Chapter 418 Pill Refining
Main Peak of Moon Gazing Island, Small Spirit Realm.
Qin Ming completed his daily Cultivation Method practice. From his Cultivation state, he opened his eyes, black as ink.
His Natal Spirit Plant, the Yin-Yang Vine, provided ample Aura of Time and Flora Qi whenever he cultivated.
Strands of rich Flora Qi continuously overflow/seep out from his body, spreading to the surroundings.
Beside Qin Ming.
His three spirit pets were all well-behaved and quietly lie prone beside him, extremely enjoying absorbing the Flora Qi. It was greatly beneficial for them to improve their Cultivation.
At this very moment.
Thrown not far away in the Small Spirit Realm, within the wooden box, Old Demon Qingyang's heart was in turmoil.
His eyes bulged, his face incredulous, and he exclaimed in his heart, "How is it possible?! Azure Emperor Art Tenth Layer Perfection!"
"And the Green Emperor Wood Monarch Sacred Body has already achieved Minor Completion…"
"What background does this kid have? How did he cultivate it? Could it be that one of those Old Guys Within the Sect has reincarnated and is rebuilding their Cultivation?"
"No, no, even this Old Man is in such a sorry state; those other Old Guys couldn't possibly do this."
"It's simply unbelievable!"
For a time, Old Demon Qingyang's eyes flickered incessantly, pondering all possibilities, yet daring not to make a sound rashly.
He was imprisoned in the wooden box and could only look at the scenery in the Small Spirit Realm for now.
If Qin Ming found him noisy and threw him into the Storage Bag, it would be a world without sunlight… "Sigh! Young people are still too impetuous! They don't understand respecting the old and cherishing the young at all."
"They want to scatter people's souls and disperse their spirits at the slightest provocation…"
"If this Old Man hadn't been quick-witted, I'm afraid I would have already reunited with that Lin Zixiao kid."
…
After Qin Ming finished his Cultivation, he came before the Herb Garden.
Under the irrigation of the Earth Core Spirit Spring, the many High-Order Spirit Plants he had collected from the Great Jin Dynasty were all growing lush and verdant, full of vitality.
He took out a piece of Spirit Wood, bent down, and gently pluck/pick a lotus-shaped Spirit Plant. This flower was surrounded by Spiritual Aura, and its petals emitted a seven-colored Rosy Light, truly extraordinary.
It was one of the main materials for crafting the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, the "Seven Orifices Tribulation Crossing Flower."
Since Qin Ming obtained this Spirit Plant, he had continuously used the [Rebirth Spirit Seed] Entry and the [Time-Space Leaf] Entry to ripen a full three plants, enough for Pill Concocting, he thought.
Subsequently.
Qin Ming successively picked and collected the other Spirit Herbs needed for Pill Refining within his Herb Garden.
This was the terror of a High-Grade Spirit Plant Grandmaster! No matter what Pills needed to be refined, they could all be grown by themselves, achieving self-sufficiency in supply.
They didn't have to worry about insufficient Spirit Material at all.
Just then.
Old Demon Qingyang, who was thrown not far away, recognized the Pills Qin Ming was about to prepare to refine at a glance, relying on his extensive Experience.
'Seven Orifices Tribulation Crossing Flower, Ephemeral Cold Heart Grass, Nine Desires Severance Zhi…'
'This, this is…'
'Could it be… this kid isn't planning to Impact the Nascent Soul Stage, is he?'
Thinking of this, Old Demon Qingyang couldn't help but gasp! Because Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, even in the Ancient Era, were Great Divine Power, and not just anyone with Great Fortune could easily achieve it.
Throughout history, those who could reach this Cultivation Realm were as Rare as Phoenix Feathers and Qilin Horns.
Countless Peerless Talents were blocked by this Natural Barrier.
'Sigh! This Old Man is truly unlucky to the extreme! Why didn't I encounter him sooner?'
'Lin Zixiao really misled me!'
