Cultivation begins with harvest.

That's all for today's alchemy.

It was only one night, and Chen Guang didn't need to catch up on sleep yet. He had things to do during the day. He needed to take care of some things inside the ice mist array. The spiritual plants were almost harvested, but the ice tail shrimp still needed some work done. As their numbers increased, this became necessary.

If not managed in time, it's okay if one or two die, but if the number increases and the time is too long, a large group of ice-tailed shrimp may suffer from the same problem, and then it will be too late to remedy the situation.

This is not a high-level spirit beast. An adult Icetail Shrimp only has one-thousandth of the pot's magic power, which means they are not the kind of creatures whose life force is so strong that no matter how many there are, none of them will die.

Even those kinds of spirit beasts wouldn't have such a large number.

After finishing his cultivation while facing the rising purple aura from the east, Chen Guang entered the Ice Mist Array to work. He spent the rest of the day either cultivating the Bloodstained Battle Technique or visualizing the Azure Mountain Diagram.

I'm not going to refine pills tonight. The focus on refining pills makes the mind more easily fatigued. Visualizing diagrams strengthens the foundation of the soul, just like physical training. Physical strength is constantly being consumed, but the body will become stronger in the process.

The best way to eliminate mental and spiritual fatigue is to get enough sleep, which is why most Qi Refining cultivators are still used to sleeping.

It had only been a short while since it got dark when Chen Guang had already fallen asleep.

Another night fell, and Chen Guangcai calmly started another batch of Crimson Melting Pills and heated up the furnace.

The ingredients for the Qingma Kuiyan Pill are varied, making it more difficult to refine. It still requires red peony as the main ingredient.

It wasn't that Chen Guang hadn't anticipated this situation and therefore hadn't prepared any; rather, he chose to purchase high-quality, processed medicinal herbs from Yantang. The purpose of doing so was self-evident: to increase his success rate in alchemy.

The Azure Flame Pill is derived from the secret technique Five Visceral Flames. When one gains insight into the Azure Flame Pill, the part about the Azure Flame Pill naturally comes into play. However, as part of the secret technique, the effect of a single comprehension is obviously not as good as the effect of the pill formula alone. But the rewards accumulated over 170 times have given Chen Guang a sufficiently deep understanding of this pill.

As various medicinal herbs were placed into the Three Flames Furnace, they gradually formed a blue vortex. The Kui Flame, which was attached to the inner wall of the furnace, began to peel off layer by layer and was absorbed by the blue vortex.

Kui Yan directly entered the process of refining the pill, which was extremely dangerous. Even the slightest miscontrol of the spiritual fire would destroy the entire medicinal liquid.

But this is the Green Mushroom Flame Pill. Absorbing the Flame is a necessary step. It would be ridiculous if the Green Mushroom Flame Pill didn't contain the Flame.

Controlling the Kui Flame to merge into the cyan vortex, the entire vortex began to shrink in an orderly manner. Only then did he add a little Mangli wood powder. As soon as he added the Mangli wood powder, the entire cyan vortex suddenly contracted. Chen Guang was caught off guard by this reaction and did not have time to control the Kui Flame. Even though the Kui Flame was gentle, the medicinal liquid was more fragile. Most of the medicinal liquid dried up and turned into particles, which showed a slightly burnt texture. The remaining medicinal liquid was not enough to maintain the vortex and collapsed directly, scattering to various parts of the alchemy furnace.

Chen Guang silently reduced the temperature of the Kui Flame and began to clean away the impurities.

This is within acceptable limits.

Such an error was entirely predictable.

Several medicinal herbs can be added to the Qingma Kuiyan Pill formula, all of which significantly aid in its refining. This indirectly demonstrates the immaturity of the Qingma Kuiyan Pill. Whether these herbs can be incorporated, which ones are more suitable, and how they should be processed are all unclear. The creator himself did not perfect the pill, which is why he made these choices.

