Back in the courtyard, Qin Xin took out the scroll and examined it.
"Let's enter the Forest of Fallen Leaves once we reach the Enlightenment Realm."
Qin Xin muttered to himself that the depths of the Withered Leaf Forest were extremely dangerous. Even some experts at the Yuanfu Realm dared not enter casually. It was rumored that there were spirit beasts in the depths of the Withered Leaf Forest that could speak human language and were extremely powerful.
"I'm about to enter the fifth level of the Innate Realm. I'll refine the pills first, earn some points, and then go to the Spirit Forging Tower to cultivate!"
Qin Xin immediately sat down and made a decision, then began to calm himself down.
It was still late at night, and the Eastern Wilderness Academy was very quiet, which was also very suitable for Qin Xin to refine pills.
Qin Xin took out the Heavenly Wind Futon, sat cross-legged on it, and felt his mind at peace. Then he took out the Xuan Iron Pill Furnace, pointed his finger, and blue and red true energy surged into the pill furnace, and pale yellow flames rose up.
"Let's try dual-mouth alchemy!"
After Qin Xin murmured, he lightly tapped his fingertip, and pale yellow flames rose from another fire port of the Xuan Tie alchemy furnace.
The Xuan Tie Pill Furnace is a dual-furnace system. Since it came into Qin Xin's possession, he had only used one of the fire vents to refine pills. However, Qin Xin's control over the flames and the furnace is now far superior to what it used to be. Although operating both fire vents simultaneously requires a stronger spiritual perception to sense the changes in the medicinal materials within both vents, Qin Xin is confident that he can do it.
With a wave of his hand, a Qi-restoring spiritual herb and a Heavenly Origin Fruit fell into the alchemy furnace at the same time.
The medicinal properties of the Rejuvenating Spirit Grass are completely different from those of the Heavenly Origin Fruit. Therefore, when extracting the essence of the two herbs at the same time, Qin Xin needs to multitask, controlling the flame to continuously remove impurities from both herbs.
Under the scorching heat of the flames, the leaves of the Rejuvenating Spirit Grass began to wither, and a bluish liquid kept seeping out. This bluish liquid was the purified medicinal essence, and the Heavenly Origin Fruit was the same.
After extracting the essence, Qin Xin drove it to one side of the alchemy furnace, and then put the other medicinal materials into the furnace.
With both furnaces refining simultaneously, all the essence of the medicinal herbs was quickly extracted and blended together in the furnace, revealing a colorful hue.
Under the constant heat of the flames, the different medicinal properties in the liquid began to blend, and the iridescent colors began to fade.
"The Elixir Refining Technique for Living Beings!"
Seeing that the time was ripe, Qin Xin continuously formed hand seals, and a wisp of azure true energy flowed into the Xuan Tie pill furnace. When the medicinal liquid came into contact with this wisp of azure true energy, its spiritual power suddenly surged.
"The pill has been formed!"
With a soft shout, Qin Xin controlled the flames to divide the solidifying liquid into three portions.
A faint medicinal fragrance emanated from the alchemy furnace. With a light tap of his finger, Qin Xin extinguished the pale yellow flames inside the furnace, and three cyan Qi-restoring pills floated in mid-air.
With a flick of his wrist, three Qi-restoring pills fell directly into the jade bottle.
He took out a still-warm Qi-restoring pill and put it in his mouth, quickly restoring the true energy consumed in refining the pill.
"The quality of this Qi-restoring pill is already high enough to be considered advanced."
Qin Xin's face showed a satisfied expression.
Using two flames simultaneously to refine pills is faster than before, and extracting the essence of the herbs separately results in fewer impurities in the final pill, leading to higher quality pills and better efficacy.
"Not bad, but while the Qi Restoration Pill is simple to make, a second-grade pill is not so easy."
Seeing Qin Xin's satisfied expression, Danqing, who was still resting, couldn't help but speak up.
"Hmm, let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll use another fire pit."
