Refining Pills

After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that he had never heard of either of these two kinds of pills.

Undeterred by his lack of understanding, Jia Xingtian humbly asked Xiao Ming, "Master Xiao Ming, what is the difference between these two methods?"

"The difference? The difference is that the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill only needs one because it has a special effect on Magical Beasts. Oh, and by the way, this kind of pill requires a special technique to use. The Vitality Pill, on the other hand, doesn't have a special effect on Magical Beasts, and it's of much lower grade, so more are needed. By the way, I can refine both of these pills."

After hearing Xiao Ming's clear explanation, Jia Xingtian and the Dark Sea Flood Dragon exchanged a glance, as if they were communicating.

A moment later, Jia Xingtian said, "We've chosen to use the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill. We'd like to know what medicinal herbs Master Xiao Ming requires. Please let us know so we can have someone prepare them later."

Jia Xingtian's choice was not unexpected by Xiao Ming. Compared to refining four Grade Six Lower Tier pills, refining one Grade Six Middle Tier was obviously much faster.

Xiao Ming was happy to agree and directly stated the medicinal materials needed to refine the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill.

"Bone Shaping Flower, Blood Demon Essence,..."

"Tomorrow, I will immediately send someone to deliver the medicinal herbs to Xiao Ming. Regardless of the success rate, as long as you can refine it, my Imperial Family will not care how many herbs are consumed."

After noting down the required medicinal materials, Jia Xingtian laughed, his words revealing a great deal of generosity. Although the medicinal materials for refining the "Primordial Bone Shaping Pill" were not ordinary, the Imperial Family's abundant reserves meant that it was not a problem.

Not only the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill, but also the more advanced Breaking Sect Pill, the Jia Ma Imperial Family could also gather several sets of medicinal materials, which can be described as extremely wealthy and powerful.

After examining the condition of the Dark Sea Flood Dragon, Xiao Ming and his group left the back mountain of the Imperial City and headed to the banquet that the Jia Ma Imperial Family had prepared for him.

After a good rest that night, Xiao Ming received the medicinal herbs personally delivered by Jia Xingtian the next day.

Xiao Ming, instead of deliberately delaying for a few days, took out several bottles of specially refined pills and handed them to her. After instructing her not to wander around for the next few days, he entered the Jia Xingtian room that Jia Xingtian had prepared for him.

Inside the secret chamber, Xiao Ming sat cross-legged on the stone bed.

Before him were about sixty jade boxes, each emanating a rich Medicinal Fragrance, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary items.

These medicinal herbs were the Jia Xingtian sent him to refine the elixir.

Each one is extremely rare, and its value is no less than that of the Blood Python Branch, the main ingredient for refining the Dou Spirit Pill.

Of these sixty jade boxes, only about ten contain the medicinal materials needed to refine the Breaking Sect Pill.

The rest were all materials for refining the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill, a total of ten sets of materials. Clearly, the Jia Ma Imperial Family was determined to obtain the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill.

The reason why there aren't as many ingredients for the Breaking Sect Pill isn't because the Jia Ma Imperial Family doesn't care, but because the ingredients for the Breaking Sect Pill are really hard to come by.

Jia Ma Imperial Family couldn't possibly obtain that many medicinal herbs.

Setting aside the herbs for refining the Breaking Sect Pill, Xiao Ming turned his attention to the herbs for refining the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill.

He planned to refine the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill first to improve his technique, and then refine the Breaking Sect Pill after he finished refining that pill.

He took a deep breath, flicked his finger, and a huge Crimson Medicine Cauldron appeared out of thin air, then crashed heavily to the ground, accompanied by a deep, resonant chime.

This medicine cauldron is quite large, covered with all sorts of strange patterns. On its body, there are lifelike images of ferocious beasts. When their ferocious mouths are wide open, if you listen closely, you can almost hear strange roars coming from inside the cauldron. All these unusual features show that this Crimson Medicine Cauldron is extraordinary.

This cauldron is the Myriad Beast Cauldron Xiao Ming obtained from the Life Simulator.

With his eyes half-closed, Xiao Ming recalled the Refinement Method the "Primordial Bone Shaping Pill" that he had seen at the Jia Nan Academy, as well as the various points that needed to be noted.

After a long while, his eyes suddenly opened, and dark red flames rose from his dark pupils.

With a soft "poof!", a wisp of Jade Green Flame shot out from between Xiao Ming's fingers. He flicked his fingertip, and the flame transformed into a streak of light, darting into the medicine cauldron with lightning speed.

As soon as the flame entered the cauldron, the tiny body suddenly expanded. In a short moment, the tiny flame transformed into a raging inferno, burning wildly inside the cauldron. As the dark red flame rose, the crimson color on the surface of the Myriad Beast Cauldron became even more dazzling, looking like a bewitching and dancing firework.

Although it wasn't the first time he had used the Myriad Beast Cauldron, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Xiao Ming's eyes as he looked at the cauldron that remained sturdy despite being scorched by the Heavenly Flames.

"The Myriad Beast Cauldron, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame —I do possess quite a few treasures related to Magical Beasts."

I waited for a while.

Once the temperature inside the medicine cauldron reached a constant level, Xiao Ming waved his hand, and a jade box containing medicinal herbs that emitted an aura similar to that of Magical Beast beasts was drawn into his hand.

"Blood Demon Essence..." Xiao Ming murmured, then threw the medicinal herbs in his hand into the medicine cauldron, beginning his alchemy journey.

The intense heat enveloped the sealed chamber, baking it like a furnace. Wisps of white smoke rose from the crimson cauldron, lingering and curling above the chamber...

