The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 107 Blood Essence Condensation Pill
Yang Kun wanted to go together to help Su Yan, but then he changed his mind and realized that although he was half a step away from the true meaning, he was still inferior to the adults.

Instead of going with him and becoming a burden, it would be better to return to Moshi Village first and help the adults deal with the follow-up matters.

So he agreed and prepared to ship the items of the transaction back.

"What's your name, young lady?"

Su Yan followed the girl and rode his scaly horse out of the Huangku Valley. He followed a mountain path and headed towards the outside of the Hundred Bandits Cave.

The girl in front sat on her horse with her slender waist straight, her waist and horse moving slightly. When she heard Su Yan call her, she smiled and replied, "Sir, please call me Caiyao. My elder sister is waiting on the road. I'm sorry to bother you."

Her voice was crisp, and she glanced at Su Yan slightly, blinking her big eyes as if curious: "Sir, you are the new leader of Moshi Village. I have never seen Brother Cunning Sheep Sou be so respectful."

"you guess"

Su Yan just followed her without answering her. Although she looked so weak, her strength had reached the Yang Yuan realm. She was just here to get information.

"I guess it must be the case, sir. Otherwise, how could Brother Cunning Sheep Sou be able to refine such a new medicine as the Blood Strengthening Pill?"

Cai Yao held Su Yan in her arms while she spoke, and then added, "After talking for so long, you still don't know how to address me as sir. I am being rude, Cai Yao."

"Poison Thief Pang Tianfeng."

Under the mask, Su Yan said this with a smile.

Cai Yao's pupils shrank and she shook her head slightly: "Sir, you're kidding me. Pang Tianfeng is being hunted by Xu Guan and his life or death is unknown. How can he compare to you, sir?"

Although Pang Tianfeng had made some noise in the outer mountains, he was not a true realm warrior after all. He was just a more powerful character in this desolate mountain.

Moreover, if Pang Tianfeng had the ability to refine pills, why would he have to steal along the way?
As the two were talking, they had already arrived outside the Cave of Thieves. A group of people with torches were waiting by the roadside.

The leader was riding a red-scaled horse, wearing a red robe, with a long whip at his waist and a dagger hanging by his leg. His eyes were sparkling. When he saw Su Yan, he came forward and said, "Sir, please forgive me for taking a few more steps."

Although Su Yan was only at the Yang Yuan realm, she had to take his identity as a second-level alchemist seriously.

"Master Du, here are three thousand taels of silver."

Su Yan threw the silver note, Du Erniang took it, and then handed over the animal skin paper roll.

On the animal skin scroll is the method of refining the Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Dan.

"Third refining to condense blood, using blood crystals to refine pills, thereby reducing the need for main materials... This refining method is quite interesting."

Su Yan's basic alchemy skills have reached perfection, as has his ability to identify medicinal herbs. His understanding of medicinal properties and how to refine them is no less than Xu Zhongdao's.

Naturally, one can recognize the advantages and disadvantages at a glance, refine the material grade, and thus reduce the use of high-level materials. This is its advantage.

But it is also a restriction, because the upper limit of the elixir is the lower grade of the second level, and there is no possibility of modifying the elixir formula to improve the efficacy.

"Only the flesh and blood of a first-level perfect wild beast can produce a furnace of elixirs..."

If it were a second-level wild beast, their flesh and blood could naturally be refined many times, but it was just difficult to obtain.

"Sir, can this elixir be refined?"

Du Erniang seemed to be asking, but seeing that the elixir could not be refined, that was another matter.

"But, get your things ready."

Under Su Yan's mask, his eyes became subtle. The Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Pill is not about the materials, but about the technique. It is much more difficult to refine than the Beast Yuan Pill and the Yi Jin Xu Mai Pill.

Du Erniang's eyes flashed with joy, but she concealed it and nodded, saying, "Sir, please follow me to Sandiejian."

The team Du Erniang brought was not large, only a little over twenty people, each one riding a scaly horse, although they were traveling under the moonlight.

But they were all traveling in the mountains, so their speed was not necessarily much slower.

The group walked for about three hours, and when it was almost dawn, they finally arrived at Sandiejian.

The so-called Sandiejian is a river that passes through the mountains in the barren land. It passes through two gorges like a long dragon. There are many aquatic beasts in it. It flows out of the barren mountains and connects to the 800-li water system of Bailupo in Yuncang Town, as well as some neighboring counties and towns.

This desolate mountain river is extremely important. Du Erniang was able to settle down here and become the leader of a village. It is conceivable that she must have many tricks up her sleeve.

Walking in along the mountain road, near the water, you can see towering wooden walls, connecting the water to the mountain, and a village with wooden houses connected on the ground, like a village.

Going further in, they dug the mountain, followed by caves, and built other caves inside and on the cliffs. One could only see torches like stars, scattered at intervals, but could not see the complete appearance of the village.

"The boss is back!"

As the team approached, they heard the sentry shouting, verifying the team and then letting them in.

"Cai Yao will take Mr. to rest first."

Du Erniang gave her instructions, then said to Su Yan, "Sir, please take a rest first. I have prepared all the materials and will send them to the alchemy room later. Then you can make the medicine."

