Chapter 3: Refining the Pill for Senior Sister "Senior Sister, I don't want you to feel...
Hearing the system's words, Nan Si Ning immediately became excited: "Needless to say? Of course I have to try it!"
The opportunity to obtain the Sword Bone was snatched away, and the eldest sister died tragically. This marked the beginning of a tragic fate for both myself and my sect. Saving the eldest sister is the first step to changing our fate! As long as there is a way, we must try it!
The system wasn't surprised by Nan Sining's answer and continued, "I'll first give you a copy of the 'Basic Medicinal Materials for the Pill Recipe'. Digest it first, and then find the spiritual plants and medicinal materials according to the Da Huan Dan recipe!"
Nan Si Ning responded without hesitation: "Okay!"
After Nan Sining felt a surge of pain in his head, information about various spiritual plants, minerals, insects and beasts, and other medicinal materials for refining pills emerged in his mind.
The amount of information was overwhelming, and Nan Si Ning couldn't help but pound his aching forehead, prompting Qin Sangyue to ask with concern, "Xiaojiu, what's wrong? Do you have a headache?"
Nan Si Ning gritted his teeth, shook his head, and dared not say a word.
Fortunately, the swelling and pain soon subsided, and Nan Si Ning took a few breaths. He almost collapsed.
This small body is only at the second level of Qi Refining. Its foundation is too weak and it cannot withstand any hardship.
The system waited until Nan Si Ning had fully accepted it before giving her the long recipe. It then said, "Go find the herbs first; they're all very common. Once you've found them all, I'll pass on the recipe to you."
Nan Sining agreed, stood up and started searching around.
With just a quick glance, you can find that there are several spiritual plants mentioned in the pill recipe nearby.
Nan Sining immediately started picking them. Thinking of the chance to save Qin Sangyue's life, Nan Sining felt very motivated.
Soon Zhou Lixing came over, and Nan Sining asked him to help deal with the spiritual plants.
After observing for a while, Nan Sining found that although Zhou Lixing looked big and strong, he was very meticulous and clean in doing such work, and was very skillful, which made Nan Sining look at him with admiration.
With Zhou Lixing as a good helper, Nan Sining became more confident.
After working for a while, Zhou Lixing finally remembered to ask, "Junior Sister, what are you doing with these? These spiritual plants are not rare, they can be found everywhere outside the Secret Realm."
Nan Si Ning said with great enthusiasm: "I want to make an elixir to save my senior sister."
"Refine...Refine the elixir? Save the senior sister?" Zhou Lixing's mind went blank again.
Nan Sining didn't explain much and focused all his energy on finding and collecting spiritual plants.
When they had found most of the herbs and it was already dark, Nan Si Ning brought Zhou Lixing back to Qin Sangyue.
Seeing Qin Sangyue lying on the ground, lifeless, Nan Sining's heart almost stopped, and he hurried forward to feel her breath.
Fortunately, although his breathing was weak, at least he was still alive. Nan Si Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Sangyue woke up when she heard the noise and asked dazedly, "What are you doing?"
Spiritual plants filled up most of the cave entrance, but they were all inconspicuous spiritual plants.
Nan Si Ning said: "I found these spiritual plants and made the Great Huan Dan to save you."
Qin Sangyue was stunned for a moment, then immediately objected, "Xiaojiu, stop working. The Great Huan Dan requires at least a fifth-grade alchemist to refine. It requires not only abundant spiritual energy but also a strong spiritual consciousness."
Thinking that her junior sister had just regained her spiritual consciousness, if her consciousness was damaged and she returned to her foolish state, wouldn't that be a loss? Qin Sangyue's heart suddenly tightened again, and she couldn't help coughing.
Of course Nan Si Ning knew all this, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would give it a try.
Nan Sining asked Zhou Lixing to take care of Qin Sangyue, and he took out an alchemy furnace. The alchemy furnace was dusty and had a broken leg, but fortunately it could be used.
After placing the alchemy furnace, Nan Sining sat cross-legged in front of it, closed his eyes, and let the system teach him how to make the elixir.
The system reminded him, "I can only show you this alchemy method twice. During these two times, you must memorize all the techniques, hand seals, and alchemy formulas. After two times, this inheritance will dissipate, and I won't be able to find a second copy. Are you ready?"
Nan Si Ning said solemnly: "I'm ready, let's start!"
Soon, the system pulled Nan Sining's consciousness into an unknown space. The space was pitch black all around, and the only thing visible was a large alchemy furnace and a white-robed monk sitting next to the furnace.
After a quick look, Nan Si Ning focused his attention on the monk. He saw that he first warmed the alchemy furnace with fire, and then began to add the prepared spiritual plants and medicinal materials into the furnace little by little. His every move had a unique rhythm, which fascinated Nan Si Ning. He couldn't help but imitate every movement of the white-robed monk in his consciousness.
In addition to adding medicinal materials into the furnace, the white-robed monk also controls the size of the fire at any time. The system also explains from time to time, explaining which medicinal material is being decomposed in this step and which medicinal material's essence is being extracted in that step.
Gradually, Nan Sining felt that he could also sense the situation in the alchemy furnace. The medicinal materials were being roasted, leaving only the essence, while the dregs were burned clean in the alchemy fire.
