"Any other questions?" Elder Su asked.
If there is nothing else to do at this time, the disciples will disperse.
"Master, I have something to ask you!" Li Shiming said with a bow.
The eldest senior sister and three senior brothers who were about to leave stopped and looked at Li Shiming.
"This time when I went out, I accidentally obtained two magic weapons, but the spirituality of the two magic weapons has been greatly lost. I would like to ask Master if there is any way to restore the spirituality of the magic weapons?" Li Shiming said as he took out the flying sword and the umbrella-shaped magic weapon.
"Is this the blessing that Master talked about?" This time even the straightforward senior sister Ye Jingxian felt jealous. She looked at the two magic weapons and muttered to herself.
She is half a step away from becoming a golden elixir. In addition to considering the process of making the elixir, she also has to think about the magic weapon she will use after the elixir is made.
However, at the foundation-building stage, it is impossible to access third-grade resources.
Of course, the sect does have rewards for Jindan cultivators, which is that they can buy a set of materials for a third-grade magic weapon on credit from the sect.
The materials for this third-grade magic weapon are not very good, but they can enable the newly promoted Jindan cultivators to form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible, so that they can explore dangerous places as early as possible, find third-grade spiritual objects to enhance their own strength, or complete sect missions.
Perhaps after Ye Jingxian becomes a Jindan cultivator, her master Elder Su will also give her a reward, most likely a magic weapon. This is another possibility of obtaining a magic weapon.
But no matter which one, the prerequisite is to become a Jindan cultivator.
Look at Li Shiming, who is only in the late stage of foundation building, but he has two magic weapons in his hands. I heard that Elder Zhao also extorted a flying sword magic weapon from the Jindan of a casual cultivator who offended him and gave it to him.
The last time I went out alone, I got three magic weapons.
If this is not blessing, then what is blessing?
Although she encountered danger the last time she went out, Ye Jingxian is willing to have this opportunity more often even if it is dangerous.
“Shi Ming, you are so blessed…” Even Elder Su was speechless halfway through his speech.
He took the two magic weapons, examined them, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Both magic weapons are top-grade, but their spirituality has been lost over time. Once you become a golden elixir, you will just need to use it to nourish them for a few years. Our sect has the relevant secret method!" Elder Su said as he returned the two magic weapons to Li Shiming.
To be honest, if Li Shiming was not his disciple, he would have wanted these two magic weapons.
The quality of these two magic weapons is better than the ones he uses himself.
But he didn't have the nerve to ask his disciples for magic weapons. This was also an opportunity for Li Shiming. Li Shiming had great hope of becoming an elixir, and the two magic weapons could just enhance Li Shiming's ability to protect himself.
With Li Shiming's ability to stir up trouble, which is about the same as Li Shiming's fortune, the two magic weapons are more important to Li Shiming.
The relationship between master and disciple in the world of immortal cultivation is closer than that between father and son in the mortal world, and this is especially emphasized in large sects.
As for why Elder Su didn't give Li Shiming the secret method directly, it was because there was no need. Li Shiming had enough contribution points and no longer needed to exchange them for pill resources.
The skills included in the sect's skill library cannot be passed on privately. Even a Jindan elder needs to first inform the sect and hand in the corresponding contribution points before he can pass it on privately.
"Thank you, Master!" Li Shiming happily put away the two magic weapons. He took out a jade box and presented it to Elder Su: "My disciple has become a guest of the Northern Shu Commercial Bank. This is my gift to you, Master!"
Elder Su took the jade box and his eyes lit up when he opened it.
"Shiming is thoughtful!" He could hardly hide the smile on his face as he spoke.
This is not because the two third-grade spiritual fruits, a Silver Frost Spirit Peach and three Green Beard Nuts, are particularly precious. As a powerful elder of Shushan Sect, he also has golden elixir resources that are different but of similar value, not to mention that he has other channels to obtain third-grade resources.
This was a gift from his disciples. He planned to invite all his old friends in two days to let them see the gift from their disciples.
He would accept any disciple who could present a third-grade spiritual object to his master during the foundation-building period.
"By the way, has your Master Ma prepared anything?" He thought of something and asked Li Shiming.
"It's ready!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.
"This is the only time I can give you this. You only have a little bit of guest resources in three years. I think your Master Ma is not short of this either!" Elder Su nodded and instructed.
After leaving Tianmu Peak, Li Shiming also gave each of the eldest sister and three senior brothers a portion of second-grade spiritual tea. Although the spiritual tea he roasted was not widely circulated, it was praised as a top-grade tea even by Jindan cultivators.
