Chapter 705 Eighth Level of Golden Core
The golden sword trembled violently, but it couldn't fly out of the golden hairy man's mouth.
The spirit-seeking rat grinned smugly, and the golden communication sword immediately flew to Ji An's side.
Others cannot read the contents of the Golden Sword, and it is also difficult to intercept the Golden Sword. They don't know how the Golden Fur caught it.
Ji An pondered for a moment and then understood the ins and outs of the matter.
He will inevitably activate the sealing array when he enters the small world.
In other words, the golden sword could not enter the cave. The golden-haired creature was on guard inside the cave, yet the golden sword could appear in the golden-haired creature's mouth. Only the five-colored deer could do that.
Sure enough, when he extended his divine sense to read the contents of the golden sword, the five-colored deer appeared in the small world and made a triumphant sound.
Ji An smiled and nodded to the beast tamer before stepping out of the small world.
The Five-Colored Deer and the Green Deer are now in charge of planting the sect's third-tier spirit fields, and he is very tolerant of them.
Riding the clouds, Ji An flew to the foot of the mountain, then teleported to Ningcui Cliff, and then to Chitong Mountain.
Inside the cave, Qin Yan was already waiting, and said with a smile:
"Senior brother, I guess you'll come over as soon as you receive the message."
He pointed to the ice-blue alchemy furnace on the table, his words brimming with pride:
"The first time I've refined a high-grade third-tier magic weapon, and it's even done in a difficult-to-refine alchemy furnace. I succeeded on the first try."
The Blazing Sun Furnace was merely upgraded to a high-grade level by him; it cannot be considered a refining process.
The alchemy furnace is the size of a basketball, with three legs and animal-shaped handles. Its style is similar to the Blazing Sun Furnace. The lid is decorated with a relief of a dragon, while the body of the furnace features a painting of a thousand mountains.
Ji An offered his praise, "Junior Brother's skills have steadily improved, congratulations!"
"Haha, you don't deserve my praise, senior brother. Hurry up and try out this alchemy furnace!"
Qin Yan was very pleased, as this was recognition from the number one person in the sect. He never regarded the other party as a spiritual farmer, because a cultivator who could possess five replicas of the Five Innate Banners as magical artifacts was certainly not weak.
Cultivators are pragmatists; no one would use materials to refine something flashy and impractical.
The opponent has crafted five magical treasures, which must be activatable.
He didn't know if the other party could activate five magical treasures at the same time now, but he was certain that they would be able to in the future.
Such cultivators can eliminate many cultivators simply by using magical artifacts to attack them.
Ji An smiled as he picked up the alchemy furnace, feeling the icy chill spreading through him.
He activated the alchemy furnace by performing hand seals and discovered that the largest furnace could reach the height of a person and the thickness of a water vat.
The size of the alchemy furnace was reduced to that of a bucket, which is the normal size for alchemy and is also the most convenient to control.
Then, Ji An activated the Netherworld Bone Fire, and the two-colored flames 'scorched' the alchemy furnace, and a miraculous scene appeared.
The ice-blue relief of the mountains has been transformed into a mix of white and blue, resembling a snow-capped mountain.
Even more amazing is that the snow-capped mountain collapses downwards and then rises again, forming a 'moving picture of the snow-capped mountain'.
Qin Yan explained from the side, "When the pill is successfully refined, the furnace will emit a howling sound, like the biting cold wind sweeping across the snow-capped peaks with a blizzard."
Ji An looked incredulous. "Junior brother has never refined pills, how could you know so much about it?"
"These are all recorded in the Five Elements Sect's heritage. I'm just applying what I've learned on the spot. Please tell me the specifics after you've refined the pills, Senior Brother."
Ji An smiled, "Okay, but I won't need to use this alchemy furnace for several years."
As he spoke, he stored the alchemy furnace in his dantian.
At this moment, the golden primordial fire was in the center of the dantian, the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Fire was on the left, the Blazing Sun Furnace floated within it, and the Netherworld Bone Fire was on the right, the icy blue furnace like a joyful swimming fish.
"Just don't forget, senior brother. By the way, what's the name of the alchemy furnace?"
Ji An pondered for a moment and said:
“My other alchemy furnace is called ‘Blazing Sun Furnace,’ and this one will be called ‘Frosty Moon Furnace.’”
"Haha, that's quite a clever name, a good one."
Qin Yan laughed. The lines were a perfect antithesis: blazing fire against frost, the sun against the bright moon.
The two began to exchange cultivation experiences. Ji An was very surprised by the other's views, as such profound insights could not be gained without long and careful consideration.
Qin Yan was equally surprised by his senior brother's understanding and insight into the power of the five elements; there were many things he had never noticed before.
Time seemed to speed up, and soon the sun was setting, casting an orange-red glow on the windowpanes.
Ji An laughed heartily, "It's really refreshing to talk to my junior brother."
He gained a lot from this exchange, which helped him understand the deeper meaning of the exercise.
Me too.
Ji An stood up to say goodbye:
"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now. We can talk again another day when we have more time."
Qin Yan saw him out of the cave, pondering whether the other was exceptionally talented or possessed some kind of secret treasure, just like himself.
Ji An returned to his cave at Crimson Flame Peak, entered the small world, and used Daoist energy to accelerate the ripening of five batches of materials for the Divine Fire Spirit-Nourishing Pill, spending over 120 points of various Daoist energy.
He replanted the spiritual seeds he obtained, and these spiritual plants, once mature, could be used to refine about twenty batches of pills.
Ji An placed the medicinal herbs into the jade box and affixed a third-tier spirit-sealing talisman. He did not plan to refine them now, but would save them for when his cultivation level broke through.
