"So that was it..."
Lin Shisan murmured to himself as understanding dawned.
Previously, he had merely followed the Pill Formula's steps mechanically when refining pills.
When to add which herb, when to use high heat, and when to use low heat-all of it had been pure rote memorization.
But the old man's pill refinement was alive.
He adjusted every tiny detail according to the medicinal herbs' ages, their properties, and even that day's weather and the concentration of spiritual energy.
What seemed like a tiny detail actually contained a major step, holding a greater chance of successfully forming a pill.
"The Pill Formula is dead; the person refining pills is alive."
"Only by adapting to the time, the place, and the herbs can you refine true spirit pills."
Everything became clear in Lin Shisan's mind.
Once one passage opened, a hundred others opened with it; all methods followed the same principle.
The old man in the vision seemed to sense his realization. He actually turned his head and glanced at him.
That glance pierced time and space, crossed life and death, as though he were exchanging looks and communicating with an old friend in another time and space.
Their spirits had long been acquainted.
"Squeak, squeak..."
Lin Shisan shuddered, and another Pill Formula appeared in his mind.
It was no ordinary Pill Formula, but one for a pill called the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill.
Its grade was unknown, and it had only one effect: revive the dead and grow flesh over bare bones.
As long as the physical body had not perished and the soul had not dispersed, it could bring the dead back to life.
Lin Shisan's heart pounded wildly.
If this Pill Formula got out, the entire Tianyuan Continent would go mad. Without exception, they would fight to the