Refining a Fifth-Rank Pill
"Copper Source Essence is a top-tier refining material; its hardness is beyond the capabilities of low-level martial artists. Therefore, even though Song Yougui discovered Copper Source Essence more than two years ago, he has only managed to obtain less than a third of the entire Copper Source Essence."
Steward Yang spoke with a rather arrogant tone. It seemed that he was both angry and dissatisfied with Steward Song's unauthorized mining of the Copper Source Essence without reporting it to the academy, and also mocking Steward Yang Steward Song's overestimation of his abilities.
You, a mere Da Dou Shi, dare to embezzle Copper Source Essence? After spending over two years, you've only managed to acquire this Copper Source Essence. This is evident from Steward Yang's tone and his address of Steward Song, calling him by his first name.
"However, it seems that the Copper Source Essence that Song Yougui has already privately mined and sold is gone forever!" Although Steward Yang said that Steward Song had mined less than a third of the Copper Source Essence, such top-grade material is extremely precious even in its smallest form, let alone nearly a third of a whole piece of Copper Source Essence.
The Copper Source Essence that Steward Song sold, mixed with some other high-grade materials, could definitely be used to refine a top-tier Medicinal Cauldron. Although this Medicinal Cauldron couldn't compare to those on the Heavenly Medicinal Cauldron Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, it would still possess about 30-40% of their power, far surpassing ordinary Medicinal Cauldron.
Seeing the change in Steward Yang's expression, Lin Ming could only offer words of comfort, "Those that have already been sold are beyond repair; nobody knows where they are now."
"We can only be thankful that we discovered it early enough that most of the Copper Source Essence has been preserved. I imagine that once the academy mines it out, we can find a master craftsman, and eventually, we'll have a Medicinal Cauldron second only to those on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking."
Lin Ming stated that the Medicinal Cauldron ranked second only to those on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking were absolutely correct. The thirteen Medicinal Cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking were all passed down from ancient times.
Since ancient times, no Medicinal Cauldron has ever been able to ascend to the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking again. This is not only due to the scarcity of materials, but more importantly, the Refinement Techniques and the formations within the cauldron are beyond the capabilities of modern people.
The thirteen Medicinal Cauldron the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking were all made using the Refinement Techniques and formations of the Main World, and were also crafted by Dou Di at the time.
The Dou Qi Continent is now isolated from the Main World. Not to mention Dou Di, even the Refinement Techniques and formations Heavenly Cauldron Ranking have been lost.
Therefore, even with the Copper Source Essence, a material capable of refining Medicinal Cauldron Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, it is impossible to refine it into Medicinal Cauldron identical to the Copper Source Cauldron, which ranks fifth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
Not to mention forging it into the fifth-ranked Copper Source Cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, it would be impossible for it to even make it onto the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
If the academy finds a good master craftsman, it shouldn't be a problem to create the top-tier Medicinal Cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
After all, the material of Copper Source Essence is right here. Copper Source Essence alone is enough to directly offset the energy impact of Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, so that the cauldron will not explode when refining Tier 6 Medicinal Pill.
After being refined by a master craftsman and having an array set up, there should be no need to worry about the cauldron exploding when refining pills below the Tier 7 Medicinal Pill.
However, when refining elixirs of Tier 7 and above, the focus is on the elixir's Spirituality, making it less likely to cause the cauldron to explode.
Therefore, by crafting a Medicinal Cauldron from Copper Source Essence, the Alchemist's safety is guaranteed at least during the refining process. There is no need to worry about the cauldron exploding.
Furthermore, Copper Source Essence possesses excellent thermal conductivity and spiritual energy transmission capabilities, which greatly enhances its effectiveness in Pill Refining.
In any case, Medicinal Cauldron Copper Source Essence will never be of poor quality. Ordinary Medicinal Cauldron can't compare to it.
Steward Yang could only offer Lin Ming's words of comfort, just as Lin Ming had suggested. Thinking otherwise would only bring him unhappiness and wouldn't change anything about reality.
Next, Steward Yang told Lin Ming, "Steward Song's cultivation has been abolished, rendering him a cripple. Although the outcome of Steward Song's case hasn't been decided yet, it's obvious that his fate won't be good."
"He discovered a treasure, pocketed it, and colluded with outsiders to harm the academy's students. Now he's a cripple. Executing him would be a relief; letting him live and be humiliated would be far more tormenting."
"However, this is, after all, an academy, a place for educating people. It wouldn't be appropriate to humiliate Steward Song. Therefore, the specific method of dealing with Steward Song has not yet been determined. I will inform you once the academy issues a detailed notice."
"Of course, the academy will intensify its efforts to apprehend the Cui Clan's Eldest. The academy cannot tolerate someone who dares to repeatedly attack its students."
"Once his whereabouts are discovered, the academy will dispatch Dou King Expert to hunt him down, so you don't need to worry."
Seeing that Steward Yang was telling Lin Ming about the Cui Clan's Eldest at the end, it seemed to be to put Lin Ming at ease. However, Lin Ming wasn't worried about Cui Qiang, the Cui Clan's Eldest, anyway.
