Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 368 - 230 Alchemy (Added for book friend 171021102948988)_2
Chapter 368: Chapter 230 Alchemy (Added for book friend 171021102948988)_2
During the initial stage of refining, Alchemists, being new to the process, not only fail to produce eight Elixir Pills but also face the possibility of failure, requiring them to compensate for their losses.
Sect missions differ from private alchemical endeavors; whether successful or not, someone else bears the responsibility when refining for others, while the sect mandates a strict 80 percent submission ratio.
If Li Shiming were to fail in refining using sect materials, it would cost him ten furnaces of Spirit Pills in one go, which is the equivalent of two days’ worth of pills, and he would need to provide the materials himself.
Li Shiming released his Divine Thought, covering all ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces including the Three-Revolution Heavenly Treasure Furnace. As he cast the “Divine Separation and Thought Transformation Technique”, he felt his consciousness split into ten parts, each capable of independent analysis and reasoning.
The “Shushan Hunyuan Pill” process was practiced to perfection; under the control of the ten split consciousnesses, batches of materials flew into the ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces.
Under the control of ten consciousnesses, the “Golden Sun Fire Control Technique” managed the Red Sun Fire within the ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces, providing sufficient spiritual energy, even divided into ten for alchemy, was not an issue at his peak early-stage Foundation Establishment.
The IBMz15 similarly divided into ten threads, monitoring the situation within the ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces in real time.
Though it was his first time refining ten furnaces of Elixir Pills simultaneously, his operations were orderly and without any sign of haste.
Using the “Green Willow Sensing Spirit Technique”, his Divine Thought sensed the conditions within the pill furnaces, while the IBMz15 converted this into data for Li Shiming. Any slight imperfection was immediately detected and rectified.
The ten parts of his consciousness, controlling the Divine Thought, gently tapped on the ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces.
The cave dwelling sounded like a percussive performance, with the ten Spiritual Artifact Furnaces producing uneven tapping sounds due to varying conditions inside them and differing timings of applying the “Seven Finger Refining Pill Technique”.
Subsequently, amid a rising fog of elixir essence, one by one, the “Shushan Hunyuan Pills” flew out of the furnaces, with a total of one hundred Spirit Pills emerging successively, creating a spectacular scene.
One hundred “Shushan Hunyuan Pills” were delivered by Divine Thought into ten jade bottles, aligning them before him.
Without checking, he could confirm that every “Shushan Hunyuan Pill” was of high quality.
A smile appeared on Li Shiming’s face; he had anticipated the success, but it still thrilled him immensely, signifying that his alchemy skills had improved tenfold.
This was outside the machine room space; had it been inside, there would be no problem at all, as his control ability inside the machine room space was micrometric, significantly enhancing the quality of the Spirit Pills.
Of course, he was not yet satisfied with his achievement; now with Divine Thought and Spiritual Fire, though not yet at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he was still ready to attempt advancing his alchemy level.
For a High-level Alchemist, mastering alchemical knowledge isn’t enough; some foundational skills are mandatory.
A High-level Alchemist can refine pills for those at the middle late stage of Foundation Establishment. Most Elixir Recipes at this level contain Second Grade Spirit Medicine, making the energy harmonization in the medicine more challenging for an Alchemist.
This requires more advanced alchemy techniques, each cultivation lineage having its unique methods.
In the “Shushan Pill Scripture” lineage obtained by Li Shiming, a High-level Alchemist must master three compulsory Alchemy Formulas and have one optional technique.
The three mandatory techniques are the “Thirty-Six Palm Return Elixir Technique”, “Spirit Flame Control Fire Technique”, and “Green Emperor Upper Sensing Technique”, with the optional technique being the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique”.
The “Thirty-Six Palm Return Elixir Technique” is used to adjust the balance of Spiritual Medicine within the furnace, achieving energy harmonization by continuously tapping the furnace.
The “Spirit Flame Control Fire Technique” is used to manipulate flames, particularly effective with Spiritual Fire.
Because inheriting the “Shushan Pill Scripture” initially requires possessing Spiritual Fire, this inheritance stipulates the use of Spiritual fire to maximize the potential of the “Shushan Pill Scripture” during High-level Alchemist transmission.
