Tang Jun arrived in front of the Clear Flow Cauldron and first looked at his disciple, Duanmu Hong. "What Dao Friend Gu said is indeed correct. When using the Nan Ming Li Flame to refine the Qi Reversal Pill, pulling the pill out of the cauldron to draw the magic power is more suitable.
"If we don't use the Nan Ming Li Flame to refine the Qi Reversal Pill, we can make some changes by drawing the magic power. However, if we don't use the Nan Ming Li Flame, the quality of the pill will inevitably drop.
"Then what should we do at this time?"
Duanmu Hong pondered and said, "Think of other ways?"
Tang Jun smiled. "That's right. We have to think of other ways to make adjustments. Pulling the pill out of the cauldron to draw the magic power isn't the only way."
Hearing this, all the ancient clans' disciples frowned because Tang Jun's words were clearly referring to Gu Liancheng's refinement. There was more than one way to improve.
Gu Liancheng didn't say anything and looked at Tang Jun's actions seriously. Tang Jun didn't continue to explain.
He slapped his palms on the Clear Flow Cauldron, and the milky white Pure Yang True Fire appeared. Then, he used his magic power to draw all the herbs into the cauldron. Blue currents appeared in the Clear Flow Cauldron again. It was like a turbulent sea wave that was constantly moving up and down in the cauldron.
Tang Jun's expression was calm as he poured his magic power into the cauldron. The milky white Pure Yang True Fire was also burning vigorously.
Although it wasn't as good as the Nan Ming Li Flame in alchemy and blacksmithing, the Pure Yang True Fire was pure and gentle. It was a good choice for alchemy.
Gu Liancheng's attention wasn't on Tang Jun at all. He was paying attention to his every move. Chang Ling also calmed down and started to seriously watch Tang Jun refine the pill.
In all fairness, if he was to refine the Qi Reversal Pill, his result might not be better than Gu Liancheng's. He might even be slightly inferior. Chang Ling was well aware of this.
However, Gu Liancheng had the Nan Ming Li Fire, and he didn't. Therefore, in terms of pure alchemy techniques, he and Gu Liancheng were basically on par. It was hard to say who was stronger.
As one of the two most outstanding alchemists of the younger generation in Taixu Temple, Chang Ling's attainments in the art of alchemy were actually not bad.
Thus, he could basically understand Tang Jun's techniques. "His standard is indeed very high, but if this is all, without the help of the Nan Ming Li Fire, he wouldn't be able to beat Gu Liancheng. He might even be slightly inferior …"
Just as he was thinking, Chang Ling's eyes suddenly widened. He saw Tang Jun's hands changing hand seals. Streams of Dharmic powers were injected into the Azure Flow Cauldron. The azure air currents in the Azure Flow Cauldron kept tumbling like boiling water.
The Square Cauldron, which looked small but was actually very heavy, suddenly shook, as if it could explode at any moment.
"Are you trying to explode the cauldron by doing this?" After the initial shock, Chang Ling couldn't help but laugh. Gu Liancheng also looked at Tang Jun in shock. "Dao Friend Tang, the Azure Flow Cauldron has the ability to stabilize the medicinal power, but there is a limit. If you press the medicinal power like this, there is a risk of an explosion!"
Tang Jun's expression was normal. "Dao Friend Gu, please don't be impatient. Actually, you have the Nan Ming Li Fire, so it is much more convenient for you to use this method than me. The effect might even be better."
Gu Liancheng's heart skipped a beat as he carefully stared at the Azure Flow Cauldron. The restless ancient clan disciples beside him also calmed down when they saw this.
Chang Ling also calmed down and observed carefully. He gradually saw some clues, and his expression couldn't help but turn serious.
As time passed, the Azure Flow Cauldron still didn't stabilize and kept shaking violently as if it could explode at any moment. However, it still didn't break through the final limit and truly explode.
As time passed, everyone gradually became shocked and started to guess what kind of elixir Tang Jun would be able to refine in the end, how many he could refine, and how long he would take.
Time seemed to be passing very slowly, but everyone had this bit of patience, so they weren't in a hurry. Silently, they waited for the moment when the elixir was completed and the cauldron was opened.
Finally, Tang Jun's hand suddenly stopped, and the Azure Flow Cauldron also slightly paused.
During this pause, Tang Jun slapped both of his palms on the Azure Flow Cauldron and shouted, "Open!"
The Azure Flow Cauldron suddenly spewed out surging heat waves, and a green current spread out. Rays of radiance soared into the sky and condensed without dissipating. It was like a cloud of smoke and a treasure light.
The fog of light was like a sea of fire that spread out in the void and didn't dissipate for a long time.
Everyone stared at the sea of fire and said, "It is the same as the lotus phenomenon when Gu Liancheng opened the cauldron. But the momentum is even greater. Just based on this point, the quality of the elixir can only be stronger than Gu Liancheng's Qi Reversal Elixir."
Of course, the Qi Reversal Elixir was a relatively ordinary elixir. No matter how different there was, it would be very small and almost undetectable.
However, the ancient clans' descendants here more or less had some understanding of the path of elixir refinement, so they naturally knew how difficult it was to improve further.
Tang Jun waved his sleeve to disperse the sea of fire. Everyone looked at the Azure Flow Cauldron and saw the pinkish-white Qi Reversal Elixir. There were exactly 13 of them!
