The last glow of sunset had yet to fade from the Pill Pavilion's roof when Han Li put away the diagram of the Star-Pill Spirit-Guiding Formation and took out the Pill Pavilion Basic Alchemy Recipes Collection. Dan Chenzi's words still echoed in his ears-next month, he would represent the Pill Pavilion in the Star Palace Grand Tournament, matching his formation skills against disciples of the Formation Pavilion. This was both an opportunity and a challenge.
"The tournament emphasizes practical combat. I'll need to rely mainly on traditional pills." Han Li opened the recipe collection, his gaze settling on classic recipes for Foundation Establishment Pills, Peiyuan Pills, and Spirit-Restoring Pills. Though these pills lacked the wonders of his new creations, they were the most practical lifesaving aids on the path of cultivation. He decided to devote himself to refining several batches of traditional pills before the tournament, preparing for any unexpected need.
Early the next morning, Han Li arrived at the Pill Pavilion's Green Flame Furnace Room. Designed specifically for refining basic pills, the room provided gentle, steady furnace flames, making it ideal for beginners to practice. He took out the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe: the main ingredients required three plants each of purple ginseng, lingzhi grass, and dragonbone flower, supplemented by dew-congealing flower and essence-stabilizing fruit to balance their medicinal properties.
These ingredients were all low-grade spiritual herbs routinely stocked by the Pill Pavilion, and Han Li knew them inside out. He first sorted and washed them, removing impurities with the gentle spiritual power of the Azure Water True Art, then slowly dried them over a gentle flame. As he prepared the ingredients, he recalled Elder Mo's words: "Refining pills is like laying formations. Your heart must be still as water, your strength even as silk."
With the ingredients ready,