Sikong Qinglan and the others opened their mouths so wide that a big duck egg could be stuffed in. They obviously didn't expect that this relic soul bead would be so valuable.
Behind her, Lin Xiu, who came with a few people, covered her chest with her hands. At first, she also mistook the relic soul bead for a glass bead like Zhu Yulan, but she accepted it as if nothing had happened because she was afraid of hurting Shen Yuhe's feelings. Now she realized how valuable the gift was, and she felt heavy when she put it on her body.
"Since this relic soul bead is so valuable, then Patriarch Gu doesn't have to worry anymore. Just focus on refining the Phoenix Nirvana Pill." Mu Hanyan finally cleared the string of golden zeros from her mind and said to Gu Qingyang with full confidence.
"Okay, then I'll try again." Having said that, Gu Qingyang had no reason to be polite anymore.
Gu Qingyang first took out a furnace that was nearly one foot high, then placed the herbs on the long table and carefully removed the rotten leaves.
Mu Hanyan observed it and found that the furnace had traces of refining, but the refining technique was crude and could barely be considered a magic tool. In terms of quality, it was not as good as the furnace she had seen at Longyan College. The medicinal materials were relatively complex, with as many as thirty-four kinds. However, according to her understanding, although they were rare, they were not so expensive that they were unaffordable.
It seems that Gu Qingyang was right. The key to refining the Phoenix Nirvana Pill is not the furnace, nor the recipe or medicinal materials, but the alchemy technique.
Mu Hanyan was a little curious as she didn't know how complicated his alchemy techniques were.
After everything was ready, Gu Qingyang made a hand gesture, and a line of fire flew straight out from his hand and condensed into a ball of flame at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.
This is also the biggest difference between the alchemy of the Continent of Gods and the Continent of Holy Court. Most of the alchemists in the Continent of Holy Court have to rely on charcoal fire to melt herbs. It is said that there are also a very small number of secluded alchemy masters who can rely on magma and underground fire, but unless the strength reaches the Saint level or above, it is difficult to directly use the power of fire laws.
In the Continent of Gods, the power of the laws is more direct and pure, so any priest with a little strength can use the power of the laws.
As the temperature of the alchemy furnace gradually rose, Gu Qingyang began to put the medicinal materials in order. The hand gestures in his hands gradually became more complicated, and the flame under the furnace also kept changing with his hand gestures.
Mu Hanyan stared at his hand gestures intently. Honestly, these hand gestures weren't that complicated for her. Back when she was at Longyan Academy, the alchemy hand gestures she'd learned were actually much more complex. But considering Gu Qingyang's cultivation level was only at the Ninth Order Divine Priest level, which was equivalent to a Ninth Order Swordsman compared to the Holy Court Continent, and she was already a Sword Master at that time, a realm above Gu Qingyang, it wasn't surprising to Mu Hanyan.
It can be seen that Gu Qingyang's hand gestures consume a lot of mental energy. After a while, a layer of sweat seeped out of his forehead and his fingers trembled slightly.
Feeling that he had reached his limit, Gu Qingyang placed the Fire Stone under the alchemy furnace and continued to make hand gestures with both hands. However, this time he did not release flames. Instead, he directly controlled the Fire Stone with his spiritual power.
It was clearly a fiery red crystal, but under his control it burned with faint green flames. The flames swayed gracefully, just like the chaotic heavenly fire, showing a bit of spiritual charm.
In the alchemy furnace, there was first a simple herbal smell, which then mixed together to become a strong medicinal aroma. Then, the fragrance gradually faded, but became even more refreshing.
Mu Hanyan subconsciously used her spiritual sense to investigate. Through the furnace wall, she clearly saw that the juice of the fused herbs was slowly condensing, and a pill was gradually taking shape. It looked like it would be completed soon.
Gu Qingyang's expression became unusually solemn. For him, it was not difficult to reach this step. It was like this every time before. However, there would always be accidents when he was about to form the pill.
Beside them, Patriarch Tang, Patriarch Gu, and Gu Mingan also became nervous. In the past, when Gu Qingyang was refining the elixir, they were the ones who protected him, so they knew that the last step was the key.
Finally, a round and smooth pill appeared in Mu Hanyan's mind. Logically speaking, the pill should have been refined at this point, but Mu Hanyan always felt that something was missing.
Gu Qingyang obviously knew this, and didn't stop. Instead, he continued to chant the hand gestures, using his mind to control the Fire Stone to release the flame. But no matter how hard he tried, the pill just lay quietly in the furnace, without any change.
Sweat dripped down his cheeks, and Gu Qingyang's face turned pale.
Mu Hanyan's gaze was fixed on it. Logically, everything should have been completed by this point, but the pill that had already solidified into shape still made people feel like something was missing. What was missing?
"Puff!" Gu Qingyang suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body was shaking, and his face was even more miserable.
Failed, failed again, and failed at this last step.
"Master Gu!"
"Grandpa!" Several people around him stepped forward at the same time to support Gu Qingyang, their faces all looking gloomy.
Even though they were not proficient in the art of alchemy, they knew that Gu Qingyang had failed again this time.
"Yuhe, grandpa is incompetent and has made a fool of himself." Although there are still Shen Yuhe's relics and soul beads as a backup, this failure will not force the Gu family into a dead end, but as an elder, he still feels sorry for using the younger generation's cultivation resources to save the family.
Gu Qingyang looked at Shen Yuhe with shame, but found that she had no reaction at all, just staring blankly in the direction of the alchemy furnace.
Gu Qingyang turned his head and widened his eyes in surprise.
Mu Hanyan was seen slowly making hand gestures, and a white flame wrapped around the fire stone, swaying happily with her hand gestures.
Could it be that this High Priest also knew the art of alchemy? Everyone looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise. Not to mention Gu Qingyang and the others, who didn't know much about Mu Hanyan, even Shen Yuhe, who was following her, only knew that Mu Hanyan was good at formations. Even Wen Gaoren shamelessly pestered her to be his disciple, but when it came to alchemy, they really didn't know that the High Priest had such attainments in this area.
In fact, Mu Hanyan herself was not very confident. If she had been confident, she would have helped Gu Qingyang long ago. After all, she just couldn't bear to part with those herbs. It would be a pity to fail at the last step.
She could see that at this point, Gu Qingyang's hand gestures were no longer important. All that mattered was maintaining the elixir fire. The key was that something was missing from the elixir. If she could fix that flaw, the Phoenix Nirvana Pill would be perfect. For a moment, she couldn't figure out what was missing; she decided to maintain the elixir fire first.
The Primal Chaos Skyfire burned merrily, and the Fire Stone within it also turned red, unexpectedly taking on a translucent amber color, becoming increasingly transparent. Mu Hanyan suddenly realized something, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.
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