Alchemy room?

Su Yan's eyes moved slightly. It seemed that this was not the first time that Du Er Niang had acted like this.

"Okay, lead the way."

Su Yan remained calm and followed Cai Yao into the village. The lower village was not the residence in the middle of the mountain. The rooms in the village built against the cave were the ones inside.

The plank road winds around and through caves, and the sound of water splashing comes from the dark bottom. Looking towards the edge of the plank road, you can't see the bottom at a glance.

"Sir, be careful. There's a connected waterway below with a turbulent undercurrent. Even if you take out the Yang Yuan realm and go down, you may not be able to come up again."

Cai Yao reminded in front and quickly took Su Yan around a few bends and came to a room separated from a cave. The room had rock walls and a fragrant wood bed with a soft mattress.

There were two young girls standing at the door. They had no martial arts skills but were pretty. They were no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate and frail bodies.

"They are two newly selected maids from the lower camp. Sir, you can use them as you please. Anything is fine with you."

"No need, thank you Mr. Du for your kindness."

Su Yan waved his hand to refuse, his voice extremely flat.

Cai Yao looked calm as she waved her hand to dismiss the two maids, saying, "Since you don't need me, sir, please call Cai Yao if you need anything."

She left the room, and Su Yan was the only one left in the cave room.

He muttered to himself, "Using this to test cadres is really bad timing."

Du Erniang was somewhat scheming, but some of her actions were too hasty. Perhaps it was because she was used to dealing with bandits and robbers in the past, so she was so straightforward.

……

On the top floor of Neiku Village, Cai Yao came here directly after coming out of Su Yan’s room.

I knocked on the door and entered. Du Er Niang was already waiting in the boudoir.

"Big Boss, he didn't accept Xi'er Huan'er Liang."

Du Erniang's eyes moved slightly: "After all, he is not a rough man from the mountains, I am afraid he is a black glove from the city."

The various forces in the city knew that the bandits in the desolate mountains were impossible to eliminate, so they buried their own people to varying degrees.

Some of them try to win over people by building relationships, while others just go straight into action and make their own people become thieves and do dirty work.

Su Yan's current concealing attitude and the alchemy skills he vaguely revealed clearly showed this trend.

Caiyao looked worried: "Then why do we have to let him..."

"What are you afraid of? The people in the city are only at the True Intention Realm. Even Liang Ying, Zhao Pan and others are only at the second level of the True Intention Realm, Ruyi Period. If I can achieve it, why should I be afraid of them?"

A fierce look flashed in Du Erniang's eyes. If a warrior does not fight, what kind of warrior is he? Moreover, people like her only obtained the visualization diagram occasionally. In the future, unlike the big sects, there will be no supporting exercises.

To cultivate martial arts, one must find another way apart from the hard work of grinding.

Du Erniang changed the subject slightly and said, "You should serve him well. After all, he is a person who can refine pills. Do your best to meet his needs." "Yes, boss."

Su Yan rested for half a day. Cai Yao brought him wine, meat, fruits, and then told him that the ingredients were ready.

He didn't want to waste time and said, "I won't eat anything. I'll make the medicine first."

Although Cai Yao was surprised, she nodded: "Sir, follow me."

The alchemy room is located on the other side of the inner cave, isolated from moisture and connected to the outside, allowing for easier gas circulation.

In the absence of underground fire in the inner cave, it is necessary to use the power of carbon stone to refine the elixir, so such an environment is particularly necessary.

After walking for about four or five minutes, passing by a position guarded by several minions, a cave room embedded with a heavy iron door appeared in front of Su Yan.

"Miss Caiyao"

The two strong men guarding the alchemy room are at the Blood Moving Realm. They have powerful qi and blood and are rare masters.

Cai Yao simply nodded slightly and said calmly, "This is Mr. Pang, the alchemist invited by the headmaster. Please serve him well."

Although she didn't believe that Su Yan was Pang Tianfeng, since the other party said so, Cai Yao just followed his lead and called him that.

It's just a code name. When the relationship becomes deeper, you will naturally know the real name in the future.

"Meet sir."

The two of them saluted Su Yan, and Su Yan and Cai Yao walked into the room. What they saw were the decomposed corpses of two first-level perfect wild beasts.

One is a blue-green mountain python, and the other is a saw-toothed crocodile.

The medicinal materials used as auxiliary materials are also placed in order. A pitch-black alchemy furnace is placed in the middle. The charcoal fire is also in a burning state. The flames are even and emit heat.

"Sir, if you need anything else, just tell Caiyao and she will prepare it for you right away."

Su Yan shook his head: "Enough."

Cai Yao walked out of the room and closed the door. Su Yan grabbed the pitch-black furnace, shook it, and got familiar with its weight and material.

"At least it's a first-grade, top-grade furnace. I'm willing to give it away. So where did the predecessors go?"

There must have been other alchemists in Sandiejian, but they are all gone now.

I don’t know if he left after finishing refining the elixir, or if something else happened.

