Shen Yuan Ring

The most eye-catching thing in the alchemy room is the large bronze cauldron in the center.

The large cauldron is greenish-blue in color, with three legs and two handles. It is 1.34 meters tall and has two lifelike phoenixes carved on its body.

"Brother Huang, is this large cauldron the alchemy furnace?" Ji Daoyi asked.

"Yes, this is the alchemy furnace. I'll use it to demonstrate for you later. Don't underestimate this furnace; it's a high-grade Yellow-rank artifact. There are only three such furnaces in our entire outer courtyard," Huang Yaoshi explained enthusiastically to Ji Daoyi.

"So few? With so many alchemists in the family, is it enough?"

“Of course, using the family’s alchemy furnaces wouldn’t be enough. Although we alchemists are very expensive, we also make money quickly, so we all buy our own alchemy furnaces.” As Huang Yaoshi spoke, he took out his alchemy furnace from his storage bag. “Look, this is my own alchemy furnace. Although my alchemy furnace is not as high grade as this one, the quality and success rate of the pills I refine with it far surpass this one.”

"Is there any other explanation behind this?" Ji Daoyi asked, puzzled.

"For us alchemists, a familiar alchemy furnace will definitely have a higher success rate than an unfamiliar one. Because we are already familiar with the characteristics of our own alchemy furnace, it is naturally easier for us to succeed."

"Since alchemists all have alchemy furnaces, why does the family still prepare an alchemy furnace in the alchemy room?" Ji Daoyi regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking, realizing that he did not have an alchemy furnace.

"If a pill refining room doesn't have a pill refining furnace, can it still be called a pill refining room? Newcomers like you don't have enough spirit stones to buy a decent pill refining furnace in the early stages," Huang Yaoshi said with a sullen smile.

After preparing all the necessary medicinal herbs for refining the Body Tempering Pill, Huang Yaoshi did not immediately begin refining it.

Instead, he sat cross-legged on a round cushion, regulating his breathing.

"When refining pills, remember not to be impatient. We need to adjust our state of mind so that the probability of making mistakes during the process will be very low."

With everything prepared, Huang Yaoshi officially began his alchemy practice.

"Before refining pills, we need to preheat the alchemy furnace to make the heat inside more even, so that the medicinal herbs will not be scorched due to uneven heating when we extract and purify them."

Huang Yaoshi explained to Ji Daoyi while demonstrating, which can be described as multitasking.

With Huang Yaoshi's control, the Yuanmai Fire instantly intensified its burning. The two fire phoenixes on the alchemy furnace were also engulfed in flames, quickly and completely surrounding the furnace. After several tens of seconds, the flames gradually subsided, stopping only when they covered the bottom of the furnace.

"After the alchemy furnace has been preheated, the inside is heated evenly. At this point, we can put in the spiritual herbs. As beginners, we usually purify one kind of spiritual herb first before trying another. This way, we have a higher chance of successfully extracting the spiritual herbs."

Subsequently, Huang Yaoshi extracted and purified the medicinal ingredients of the Body Tempering Pill one by one, and the purified liquid was first collected in jade bottles for later use.

“Each type of spiritual herb is different, so the extraction time will also be different. Of course, the purification time for the same type of spiritual herb is not fixed either. The requirements for the heat will also be different for spiritual herbs of different years. Therefore, we judge whether the purification is complete based on the color and aroma of the spiritual herbs extracted in the alchemy furnace.”

Huang Yaoshi explained each step in great detail, incorporating his many years of alchemy experience, and it can be said that he taught Ji Daoyi everything he knew.

Ji Daoyi did not disappoint Huang Yaoshi. He listened attentively and even took notes on every step of Huang Yaoshi's operation.

For someone who had no practical experience, this close observation of alchemy was his most valuable experience, not to mention the unreserved guidance from Huang Yaoshi.

Some things are not recorded in the book, such as the preheating of the alchemy furnace and the specific procedures for extracting spiritual herbs.

