While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Cao Kun opened QQ, and Qiu Feng's message came quickly.

"I don't have any medicinal herbs to sell, but I know someone who does. I can introduce you to them, you just need to pay me a referral fee."

Cao Kun thought about it and agreed.

This autumn wind is the moderator of the lightning-struck wood forum.

At least in the field of traditional culture, they have a certain level of expertise.

So, it's quite normal to have some connections in this area.

Cao Kun replied, "Sure, as long as the quality of the medicinal herbs satisfies me."

Qiu Feng: "That's no problem. The person I'm going to introduce to you comes from a family with a long history in Chinese medicinal herbs. They've been in this business for many years."

Cao Kun immediately became interested: "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Qiufeng: "Boss, it's actually better to talk about these things in person."

I can introduce you two so you can talk in person.

go back?

Cao Kun hesitated for a moment.

Are there any terrifying and bizarre things abroad, or in China?

If not?

Why is it available abroad but not in China?

If so?

Who is handling that?

Although Cao Kun is now an eighth-rank geomancer, he still has a certain fear of the country.

He was somewhat hesitant to go back now.

Cao Kun: "Due to some reasons, I am unable to return to China for the time being and can only conduct transactions online."

Autumn Wind: "Alright, boss, wait for my message."

Although he contacted Qiufeng online, Cao Kun still went to Chinatown early the next morning and looked for several pharmacies.

As it turned out, they actually managed to buy him some fresh, unprocessed medicinal herbs.

However, the quantity was small, and it was only with great difficulty that they managed to gather the ingredients for a few of the most basic pills—the Spirit Transformation Pill.

However, something is better than nothing.

Cao Kun immediately went to the mall and bought several items.

Carrying all his belongings back to the villa, Cao Kun began to try his hand at alchemy.

First, he took out the items he had purchased from the mall.

Induction cooker, pressure cooker.

Yes, those are the two things.

Previously, Cao Kun had seen someone use these two things to refine elixirs in a novel.

At first glance, it seems outrageous, but upon closer inspection, it makes a lot of sense.

Ordinary flames don't provide enough heat, so a pressure cooker is the perfect solution.

Ordinary flames are difficult to control, but induction cookers offer stepless adjustment, allowing you to adjust the heat to whatever level you want quickly.

Perfect, it matches perfectly with a real alchemy furnace.

Cao Kun also planned to try and see if these two things could be refined into a pill.

"Should we use the induction cooker first, or the pressure cooker?"

Cao Kun glanced at the two items for a while, and finally chose the induction cooker.

After plugging in the power and placing the induction cooker-specific frying pan on top, Cao Kun put a cleaned medicinal herb into it.

The first step in making all elixirs is the same: extracting the essence of the medicinal materials.

Place it in the pot, cover it with the lid, and turn on the induction cooker.

At this point, if no one intervenes, the induction cooker will only burn the medicinal herbs until they are dry and burnt to ashes, or even burn through the bottom of the pot.

This is where the alchemist's intervention is needed.

Cao Kun swiftly formed a hand seal, which he then continuously changed.

A series of mysterious forces then appeared and fell into the pot.

Under the influence of this force and the temperature of the induction cooker, the medicinal herb gradually began to melt.

Before long, the medicinal herb completely turned into a pool of liquid.

Cao Kun adjusted the firepower, turning it to its maximum.

At the same time, change the alchemical formula.

Instantly, the medicinal liquid began to surge, and impurities were refined and evaporated.

Meanwhile, some physical impurities detach from the liquid and sink to the bottom of the pot.

A few minutes later, a small amount of liquid, only the size of a thumb, was left in the pot.

Cao Kun took out a jade bottle, opened the pot lid, made a hand seal, and the medicinal liquid flew over and fell into the jade bottle.

Cao Kun's face lit up with joy; he had actually succeeded.

Induction cookers really can be used for alchemy; Squirrel Hangcheng wasn't lying to me!

At least, it is possible to refine the medicinal liquid.

An induction cooker is fine, but what about a pressure cooker?

Cao Kun turned off the induction cooker and set it aside, then used the pressure cooker instead.

But Cao Kun soon gave up.

Pressure cookers are inherently disadvantageous in the step of refining medicinal liquids; they simply cannot be used.

It takes time for a pressure cooker to pressurize.

Moreover, because the lid is opaque, you can't see what's inside; you have to rely entirely on sensing the aroma of the herbs.

But medicinal herbs aren't refined; they're sensed by their aura, so how could it be so clear?

It seems that pressure cookers are not suitable for alchemy.

[Pressure cookers are not suitable, at least not for the step of refining medicinal liquids.]

Cao Kun switched back to using an induction cooker.

He extracted each medicinal herb into a medicinal liquid and stored it in a jade bottle.

Alchemy is actually quite simple, consisting of only five steps: refining, fusing, transforming into pills, separating pills, and releasing pills.

However, it sounds simple, but for an ordinary person, it's impossible to complete even one step in their entire life.

Cao Kun has now completed the first step of refining.

The second step is integration.

Although most of the medicinal materials are plants, especially the batch of pills that Cao Kun is currently refining, which is 100% plant-based, they are still classified into the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The five elements have mutual generation and mutual restraint.

The integration process must be flawless and must be done step by step.

Each step of the fusion process is aided by a special alchemical technique.

If an error occurs, the fusion will fail.

Ordinary alchemists would get so confused by memorizing the alchemy formulas that their brains would turn to mush.

Furthermore, it is even more difficult to correctly perform the incantation within a very short time and match it with the steps.

Only Cao Kun, with the system's assistance, could have these ideas appear directly in his mind and his hands moved as if he had practiced them countless times, thus enabling him to succeed on the first try.

The medicinal liquids have been successfully mixed; the next step is to transform the elixir.

To transform the liquid medicine into a physical pill is equivalent to transforming its physical form.

Under normal circumstances, that would definitely not work.

But in the hands of an alchemist, it is possible.

Cao Kun's hand moved rapidly, changing the alchemy incantations, while the large mass of medicinal liquid that had been fused together in the pot continued to churn.

"change!"

Cao Kun gave a soft shout, and the medicinal liquid began to show signs of forming a core.

But when he was halfway through forming his core, he suddenly stopped.

No matter how much Cao Kun urged him, he was unable to complete it.

"puff……"

Cao Kun urged the pill formula again, and it exploded directly in the pot, turning into countless tiny, semi-dry, semi-wet particles.

"It failed?"

Cao Kun paused for a moment, then began to summarize the problem.

"It seems the temperature isn't high enough."

"Even though I tried my best to use the alchemy technique to catalyze it, the temperature wasn't high enough, so I still couldn't turn the pill into a pill."

"What should we do?"

Cao Kun frowned slightly.

Suddenly, he saw the pressure cooker that he had abandoned next to him.

"Pressure cookers cannot extract medicinal liquids, but once the pressure is increased, the internal pressure can just make up for the lack of temperature."

"Can I wait until the medicine has fully combined before transferring it to the pressure cooker?"

"Perfect timing. Since the medicinal liquid was refined and blended by me, I can now fully sense its form inside the pressure cooker by sensing its aura."

"In this way, the changes in the alchemy technique can be adjusted at any time to assist in the transformation of the elixir."

"This... seems to actually be feasible."

Cao Kun's eyes lit up.