He had never refined the Divine Fire Spirit-Nourishing Pill before, but after his cultivation breakthrough, his soul strength had improved, making him even more confident in refining it.
Having done all this, he found the puppet A-Yun and gave her a glorious task:
"Once the third-grade top-quality Vajra Bodhi fruit matures, we can directly use it to refine medicinal mud."
Having already reached the late Golden Core stage in the Immovable King Technique, further improvement using top-grade third-tier spiritual fruits as medicinal paste would be slow.
Ayun's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile, and she nodded twice.
Ji An trusted the puppet completely; whatever he ordered, A Yun would carry it out without fail.
Five years later.
Ji An sat cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree. The spiritual energy was absorbed into his body and quickly refined, making his Five Elements Divine Palace shine brightly.
Now, cultivating under the fourth-tier spirit tree allows for a faster recovery of spiritual consciousness compared to staying under the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
The golden core spun rapidly, absorbing golden magical power and silver divine soul power.
From the lower dantian, magical crystals fell from time to time, which the stone tortoise and the primordial fire happily shared.
The Netherworld Fire and the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Fire are interacting in a strange way, with the Netherworld Bone Fire sometimes rising and sometimes falling.
When the flames rise high, the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame will inevitably shrink; when the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame rises high, the Netherworld Bone Flame shrinks.
As one thing rises and another falls, the wondrous rhythm is like a moving wave, with peaks and troughs, carrying a unique beauty.
Since the two flames reached a similar level of intensity, Ji An felt that the speed of refining spiritual energy had increased by half a percent compared to before.
Don't underestimate this small progress. He cultivates for about six hours every day, and over time, this will accumulate into a tremendous amount of progress.
Suddenly, the Golden Core's rotation speed increased noticeably.
An even stronger spiritual pressure spread outwards like a shockwave, causing the trees to sway wildly in the wind.
The speed at which spiritual energy was refined after entering the body increased, and the light of the Five Elements Divine Palaces all shone brighter.
Having broken through to the eighth level of the Golden Core realm, Ji An felt neither sorrow nor joy, and continued his cultivation.
Two hours later, he opened his eyes, clenched his fist, and let out a soft shout.
His cultivation level improved again, bringing him one step closer to his dream.
Seeing that he had finished his cultivation, Ayun added tea leaves to boiling water and simmered them for a while before taking the teapot to the Gathering Yuan Tree.
Ji An leisurely finished his spiritual tea and rested while placing the jade slip containing the formula for the Divine Fire Spirit-Nourishing Pill on his forehead.
He had studied this jade slip many times, and although he hadn't quite mastered it, he was close.
After reviewing the details of alchemy once more, Ji An finished his spirit tea, rested for a while, and then began refining the pills.
The Divine Fire Spirit Elixir requires the Frost Moon Furnace to be refined, but some medicinal materials are yang-type spiritual herbs, and the Blazing Sun Furnace is needed to refine them into divine essence in order to enhance their efficacy.
Ultimately, this elixir must achieve a balance of yin and yang, thereby enhancing both magical power and spiritual strength, thus accelerating the formation of the soul infant within the golden elixir.
Ji An took out all the medicinal herbs, sorted them into categories, and then summoned the Blazing Sun Furnace.
He was adept at refining spiritual herbs and divine essences with the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame, so he prioritized refining yang-type medicinal materials, following the method of starting with the easy ones and then moving to the difficult ones.
In just over half an hour, he refined all the yang-type medicinal materials.
There's no other reason than practice makes perfect. He dares to pour all the same medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, which is the reason for his efficiency.
Ji An stored the Blazing Sun Furnace in his dantian, then stood up and instructed the puppet beside him, "Break another pot of Grade 3 Top-Grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea."
The remaining refining process was a test of his skills, as it was his first time using the Netherworld Bone Fire to refine pills, and also his first time using the Frost Moon Furnace. He needed to explore the process carefully before daring to refine the spiritual herbs.
After Ayun finished brewing the spiritual tea, Ji An already had a preliminary plan in mind. He drank the spiritual tea to restore his depleted spiritual energy.
Once everything was ready, he summoned the Frost Moon Furnace, activated the Netherworld Bone Fire, and began his 'first time'.
The white outer flames quickly heated the alchemy furnace, and a thick layer of white frost formed on the nearby ground.
At first, some medicinal herbs would be ruined during the refining process, but as he gained experience, Ji An became more and more composed.
The most difficult part is refining the Star Soul Fruit. This spiritual fruit is extremely sensitive to temperature changes. Even if it is refined with cold flames, it will still be ruined if the temperature does not reach a certain standard.
This spiritual fruit, which is extremely precious to others, is something Ji An fears will result in additional losses for.
He had more than a dozen Star Soul Fruits in his hand. Each batch of pills only needed the essence of one spiritual fruit, which was enough to support this refining process. Therefore, he boldly experimented with various parameters.
Having wasted three spirit fruits, he discovered a very practical set of refining techniques.
Ji An immediately took out a blank jade slip and carefully recorded these insights.
This is invaluable information that can help future generations avoid detours when refining the Divine Fire Spirit-Nourishing Pill.
After preparing all the materials, Ji An checked them and found that there were enough to refine four batches of pills, three pills per batch.
He rubbed his hands together; now it was time to show his true skills.
Ji An instructed A Yun to brew spiritual tea again. Once A Yun had adjusted his spiritual state to its best, he activated the Netherworld Bone Fire to officially begin refining pills.
The white outer flame flickered, while the purple inner flame emitted an eerie glow.
He was completely absorbed, continuously immersing himself in the essence in sequence.
The third update will be posted tomorrow; I only wrote 10,000 words today.
(End of this chapter)
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