He calmed himself down and adjusted the slight discomfort in a matter of minutes. His spiritual power increased in speed and even moved in a spiral. With this low loss, he brought about greater kinetic energy and drove the runic array.
After a short period of adaptation, Wang Zhong immediately felt that he could clearly feel the process of the fire energy fluctuating from low to high. Furthermore, it was incomparably realistic, as though he was seeing it right in front of his eyes. Through the speed and strength of his spiritual energy circulation, the intensity of the fire energy would also change accordingly. He was able to control it at will, with absolutely no stagnation whatsoever.
Beside him, Nini's face was like a peach blossom as she watched. She was dumbfounded. Lao Wang was subconsciously getting used to it. Perhaps he did not feel that this was impressive, but Nini understood!
Controlling fire was one of the most important steps in pill refinery. The sluggish feeling during the transmission of the runic array, as well as the loss of the complicated runic array routes, confusion in one's senses, and so on had always been a bottleneck that troubled most alchemists. For example, even though they knew that they had to immediately lower the temperature of the pill furnace, there would be sluggishness and loss in the operation. They would always be half a beat slower. Even if they relied on their experience to make up for it in other areas and refine the pill, they would at most be at an ordinary standard.
Only an extremely small number of genius alchemists had extremely strong natural endowments in control and perception. Furthermore, they had gone through many trials and tribulations. Only then would they be able to control the seemingly simple fire as they wished. But what about her master? It was his first time refining pills, his first time opening the pill furnace, and his first time lighting the furnace fire. He had only spent a few minutes, but he had already reached this stage?
Nini felt that using the word genius to describe him was simply an insult. This was simply a miracle!
Previously, her master had asked her to accompany him to refine pills and had even prepared 20 batches of ingredients for the Vitality Supplement Pill. Nini had also made sufficient mental preparations. Even with her guidance and assistance, it would be considered rather good if he could refine one out of 20 Vitality Supplement Pills for the first time, and he would also need some luck. Thus, Nini had come with the mentality of accompanying her master to play. Learning pill refinery naturally required a happy start. That would be the foundation of confidence in the future, and not to be dejected and gloomy as he accepted the blow. It did not matter whether he succeeded or not. However, now that she saw Wang Zhong's performance, this girl became serious as well.
Since her master had such good natural endowments in pill refinery, Nini would definitely help her master become the greatest alchemist! If he could succeed on his first pill refinery attempt, to an alchemist, he would definitely be able to establish an unparalleled confidence. This kind of confidence was more valuable than any experience or knowledge!
"Master, don't be anxious. The pill furnace hasn't been heated evenly yet. This is a Profound Ice Copper pill furnace, it heats up very slowly." Nini quickly entered the zone. Elemental spirits were known as the best messengers. They did not just know how to act cute. When they had to do something, they would definitely not be careless. At that moment, when she saw that Wang Zhong was about to open the pill furnace, Nini reminded him from the side. "Don't make the fire too big. You can use the Rune Pill Fire and let it burn for a while."
Wang Zhong understood tacitly. In fact, he could sense that the top of the pill furnace had yet to heat up. However, due to his lack of experience, he did not take it seriously.
At that moment, he listened to Nini's suggestion and used his spiritual power to control the fire. He sensed that the Fire Quartz had about one-third of its energy level and stabilized the fire.
The pill furnace gradually heated up. Even though the exterior of the Abstruse Ice Copper Cauldron was still as cool as before, Wang Zhong, whose spiritual sense was connected to the pill furnace, could already sense the change in the high temperature inside. Even the lid of the pill furnace had turned bright red.
Success!
"Master, you can start the cauldron now!"
Nini's judgment was exactly the same as Wang Zhong's.
"Master, Master, you have to use skill to open the cauldron. By injecting spiritual power, you can make the layer of glue around the lid soft. Then, you can easily open the cauldron by adding some rotational force. You have to be slow and gentle. If you control it well, you can maximize the stability of the interior and not leak air when you open the cauldron. If you forcefully pull it out, the high temperature and massive pressure inside the cauldron will explode. Not only will this destroy the pressure of the fire and the medicinal ingredients inside, but it will also be very dangerous if the cauldron explodes. "Nini reminded him again.
It was a detail again. Although it was simple, it was everywhere. Lao Wang, who was preparing to use brute force, was covered in a waterfall of sweat. Just then, he felt that his domineering act of forcefully pulling the cauldron out was rather violent and beautiful. If not for Nini's reminder, the cauldron would have exploded before he could even start setting up the medicine.
