The True Method of Refining the Double Spirit Ascension Pill

Seeing the uproar among the crowd because the competition involved Fifth-grade Pill, Elder Hao smiled faintly, unrolled the scroll, and read aloud the grade of the Double Spirit Ascension Pill and some simple introductions.

The crowd below lit up when they heard that this pill could directly and 100% advance a Dou Ling Peak expert to Dou Wang!

It's important to understand that in the Dou Qi Continent, the Dou Wang rank is arguably the biggest dividing line.

Many people of average talent will never be able to break through to this level in their entire lives.

Moreover, after advancing to the Dou Wang realm, one can summon the energy of heaven and earth to a certain extent and unleash Dou Qi Transformation Wings.

Only by reaching this level can one be considered to have entered the ranks of the generally recognized strong.

"Tsk tsk, is this old guy here to uphold justice or to cause trouble? He actually made two juniors refine such a difficult pill?"

Some of the Alchemy Department elders who came to watch the competition couldn't help but mutter to themselves after hearing the name of the Double Spirit Ascension Pill.

These Double Spirit Ascension Pill were a recipe Elder Hao obtained by chance during an adventure. Many elders from the Alchemy Department offered high prices to exchange for them, but he refused them all. Unexpectedly, he took them out today and gave them to these two little ones for free.

It has to be said, they were really lucky.

"Now that you two know the topic of the contest, please begin."

Elder Hao put away the scroll, and with a wave of his hand, the two black cloths in the square were lifted by the force of the energy, revealing two stone platforms below, and various medicinal herbs placed on the stone platforms.

"I have prepared three portions of medicinal herbs for each person, which should be enough for you to use as you please. Whoever succeeds in refining the herbs first will be the victor."

Elder Hao pointed to the stone platform and said with a smile.

"What if they both fail? Would that be considered a draw?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qingyang frowned slightly and asked.

He wasn't very confident about this so-called "Double Spirit Ascension Pill." If he failed to refine it, wouldn't he be in a similar situation to Xiao Yan?

That would undoubtedly be unfair to him, since both of them failed in refining Fifth-grade Pill, so it was impossible to determine which was better.

"If none of them can be successfully refined, then we'll determine the superior one from the discarded pills."

Elder Hao was very interested in Alchemy, and therefore, he was very familiar with the steps involved in alchemy.

Upon hearing this, Sun Qingyang breathed a slight sigh of relief. In this way, even if he couldn't refine a successful pill, the failed one would definitely be of better quality than Xiao Yan's.

"Xiao Yan, do you have any objections to this?"

Elder Hao had long heard that Xiao Yan possessed Heavenly Flames and had always wanted to see it for himself. Therefore, he treated Xiao Yan with considerable kindness.

Xiao Yan was naturally very confident. As a disciple of the Venerable Yao, if he considered refining useless pills as a goal of success, he would probably be kicked out on the spot.

I don't know which unlucky guy taught a disciple like Sun Qingyang.

With a smile, Xiao Yan shook his head, not even bothering to look at Sun Qingyang, and turned to walk towards a stone platform in the square.

Afterwards, Sun Qingyang smiled and bowed slightly towards the plaza below, then turned and quickly walked towards another stone platform. As he passed Xiao Yan, he chuckled softly in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Pretending to be calm is useless; when it comes to alchemy, if you don't know how, you simply don't know how."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan pretended not to hear and continued inspecting the medicinal herbs.

We should head back soon. For now, let's check the medicinal herbs. As an alchemist taught by a renowned master, I naturally need to check materials prepared by others myself.

Otherwise, if there's a problem with the medicinal ingredients and the refining process fails, wouldn't that be needlessly inviting trouble?

These unwritten rules are all backed by real-world examples.

Xiao Yan's indifference only deepened the sneer on Sun Qingyang's face. With a smirk, he stepped onto another stone platform.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Elder Hao's smile deepened. He turned around, facing the dark square, and spoke loudly, his voice echoing throughout the square.

"The competition shall begin now!"

After Elder Hao announced the start of the competition, all eyes fell on the two people behind the stone platform, and the noisy noise gradually quieted down.

Xiao Yan had already inspected the medicinal herbs, so upon hearing that the competition was about to begin, he simply waved his hand, and a white medicine cauldron and a dark red medicine cauldron appeared on the stone platform in front of him.

This medicine cauldron is only Third Tier cauldron. Although it looks good and was brand new when I got it, Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames is, after all, Fused Heavenly Flame. In addition, when he used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame many times to refine the Three-Turn Qi Gathering Pill, the drastic temperature changes caused by the fire also damaged the medicine cauldron considerably.

The color of the medicine cauldron has faded slightly; it's unclear how much longer it can be used...

"Laugh..."

As soon as Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron appeared, Sun Qingyang, who had been watching from a distance, couldn't help but sneer and shake his head inwardly, feeling a growing contempt for Xiao Yan.

