Chapter 48 Refining a First-Rank Spirit
Song Jie walked to the stove, prepared the ingredients for the Rejuvenation Pill, and put them aside.
In his mind, he reviewed the recipe for the Rejuvenation Pill and the refining skills gained through enlightenment.
Unlike those elixirs that are not of high quality, the medicinal materials of first-class elixirs do not need to be processed.
Most of the medicinal materials for first-grade elixirs are spiritual plants containing spirituality, the flesh and blood of monsters, various crystal minerals, etc.
If processed, the spirituality of the medicinal materials will be lost, and the final elixir will not be a first-class elixir, but a subpar elixir.
However, it is difficult to make elixirs from unprocessed medicinal materials using ordinary methods.
This is why refining elixirs requires mastering the elixir fire technique.
Through the Dan Fire Technique, unprocessed medicinal materials can be smelted together to increase the chance of becoming an elixir while retaining the spirituality of the medicinal materials.
“The medicinal materials of a first-class elixir can be divided into main drugs, auxiliary drugs, and medicinal ingredients.
“Among them, the main medicine is the core component of a first-grade elixir, which is usually some spiritual plants and monster flesh and blood.
“The main function of auxiliary drugs is to enhance the efficacy of the main drug or to mediate the side effects of the main drug.
“The function of medicine guide is to guide the efficacy of the main medicine and auxiliary medicine to be better exerted, so that the effect of the elixir is more obvious.”
After sorting out the knowledge about the first-grade elixir, I turned my attention to the main medicine of the rejuvenation elixir.
“Fu Long Ginseng, Demonic Herb, Dragon Pattern Grass, Andrographis Paniculata…
“These medicinal materials have extremely strong vitality and restorative power and can help monks quickly treat wounds.”
Song Jie nodded and looked at the auxiliary medicines and medicinal ingredients next to the main medicine.
“Silver Moon Flower is rich in spiritual energy and medicinal properties, and can interact with the main medicine of the elixir, enhance its efficacy, and reduce its side effects.
“Using Silver Moon Flower as an adjuvant is indeed a very good choice.
“As for the last medicine, Firefly Grass, it has the function of gathering spiritual energy, which can help other medicinal materials to be better integrated and refined, and improve the quality of the finished pill.”
Looking at the medicinal materials of the Rejuvenation Pill, Song Jie couldn’t help but sigh.
“As one of the first-class elixirs that are necessary for monks in the Qi Refining Stage, there are at least dozens of recipes for the Rejuvenation Pill, not to mention hundreds of them.
“The formula of the Rejuvenation Pill of the Danding Sect is indeed unique. It is indeed a sect in Yunmozhou that is famous for its alchemy.”
Although the rejuvenation elixir has not been refined yet, Song Jie could already foresee the rejuvenation elixir refined according to this formula based on the medicinal properties of these medicinal materials.
In terms of healing effect, it is definitely better than the rejuvenation pill produced by Baodan Tower that I took before.
As for why Baodan Tower didn’t have the formula for rejuvenation pills from the Danding Sect, Song Jie just thought about it briefly and came up with the answer.
Although Lin Youtian, the young master of Baodan Tower, is a true disciple of the Alchemy Sect, he cannot arbitrarily pass on the Alchemy Sect’s recipe to others.
“Next, let’s start refining.”
After becoming familiar with the medicinal properties of each medicinal ingredient, Song Jie turned his attention to the large iron pot in front of him and slowly pushed out his palm.
With a “soaring” sound, a cluster of faint blue flames appeared in the pot.
Without hesitation, he immediately threw the main ingredient of the Rejuvenation Pill into the Qingming Nether Fire.
There was another “Teng” sound, and the faint blue Qingming Fire suddenly shot up.
Soon, a “sizzling” sound came from the fire.
Under the calcination of Qingming Netherfire, these main medicines began to melt one after another.
Yes, it melts, not burns.
