Refining Body Tempering Liquid!

The simmering time for the entire Body Tempering Liquid would take nearly four hours. Song Shuhang worried if the induction cooker would break.

Through the reinforced glass lid of the hot pot, he could see ginseng slices tumbling in the boiling water. A strange excitement welled up within him—was this alchemy?

Yes, this was alchemy.

But why did it feel no different from when he usually cooked noodles?

Was it his own improper approach?

With his phone set to stopwatch mode, Song Shuhang kept an eye on the ginseng slices in the pot and the phone timer.

Five minutes later…

He immediately opened the lid and added the second ingredient, Goji Berry.

The two ingredients tumbled in the boiling water, subtly dyeing it a faint yellow.

Heat control, timing—these required accumulated experience.

And experience was something Song Shuhang had none of.

So, all he could do was watch the timer, opening the pot to add ingredients exactly every five minutes. As for heat—let the induction cooker burn as hard as it could.

"It's not much different from boiling traditional Chinese medicine."

If, after three hours, all he had brewed was a bowl of ordinary medicinal soup, how would he feel?

Would this "Simplified Copyright Body Tempering Liquid" Elixir Recipe completely shatter his worldview of eighteen years? Or would his recent dreams of cultivation be extinguished?

As the heat in the hot pot rose, so did the temperature in the kitchen.

At this moment, a cool sensation emanated from the ice bead on Song Shuhang's neck, bringing him a refreshing chill. More than that, the ice bead cleared his mind, unconsciously drawing him into a state of extreme focus.

He gently squeezed the ice bead on his chest.

This mystical ice bead gave him more confidence in the Body Tempering Liquid.

"Don't disappoint me. If possible, even if the alchemy fails, at least let me witness the reality of 'cultivation'."

Song Shuhang held the third ingredient, and a slight ripple stirred in his usually calm heart. This third ingredient was something he couldn't even find online: Morning Dew Mysterious Grass!

In appearance, the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass was not much different from ordinary grass, being a green, strip-like plant. However, upon closer inspection, one could see mist condensing and not dispersing on the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass, appearing and disappearing like dew on grass leaves in the morning.

The numbers on his phone's stopwatch jumped quickly—five minutes were up!

Song Shuhang lifted the lid, and the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass held between his fingers was tossed into the pot, followed by a swift replacement of the lid.

He felt a sense of anticipation. After all, this was a special ingredient; perhaps it would cause some unique changes in the other ingredients.

Just like the previous two ingredients, the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass tumbled and floated in the boiling water.

Song Shuhang's eyes remained fixed on the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass. The coolness from the ice bead on his chest made his mental focus unprecedented!

Gradually, the three ingredients in the pot seemed to magnify in his eyes!

At this moment, Song Shuhang's world contained only the ingredients, nothing else.

Perhaps it was due to his extreme focus, or perhaps it was the special effect of the ice bead on his chest, but Song Shuhang gradually began to perceive every subtle change in the three ingredients within the boiling water.

With each tumble, faint yellow medicinal properties were extracted from the ingredients and dissolved into the soup. As the ginseng slices released their medicinal properties, they swelled slightly after absorbing water.

This was truly a wondrous feeling!

"The heat seems a bit insufficient?" Song Shuhang suddenly had this thought.

He felt that the ingredients in the pot needed more heat, especially the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass, which required higher temperatures to stimulate it!

Thus, he pressed his finger on the induction cooker's temperature control and increased the heat without hesitation.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The water in the pot boiled even more vigorously, and the lid vibrated under the push of the steam.

Song Shuhang's eyes widened further—after increasing the heat, the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass actually changed!

The Morning Dew Mysterious Grass, which had been floating on the water, suddenly melted!

Song Shuhang didn't know how much time or heat it would take to boil a common blade of grass until it dissolved, but in less than five minutes, even with his small induction cooker at full power, it wouldn't be possible to melt the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass.

This was the special property of the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass itself.

As the mysterious grass dissolved, a layer of emerald green medicinal liquid colored the soup. This emerald green liquid, as if possessing sentience, coiled around the ginseng slices and goji berries in the pot.

After being entwined, the two ingredients also began to slowly melt, mixing into the emerald green liquid.

Song Shuhang's heart rate quickened slightly.

A magical transformation!

At the same time, he vaguely guessed that perhaps the Body Tempering Liquid didn't require water initially, but rather a special method of heating the ginseng and goji berries. The moment the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass was added, it would melt into a medicinal liquid.

He didn't know if the medicinal liquid in his pot had already failed.

Fortunately, he was prepared for failure. This alchemy was mainly to familiarize himself with the process and record any problems encountered.

Another five minutes passed.

This time, Song Shuhang calmly took out the fourth ingredient and added it to the pot.

The fourth medicinal ingredient was also caught by the emerald liquid, melting into it bit by bit.

"Under this level of heat, it takes about five minutes for the fourth ingredient to completely fuse with the liquid. This must be why Pharmacist mentioned 'approximately' five minutes. Differences in the size, shape, and age of the ingredients, as well as variations in heat intensity and the quality of the alchemy furnace, all cause this 'five minutes' to fluctuate." Song Shuhang's eyes remained fixed on the ingredients in the pot, his understanding deepening.

He was gaining a greater grasp of Pharmacist's Elixir Recipe.

This progress was first due to the effect of the ice bead on his neck, which calmed his mind like still water, allowing him to concentrate and think clearly.

On the other hand, Song Shuhang seemed to possess an innate sensitivity for alchemy. This was a born talent that would allow him to achieve twice the results with half the effort if he were to become an alchemist in the future.

As his understanding of Pharmacist's Elixir Recipe became more profound, Song Shuhang began to break free from the rigid 'five-minute' rule.

He started deciding when to add the next ingredient based on the degree of fusion of the liquid in the pot. Sometimes, he would add the next ingredient after about four and a half minutes. Other times, he would extend the wait to over five minutes.

Unknowingly, forty-six minutes passed.

When Song Shuhang added the tenth ingredient, he had already begun to control the heat intensity. Based on the fusion of the liquid, his fingers would adjust the temperature on the induction cooker up or down.

He was no longer rigidly adhering to time; he was fully immersed in the process.

After fusing the sixteenth ingredient, the fusion ability of the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass in the pot reached its limit. At this point, following the Elixir Recipe, Song Shuhang added another special ingredient, the Three Lives Fruit Core.

As expected, just like the Morning Dew Mysterious Grass, the Three Lives Fruit Core shouldered the responsibility of 'fusing ingredients' once more.

Since the initial ladle of water, Song Shuhang hadn't added any more. Yet, after over an hour and a half of heating, the liquid in the hot pot hadn't dried up; instead, it had slightly increased.

Adding ingredients, observing the fusion of the liquid, waiting; then continuing to add ingredients. It was a monotonous, extremely tedious process, yet it allowed for not a single moment of carelessness.

This was the life of a Pharmacist, an alchemist! A profession demanding extreme perfection, rare even among cultivators, a profession truly suited only for those who could endure profound loneliness.