Deep Enlightenment, Automated Alchemy Scheme

Deep Enlightenment, Automated Alchemy Scheme

Mystic Yellow Flame possessed a righteous, majestic nature. Using this Heavenly Flame to temper medicinal ingredients produced medicinal potency far purer than that refined by Peach Blossom Flame.

A moment later, the quality of Xiao Yan's second batch of Blood Coagulation Powder had directly surpassed the description in the prescription.

Yao Lao could not help but feel somewhat envious of Xiao Yan. When he had been Xiao Yan's age, he had not obtained a Heavenly Flame.

After filling another pile of jade bottles and gaining another round of experience, Xiao Yan wielded a different flame in each palm as countless Blood-Coagulating Herbs and Qi-Replenishing Fruits were tossed into the medicinal cauldron.

Yao Lao stared dumbfounded. He had only just guided Xiao Yan through the basics, yet Xiao Yan had already completely gotten the hang of it. He had now surpassed what was recorded in the prescription.

If the medicinal ingredients were fully prepared, even if Xiao Yan were asked to refine a fourth-tier medicinal pill, he would have a high chance of succeeding as long as he wasted a few extra portions of ingredients. Moreover, his success rate would be higher than that of an ordinary fourth-tier alchemist.

After less than half a day, only one portion of ingredients for refining Blood Coagulation Powder remained in his storage ring.

[After refining Blood Coagulation Powder many times and relying on your own knowledge of medicinal principles, you comprehended it. You attained enlightenment in Blood-Burning Powder!]

[Blood-Burning Powder: Compared to Blood Coagulation Powder, it contains an additional Fire Lizard Blazing Grass. Besides its healing effects, applying this medicine can stimulate the Dou Qi within the body, temporarily increasing one's strength by ten percent.]

[Note: Water-attributed Dou Qi cultivators will not only be unable to heal their injuries with it, but will also lose their own Dou Qi.]

Having personally experienced life in the Magical Beast Mountains, Xiao Yan knew full well that the magical beasts there would not care whether he was injured.

If he could strengthen himself somewhat even while injured and pull off a counterkill, that would be a truly life-saving medicine.

His finger tapped against his storage ring, and a Fire Lizard Blazing Grass he had extorted from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group flew into the medicinal cauldron.

"Hmm?" Yao Lao had been growing drowsy from watching Xiao Yan refine Blood Coagulation Powder with puppet-like perfection, again and again. Xiao Yan's sudden action left him somewhat bewildered.

As the flames churned, the essence of the medicinal ingredients within the cauldron gradually condensed into a thick lump of blood-red paste.

Before Xiao Yan could take it out, Yao Lao lifted the lid of the medicinal cauldron first and removed the paste.

As an eighth-tier alchemist, Yao Lao realized with just a brief inspection how much this medicine had improved upon Blood Coagulation Powder.

"After adding that Fire Lizard Blazing Grass, it actually gained the effect of stimulating Dou Qi and making it violent. More importantly, Fire Lizard Blazing Grass is extremely cheap."

"For mercenaries who regularly venture out with mercenary groups, this is practically a life-saving divine medicine."

Yao Lao nodded approvingly at Xiao Yan. "Every alchemist needs to develop their own prescriptions. An alchemist without a prescription of their own would feel a little awkward when exchanging ideas with fellow practitioners. You really are cut out to be an alchemist."

"I merely made a few changes to your prescription, Teacher. It's nothing much." Xiao Yan waved his hand.

Yao Lao thought to himself, He changed my prescription in only half a day. That is enlightenment on a heaven-defying level.

After clearing his throat, Yao Lao smiled. "Now that you have the means to refine medicine, you will have to find a way to obtain any beast flames or resources you need in the future."

"Teacher, you really know how to slack off," Xiao Yan said with a bitter smile.

Yao Lao said sternly, "You have only just begun refining medicine and need to accumulate experience. I am doing this to improve your alchemy. When you need my help, I will naturally help you."

"Restore your Dou Qi first. The item I mentioned before that would accelerate your cultivation has now had all its ingredients gathered. It is time for me to refine it for you."

Xiao Yan nodded. Refining all the ingredients into Blood Coagulation Powder in one go had completely drained him. Even though his Dou Qi vortex had expanded several times over after his cultivation method advanced to the low Xuan tier, it had still been exhausted.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and began circulating the Great Flame Mantra.

After such an immense expenditure, Xiao Yan's demand for the energy of heaven and earth had reached an extreme.

As vast energy of heaven and earth gathered around him, Xiao Yan's body flickered with a dark gray glow, making him appear quite extraordinary.

Yao Lao inwardly praised Xiao Yan's cultivation talent once more before taking out the materials for refining Blood Burning.

Xiao Yan had already gathered most of the materials needed for this Blood Burning in the Magical Beast Mountains, while the remainder had been purchased at the Mittel Auction House.

However, compared with the medicinal cauldron, storage ring, and beast flame, the materials for Blood Burning were utterly insignificant.

As he circulated his cultivation method, Xiao Yan knew that if he wanted more beast flames and certain special materials, he would still need to cooperate with that shrewd, alluring enchantress Ya Fei.

Still, having to refine Blood Coagulation Powder, a healing medicine, every day would be far too dull.

The right approach would be to use inscriptions to enhance puppets, allowing them to temper medicinal potency and fuse the ingredients into medicine—automated alchemy.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Yan began to attain enlightenment along this line of reasoning.

A moment later...

[After refining Blood Coagulation Powder many times, combined with your years of researching puppets, using magic cores, and experience refining Flame Bullets, you comprehended it. You attained enlightenment in the Blood-Coagulation Powder Automated Alchemy Scheme.]

[Blood-Coagulation Powder Automated Alchemy Scheme: Multiple puppets engraved with different inscriptions can use magic cores as their energy source to complete the tempering and fusion of medicinal ingredients.]

After attaining enlightenment in Flame Bullets, Xiao Yan had made a new breakthrough in his use of magic cores.

Magic cores served as the energy cores of puppets. With this breakthrough in their use, Xiao Yan also gained a deeper understanding of the path of puppetry.

[By using your drawing of Flame Bullet inscriptions to further deduce the path of puppetry, you attained enlightenment and comprehended the Intermediate Puppet Manufacturing Method.]

[Intermediate Puppet Manufacturing Method: Compared to low-tier puppets that can only perform simple movements, intermediate puppets can already be used for combat, alchemy, and other purposes.]

After this round of enlightenment, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi had also fully recovered.

Feeling the abundant Dou Qi within his Dou Qi vortex, Xiao Yan sensed that he was close to breaking through again.

When Xiao Yan opened his eyes, more than a dozen transparent jade bottles had already appeared on the stone table before Yao Lao.

The jade bottles were filled with a red liquid that looked as thick as blood.

"Later, have your maid apply this to your body. It will accelerate the consumption of the Dou Qi in your body, while also speeding up its regeneration. Through the stalemate between constant depletion and regeneration, your strength will increase more rapidly."

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with a smiling face, his eyes carrying a trace of slyness.

Little fellow, cultivation is not always smooth sailing.

Only by suffering a little can you build a solid foundation and reach higher realms.

Xiao Yan placed the jade bottles into his storage ring one by one, smiling bitterly inwardly. Yao Lao is not doing it himself and is instead having a maid serve me. Is he afraid I will embarrass myself later?

When he reached the last bottle, Xiao Yan pulled out its jade stopper and lightly sniffed the medicinal liquid inside.

So this was Blood Burning, refined from various fire-attributed materials...