As the main medicine melted, the violent spiritual energy began to attack randomly, causing the Qingming Fire to constantly change its shape.
This is a completely different feeling from when I was refining unqualified elixirs before.
When Song Jie saw this, he didn’t panic. With quick eyes and quick hands, he threw the auxiliary medicines and medicine guides on the side into the Qingming Nether Fire one by one.
With the addition of Silver Moon Flower and Flowing Fireweed, the form of Qingming Fire gradually became stable.
“Huh~”
At this time, his forehead was slightly sweaty.
The refining of a first-grade elixir was more laborious than he imagined, requiring a high level of mental concentration at all times.
Especially the control of Dan Fire Technique is quite demanding.
Song Jie continued to output spiritual power to maintain the Qingming Nether Fire.
At the same time, the mind controls the Qingming Nether Fire, so that the main medicine, auxiliary medicine, and medicine are always in a coordinated state.
When using Qingming Nether Fire to refine the Diamond Dragon Tiger Pill, you didn’t need to pay attention to these at all. You just need to smelt the medicinal materials together without any thought to make the pill.
As for the refining of a first-grade elixir, obviously it cannot be done mindlessly, and the spirituality in the medicinal materials needs to be guided at all times.
Just when Song Jie thought everything was going well.
The Qingming Nether Fire suddenly “sparked” another ball of flames and began to tremble violently.
“Damn it, it’s going to explode!”
As soon as Song Jie finished speaking, the spiritual energy in the Qingming Fire shrank suddenly, and then burst out in all directions.
“Bang~”
As the explosion sounded, Song Jie’s Qingming Fire was immediately dispersed and annihilated in the explosion.
“Why did it explode suddenly…”
Looking at the billowing smoke rising from the iron pot in front of him, Song Jie’s face was full of confusion.
He made it according to the description on the elixir recipe, and ended up making a frying pan directly…
At this time, the thick smoke on the iron pot had become lighter, and through the smoke, a hole could be vaguely seen.
Obviously, this big iron pot, which has been in service for at least ten years, is officially retired today.
Fortunately, the shock wave of the explosion was not too strong, and the stove was still intact.
Ignoring the smoky makeup on his face and a few strands of burnt black hair, Song Jie frowned in thought, reviewing the details of the elixir he had just made.
“The spiritual energy in the medicinal materials was not well coordinated and conflicted, so the spiritual energy exploded.”
After roughly finding the reason, Song Jie smiled and shook his head.
“The proficiency of Qingming Nether Fire and Rejuvenation Pill is too low. In addition, an iron pot is used to refine the first-grade elixir, so failure is normal.”
Song Jie had already been mentally prepared for this result and did not feel disappointed.
Although he had previously used skill points to understand Qingming Fire and Rejuvenation Pill.
But this only means that he has initially mastered the casting of Qingming Nether Fire and the refining of Rejuvenation Pill.
Nowadays, his proficiency in Qingming Nether Fire is only twelve points, and his proficiency in Rejuvenation Pill is even lower, only ten points, both of which are in the first stage of practice.
If you want to successfully refine it in the first pot, you need a lot of luck.
“It seems that we won’t be able to eat this meal tonight.”
There was a big hole in the iron pot, and there was no spare iron pot at home. Song Jie wanted to steam rice and stir-fry vegetables, but there was nothing he could do.
“It’s getting dark outside now, and you might be in danger if you go out. I won’t be eating tonight. I’d better practice indoors.”
After experiencing the attack by the man in the bamboo hat, Song Jie now unknowingly became cautious and thought twice before doing anything.
I took a basin of water to clean off the smoky makeup on my face, and shaved off a few bunches of burnt black hair.
“I’ll go out and buy two iron pots early tomorrow morning, and then I’ll start making elixirs.”
After closing the door and windows, Song Jie walked to the bed, sat down cross-legged, and quietly performed Changchun Gong.
After a while, with a long breath, he entered the state of cultivation.
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