'If this Old Man hadn't been quick-witted and prepared a backup plan, I would have almost turned into bubbles along with him…'
Immediately, Old Demon Qingyang hesitated for a moment, lightly coughed, and pretending to be unfathomable, tentatively whispered:
"Cough! Cough!"
"Little Friend Qin, please allow this Old Man to ask presumptuously."
"Are you picking these Spirit Herbs and Spirit Medicine to refine the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill for Impacting the Nascent Soul Stage?"
"To be honest, this Old Man still has some slight Experience in Pill Refining this Pill."
"If Little Friend Qin doesn't mind…"
Just then, Qin Ming frowned and interrupted his words.
"You said you are from the Ancient Azure Origin Sect, how can you prove it?"
"Just being able to recognize the Azure Emperor Art I cultivate is not enough."
"Your Excellency's Demonic Qi, it shouldn't have any Connections with righteous sects, right?"
Old Demon Qingyang's Expression stagnated upon hearing this, and he chuckled rather confidently, "Little Friend Qin's Azure Emperor Art, it should be that Mo Qingshan's remnant soul that imparted it to you, right?"
"Mo Qingshan was the last generation Transmission Elder of this Sect, cough, to be honest, he was precisely a Disciple cultivated by this Old Man."
"As for the Demonic Skill that this Old Man cultivates, it is naturally also Inherited from the Azure Origin Sect. As long as one can achieve Immortality, the Cultivation Method itself has no distinction between good and evil, righteous and Demonic."
Qin Ming was slightly surprised in his heart. Seeing that the other party spoke logically and plausibly, it seemed to be true, but he still did not immediately believe Old Demon Qingyang.
These Old Monsters from the Ancient Era were all extremely cunning; naturally, he had to be more careful.
He was different from Lin Zixiao; he was unwilling to risk getting involved in things like seeking skin with a tiger, even if he had to give up some Fated Chance.
After all, he had Entries in hand, and the Great Dao of Longevity was within reach.
So he asked again, "Then do you know what exactly is going on with the Ancient Secret Realm of the Azure Origin Sect in the Great Jin Southern Region?"
"Ah? Secret Realm? What Secret Realm?" Old Demon Qingyang was stunned, somewhat puzzled.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ming's Expression immediately darkened! He directly made a grasping motion with his five fingers, picked up the wooden box from the ground, and suddenly exerted force, about to destroy it along with the Spirit Body inside.
Old Demon Qingyang was so frightened that his scalp went numb, and he instantly felt an enormous Pressure coming, almost causing his soul to fly away.
"Ai! Hey hey! Little Friend Qin, stop!"
"This Old Man remembers now, are you talking about the Azure Origin Sect Mountain Gate that is suppressed by the Seven Wonders Treasure Tree?"
Hearing the other party even recognized things like the 'Seven Wonders Treasure Tree,' Qin Ming then loosened his grip and put down the wooden box.
"Continue speaking."
Old Demon Qingyang escaped death, hurriedly gasped for breath, and then explained, "That place is indeed the Azure Origin Sect Mountain Gate, but how could it be any Sect Mountain Gate Secret Realm?"
"Although the Treasures left inside are indeed numerous, even containing a Spirit Transformation Stage Fated Chance."
"But this place is clearly the Self-Seal place of this Sect's Sect Leader, the Seven Wonders Treasure Tree is used to suppress the Sealed object."
"It has been able to remain without incident for hundreds of thousands of years, all relying on this thing."
"Judging by Little Friend Qin's tone, could it be that you have seen this Spirit Plant?"
"Sect Leader of the Ancient Azure Origin Sect?"
"What exactly is going on?" Qin Ming asked in confusion.
"That Mo Qingshan junior, didn't he tell you when he was imparting the Cultivation Method?"
"The Azure Origin Sect experienced a great upheaval as early as the Ancient Era, splitting into two different schools, one of which mainly cultivated Demonic Skill, which was relatively radical, and the other mainly cultivated the Azure Emperor Art, which was relatively gentle."
