Inside the alchemy room, Xiao Yu watched the medicinal ingredients in the cauldron turn to ash once more, and his expression darkened again.
"I didn't make any mistakes this time either. Last time, the Golden Sharp Flower extract was too concentrated, which threw off the balance of the ingredients inside the pill and caused the refining to fail. This time, I added a small amount of false water and diluted the proportion of Golden Sharp Flower. It should have succeeded!" Looking at the ashes in the cauldron, Xiao Yu shook his head helplessly.
"Refining a fifth-grade pill is too difficult. I've tried so many times, and even the closest attempt failed because of energy fluctuations just as it was about to succeed."
When a fifth-grade pill was about to be successfully refined, intense energy fluctuations would appear. Only by enduring their interference could one be considered to have truly refined a fifth-grade pill.
The pill Xiao Yu was currently attempting was a fifth-grade pill called the Rending Pill. After consuming it, one could enhance the tearing effect of one's attacks for a short period of time. Its function was rather singular, and it was considered one of the simpler fifth-grade pills.
Even so, Xiao Yu had spent nearly half a month on it without success. After all, there was a clear dividing line between a fifth-grade alchemist and a fourth-grade alchemist. Shaking his head, Xiao Yu closed his eyes and began regulating his breathing, restoring the Dou Qi he had completely exhausted through pill refinement.
Half a month had passed since Xiao Yu defeated Bai Shan. With the additional 100 Dou Qi points from the mission reward, his strength had risen to that of a six-star Da Dou Shi. Coupled with the gains from refining pills and practicing Dou Techniques