The Cyan Yuan Sect’s Earth Fire Institute.
Yang Chan stared at the roaring Earth Fire, his expression unchanged. Having refined herbs many tis in the Earth Fire Institute, he knew the flas wouldn’t splash out.
Although the Earth Fire here could be unstable at tis, it was impossible for it to erupt. The Cyan Yuan Sect arranged for regular inspections, and if any signs of a buildup were discovered, the fire would be diverted to prevent an eruption.
Any significant change in the Earth Fire would also trigger an inspection. When it ca to the Earth Fire, the sect was exceptionally diligent.
Yang Chan’s gaze, however, was fixed on the Alchemy Furnace to his side.
He was currently refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill. It was more like a true elixir than the Lantian Jade Refining Pill, and its refining process was naturally more complex.
This was Yang Chan’s fifth attempt at refining it this month. If he failed again, he planned to wait a while, as his Pharmacist profession was about to reach Tier Three Mastery, which would surely bring a qualitative change.
Lately, he had spent most of his Potential Points on the Flood Dragon Demon Breath thod, not allocating a single point to his Pharmacist profession. Even so, his Pharmacist profession had already reached Tier Two Entry at 93%.
This progress was much faster than before, a benefit reaped from a month of studying various alchemy books, taking notes, and practicing alchemy. The results were clearly significant.
If he had spent Potential Points on it, he would already be an Interdiate Pharmacist by now.
Yang Chan’s eyes never left the Alchemy Furnace. This attempt was going much more smoothly than the previous ones, which was, of course, thanks to the experience he had accumulated from those failures.
As they say, failure is the mother of success.
He had failed enough tis to learn many lessons, and avoiding those mistakes was the key to success.
This was the closest he had ever been to success, as all his previous attempts had failed before even reaching this stage.
Beside him were five more herbs, the final ingredients to be added. However, the specific dicinal aroma described in the records hadn’t appeared yet, so he continued to wait.
anwhile, Yang Chan held water in his left hand, an ergency asure in case he needed to stabilize the mixture. He had both the water and the final ingredients at the ready—another lesson learned from his many failures.
A llow dicinal Qi wafted out—a faint, yet distinct aroma. It was the exact scent Yang Chan had noted from his books, which ant this step was a success.
He imdiately grabbed the last five ingredients and placed them all into the Alchemy Furnace. At the sa ti, he added water twice in a row, halving the amount on the second pour. This was the optimal ratio he had determined, but he kept the water in his left hand ready, just in case.
Refining an unfamiliar elixir for the first ti always involved nurous failures. Yang Chan had been ntally prepared for this when he started, but having reached this point, he still felt nervous.
His entire focus was on the Alchemy Furnace, while his peripheral vision monitored the changes in the Earth Fire, ready to react to any unexpected developnts.
’My theory was right after all. This ratio is perfect.’
Seeing no mishaps in the Alchemy Furnace, Yang Chan confird his theory was sound. Now, all he had to do was wait for the dicinal effects to fuse, and he would have the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill he desired.
After spending so much ti and effort, he was naturally eager to reap the rewards and push his Daily Potential Point Collection past 3.
Inner Refining required even more Potential Points, so he was naturally keen on increasing his daily collection. That was why he had put so much effort into the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill.
He had tried other elixirs, but their effects weren’t very good. The lower the grade of the dicine, the worse the effect, and most of them provided no Potential Points at all. Otherwise, Yang Chan would have just relied on sheer quantity.
Although it would have ant consuming a lot of dicine, he would have accepted it for the sake of his cultivation. But since that thod didn’t work, he felt it was a pity, yet also a bit of a relief.
At least he wouldn’t have to beco a walking dicine barrel.
Otherwise, while others were eating als, he’d be taking dicine. While others were practicing martial arts, he’d be taking dicine. Spending all his ti just consuming dicine would have been truly pathetic.
’A rich, fragrant aroma... The scent is finally right.’
A look of ecstasy appeared on Yang Chan’s face as he slled the fragrance from within the Alchemy Furnace, but his hands never stopped moving. He expertly moved the furnace away, preventing the Earth Fire from heating it any further.
At the sa ti, he employed various cooling techniques, and then began the wait for the final fusion.
This step was basically foolproof. Now, all that was left was to wait.
When refining elixirs, one couldn’t see the detailed situation inside the Alchemy Furnace, which led to a higher probability of failure. If one’s Spiritual Power could penetrate the furnace, the success rate would increase dramatically.
The only thing Yang Chan found regrettable was that his current Spiritual Power wasn’t yet strong enough to penetrate the scorching Alchemy Furnace and see the specific conditions inside.
He had, however, read a line in a book: "With Divine Soul Ergence, one can see all things. The Primordial Spirit is hard to form, allowing Divine Travel through heaven and earth."
The "ergence" here ant leaving the physical body. It wasn’t a manifestation like a Martial Seal, but rather the soul leaving the flesh to exist independently, able to roam the world and naturally act as a form of sight.
The book only contained that single line with no further explanation. If this wasn’t just a fantasy, then it was possible soone had actually achieved it.
He felt that an Inner Master couldn’t do it, but for an expert at the level of a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, it might not be impossible.
The further one progressed in Martial Arts Cultivation, the stronger they beca, and their abilities grew more and more unfathomable.
It was entirely possible that soone could achieve Divine Soul Ergence and see all things.
He didn’t know for sure right now. It could be a matter of his limited perspective, or perhaps because he hadn’t read any books related to Inner Masters, let alone books about realms above that.
The Martial Arts Cultivation he currently displayed was at the External Refining Copper Skin Realm, so he could only access books related to External Refining. His previous access to an Inner Refining Technique like the Flood Dragon Demon Breath thod had co with many conditions.
Therefore, Yang Chan guessed that so information might only beco accessible to him after his cultivation broke through to a higher level.
For instance, Divine Soul Ergence. If his Spiritual Power continued to increase, it was highly likely it would undergo a qualitative transformation.
One day, he would learn the truth about all these things. But for now, his gaze returned to the Alchemy Furnace—or more precisely, to the dicine inside it.
This was the fruit of his long efforts, and it was ti to see the results.
’It really worked.’
When he judged the ti was right, Yang Chan opened the Alchemy Furnace. Inside were not perfectly ford elixirs, but a large mass of dicinal Liquid, from which wafted the familiar, rich, and fragrant aroma.
The fragrance was fainter now, but this was normal. The dicinal aroma had been restrained within the dicinal Liquid, which ant the refining process had been very successful. This, naturally, left Yang Chan very satisfied.
Looking at the mass of dicinal Liquid, he knew his Daily Potential Point Collection could reach a new high. The benefits of this were self-evident. Furthermore, in a little while, he could legitimately beco an Interdiate Pharmacist—or he could choose not to, as the decision was his.
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