After a moment of silence, Liu Yu calmed his turbulent emotions.
With a wave of his hand, dozens of jade boxes appeared around him, containing the thirty-three spiritual herbs needed to prepare Canglang Spirit Water.
He then took out dozens of jade bottles and placed them beside him.
Preparing the spirit water required the essence and medicinal potency of the herbs themselves. All unwanted medicinal properties and impurities had to be removed.
The first step was to extract that essence and medicinal potency.
Bottles made of spirit jade could preserve medicinal potency well, prolonging its effectiveness and slowing the loss of spiritual energy. They were ideal for storing the extracts.
Gathering his qi and focusing his mind, he held fast to his inner unity.
Once Liu Yu had adjusted his condition and finished his preparations, he waved his hand, and the Mystic Yellow Cauldron, a supreme-grade pill furnace magical artifact, settled gently before him.
He then turned his palm over. Foundation Establishment true fire rose from it and drifted beneath the Mystic Yellow Cauldron's fire opening, beginning to preheat the furnace.
The orange-yellow flames burned steadily, slowly growing larger, while the temperature in the alchemy room gradually rose.
A quarter of an hour later, the fire opening had turned faintly red, and the preheating was nearly complete.
After observing with his divine sense and sensing with his spiritual perception, Liu Yu judged from experience that the time was right. He hesitated no longer.
He pointed, and the Starlit Fruit floated out of its jade box toward the Mystic Yellow Cauldron. With a thought, he raised the lid, then lowered it again once the spirit herb had entered.
Once the Starlit Fruit was inside, Liu Yu changed his hand seals, abruptly forming them considerably faster.
At the same time, the Foundation