Refining a sixth-grade pill
When Xiao Yu arrived at the Medicine Garden, he discovered that the herbs here were all of very high grade, many of them rare. Even the Heavenly Soul Seven Star Grass, there were several of them in the Medicine Garden, and there were also many other herbs of higher grade than the Heavenly Soul Seven Star Grass.
Xiao Yu's Storage Ring also contains a lot of high-grade medicinal herbs, which he obtained through continuous daily check-ins with the system. Currently, each monthly check-in yields medicinal herbs needed for Seventh-grade Pill, usually a hundred doses. It seems the system is aware that Xiao Yu's alchemy skills are currently his weakness.
"Ding! Monthly check-in successful. Reward issued: Earth Tier High-Grade Dou Technique, Soul Cultivation Technique!"
In the Medicine Garden, Xiao Yu was diligently watering the Medicine Garden when he heard the mechanical voice in his mind. He was immediately startled. He thought it was about medicinal herbs again, but it turned out to be a method for cultivating the soul. Although it was useless to Xiao Yu, it could be used by the alchemists in the Underworld. This could serve as an incentive for the alchemists in the Underworld to improve their skills and also bring them closer together.
Xiao Yu cultivates the Chaos Cultivation Source Method, which combines internal and external cultivation. He cultivates his soul internally and his body externally. Now, Xiao Yu's Soul Power has reached the Spirit Realm Great Perfection, and he is only one step away from stepping into the Heavenly State!
Hearing footsteps approaching, Xiao Yu snapped out of his reverie and looked outside. Elder Xuan Elder Xuan walked in, glanced around, and nodded, saying, "Well done. It seems this Medicine Garden is even better under your management than under mine. By the way, I forgot to ask, what rank of alchemist are you now? And who is your master?"
Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly realized what he meant and said, "I am now Sixth Grade Alchemist. My teacher travels all over the world, and I don't know where he is now. I only know that his name is Dan Lao!"
Elder Xuan suddenly widened her beautiful eyes and said, "You said you're Sixth Grade Alchemist?"
His eyes were filled with disbelief. There were indeed Sixth Grade Alchemist this young, but his background in the Northwest Continent was already quite impressive. After all, in the Pill Domain, those who could reach the sixth grade at this age were the best of the major families. The fact that he was Sixth Grade Alchemist was enough to surprise Elder Xuan.
"I've noticed you've been focusing on recovering your strength these past few days. For an alchemist, the most important things are flames and Soul Power. How are you recovering from those?" Elder Xuan asked, looking at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "The flames are fine, and my Soul Power has recovered to about 70-80%. I'm sure refining a Sixth Grade Pills shouldn't be a problem!"
The reason Xiao Yu said this was because he knew that Elder Xuan wanted to see his alchemy skills. Since they were in the Pill Domain, the better one's alchemy skills, the more attention one would receive. Now that he was here, Xiao Yu thought he might as well have some fun and take a look inside the Pill Tower, which wouldn't be boring.
Elder Xuan, of course, was unaware of Xiao Yu's current thoughts. Instead, he smiled and said, "Although I don't know what kind of alchemist Dan Lao, he must be quite skilled to have taught someone like you. Since you can now refine pills, why don't you refine one for me to see?"
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Of course!"
Xiao Yu then followed Elder Xuan to a pavilion located in a bamboo forest. As they approached, they could smell a strong fragrance of medicinal pills, indicating that Elder Xuan usually refined pills here.
Elder Xuan pushed open the door and led Xiao Yu inside. They stopped in front of a stone platform. Xiao Yu glanced at it and saw that the platform was covered with medicinal herbs. There were two sets of herbs, both identical, and the refining materials included Body Cleansing Grass, Ice Fire Soul Melting Fruit, and Water Spirit Lotus Seed Heart.
These are all rare materials. Xiao Yu hadn't expected Elder Xuan to possess so many. It seems Elder Xuan's status in the Pill Domain is quite high; otherwise, he wouldn't have such a large private domain and so many rare medicinal herbs.
Elder Xuan lingered in front of the stone platform for a while before shaking his head and leading Xiao Yu to a stone platform beside it, saying, "This is the Azure Nether Longevity Pill, Sixth Grade Pills. Although it's not considered a very high grade among Sixth Grade Pills, it's still quite difficult to refine. These are two sets of medicinal herbs. Can you refine it using only two sets of herbs?"
Looking at the medicinal herbs on the stone platform, Xiao Yu knew that the Azure Nether Longevity Pill could extend a person's lifespan by ten years, and that a person could only take it once in their lifetime. In fact, it was not very useful for ordinary people. After all, for cultivators, when they reached their limit, these ten years of lifespan were just a matter of surviving. If they wanted to live longer, they had to break through to a higher level. Only by breaking through to a higher level of strength could they break through to a higher level of lifespan. Pills were, after all, just medicine!
"No problem!" Xiao Yu readily agreed. This level of pill was no challenge for him at present, after all, he had already stepped into the Seventh-grade.
Elder Xuan gently pressed her slender hand on the stone platform, causing a depression in the center, from which a Medicine Cauldron emerged.
Without saying much, Xiao Yu walked directly behind the stone platform. A dark golden flame burst forth from his palm and shot into the Medicine Cauldron, instantly raising the temperature of the cold Medicine Cauldron.
Upon seeing the flame in Xiao Yu's hand, Elder Xuan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she thought to herself, "What kind of flame is this? It has such a terrifying temperature. Could it be Heavenly Flames? But there doesn't seem to be any Heavenly Flames of this color on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, does there?"
However, Elder Xuan didn't think too much about it. Although the allure of Heavenly Flames was great, she wasn't without Heavenly Flames herself. Although she had never seen this kind of flame before, the Dou Qi Continent was so vast that there must be some Heavenly Flames that weren't recorded on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, which wasn't surprising.
Elder Xuan calmed down and watched Xiao Yu refine medicine. The smooth and effortless movements made Elder Xuan admire him, and at the same time, a trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
However, Xiao Yu was currently refining medicine, so he naturally didn't see Elder Xuan's current expression. After injecting the Chaos Flame into the Medicine Cauldron, Xiao Yu unleashed his palm energy, directly sweeping up the medicinal herbs and throwing them into the Medicine Cauldron.
Elder Xuan was about to dissuade him when he saw Xiao Yu meticulously controlling the Chaos Flame to envelop each medicinal herb without any mishaps. "This... his Soul Power is incredibly strong!"
Elder Xuan had to admit that Xiao Yu's alchemy skills were undoubtedly among the best of the Sixth Grade Alchemist. Moreover, looking at his skillful alchemy techniques and the rarity of his flames, Elder Xuan couldn't believe that such an Yao Tian had appeared in the Northwest Continent!
However, since it was Sixth Grade Pills after all, Elder Xuan was slightly surprised for a moment before returning to her composure.
Time passed slowly, and Xiao Yu Xiao Yu had finished refining all the medicinal herbs in the Medicine Cauldron in front of him. Because the herbs were refined together, the time was less than a third of what Elder Xuan had estimated.
The next step is pill condensation, which is the most crucial step in refining pills. All the medicinal materials are condensed together and then polished into pills. This process determines the quality of the pills!