The trip to the Sanyin Temple also relieved Bai Cang of a worry.

But once one matter is resolved, there are still ten, a hundred, or a thousand more to come.

There are always endless things to do in life.

But after returning from the Sanyin Temple, Bai Cang appeared more composed.

The urgency brought about by that intense sense of insecurity, as well as the thirst for improvement in cultivation, were greatly alleviated after the appearance of the "quasi-Thousand Soul Banner" and "exclusive Dao Soldier".

Thus, Bai Cang was able to examine his path with a more composed mindset.

He remained diligent, refining elixirs and taking medicine daily, and never neglecting his cultivation practice.

But he no longer pushed himself so hard, no longer racing against time and unwilling to waste even a moment, as if an invisible whip was lashing him.

In addition to his daily studies, he also tried to appreciate the beautiful scenery of Jiuchuan and Daze, began to decorate his Moonflower Cave, joined the "task" of infusing magic power into talisman coins every day, and even began to pick up his fishing skills again. His footprints covered the area around the Moonflower Cave, and he opened up one fishing spot after another.

After all, humans are not emotionless cultivation machines. The purpose of improving one's cultivation level is not only to pursue longevity, but also to live a better life, enjoy more, and be more carefree.

If you keep your nerves stretched too tight, they will eventually snap.

The key is to maintain a balance between work and rest.

However, his cultivation progress did not slow down much.

He has been steadily moving forward at a pace of opening the three orifices every ten days.

Before we knew it, a month and a half had quietly passed.

Bai Cang's cultivation level also increased from twenty-two apertures to thirty-five apertures.

Perhaps this proves the old saying: "Haste makes waste," and "Indecisiveness leads to failure."

When Bai Cang calmed down and approached his cultivation with a more composed mindset...

The glimmer of hope he had been holding onto—the chance to create his own elixir formula—appeared before his eyes without warning.

On this day, Bai Cang refined pills as usual, trying out a completely new formula.

Just when he thought it was another failed attempt, a pleasant surprise came unexpectedly.

"Hmm? Something's not right."

Silver light flashed in Bai Cang's eyes. He could see that the medicinal properties in the alchemy furnace had quickly reached a certain balance under his control, and there was a faint indication that the pill was about to be formed.

"The plan has changed; the pill will be completed today!"

No sooner said than done.

Bai Cang didn't have time to think much. He simply followed the fleeting inspiration in his mind and sent a wisp of Primordial Profound Netherworld Cold Qi into the alchemy furnace.

"Bang!"

The next moment.

Nine silver stars shot up and burst out of the alchemy furnace in the blink of an eye, spinning wildly in mid-air.

It seemed to have developed a spiritual nature and wanted to break through the air and fly away.

"You think you can run away now that you're right in front of me? Get down here!"

Bai Cang laughed heartily, and as his sleeves billowed, specks of silver starlight transformed into pills and fell to the ground.

The crisp "ding-ding-ding" sound rang out continuously in the alchemy plate.

"It wasn't easy!"

Bai Cang picked up a pill, which resembled a small, round moon, radiating a faint glow.

It does look quite similar to the Taiyin True Water.

"Indeed! This single elixir is equivalent to an entire medicinal herb that greatly replenishes vital essence."

Bai Cang skillfully knocked down a pill and instantly judged its medicinal properties and effects. "Moreover, it also has a bit of a calming and nourishing effect on the mind, which can be considered an unexpected bonus."

According to his plan, this new elixir only needs one effect: to greatly replenish his vital essence, so as to solve the problem of imbalance among his three treasures of essence, qi and spirit, and the problem of insufficient vital essence dragging him down.

In fact, this new elixir does indeed have such effects. However, the abundant essence can make people energetic and vigorous. Ultimately, under the guidance of the primordial ethereal cold energy, it transforms into a medicine that warms and nourishes the mind.

"However, producing nine pills from one batch is clearly not the limit of the new pill formula. There is still a great deal of room for improvement in the proportions of various medicinal properties and the pill refining techniques."

Bai Cang silently reviewed the entire alchemy process, "However, the initial formula has been completed; the rest is just a matter of refinement and improvement."

Most prescriptions for elixirs can actually be divided into two categories.

One method involves combining medicinal properties and employing sophisticated alchemy techniques to endow the ingredients with entirely new effects and mystical properties, such as the "Breaking Aperture Pill," the "Boiling Egg Pill," and even the legendary Nine-Turn Golden Pill that can make one instantly become an immortal.

Another approach is to amplify the medicinal effects of the ingredients themselves, making their efficacy "doubled" to achieve a synergistic effect.

For example, at this moment, Bai Cang used a spiritual herb as the main ingredient, combined with ordinary medicinal herbs, to refine nine spiritual pills. Each spiritual pill has medicinal properties no less than those of the spiritual herb, which is nine times the effect.

This is the mystery of alchemy!

In terms of the difficulty of creating a new elixir formula, the former is definitely far more difficult than the latter.

Even Bai Cang, who prides himself on having cheat codes, wouldn't force himself to choose the hell difficulty level and give himself hundreds of millions of points of strength.

However, even if nine pills are formed, it is by no means the limit of this new pill formula.

"It greatly replenishes vital essence and nourishes the mind and spirit, so let's call it the Nourishing Essence and Spirit Pill."

Bai Cang quickly refined the medicinal properties and swallowed another elixir.

"boom!"

A moment later, the thirty-sixth mystic aperture opened.

Bai Cang suddenly felt that the thirty-six mysterious apertures seemed to have been connected into one.

Then, as if the stars were in motion, it began to move along some mysterious trajectory.

Ultimately, it resonated and connected with the "Pot Heaven Space," as if it had attached itself to the "Pot Heaven Space."

"This is……"

Bai Cang calmed his mind and looked inward. He saw that in the "Pot Heaven Space", there were thirty-six stars shining brightly.

These thirty-six stars, arranged in combination, form a star map, resembling an ancient inscription that is both mysterious and strangely familiar.

"How strange! What's going on?"

Bai Cang was puzzled, but the next second, his emotions became excited, and profound Daoist rhymes rose up in his mind's heaven and sea.

"The spirit of the valley never dies; it is called the mysterious female. The gate of the mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth. It exists continuously and inexhaustibly, and its use is never excessive."

"There is a hole in the body called the Mysterious Female. This hole is the root of spirit and energy, the valley of nothingness."

"The movement and stillness of the Valley Spirit is the Gate of the Mysterious Female. This gate is located in the human body where the four elements do not touch, in the very center of heaven and earth, a suspended acupoint that opens and closes at certain times, and moves and stills naturally. It is called the Mysterious Pass and the Gate of All Wonders."

The Mysterious Female is the key to attaining the Dao!

In an instant, Bai Cang was overjoyed, "The Pot Heaven Space has actually transformed into a Mystic Aperture at this moment?"

Most importantly, the thirty-six mysterious apertures are connected to the space of the Pot Heaven, not only turning them into a mysterious aperture, but also replicating one of his talents and turning it into a minor supernatural power.

This talent is precisely: to eat with quality!

Previously, the talent of "quality of food" was a talent bestowed upon Bai Cang by the Heavenly Dao Register, and it could only be applied to himself.

At this moment, "quality of food" transformed into a minor innate supernatural power, which was applied to the Pot Heaven space.

With that thought in mind, Bai Cang had a sudden thought, and a spirit pill appeared in the Pot Heaven space!

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