First-Rank Top-Grade Alchemist
The days that followed passed very quickly and were extremely peaceful.
During the day, he would study the Pill Formula and occasionally refine a batch of Azure Spirit Pills and Red Ganoderma Pills.
The Ye Family has many Fire Attribute cultivators and Spirit Beasts, making the Red Ganoderma Pill more popular.
The Azure Spirit Pill, on the other hand, takes less time to refine and is sometimes more convenient.
Earning Spirit Stones is also a relatively good option.
In my spare time, I feed the Spirit Beasts, watch the sunset, pour myself a sip of Azure Spirit Tea, and eat one or two spirit apricots—it's quite fulfilling and carefree.
However, there has been no news of the poisonous flower for a long time, causing the Poison Needle of the ten Five Poison Bees to become somewhat weaker.
Meanwhile, the Jade-Scale Snake grew larger day by day, its aura becoming stronger and stronger.
This also includes Ye Jingcheng himself. The Crimson Flame Fox greatly enhanced his abilities, and with the Golden-Scaled Beast having completed its advancement, the fire and earth phases of the Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture improved rapidly.
He even felt that he could break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining in less than two years.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed, and Ye Jingcheng has turned thirty-two today.
As the naivety fades further, a deeper maturity grows in the eyes and brows.
On this day, Ye Jingcheng touched the Jade Slip and began refining pills again. However, this time, he was not refining the Red Ganoderma Pill or the Lotus Yellow Pill.
It is a top-grade first-tier Spirit Nurturing Pill.
He took out the spirit medicine he had prepared long ago, and before refining it, he infused the Crimson Flame Fox with a great deal of Treasure Radiance.
Then, using a special furnace-nurturing liquid, the Azure Elephant Furnace was carefully wiped clean from the inside out.
Then, Spirit Flame floated out, and in an instant, the furnace began to ignite.
Because refining a first-grade top-quality elixir far exceeds his cultivation level, he used the Two-Stage Furnace-Warming Method this time.
This Two-Stage Furnace-Warming Method requires even higher standards of fire control and also demands a high level of observational ability from the Alchemist.
As the Spirit Flame spread, the Azure Elephant Furnace turned slightly blue, and Spirit Patterns appeared.
"Rise!" Ye Jingcheng shouted, and the Crimson Flame Fox instantly released an even higher temperature.
In an instant, the spirit furnace reached its peak heat, as if a blue elephant had raised its hoof and roared, displaying extraordinary agility.
This also represents the pinnacle of alchemy.
Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed. Although he had spent more than half a year researching and experimenting with the Two-Stage Furnace-Warming Method, this was the first time he had come close to perfection.
Even if his great-uncle came, he would probably still praise him.
Ye Jingcheng focused his mind and began to input the spirit medicine one by one. This spirit medicine, Ye Jingcheng used the three-part alchemy method.
This is similar to how Ye Haiyun previously used the Four-Part Alchemy Method to refine Second-Tier Barrier-Breaking Pill.
Both methods aim to reduce the difficulty of condensing the core, but Ye Jingcheng couldn't control four-tenths of it, so he reduced it to three-tenths.
Even with just three points, Ye Jingcheng was still sweating profusely as he tried to control the situation.
Even the Crimson Flame Fox was struggling, since it was the Crimson Flame Fox controlling the fire. Fortunately, the Crimson Flame Fox seemed to sense that it could also consume this top-grade Spirit Nurturing Pill, so it worked exceptionally hard.
In an instant, both tails stood upside down, like two torches.
Buzz!
With a clear, resonant Pill Furnace, the Azure Elephant Furnace trembled steadily, its lid flew off, revealing a top-grade Spirit Nurturing Pill.
"One!" Ye Jingcheng was not surprised. This Three-Part Alchemy Method mainly focuses on refining pills beyond one's level, so the number of pills produced is indeed not high.
Ye Jingcheng put away the Spirit Nurturing Pill, then poured out the dregs from the Azure Elephant Furnace and put them into the jade box in his Storage Bag.
At this moment, the jade box had accumulated a large amount of pill residue.
He planned to pour all of these pill residues into his spiritual field when he opened it up.