Chen Guang's alchemy skills were not high, but his judgment was excellent. The complete inheritance of the Crimson Heart Pill Scroll was truly outstanding.

Next, Chen Guang had to practice and try things out. Even with the Yin Fire Pill, because there were no specific steps to explain and guide him, Chen Guang failed several times in the same place. He could only use it to familiarize himself with it and increase his proficiency through repeated trial and error.

The same applies to alchemy. Once you understand the theory, it's all about repeated practice. Who can guarantee that you won't make mistakes?

With sufficient theoretical knowledge, one can adapt quickly.

The more you practice, the less likely you are to make mistakes.

"I still have the Flame Control Technique as a backup; otherwise, even with the guidance of the pill formula, just the step of integrating with the Kui Flame would require hundreds, maybe even three to five hundred failures... before it would begin to stabilize."

The Qingma Kuiyan Pill is very difficult to refine, requiring exquisite flame control. Its formula is far less mature and complete than the Yin Huo Pill, let alone the Chi Rong Pill.

Only cultivators who practice the Azure Flame have this need, and not all cultivators make this choice. The Azure Flame Pill is just one of the two main methods.

This is the downside of using uncommon medicinal herbs.

He refined the pills again and again, first discarding the Mangli wood, as this made the pill formula stable enough to be successful in one go. After familiarizing himself with it two or three more times, he added the Mangli wood. He failed eleven times in a row before he finally grasped the changes that occurred when the Mangli wood was added, but it was already dawn.

Each refining process yields only one pill. The sheer cost and extravagance of alchemy are so immense that even Chen Guang would feel heartbroken if it weren't for the secret technique.

"If I fail, at least I'll have more practice sessions." With a self-deprecating remark, Chen Guang resumed his usual routine.

If we calculate it this way, refining it every two days and one night, it would only take four days to successfully refine the Qingma Kui Flame Pill with the addition of Mangli Wood. This progress is enough to make the fire craftsmen of Yantang feel ashamed.

It takes them a long time just to familiarize themselves with the formulas, knowing what techniques to use at each step, and what proportions and heat to combine at each step...

This is the incredible thing about the reward light cluster; it saved Chen Guang so much effort in his studies.

Night after night, when a third of the alchemy materials prepared this time had been used up, Chen Guang smiled as he looked at the first light of dawn on the horizon, holding a blue pill with flame patterns in each hand.

The pill in the left hand was without Mangli wood, while the one in the right hand had it.

A simple comparison makes it easy to feel that the temperature of the pill in the left hand fluctuates between hot and cold, and the flame pattern is also somewhat blurry.

The temperature of the pill in the right hand was more stable, and the flame patterns were clearly visible.

"Let's practice the Azure Flame Technique once first," Chen Guang murmured, putting away the pills in his left hand.

In the past few nights, Chen Guang has refined twenty-six Azure Flame Pills, receiving the infusion of the pill formula, which is the icing on the cake.

Once you've mastered the Azure Flame, you no longer need to use spirit charcoal to guide it. As long as your magic power is uninterrupted, the flame will never go out. Using ordinary spells to continuously summon flames is not only less stable than the Azure Flame, but the consumption of magic power is also unacceptably high.

Therefore, Chen Guang hid inside the house to prevent any adverse reactions between the purple aura and the pure spiritual energy when the purple aura arrives from the east.

After meditating and regulating my breathing for a while, my mind and spirit became peaceful. The pill entered my mouth and transformed into a special flow of energy. It circulated near the acupoints of the liver. I captured this energy and brought the strands of energy with the characteristics of Kui Flame into my liver.

heat!

This was Chen Guang's first impression, but as the secret technique was activated, the medicinal power was fully absorbed, and the heat gradually subsided to a level that Chen Guang could accept.

Not daring to slacken, he repeatedly circulated the secret technique until the airflow and heat were completely refined and calmed down before he dared to stop, otherwise even a trace of fire escaping from within would cause terrible damage.

I opened my eyes to find the sun shining brightly; it was already midday.