I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

"Thorn grass, moonflower, swift sickle..."

In the dark and gloomy alchemy room, Su Changming stood around the alchemy furnace, constantly adding one spiritual herb after another.

Every spiritual herb in his hands becomes a higher-level spiritual object.

If it weren't for the fact that the spiritual items he appraised and upgraded all had traceable origins, he probably wouldn't be suited for alchemy.

However, it is precisely because of his appraisal and upgrading abilities that he has the potential to become a master alchemist.

After all, others need to find ways to improve their technology and enhance the quality of their elixirs.

He only needs to extract less essence during the refining process to easily achieve the quality of a first-grade item.

As for the second or even higher level, some skill is required.

In short, he can mass-produce high-quality pills, but not too high-quality ones.

"The Bone Forging Pill is complete..."

Looking at the dark, unremarkable pill in front of him, Su Changming nodded in satisfaction.

The Body Strengthening Technique can use mineral essence to forge the body, making it a perfect match for his appraisal and upgrade abilities.

However, he only had one upgraded fourth-order meteorite. Although it was true that the Body Tempering Technique could utilize mineral essence, the essence of a fourth-order mineral was too abundant.

Even a Core Formation cultivator would likely find it difficult to utilize, let alone someone who has only just established their Foundation.

However, the Body Strengthening Technique is not limited to cultivation using minerals; ordinary pills and spiritual herbs can also be used, only without the convenience of the cultivation method.

The Bone Forging Pill he refined was a third-tier body-forging pill, which was potent for him, but not by much.

Moreover, he had previously consumed the divine medicine Kongyun Grass, which greatly improved his physical constitution. After starting his cultivation, he also gained a significant advantage in body tempering. Even when using spiritual energy to temper his body, his progress was much faster than that recorded in the cultivation method.

He should be able to take this third-tier Bone Forging Pill.

"That does seem feasible... but we'll have to try it and see how effective it is."

The freshly refined Bone Forging Pill was still warm when Su Changming casually picked one up and swallowed it.

In an instant, Su Changming felt excruciating pain throughout his bones.

It felt as if I was being constantly pounded by a sledgehammer.

This pain, if it were a cultivator with a weak will, would have already caused them to writhe on the ground in agony.

However, Su Changming merely frowned and his lips turned pale, enduring it without moving.

Finally, after his blue robe was soaked with sweat, the effects of the Bone Forging Pill were exhausted.

Su Changming felt his body instantly become much lighter.

This isn't an illusion; I really do feel much more relaxed.

His entire skeleton had been tempered by the Bone Forging Pill, making him stronger in both endurance and explosive power.

Bone and meridian are connected and produce essence and blood. The effects of strengthening them are self-evident, and the benefits are numerous.

"The effect is indeed similar to the original effect of this pill..."

After experiencing the effects of the elixir, Su Changming's eyes gradually brightened.

Since he can extract excess medicinal properties to refine low-level pills, why can't he directly use identified and upgraded medicinal materials to refine pills?

He had never tried it before, mainly because the recipes for alchemy were complicated. Each ingredient had its own significance, and he could only find one or two of the ingredients in many of his high-level pill refining rooms, making it difficult to start refining pills.

Meanwhile, at the Heavenly Evolution Division, the royal master ordered him to personally refine pills for Li Siyan, and the amount of medicinal materials he provided was enormous.

He carefully selected the medicinal materials needed for the third-tier elixir, the Bone Forging Pill, which he could use.

Just as he had predicted, the upgraded medicinal herbs were exactly the same in terms of their effects on alchemy.

"High-quality pills are nowhere near as cost-effective as high-grade pills."

After learning about another use of his ability, Su Changming's eyes lit up with excitement.

For him, medicinal herbs of the same grade are more cost-effective than pills of the same grade, and high-grade pills made from medicinal herbs of the same grade are undoubtedly much more cost-effective.

Compared to this, the cultivation resources he possesses are simply terrifying!

"However, there are quite a few difficulties involved..."

He encountered many problems while refining the Bone Forging Pill. After all, it was a third-tier pill, which was very difficult to refine and required a lot from the alchemist's spiritual sense and cultivation.

He wasted a total of twenty batches of pills before he finally succeeded in making this one batch, and only two pills were produced.

Without the support of appraisal and upgrading, if he were to refine pills with his actual alchemy skills, his poor talent in alchemy would be immediately exposed.

Of course, "inferior" here refers to comparison with those true alchemy geniuses.

With the help of the Minming Fruit's comprehension, his talent in alchemy is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"My master wants me to demonstrate my skills before he will give me this month's grade-three spiritual herbs. I need to refine the cultivation pills that Siyan needs."

Su Changming's gaze darkened, and his mind swept over the pill formula beside him.

The Great Rejuvenation Pill is an upgraded version of the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill, containing more spiritual energy, and can be used by cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Qingxin Dan can calm the mind and reduce irritability.

The Breakthrough Pill can be used to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Bai Wan Dan can be used to treat injuries.

Jade Bone Pill, when taken for a long time, can condense into a jade-like skin.

Apart from the Jade Bone Pill, Su Changming had read about all the other pills in the Flowing Cloud Sect.

Even if the only pill formula I haven't seen before is the Jade Bone Pill, it's still a gain.

The pills requested by the royal master included those for cultivation, breaking through realms, improving mental state, strengthening the body, and healing injuries; the preparations were undeniably thorough.

"Let's refine the pills we can use first..."

After pondering for a moment, Su Changming decided to refine the Barrier-Breaking Pill and the Great Restoration Pill first.

He had observed Master Chiguang personally refining the Breakthrough Pill and had gained considerable insight into it.

So I decided to start practicing the Breakthrough Pill first.

Su Changming grabbed a handful of herbs from his storage bag and examined them for a moment. He found that eleven herbs could be identified and upgraded.

All these medicinal materials that can be identified and upgraded need to have their medicinal properties extracted to upgrade them, which is undoubtedly a mental challenge for Su Changming.

Fortunately, his spiritual sense far surpassed that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, so he could still withstand it.

With a slight activation of the Nine Flames Technique, the furnace fire instantly blazed brightly, and Su Changming added the medicinal herbs, slowly extracting the medicinal liquid.

For a moment, Su Changming was so engrossed in alchemy that he lost track of time.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Changming finally stopped what he was doing.

He opened the alchemy furnace, his face pale.

"Finally, it's done... Five pills were made, four with one cloud pattern and one with two cloud patterns."

Extracting the medicinal properties to refine pills, Su Changming's pills, once completed, constitute a whole batch of pills, and each one is of at least one quality mark.

"Low-grade pills are easy to make and of high quality, while high-grade pills are difficult to make and extremely difficult to refine."

However, once one's cultivation level increases, low-grade pills become ineffective, and in fact, refining high-grade pills is almost always a losing proposition.

Su Changming slowly made up his mind.

Use these low-level pills to practice and earn money first, and then spend a lot of resources to refine high-level pills later.