"The school Inherited by this Old Man is precisely derived from the school that mainly cultivated the Demonic Path. Later, our Sect Leader cultivated to the point of Demonic Incursion, reaching a point where he could not control himself. Even the Disciples under the Sect were slaughtered by him for the most part. If it were allowed to continue developing, I am afraid the situation would be unimaginable."
"But however… the Sect Leader had already reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, and no one could stop him at all." "Therefore, Sect Leader Lord, taking advantage of a brief moment of clarity, when a trace of rationality still remained, he dismissed all the Disciples under the Sect and used the Seven Wonders Treasure Tree to unleash Mystical Power, sealing himself within the Mountain Gate… never to emerge."
After listening to Old Demon Qingyang's narration, Qin Ming's Expression couldn't help but change.
If what the other party said was all true, then wouldn't that mean that the Great Li Demonic Path and Divine Path Mountain had backfired?
It was true that there were many Treasures and Fated Chances within the Ancient Azure Origin Sect, but the danger inside was obviously even greater. Even if wealth moved People's Hearts, having no life to enjoy it was equal to nothing.
"How is it? Little Friend Qin, you should believe me now, right? Although this Old Man cultivates the Demonic Path, I value integrity the most."
"This Old Man can also guide you on how to refine the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, thereby greatly improving the Pill Success Rate, and even the Nascent Soul Pill, hehe! You only need to let this Old Man stay on that Star Sea Divine Vine for a few days…"
Old Demon Qingyang spoke earnestly, patiently persuading, finally revealing his true purpose! Qin Ming looked disdainful, and directly threw the wooden box containing his Spirit Body into the Storage Bag without another word, "Humph! Old Ghost wants to deceive me? You should just go inside and settle down for a while."
"Young man! You don't play by the rules!" Old Demon Qingyang shouted in exasperation.
He felt that he had spoken for so long, his mouth was almost dry, and he was full of sincerity, yet he hadn't been able to move the other party even a little bit.
It was really too unfair!
Within the Small Spirit Realm.
After listening to Old Demon Qingyang's words, Qin Ming only believed about thirty percent of it. He would naturally not easily believe someone who could mix with Lin Zixiao, and it was best to guard against the other party.
'However, if everything is true as Old Demon Qingyang said…'
'Even if the major Nascent Soul Power successfully opened the Mountain Gate Secret Realm of the Azure Origin Sect, it will be enough for those Nascent Soul Old Monsters to suffer after entering.'
Immediately, he stopped paying attention to Old Demon Qingyang.
He directly entered the Pill Refining Room, took out the Upper Third Rank Wind Thunder Cauldron, and prepared to start trying to refine the first furnace of Pills.
Qin Ming had the complete Pill Refining strategy that Su Yuqing had given him. Every step and Key points to pay attention to were clearly marked.
When he was in the Great Jin Dynasty, he had already completely understood the Crafting Method of the Nascent Soul Pill and the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill.
Coupled with decades of painstaking research and Enlightenment on the Source Dao Pill Scripture and the Blood Refinement Elixir Scripture, these two Fourth Rank Pill Dao Inheritance.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qin Ming now had great confidence in refining these two Fourth Rank Pills for Impacting the Nascent Soul Stage.
He didn't need Old Demon Qingyang's guidance at all.
This made the Old Demon's wishful thinking fall through.
Qin Ming prioritized refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, also after some consideration.
Firstly, it was to use this Pill as practice to increase the success rate of refining the Nascent Soul Pill later, after all, the Difficulty of refining the Nascent Soul Pill was several times greater.
Secondly, it could serve the function of warming up the Pill Furnace and improving his hand feel.
When Skill in a craft reaches a certain advanced level, it is extremely particular about hand feel, emphasizing the feeling of completing it in one go during on-the-spot performance.
