Refining the Peach Blossom Flame

Xiao Changge was truly excited at this moment. He himself was currently an alchemist learning the craft. After all, Xiao Yan was also an alchemist, so he had to learn alchemy as well.

Now, at such a crucial moment, the system rewarded him with the Peach Blossom Flame. It was truly fortunate; he was simply that lucky.

Peach Blossom Flame.

In the world of Battle Through the Heavens, the Peach Blossom Flame was not a Heavenly Flame from the Heavenly Flame Ranking, but rather a beast flame within the body of a Tier 5 wood-type magical beast, the Kui Wood Beast.

Therefore, its value in the Northwest Continent (the region spanning the Jia Ma Empire, the Chu Yun Empire, and the Desert Metal Mercenary Group) had to be viewed from two perspectives: mediocre in combat, yet very high in alchemy.

The positioning of the Peach Blossom Flame itself:

Origin: Inside a Tier 5 Kui Wood Beast. Yield was low, and the Kui Wood Beast itself was even rarer due to being hunted for its flame.

Grade: One tier below the Purple Flame of the Amethyst Winged Lion King (a Tier 5 beast flame), with its temperature and destructive power slightly inferior to the Purple Flame, but making up for it with docility and ease of taming. A Dou Zhe-tier Grade 1 alchemist could refine it with the aid of auxiliary materials.

Uses: Unsuitable as a primary offensive flame, but exceptional for harmonizing medicinal properties and refining mild medicinal pills. For alchemists, it was a "convenient tool flame."

Its practical value in the Northwest Continent was quite good.

In the novel, Yao Lao had a definitive quote that hit the mark:

Excluding Xiao Yan and Xun'er, if the entire net worth of the Xiao Clan were bundled together with the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan, they might still fall a bit short; when Ya Fei produced this bottle of Peach Blossom Flame, she was basically wagering a major portion or even her entire net worth.

To visualize it:

For ordinary families or mercenaries: An astronomical price. The three major clans (Xiao, Jialie, and Aoba) tied together might not even be able to trade for a single bottle, making it a strategic resource capable of arousing envy among factions.

For the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association or the Black Rock City branch level: Extremely sought after. Once it appeared in the treasure-hunting area, alchemists with a foundation would step forward one after another to ask for the price; Xue Mei was willing to trade a Grade 4 medicinal pill formula for a stalk of Peach Blossom Flame, only to be scolded by her master for "losing out big time," indicating that among "beast flames," it ranked as top-tier and popular, yet had not reached the earth-shaking level of a Heavenly Flame.

For powerhouses of the Northwest Continent (Dou Huangs or Dou Zongs like Hai Bodong and Yun Shan): Insipid and tasteless. They either used their own battle flames or set their sights on true Heavenly Flames like the Green Lotus Core Flame. The Peach Blossom Flame offered limited improvement to their combat strength, counting merely as a "decent gift to bestow upon disciples."

For low-to-mid-tier alchemists (below Da Dou Shi, Grade 1 or 2 alchemists): The king of cost-effectiveness. Much cheaper than Heavenly Flames, stronger than ordinary battle flames, and easier to control than violent beast flames, it was one of the most appealing flames grass-roots alchemists in the Northwest Continent could access.

Comparing horizontally:

Heavenly Flames (Green Lotus Core Flame, Bone Chilling Flame, etc.): Legendary in the Northwest Continent, fought over by the power of entire nations.

Purple Flame (attendant to the Tier 6 Amethyst Winged Lion King): The ceiling for combat-oriented beast flames, and Xiao Yan's early primary tool.

Peach Blossom Flame: Auxiliary-leaning for its tier, with a price-to-reputation ratio in the alchemy circle higher than its combat valuation. It earned a spot among "non-Heavenly Flames," but lost its worth once removed from an alchemy setting.

Ordinary Tier 4 or 5 beast flames/battle flames: Used by everyone under the Dou Huang level on the streets, far less scarce than the Peach Blossom Flame.