At that moment, his left hand was still holding onto the handle of the cauldron as he sensed the changes inside the pill furnace. Meanwhile, his right hand was pressing on the lid of the cauldron and injecting spiritual power into it. As expected, he felt that the layer of glue around the lid had become slightly soft. He carefully turned it slightly to the left, as if he was opening a water tank that was filled with water. He opened the lid very gently and did not affect the calmness of the water at all!
As a crack was opened in the pill furnace, a powerful ray of light seeped out from inside. It was extremely dazzling, and even Wang Zhong, who was prepared, could not help but close his eyes. However, he could not sense the high temperature inside at all. Just as Nini had said, a standard and complete action of opening the cauldron could maximize the balance of the air pressure inside the pill furnace. If one opened the cauldron too gently, the 'high temperature and air pressure' inside the pill furnace would not be sensed at all. Thus, the cauldron would still be maintained in the state when it was opened.
However, this state would only be maintained for a very short period of time.
Setting up the medicine!
This time, Nini did not open her mouth to remind him. She was afraid that the slightest sound wave would destroy or disturb the balance of air pressure inside the pill furnace. Lao Wang had sharp eyes and quick hands. He grabbed the first set of medicinal ingredients that he had prepared. They were the five main ingredients and six side ingredients of the Vitality Supplement Pill, which were the cornerstones of the entire Vitality Supplement Pill. He flipped his wrist and tossed all of them in.
There was a lot to pay attention to when setting up the medicine. His actions had to be fast. If he was half a beat too slow and a little of the high temperature and air pressure inside the pill furnace leaked out, the temperature inside the pill furnace would not be high enough. If the pill did not reach perfection, it would be a flaw. Furthermore, there was also the order and position of setting up the medicine. Using the medicine just now as an example, throwing the medicine in also required technique. It was best if the five main ingredients were in the center while the six side ingredients were scattered in the surroundings. If the positions were not uniform or correct, or if there was a problem with the order, the final pill formation would be affected.
Lao Wang had rehearsed this action many times in the mushroom room and was very familiar with it. To ordinary cultivators in the divine territory who paid particular attention to power and were careless, this was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. However, to Lao Wang, this was his specialty. It looked like he had casually tossed the medicine in, but the 11 ingredients were evenly distributed. Nini's eyes lit up when she saw this. Was this really her master's first time refining pills?
When the pill entered the furnace, Wang Zhong pressed down with his right hand. There was a pa, and the lid of the furnace instantly closed.
Everything had been extremely smooth at the start, but there were still some problems at this stage.
It seemed as if he had used too much strength to press down on the lid of the furnace, and his movements were too stiff. He could sense that the high temperature and air pressure that had been spinning steadily in the pill furnace seemed to have been startled by this explosion and was slightly chaotic. The medicinal ingredients that had just been set up were slightly impacted, and they were no longer arranged neatly and orderly in the furnace. What followed was that a slight change in one part would affect the entire situation.
Once the air pressure in the balanced rotation lost balance, there would be a deviation in the furnace temperature. The temperature on the left side would become higher and the temperature on the right side would become lower. This kind of destruction was a vicious cycle. A very inconspicuous mistake, a slight preparation, or a slight delay in reaction would immediately become a failure that could not be remedied. This was also one of the main reasons why pill refinery was difficult.
The balance in the pill furnace was about to be broken very quickly.
Beside him, Nini flew around anxiously. "Master, Master, use the earth hole to release some of the air pressure on the left side of the pill furnace and increase the intensity of the fire to make up for the furnace temperature."
As expected of an expert in assisting in pill refinery. She had rich experience in dealing with these basic problems, and her reaction was lightning fast. Wang Zhong hurriedly reacted according to her instructions. He pulled out the earth hole, and a terrifying wave of heat surged out. The temperature was so high that even Nini, who was two meters away, could not avoid it in time. However, Wang Zhong still had to endure it and feel the balance in the furnace. Then, he plugged the hole again in time. Even though the divine cells in his body were powerful and his resistance to fire was high enough, large blisters still appeared on his left hand from the heat wave.