It is not something that can be achieved solely by accumulating a large amount of knowledge.
In short, nothing else, only familiarity from practice.
This is why, even the most heaven-defying Pill Master, still needs a large amount of Resources to nurture them.
The next moment.
Qin Ming released his Divine Sense, comparable to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, controlling all the Spirit Material in Mid-Air.
Then, according to the Pill Formula, he began to extract the Medicine Embryo from the Spirit Material one by one.
Half a day later.
Groups of Medicine Embryo emitting five-colored Rosy Light floated in front of Qin Ming.
The exotic fragrances of various High-Order Spirit Material filled and permeated the Inner Room.
The Magic Art in his hands constantly changed, beginning to combine the Medicine Embryo and formulate Medicinal Liquid.
This step was extremely crucial. Even the slightest deviation in the amount would cause the subsequent Pill Refinement to fall short of success.
Fortunately, Qin Ming's Divine Soul Power was extremely powerful. In his first Pill Refining attempt, he could achieve precise control over the amount without any errors.
Immediately after.
Qin Ming began to Activate the Devouring Spirit Poison Flame, continuously and evenly heating the Alchemy Furnace, adjusting the Fire Control.
When the time was almost right, he put the formulated Medicinal Liquid into the Alchemy Furnace and began Spellcasting to fuse the Medicinal Liquid and condense pill.
Repeating this cycle.
Qin Ming remained in the Pill Refining Room like an old monk in meditation for over half a month.
After experiencing it several times, he gradually summed up his Experience. Finally, on the seventh time, a crisp Pill Resonance came from within the Alchemy Furnace.
Success! Qin Ming's Expression immediately lit up with joy.
"I didn't expect the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill to be refined so smoothly, all thanks to Brother Su's Experience sharing."
An extremely rich Pill Fragrance assaulted his nostrils!
The next moment.
Two streams of Yin Yang Dual Energies were seen to emanate from within the Wind Thunder Cauldron, directly breaking through the Pill Refining Room, forming a strange Heaven and Earth Phenomenon in the entire Small Spirit Realm.
The Yin and Yang dual-colored Spiritual Aura, coil/occupy and intertwined in the Sky Above, emitting a Dao Aura.
Even the Devouring Heaven Rat, who was dozing off by the Lakeside, was startled awake. It rubbed its eyes in disbelief and muttered:
"What Pill has Master refined this time? It actually triggered such a Phenomenon!"
Inside the Pill Refining Room.
Qin Ming's face was filled with joy as he raised his hand towards the Alchemy Furnace.
Two Fourth Rank Spirit Pills of Yin and Yang dual colors immediately fell into his hands.
On the Spirit Pills, astonishing Spiritual Aura radiated all over, and a full twelve Dao patterns emerged! "Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, finally refined."
At this moment, it meant that he had not only taken a step closer to the Nascent Soul Stage, but had also completely stepped into the Tier 4 Pill King Realm.
Immediately after.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Qin Ming also took out a portion of the Spirit Material for refining the Nascent Soul Pill.
With the hand feel from successfully refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, his confidence greatly increased.
In order to ripen these Spirit Material, he almost exhausted all the [Time-Space Leaf] Entries he had accumulated over the years.
After all, the five main materials required for refining the Nascent Soul Pill must have a Medicinal Age of thousands of years or more at every turn.
Qin Ming sealed the two refined Ice Heart Jade Soul Pills in Jade Bottles and put them into his Storage Bag.
Then, without stopping for a moment, he began to refine the Nascent Soul Pill.
Inside the Storage Bag.
Old Demon Qingyang in the wooden box was restraining anger and curbing desires, calming his previous anger.
With a "clang" sound.
A delicate Jade Bottle was thrown in. Old Demon Qingyang first looked at it with a puzzled Expression, and then sensed the Pill Aura within the bottle.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed in disbelief:
"Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill?!"
"Impossible! How could this kid have refined it so quickly?"
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