Chapter 8 Purple Cloud Gathering Spirit Pill"Teacher, disciple Xiao Yun wants to see you!" Outside the alchemy room used exclusively by Elder Huo, Xiao Yun bowed respectfully. At the beginning, Xiao Yun became Elder Huo's apprentice just for his own medicine refining resources, and he didn't actually have much affection for Elder Huo. But after half a year of living together day and night, Xiao Yun gradually changed his mind. Although the teacher was very strict with his practice, in other aspects, he really gave him whatever he wanted. He thought that he had nothing worthy of Elder Huo's covetousness, and Elder Huo treated him well, just like an elder treats his own junior. So in his heart, Xiao Yun already regarded Elder Huo as his closest person. Boom! As soon as the voice fell, the originally closed stone door opened automatically, and a hot breath came out from inside. Xiao Yun looked up and saw Elder Huo floating in the air, and a huge medicine cauldron was placed in the center of the alchemy room. "My dear disciple, you have come at the right time. I am about to refine a fifth-grade pill. You should watch carefully from the side and observe my refining techniques carefully. You are now an entry-level alchemist. Pay attention to the gap between yourself and the master alchemist." Elder Huo said solemnly to Xiao Yun. "Hmm..." Xiao Yun nodded quickly. Being able to observe a fifth-grade alchemy master refining pills is a rare opportunity, which is of great help to low-grade alchemists. If other students in the alchemy department knew about this, they would be so jealous that their cells would separate. "Okay, the refining is about to begin. Find a cool place to sit and watch your master's operation." Elder Huo smiled at Xiao Yun and his face gradually became solemn. Although he was a veteran fifth-grade alchemist, his success rate in refining fifth-grade pills was only 30% to 40%. He was not confident about the refining this time.
The dry palm like an eagle's claw was slightly raised, and suddenly, a ball of purple flame appeared out of thin air. The appearance of the purple flame made the already hot air even hotter, and the air near the purple flame even twisted due to the high temperature. With a wave of his hand, all the purple flames flew into the medicine cauldron, and for a moment, a raging fire ignited in the medicine cauldron. The flame rose for about a minute, and the temperature in the medicine cauldron finally reached Elder Huo's expectations. He waved his hand towards the place where the medicinal materials were placed, and a golden medicinal material that looked like a small grass was thrown into the medicine cauldron. The purple flames instantly devoured the medicinal materials. Under the action of the flames, golden liquid continued to flow out of the surface of the medicinal materials, but was quickly vaporized by the high temperature. In a flash, the medicinal materials themselves withered rapidly. Based on the records in the medicinal herb encyclopedia, Xiao Yun recognized that the grass-like herb was called Holy Soul Grass, a fifth-grade medicinal herb. It was a rare treasure that was worth a fortune. His eyes were fixed on the medicine cauldron. Although the flame still looked fierce, Xiao Yun could clearly sense that its temperature had been suppressed by Elder Fire. Therefore, although the surface of the Holy Soul Grass in the medicine cauldron was withered, it was not burned to ashes by the flames. Instead, under the continuous burning of the flames, the golden color on the surface of the Holy Soul Grass faded and turned into particles of powder suspended above the flames. After a while, the golden color on the surface of the Holy Soul Grass completely faded and it withered completely, leaving only some golden powder. Xiao Yun knew that this was because its medicinal power was completely forced out by Elder Fire's flames, so the medicinal material itself had lost its effect. Elder Huo waved his hand, and the withered Holy Soul Grass was transferred out of the medicine cauldron by the fighting spirit, and turned completely into ashes when it touched the ground. "As expected of a master of alchemy, whether it's controlling flames or extracting medicinal essence, his level is far superior to mine." Xiao Yun watched with great enthusiasm, secretly praising in his heart. Before, he had extracted medicinal materials by burning them into ashes, which only showed that his control over fire had not yet reached the level of perfection. No one is like Elder Huo, who has extremely precise temperature control methods, slowly forcing out all the essence of the medicinal materials without harming them. When the medicinal power is completely exhausted, he throws it out of the furnace, showing the style of a master! A purple flame wrapped around the golden powder. Xiao Yun was a little surprised when he saw Elder Fire's unusual way of preserving the powder. He stared at the flame and found that although the flame wrapped around the