The Quality of Alchemy
Inside the Red Gold Medicinal Cauldron in front of Lin Ming, a blue-gold flame rose, creating a dazzling spectacle.
The situation on Xu Shilin's side was almost the complete opposite of that on Lin Ming's side. Inside the dark Medicinal Cauldron, a dark flame rose, the color of which was almost exactly the same as the color of the Medicinal Cauldron.
From these two flames of different colors, it can be seen that the flames used by Lin Ming and his senior brother were not generated by Dou Qi, but rather they were refined from other flames as their own Origin Fire Seed.
Lin Ming's cyan -Golden Flame are self-explanatory; they are the mutated Flame Gold Flame Lin Ming refined, which absorbed energy from the Earth Heart Fire Stone. On the contrary, Xu Shilin's dark flames seem rather unusual to ordinary people.
Among flames, those that are black are quite rare. With Lin Ming's knowledge, he only knew that the Nihility Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, was black. So when Lin Ming first saw his senior brother's black flame, his curiosity was piqued, and he asked his senior brother about the origin of his black flame.
When his junior brother asked, Xu Shilin told Lin Ming without hiding anything about the origin of his flames.
Xu Shilin's black flame is called the Demon Devouring Flame, which he obtained from the remaining eggshell after the Seventh Order Demonic Beast, the Demon Devouring Raven Beast, hatched.
Obtaining the Demon Devouring Flame is extremely difficult. After hatching, the first thing the Demon Devouring Raven cub does is swallow the eggshell that hatched it.
Therefore, to obtain the Demon Devouring Flame from the Demon Devouring Raven's eggshell, one must seize the eggshell before the Demon Devouring Raven chick hatches and swallows its own eggshell.
If they were to try and seize the eggshells at this time, they would have to face adult Demon Devouring Raven. Senior Brother Xu Shilin obtained his Demon Devouring Flame from the eggshells of Seventh Order Demon Devouring Raven, which meant facing Seventh Order Demon-Devouring Demon Devouring Raven equivalent to human Dou Ancestor Cultivation.
To snatch the eggshell of a cub from Seventh Order Demonic Beast, the Demon Devouring Raven, and obtain the Demon Devouring Flame within, one would need to demonstrate strength at least comparable to that of a Seventh Order- Seventh Order Demon Devouring Raven Demon Devouring Raven, making it Demon Devouring Raven. To avoid harming the cub, the Seventh Order Demon Devouring Raven would abandon the eggshell and leave with its young.
After learning about the origin of the black Demon Devouring Flame, Lin Ming sighed once again, realizing that in this world, strength is everything. If you want to get something, you have to have the Corresponding Strength!
On Lin Ming's side, after sensing that the temperature inside the Medicinal Cauldron was constant and met the requirements for refining medicine, Lin Ming put a medicinal herb into the Medicinal Cauldron and began the refining process.
Meanwhile, Senior Brother Xu Shilin was able to refine the medicinal herbs a few breaths earlier than Lin Ming. This is one of the advantages of having an extra fire pit in the Medicinal Cauldron, allowing it to reach a stable state more quickly.
Alchemy Room, onlookers watched intently as the two brothers began refining medicinal herbs, one after the other.
These two are currently refining Fifth Grade Tier 5 Alchemist, a level that those watching might never reach in their lifetime.
The fact that they are fortunate enough to observe the Gang Leader and his fellow disciples refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill is entirely due to the Gang Leader's efforts in securing this opportunity for them. After missing this chance, many people will probably never have such an opportunity again, so they naturally have to pay their utmost attention to observe.
Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin completed the extraction of the first herb for the Instant Qi Pill in no time.
After placing the refined Medicinal Material Essence into a Jade Bottle, Lin Ming added another medicinal herb to the Medicinal Cauldron and began a new round of medicinal herb extraction.
Meanwhile, Senior Brother Xu Shilin was also beginning to refine the second medicinal herb, and the progress of both sides was almost identical.
Seeing that the two of them had finished refining the first medicinal herb in a very short time and started refining the second medicinal herb, Elder Huo nodded in satisfaction.
The ingredients for Tier 5 Medicinal Pill are already considered relatively high-grade. To successfully refine Tier 5 Medicinal Pills, several conditions must be met.
First and foremost, one must have a sufficient understanding of the medicinal materials being refined. This way, during the refining process, one will know which substances are needed and which are unwanted and need to be refined. This is the most basic and crucial skill that every Alchemist must master.
Secondly, there's the temperature of the flame during the refining process. To refine the ingredients for Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, the corresponding flame needs to be very high to effectively refine the ingredients.
For a flame to reach a high temperature, besides the flame itself, the flame's own cultivation level must also be high, otherwise it cannot withstand the flame's consumption of Dou Qi.
This requires a high level of cultivation to support the Pill Refining, so high-level Alchemist are also strong in their own cultivation.
Finally, there's the Soul Power. Refining medicinal herbs and the subsequent Pill Fusion both require a strong Soul Power to constantly sense the changes within the Medicinal Cauldron and adjust the flame temperature accordingly.
The fact that Lin Ming and Xu Shilin were able to refine the first medicinal herb so quickly shows that all three of their factors are outstanding.
For Elder Huo, having two such outstanding students was a source of great satisfaction and pride.
The two brothers, who were refining medicinal herbs in the center of the room, were so focused on the process that they paid no attention to Elder Huo or the expressions of the onlookers.
One medicinal herb after another was put into the Medicinal Cauldron. After the herbs were refined, the essence extracted from the Medicinal Cauldron was collected into Jade Bottle, to be used in the subsequent fusion of the pills.
