The Na Chuan Cauldron, the Silver Spirit Flame, the Clear Wood Jade Fruit, and an incense burner that was quietly burning with Calming Soul Incense. The fragrance emitted from the incense burner could help a cultivator calm down and adjust his or her body to its best state.
After nearly a month of Lu Ping's [Vast Seas of Mulberry Fields Scripture], Huang Li Island had successfully expanded into a small island.
At this time, Huang Li Island could be said to be very lively. Although under Hu Lili's command, the market, cave residences, spirit fields, and port on Huang Li Island had been rebuilt, the number of cultivators that came in after Huang Li Island was reopened still exceeded Hu Lili and the others' expectations.
However, this now did not affect Lu Ping, who was in the secret chamber of the cave residences.
The Clear Wood Jade Fruit had been in Lu Ping's possession for decades. In order to maximize the effect of this spirit fruit, Lu Ping had not refined it into the Clear Wood Jade Pill.
At this time, Lu Ping's cultivation had successfully advanced to the ninth stage of the Core Forging stage. This was the time when the Clear Wood Jade Pill could be used to its greatest effect. Moreover, on Huang Li Island, Lu Ping did not have to worry about anyone coming to disturb him.
Although the Lush Wood Pure Jade Pellets were Avatar level medicinal pellets, one Lush Wood Pure Jade Fruit could only be used to concoct three Lush Wood Pure Jade Pellets, which was different from the usual amount of ten medicinal pellets in a cauldron. Hence, Lu Ping hoped to concoct all three Lush Wood Pure Jade Pellets.
If it was before, it would be a little difficult for Lu Ping to completely refine the Clear Wood Jade Fruit into three elixirs. However, after Lu Ping obtained the Silver Spirit Flame, it made Lu Ping much more confident.
Although the Silver Spirit Flame of the mid-grade Heaven Level made the process of refining elixirs twice as long, and the alchemist's inner Yuan was greatly consumed compared to other Heaven and Earth Spirit Flames, its delicate and gentle fire also greatly increased the success rate of refining elixirs.
At this time, the secret room was already filled with the fragrance of pills. He had been operating the pill furnace and adjusting the temperature of the spirit flames for several days straight. His divine sense was constantly paying attention to the situation inside the pill furnace.
If it was any other alchemist, this method of alchemy would simply be a form of torture. However, for Lu Ping, other than the prolonged alchemy time and some mental exhaustion, everything else was not a problem.
At this time, it was the last moment before the pills came out of the cauldron. The three Ashwood Clear Jade Pills had already begun the final process of condensing in the cauldron.
Outside the cave, Hu Lili was accompanying an old man, waiting for Lu Ping to come out of seclusion.
The Old Man took Hu Lili's spiritual tea and took a sip. He said, "Lass, your spiritual tea is the best. My family's spiritual tea is like washing a pot of water."
Hu Lili smiled and said, "This spiritual tea is usually Brother Xuan Ping's favorite. I rarely drink it, so there's still quite a lot left. Since you like it, I'll make a bag for you later."
The Old Man's eyes lit up and he said, "That's great. The Old Man has never been pretentious with you. I've long heard that the spiritual tea here is the best in our sect. It really does live up to its reputation!"
As soon as the Old Man finished speaking, a thick fragrance of elixirs had already filled the entire cave.
The Old Man's eyes lit up and his nose sniffed slightly. He said, "Wow, it's a Dharma level elixir, and it looks like it's of a very high level. Finally, it's time to condense the elixir. It's just that this alchemy process is taking too long. If it weren't for the fragrance, the Old Man would have thought that this kid was purposely hiding from the Old Man."
Hu Lili knew that the Old Man in front of her was an expert in alchemy. Just by the smell of the elixir, he could understand a lot about Lu Ping's alchemy process. She smiled and said, "You really are an expert in alchemy in our sect. It looks like you're about to become our sect's fourth alchemy grandmaster. If that's the case, I wouldn't dare to neglect you!"
The Old Man had an uncertain expression on his face. He said, "In front of your little lover, the Old Man wouldn't dare to be arrogant. He is our sect's true alchemy grandmaster. His position in the sect is much higher than mine."
Just then, the smell of elixirs in the cave changed slightly. The Old Man grunted, as if he was suspicious of something. He turned around and looked in the direction of Lu Ping's secret room.
Hu Lili was worried about Lu Ping. Seeing the Old Man like this, she quickly asked, "Uncle Xuanyue, is there something wrong?"
Xuanyue Zhenren was one of the oldest alchemy grandmasters in Zhenling. He wasn't a disciple of Tianqin Laozu, but his alchemy skills were just below Tianqin Laozu's. In fact, he was even better than Tianqin Laozu's other disciples.
Among the several alchemy grandmasters in Zhenling, besides Lu Ping and Xuanyue Zhenren, the others were all disciples or grand disciples of Tianqin Laozu.
However, it was undeniable that whether it was Xuanyue Zhenren or Lu Ping himself, both had received careful guidance from Tianqin Laozu. Tianqin Laozu spared no effort in guiding the younger generation. His prestige in Zhenling was extremely high. Because of this, the status of the Dan Pavilion in Zhenling had become extremely high.
Originally, Xuanyue Zhenren was the most promising cultivator in Zhenling to become an alchemy grandmaster after Tianqin Laozu. However, after the emergence of Lu Ping, Xuanyue Zhenren had finally touched the boundary of the grandmaster realm.
Xuanyue Zhenren shook his head with some doubts and said, "The Old Man is also not too clear. Just now, it seems that Martial Nephew Xuanyue encountered some trouble at the last moment of opening the furnace, but now it seems that this trouble has been solved by Martial Nephew Xuanyue. After all, Martial Nephew Xuanyue Zhenren's alchemy skills are above the Old Man. Perhaps the Old Man guessed wrongly."
