Technique of Pill Fire

After returning to his residence, Lin Ming took out the Technique of Pill Fire and used his Spiritual Strength to study its contents.

"I see." After reading it, Lin Ming understood the principles behind the Technique of Pill Fire and sighed in realization.

After finishing the Technique of Pill Fire, Lin Ming wondered whether the person who had created it had studied chemistry in order to devise such a technique.

The Technique of Pill Fire described how its creator had been inspired by a casual conversation with a friend. By chance, that friend had been boiling something in a relatively enclosed room, yet no matter how long he boiled it, he could not achieve the result he wanted.

At first, the friend thought there was not enough firewood, so he added more to the fire and thought that with so much extra wood, there should be no problem this time. Yet as time passed, he still failed to achieve the desired result. Then he discovered that although he had added quite a bit of firewood, the flames had barely changed from before.

This left the friend utterly puzzled. He had clearly added so much firewood, so why had the flames barely changed?

Later, the friend told the creator about the matter, arousing the creator's confusion and curiosity as well. The creator then accompanied his friend to investigate the cause.

By conducting experiments in different places, they discovered that adding more firewood in an open area did indeed make the flames burn more fiercely, while adding more firewood in relatively enclosed places produced little change.

In a completely sealed place, the firewood even went out after burning for a while. This greatly shocked them. The firewood had only just started burning, and much of it had not even burned yet. Why had it gone out?

Afterward, the creator and his friend pondered the matter repeatedly. In the end, they discovered that firewood could not burn with merely firewood and a Fire Source to ignite it. It also required another substance that they could not see but that existed in the air.

The amount of this substance could directly affect how flames burned. If more firewood was to burn, more of this substance was needed. In relatively enclosed environments, there was very little of it, so only a small amount of firewood could burn.

This explained why the same experiment produced different results in different locations. It also explained why the firewood in a completely sealed room went out after burning for a while: the substance in that room had been used up.

The Technique of Pill Fire had been created after this experiment. Its creator believed that no matter what kind of flame it was, it needed this substance in order to burn. The more of this substance there was, the more completely the flames burned and the higher their temperature became.

As an Alchemist, the creator immersed himself in finding ways to give flames more of this substance, thereby raising their burning temperature.

After further experiments, he discovered that when flames were divided into small streams, the more of this substance each stream received, the higher the temperature of the flames became.

After reaching this conclusion, he hurriedly used his Spiritual Strength to split the flames into strands resembling lines of fire. Sure enough, their temperature rose considerably. After repeatedly experimenting and refining the method, he finally found the optimal ratio—the present Technique of Pill Fire.

After reading it, Lin Ming truly wanted to tell the creator and his friend who had discovered this substance in the air, "In the world of my Previous Life, this substance was called 'Oxygen.'"

Lin Ming truly admired those who, upon encountering puzzling phenomena in daily life, could analyze them, experiment to uncover their causes, draw conclusions, and use those conclusions to benefit others.

There had been many such people in Lin Ming's Previous Life, and there were quite a few in this world as well. They were all great figures of their eras, and no matter which world they lived in, they deserved people's utmost respect.

After finishing the Technique of Pill Fire, Lin Ming began cultivating.

With his understanding of the Technique of Pill Fire's principles and his monstrous Spiritual Strength, Lin Ming quickly achieved beginner mastery.

Two days later, twenty strands of golden flame moved under Lin Ming's control like twenty little snakes, sometimes winding forward, sometimes pausing as if to look around, sometimes gathering into a cluster, and sometimes weaving into a net.

In just two days, Lin Ming had cultivated the Technique of Pill Fire to the level of major mastery. If news of such cultivation speed spread, it would surely shock another crowd of people.

Lin Ming now felt that merely by controlling the Flame Gold Flame with the Technique of Pill Fire, he could defeat most of the Dou Master senior students in the Academy.

Once his cultivation reached the High-Level Dou Master stage, before he learned the Earth Tier Dou Technique Blazing Sun Heavenly Saber, he could still contend with those at the Da Dou Shi stage using his current Profound Tier Dou Techniques. Entering the Inner Academy next year would be More Than Enough.

After cultivating the Technique of Pill Fire to major mastery, Lin Ming's control over the Flame Gold Flame rose to another level. He now believed that refining a Third-Grade Pill would not be much of a problem.

Still, he should wait another two days before going to the Alchemy Department. Otherwise, if Elder Huo saw that he had already cultivated the Technique of Pill Fire to major mastery, he would probably make another group of people question their lives.

If he went two or three days later and they noticed it then, they would presumably think that he had spent five days cultivating the Technique of Pill Fire to major mastery. With a longer timeframe, they might find it slightly easier to accept.

He would cultivate normally over the next three days and carefully ponder the knowledge Elder Huo had explained, allowing himself to improve even more.

Three days passed just like that. Today, Lin Ming came to the Alchemy Department again. When he arrived at the entrance to the building housing the Medicinal Cauldrons, no one stopped him this time.

"Ha ha. Brother Lin Ming, you've finally come."

As soon as Lin Ming entered the Alchemy Department, he heard Steward Yang's voice.

"Brother Yang, I've made sufficient preparations at home these past few days, so I came today," Lin Ming replied to Steward Yang.