Gu Hao

Before the medicine cauldron, Xiao Ming remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on the nascent Medicinal Pill Prototype slowly rotating within the Jade Green Flames. His powerful Soul Power controlled the temperature fluctuations, maintaining it at a constant level.

As it was slowly steamed over a low flame, after about half an hour, a rich Medicinal Fragrance gradually rose from it.

Subtle energy fluctuations emanated from the cauldron, finally striking the inner wall with a heavy thud, accompanied by a deep, resonant chime, as the increasingly rich Medicinal Fragrance emanated from within.

After a while, Xiao Ming's eyes suddenly widened, and the lid of the medicine cauldron automatically fell off, from which the round, cyan pill flew out and was accurately grasped by Xiao Ming.

Feeling the faint warmth still lingering from the pill in his hand, Xiao Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this Primordial Bone Shaping Pill can only be considered average among Sixth Rank pills, it is still a genuine Sixth Rank pill.

Even with the help of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, Xiao Ming had to be extremely careful when refining pills of this grade without prior experience, otherwise he might easily fail.

During the refining of the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill, Xiao Ming accidentally wasted a set of materials during the Pill Fusion stage.

Only after learning from the previous mistake was it possible to successfully refine this elixir the second time.

After placing the cyan Primordial Bone Shaping Pill into a special jade Jade Bottle for storing pills, Xiao Ming looked at the dozens of medicinal herbs remaining from refining the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill.

According to the rules of Alchemists, the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill has been successfully refined, so these medicinal materials now belong to him.

With dozens of rare medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming made a fortune this time, even without charging any payment.

If the Jia Ma Imperial Family knew that Xiao Ming had refined the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill using only two kinds of medicinal herbs, one wonders what they would think.

With a satisfied expression, Xiao Ming put the medicinal herbs into his pocket, then turned his attention to the remaining dozen or so boxes of herbs.

That's what's needed to refine the Breaking Sect Pill.

Xiao Ming showed no intention of stopping to rest. Instead, he waved his hand again, and a snow-white jade box emanating a slight chill was drawn into his hand.

Inside the jade box lay a withered tree branch, resembling an ice sculpture. Although its appearance was not particularly attractive, the rich Medicinal Fragrance emanating from it told one that this was no ordinary object.

This item is called "Cold Marrow Branch." It is not a tree branch, but rather a product of extremely pure Cold Energy condensed in a frigid region. If someone who cultivates ice-type Dou Qi refines and absorbs it, it will make their Dou Qi even colder. Therefore, in their eyes, this thing is practically priceless.

Xiao Ming didn't have this treasure in his Na Ring either, so he examined the medicinal herbs.

Holding the "Cold Marrow Branch" with two fingers, a bone-chilling cold quickly seeped into his fingertips, almost numbing his entire arm.

Xiao Ming glanced at his arm, which was covered with a thin layer of ice crystals, and his mind stirred. The Red Flames within his body quickly flowed out, expelling the invading chill.

With a gentle toss of his hand, the Cold Marrow Branch was accurately tossed into the medicine cauldron. Jade Green Flames surged violently, like a ferocious maw, swallowing it whole.

Faced with the burning flames, the Cold Marrow Branch did not sit idly by and wait for its death. Instead, it continuously emitted streams of icy mist, attempting to block the corrosive heat.

The mist and the Red Flames eroded each other, and with a hissing sound, even a faint white mist rose at the junction. This Cold Marrow Branch, relying on the extreme cold energy that had been condensed for countless years, was actually able to maintain a stalemate with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame for a short time.

Upon seeing this scene in the medicine cauldron, Xiao Ming clicked his tongue in amazement. He hadn't seen anything like it when refining the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill.

"As expected of materials needed to refine Peak Grade Six pill, but ultimately, it's still just an inanimate object..."

Xiao Ming's mind stirred, and he saw the temperature inside the medicine cauldron rise sharply!

As the flames burned at increasingly higher temperatures, the Cold Marrow Branch finally could not withstand the heat, and the ice-crystal-like substance on its surface began to show signs of melting.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ming chuckled.

It was also thanks to his Heavenly Flames that he was able to refine the Cold Marrow Branch. If it were an ordinary flame, it would probably take at least one or two days just to refine it. That would not only consume a lot of time, but also consume a huge amount of Dou Qi.

For Alchemists, Heavenly Flames are indeed no less powerful than true Divine Weapons.

The refining process lasted for about an hour, until the solid Cold Marrow Branch finally transformed completely into a ball of snow-white, viscous liquid. As the liquid flowed, it emitted an extremely rich and pure energy.

After refining it, Xiao Ming spent another half hour to complete the tempering. Without resting, he moved his hand and put another equally stubborn medicinal herb into the cauldron.

Time passed slowly in the sealed room, while the medicinal herbs in the jade box placed in front of Xiao Ming gradually decreased. A rich, mixed Medicinal Fragrance lingered in the room, like clouds and mist.

"Puff!"

Suddenly, a violent energy fluctuation erupted, and with a low sound, most of the Pure Medicinal Liquid that had been painstakingly refined was actually shaken away.

Experiencing the same unexpected turn of events as his first attempt at refining the Primordial Chaos Pill, Xiao Ming frowned slightly, then sighed softly, "Again... It always happens during the Pill Fusion process. The first time was indeed difficult."

Sitting on the stone bed, Xiao Ming pondered for a moment, his mind replaying the strange phenomena that occurred during the fusion of the medicinal herbs. After a long while, he finally focused his mind again, cleaned the medicine cauldron, and began again...