powder, it did not directly touch the powder. He was startled for a moment and his eyes turned, as if he understood something. "When ordinary people refine pills to preserve the medicinal properties, they put them in a jade bottle, wait until the medicinal properties are completely refined, and then return them to the medicine cauldron for refining. Although it is simple, it can easily reduce the activity of the medicinal properties." "So I created a unique fireball technique. After refining the medicinal essence, I wrap it in a flame ball to maintain the original refining temperature. This preservation method not only ensures the temperature and activity of the medicinal essence when it comes out of the furnace, but also will not be affected by air impurities. However, this method requires a high level of proficiency in flame control and the ability to multitask. If one is not strong enough, a single mistake will result in the extraction of the medicinal essence being wasted. " Elder Huo explained slowly. Nodding slightly, Xiao Yun memorized the trick and would use it when he had the strength to do so in the future. After sealing the essence of the medicine, Elder Huo began to refine other medicinal materials. His control over flames and smooth operation made Xiao Yun, who was standing by, unable to help but learn from him. His hands unconsciously moved to form various seals. It took Elder Huo half a day to refine all the other herbs, and it was already dark outside. It must be said that refining a fifth-grade elixir is an extremely tedious and tiring job. The extraction of medicinal herbs alone took most of the day. Fortunately, Elder Huo was a Dou Wang powerhouse with great strength. Even after refining medicinal herbs non-stop for most of the day, Elder Huo was still in high spirits. On the contrary, Xiao Yun, who was watching from the side, was a little listless.
On the second day, Elder Huo finally refined the last material, a fifth-level water-type beast core, into a pile of azure powder. This item alone consumed more than ten hours of time. Due to the conflicting properties, the resistance of this fifth-order beast core far exceeded those of the previous medicinal herbs. It contained rich water energy, which was all suppressed by Elder Fire in the medicine cauldron. Xiao Yun watched the confrontation between Elder Fire and the water magic core from the side and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. If Elder Fire's flame was of a lower grade, it might have been extinguished by the rich water energy. However, no matter how difficult the process was, the refining was finally completed. On the second day, after a day of burning under the purple flame, the medicinal essence and magic core powder finally gradually weakened their mutual repulsion and finally merged together. Fusion is the most important step in the alchemy process. As long as there is a slight mistake during the process, the medicinal essence that has been extracted with great difficulty will vanish in an instant. So at this step, Elder Huo had a solemn expression on his face, not daring to be distracted at all. All his soul power was concentrated in the medicine cauldron, staring intently at the fusion of the pills. Fortunately, Elder Huo is a veteran fifth-grade alchemy master. Although this step is extremely dangerous, under the control of Elder Huo, the alchemy master, it was finally passed without any danger. In the medicine cauldron, a purple pill prototype slowly appeared. As the pill prototype appeared, Elder Huo increased the temperature of the flame, and his soul power stirred up the energy of heaven and earth, constantly filling the surface of the pill prototype. As time went by, the somewhat irregularly shaped prototype of the pill gradually became round, and a brilliant light emanated from it, making it look like a purple gem. At the moment when the elixir burst into brilliant light, Xiao Yun was somewhat horrified to find that circles of energy ripples that seemed to be real were spreading out continuously in all directions with the medicine cauldron as the center. Xiao Yun, who was pushed into a corner by the powerful energy, swallowed his saliva. He didn't expect that just refining a fifth-grade pill could cause such a strange phenomenon in the world. What about pills above the fifth grade? "Bang!" The lid of the medicine cauldron was opened, and a pill slowly rose from it, accompanied by bursts of pill fragrance. "Come on, open your mouth!" Elder Huo waved his palm and used his fighting spirit to attract Xiao Yun from the corner. Xiao Yun obediently opened his mouth, and the purple pill went directly into his mouth. As soon as the pill entered his mouth, Xiao Yun felt like he had swallowed a fireball. It went down his throat and into his body. Then his whole body became hot and his skin turned red, like a cooked shrimp. "Circulate the Dou Qi in your body and spread the medicinal power throughout your body along the meridians!" Elder Huo