After returning to his cave abode, Su Zimo was not in a hurry to refine elixirs. Instead, he continued to digest what he had learned today and noted down anything he had doubts about.
After that, Su Zimo memorized the formula for the Spirit Gathering Elixir and the day passed.
Night fell.
According to his previous plan, Su Zimo should be lying on his stone bed and cultivating The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
But now that he could not continue cultivating the Marrow Cleansing section, Su Zimo could only enter a deep sleep according to the breathing and expiration methods of the first three sections of Body Tempering, Tendons Transformation and Bones Strengthening.
Thankfully, he had just cultivated the Marrow Cleansing section and had not gotten used to it.
The next morning, Su Zimo woke up early and started cultivating Qi Condensation. He took out spirit stones from his storage bag and gripped them in his palms to raise his cultivation realm.
After reaching Level 5 Qi Condensation, Su Zimo could clearly sense that his cultivation speed had slowed down.
If he were to rely on spirit stones to absorb the spirit qi of Heaven and Earth, he would most likely only be able to reach Level 8 Qi Condensation by the end of the year.
After all, Su Zimo had to spend most of his time on elixir refinement and sword kinesis.
In the blink of an eye, it was close to noon.
Su Zimo left his cave abode once more and rode his sword towards Elixir Peak.
Unexpectedly, the person who was teaching Elixir Peak today was the peak master of Elixir Peak, a white-haired youth!
Compared to Bo Xuezhen, the white-haired youth's attainments in elixir refinement were much higher.
When he was teaching, the white-haired youth's gaze would land on Su Zimo from time to time for some unknown reason.
After listening for an hour, Su Zimo's doubts were resolved and his understanding of elixir refinement deepened.
After the lecture, Su Zimo was about to leave when the white-haired youth called him back and waved.
Su Zimo walked over hurriedly.
"How was it? Did you understand?" The white-haired youth smiled with a warm attitude.
Even though Elixir Peak's peak master looked like a youth, his tone was no different from an old man – it was clear that he had regained his youth.
"Yes, it's alright," Su Zimo nodded.
"What doubts do you have?"
Su Zimo pondered for a moment before asking, "I've heard Senior Brother Bu say before that every medicine is poisonous to some extent. Unless it's a perfect pill, even if it's a top grade pill, there will still be impurities. If a cultivator swallows pills, will it affect their cultivation? "
A look of admiration flashed through the brown haired youth's eyes as he nodded. "In the world of elixir refinement, the reason why an elixir with 40% of impurities is called an inferior-grade elixir is because over the long years, this is the conclusion of countless elixir refinement seniors. What we can be sure of is that as long as it's a graded elixir, even if it's an inferior-grade elixir, it's harmless to cultivators."
Pausing for a moment, the brown haired youth continued, "However, there were once seniors of elixir refinement who mentioned that consuming too many elixirs would cause impurities to settle in one's body and it would be difficult to purge them out – it would still affect one's cultivation. There are different opinions about this in the cultivation world because no one has found out what kind of effect it will have. "
Su Zimo nodded.
The brown haired youth patted Su Zimo on the shoulder and said, "Go back and practice more. Elixir refinement is easier than weapon refinement and practice makes perfect. With your Level 3 Spirit Fire as your foundation, you'll definitely be able to do it. If you have any doubts in the future, feel free to look for me. "
When he heard that, Su Zimo came to a realization.
The reason why the brown haired youth was the main speaker today was most likely because of him.
Su Zimo's heart warmed as he nodded.
The brown haired youth handed Su Zimo a storage bag and said, "There are many spirit herbs inside that should be enough for your elixir refinement. Take it."
After a moment of hesitation, Su Zimo accepted the storage bag and bowed deeply.
…
He returned to his cave abode.
Su Zimo took out his Elixir Furnace and prepared to refine his first elixir.
The four spirit materials were already arranged neatly on his body according to their classification.
Su Zimo had already memorized the elixir recipe.
The first step of elixir refinement, material selection, was over.
The second step, refinement.
As the name suggested, this step made use of the spirit fire to remove the impurities in the spirit herbs and extract their essence.
Unlike weapon refinement, the higher the level of the spirit fire, the better the effects of refinement.
Unlike spirit ores, spirit herbs were not as tough and had to be roasted continuously with blazing flames.
Most of the spiritual plants and herbs were extremely weak, and the temperature they could withstand was different.
If the temperature was slightly higher, the herbs would be reduced to ashes on the spot and could only be refined from scratch.
If the temperature was slightly lower, the effects of refinement would not be achieved.
This meant that the Elixir Refinement Master had to practice continuously and memorize the temperature of flames suitable for the refinement of each spirit herb.
Taking a deep breath of air, Su Zimo picked up one of the spirit herbs and began to refine it.
"Swoosh!"
The moment the flames rose, the spirit herb was reduced to ashes instantly.
When Linghu saw that from the side, he grinned with a mocking look in his eyes.
Su Zimo glared at Linghu with a calm expression and picked up another spirit herb to try again.
Failure, continue!
Failure again, continue …
Su Zimo's gaze was resolute and he was not discouraged as he continued to try and adjust the temperature of the flame.
Finally, the spirit herb was reduced to a pinch of powdery essence under the calcination of the flames.
Su Zimo placed the pinch of powder in a corner of the Elixir Furnace and continued to refine the next spirit herb.
Yet another series of failures. After a long time, the second pile of powder essence was placed in the Elixir Furnace separately from the first one.
A full four hours later, Su Zimo's forehead was covered in sweat and his spirit qi was almost depleted. Only then did he manage to refine the four spirit herbs and place them in the four regions of the Elixir Furnace.
Su Zimo heaved a sigh of relief. He was not in a hurry as he crossed his legs and began to recover his spirit qi.
After a moment, Su Zimo stood up and began the third step of elixir refinement – fusion.
For this step, he had to fuse the four piles of powder essence together according to a certain ratio and order.
This step was relatively simple as the ratio and order were clearly recorded in the formula for the Spirit Gathering Elixir.
However, if there was a slight difference in the ratio, the final quality of the elixir would be far different and there might even be situations where the elixir formation would fail.
After fusing them together, he would proceed to the fourth step of elixir refinement – second refinement.
This refinement was the most crucial step.
If he failed, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
The fusion of four different spirit herb essences would result in a huge change in structure and could withstand high temperatures. At this moment, he had to use a ferocious fire.
The advantage of a Level 3 Spirit Fire was also revealed.
Whether or not he could condense the elixir and refine a grade elixir would depend on how much impurities he could remove by burning the spirit herb essences.
The scarlet Level 3 Spirit Fire burned the Elixir Furnace continuously and the powder essence within gradually turned into liquid.
White gas began to seep out of the nine small holes of the Elixir Furnace and a faint medicinal fragrance spread out.
If the level of the Spirit Fire was too low for this step, there was a high chance that a black mist would be released. Not only would there be no medicinal fragrance, there would even be a pungent smell.
After a moment, the second refinement was over.
The fifth step of elixir refinement – core formation.
This was a step where he could not afford to be distracted or even be affected by the outside world. Otherwise, the core formation would definitely fail!
Taking a deep breath of air, Su Zimo maintained his composure and began to separate the liquid essence in the Elixir Furnace into nine portions. Gathering them together, they gradually took shape and transformed into a solid elixir.
Right then, a change happened!
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