The eldest sister and three brothers were naturally satisfied. They didn't even think about the third-grade resources because they were not able to access them.
Li Shiming arrived at Danding Peak after leaving Tianmu Peak. The first thing he did when he entered was to present the jade box.
"Your master has sent a message, and he has invited several of your uncles and uncles to get together. He also told them that you have received third-grade resources!" Elder Ma took the jade box and said as he opened it.
Seeing the third-grade resources in the jade box, he also smiled with satisfaction.
"Master, my Red Sun Spirit Fire has grown to a level sufficient for refining third-grade elixirs. This time I came here to learn how to refine third-grade elixirs!" Seeing that Elder Ma was happy, Li Shiming told him the purpose of his visit.
"Release the spiritual fire for me to see!" Elder Ma was in a good mood and did not refuse. He smiled and ordered.
Li Shiming released the Red Sun Spirit Fire, and a ball of spirit fire as big as his palm appeared in his palm. If he had not restrained the power of the Red Sun Spirit Fire, this ball of Red Sun Spirit Fire would have immediately raised the temperature inside the Dan Ding Hall by a lot.
"Blessings, blessings!" This time it was Elder Ma's turn to be speechless, he murmured.
I have seen people with great fortune, but I have never seen anyone as blessed as Li Shiming.
It is no secret in the sect that Li Shiming got the third-grade spiritual tea from Elder Ji and after drinking it, his realm was raised to the late stage of foundation building.
Now even Li Shiming's Red Sun Spirit Fire has improved so much, which is almost a level that can only be achieved in the middle stage of the Golden Core. How can Elder Ma not be impressed?
"I know your learning ability. There is no difference in the technique for refining the third-grade elixir. It's just that the spiritual fire required and the changes of the third-grade elixir are more complicated. Today I am going to refine a furnace of 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill'. You watch from the side!" Elder Ma said after a moment of hesitation.
In the following alchemy process, Elder Ma explained each step in detail and asked Li Shiming to keep his mind in the alchemy furnace to observe the changes in the furnace.
He knew very well that this was the most crucial learning experience. Once Li Shiming could refine the third-grade 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill', he would be considered a master of alchemy.
This is a big event both for Li Shiming himself and for the Shushan Sect.
Therefore, his explanations were extremely detailed, and he tried his best to impart the experience he had summarized over the years.
The refining of the third-grade elixir is different from that of the first- and second-grade elixirs. The refining of the first-grade elixir generally does not take more than one hour, and the refining of the second-grade elixir is within one and a half hours.
However, the refining of the third-grade elixir takes an extremely long time, which is related to the number of third-grade elixir in the elixir formula.
A third-grade elixir like the 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill' contains only third-grade tortoise marrow, and the rest are first- and second-grade spiritual medicines as auxiliary materials, so the refining time of the 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill' is about three hours.
The more third-grade spiritual herbs there are in a third-grade spiritual pill recipe, the time required to refine the pill will increase exponentially.
Even some top-level third-grade elixirs take about ten days to refine. Without the strength of the Golden Core Stage, the spiritual power and spirit of the Foundation Establishment cultivator are simply not enough to support it.
Li Shiming listened carefully to Elder Ma's explanation. He had already mastered some theoretical knowledge.
The 'Shushan Alchemy Classic' passed down to him by Elder Ma was the fundamental inheritance of their alchemy lineage. What he lacked was the experience in refining the third-grade elixir.
The value of third-grade elixirs is so high that there is almost no room for error. Even a large sect like the Shushan Sect would try its best to avoid unnecessary waste of third-grade elixirs.
The more detailed Elder Ma's explanation is, the higher Li Shiming's success rate in making pills will be.
Three hours passed quickly, and the aroma of medicine rose from the alchemy furnace.
“Collect the pills!” Elder Ma had no time to explain any further. He just shouted with a focused look.
Two elixirs flew out from the alchemy furnace. The light they flashed quickly faded away.
He put the two elixirs into a jade bottle, but there was a hint of helplessness on his face.
To be honest, the alchemy this time was pretty good. The number of pills produced when refining the third-grade elixir depends on the amount of spiritual materials, and generally two to three pills are produced.
The two elixirs could not be considered a miss, and the quality of the two elixirs was also intermediate, which was his normal level.
But Elder Ma knew Li Shiming's ability, so every time when Li Shiming was around, he would be more focused on refining the elixir, just to perform better in front of his disciples.
He knew very well that it was only a matter of time before Li Shiming surpassed him, and he just hoped to maintain the dignity of a master in front of Li Shiming for as long as possible.
