For alchemy grandmasters, the "continuous furnace separation" was a secret alchemy technique that they had to challenge. The main reason for this was that almost all of the spirit herbs needed to refine Dharma stage elixirs could be regarded as natural treasures, especially for some of the spirit herbs needed for elixirs with special effects.
However, unlike the elixirs before the Core Forging stage, which had a fixed number of ten elixirs in each furnace, a large portion of Dharma stage elixirs were not like this. After being successfully refined with a 100% success rate, only three or five elixirs could be refined out of the furnace. Some of the more precious elixirs could only be refined out of the furnace.
Elixirs that could be used to enhance the strength of the physical body were often extremely precious and difficult to refine. The Ashwood Pure Jade Fruit had only been refined by Lu Ping, and he had used the Spirit Water Nourishing Elixir Cultivation Technique.
The reason why Lu Ping was able to concoct three [Spirit Water Body Nourishing Pellets] from the Blood Skeleton Flower was because the Blood Skeleton Flower was mature enough and its medicinal effects were beyond Lu Ping's expectations. The Seven-Orifice Pear in Lu Ping's hand wasn't enough to concoct more than two [Spirit Water Body Nourishing Pellets] in one go. But if he used the [Continuous Cauldron Pellet Separation], he might be able to concoct one more.
There were naturally many things to pay attention to when using continuous furnace separation. At least the quality of the supporting elixirs could not be too different from the main alchemy furnace. Otherwise, the quality of the elixir would also be weakened.
As for the spirit fire needed for alchemy, under the Na Chuan cauldron was naturally the Silver Spirit Fire, and the spirit fire under the Heaven Stealing cauldron was a little unique. It was a six-inch high-grade Earth-level spirit fire. It was a strange spirit fire that Lu Ping had found in the North Sea volcanoes. At that time, it was only four inches long, and it was called the Four Inch Spirit Fire. Now, after a period of growth, the Four Inch Spirit Fire had devoured a mid-grade and high-grade Earth-level spirit fire in Lu Ping's hands, and had successfully advanced to become a six-inch spirit fire.
This method of growing by devouring other spirit fires was also an extremely rare type of spirit fire of heaven and earth, and it had a very deep understanding of alchemy.
However, this type of flame had an extremely unique property. Every time the spiritual flame was upgraded, it could only be used to refine spirit pills that corresponded to the level of the spiritual flame. At this moment, the spiritual flame was six inches long and could only be used to refine late Core Forging spirit pills. If it wanted to refine early Dharma spirit pills, it would be impossible, unless the six-inch flame could be upgraded to a seven-inch flame that could be used to refine Dharma spirit pills.
At this time, there was a flash of fire in Lu Ping's hand, and a spirit fire started burning in his palm. It was indeed a low-grade heaven-level spirit fire. However, this spirit fire was not very suitable for refining elixirs, and it was also slightly violent in the forging of weapons. It could only be used to refine spiritual items.
And at the moment when this spirit fire appeared in Lu Ping's hand, the six-inch spirit fire that was floating in mid-air suddenly jumped into Lu Ping's palm like a cat that had smelled fish. With a series of crackling sounds, the two sparks actually merged together. More accurately, the low-grade heaven-level spirit fire was actually slowly being devoured by the six-inch spirit fire. The six-inch spirit fire itself did not change much, but the line of fire gradually grew from its original six-inch length to seven inches.
"It's done!"
Lu Ping's heart leaped with joy. The [Seven Inch Spirit Flame] was now a genuine, low-grade heaven-level spirit fire. Moreover, in terms of refining early Dharma Realm medicinal pellets, even the [Silver Spirit Flame] could not compare to it.
Although this kind of spirit fire could become the best spirit fire for refining elixirs at any stage of cultivation, it was a pity that this kind of spirit fire could only forever be used to refine elixirs of a certain stage.
The true test of a cultivator's alchemy skills was whether or not he could split his attention to take care of the situation in the other alchemy furnace during the process of refining elixirs. This was a test of the cultivator's inner Yuan, divine will, alchemy skills, and willpower.
Fortunately, Lu Ping had long been prepared for this. Although the process of refining the Seven Orifices Elixir was a kind of torture, Lu Ping still managed to persevere and successfully split the elixirs between the alchemy furnaces during the solidification stage. Furthermore, it did not cause any damage to the solidification of the Seven Orifices Elixir in the main alchemy furnace.
Finally, the two alchemy furnace treasures opened at the same time, and two elixirs, one big and one small, flew out of the alchemy furnace and were collected by Lu Ping, who had long been prepared.
The Seven Orifices Elixir was originally considered a mid Dharma stage elixir, but after using the alchemy technique, the Seven Orifices Elixir in the main alchemy furnace was still at the mid Dharma stage, while the smaller Seven Orifices Elixir in the auxiliary alchemy furnace could only be considered an early Dharma stage elixir.
Fortunately, although Lu Ping's cultivation level was at the mid Dharma stage, early Dharma stage elixirs were only slightly less effective for him, but they were not completely useless.
The two Seven Orifices Elixirs were refined by Lu Ping in succession, and it took him another ten days or so. Lu Ping could clearly feel that his physical body had been strengthened. Although it was not enough to break through the shackles of the Spirit Cultivation stage, it was much closer. At least in front of a great practitioner who had passed the second Thunder Trial, the strength of Lu Ping's physical body was nothing to be afraid of.