It seems I overestimated this guy!

In the Yao Realm of alchemy, a good medicine cauldron is like a sharp weapon in the hands of a warrior, which can greatly increase the success rate of alchemy. Now that Sun Qingyang saw that Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron was so dilapidated, he couldn't help but feel a little disdain.

After Sun Qingyang finished speaking in his mind, he waved his hand, and instantly, a medicine cauldron with a blue body appeared. The sunlight shone on the cauldron, reflecting a faint blue glow. It looked quite exquisite and immediately attracted the attention of many female students.

Below the stage, Yao Ling frowned.

How could such an ordinary medicine cauldron withstand repeated burning by Heavenly Flames?

She'd have to find him a better medicine cauldron later. Although he didn't seem to care much about it, she didn't want to see her beloved suffer like this.

Xiao Yan didn't care much about the dilapidated state of the medicine cauldron. After all, once he found a way to kill Han Feng in a few years, he wouldn't have to worry about the cauldron anymore.

According to his estimation, it shouldn't be difficult for this medicine cauldron to survive this round of refining.

It definitely won't explode!

As thoughts raced through his mind, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a surge of intense heat. He raised an eyebrow and turned his head, only to see Sun Qingyang holding a ball of flame in his hand. The flame was a similar color to the medicine cauldron, a bluish-green, and when it burned, it took on a circular shape, looking like a small bluish-green sun.

That does suit his name quite well.

"So it's the Qingyang Fire..."

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and smiled.

This Qingyang Fire is not Beast Flame, but a rare fire born from a mineral source called Qingyang Stone formed deep underground. Although it cannot compare to Heavenly Flames, it is much stronger than most Beast Flame below the Tier 7 Magical Beast.

In the eyes of an expert like Xiao Yan, the flame in Sun Qingyang's hand was not particularly rare. However, to the students below, ordinary real fire could be condensed by Fourth-Tier Alchemist using only Dou Qi. But flames condensed from Dou Qi were, after all, fake; they were merely a form of Fire Attribute Dou Qi compressed to its extreme, and could not compare to real flames.

Moreover, the shape of the Qingyang Fire, resembling a small sun, is quite eye-catching.

Xiao Yan was too lazy to show off his flames like Sun Qingyang. He simply placed his palm on the fire pit, and the Heavenly Flames within his body split in two. The blood-red Myriad Beast Spirit Fire entered the medicine cauldron. Under Xiao Yan's control, it did not cause Sun Qingyang's Qingyang Fire to go out of control.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan meticulously reviewed all the steps and ingredients involved in the refining process in his mind before immediately beginning the alchemy process.

His fingers occasionally brushed across the medicinal herbs on the stone platform, and one by one, the herbs were thrown into the medicine cauldron.

However, since this was his first time refining Fifth-grade Pill, he was inevitably a bit rusty. Although he had received some intensive training from Old Yao last night, he still felt somewhat unfamiliar with the process when he actually tried it.

After all, Fifth-grade Pill is enough to make even Dou Wang expert eager to obtain it, and it could fetch an astronomical price at auction in the Black Corner Region.

The difficulty of successfully refining the herbs is naturally extremely high. Fortunately, although Xiao Yan's alchemy level has improved rapidly, his foundation is solid enough, and his control over the Heavenly Flames is also excellent. So far, he has not encountered any major problems in refining the herbs.

Meanwhile, the elders present who were knowledgeable in Alchemy were all watching the spectacle with a sense of amusement.

Sun Qingyang's Alchemy skills are still only at the Fourth-Grade rank, so asking him to refine Fifth-grade Pill is somewhat of a stretch, and the success rate is naturally questionable.

As for Xiao Yan, although the elders knew he possessed a cobalt-blue Heavenly Flames, having Heavenly Flames didn't necessarily mean he was good at Alchemy. Besides, Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron looked rather ordinary; they didn't know if it could withstand the energy impact of Fifth-grade Pill...

This old man Hao is really being ridiculous, wasting the ingredients for six portions of Fifth-grade Pill at once. Just thinking about it makes one's heart ache!

With Old Yao tutoring him, Xiao Yan's refining process is progressing smoothly so far.

But poor Sun Qingyang didn't get that kind of treatment. Because the refining process was too complicated, he was momentarily at a loss as to which step to start...

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan was controlling the heat while adding medicinal herbs from time to time, showing quite the demeanor of a Fifth-Grade master.

As a result, some gasps of surprise began to rise from the plaza below, startling Sun Qingyang, who was deep in thought. When he looked up and saw Xiao Yan's rather smooth refining process, a blank expression appeared on his face.

This technique...

In the square, Elder Hao, who stood with his hands behind his back, already had his eyes shining. In his eyes, the alchemy technique that Xiao Yan demonstrated was smooth and flowing, and extremely entertaining.

Pretending...