The “Green Emperor Upper Sensing Technique” is used to sense the state of Spiritual Medicine inside the furnace and requires Divine Thought to activate.
The other “Hundred One-point Pill Technique”, being optional, is noted for its considerable difficulty.
“Hundred One-point Pill Technique,” when used, has a certain chance of doubling the output of Spirit Pills influenced by the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” during the pill creation process.
That is to say, if the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” is successfully applied, a batch of elixir pills can yield up to twenty pills without any degradation in quality.
However, according to the records in the “Shushan Pill Scripture,” the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” isn’t actually a one-percent probability; in fact, achieving even a one percent chance is considered lucky, and the usual probability is much lower by many multiples.
The most troublesome aspect is that the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique,” when used, might trigger an energy chaos within the pill furnace, directly resulting in a batch of spoiled pills.
Therefore, whether to learn and use the “Hundred One-point Pill Technique” depends on the alchemist; only those willing to take a gamble would learn it.
With the aid of IBMz15, Li Shiming’s learning speed is extremely fast. No matter how complex the runes or whatever true essence is needed, he can memorize and achieve it through the IBMz15.
This is his greatest advantage over other cultivators. Furthermore, the detailed introduction about a large amount of spiritual medicine and studies on the balance of spiritual medicine organized by IBMz15 are also mastered by him.
Li Shiming used his contribution points to buy spiritual medicine for the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir”, an elixir named after the Shushan Sect, which all have one thing in common—the sect itself can produce the needed spiritual medicine for the elixir.
The “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” is a Second Grade Mid-stage Foundation Establishment spirit pill, only refine-able by high-level alchemists.
Instead of refining it himself, he took three batches of the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” ingredients to Dan Ding Peak.
Sometimes Li Shiming feels that Elder Ma is his true mentor, as he can’t always visit Elder Su unless it’s an emergency; he only meets Elder Su at set times each month.
But it’s different with Elder Ma. He has access to the Dan Ding Hall on Dan Ding Peak without needing to be announced, allowing him to enter and exit Dan Ding Hall at any time.
Li Shiming entered Dan Ding Hall and saw Elder Ma refining elixirs; he quietly sat down to one side without making a sound.
His alchemy skills had improved so rapidly, especially when refining Second Grade elixirs during the early-stage Foundation Establishment, where he rarely failed and often succeeded, all due to data collected through IBMz15 while he was with Elder Ma.
If he were to learn to refine the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” by himself, he feared wasting a lot of spiritual medicine—after all, the elixir recipe contains five types of Second Grade spirit medicine, and wasting even once would feel torturous to him.
Therefore, instead of repeatedly failing and learning from each failure, it was better to learn from watching Elder Ma refine it once. He could then use the data collected from IBMz15 to find the most accurate alchemy method.
He would then make small adjustments within a limited scope according to this data, ensuring the success of the alchemy while continually enhancing the quality of the elixirs produced.
“You came to refine the ‘Yellow Spirit Elixir,’ right?” Elder Ma, not particularly concerned about the situation in the furnace, turned his head and asked with a smile.
“How did you know, Master?” Li Shiming asked in astonishment.
He had exchanged three batches of “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” ingredients and hurried over, while Elder Ma was refining elixirs; how could he possibly know that he had exchanged the ingredients for the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir”?
“You have the scent of Second Grade Yellow Spirit Powder on you, a spiritual medicine you have never handled before!” Elder Ma replied with a laugh.
Li Shiming could not help but admire Elder Ma’s astuteness; he had only taken out the Second Grade Yellow Spirit Powder to inspect for a little while when exchanging, yet Elder Ma had detected its scent.
And since Second Grade Yellow Spirit Powder is a primary ingredient in the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir,” it led him to guess Li Shiming’s purpose.
“Master, I exchanged three batches of ingredients and came to ask for your guidance in refining a batch!” Li Shiming directly stated his purpose.
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“Put the materials over there!” Elder Ma pointed to a rack and instructed.
Li Shiming placed a batch of “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” ingredients on the rack, and Elder Ma took out a Spirit Artifact Furnace. Astonishingly, even while refining another elixir, he began demonstrating the refinement process of the “Shushan Yellow Spirit Elixir” for him.
