The process of alchemy was dull and tasteless. Even Li Qing, who believed he could endure loneliness, could not help but feel somewhat weary and frustrated.
This was unlike artifact refinement. Artifact refinement required wild flights of fancy, allowing one's thoughts to roam freely and forge whatever one desired.
Alchemy, especially when refining the same kind of pill, meant repeating the same steps throughout the process. Moreover, one had to strictly follow the records in the pill formula. It made Li Qing feel like a puppet without thoughts.
Fortunately, Li Qing persevered. As he watched the Spirit Nurturing Pills in his hands gradually increase in number, a sense of harvest and joy rose within him.
This was probably one of the few pleasures of alchemy!
"Phew, this was probably why I ultimately did not choose the path of alchemy."
Li Qing shook his head. Although it was artifact refinement that had led him into the Cultivation World,
he had also obtained some inheritances related to alchemy during his later cultivation journey. Yet in the end, he had never chosen to walk this path.
As he spoke, Li Qing casually cleaned out the Black Furnace, scattering the furnace slag and pill ash within.
The entire alchemy process had lasted nearly three months. During those three months, he had never left his cave abode, remaining by the Black Furnace while Hundred Spirits Dao Lord guided him in refining Spirit Nurturing Pills.
Of course, after such a long time, Li Qing's gains had been quite considerable as well.
This time, he had refined a total of nine batches of Spirit Nurturing Pills, using up every inner core he had obtained from hunting Third-tier Demonic Beasts during his trip overseas.
The vast majority of those Demonic Beast Inner Cores had come from the Myriad