Commotion (Part 1)
Inside the Six-Snake-Mouth Medicine Cauldron, murky yellow flames rose once more.
After refining the Qi Gathering Powder, Lin Ming briefly adjusted his breathing before taking out many medicinal herbs from his Storage Ring and arranging them one by one.
After carefully checking all the ingredients for the Imperial Pill, the refining of the Imperial Pill officially began.
With his familiarity with the Medicinal Cauldron and the Lin Ming Soul Power covering it, the temperature inside the Medicinal Cauldron quickly reached a level suitable for refining medicinal herbs.
After sensing that the temperature of the Medicinal Cauldron had reached the required level, Lin Ming waved his hand towards a section of the root-like Wuluo Flower Root in front of him. Instantly, the earthy yellow Wuluo Flower Root slowly floated up and finally disappeared into the Medicinal Cauldron.
Wuluo Flower Root entered the Medicinal Cauldron, the turbid yellow flames devoured it like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey. In an instant, the root was enveloped by the Mysterious Yellow Flame and mixed into the cauldron.
As the Wuluo Flower Root entered the Medicinal Cauldron, Lin Ming's Soul Power also gathered inside at that moment.
The resistance of the Wuluo Flower Root to flames is quite strong. Although it is surrounded by raging flames in the cauldron, it is resisting the burning of the Mysterious Yellow Flame. Of course, Lin Ming's suppression of the Mysterious Yellow Flame also plays a role in this; otherwise, given the power of the Heavenly Flames, the Mysterious Yellow Flame Wuluo Flower Root would have been burned to ashes in no time.
Lin Ming kept the raging flames at a constant temperature while refining the Wuluo Flower Root. During this refining process, the Wuluo Flower Root's resistance gradually withered away, and fine, honey-like droplets seeped Wuluo Flower Root its surface, eventually sliding down and hovering above the flames, constantly dripping and tumbling.
As the flames continued to scorch and the water Wuluo Flower Root seeped into the roots of the Heliotropium indicum, the muddy yellow color on the surface of the Wuluo Flower Root rapidly faded. In the final moments, the Wuluo Flower Root completely turned into a withered, white-gray color.
At this moment, the pure medicinal power contained within the Wuluo Flower Root had been completely forced out by the flames, thus turning its body into a pile of useless waste.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the withered Wuluo Flower Root leaped out of the Medicinal Cauldron and fell into the collection area below. The moment they landed, the Wuluo Flower Root turned into a pile of white-gray ash, scattered throughout the device.
"He's truly mastered it!" Looking at the ashes inside the device, Elder Huo nodded in satisfaction and sighed inwardly.
When it comes to refining medicinal herbs, most people simply burn them completely. But this doesn't mean the flames are fierce; it only means that their control over the flames hasn't truly reached a level of perfection.
A true master alchemist, when refining medicinal herbs, can precisely control the temperature and toss them into the Medicinal Cauldron the instant their medicinal potency is completely depleted. Only in this way can it be said to be true perfect control. But to achieve this, the Alchemist must have the utmost control over the herbs, the flame, and even the smallest details of their own body.
While Elder Huo could achieve this level of refinement even with low-grade medicinal herbs, he couldn't guarantee he could do the same with all 4th Grade Elder Huo. Of course, he completely abandoned the attempt to refine Fifth Grade Elder Huo. It wasn't that Elder Huo was unwilling, but rather that the limitations of his own Soul Power rendered Elder Huo powerless. Therefore, seeing Lin Ming refine the Tier 6 Peak pill, the Imperial Pill, to such a perfect degree, Elder Huo nodded with satisfaction and admiration.
The liquid extracted from the Wuluo Flower Root, as pure as honey, churned and spun continuously within the Medicinal Cauldron. The energy contained in this initially refined medicinal power extracted from the Wuluo Flower Root was astonishingly vast.
After these honey-like liquids condensed, they did not quietly follow the refining process as they usually do when Pill Refining. Instead, thin strands quietly spread out, each strand containing extremely powerful energy. When each strand struck the inner wall of the cauldron, it produced a series of crisp metallic clanging sounds.
Amidst the chaotic collisions of these fine threads, the Medicinal Cauldron emitted continuous sounds, and subtle tremors were also transmitted through it.
Looking at the dense, shooting filaments inside the Medicinal Cauldron, Elder Huo's expression changed slightly.
Elder Huo had actually tried to refine Tier 6 Medicinal Pill before. Of course, he hadn't succeeded, but Elder Huo still knew how to extract medicinal materials. However, none of his attempts had ever produced the same level of success as Lin Ming's current attempt. Therefore, upon seeing this commotion, even Elder Huo, who had been refining pills for decades, showed a slight change in expression.
Of course, after sensing this commotion, besides the change in Elder Huo's expression, Lin Ming also showed a slight change in expression.
However, if Elder Huo's expression was one of surprise, then Lin Ming's was one of relief.
Lin Ming was thankful that he had used Elder Huo's Six-Flame Mouth Medicine Cauldron to Pill Refining instead of his own Bronze Cauldron. Otherwise, under the energy impact of this wave of medicinal herbs, the Bronze Cauldron would probably have been on the verge of being destroyed.
The surging threads, aside from making Lin Ming somewhat glad that he had used the Six-Flame Mouth Medicine Cauldron for refining, did not bring any other changes to Lin Ming's expression. So much so that at this moment, with a light wave of Lin Ming's hand, the Mysterious Yellow Flame inside the Medicinal Cauldron suddenly surged.
The turbulent filaments retreated rapidly as if startled upon contact with the flames. Thus, under the massive encirclement of the flames, the once dense filaments were once again suppressed back into the honey-like liquid. Then, under the watchful eyes of the surrounding flames, they dared not venture out again.
"Puff!"
A cluster of Turbid Yellow Flame detached from the liquid and finally hovered beneath it. As the flames rose, they emitted extremely high temperatures, and instantly the surface of the honey-like liquid began to boil, with tiny bubbles constantly bubbling and bursting.
As the bubbles bulged, wisps of extremely thin gray smoke rose from them. These were the impurities contained within. To refine high-quality pills, these impurities had to be completely removed. Otherwise, the impurities might cause the Qualitative Change, or even prevent the pills from Pill Formation at all.
Removing impurities from ordinary medicinal herbs might only take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, but refining Tier 6 Peak Imperial Pill is no ordinary pill, so the extraction of impurities from the herbs is bound to be far more demanding than that of ordinary herbs.