The Inner Academy Selection Tournament is in six months, and Lin Ming is absolutely certain he will be able to enter the Inner Academy. After cultivating in the Inner Academy for a few years, if he encounters Cui Qiang again, he, Lin Ming, will definitely not be the one running away. He has absolute confidence in this.
Lin Ming had been chatting with Steward Yang for over an hour, so after exchanging a few more words, he left and went to Elder Huo's place.
After arriving at Elder Huo's place, Elder Huo briefly mentioned the matter of Steward Song, but Elder Huo didn't spend too much time talking about it, so soon he started discussing the pills with Lin Ming.
Two days ago, after Lin Ming finished refining all the Fire Cleansing Pill, he handed them over to the Alchemy Department processing. Now, the number in Lin Ming's Crimson Crystal Fire Card has increased by more than 300 points, which is the profit he gained from refining the Fire Cleansing Pill.
Three hundred Heavenly Fire Energy could be exchanged for at least three hundred thousand Gold Coin, and Lin Ming already had nearly a thousand days of Fire Energy before even entering the Inner Academy.
Among these, the Liquid Energy Pill brought Lin Ming more than 500 days of Fire Energy dividends, and these dividends continued to increase.
After chatting with Elder Huo for a while, Elder Huo said that he would be refining a Tier 5 Medicinal Pill obtained from an ancient book in the next few days. When he was refining it, he would notify Lin Ming so that he could come and observe and see some of the details of how Tier 5 Alchemist would refine Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.
Alchemist's methods of alchemy are highly confidential, especially for Low-Grade Alchemist. By observing higher-level Alchemist pills, one can identify one's own shortcomings and thus make up for them.
Given such a great opportunity, Lin Ming naturally agreed without hesitation. With Elder Huo so confident in allowing him to observe, how could Lin Ming possibly refuse?
Three days later, at dawn, Lin Ming received a message from Elder Huo and immediately went to Elder Huo's place. He then followed Elder Huo into an Alchemy Room.
"Lin Ming, you must observe carefully from now on. This will greatly help you advance to the Tier 5 Alchemist level in the future," Elder Huo instructed Lin Ming.
"Elder Huo, don't worry! The students will watch your refining process carefully and won't miss a single detail," Lin Ming replied earnestly.
After receiving Lin Ming's reply, Elder Huo did not delay any longer. He took out a Six-Flame Mouth Medicine Cauldron from his Storage Ring, placed it in the room, and then took out the medicinal herbs one by one and placed them beside him.
After seeing that everything was ready, Elder Huo closed his eyes, presumably going over the details of the refining method in his mind again. Lin Ming would also do the same when refining new pills.
A moment later, Elder Huo opened his eyes. At that moment, Lin Ming could feel a massive amount of energy being mobilized within Elder Huo's body. It felt like a sleeping lion awakening, beginning to display its power as the king of beasts.
Then, Lin Ming saw a deep red flame rise from the Elder Huo's hand. The energy emanating from this flame was even more powerful than Lin Ming's Flame Gold Flame.
This is not only because Elder Huo's cultivation is more profound; it is likely that Elder Huo's flame was taken from the body of Magical Beasts with a higher cultivation level.
After summoning the Deep Red Flame, Elder Huo did not delay and pressed his hand on one of the fire holes of the Medicinal Cauldron in front of him. The Deep Red Flame then rose up inside the Medicinal Cauldron.
After heating the cauldron, Elder Huo began to add medicinal herbs into Medicinal Cauldron to refine them, thus officially beginning the refining of this Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.
After watching Elder Huo refine the medicinal herbs, Lin Ming realized that Tier 5 Alchemist was indeed Tier 5 Alchemist. His perception of timing, flame size, temperature, and vitality was much stronger than his own.
If I were to refine it myself, aside from the fact that my cultivation level is lower, I wouldn't be as skilled as Elder Huo is now, and the refining time would be much longer.
Within a short time of Lin Ming's comprehension, Elder Huo had completed the extraction of the medicinal herb. Then, under Lin Ming's watchful eye, Elder Huo added two different medicinal herbs and began refining them simultaneously.
Simultaneous extraction of two medicinal herbs requires not only that the Alchemist be extremely familiar with both herbs and know when to switch flames, but also that they possess sufficiently strong Spiritual Strength to respond differently to the varying reactions of the two herbs.
Therefore, only Alchemist with extremely high skill levels in alchemy can refine multiple medicinal herbs. Since Elder Huo dares to do this even when refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, it seems that Elder Huo alchemy skills are already comparable to those of 6th Grade Alchemist. It's just that he lacks talent and his Soul Power is not up to par, which is why he cannot advance to the 6th Grade Alchemist.
Lin Ming had never attempted to refine two kinds of medicinal herbs at once. Therefore, Lin Ming watched with exceptional focus as Elder Huo refined two herbs simultaneously.
If it weren't for the fear of disturbing Elder Huo, Lin Ming would have liked to extend his Spiritual Strength into the Medicinal Cauldron, so that he could more directly perceive the details of the refining process and the changes in timing.