Qin Xin was already used to the setbacks in his studies and knew how long it would take to refine a second-grade pill. As a result, he would often run out of true energy during the pill refining process. Therefore, Qin Xin also refined some Qi-restoring pills in case of emergency.
They act decisively and never procrastinate.
After refining some Qi-restoring pills, Qin Xin rested and was fully prepared to try refining second-grade heart-nourishing pills using two fire pits.
Qin Xin slowly closed his eyes, his entire mind focused on the Xuan Tie alchemy furnace.
"Nourishing Spirit Herb and Spirit-Strengthening Flower, take them!"
With a gentle wave of his hand, a small green-yellow grass and a pale red flower fell into his mouth. Under the slow roasting of the flames, they gradually withered, and the essence of the herbs seeped out continuously.
The spiritual energy in these two medicinal herbs is much higher than that in first-grade pills, so they are much more resistant to burning under the flames.
It took a full quarter of an hour for the essence of the Nourishing Spirit Grass and the Solidifying Spirit Flower to be completely removed, while the rest turned to ashes and was expelled from the alchemy furnace.
The same goes for the Heart-Stabilizing Vine and the Hundred-Year-Old Spirit Ginseng. After entering the alchemy furnace, under Qin Xin's precise control of the flames, they all turned into essence.
The medicinal liquids blended together, forming a mottled sphere.
At this moment, Qin Xin controlled the flames to scorch the mottled medicinal liquid, constantly removing impurities, while simultaneously throwing water-attribute beast crystals into the fire.
Beast crystals are much more difficult to refine than medicinal herbs. Within the outer shell of a beast crystal lies extremely violent energy that cannot be integrated into the medicinal liquid. Only by continuously removing these elements and leaving behind the purest energy remaining in the beast crystal can this energy be refined. This energy is very gentle and can activate the medicinal effects of the pill, making the pill even more potent.
"Click...click..."
On one side, the mottled medicinal liquid, under the scorching heat of the flames, began to show signs of solidification, gradually turning into a light pink. Qin Xin quickly reduced the flames. On the other side, the outer shell of the water-attribute beast crystal had completely detached, and the light blue essence floated inside the alchemy furnace.
Qin Xin carefully controlled the fusion of the pale blue essence and the medicinal liquid. This step was extremely important. If there was an energy conflict, all the medicinal liquid would be destroyed in an instant. Therefore, Qin Xin used his spiritual sense to detect some subtle changes in the alchemy furnace and made timely adjustments.
"Sizzle!"
The instant the flames merged, Qin Xin immediately adjusted their intensity, and the medicinal liquid instantly turned a pale blue color.
"The Elixir Refining Technique for Living Beings!"
As Qin Xin's hand seals shifted, a beam of azure true energy shot out from his hand, directly plunging into the medicinal liquid.
"Glug! Glug!"
The medicinal liquid boiled for a moment, then began to solidify. Qin Xin's pale blue liquid split into two clumps, and he increased the flames again.
Separating pills is extremely difficult for alchemists. Only when the spiritual energy in the medicinal liquid is completely sufficient can the pills be separated. If the pills are forcibly separated, the final result will be that the pills will have no spiritual energy and become useless pills.
"It's done!"
After extinguishing the flames, Qin Xin gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. Throughout the entire refining process, he had maintained a high level of concentration, fearing even the slightest mistake.
Qin Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief after sensing two Heart Nourishing Pills floating in the alchemy furnace, each emitting a pale blue spiritual energy.
The Heart Nourishing Pill refined this time has reached the intermediate level in quality, emitting a spiritual light. If the quality of the pill reaches the advanced or peak level, pill patterns will appear, which can perfectly bring out the medicinal effect.
However, Qin Xin was already satisfied; he could now be considered a true second-grade alchemist.
However, when Qin Xin suddenly thought of Qin Lin, whose lifespan was running out, he felt melancholy. Only by becoming a more advanced alchemist could he refine some rare pills to help Qin Lin solve the problems of cultivation and lifespan.
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