Chapter 232 The Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique

Ji An sat cross-legged in the Earth Fire Chamber, with the Azure Lotus Fire Cloud Furnace placed in front of him and various medicinal herbs scattered around his body.

He took out the inheritance jade slip, which contained the route planned by his master. As long as he followed the steps, he would naturally become a first-level alchemist, or even a second-level alchemist.

The fire control techniques in alchemy are derived from the fire control techniques, but have many more variations.

The Ningcui Cliff lineage has a secret tradition of the Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique, which uses magical power to control the flames, allowing the flames in the elixir furnace to change at will.

The flames used in alchemy are divided into several types, such as alchemical fire, charcoal fire, and earth fire.

Danhuo is the technique used by cultivators who practice fire-based cultivation methods to transform their magical power into flames. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can utilize Danhuo.

Cultivators who do not practice fire-based techniques must wait until they break through to the Chaoyuan stage before they can use the Yuanming Fire to simulate Dan Fire.

This is also why most weapon refiners and alchemists choose fire-based cultivation methods; there's no need to consider whether the Foundation Establishment stage or the Origin Stage is easier to reach.

Charcoal is made from various kinds of spiritual wood, with the most abundant being made from fire-elemental and wood-elemental spiritual plants.

Earth fire, relying on the fire veins of the earth's lungs, is even more fierce and domineering. It requires the use of magic arrays to filter out the fire evil within it, and it has a wider range of applications in weapon crafting.

For alchemists, selecting and controlling the fire is an indispensable basic skill.

Cultivators will choose different flames depending on the type of pill they are refining. Sometimes, it is necessary to switch between different flames to maximize the medicinal power of the pill.

Because it is very difficult to gather enough materials to refine high-level pills, the higher the level of the pill, the higher the requirements for the flame.

There aren't so many requirements for low-level pills. A few spirit stones are enough for a batch of pills, so there's no need to be picky.

The Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique consists of three methods: warming the fire, nourishing the fire, and circulating the fire. Depending on the type of elixir being refined and the material of the elixir furnace, the technique has subtle variations.

Gentle fire allows the flames to slowly unfold, warming the furnace and extracting the medicinal liquid from the herbs. Nourishing the fire involves continuously maintaining the intensity of the flames to ensure the medicinal liquid fully integrates. Manipulating the fire involves controlling the flames to ultimately condense the liquid into the pill.

The secrets of magic are something you can never truly grasp from books. Don't overthink it; just do it.

Ji An lit the Qingling bamboo charcoal, his gentle fire technique blossoming at his fingertips.

He was refining the lowest grade of Bigu Pill, and using earth fire would only increase the difficulty of refining it.

Having mastered the Great Perfection level of fire control techniques, Ji An quickly grasped some of the mysteries of the Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique.

He took a moment to focus his mind on his dantian and connect with the stone tortoise.

[Spell: Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique (Mastery 6%)]

Ji An grinned, "I like this progress."

Many techniques in the Sanyang Danhuo Jue are extensions of the fire control technique, so this progress is not surprising.

A greenish flame rose up and licked the alchemy furnace under his control.

The patterns on the Azure Lotus Fiery Cloud Furnace seem to have come alive, with the fiery clouds in orange-red and the azure lotus in emerald green, making them quite eye-catching.

'My dear baby.'

Ji An secretly praised the alchemy furnace that his master had given him. Although it was a magic tool, it was quite spiritual.

He activated his object manipulation technique to open the alchemy furnace and poured the yellow sprout rice into it.

His hands moved nimbly, changing hand seals, while the flames beneath the alchemy furnace remained a pale blue.

His fire-nurturing techniques are similar to those of master craftsmen who have been operating furnaces for over a decade. Under the flickering firelight, the lotus and fire cloud patterns painted on the furnace seem even more vibrant.

The next step was to ignite the fire. As Ji An's incantation changed, the flames rose high, enveloping the entire alchemy furnace.

His spiritual strength was high, and he quickly gained a deeper understanding of the techniques, so these things were not difficult for him at all.

A pale blue flame entered the furnace through the air vent, and a miraculous scene unfolded: the yellow sprout rice, which should have been charred, slowly melted like ice under the flame.

Ji An's fingers moved faster and faster, and the yellow sprout rice finally condensed into a fist-sized ball of spiritual liquid, which was the extracted essence of the spiritual object.

After a series of refinements, the medicinal properties of these essences will be greatly enhanced.

There were still some residues in the spirit rice that could not be used for alchemy. He made a hand seal to extract the residues from the bottom of the alchemy furnace, and then controlled the flames to gradually decrease.

The temperature of the alchemy furnace slowly cooled, and the spiritual liquid inside condensed into crystals similar to white sugar, emitting a faint glow.

These crystals, when heated to a certain temperature, will revert to their original form as a spiritual liquid.

Ji An used the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique to artificially bring rain to clean the alchemy furnace; other alchemists would probably need to prepare spiritual spring water for cleaning.

This is the advantage of a well-rounded magic practitioner; they have spells to deal with any situation.

Cleaning the alchemy furnace is to remove residue and prevent contamination between different medicines.

Ji An put Polygonatum, ginseng and other medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace to quench them, and obtained two kinds of crystals.

After cleaning the alchemy furnace again, Ji An began refining the Bigu Pill in one go.

After all, it is a low-level pill for the Qi Refining stage, so the consumption of spiritual sense and mana is very small for a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After preparing the proportions, he first added the yellow sprout rice crystals into the liquid, and while waiting for the liquid to dissolve, he added the other two types of crystals.