Beside him, Nini waved her small hand, and a Heavenly Rain Sweet Dew descended from the sky and poured onto Wang Zhong's injured left hand. The high temperature on the surface of his hand immediately cooled down. Furthermore, it had strange healing properties. Combined with the recovery abilities of his divine cells, the large blisters that had appeared on the surface of his skin rapidly disappeared, and he returned to normal.
This was an impressive water healing ability and a powerful recovery ability of his divine cells. However, at that moment, no matter whether it was Wang Zhong or Nini, they could not be bothered to admire each other's abilities. One healed, while the other recovered. It was as if they had a natural tacit understanding and were extremely natural. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had focused their attention elsewhere.
The chaos in the pill furnace calmed down slightly, but this kind of bold and decisive operation could only stabilize the situation first. The imbalance in the furnace still existed. At that moment, the alchemist's ability to control the fire was being tested.
Nini observed the intensity of the light from the 27 holes and used this as a basis for judgment. She continuously gave pointers. Wang Zhong immediately calmed his heart and thought deeply. He used his spiritual sense, which was in charge of the furnace handles, to sense the changes in the air pressure and temperature in the pill furnace. This was much clearer and more direct than Nini using her eyes to see the holes. At the same time, he controlled the furnace fire and continuously adjusted the temperature.
After being busy for over ten minutes, the chaos in the pill furnace that had been caused by that small mistake completely calmed down and returned to normal.
At this moment, Lao Wang could not help but wipe his sweat. Even though he thought that he had made sufficient preparations and had Nini's guidance, this was just the beginning. He had almost made a mistake. Furthermore, this small mistake had caused such serious damage. Lao Wang felt that this was extremely interesting. As expected, pill refinery was not something that ordinary people could do.
This was especially so when it came to controlling the fire. In the beginning, he could control it as he pleased in a calm state. However, once there was an imbalance in the pill furnace, every slight change would cause the intensity of the fire to become unfathomable. It was easy to control the intensity of the fire, but if you asked it to go east, it would go west. The temperature of the furnace would not be balanced. Just now, he had spent over ten minutes to adjust the balance again because Lao Wang was at his wit's end when it came to this furnace fire that did not listen to his commands at all. If he was a true fire control expert, he would be familiar with the thousands and thousands of different fire intensities, different pill furnaces, and all the changes in the different runes.
Lao Wang sighed with emotion. He had been a little too confident. Just as Elder Yimo had said, pill refinery was ever-changing and endless. Even many top pill refinery masters did not dare to say that they had reached the pinnacle in any aspect. For example, controlling fire was not something that could be done by simply sensing and controlling it in a calm pill furnace.
Pill Refinery focused on one's realm, while Combat Cultivation focused on one's control. When refining low-leveled pills, everyone had their strong points, and one could not tell. However, when it came to refining high-quality pills, one's control was inferior, and one's realm was the most important.
With such a huge mistake in this batch of pills, there was no need to think about perfection. It all depended on whether the pills could be formed.
Lao Wang cleared his mind and threw his failure to the back of his head. He faced this seriously.
To many people, pill refinery was a boring process. In summary, it was very simple. As long as one had a mature pill recipe, the process was nothing more than controlling the fire, opening the furnace, arranging the ingredients, and dealing with changes. Even though there were many mistakes and thousands of changes, they were all part of the process. One's hand sensitivity, fire control methods, experience, and so on were slowly accumulated over thousands of times of practice. No matter how impressive a genius was, they could only comprehend quickly and learn quickly. However, it would definitely be a fantasy if they wanted to achieve success in one go and directly become a Master.
Even though he had been very cautious, there were still a few different mistakes during the entire four-hour refinery process for this first batch of pills. However, Lao Wang's interest was even higher. He was able to comprehend rich things from this. Not only was it pill refinery itself, but he could also comprehend other things by analogy. Different people could see different levels of the same thing. This was Lao Wang's natural endowments, as well as the natural endowments of humans.
Opening the furnace and arranging the ingredients was the easiest place to make mistakes. Lao Wang had fallen for this four or five times. Furthermore, the methods of his mistakes were different every time. If he closed the furnace too heavily, he would startle the furnace fire. If he closed the furnace too lightly, he would be too slow, causing the furnace fire to leak. If he was distracted, he would affect the control and balance of the furnace fire with his left hand. Every time he made a slight mistake, he had to adjust for a long time in a flurry. He had to pay an even greater price to "rescue" this batch of pills.