shouted softly, waking Xiao Yun up, and injected his own Dou Qi into his body, leading Xiao Yun's own Dou Qi to circulate in his body's meridians. In the alchemy room, Master Xiao Yun and his disciple were both sitting cross-legged. Elder Huo placed his hands on Xiao Yun's back, continuously supplying Dou Qi to Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun's face was ferocious, his whole body was red, and steam was coming out of his head. He was trying his best to circulate the fighting spirit in his body to dissolve the powerful medicinal power brought by the pill he had just swallowed. Even though he had tried his best, a large part of the medicinal power was still not dissolved and was running rampant in Xiao Yun's body. After a long time, Xiao Yun finally calmed down. The power of the medicine was still not completely dissolved, but Elder Huo used his fighting spirit to seal it, allowing Xiao Yun to slowly absorb it in the future. "Teacher, what kind of medicine did you give me? It's so effective." Xiao Yun smiled bitterly. He just thought that his body was about to burst by the huge power of the medicine. Fortunately, Elder Huo at the side sent his fighting spirit in time to help him dissolve the power of the medicine, otherwise he would be in great danger. "Hahaha, isn't it okay? The medicine I just gave you is the Purple Cloud Gathering Spirit Pill, a fifth-grade high-level pill! I found this pill recipe in a ruin. It can improve some of your fighting spirit and soul power. Feel it carefully. Have you found that your fighting spirit has improved and your brain has become refreshed?" Elder Huo touched his beard somewhat awkwardly, this elixir was for improving the talent and strength of the younger generation. He had no offspring but Xiao Yun as his only disciple, so he had never refined this elixir before and naturally did not know that the effect of this elixir was so overbearing. If he had known this earlier, he would have refined some auxiliary medicines to help Xiao Yun absorb the medicinal power. Hearing this, Xiao Yun quickly closed his eyes and summoned a panel in his mind to carefully observe his own changes. Name: Xiao Yun Age: seven years old Status: Minor injury Cultivation: Nine-star Fighter (98/100) Skill: Jiuhua Fire Technique (low level earth rank) Fighting Qi Attributes: Fire, Wood Qualification: Top Soul power: Intermediate level in the mortal realm Nine-star fighter! Only one step away from breaking through to the fighter master realm!
You should know that in the past six months, he has been devoted to refining medicine. Although he would also practice fighting spirit at night, his practice speed was eventually reduced. In half a year, he only reached the level of an eight-star fighter. However, the pill that Xiao Yun took today, even though most of the medicinal power had not been absorbed in his body, directly raised him to the peak of a nine-star fighter. He was only two points away from breaking through to a fighter master. And most importantly, his soul power has also been greatly enhanced. With the soul power of the intermediate level in the mortal realm, Xiao Yun has already obtained the ticket to be promoted to the sixth-grade alchemist in advance. "Teacher, I feel that my cultivation has reached the peak of a nine-star fighter. I can break through to become a fighter master at any time, and my soul perception has also become much stronger." Xiao Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead and told Elder Huo about his situation truthfully. "Good, good. Just by refining a small half of the medicinal power, your cultivation level can increase so much. It's worth it that I spent so much effort to refine this medicine." Elder Huo stroked his gray beard with a smile, and he was relieved to see that Xiao Yun was fine. Although Xiao Yun's current cultivation level of a peak nine-star fighter was improved by taking elixirs, he did not feel that the fighting spirit in his body was empty. Instead, it was quite solid. It can only be said that it is worthy of being a fifth-grade high-level elixir, and the effect is great! "Teacher, do you still have this kind of pill? I feel like I can take another one." "Get lost! Do you think that this Purple Cloud Gathering Spirit Pill has such a good effect that you can eat more? The recipe says that you can only take one pill in your lifetime. Eating more than that will have no effect. Moreover, it is so difficult to refine that it almost cost me my life. Where can I find a second one for you?" Elder Huo blew his beard and glared at Xiao Yun when he heard what he said. "Since you feel you can break through to the Fighting Master level, then do it here. I will also be able to protect you so that you don't make any mistakes." "Um……" Xiao Yun nodded and sat down anywhere in the alchemy room, sensing the rapidly surging energy between heaven and earth around him. He made the seals of cultivation with his hands and then sank his mind into his body. (End of this chapter)