Lin Ming and his fellow disciples spent more than two hours refining the medicinal herbs. After completing the final extraction, Lin Ming entered meditation to recover his Dou Qi.
Because the current Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique only has the first level, the amount of internal Dou Qi in Lin Ming's dantian has always been a weakness.
It was only because his cultivation had reached the Nine-star Dou Grandmaster level and his Dou Qi had increased that Lin Ming was able to refine all the ingredients for the Instant Qi Pill in one go. If he were still at the Early-stage Da Dou Shi, he probably wouldn't have been able to refine all the ingredients for the Instant Qi Pill in one go.
The medicinal materials used to refine the Instant Qi Pill could deplete Lin Ming's Dou Qi, but could not deplete Xu Shilin's Dou Qi, who was cultivating Profound Tier High-grade Cultivation Method and possessed Dou Ling Peak cultivation.
The amount of Dou Qi consumed in refining the ingredients for the Instant Qi Pill was less than half of Xu Shilin's total Dou Qi. Therefore, Xu Shilin still had a sufficient amount of Dou Qi, immediately began the subsequent pill Pill Fusion after refining the ingredients.
"Boom!"
About half an hour later, a huge impact startled Lin Ming from his meditative state of recovering his Dou Qi.
Lin Ming, who had recovered most of his Dou Qi, looked at the black smoke rising from the dark Black Medicine Cauldron and knew that his senior brother had failed in his first attempt to fuse the pill.
Upon seeing that the student had failed in his alchemy attempt, Elder Huo immediately explained to Xu Shilin the mistakes he had made.
Although Elder Huo's explanation was aimed at Xu Shilin's previous refining mistake, it was a matter of understanding one method leading to understanding all methods, so it was a good explanation for Lin Ming and the other observers.
After more than half an hour of recovering his Dou Qi, Lin Ming's Dou Qi had almost fully recovered. So after Elder Huo finished explaining, Lin Ming returned to the Medicinal Cauldron and began fusing the pills.
Following the fusion method on the formula for the Instant Qi Pill, Lin Ming began fusing the medicinal materials.
The process of fusing the medicinal herbs initially went very smoothly. After about half an hour, Lin Ming arrived at the step where his senior brother had failed.
With Elder Huo's explanation, Lin Ming became extremely cautious after reaching this step. He adjusted himself the instant the energy fluctuated, successfully passing through this step without any major incidents, and began the next stage of refining.
Half an hour later, due to a mistake in operation, the essence of the medicinal herbs in Lin Ming's medicine cauldron turned to ashes, and Lin Ming's first attempt to refine the Instant Qi Pill ended in failure.
After the failed refining attempt, Elder Huo explained to Lin Ming the mistakes he had made. Having experienced the failure and with Elder Huo's explanation, Lin Ming quickly understood his problem and the best way to improve it.
After adjusting his Dou Qi, Lin Ming began the second round of herb extraction, while his senior brother Xu Shilin began the second round of pill fusion.
Lin Ming continued refining his own medicinal herbs, oblivious to the effects of Lin Ming senior brother's herbal fusion. An Alchemist be competent if they cannot focus solely on their own Pill Refining process.
Lin Ming is already 4th Grade Alchemist and is now refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, can certainly be considered a qualified Alchemist, so it is perfectly normal for him to focus on his alchemy.
With his previous experience in refining medicinal herbs, Lin Ming improved his refining speed this time, completing the refining of all the herbs in two hours, saving half an hour.
From Senior Brother Xu Shilin's side, a wisp of extremely thin Pill Qi could be seen outside the Medicinal Cauldron, indicating that the fusion of the pills had reached the most crucial step of Pill Formation.
However, at this moment, chaotic energy fluctuations emanated from the Medicinal Cauldron in front of the senior brother. Before long, the pills inside the Medicinal Cauldron turned to ashes, fell to the bottom of the Medicinal Cauldron, and were expelled from the Medicinal Cauldron the formation inside and collected at the collection point outside the Medicinal Cauldron.
Two consecutive failed attempts at alchemy would have an impact on any Alchemist, which is why Senior Brother Xu Shilin was somewhat dejected at this moment.
Lin Ming could see Xu Shilin's dejected state, and Elder Huo, with his rich experience, could see it even better. So, Elder Huo came to Xu Shilin's side and looked at Xu Shilin.
When Senior Brother Xu Shilin saw Elder Huo arrive at his side, he called out, "Elder Huo!"
At this moment, Elder Huo looked at his senior brother Xu Shilin and said, "Shilin, do you know why I asked you to refine Tier 5 Medicinal Pill today?"
"Elder Huo wants to know the method of refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, but I am stupid and have failed twice in a row." After saying this, Senior Brother Xu Shilin silently lowered his head.
"Shilin, I asked you to refine Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, and guiding you on the refining method is only one aspect. I can still guide you with Tier 5 Medicinal Pill now, but when you refine 6th Grade or even Tier 7 Medicinal Pill in the future, will you still be able to find someone to guide you?" Elder Huo asked his senior brother Xu Shilin.
"What do you mean, Elder Huo?" Senior Brother Xu Shilin asked.
"As I prepare to leave you, what I most want to teach you is the spirit of never giving up until the very last moment. This is the most basic and most important quality for Alchemist," Elder Huo said earnestly.
Elder Huo's words instantly jolted Xu Shilin awake. Yes! From the moment he entered the Alchemist, from countless failures to where he is now, even as Low-Grade Alchemist, he could persevere through setbacks and start anew. How could it be that now, with his cultivation and alchemy skills improved, he's become so unable to accept failure?
At this moment, the dejected look on Xu Shilin's face completely disappeared, replaced by a resolute expression.
Seeing his senior brother regain his fighting spirit, Lin Ming also smiled.