After three full days of practice, Huo Hai finally felt that his control over the flames was barely sufficient. He could control their temperature with relative ease, but he still could not manipulate their shape very freely.
There was no helping it. His Origin Essence had nothing to do with fire. Unable to use it to draw closer to the flames and control them, Huo Hai could only force them into obedience with his Mental Power. Still, getting this far was already fairly good.
In that case, let's start refining pills. Luckily, I still have an Earth Grade pill furnace. With a wave of his hand, Huo Hai took out the blue-green furnace and placed the spirit medicines inside. "First, preheat and gently warm the furnace." Muttering to himself, he quickly began his preparations.
Yet more than half a day passed without any reaction from the furnace. There was not even a sign that the pill-refining process had begun. Huo Hai was puzzled. What was going on? This was nothing like what the introductory pill-refining book described.
Left with no choice, Huo Hai stopped and opened the furnace to look inside. The moment he reached out, he realized something was wrong. "Why is it so cold? Damn it, don't tell me I haven't even completed the first step."
Looking at the furnace, Huo Hai finally understood what had happened. Refining pills was different from using a weapon. He had far too little Astral Flame to meet the demand. With an Earth Grade pill furnace, he could not even complete the first step. How could he successfully refine pills when the furnace had not fully heated up? The spirit medicines inside were still perfectly intact.
"I'll have to buy an ordinary pill furnace." Huo Hai shook his head and immediately gave