Time flew by in the rush of alchemy.
Outside Dark Jade Cave, many spirit herbs grew lush and vigorous.
The doors of the cave abode had not opened for a long time. A layer of dust covered them, making them seem somewhat old.
Inside the cave abode, formations stood guard, yet everything remained spotless and as good as new.
Within the alchemy chamber, Fang Qing looked at the three large azure-blue pills arranged before him in sequence. Neither joy nor sorrow showed on his face; he merely sighed. "Three?"
During this period, he had continuously studied the Two-World Alchemical Text, trying to add many Qi Ingestion-grade spirit materials unique to Ancient Shu, aligned with [Winnowing Basket Water], to Equalizing Refinement of Foundation Establishment Pills.
There had been no shortage of failures. In the end, out of eight Foundation Establishment Pills, only these three had been successfully Equalizing Refined!
"After identification through various methods, they should possess part of a Dao Foundation Pill's effects, and lean toward [Winnowing Basket Water] and [Chariot Water]—"
"As for precisely what effect they will have, I'll only know after taking them—The only certainty is that even if they have no effect, they are at least harmless, and can protect the meridians of Qi Ingestion cultivators—"
"With my Second-Order physique, and having undergone tendon transformation and marrow cleansing during Foundation Establishment, I won't die and vanish from the Dao merely because I fail to forge a Dao Foundation—"
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"If it truly doesn't work, I still have the Dao-Born Pearl as my final safeguard. It can dissolve all rampaging mana—"
"Moreover, the Dao Foundation Pill leans toward Ji and Zhen—I can use the more reliable Black Ridge Observation Book to try forging a Dao Foundation!"
Fang Qing took the three Dao Foundation Pills he had refined