Chapter 45: Open the Medicine Pavilion!

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[Ding! Mission triggered!)

[Notification] Mission Type: Main storyline

[Notification] Mission Name: Pill-refining (beginner)

[Notification] Mission Requirement: Refine three types of pills, namely the “Hunyuan pill”, “Juqi pill’ and “Returning pill”, then let your disciples take them.

[Notification] Mission Reward: “Black Iron Cauldron”

Anew mission had arrived!

‘When Jiang Yiming heard the familiar notification sound of a mission arriving, his face lit up with joy.

This matter had to be done with haste. At this moment, Gu Lingfei was recuperating from his injuries, while Shangguan Qingyun’s meridians were still completely severed.It was precisely at such a time when they needed these pills to refine their bodies and condense the Qi!

Now, he had a method to help Shangguan Qingyun recover his meridians, however, he was still troubled by the fact that he was still unable to cultivate the pill-refining techniques he had obtained.

As such, he had to first raise his cultivation realm.

‘The Supreme Celestial Demon Body had already helped him recover more than half of his injuries, so he might as well take a look at the pill-refining technique first.

Jiang Yiming sat cross-legged, and a picture scroll slowly opened in his mind.

“Sigh, although the cultivation technique has already pointed out the operation method of this pill-refining technique, no matter how much I read, it’s just a theory on paper.”

Jiang Yiming stood up and stretched his limbs. The pill-refining technique in front of him wasn’t that simple.

Medicinal ingredients had already been prepared for him in the medicine pavilion and Jiang Yiming could not wait any longer to go and try.

If he could grasp the pill-refining technique, the benefits he could get were simply unimaginable.

Jiang Yiming quickly walked to the medicine pavilion. A cauldron had already been placed in front of him.

After he carved the few recipes into his memory, he sat before the cauldron and took a deep breath.

Although pill-refining only seemed as easy as mixing a few medicinal ingredients, in reality, the operation was very complicated.

First of all, the weight ratio of each medicinal ingredient was extremely strict. Once the weight of a certain medicinal ingredient slightly exceeded the requirement and broke the balance between the various medicinal ingredients, the resulting pill might become poisonous!

Not only would it completely lose its medicinal properties, but more importantly, the toxicity of each medicinal ingredient would be stimulated.

Second, each medicinal ingredient had to be refined till only its most essential part was left. During this process, the temperature required for each medicinal ingredient was completely different.

Some of the more “delicate” medicinal ingredients were fragile in themselves, and they couldn’t take any mishaps.

Even if the temperature of the fire was slightly high or slightly low for only an instant, it could destroy the medicinal properties of the medicinal ingredients!

After completing the two steps above, the final step was to condense the medicinal ingredients into pills. This step was also the most patience-testing step!

During the process of pill condensation, only by paying 120% of one’s attention could one ensure the quality of the pills.

At that moment, Jiang Yiming finally felt that he had a long way to go.

Forget it! It was useless to think so much. It was better to just try it out quickly!

Fortunately, the system was very considerate and had already prepared the medicinal ingredients needed for these few types of pills according to their ratios. With this, he was saved from the trouble of having to sort out the medicinal ingredients.

Since Gu Lingfei had been injured in the battle today, he would then try refining the Returning pill first!

It was already late at night. In the medicine pavilion, there was only Jiang Yiming and the faint glow from the cauldron that accompanied him.

To be able to sense the temperature of the fire better, Jiang Yiming simply did not light the lamp and prepared to refine the pills with only this faint light.

“The first medicinal ingredient is the soul-returning grass,” According to the method in the pill-refining technique, Jiang Yiming carefully placed the tender grass in his hand into the cauldron.

For it to be foolproof, Jiang Yiming first wrapped the soul-returning grass with his own spiritual energy and waited for the temperature of the fire to rise to the point needed before gently placing it in.

The fragrance of the herbs slowly wafted from the cauldron.

‘Was that just it? He had thought it was going to be much more difficult.

Just as Jiang Yiming was distracted, his nose had already caught a burning smell.

“Multitasking is a big taboo in pill-refining! Remember!”

The second stalk.

The third stalk.

The fourth stalk.

The twelfth stalk.

Looking at the small pool of soul-returning grass juice left in the cauldron, Jiang Yiming really wanted to cry.

The next medicinal ingredient was the ancient tree root.

After countless attempts, the twelve medicinal ingredients needed for the Returning pill were finally prepared.

Alright, next was the pill condensation.

Jiang Yiming circulated his spiritual energy and injected it into the cauldron.

The spiritual energy slowly wrapped around the twelve medicinal ingredients and slowly brought them closer.

After a long time, Jiang Yiming gradually grew familiar with the technique.

‘When Ye Yunfan and Huang Chaoyu opened the door to the medicine pavilion, what greeted them were Jiang Yiming, who was sweating profusely, and a floor full of black pellets.

“Wow! Master! When did you build such a thing again?!”

“Wow! This can’t be a medicine pavilion, right? To be a fifth rank sect that can have a medicine pavilion, I’m afraid that we are the only ones in the Phoenix Divine Region, right?”

All kinds of strange smells intertwined.

“Ma-Master, are you… refining pills?”

Jiang Yiming got up and wiped his sweat. He used his spiritual energy to slowly lift a pure white pill.

His hard work had paid off. A night of hard work was not in vain!

Huang Chaoyu was of royal descent, so she had naturally seen other people refine pills.

“Master, you didn’t just learn it last night, right?”

This was not a taunt, but pill-refining was no easy task!

Yet her Master had learned it in one night?

Huang Chaoyu looked at the pill in front of her.

Whether the color or the smell showed that the pill was not substandard!

“Yes. Though the process was indeed quite bumpy and it wasn’t easy, at least I got something. It’s just a mere pill, what’s the big deal? The two of you go and buy some medicinal ingredients for me. In the future, this pill will have many wonderful uses.”

To refine this one pill, Jiang Yiming had already used up all the medicinal ingredients needed for the Returning pill in the medicine pavilion.

‘What he had to do next was to continuously improve his proficiency in pill refining!

Hearing their Master’s words, the few disciples could not hide the joy on their faces!

With the support of all kinds of pills, they could achieve twice the result with half the effort in their cultivation journey.

The Lingyun Sect would then soon be able to recreate the glorious scene of having disciples and experts everywhere!Thinking of this, Ye Yunfan and Huang Chaoyu both swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly set off for the market.

Today’s market was a little different from usual.

Everyone was talking about their sect, the Lingyun Sect.

“Hey, hey, have you heard? The sect leader of Lingyun Sect is also an Incarnation Realm expert!”

“Stop boasting about Yuan Hongkong and just go cultivate! Don’t just speak on hearsay!”

“Hey! Why would I be boasting about such things? Isn’t the news that the elder of Huoyun Sect had entered the Incarnation Realm widely known? It’s said that his soul was directly dispersed!”

“To have been able to shatter the soul of an Incarnation Realm expert, what realm is the Lingyun Sect’s sect leader at? The elder of the Huoyun Sect has just reached the Incarnation Realm, so doesn’t that mean that Lingyun Sect’s sect leader has the strength of the middle-stage Incarnation Realm?!”

“Exactly! Moreover, it’s said that the Lingyun Sect must have received a lot of help from the second rank or even first rank sects! It’s rumored that their sect protection array was indestructible! If not for the Huoyun Sect’s elder’s self-detonation, he wouldn’t have been injured at all

“Lwonder if the sect leader is still taking in disciples. If he is, should I go try my luck?”

“You can’t even get past the Qi Meditation Realm, why would he take you in? Just do your business!”