Then he extended his right hand, and thunder qi surged out, forming a dense ball of electrical arcs.
Finally, he tossed a batch of medicinal herbs from the pile directly into the ball of arcs.
There were roughly a dozen stalks.
Once the herbs entered the ball of arcs, its scorching heat swiftly refined them, extracting glob after glob of medicinal essence.
Compared to flames.
The temperature of lightning was actually harder to control, because lightning was more violent than fire. The slightest lapse could reduce the herbs within to ashes.
But with his current cultivation and mastery over lightning, he no longer needed to deliberately conjure the Great Cauldron for assistance. He could refine weapons with a casual wave of his hand.
The same went for refining medicinal pellets.
Thanks to Zi Yan, Zhou Changqing had become thoroughly adept at refining medicinal herbs.
Perhaps, if this continued, he would soon reach the level of Tang Zhen, the current valley master of Burning Flame Valley.
In the Central Plains, Tang Zhen could be considered a legendary figure of astonishing talent.
He did not possess the innate qualifications to become an alchemist, as his soul lacked that crucial trace of wood affinity.
Yet through his interest in alchemy, his exceptional talent, and the nine dragon thunder gang fire, ranked twelfth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, he had managed to refine pills all the same.
Although he could only refine certain low-grade pills.
Who would dare claim he was not an alchemist?
Zhou Changqing simply had no interest in alchemy. Otherwise, surpassing Tang Zhen was hardly impossible.
After handing the large batch of freshly refined medicinal pellets to Zi Yan.
Zhou Changqing began preparing for seclusion.
As before, he used over a dozen Tier 6 barrier tokens to erect over a