Ascension Pill
Outer Alchemy, also known as the Golden Elixir Art or the Firing Refinement Method.
The external alchemy of the Xuanmen school has two major branches. One is "turning stone into gold," which is used here for its imagery, namely the idea of "turning the cheap into the precious," and its essence is to turn the rotten into the miraculous.
The second is [Grass-Returning Elixir], which is a method of extracting the essence from natural Spirit Medicine and refining them into elixirs using Elixir Cauldron Method.
Regardless of the method, the underlying logic is the same, employing the principle of "the transformation of all things".
The world of "One Person" in the previous life, although it appeared to be similar to modern society on the surface, had a completely different underlying rules and was built on the foundation of [Primordial Qi].
Therefore, as long as Qi Refiner masters the correct methods, they can restore all things to pure Qi and process them in depth.
The original meaning of "[Grass-Returning Elixir]" is the technique of restoring spiritual herbs and Spirit Medicines to Qi and then condensing them into an elixir. It does not simply refer to burning them with fire, which would only be burning herbs.
The real difficulty in alchemy lies in Fire Control. This "Fire Control" is different from the Fire Control used in cooking; it is a more profound method of controlling fire, aimed at extracting the medicinal properties and essence from the herbs while discarding other impurities.
When Zhou You was cultivating in the Three-One Sect, he read many miscellaneous books in order to think about the future of his cultivation method, including those about alchemy.
Although the Three-One Sect emphasizes not seeking external help, it's not entirely outdated. Famous sects like the Celestial Master Mansion's Mansion, Wudang, and Maoshan hold even more prominent positions in the Mystic Sect (Daoist) world, yet they also cultivate other methods.
In order to gain a comprehensive understanding, Zhou You read many related books and had already mastered the crucial art of [fire control] in Alchemy Method.
This technique cannot be used to harm enemies because it involves "gentle fire" and can only be used for alchemy.
However, due to the change in the cultivation environment, Spirit Medicine have become increasingly scarce, and the spiritual energy of all things has disappeared. Therefore, the ancient Alchemy Methods are no longer effective. Zhou You's Alchemy Methods have no place in "One Person". He can only make medicine pills by boiling herbs like in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This method is not picky about the environment, but it contains many impurities and can only be used as a traditional Chinese medicine pill. It is completely different from the real precious pills that are refined in furnaces and cauldrons in legend.
Fortunately, although he had never practiced Alchemy Method was always etched in his mind and he never forgot it.
After years of repeated experiments, he finally managed to reproduce the Xuanmen external alchemy technique in this world full of vitality.
Over the years, he not only became the top Pharmacist in the Spirit Hall, but also the first alchemist in the history of the continent.
Whether such professional Zhou You will exist in the future is unknown, but judging from existing historical records, it certainly didn't exist in the past.
Pills refined using this method can retain the essence of Spirit Medicine to the maximum extent, and can also combine the medicinal properties of different Spirit Medicine through the principle of monarch, minister, assistant and guide, thereby enhancing the efficacy.
He only had one Aromatic Silk Beauty on hand, and giving it directly to Ning Rongrong was like a cow chewing a peony—a divine herb not something you can just take anywhere. He felt it was a crime to let that girl consume it raw.
Moreover, this celestial herb can enhance the quality of Martial Soul, and since it's only for Ning Rongrong, even if it's a transaction, it's bound to cause dissatisfaction among some people within the Spirit Hall.
Zhou You was not afraid, but there was no need for him to deliberately make enemies in order to prove this point.
The best option is to refine it into pills. One furnace can produce at least a few pills. As long as other rare spiritual herbs Spirit Medicines are added, the efficacy of each pill will not be much different.
He actually strongly suspected that Ning Rongrong wasted a lot of the medicinal power by taking Aromatic Silk Beauty alone in the original novel.
It's important to know that this celestial herb doesn't actually have the effect of increasing Soul Power, but in the original novel, Ning Rongrong's Soul Power increased by several levels after consuming it. This indicates that some of the medicinal power was wasted, and the increase in Soul Power was essentially a side effect.
Although Zhou You had planned ahead, in order not to waste the immortal Immortal Herb, he first practiced repeatedly with other Spirit Medicine, and then took a small portion from the Aromatic Silk Beauty for compatibility experiments. Now, he finally felt that he had a relatively high degree of confidence.
He patted his Treasure Bag, and Feidian box in his mouth.
Zhou You rubbed its fluffy head and poured out a pill from the jade Jade Bottle to feed it.
Feidian swallowed the pill in one gulp.
This time it's not a poison pill, but a [Ascension Pill] made according to a new formula. Of course, this pill can't actually make someone ascend to immortality; it's just for good luck.
Its true function is to repair defects in the Etheric Body, improve the Martial Soul, and enhance the grade of the Martial Soul.
Of course, since no immortal Immortal Herbs were used, but rather a large number of rare and precious Spirit Medicine were used as substitutes, the actual effect was not as great as that of Immortal Herbs.
However, the advantage is that this pill is a nourishing medicine and is not easy to develop drug resistance. As long as it is taken consistently, it can still effectively improve the quality of the Martial Soul over time.
This stuff isn't very useful for Soul Masters whose Martial Souls are already of high quality, but for Soul Masters whose Martial Souls are "Trash Martial Soul," it's a miraculous medicine that can defy fate.
This medicine can also be effective on Soul Beasts.
Feidian feeds on highly poisonous substances and possesses extremely strong drug resistance, making it Zhou You's best test subject. Its behavior after taking the medicine can, to some extent, reflect whether the elixir has been successfully refined.
After taking the Ascension Pill Feidian, Fei Dian lay down to digest its effects.
As Soul Beast, its life is now far better than before. As Zhou You's ability to refine Spirit Medicines improves, its cultivation level as a "test subject" also rises accordingly.
After all, it is a special Soul Beast that can increase its Soul Power even by taking poison. Over the years, whether it is good medicine or bad medicine, good pill or bad pill, it has been a tonic for it.
Now, with the accumulation of a large number of Spirit Medicine, its cultivation level has naturally broken through the thousand-year mark and is rushing towards the ten-thousand-year mark.
I wouldn't trade this kind of life for even the throne of a hegemon!
After clearing away the remaining dregs from the cauldron and counting all the Spirit Medicine, Zhou You restarted the furnace.
At this moment, his luck was good, his internal Primordial Qi was abundant, and he was fully prepared mentally. He didn't plan to waste any more time adjusting anything and immediately began refining the real [Ascension Pill], which was also a precious pill that could upgrade the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Under the influence of the [Fire Control Technique], the flames climbed up the cauldron, preheating it.
Once the fire energy inside the cauldron was fully saturated and as easy to control as an arm or finger, Zhou You calmly and leisurely tossed the Spirit Medicine inside.
Following the prescription he had meticulously prepared countless times beforehand, he extracted the essence from each of the various Spirit Medicine, and then refined them using fire magic.
During this process, he was highly focused, his eyes gleaming slightly, as he was observing the situation inside the cauldron with his Primordial Spirit.
Finally, he added the most important ingredient, the Aromatic Silk Beauty, along with a small piece of powdered Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
After three days, a rich medicinal fragrance gradually emanated from the cauldron.