Sun Qingyang certainly couldn't believe that Xiao Yan's Alchemy were superior to his own, so after secretly mocking him, he turned his gaze to his medicine cauldron, his expression solemn. After taking a deep breath, he waved his hand and threw a medicinal herb into the cauldron.

As Sun Qingyang threw one medicinal herb after another into the medicine cauldron, the attention of some people in the room began to focus on him. Noticing those gazes directed at him, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Sun Qingyang's mouth.

However, before that smug smile could spread, it suddenly froze with a soft "pop" sound as the eighth medicinal herb was added to the cauldron.

"Whispering sound..."

A few snickers rang out in the square. Sun Qingyang's first attempt at refining and fusing medicinal herbs had failed after only eight herbs. Looking at Xiao Yan beside him, who was working with effortless skill, the difference in their abilities was obvious. Even laymen like them who didn't understand medicine could see the gap between them.

Hearing the mocking voices around him, Sun Qingyang's expression changed slightly, and his eyes darkened as he watched Xiao Yan's fluid movements.

After personally trying to refine it, he realized just how difficult it was. If he continued to pretend to be stupid and look down on Xiao Yan, then what he would lose would probably be more than just a competition!

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes and calmed his mind, stripping away the restlessness in his heart and focusing his attention. He recalled his experience when he tried to refine other Fifth-grade Pill. After a while, he opened his eyes, a hint of confidence appearing on his face. He quickly grabbed the medicinal materials on the stone platform and began refining the medicine for the second time.

Having learned from his previous failure, Sun Qingyang performed much better, his technique becoming smoother. This ability to adjust his mindset earned him nods of approval from many elders.

Although his skills are not as good as Xiao Yan's, his foundation is solid enough. Even if he doesn't succeed today, it won't affect his future as a Fifth-Grade or even Sixth-Grade alchemist!

On the other hand, Xiao Yan's journey was not without its challenges. Shortly after he threw the last few medicinal herbs into the cauldron, the pale red liquid, formed from the essence of nearly forty herbs, began to boil violently, suddenly unleashing an extremely powerful shockwave.

With a loud bang, the lid of the cauldron was blown off by the shockwave, and the medicinal liquid inside spilled out and landed on the ground.

It was clearly a failure.

Xiao Yan wasn't surprised by this situation.

The problem with controlling the heat during the condensation of the elixir was his own fault.

The nascent Myriad Beast Spirit Fire was not strong enough, and its efficiency in raising the temperature was not as good as that of the fused Heavenly Flames. This caused the energy in the medicinal liquid to become disordered, leading to what just happened.

However, the recipe for this Double Spirit Ascension Pill seems to have some issues with the refining method...

Based on Xiao Yan's experience of learning Alchemy from Old Yao for two years and refining the Three-Turn Qi Gathering Pill, if this Double Spirit Ascension Pill were to be condensed using a single flame and then transformed for a second condensation, not only would the efficiency decrease, but the medicinal power of the pill would also be unable to be fully activated.

Ultimately, the medicinal effect will likely only give about a 70% success rate in advancing to the Dou Wang level, not the 100% success rate mentioned in the prescription.

Whether it's the Three-Turn Qi Gathering Pill or the Three-Vein Green Spirit Pill, the essence lies in relying on the energy of the flame to guide the medicinal power of the pill to break through the bottleneck.

Therefore, it is necessary to go through multiple transformations of the flames to compress and release the energy of the flames into the elixir.

However, the Double Spirit Ascension Pill is not like that.

Although the refining method of this pill is obviously derived from the Three-Vein Green Spirit Pill, Xiao Yan suspects that the owner of this prescription did not even understand the real refining technique.

According to the prescription, a large portion of the ingredients in the Double Spirit Ascension Pill overlap with those in the Dou Ling Pill. To suppress the medicinal power that would normally elevate even a Dou Wang expert level, it is necessary to use the power of flames to compress the medicinal liquid, allowing the medicinal power to take effect in two parts. This is why the pill is named Double Spirit.

The first layer of medicinal power uses the main ingredient in the Dou Ling Pill, the Sky Jade Fruit, to break through the bottleneck of the Dou Wang. If one's foundation is deep enough, the first layer of medicinal power can complete the breakthrough. The second layer of medicinal power will become the foundation for consolidating the Dou Wang realm.

Even those who lack sufficient foundation can break through bottlenecks by leveraging the release of the second layer of medicinal power.

However, if it is refined according to the idea of Three-Vein Green Spirit Pill, the medicinal power cannot be completely suppressed. Not to mention, the extra flame energy will also impact the meridians, making it impossible for the user to wholeheartedly refine the medicinal power. As a result, the medicinal power will dissipate, and those with insufficient foundation may fail to advance after taking it.

So, should we give it a try? Anyway, there are still two portions of medicinal herbs, so there should be a chance to try and fail.

Without much hesitation, Xiao Yan chose to trust his own judgment!