Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

"Good lad, don't brag. Since you've said that, then come with me."

"Let me see just how many of my skills you've learned, kid."

After saying that, Elder An immediately took Ji Qing away from there and headed towards the alchemy room.

The alchemy room was fully equipped with medicinal herbs, a furnace, and futons.

Elder An had prepared fire vein stones because Ji Qing's cultivation level was relatively low.

With the Fire Vein Stone present, Ji Qing's alchemy process will be much easier.

"Young man, just stay here. I've already prepared everything for you."

Now all that's left is to start refining the elixir.

"Yes, Elder."

"Elder, this junior will begin now."

"it is good."

Elder An smiled and nodded, then took a fan from his storage bag and sat down behind Ji Qing.

Seeing Elder An's reaction, Ji Qing took a deep breath and composed himself.

After reviewing the alchemy steps three times, his eyes suddenly became resolute.

let's start.

Ji Qing raised his hand and threw a bright red fire vein stone into the alchemy furnace. Then, he made hand seals and unleashed a bright red flame.

The first step in alchemy is to heat the alchemical furnace.

The technique for creating a heat-generating alchemy furnace is extremely sophisticated, requiring the furnace to be slowly heated with flames.

Once the temperature inside the alchemy furnace reaches its optimal level, he can then attempt to refine the medicinal herbs.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. You have excellent control over the flames. It seems you've put in a lot of hard work," Elder An said with a smile, his anticipation growing stronger.

He wanted to see if Ji Qing could refine the pill.

In this way, about half an incense stick's time passed.

After Ji Qing had heated up the surface of the alchemy furnace to a sufficient temperature, he began to refine the medicinal herbs.

The pill he refined this time was his most skilled Spirit Gathering Pill.

Therefore, the first medicinal herb he refined was naturally the purple-green flower.

The roots and stems of the purple-blue flower are tough, so they need to be slowly roasted over a low flame.

Once its skin is penetrated by flames and the juice is exposed, it can be burned with fire to directly refine it into spiritual liquid.

Once the spirit liquid is successfully refined, the next step can be taken.

"Huh? Looks like this kid wasn't bragging."

"The idea of ​​choosing the flame based on the properties of the medicinal herbs is quite good." Elder An stroked his beard and smiled, feeling very satisfied.

The refining techniques he taught Ji Qing have been mostly mastered by Ji Qing.

If Ji Qing is given a little more time, he will definitely be able to master these things.

However, just as Elder An was still pondering something, the flames inside the alchemy furnace suddenly became even more intense.

"Kid, don't get distracted, concentrate on refining the pills."

"If the alchemy fails, you'll see if I don't punish you."

"Understood, Elder An."

Ji Qing felt ashamed and dared not think any further, so he immediately focused on refining pills.

Time flies, and two hours have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, a jade bottle was placed next to the table.

The mouth of the jade bottle was open, and if you looked down, you could see four or five pure white pills inside.

The elixir exuded a fragrant aroma; it was undoubtedly the Spirit Gathering Pill.

Elder An stood to the side, observing with a smile.

He picked up a pill, placed it in his hand, glanced around, and said with a smile:

"Well done. This pill is crystal clear and free of impurities; it can be considered a top-grade product."

Elder An put the pill back into the jade bottle and sealed the bottle opening:

"Kid, you're pretty good."

"Since you've learned so well, I'll teach you a few more of my special skills after I emerge from seclusion."

As Elder An spoke, he handed the jade bottle to Ji Qing.

Ji Qing reached out and took it, saying with concern:

"Is the elder going into seclusion?"

"Hmm, not bad."

The main reason I called you here is to talk to you about this.

Elder An stroked his beard, a solemn expression on his face:

"My cultivation technique has been stuck in a bottleneck for many years. If I don't break through soon, I'm afraid there's no hope for me to reach the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

So I have to give it my all.

If I fail to break through this time, then I will have no choice but to accept my fate.

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing fell silent and said nothing.

"Kid, you'd better cultivate diligently. Don't be arrogant and complacent just because you have a Heavenly Spiritual Root."

These are the things that should be avoided most on the path of spiritual practice.

If you neglect your cultivation, I will be your fate.

So you have to work hard.

"I understand, Elder. Please rest assured, I will never neglect my cultivation."

"Yes, that's good."

Elder An nodded in satisfaction, finding Ji Qing increasingly pleasing to the eye.

"By the way, Elder, it seems that my cultivation of the Crimson Flame Technique has reached a bottleneck. I hope that you can enlighten me."

"Oh? Crimson Flame?" Elder An immediately became interested.

"Crimson Flame" is a secret technique within the "Crimson Flame Burning the Sky Technique," and its power during the Qi Refining stage can be described as an extremely formidable method.

Back then, he made a name for himself in the Star Palace by relying on this technique.

"Tell me, and I'll see where the problem lies."

"Yes, Elder."

After Ji Qing finished speaking, he immediately explained the problems with the operation of the cultivation technique. Elder An listened, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed. After a while, he understood and immediately helped Ji Qing solve his problems.

"Kid, your question is very simple. Next time you practice this secret technique, you'll..."

Elder An spoke at length, delivering a wealth of valuable information.

Ji Qing's initial confusion turned into delight.

He realized the problem.

"Thank you very much, Elder. Your words are worth more than ten years of hard work for me."

"Haha, it's nothing." Elder An waved his hand with a smile.

"Alright, kid, it's getting late. You should head back now. I'm going into seclusion soon, and I probably won't be out for another ten or twenty years."

As Elder An spoke, he took out a thick book from his storage bag.

"This is the 'Secret Manual of Alchemy' that I compiled myself."

"Please bear with this while I am in seclusion."

"Yes, thank you very much, Elder An."

Ji Qing respectfully reached out and accepted it, then bowed to Elder An.

"Since the elder is about to go into seclusion, then this junior will not disturb the elder any longer. This junior will take his leave now."

"Okay, go ahead."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing bowed again before leaving.

After returning to his cave, Ji Qing immediately sat down at the table and took out the "Secret Manual of Alchemy" given to him by Elder An to read.

The alchemy process described in the secret manual is very detailed.

Ji Qing was engrossed in reading, completely unaware of the passage of time.

As night approached and he grew dizzy from reading, he finally closed the book, looked up, and realized it was already midnight.

"Does time really fly by?"

Ji Qing pressed her slightly swollen brow.

After calming down for a while, he closed his eyes and went into the Spirit Field Cave.

In the Spirit Field Cave, there grows a small spiritual herb with a single stem and thirteen leaves!

The plant's dozen or so leaves are all curled into cylindrical shapes, which looks quite peculiar.

Surprisingly, it was entirely white, emitting a faint glow, making it extremely dazzling and giving it the feel of a celestial being.