Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 538 Premium Nourishing Essence Pill

Han Yan readily made a vow to uphold the Great Dao, for obtaining these top-grade spiritual teas would be extremely useful to her.

In addition, it will be easier to buy spiritual fruits if you build a good relationship with the other party.

I don't care about the price, I just want to be eligible to buy.

Ji An took out several large porcelain jars, weighed out enough tea leaves, and then took out a box of Bodhi fruits, saying:

"What I just gave you were resources to support your travels. This tea is an advance payment for five years. You only need to do some research in your spare time."

He felt very regretful that the Bodhi fruit, such a resource, could not be utilized.

Although he didn't know much about Buddhist cultivation, he knew that among the Buddhist cultivators who were able to cross the vast ocean to reach this continent, there must be great cultivators at the Nascent Soul level.

The sacred tree that the Buddha cultivated must have some wondrous uses that he could not possibly know.

"Don't worry, Ancestor, your reward won't be given for nothing."

Han Yan patted her chest confidently, causing her loose Taoist robe to sway slightly.

Ji An nodded slightly, "Let's have some tea, then rest for a while before we start refining pills."

Han Yan had swallowed most of the tea. She let out a long sigh and thought to herself:
'This is top-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, truly a wonderful product!'

The fatigue in her soul accumulated from refining pills these past few days has lessened considerably. As long as she can get a good night's sleep, she will be able to fully recover.

If she had a sufficient supply of spiritual tea and incense, she could easily refine elixirs year after year.

The two flew on clouds to a cave halfway up the mountain. Han Yan gazed at the two magnificent, shimmering red cloud pines and exclaimed in admiration:

"These two sacred pines look so auspicious, giving off a feeling of great fortune. Fellow Daoist, you will surely have a very smooth time refining the Nourishing Essence Pill."

"Haha, I'm borrowing your good words."

Ji An made a hand seal to break the magical barrier, and the two entered the Earth Fire Chamber.

He took out a portion of medicinal herbs and then took out the Fire Crane Danyang Furnace.

The alchemy furnace was only the size of a clay pot at this time, and its entire body seemed to be cast from solidified blood, with fine, dark gold patterns covering its bottom.

The belly of the furnace features a relief of three red cranes with beaks holding fire essence, their feathers rendered in exquisite detail.

Ji An made a hand seal, and the alchemy furnace quickly grew to the size of a bucket, making the relief carving even more lifelike.

It spun around in the air a few times before landing steadily on its three legs.

Han Yan's eyes lit up and she smiled:

"The alchemy furnace looks really good."

As an alchemist, one cannot help but be drawn to a fine alchemy furnace.

"It's really good, and it's very easy to use. I'll order a similar alchemy furnace in the future."

If he were to refine third-tier pills, he would indeed need a better pill furnace. Ji An decided to go all out and have a custom-made magic weapon pill furnace, provided that he had enough resources.

That's a story for later; we'll figure it out after we leave the sect and arrive in the Central Continent.

Han Yan coughed and began to explain the precautions for extracting medicinal materials. Many of the tips were things she had learned through long-term experience in refining pills, which could preserve the medicinal properties to the greatest extent.

Don't underestimate these techniques; they can help alchemists refine more high-quality pills.

What are premium elixirs? They are elixirs with stronger medicinal effects and fewer toxic side effects.

If the processing of medicinal materials is flawed, no matter how well you perform when refining pills, it will be very difficult to refine high-quality pills.

She didn't keep anything to herself because she understood that this was the only way to gain more favor, and it might come in handy someday.

Ji An listened attentively, occasionally asking questions. These were all based on experience; if he were to figure it out on his own, it would take him who knows how much time.

This illustrates the importance of having someone to guide you; a casual remark from someone can save you from taking many detours.

"I've finished speaking. You can now start the furnace to extract the essence."

Everyone's situation is different, and each alchemy furnace has different characteristics, so you'll need to figure out the rhythm on your own.

Han Yan said that she had explained everything that could be said, but as for the actual operation, one could only experience it for oneself.

"Ok."

Ji An quickly recalled the processing methods of the medicinal materials, activated the warming fire technique of the Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique, and urged the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Fire to warm the elixir furnace.

The moment the three-colored flames appeared, Han Yan gasped softly in surprise, recognizing the Heavenly Spirit Fire.

"You've succeeded!"

"Yes, the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame matured a while ago, and I refined it into three flame seeds."

There are still two left. The sect leader has high hopes for you. As long as your cultivation reaches his expectations, you will definitely be able to obtain one of the fire seeds.

"The sect leader has spoken with me, and I will try my best to meet the requirements."

Han Yan understood the sect's concerns, because the flame would dissipate upon the death of its master.

If the sect were more pragmatic, they would only hand over the Fire Seed to her after she breaks through to the Golden Core stage, thus completely preventing any potential loss.

Once you understand the mutual generation of the five elements, you can give the fire seed to her. She can refine the fire seed while cultivating the Five Qi Gathering, which will not delay her breakthrough.

Ji An used his telekinesis to lift the lid of the furnace, which was carved with a coiled dragon, and placed a Ganoderma lucidum into the furnace.

The furnace temperature rose rapidly, and the flamingo's wings glowed, as if it were about to take flight, which caught Han Yan's eye and made her look interested.