From the time that the Seven Orifices Elixir was refined to the time that Lu Ping had completely refined it, another month had passed. By now, Qing Hu and the others must have already left the Nine Xuan Tower's territory and were heading north. Furthermore, with the Nine Xuan Tower's methods, they must have already found out where Qing Hu and the others were. Lu Ping just did not know if the Nine Xuan Tower's practitioners would have the patience to wait in the Nine Xuan Mountain after such a long wait.
Lu Ping waved his hand, and a space door opened. The Purple Crystal Bee King, which had grown to a size of two feet after advancing to the mid Core Forging stage, flapped its wings and flew out of the House of Gold.
"Big Brother, I've advanced to the mid Core Forging stage!"
The Purple Crystal Bee Queen's face was filled with joy, and Lu Ping's face was also full of smiles.
"Not bad!"
In the cultivation world, there had never been a Purple Crystal Bee King in the Core Forging stage, let alone a Queen Bee that had advanced to the mid Core Forging stage.
When Zi Lan advanced to the Core Forging stage, she was able to brew royal jelly of higher quality. Now that she had advanced to the mid Core Forging stage, Lu Ping wondered if she had gained some other abilities.
"Big Brother, look!"
A small jade bottle was handed to Lu Ping. Inside the bottle was the royal jelly brewed by the Purple Crystal Bee Queen, which had advanced to the mid Core Forging stage. Although Zi Lan had used most of the royal jelly brewed from the honey in the spiritual herb garden in the Longevity Grotto-Heaven to increase her cultivation, it was not easy for her to keep this much.
Under the Purple Crystal Queen's hopeful gaze, Lu Ping opened the jade bottle. The essence of a hundred flowers, which was purer than the royal jelly from before, spread out from the jade bottle. Lu Ping's expression gradually changed from intoxication to surprise, and finally, a trace of shock.
After Lu Ping quickly put away the jade bottle, he stuck a Spirit Sealing Talisman on it. Then, he asked excitedly, "Did you brew this after advancing to the mid Core Forging stage?"
The Purple Crystal Queen was a little nervous when she saw the constant changes in Lu Ping's expression. At this moment, when she saw Lu Ping's irrepressible joy, the Purple Crystal Queen smiled proudly and said, "Of course!"
However, as if she suddenly thought of something, the Purple Crystal Queen was a little discouraged. "It's just that after Zi Lan advanced to the mid Core Forging stage, the amount of royal jelly that she can brew has been greatly reduced. Previously, she could extract one bottle out of ten bottles of Purple Crystal Honey. Although the quality of the royal jelly has increased, she may not be able to extract one bottle out of twenty bottles."
At this time, Lu Ping had already calmed down. He nodded and said, "If such a heaven-defying treasure could be produced in large quantities, that would be a real problem."
In this small bottle of royal jelly, Lu Ping not only detected the pure and thick taste of the Purple Crystal Bee's essence of a hundred flowers, but it also had a greater auxiliary and enhancement effect than the previous royal jelly.
However, all of this paled in comparison to the new thing that appeared in the royal jelly!
Lu Ping felt the power of vitality in the royal jelly brewed by the Purple Crystal Queen Bee, which had advanced to the mid Core Forging stage!
After the Purple Crystal Queen Bee advanced to the mid Core Forging stage, it condensed the essence of a hundred flowers to refine the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly. It actually melted the vitality of the hundred flowers into it, causing the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly to suddenly become a treasure comparable to a Longevity Pill. It could be used to directly increase a cultivator's lifespan!
With Lu Ping's current knowledge as an alchemy grandmaster, he was eighty to ninety percent sure that he could use the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly as the base and combine it with some other spirit herbs to refine a new kind of Longevity Pill.
In terms of the concentration of vitality contained in the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly, this kind of Longevity Pill with the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly as the base might not be able to increase one's lifespan as much as the Myriad Wonder Jade Nectar. However, with the Purple Crystal Queen Bee, Lu Ping could continuously obtain the Royal Jelly. In other words, once Lu Ping was able to concoct this kind of Longevity Pill, it would be an endless supply!
In fact, the Myriad Wonder Jade Nectar could be produced continuously in the Myriad Poison Nectar or the Myriad Poison Source Liquid. However, there was a harsh condition, and that was that Lu Ping had to constantly search for highly poisonous places so that the Myriad Poison Nectar could absorb the poison and condense a drop of the Myriad Wonder Jade Nectar.
Not only was this process dangerous for Lu Ping, but Lu Ping also did not have the time to search for highly poisonous places all over the world just for a few drops of the Myriad Wonder Jade Nectar. Moreover, the speed at which the Myriad Wonder Jade Nectar was condensing was extremely slow, and it was also extremely small. It was not as satisfying as the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly.
Outside of the Nine Xuan Mountain, the Master of the Yin and Yang Building could no longer remain calm. He spoke to Wei Zhen, who was beside him, "Boss Wei, waiting like this is not a solution. Who knows whether Lu Tianping will come or not? We have already received news that the Cyan Fox Nine Bandits have appeared near the Yulan River and are heading north."
Wei Zhen did not pay attention to the Master of the Yin and Yang Building. Instead, he reached out his hand and waved in mid-air. A Sound Transmitting Talisman appeared out of nowhere in his palm.
Wei Zhen chuckled and said, "Second Brother, the sect has already ordered that all disciples are not allowed to leave the sect's territory. Even if you want to chase after them, I'm afraid you can't go against the sect's orders, right?"
At this moment, not only the Master of the Yin and Yang Building, but even Chang Sancai and the Master of the Five Elements Pavilion had solemn expressions on their faces. They no longer cared about the fleeing Cyan Fox Nine Bandits. They asked in a serious voice, "Something big is going to happen to the sect. Boss Wei, do you know what it is?"
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