After the crystals melt and fully fuse together, the next step is to separate the crystals.

This involves dividing the medicinal liquid into equal portions. If there are enough materials, one batch of medicinal liquid can yield ten pills.

Alchemists can adjust the number of pills according to the amount of medicinal liquid. For pills requiring high proficiency, it is not uncommon for an alchemist to refine dozens of pills in one batch.

When encountering valuable or uncertain elixirs, only two or three pills can be produced from a single batch of medicinal liquid.

Ji An let out a slight breath. The separation of the core was the real test for him. Everything before that was easy because he had the Great Perfection level of the Fire Control Technique as a foundation.

He manipulated the medicine according to the pill-dividing technique in the jade slip, and the medicinal liquid was divided into ten portions like a blooming lotus flower.

Several wisps of medicinal liquid, for various reasons, turned into wisps of green smoke, eventually forming six pills.

"It's not difficult at all!"

Ji An chuckled lightly; he loved using his power to intimidate others.

With his current level of spiritual awareness and magical technique, he can control the steps of alchemy with great precision.

He used his object manipulation technique to grasp the pills and bring them close to his eyes. Five of the pills had a faint white pattern on their surface.

Five genuine products, one inferior product.

Ji An casually crushed the inferior product. The toxicity of this pill was not high, but its medicinal power was somewhat insufficient.

He focused his mind on his dantian.

[Spell: Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique (Minor Success 36%)]

"Good, that's a wrap!"

Ji An cleaned the alchemy furnace and went to sleep contentedly.

One month later.

Ji An's deep shouts resonated with his internal organs, his bones creaking softly.

Feeling increasingly exhausted, he slowly finished his practice, carefully sensing the continuous flow of heat through his internal organs, and nodded in satisfaction.

The transformation of his body by the Golden Jade Bone Body is beginning to show results. Now he has abundant blood and qi, a strong heartbeat, and his muscles and bones are more resilient, comparable to a late-stage Qi Refining body cultivator.

This is a strength that comes from within, not the superficial strength gained through trickery or superficial refinement.

He was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator who practiced the most nourishing Wood-elemental cultivation method, and his body was being nourished by magical power.

With a commanding perspective, his body-refining progressed by leaps and bounds.

Those who practice magic have various magical implements and spells to protect themselves, so if their physical bodies are injured, the injury is often quite severe.

Some attacks cannot be protected against by magic, such as sonic attacks.

These attacks are ubiquitous and cannot be countered by simply closing the ear canals; they can even damage internal organs.

The internal organs of a body cultivator are equally resilient and can withstand sonic attacks.

In addition, those who cultivate their bodies are more resistant to toxins and underground evil spirits.

Ji An suddenly felt that he could try the approach of cultivating both the physical body and the Dharma.

For example, someone in the Foundation Establishment stage practices the Body Refining Techniques of the Qi Refining stage, while someone in the Rising Sun stage practices the Body Refining Techniques of the Foundation Establishment stage.

This way, the resource requirements will be much lower, and the progress of the cultivation technique will be faster.

More importantly, it won't take up too much time.

Thanks to the stone turtle's help, he was able to save a lot of time practicing spells.

When one practices magic to a higher level, one can comprehend deeper meanings of the magic, which in turn promotes the comprehension of the divine intent of the technique.

Because he has accumulated enough spiritual energy, he can immediately gain enough power when he breaks through to a higher realm.

Ji An returned to the cold pool, casting a long shadow in the setting sun.

He handed a storage bag to Huang Xuan and said:

"There are 460 genuine fasting pills here, including 12 premium pills."

You guys are in charge of sales, see how well it sells.

During this period, he refined three batches of pills every day, consuming all the medicinal materials.

Currently, the success rate of refining Bigu Pills is over 80%, with six to eight pills produced each time.

He paused, then said:

"The selling price can be slightly lower than the market price, and you can get 30% of it."

If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it grass.

Huang Xuan grinned and hurriedly waved his hand, saying:

"Uncle-Master, selling pills is just a matter of saying a few more words; there's no need to give us any extra compensation."

When he's not busy at Crimson Flame Peak, he can go out and mention it to a cultivator he knows nearby without expending any extra effort.

"Take what you're entitled to, don't be shy. You'll still need them to sell the pills you refine in the future."

Ji An said that this was not a matter of helping out once in a while; there would be many more opportunities to use their help in the future.

There's no need to entrust these most common pills to Wei Songnian.

Once we are able to refine pills suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, we can start saving them up.

Huang Xuan accepted the storage bag and bowed slightly:

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, we will do our best to handle this matter."

I'll distribute the pills to a few of them now, and we can start selling them tomorrow.

Ji An then took out another piece of paper covered in writing and handed it out, saying:

"This is the recipe for Huangya Dan. Tomorrow, help me purchase one hundred sets of materials. You can withdraw the spirit stones from the warehouse."

Crimson Flame Peak has a small secret vault used to store spirit stones and other valuable spiritual items.

Of course, the most valuable spiritual items were kept in the cave.

Huang Xuan's face lit up with joy, and he accepted the pill formula, bowing respectfully as he said:

"Congratulations, Uncle-Master, on your great progress in alchemy."

Yellow Sprout Pill is a pill for cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining to enhance their cultivation.

The fact that my uncle started refining these kinds of pills indicates that he had gained considerable confidence.

Ji An smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"These advancements are insignificant. I will only truly become an alchemist when I can refine Foundation Establishment Pills."

Refining pills for the Qi Refining stage doesn't qualify one as an alchemist; one can only be considered an apprentice.

(End of this chapter)