Qin Xin had anticipated that his first attempt at alchemy would fail.
The rarity of alchemists is not only related to the stringent conditions for becoming an alchemist, but also to their financial resources. Each time a pill is successfully refined, countless spiritual herbs and medicinal materials are consumed, which means that countless amounts of money are spent.
This explosion taught Qin Xin a valuable lesson: the method of condensing pills is indispensable during the fusion process; otherwise, the various medicinal forces in the liquid will collide with each other, and the resulting massive spiritual energy will explode, ultimately causing the furnace to explode.
After the explosion, Zi Ling also came to Qin Xin's room. Seeing Qin Xin with his hair burned off, she couldn't help but let out a silvery laugh.
After tidying up briefly, Qin Xin did not continue refining pills, but instead began to summarize his experience and learn the Life-Refining Pill Method taught to him by the Danqing Sect.
Fortunately, with Danqing's instruction and guidance, Qin Xin quickly mastered the method of condensing the elixir.
The next day, before dawn, Qin Xin hurriedly went to the clan's treasury and used his remaining two thousand gold coins to buy a cauldron and two alchemy furnaces.
For alchemists, the alchemy furnace is like a weapon on the battlefield. A good alchemy furnace will have a higher success rate in producing pills. The alchemy furnace that Qin Xin bought before was just an ordinary first-grade alchemy furnace. Although it was transformed into a gilded alchemy furnace by Danqing, the materials used to make the alchemy furnace were just ordinary ironware. If the operation was slightly improper, it was common for the furnace to explode.
These two alchemy furnaces are different. They are made entirely of black iron and have two fire holes, allowing for the simultaneous refining of multiple medicinal herbs. Although they are somewhat difficult to operate, they greatly speed up the alchemy process. At the same time, they are harder and less prone to exploding.
“Each medicinal herb has different temperature resistance. When controlling the flames, the temperature of different medicinal liquids also needs to be adjusted. When the medicinal liquids are fused, the method of condensing pills is used to make the medicinal liquids blend together,” Danqing said with a smile.
Shaking his head, Qin Xin focused his mind, channeled his martial spirit to activate his true energy, and poured it into the two Xuan Iron pill furnaces. He also remembered to inject wood-attribute true energy to control the flames beneath the tiny particles, slowly raising the temperature.
Inside the alchemy furnace, the medicinal liquid of the Blood-Coagulating Grass, after undergoing continuous purification, began to blend with the previously refined medicinal liquid.
After using the Life-Refining Elixir Technique, Qin Xin's palms continuously changed shape, and the true energy injected into the elixir furnace also changed continuously. During the temperature change, the fused medicinal liquid began to change color, becoming a pale red paste, and under the scorching heat of the flames, the color continued to deepen...
As a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out, Qin Xin breathed a long sigh of relief, slowly removing his hand from the fire, and the flames in the furnace gradually went out.
After a series of actions, Qin Xin was panting heavily. He gently placed his palm on the alchemy furnace for a moment, and the furnace lid was opened. A dark red, paste-like substance with a blackish tinge flew out out of thin air.
"Is this a medicinal pill?"
With a flick of his finger, Qin Xin sent a dark red, paste-like substance, tinged with black, into a jade bottle. Looking at this dark, reddish-black thing, Qin Xin was afraid he wouldn't even dare to test it on himself.
"That's very good. You've mastered the knack of alchemy by the second day. You just need to practice more after that."
Danqing laughed. He originally thought that Qin Xin would not be able to fully master the secrets of alchemy until he entered the Dead Leaf Forest, but he had overlooked Qin Xin's powerful soul perception.
"So I'm considered a first-grade alchemist now?"
Looking at the paste-like pill in his hand, Qin Xin's face lit up with excitement.
"You're only half-baked right now. This paste-like stuff can't be called a elixir," Danqing said jokingly, deliberately trying to put Qin Xin down so he wouldn't get arrogant.
For the next few days, apart from Zi Ling calling him for meals, Qin Xin stayed indoors and guarded the alchemy furnace. Even when Qin Lin came to the courtyard several times, he did not see Qin Xin.
Inside the room, several bottles of pills were placed beside Qin Xin, including hemostatic powder and qi-restoring pills, which were scattered around. These were the fruits of Qin Xin's hard work over the past few days.
Although a lot of medicinal materials were consumed and the success rate of pills was very low in the early stages, as Qin Xin became more and more skilled, the success rate increased significantly. In the end, he refined ten hemostatic powders and thirty qi-restoring pills. During the pill refining process, because his true qi was consumed too much, Qin Xin used ten qi-restoring pills himself, and of course, the effect was very good. Now, the quality of the pills that Qin Xin refines is much better than before, but he can still only produce one pill per batch.
It is worth mentioning that through intense alchemy, Qin Xin's control over the true qi in his body became more and more skillful and profound. The second main meridian loosened somewhat under the influence of the true qi, and if this continued, he would be able to complete the breakthrough soon.
However, the day had come to enter the Dead Leaf Forest, so Qin Xin had no choice but to stop cultivating.
After leaving the room, Zi Ling followed Qin Xin with some reluctance. She knew Qin Xin was going to the Dead Leaf Forest and wanted to go with him, but she was worried about holding him back.
Tianyuan City is located near the Dead Leaf Forest, and the people living there are well aware of the dangers within: demonic beasts, treacherous terrain, and even more dangerous martial artists, where death could strike at any moment.
As soon as Qin Xin stepped out of the courtyard, he found that the clan leader Qin Lin and Qin Qianfan were already waiting for him at the gate.
"Since you insist on going, be careful along the way. If there is any danger, retreat immediately. Tie Niu will protect you." Qin Lin said with some concern.
As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man with an honest face appeared behind Qin Lin, his true energy faintly swirling around him. His strength at the Opening Aperture Realm made people feel very safe.
"Clan leader, even if it costs me my life, I will protect the safety of Young Master Qin Xin and Miss Qin Xue," Tie Niu said firmly.
"Grandpa, don't worry. Once we enter the shattered Yuan Mansion, just follow behind me," Qin Xue said with a smile. "The Eastern Wilderness Academy has also sent disciples at the Innate Realm to participate this time."
"Oh? Then I'll have to rely on Sister Xue a lot." Qin Xin felt a warmth in his heart as he sensed the connection.
"Go on!" Qin Lin didn't see Qin Xin and the others to the door, perhaps because he was reluctant to part with them.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Qin Clan Manor, Qin Qianbei and the others were already waiting there, with the First Elder's lineage sending out many Innate Realm martial artists to accompany them.
And so, a group of more than ten people left Tianyuan City and headed towards the dangerous Dead Leaf Forest.
The shattered Yuan Mansion is located in the Sunset Mountains on the outskirts of the Withered Leaf Forest, so the clan did not send too many powerful individuals to protect it. The strongest among the group was Qin Yangxu, who was at the sixth level of the Awakening Realm, followed by Tie Niu, who was at the fifth level of the Awakening Realm.
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