After all the herbs were extracted and refined, the system reminded: "He is about to start fusing all the essences and forming the pill!"
Nan Sining was suddenly alerted. This is where the hand seals and alchemy techniques come into play!
She stared intently at the white-robed monk, focusing all her five senses and spiritual awareness on him. At first, she could still remember the hand seals and alchemy formulas, but after doing so many times, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Just when Nan Si Ning's consciousness was a little distracted, the system immediately reminded him: "Focus!"
Nan Sining forced himself to focus on the hand seals and alchemy techniques.
After the first round, Nan Si Ning let out a long sigh. This thing was indeed not something that a human could learn.
"How is it? Can you still hold on?" the system asked with some concern.
Nan Sining adjusted his state, nodded, and asked the system to start the second time.
Soon, the white-robed monk and the alchemy furnace appeared before him. Nan Si Ning quickly recalled which parts he hadn't remembered, and then poured all his attention into those parts...
After completing the second time, Nan Si Ning suddenly withdrew from the spiritual consciousness and couldn't help but take a long breath.
Zhou Lixing immediately asked with concern: "Junior sister, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Sangyue also cast a concerned look.
Nan Si Ning forced a smile and said, "I'm fine. I'm just making some preparations for alchemy."
Qin Sangyue was barely breathing when she spoke, but she still advised, "Junior Sister, don't waste your time. It's not worth it."
Zhou Lixing was somewhat at a loss. After a moment's hesitation, he said weakly, "Junior Sister, why don't you listen to Senior Sister?"
Nan Si Ning shook his head: "Big Sister, please stop talking and take a good rest. Third Brother, give Big Sister a few more Xiao Huan Dan pills. She must hold on!"
Having said that, she ignored the two of them and closed her eyes to recall the whole process before letting Zhou Lixing help her light the fire, warm the furnace, and start refining the elixir.
Seeing that the junior sister even had to make the fire for refining the elixir herself, Zhou Lixing's heart sank even more, and he felt more and more that it was impossible for the junior sister to refine the Dahuan Pill.
But he was used to obeying his senior and junior sisters, so he obediently controlled the fire for Nan Si Ning.
Nan Sining put the herbs into the small furnace in order. Although there were many herbs, after removing the impurities, there was less than a drop of essence left, so the small furnace could still hold them.
While adding the medicinal materials, Nan Sining asked Zhou Lixing to control the size and angle of the fire at any time according to his feelings.
Gradually, a hint of medicinal fragrance wafted out of the furnace, which surprised Zhou Lixing and Qin Sangyue.
Nan Sining also smelled the fragrance of medicine, but she did not dare to relax, because condensing the pill was the most critical step.
After the herbs were extracted, Nan Sining began to pinch her hands and make hand seals. The spiritual power in her body was continuously absorbed into the alchemy furnace through her hands and melted into the medicine.
Soon, Nan Sining felt that the spiritual power in his body had been drained, but it was still not enough, far from enough!
Just when Nan Si Ning's heart tightened, a burning smell came. Zhou Lixing immediately turned off the fire and pulled Nan Si Ning back. The alchemy furnace exploded with a "bang".
The entire cave began to shake, with smoke and dust rising up, mixed with the black smoke from the explosion of the alchemy furnace. It was very irritating, and the three of them started coughing due to choking.
Zhou Lixing used a dust purification technique to collect all the smoke and dust in the cave. He said with great shame, "Junior Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't control the fire well."
Nan Sining picked up his lame little alchemy furnace, which had only one leg left. He couldn't help but hiss, wondering why the alchemy furnace only had one leg missing?
While checking the alchemy furnace, Nan Si Ning replied, "Third Brother, don't blame yourself. I didn't have enough spiritual power when I was condensing the pill, so the Great Huan Dan couldn't condense and it exploded. You control the fire very well."
Perhaps because he was used to listening to others, Zhou Lixing was able to carry out orders and do what he was told. Nan Sining felt that Zhou Lixing's fire control was better than he expected.
Qin Sangyue said weakly, "Xiaojiu is only at the second level of Qi training... His spiritual power is definitely not enough, so don't waste your time... Xiaojiu, take a good... rest!"
At this time, Nan Si Ning's face was as pale as a ghost, not much better than Qin Sangyue's condition. Qin Sangyue was worried that she was too eager for quick success and would destroy her own foundation.
Zhou Lixing immediately asked, "Can you leave the Dan-condensing matter to me? I have plenty of spiritual power!"
After Nan Si Ning put down the alchemy furnace, he also took two soul-replenishing pills and ate them. Only then did he feel that the pain in his chest and stomach was not so bad. He rejected it and said, "If you don't know the hand seals and alchemy formulas, it's useless even if you have spiritual power."
Zhou Lixing suddenly felt very lost.
"You two... just give up!" Qin Sangyue was almost fainting, but she was still trying hard to persuade her junior brothers and sisters not to make pills.
Nan Si Ning simply stuffed two more small Huandan pills into her mouth and said, "Big Sister, I don't care what you think, I care what I think."
After sitting down again, Nan Sining began to think about how to solve the problem of insufficient spiritual power.
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