Time continued to pass, but neither Ji Daoyi nor Huang Yaoshi paid attention to it.

They focused all their attention on alchemy.

With the extraction of the elixir complete

Huang Yaoshi gave a soft shout, his hands constantly forming alchemy hand seals. It was the "Ji Family Elementary Alchemy Manual" that Ji Daoyi had practiced, but Huang Yaoshi was more skilled at it, using one hand to form the hand seals and the other to control the fire.

The essence of the spiritual herbs was fused together under the alchemy technique. This time, Huang Yaoshi did not speak, but was busy with the task with complete concentration.

Only after seeing the Body Tempering Pill take shape in the alchemy furnace did Huang Yaoshi secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't want the alchemy to fail at such a crucial moment.

Although he had refined the Body Tempering Pill countless times, this was the first time he had explained it while refining the pill, so he was inevitably a little nervous.

Once the elixir takes shape, the success rate is 80%. All that's left is to patiently nurture the elixir.

"Dao Yi, you must remember that even after the pill is formed, we cannot be careless. We should take every step of the alchemy process seriously, especially beginners who should cultivate good habits."

"The pill is emitting a medicinal fragrance, it seems to have been successfully refined. The next step is to complete the final step."

Huang Yaoshi changed his hand seals, and Ji Daoyi recognized them as the last twelve forms of the technique, a special technique specifically for forming the elixir coating.

As Huang Yaoshi completed his incantation, a thin film formed on the surface of the pill, completely locking in its fragrance. The residual fragrance of the Body Tempering Pill still lingered in the air, indicating that the pill refining process was over.

Close the furnace and retrieve the elixir.

Huang Yaoshi put the elixir into a jade bottle he had prepared beforehand.

Judging from Huang Yaoshi's expression, he was very satisfied with the result of this alchemy.

"Brother Huang truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest alchemist among the first-rank alchemists in the family. He casually produced eight high-grade body tempering pills." Ji Daoyi offered his praise without reservation.

It's not that Ji Daoyi was flattering Huang Yaoshi, but Huang Yaoshi's alchemy skills were indeed very strong. He made eight pills, each with a rich color, and these eight pills were clearly of high quality.

Being able to produce eight pills is a strong testament to his alchemy skills. Keep in mind that a full set of pills only yields nine pills, and a master alchemist is considered to be able to produce five or six pills in a single batch. Some alchemists can only produce two or three pills.

Six pills are a watershed moment. Each additional pill requires superb skills. Don't underestimate the difference of one or two pills. Even a master alchemist cannot guarantee that eight pills will be successfully refined into a first-grade pill.

"This is just normal performance, nothing to praise. In the past, when I performed exceptionally well, I could even reach full strength. It's just that reaching full strength is too difficult, requiring the right time, place, and people," Huang Yaoshi said, waving his hand.

"Dao Yi, is there anything you don't understand?"

"Brother Huang's steps for refining pills are very detailed and have been a great help to me. I believe that with more practice, I will definitely be fine. I have a question about the extraction of spiritual herbs. Why do we need to put each type of spiritual herb into a jade bottle after extraction? Can't we extract and purify all the spiritual herbs at once when refining them?"

"Of course we can, but our current level is not high enough. It will only be possible after we break through to the Divine Realm."

"why?"

"Because only by reaching the Divine Realm can one generate spiritual power, and even if one has spiritual power, one still needs to practice and try many times to have a chance to achieve it."

"Alright, stop thinking about all that. Your most important task now is to follow the steps I just explained and refine the pills. I don't have high expectations for you; as long as you can successfully refine three pills today, that will be a success," Huang Yaoshi said, patting Ji Daoyi on the shoulder.

"Three?"

"What, you think it's too much? You want more..."

"No, I think you're underestimating me. I could probably refine four or five of them."

"Don't brag, you'll be lucky if you can produce two pills."