Thanks to her extraordinary spiritual power and perfected fire control technique, she easily extracted the divine essence. Han Yan commented:
"It's quite impressive that this herb has shown such good results on its first encounter with it."

However, it would be even better if the furnace temperature could be lowered further during the elixir-making stage.

Next, Ji An cleaned the alchemy furnace and then continued to extract the essence of the medicinal herbs.

All twelve medicinal herbs were successfully extracted without a single mistake. The only flaw was that some of the divine essence crystals did not retain much of their medicinal properties, but this did not affect the refining of the elixir.

Han Yan kept praising, "Your control over magic is truly amazing."

Several times when extracting the divine essence, the extraction almost failed due to furnace temperature issues, but the other party successfully resolved the crisis each time.

Such an ability is difficult even for someone with extensive experience in refining Qi-Nourishing Pills.

Ji An accepted the praise readily, saying:
"I have refined the Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pill many times, so my mindset is still relatively stable."

The implication is that they have extensive experience in extracting high-level spiritual herbs and divine essences. Among the ingredients for Peiyuan Pill, the one with the longest medicinal age is Tianyuan Ginseng, and the main ingredient of Zhuque Flame Grass Pill has an medicinal age of eight hundred years.

"Great, do you need to rest for a bit?"

"No, let's continue! It doesn't consume much of my spiritual energy."

Han Yan nodded and carefully explained the next steps of the alchemy process, concluding with:
“One batch of materials can produce three pills. I suggest dividing the divine essence into three equal parts and refining them in three batches.”

Beginners can gain more practice experience by doing this; otherwise, no alchemist can afford too many failures.

“Good idea,” Ji An readily agreed. He used his object manipulation technique to grab the incense burner in the corner and lit a plate of second-grade top-quality soul incense.

Refining pills in multiple batches consumes a lot of spiritual energy, so we need to plan ahead.

The final refining process requires even more experience, and even with Han Yan's reminders, he couldn't help but make mistakes.

The first batch burned.

The second batch produced one pill, but it was a waste pill.

The third batch also yielded only waste pills.

Han Yan held up the black pill and said in a deep voice:

"Even though they are both waste pills, this one is of better quality than the previous one."

Ji An grinned and said, "No need to comfort me. Any expert can tell how much poison is in these pills at a glance."

He had a very positive attitude because he still had one set of materials, which meant he had three more chances.

Failure is not terrible. If you learn from all the mistakes and avoid repeating them, the difficulty of creating a pill is not high.

The Peiyuan Pill is, after all, only a second-grade low-level pill. Although it is difficult to make, it is entirely within the grasp of a Golden Core cultivator.

He extinguished the incense in the burner, stood up, and said:
"It's already noon. Let's have lunch by the cold pond, and then continue."

The two left the cave and flew down the mountain. Zhang Xuening quickly brought out the spiritual food that had been placed in the steamer.

Ji An ordered, "Bring another pot of top-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, as strong as this morning's!"

My spiritual energy is severely depleted and I need to recover properly.

After lunch, Ji An and his companion returned to their cave, lit half of the soul incense, and continued refining.

He skillfully extracted the essence of the elixir, and the quality of the essence was much better than that of the morning.

Han Yan was secretly shocked. Such learning ability was too strong, and most of the medicinal properties of the elixir were preserved.

If Ji An knew what she was thinking, he wouldn't feel proud.

Even if other alchemists knew all the key points, it would still be very difficult to do.

Ji An's powerful spiritual energy allows him to perform extremely precise operations; once he knows how to do something, he can do it very quickly.

He concentrated and began the final refining process.

Inside the Fire Crane Danyang Furnace, golden runes spun rapidly like snakes, while thin, wispy crimson light spewed from the mouth of the coiled dragon on the furnace lid.

Compared to his awkwardness in the morning, his movements now flow smoothly, possessing a natural and unadorned beauty.

The elixir condensed into a ball, producing three plumes of blue, red, and white smoke inside the furnace, which transformed into three flying dragons. They coiled tightly around the elixir and swam rapidly. With each rotation, impurities fell and turned into ashes, while the elixir became even more lustrous.

The Azure Lotus Burning Heart Fire finally demonstrated the power of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire, and a delicate fragrance wafted out from the dragon's mouth on the furnace lid.

Without Han Yan's instruction, Ji An immediately opened the lid, and a rich fragrance spread outwards like a shockwave.

He activated his object manipulation technique, grasped the pill in his hand, and gazed at the three wispy, smoke-like patterns on it. A smile appeared on his lips.

"A high-quality elixir, good luck."

He tossed the pill to Han Yan, then activated the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique to clean the furnace. Cold rain poured over the heated furnace, and steam rose and swirled, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

Han Yan smiled broadly, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She was not giving her "master" a way out.

She didn't continue to examine it; he could tell from the fragrance alone how potent the Peiyuan Pill was.

"If the Ancestor were to take charge of the Pill Refining Institute, the amount of high-grade pills produced in the sect would increase by at least 20%."

Ji An bared his teeth and thought:
"You wish! Did I work so hard to cultivate to the Golden Core stage just to be a babysitter for low-level disciples?"

He quickly cleaned the alchemy furnace and began refining the second batch.

(End of this chapter)