Su Yan became more and more curious, and also wanted to know what the other second-level pill recipe in Du Er Niang's hand was.

"Using the Blood Essence Condensing Essence Pill as a starting point to test her alchemy skills... She doesn't really think others can't see through it, does she?"

Su Yan placed the alchemy furnace onto the charcoal fire, and the layer of ash covering it was shaken off. The flames lit up and continued to heat the furnace.

He preheated the alchemy furnace in his familiar way, and when the temperature came up, he threw the flesh, blood, and bones of the wild beasts into it one by one. His true essence flowed and merged into the alchemy furnace, continuously refining the blood essence and removing impurities.

The difficulty of making the Blood Essence Condensation Pill is not in fusing it into a pill, but in refining the blood essence. Repeat this three times to condense the blood essence of a first-level perfect wild beast.

This process requires full concentration and skilled techniques. If you are not careful, the extraction of the blood essence will be inferior.

However, this is not a difficult problem for Su Yan.

As the charcoal fire continued to heat up, a worm-shaped white ape and a green-scaled poisonous dragon emerged behind Su Yan, absorbing and exhaling the surrounding spiritual energy and continuously transforming it into his true essence.

Time passed little by little, and when the impurities were eliminated, the clumps of flesh and blood gradually turned into a ball of dark red liquid under the fusion and blending of true essence.

During the first refining step, the dark red liquid in the furnace was as big as a human head and was as viscous as asphalt when shaking.

After the second refining, impurities were further removed, and the blood essence had turned into a deep red color, as crystal clear as crystal.

After the third refining, the blood essence began to condense like broken gems.

Su Yan put the herbs in one by one, and the medicinal fragrance gradually gathered, with the blood essence as the core, and gradually condensed into a pill.

This step actually takes less time than the previous refining.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the final pill was completed, and the pill with a slight fishy fragrance was placed in the furnace.

The red ones are particularly bright, round and full, and there are eight in total.

"Six are flawless, two are a little off, but it's okay."

Su Yan swallowed a Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Pill and immediately felt as if a ball of fire entered his stomach. The blood and qi in his body were mobilized, and at the same time, he absorbed spiritual energy and the speed of converting it into true energy increased a lot.

He circulated his true essence to absorb it, his eyes flickering slightly: "The true essence pill focuses on the concentration and circulation of true essence. It is used for cultivation and accumulation of true essence."

"The Blood Essence Condensing Essence Pill is even more effective, and with blood essence as its main ingredient, it also strengthens the bones and muscles, and strengthens the meridians, thus strengthening the foundation. However, it's quite powerful when used by those in the Nourishing Essence Realm."

The tingling sensation in the meridians was real. This was only possible because Su Yan's body was strong enough. If it were any other person in the Yang Yuan realm, it would probably take several days to slowly digest one pill.

"If blood essence is the main ingredient, then it should work even if it's not a first-level perfect desolate beast. However, most desolate beasts can't withstand such repeated refining, and the final product will be slightly inferior."

The time and number of refining are limited, and it is impossible to refine infinitely. After completing this step, it is already good enough to reach the level of second-level material.

If it is refined using the late first stage, perhaps the final result will only be the perfect first stage.

But Su Yan is different.

He quickly thought of his own advantages.

The Blood Evil Queen insect has split into tens of thousands of blood bees, and it has the ability to refine beast blood. If this blood essence is used to refine it, it may be possible to condense a pseudo-second-level beast blood essence in large quantities.

"Maybe I can give it a try after I go back. If it works, then the accumulation speed will be much faster."

Su Yan smiled. If an alchemist could only refine the elixir by following the recipe without changing it at all, then it could only be said that he was not very skilled.

Although martial arts are flourishing in this world, the resources of medicinal materials are not unlimited, and the main materials may change due to different periods and different situations.

This requires the alchemist to modify the recipe.

Su Yan fixed his gaze on the saw-toothed crocodile and muttered to himself, "Let's give it a try first and see how Du Erniang reacts."

After refining it once, Su Yan became more skilled, and this time, he took out about five hundred blood bees from the insect world space.

These blood bees have been hatching for several days. They were used for fighting and hunting recently, and their bodies are already refining essence blood.

He forced out the wild beast blood essence extracted by the blood bees and integrated it one by one into the process of refining the blood essence.

A unique light fragrance came, and Su Yan's eyes lit up.

feasible.

The quality of blood sperm is improving faster than before.

He sped up the process and used the same refining method. About an hour later, the second batch of Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Dan was successfully refined.

There were nine pills in total, all flawless, with similar medicinal fragrance, but slightly milder.

“It really works.”

Su Yan had already decided to have Cunning Sheep Old Man and his men organize the blood bees to go on a large-scale hunting expedition.

But he had to deal with these things after he got back. He kept half of the pills and only put seven pills into the jade bottle.

Then he opened the iron gate and saw Cai Yao outside, saying, "Thank goodness I have fulfilled my mission. There are eight pills in total from the two furnaces."

"W-What?! Eight?"

However, Cai Yao looked at Su Yan in shock, with a strange glint in her beautiful eyes. This man's alchemy skills were so amazing.

(End of this chapter)