his cultivation state.
"Master, the Jade Marrow Pill’s dicinal power is overwhelming; it remarkably boosted my cultivation!" Wang Mingzhe exclaid in surprise.
"Hmm, but taking this is too wasteful for you, and excessive cultivation progress isn’t ideal," Yang Zhenshan remarked.
It wasn’t reluctance to provide the elixir, but such rapid advancent through elixirs posed latent risks.
Mainly, since Wang Mingzhe’s cultivation was still at the Earth Evil Stage, had he reached the Heavenly Gang Stage, he could likely consu the Jade Marrow Pill like Yang Zhenshan.
"It’s a pity I can’t refine this Jade Marrow Pill!" Wang Mingzhe said with so regret.
Yang Zhenshan smiled, "You might try simplifying the elixir recipe, perhaps you can refine a Jade Marrow Pill suitable for Martial Artists!"
Martial Arts elixirs are essentially simplified versions of Immortal Dao elixirs.
This likely evolved over millennia.
As the Immortal Path declined in the Sea of Spirit and Martial Arts beca prevalent, Martial Artists began to simplify the refining process, converting Immortal Dao elixirs into Martial Arts elixirs.
Actually, there’s no essential difference between Martial Arts and Immortal Dao elixirs; it’s just that a Martial Artist’s thods lack the finesse of an Immortal Cultivator’s, resulting in lower quality elixirs produced by Martial Artists.
Of course, this pertains to Innate Martial Artists; Yang Zhenshan estimated that once a Martial Artist’s cultivation reached the Martial God Realm, they could likely refine Immortal Dao Elixirs.
Since the Martial God Realm begins cultivating the Divine Soul, possessing Spiritual Sense, bridging the gap with Immortal Cultivators.
However, this comparison is between Martial God Realm Martial Artists and Qi Refinent Realm Immortal Cultivators. If compared to Foundation Establishnt Stage Immortal Cultivators, there might still be other differences.
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