This can save a lot of Spirit Stones, and the spirit medicine and flowers will also grow better.
Moreover, breaking through to become a first-tier top-grade Alchemist is a milestone for Ye Jingcheng.
Within the Lineage, at least in terms of publicly acknowledged alchemy skills, he should be second only to Ye Haiyun and Ye Haitian.
As for the hidden Alchemist, Ye Jingcheng neither cared nor wanted to.
With the support of his Lineage's Alchemists, he could have his Lineage help him cultivate a spirit field and set up a medium-sized Spirit Gathering Formation.
Moreover, having reached the first-tier top-grade Alchemist, he would be more confident in refining the Jade-Scale Pill for the Jade-Scale Snake in the future.
However, we are still missing two main ingredients and several auxiliary ingredients.
As for the main medicine, Ye Jingcheng doesn't need to worry about the Jade Beauty Fruit; his elder brother will surely get it back eventually.
However, the whereabouts of the Water Cloud Grass remain unknown.
Among the auxiliary medicines, there are three that are relatively rare.
Ye Jingcheng took out a Red Ganoderma Pill and handed it to the Crimson Flame Fox.
The Crimson Flame Fox cried out, its blue eyes revealing its confusion.
It remembered that this wasn't what it was refining.
"That one still needs to be appraised, and you'll be in for it!" Ye Jingcheng said helplessly.
He naturally couldn't give the newly refined Spirit Nurturing Pill to the Crimson Flame Fox as usual.
However, the Crimson Flame Fox has been stable at the late stage of the first rank for quite some time now, so it can take pills and try to break through again!
Ye Jingcheng put away the Pill Furnace and then went to the window to check on the Jade-Scale Snake and the Five Poison Bees.
The Jade-Scale Snake was still lying down, but compared to its previous eight-foot length, it had grown much larger, now reaching ten and a half feet.
The fluctuations in Spiritual Qi had almost reached the peak of the mid-stage of the first rank, and it seemed that a breakthrough could be made at any moment.
Especially the Jade-Scale Tail Blade, which took up a third of the space, made Ye Jingcheng very satisfied.
The only downside is that the Jade-Scale Snake is too lazy. It's not that he didn't want to train the Jade-Scale Snake, but the latter does obey orders and commands. However, after listening to them, apart from a significant increase in appetite, it goes back to its old ways.
After witnessing the Jade-Scale Snake's fighting instincts once, Ye Jingcheng stopped urging Jade-Scale Snake on.
And now, a beehive, a beehive with ten bees, is hanging by the window.
A year later, the ten Five Poison Bees had recovered remarkably well, but due to the lack of nectar from the poisonous flowers, their Poison Needle had begun to turn white.
Even though Ye Jingcheng fed them a lot of Treasure Radiance, not many of the ten Five Poison Bees were actually quite large.
Therefore, the cultivation of spiritual fields and spiritual flowers became an urgent matter.
Ye Jingcheng returned to his room, took some more Green Wheat Spirit Rice, a spirit fish, and some Azure Spirit Tea, and headed towards the Alchemy Pavilion.
The appraisal of a first-tier top-grade Alchemist is done by the Ye Family's Alchemy Pavilion, while the creation of a spirit field is done by the Ye Family's Spirit Plant Hall.
Ye Jingcheng arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion with practiced ease, while Ye Haitian remained seated, playing with a bell.
Seeing Ye Jingcheng arrive was somewhat unexpected, since Ye Jingcheng now almost always goes directly to Ye Haiyun's house to learn alchemy.
Both selling elixirs and exchanging elixir materials are done at the Treasure Pavilion.
On the contrary, the number of times they came to the Alchemy Pavilion decreased significantly.
"Grandpa Eight is getting old after all; I almost thought I was hallucinating!" Ye Haitian joked.
"Uncle, what are you saying? I think some Foundation Establishment cultivators don't even look as good as you!" Ye Jingcheng said with a smile.
Ye Haitian was somewhat surprised to hear Ye Jingcheng speak back, as Ye Jingcheng's personality was not like this before. However, after a moment's thought, he asked in surprise, "You've broken through to the first-tier top-grade Alchemist?"