"Shi Ming, the sect has mastered a production site for the third-grade tortoise marrow used in the recipe of 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill'. 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill' is also a common elixir for the sect's Jindan cultivators to practice. You can waste two portions of third-grade tortoise marrow. If two portions of third-grade tortoise marrow have not been refined into 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill', then you will need to purchase the recipe and spiritual materials from Beishu Commercial Bank to practice!" Elder Ma solemnly instructed.
"Disciple understands!" Li Shiming bowed in response.
Two portions of third-grade tortoise marrow are actually not much. It is mainly to reduce the loss in refining third-grade elixirs. Normal alchemy masters will suppress the materials of a furnace of elixirs to the amount of two to three elixirs. This has formed an unwritten rule that the materials for refining three third-grade elixirs are counted as one portion.
If both batches were successfully refined, it would only produce six third-grade elixirs. The sect was still willing to consume this amount, but if it was more, it would mean that Li Shiming's level was not up to par, and the sect could not afford to consume a large amount of third-grade elixirs as learning materials.
Under normal circumstances, an alchemist who wants to refine a third-grade elixir needs to follow a senior alchemy master for at least a few years, and receive personal guidance from the alchemy master step by step. Only after the alchemy master approves of the alchemy master will he try to refine a third-grade elixir.
Li Shiming's situation is special. On the one hand, his learning ability is really strong, which can be seen from his previous study of alchemy and the process of becoming a senior alchemist.
On the other hand, it is his talent. Now in the level of refining second-grade elixirs, he almost suppresses all the refiners in the Northern Shu Continent.
Although Elder Ma did not say anything, he himself understood that Li Shiming's level of refining second-grade elixirs had long surpassed his.
It's not just Elder Ma who thinks so. Many alchemy masters in the entire Northern Shu Continent think so too. It's just that alchemy masters rarely refine second-grade elixirs. With the emergence of Li Shiming who refines second-grade elixirs in large quantities, alchemy masters will no longer try to refine second-grade elixirs.
If I don’t refine the second-grade elixir, I won’t be able to compare with Li Shiming.
Elder Ma was not worried that Li Shiming would surpass him in alchemy. No matter how Li Shiming grew, he would still be Li Shiming's master in alchemy.
Li Shiming left Danding Peak with two batches of materials for the "Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill". Elder Ma no longer had the heart to make pills, so he contacted Elder Su and a group of old friends and brought forward the reunion of old friends that Elder Su had prepared.
According to Elder Ma's idea, it would be better to meet with old friends while waiting for news from Li Shiming.
Li Shiming returned to the cave, and he put the three-turn Tianbao furnace into the machine room. He had no intention of refining the "Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill" in the outside world.
The controllability of refining the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' in the outside world is still a little poor, far inferior to the micron-level control in the computer room space, which allows him to minimize the risk of failure.
It was still a bit difficult for the Third Revolution Tianbao Furnace to refine the third-grade elixir. The Red Sun Spirit Fire did not dare to use its full strength, fearing that the Third Revolution Tianbao Furnace could not withstand the flame of the Red Sun Spirit Fire.
Li Shiming felt that the Red Sun Spirit Fire was actually the strongest means of attack. He estimated that no cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage could withstand the temperature of the Red Sun Spirit Fire. Even a cultivator in the early Golden Core Stage would be in big trouble if the Red Sun Spirit Fire accidentally got close to him.
However, although he collected the Red Sun Spirit Fire, he was unable to completely control it because he himself had not formed a golden elixir.
If the Red Sun Spiritual Fire was snatched away, he would still lose the Red Sun Spiritual Fire, so he just felt some emotion when he saw the power of the Red Sun Spiritual Fire, and he didn't really intend to use it as a means of attack.
When he actually refined the third-grade 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill', he found it extremely easy. He even felt that refining the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' was easier for him than for Elder Ma.
Because this was in the computer room, he could observe at the micron level, and with the assistance of IBM z15, he was able to predict any changes before they took shape.
He and IBMz15 noticed the changes in the furnace when they were at the micron-scale particle state, and intervention at this stage could easily interrupt or change the changes in the furnace.
For three hours, Li Shiming suppressed the urge to use the 'One Hundred and One Points of Alchemy Technique'. This was his first time refining a third-grade elixir, so he shouldn't be too risky.
Three elixirs flew out of the alchemy furnace. Just sensing the quality of the three elixirs, he smiled. These were three high-level 'Turtle Marrow Essence Enhancement Pills'. He would also collect the medicinal essence produced in order to prepare for refining the third-grade top-level elixir later.