"Ha ha. Good! Come on! Let's go to Elder Huo." Hearing that Lin Ming had made sufficient preparations, Steward Yang became even happier and pulled Lin Ming toward Elder Huo.

Seeing Steward Yang's anxious appearance, Lin Ming was somewhat speechless.

Anyone who saw him like this would think Steward Yang was the one about to refine a Third-Grade Pill, while Lin Ming was merely watching. He was even more anxious than Lin Ming himself.

"Elder Huo." "Elder Huo."

After arriving before Elder Huo, Lin Ming and Steward Yang greeted him respectfully.

"Lin Ming, you're here. Are you ready?" Elder Huo directly asked Lin Ming whether he was prepared.

"Yes, Elder Huo. This student is ready," Lin Ming answered firmly.

"Ha ha. Good! Come, follow this old man to the Alchemy Room."

After speaking, Elder Huo led the two of them to the Alchemy Room.

After they arrived at the Alchemy Room, Elder Huo asked, "Lin Ming, what kind of pill are you planning to refine? Of course, if you have not decided yet, this old man can have Little Yang bring over all the Third-Grade Pill formulas in the Alchemy Department. You can choose a suitable one from them."

"Elder Huo, this student plans to refine the Liquid Energy Pill. I have already prepared the materials," Lin Ming directly replied.

Master Toso had given Lin Ming the Liquid Energy Pill formula, and Lin Ming had studied it for a long time. He had repeatedly considered every detail of its refinement, so he was highly confident in refining the Liquid Energy Pill this time.

After all, the Liquid Energy Pill concerned cultivation advancement during the Dou Master Stage, and he only had three sets of Medicinal Materials. Naturally, he had to study every detail more thoroughly to ensure a higher chance of success.

"Oh? Liquid Energy Pill? Judging by the name, it should help with Dou Master cultivation, right?" Elder Huo asked speculatively.

There were countless kinds of pills in this world, especially Low-Grade pills. Many Third-Order Alchemists and 4th Grade Alchemists could create new pill formulas during their lifetimes, so it was perfectly normal for Elder Huo not to have heard of the Liquid Energy Pill. After all, the Liquid Energy Pill had been collected by the family in the Jia Ma Empire, while Jia Nan Academy was so far from the Jia Ma Empire that even riding a Flying Magical Beast took a month. At such a distance, it was perfectly normal for him not to know about a Third-Grade Pill from that region.

After hearing Elder Huo's question, Lin Ming thought that Elder Huo truly lived up to being a peak Fifth Grade Alchemist. From the name of the pill alone, he had guessed that the Liquid Energy Pill was used to improve the cultivation of warriors at the Dou Master Stage.

Lin Ming then explained the effects of the Liquid Energy Pill to Elder Huo. "That's right, Elder Huo. The Liquid Energy Pill can allow a warrior at the Dou Master Stage to increase his cultivation by One Star within half a month with only minor side effects. Furthermore, after waiting three months, he can take another Liquid Energy Pill to increase his cultivation by One Star again."

"However, a person can only take two Liquid Energy Pills in his lifetime at most. Taking a third Liquid Energy Pill will not increase cultivation any further. Instead, excessive consumption will cause the Dou Qi Inside Body to become impure and lower cultivation speed."

After hearing Lin Ming's introduction to the Liquid Energy Pill, Elder Huo said in some surprise, "This Third-Grade Pill, the Liquid Energy Pill, can be taken twice before resistance appears only with the third pill? Lin Ming, if you're ready, start refining it quickly. Let this old man see exactly how this Liquid Energy Pill accomplishes that."

Elder Huo was not surprised that the Liquid Energy Pill could improve a Dou Master's cultivation. He had pills capable of improving cultivation as well. He had even refined the Tier 5 Medicinal Pill Spirit Dou Pill, which could improve Dou King cultivation, so the ability to improve a Dou Master's cultivation was not enough to surprise him.

What truly surprised Elder Huo was that the Liquid Energy Pill, as a Third-Grade Pill, could allow a Dou Master to raise his cultivation by two stars. That was terrifying.

The nobility of the Alchemist profession lay in its rarity, as only an exceptionally small number of people could meet its requirements. Among those who did qualify to become Alchemists, at least more than half barely met the requirements.

The achievements of this group on the path of Alchemy basically reached their limit after becoming Third-Order Alchemists. Without an enormous opportunity, it was extremely difficult for them to break through to become 4th Grade Alchemists.

This was because 4th Grade Alchemists belonged to the middle stage of Alchemists. Advancing from a Low-Grade Alchemist to a middle-stage Alchemist involved a hurdle, and most of those who had barely qualified to become Alchemists could not cross it.

The Liquid Energy Pill formula Lin Ming had brought out was only for a Third-Grade Pill, yet it had the effect that other Tier 4 Medicinal Pills needed to achieve: allowing multiple doses to be consumed and raising cultivation by two stars. The cost savings would be enormous.

This cost did not merely refer to the cost of Medicinal Materials. Labor costs were also a substantial part of it. After all, the price of hiring one 4th Grade Alchemist was equivalent to hiring five Third-Grade Alchemists.

Lower costs meant lower selling prices, which meant more people could afford the pill. Warriors with Low-Grade cultivation made up the overwhelming majority in this world. A lower price would increase the number of buyers by another level, and the combined profits would become an astronomical figure.

That was the reason for Elder Huo's surprise.