In a single sentence summary: In the Northwest Continent, the Peach Blossom Flame was "a hard currency in the eyes of alchemists, and a decorative trinket in the eyes of battle maniacs"—a single bottle's value could crush the total assets of the three ordinary major clans of the Jia Ma Empire, yet viewed from a continent-wide perspective, it was merely a high-quality beast flame from a marginal region, trailing Heavenly Flames by a full dimension.

(Right now I can use at most flames to refine Grade 2 medicinal pills. Although the positioning of the Peach Blossom Flame isn't very formidable, the thing is, when facing low-tier alchemists, it can be said to serve as a very good beginner's kit, which can be used to brew medicinal pills quite well.

Especially in a place like the Douluo Continent.

Being able to easily help alchemists get through the beginner stage and refine Grade 1 to Grade 2 medicinal pills makes the Peach Blossom Flame practically a divine flame.

The medicinal pill system in the Douluo Continent world is truly terrible, even inferior to four bottles of medicinal pills.)

Xiao Changge thought to himself.

Soon, it was time for class to end.

"Hall Master Hongchen."

"Is there something the matter, Changge?"

"I have already reached level 30 and need to hunt for a soul ring. I hope you can help me find an outstanding soul engineer to hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast."

"Already reached level 30? That is quite good. I will help you with this, but please wait a day or two. Assigning people to protect you in hunting a high-quality soul beast requires exceptional figures to assist you.

You are, after all, the treasure of our entire Sun Moon Empire. After all, you were actually able to possess a ten-thousand-year soul ring during both your first soul ring and second soul ring.

Therefore, we must protect your safety. I will apply for an outstanding soul engineer to safeguard your security, and fine equipment will be provided as well, so please patiently wait a day or two."

"No problem at all." Hearing at first that he couldn't go hunt soul beasts immediately, Xiao Changge thought the Sun Moon Empire was still guarding against him. Upon later hearing that they actually wanted to arrange elite talent to protect him, he felt at ease. The Sun Moon Empire was still willing to accept him.

At the same time, it proved that coming to the Sun Moon Empire was the correct choice. Even if it was just for the Heavenly Flame, he could still obtain no small gains within the Sun Moon Empire.

"Thank you, Hall Master Hongchen. Then I shall return to my room to rest first."

"Get some good rest. I need to take this soul tool of yours to show Elder Kong. This soul tool of yours is truly exceptional. To be honest, I admire how you were able to craft such a formidable soul tool. Although it is merely a very low-tier soul tool, it is extremely ingenious. As someone who has just come into contact with soul tools, to conjure up such an outstanding piece among grade-one lifestyle soul tools already counts as being a genius."

Clearly, Jing Hongchen truly recognized Xiao Changge's talent.

"Thank you, Hall Master Hongchen."

Shortly thereafter, the two parted ways. Xiao Changge quickly returned to his own room, and then directly retrieved the Peach Blossom Flame from his storage ring.

"This peculiar flame is also a beast flame, right? I feel that this kind of flame is extremely docile, and using it to refine medicine is very convenient—just like the medicine you refine. To be honest, this flame is truly very warm and gentle, and its lethality isn't very strong either, but the thing is, it must be an extremely strong type for alchemy."

Every flame has its strengths and its shortcomings. For example, the Fallen Heart Flame that Teacher saw before can be called a cultivation cheating device, able to better help others cultivate. But the problem is, in terms of alchemy, although it is better than most flames, when compared to flames specifically suited for alchemy, it still falls a bit short.

Indeed, everything has things it excels at and things it lacks. Although this flame is not suited for combat, the issue is that when it comes to producing medicine and refining medicinal pills, it is definitively the absolute best type.

With this flame, it will be much more convenient for you to refine medicinal pills in the future.

Then let us begin refining it now.

Xiao Changge then immediately began refining the Peach Blossom Flame. Electrolux, just like last time, assisted Xiao Changge in refining the Peach Blossom Flame.