The ancient clans' descendants were all stunned, and the Taixu Temple's cultivators also slightly frowned. In the Xuanmen Tianzong's camp, Yan Wuwei said with a smile, "It took exactly 45 minutes, slightly faster than Gu Daoist."
As soon as he said this, the second floor of the Black Spirit Temple instantly became quiet. Although they were a little absent-minded just now, as long as they were in the Golden Elixir Period, they had a basic sensitivity to time. Naturally, they could calculate the time and knew that Yan Wuwei was not lying.
However, this result was a little hard for people other than Xuanmen Tianzong to accept.
Tang Jun actually won in terms of quality, quantity, and speed?
Gu Liancheng didn't pay much attention to this. Instead, he fell into deep thought and muttered to himself, "The magic power used to guide the medicinal effect is the Seven Void and Three Corporeal …"
He raised his head and looked at Tang Jun. "The change lies in the previous steps?"
Tang Jun nodded. "Before this, I increased the fire by 20%. However, when I was about to come out of the cauldron, I decreased it by 10%. That way, I could achieve the desired effect."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, I increased the fire by 20% before this, no more. Otherwise, there would really be a risk of the cauldron exploding. After that, I slowed down the fire and had to complete it in an instant. In fact, the risk of failure at the last step was higher."
Tang Jun didn't say anything else. He didn't mean to boast, but most of the people here knew more about the path of elixir refinement.
The difficulty of this cauldron of elixir refinement was not as simple as what Tang Jun said.
"If he could easily increase the fire by 20%, Big Brother Liancheng would have done it a long time ago. It's not that he doesn't want to, but it's too dangerous." An ancient clan's disciple said in a low voice, "Increasing the fire by 10% already has the risk of the cauldron exploding, let alone increasing the fire by 20%. Furthermore, it wasn't just a short period of time. Other than the last moment when he pulled the cauldron out of the cauldron, he had to increase the fire by 20% for the entire 45 minutes."
"Even if he used the Clear Flow Cauldron, the stability of Tang Jun's elixir refinement is too high."
Someone wasn't convinced. "Perhaps he is just lucky. If he were to refine a few more cauldrons, there would be a chance of failure. It's like walking on the edge of a cliff."
The person from before shook his head, "After a full three quarters of an hour, there was no change in the firepower at all. If there was an accident, it would have happened long ago. This means that to Tang Jun, it is indeed as he said. Increasing the firepower by 20% is within his control. Only by exceeding 20% can he escape from his control."
"At the very least, 45 minutes is definitely within his control, and 45 minutes is enough for him to refine this cauldron of Qi Restoration Elixir."
"Although I don't want to admit it, we might be treading on thin ice, but for him, it's a smooth road."
This was actually the most shocking part. Some of the ancient clan's disciples fell into silence, and their faces were clearly filled with unwillingness.
The ancient clan's disciple who spoke first was the second best alchemist among the younger generation, aside from Gu Liancheng. He looked at his clansmen and said in a low voice, "Furthermore, just like what Tang Jun said, the difficulty is even higher. The reason why he was able to refine that cauldron of elixir was because, at the last moment, the fire dropped by 30%. It dropped to a level even lower than Brother Liancheng's."
The others were shocked and also reacted. "A sudden drop in fire and a sudden increase in fire makes it easier for the cauldron to explode!"
That ancient clan's disciple sighed. "That's right. Furthermore, we all know that the moment before the cauldron is opened, stability is especially important. At this moment, a sudden drop in fire makes it easier for the cauldron to explode than usual.
"Furthermore, the intensity of the previous fire was already at a relatively dangerous level. With all of these factors combined, the difficulty of the last moment reached a height that we can't even imagine at our current level.
"However, Fellow Daoist Tang Jun has succeeded. He has also succeeded in the last movement, which is even more difficult. From this, it also proves that his previous method of increasing the speed of the firepower by 20% for the three quarters of an hour was indeed within his control. He had a card up his sleeve.
Everyone became silent, but this time, they revealed a convinced expression.
Chang Ling's gaze went back and forth between the two cauldrons of Qi Restoration Elixirs refined by Tang Jun and Gu Liancheng. He had quite a bit of attainment in the alchemy path, so he didn't need to carefully compare them. Just by using his divine sense, he could tell that the quality of the two cauldrons of elixirs was almost the same.
If one were to strictly compare, Tang Jun's cauldron of elixirs was even slightly better.
It was truly an all-rounded victory in quality, quantity, and speed.
"However, it is not without its drawbacks." Chang Ling had completely calmed down at this moment. He looked at Tang Jun and said, "Refining with such a hasty fire will cause damage to the cauldron itself. Although the damage is negligible, if you use this method for a long time and maintain this style of pursuing the limit, the damage will accumulate. In the end, it will be difficult to recover and the quality of the cauldron will be permanently lowered.
"It is indeed not a lie to say that you are eager for quick success. You immediately demonstrated it to everyone."
A portion of the people heard this and frowned. After thinking about it carefully, they knew that Chang Ling's words were not false.
Tang Jun smiled coldly and didn't say much. His body slightly leaned to the side. Only then did the people in Chang Lei's direction see that one of Tang Jun's hands had been pressed on the Flowing Azure Cauldron the entire time. Ever since he finished refining, he hadn't let go.
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