Hu Lili knew what kind of pill Lu Ping was refining, so she naturally knew the preciousness of the Azure Wood Clear Jade Pill. Only when the Azure Wood Clear Jade Fruit was completely refined into three Azure Wood Clear Jade Pills, would the cultivator be able to display the best effect after taking it.
Inside the secret chamber, Lu Ping's taut heartstrings finally relaxed a little. He had almost failed at the last step. Lu Ping had never thought that he would actually encounter such a rare and strange situation like a Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion.
Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion, in layman's terms, was when there was an excess of Spiritual Qi in the Alchemy Furnace, causing the medicinal efficacies of the pills in the Alchemy Furnace to expand until they were unable to condense and finally exploded.
This kind of Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion not only lost the pills in the Alchemy Furnace, but also because the power of the furnace explosion was too great, the Alchemy Furnace itself would also suffer serious damage, and even the Alchemy Master himself would be affected.
Usually, when an Alchemy Master was refining pills, they would often worry about the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Alchemy Furnace being insufficient. In order to smoothly refine pills, they would not hesitate to crush High Grade Spirit Stones, or even Best Grade Spirit Stones, with the help of the Spiritual Qi released by the explosion of Spirit Stones, to make up for the lack of Spiritual Qi in the Alchemy Furnace.
The Spiritual Explosion Secret Technique that Lu Ping had mastered for Alchemy was to deal with this kind of sudden situation.
However, the Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion was the exact opposite. It was because there was too much Spiritual Qi in the Alchemy Furnace, which was a rare occurrence in the process of refining pills. The reason why Lu Ping had encountered such a situation this time was because the Spirit Meridian in the secret chamber had suddenly merged and condensed.
Hu Lili had set up a Spirit Fusion Spell that could shorten the process of the nine Spirit Gathering Pearls merging into the Spirit Meridian. Just as Lu Ping was at the final stage of condensing the Spirit Meridian, two of the Spirit Gathering Pearls in the Spirit Meridian had coincidentally merged into the Spirit Meridian at the same time, causing the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Meridian to increase by two levels. The Spirit Meridian in the Spirit Meridian, which was placed in the middle of the Spirit Meridian, was so concentrated that it could explode at any time.
If Lu Ping had not sensed that something was wrong at the first moment and opened the Alchemy Furnace to release the excess Spiritual Qi, used his Divine Will to prevent the Spirit Meridian from escaping, and boldly used the Spiritual Explosion Secret Technique to maintain the balance of Spiritual Qi in the Alchemy Furnace, these three Ebony Jade Pills that would make even Dharma adepts jealous would have turned into a pile of ashes.
Lu Ping carefully placed the three Ebony Jade Pills into the Jade Essence Bottle. Only then did Lu Ping heave a sigh of relief.
When he left the secret chamber, he saw Venerable Xuanyue and Hu Lili waiting in the cave.
Lu Ping paused and felt a little suspicious. However, he quickly smiled and said, "So it's Uncle Xuanyue, you are a rare guest!"
Venerable Xuanyue saw Lu Ping's expression and smiled. "Old Man is not a rare guest, but an uninvited guest. The Elixir Pavilion has some matters to trouble Nephew Xuanyue. What's wrong? Did you encounter something wrong when you opened the Alchemy Furnace just now?"
Lu Ping looked at Venerable Xuanyue in surprise. To be able to sense the situation just now and accurately determine that the Alchemy Furnace was opened, it meant that Venerable Xuanyue's alchemy skills were at least at the level of a half-step Grandmaster. Of course, if he was a real Grandmaster, he would probably say that Lu Ping had encountered a Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion. In that case, Venerable Xuanyue was obviously not a Grandmaster. However, Lu Ping still congratulated him. "Uncle, you are only one step away from the Grandmaster level. Congratulations!"
After saying this, Lu Ping smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, it's really rare. I actually encountered a Spiritual Qi Furnace Explosion!"
Enlightened Master Xuan Yue looked at Lu Ping strangely. Then, he chuckled and said, "Other alchemists are afraid that the cauldron won't have enough spiritual energy, so they keep throwing crushed spirit stones into the cauldron. But Martial Nephew, your cauldron is filled with so much spiritual energy that it's about to explode. Hehe, I've long heard that Huang Li Island is about to become a paradise. If this news spreads out, your Huang Li Island will be in the limelight again!"
The two of them chatted for a while. Hu Lili used Huang Li Island as an excuse to leave first. Venerable Xuanyue then said, "This time, I hope that Nephew can preside over the Elixir Pavilion's Alchemy Exam and serve as the Chief Examiner!"
Lu Ping was surprised and said, "How can this be? Our sect's Alchemy Exam has always been presided over by Fornax Ancestor. How can it be a junior like Nephew's turn to embarrass himself!"
Venerable Xuanyue pointed at Lu Ping and laughed, "Nephew, you are being unreasonable. You are a Grandmaster Alchemist, how can you not be the Chief Examiner?"
Lu Ping waved his hand and said, "It is not that this disciple is being unreasonable. Even if Fornax Ancestor is not willing to preside over this exam, there is still Tianqin Martial Aunt. No matter what, it is not my turn to be the Chief Examiner. Moreover, other than the Chief Examiner, there are at least four other examiners. Presumably, Martial Aunt and the other Alchemy Grandmasters are all examiners. This disciple is a junior after all. If I become the Chief Examiner, it would be too childish. It is better not to be the Chief Examiner."
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