Refining the Sect Breaking Pill
Alchemy Room, after sensing that the temperature inside the Medicinal Cauldron had reached a constant level, Lin Ming immediately waved his hand, and a snow-white Jade Box emitting a slight chill was sucked into his hand.
The Jade Box was opened, and a withered tree branch, resembling an ice sculpture, immediately appeared.
This thing is called "Cold Marrow Branch". Although it looks ordinary, the rich Medicinal Fragrance emanating from it tells people that it is no ordinary thing.
The Cold Marrow Branch can only be condensed from extremely pure cold energy in extremely cold places. Those who cultivate ice-type Dou Qi will refine and absorb it, making their Dou Qi even colder. Therefore, in their eyes, this thing is as precious as Beast Flame in the eyes of Fire Attribute. Lin Ming was able to obtain it by chance, having luckily stumbled into a deep mountain cold pool and spent a lot of effort to retrieve it.
Lifting the Cold Marrow Branch in one hand, a bone-chilling coldness quickly spread from Lin Ming's palm upwards, almost numbing his entire arm in a short while.
His gaze fell upon the arm covered in a thin layer of frost, and immediately a thought struck him. The Tender Yellow Flame within his body flowed forth, quickly expelling the corrosive chill.
With a light wave of his hand, the Cold Marrow Branch was thrown into the Medicinal Cauldron in a parabola with great precision. As the Cold Marrow Branch entered the Medicinal Cauldron, a burst of Tender Yellow Flame suddenly erupted, opening its enormous maw and swallowing it whole.
Swallowed by the flames, the Cold Marrow Branch immediately began to resist, releasing streams of icy mist to block the high temperature from corroding it.
"Hiss!"
As the mist and flames clashed, bursts of sounds immediately arose. At the same time, a faint white mist rose from the point where they met.
"As expected of a treasure that makes Ice Attribute people flock to it..." Seeing the Cold Marrow Branch holding out against his Heavenly Flames for a short time with the extreme cold energy that had been condensed for countless years inside the Medicinal Cauldron, Lin Ming was also amazed.
Seeing the stalemate, Lin Ming immediately increased the input of his Dou Qi.
With the support of Lin Ming's Dou Qi, the flames inside the cauldron instantly surged. As the flames burned at an increasingly high temperature, 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.
Seeing this, Lin Ming breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder it's said that high-level Alchemist are not weak in cultivation. After all, without the corresponding cultivation to support them, they wouldn't even be able to refine these high-level medicinal herbs.
At the same time, this was also thanks to the fact that his flame was Heavenly Flames. If it were an ordinary flame, it would probably take at least one or two days just to refine the Cold Marrow Branch. In that case, not only would it consume a lot of time, but it would also consume a huge amount of Dou Qi.
After nearly half an hour of refining, the sturdy frost on the surface of the Cold Marrow Branch was finally completely refined, revealing a ball of snow-white, viscous liquid. As the liquid flowed, it emitted an extremely rich and pure energy.
Refining it to this state was not yet complete. Lin Ming then used some more of his Cultivation Method to refine all the impurities inside, and only stopped refining when the liquid became transparent and crystalline.
Watching Lin Ming effortlessly refine the Cold Marrow Branch and begin refining the next herb, Elder Huo was filled with nothing but shock and immense satisfaction.
When Elder Huo first met Lin Ming, he knew that Lin Ming's achievements would be extraordinary. Later, Lin Ming did indeed break the academy's alchemy records time and time again.
Now, watching these students grow up under his watchful eye, approaching him, surpassing him, and pulling ahead of him, Elder Huo feels that having such students in this life has made his journey worthwhile.
Time flowed slowly through the house, while the medicinal herbs Lin Ming had placed gradually decreased. A rich, mixed Medicinal Fragrance lingered in the room, like clouds and mist.
As the medicinal herbs were gradually refined, Lin Ming's expression grew increasingly solemn. Although he had a thorough understanding of the formula for the Sect Breaking Pill, this was his first time actually practicing it. Moreover, this Sect Breaking Pill was arguably the highest-grade pill he had ever personally refined, so Lin Ming dared not be careless in the slightest.
Lin Ming's gaze was fixed on the refined medicinal herbs. After a long while, he gritted his teeth, made a hand seal, and the flames in the Medicinal Cauldron rose up again.
Flames leaped, their pale yellow light illuminating Lin Ming's unusually solemn face, making him appear exceptionally cold and stern. One by one, the refined medicinal herbs fell into the Medicinal Cauldron with Lin Ming's rising and falling hands, only to be immediately swallowed by the flames.
He poured all his Soul Power into the Medicinal Cauldron, and any movement that occurred within it could be transmitted to Lin Ming's mind instantly.
Time slipped away silently like sand through fingers amidst the churning flames, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on Lin Ming's forehead. Under his intense refining process, the numerous pure medicinal liquids within the Medicinal Cauldron gradually began to fuse...
The fusion was proceeding under Lin Ming's tense yet steady operation. Although there were two close calls along the way, they were averted thanks to Lin Ming's all-out efforts to save the situation.
Now, with the medicinal liquid fully fused, a clump of colorful liquid, about half the size of a fist, appeared inside the Medicinal Cauldron.
Gazing at the liquid mass where various medicinal properties mingled, Lin Ming did not feel relieved. His tense mind controlled his Soul Power to maintain a constant and perfect control over the process.
Inside the Medicinal Cauldron, as the heat was slowly released, the numerous medicinal liquids within the liquid mass began to completely solidify.
As the liquid mass slowly shrank and condensed, after about an incense stick's time, the surface of the liquid mass began to harden, and a rough, uneven Pill Prototype began to take shape inside the Medicinal Cauldron.
Looking at the Pill Prototype had finally formed successfully, Elder Huo, who had been watching closely, was the first to breathe a sigh of relief.
Having reached this point, the most difficult steps have already been completed. Next, as long as Lin Ming maintains the right temperature and carefully nurtures this Pill Prototype, the Sect Breaking Pill will be successfully refined!
This was nothing to Lin Ming, who was capable of refining the Sect Breaking Pill to this level. Therefore, when faced with the Sect Breaking Pill that had already been refined, Elder Huo was so excited that he was almost moved to tears.