Furthermore, there were frequent problems with his perception of the high temperature and pressure of the pill furnace. He did not make timely judgments or made wrong judgments. These were all extremely minute errors and omissions due to his lack of experience. However, this momentary carelessness would very quickly create a butterfly effect and become a huge hidden danger in the pill furnace.
Luckily, Lao Wang's mentality was extremely stable and resilient. No matter how large the changes were, he could calmly deal with them. During the four-hour refinery process, Nini felt as if she had been refining for an entire day. She was in a flurry, and her heartbeat accelerated. She felt as if even her toes were being clenched tightly. With great difficulty, she finally saw the 27 dry holes light up. The interior of the pill furnace was peaceful and peaceful.
Nini felt as if her suffering was about to end, but it was just about to end. Next was the most important and crucial step — accumulating the pill. However, when she saw her master beside her, his peace and joy caused her to gradually calm down. Her master … was so handsome!
Frankly speaking, Lao Wang did not refine pills just because he wanted to become an alchemist. More importantly, he wanted to experience the feeling of accumulating the pill. He spread his hands and held the handles of the pill furnace. All the spiritual influence and perception in his body were immersed in the pill furnace.
At that moment, the dozens of medicinal ingredients that had been placed in the pill furnace had been completely refined and turned into waves of pure spiritual influence. Following the temperature and pressure of the furnace, spiritual influence rotated in a regular pattern inside the pill furnace.
Wang Zhong attached his spiritual power to the runic array inside the pill furnace and guided the rotating spiritual influence to condense in the center of the pill furnace.
"You have to guide it gently and go with the flow. You cannot allow the medicinal influence to be affected by external forces."
Nini's voice continuously sounded in Wang Zhong's heart. Elemental spirits definitely had the best control over the feeling of accumulating the pill among the messengers. Furthermore, Nini was an expert in this. Other than language, her thoughts could resonate with Wang Zhong's. They could sense and guide each other, allowing Wang Zhong to clearly understand the correct direction to accumulate the pill.
"Accumulating the pill pays the most attention to nature. The condensation of celestial bodies relies on a natural centripetal force. This is also the case for pills …"
At that moment, he followed Nini's senses and carefully guided them. The medicinal spirits were extremely sensitive in their senses. If there was a slight deviation in the control of their spiritual power, the medicinal spirits would immediately sense it and naturally resist. He had to continuously comfort them and even give up on guiding them at certain stages before they could calm down and return to nature.
Accumulating the pill was sacred and natural. It could not be tainted or controlled by external forces. Lao Wang felt that this level of detail had completely surpassed the level of control that divine cells had over their cells. It was too detailed and exquisite.
Furthermore, he had only refined a batch of level-9 pills …
After working hard for half an hour and being nervous in various ways, with the help of Nini's perception of accumulating the pill, he finally slowly completed the entire process of accumulating the pill.
Through his senses, all the changes in the pill furnace had stopped. The 27 holes no longer flickered with light. Instead, they uniformly emitted a dazzling light. A refreshing and fragrant fragrance spread from the holes and floated in the pill room, making one feel relaxed and happy.
"It's done!" Lao Wang's head was covered in sweat, but he could not hide the joy on his face.
"It's done! Hug hug hug hug! " Nini screamed in excitement. She suddenly rushed forward and hugged Lao Wang's neck. She rubbed against him happily, causing Lao Wang's neck to itch. He laughed out loud. "You can be crazy later. We're opening the furnace and collecting the pills!"
Wang Zhong pressed his hand on the furnace and poured in his spiritual power. He loosened the glue at the edges and rotated it slightly.
Pfft …
A burst of rich pill fragrance overflowed from the pill furnace, and the white pill mist, like immortal energy, was constantly emitting, covering the entire floor of the alchemy room. The dense mist made the room feel like it was immersed in a fantasy sea of immortals.
Before Lao Wang could put the furnace down, a dozen or so rays of light suddenly shot into the sky from the furnace.
Pills were all intelligent. Even the lowest-quality level-9 pills were like this. They were said to be 'born from the heavens'. In particular, the moment they came out of the furnace, their spirituality would be the most abundant.
Wang Zhong was already prepared. When the rays of light shot out of the pill furnace, he swept the jade box in his other hand into the air. Then, he quickly closed the lid of the box. There was a series of popping sounds that sounded like beans being poured out. This was the sound of the pills' spirituality after they came out of the furnace. They continuously jumped and collided in the jade box.
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