Extracting a sufficient amount of the Tiger Paw Grass's medicinal liquid was only the first step of refining the Fasting Pill. Next, he still had to condense the medicinal liquid of three different herbs.
After resting for a while, Xiao Chen took out a saffron and held it in his hand. He tried to use his Spiritual Sense to establish a mental connection with the saffron.
With a thought, the green dot hidden in his sea of consciousness became like a small stream. It formed a jade-green line and instantly flowed out of his body through the meridians in his arm. A green line that was invisible to the naked eye connected to the bright saffron.
Immediately, a bright red space appeared in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. It was as if he had seen it with his own eyes. This time, Xiao Chen had a deeper understanding of the internal space of the herb.
Those flowing red lines should be the medicinal properties contained in the saffron. They would eventually flow to the node, which was also the place where the saffron had the most medicinal properties. Other places could be ignored when calcined.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and got rid of this strange state. After establishing a mental connection with the herb again, Xiao Chen had a vague understanding of the green dot in his sea of consciousness.
This green dot could be a Spirit Core formed after his Spiritual Sense awakened. However, he did not know what kind of aptitude the pea-sized Spirit Core in his sea of consciousness was.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation again and summoned out the Purple Thunder True Fire. He started to condense the medicinal liquid of the saffron. He condensed fifty drops of red medicinal liquid. Following that, he condensed the medicinal liquid of the Octagonal Lotus and the spearmint.
Looking at the four porcelain bottles on the table, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat off his forehead. The first step of refining the Fasting Pill was finally completed. He had actually exhausted half of the Essence in his body.
The second step, condensing the pill, required a large amount of Essence. If he did not have enough Essence, all his previous efforts would be wasted. Xiao Chen could only temporarily give up on the second step. He sat cross-legged and circulated his Essence to slowly recover the exhausted Essence.
Essence! Yuan Qi!
At this moment, Xiao Chen's desire for Essence Qi became incomparably realistic. If he had sufficient Essence Qi, this kind of trouble would not have appeared at all. And this was only concocting the most basic of pills. If he were to concoct a higher grade medicine, without the support of Essence Qi, he might not even be able to persist through the first step.
Half an hour later, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating. The Essence in his body had reached its peak state. It was enough for him to carry out the second step of refining the medicine.
Picking up the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron, Xiao Chen called out the Purple Thunder True Fire. He sent the flame on his palm into the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron's entrance. The purple flame burned fiercely in the cauldron. Xiao Chen first poured the Tiger Paw Grass's medicinal liquid into the cauldron.
Under the heat of the Purple Thunder True Fire, the viscous medicinal liquid churned continuously, giving off a 'zi zi' sound. A faint fragrance came from the cauldron. Xiao Chen counted the time in his heart. After a minute, he poured the second medicinal liquid into the cauldron.
Four minutes later, all the medicinal liquids in the four porcelain bottles were poured into the cauldron. Xiao Chen covered the cauldron and did his best to burn the Purple Thunder True Fire in the cauldron.
An invisible thread connected the Purple Thunder True Fire in the cauldron. The Essence in Xiao Chen's body flowed continuously through this thread and into the Purple Thunder True Fire in the cauldron.
This was the disadvantage of not having a Spiritual Sense. If Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the second layer and cultivated a Spiritual Sense, he would be able to directly control the intensity of the Purple Thunder True Fire through his Spiritual Sense. He would not need to exhaust so much Essence like he did now.
Within the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron, the four colored medicinal liquids churned continuously. In the end, they slowly mixed together, forming a viscous liquid that revolved continuously. At this moment, the medicinal fragrance in the room became even denser.
Xiao Chen, who did not have a Spiritual Sense, was unable to see the situation within the cauldron. He could only judge from the fragrance coming from the cauldron that the four medicinal liquids had already merged together.
At this moment, he could not use a fierce flame to burn the medicinal liquid. He had to follow the direction of the medicinal liquid and control the Purple Thunder True Fire to surround the medicinal liquid from afar. Then, he had to slowly revolve it around the medicinal liquid. The temperature of the flame had to decrease as well.
Sweat continuously appeared on Xiao Chen's forehead. This step consumed more Essence than using a fierce flame to burn the medicinal liquid. Every time the flame revolved, Xiao Chen felt the Essence in his body decrease by a large amount. If he was not careful and his Essence dried up, then all his previous efforts would be for naught.
When the medicinal fragrance in the room changed again, Xiao Chen finally heaved a sigh of relief. He still had about ten percent of Essence left in his body. The situation of Essence drying up that he was most worried about did not occur. This amount of Essence was sufficient for him to carry on with the last step of refining the pill.
The chaotic medicinal liquid within the cauldron had already condensed into a coarse spherical pill embryo under the slow calcination of the warm fire. A faint fragrance wafted out from the cauldron lid. As long as the final step was completed, the Pill of Fasting would be complete.
Xiao Chen opened the lid of the cauldron and an even denser fragrance assaulted his nose. Looking at the coarse pill embryo in the cauldron, Xiao Chen felt extremely gratified. It was his first time refining a pill, yet he was able to reach this stage without making any major mistakes. This was already very gratifying.
If he could complete the last step perfectly, then it would be even more satisfying. Xiao Chen's eyes blazed with passion, but his state of mind was extremely calm. This last step was also the most important step; he could not afford to make any mistakes.
Xiao Chen controlled the Purple Thunder True Fire to slowly rise up. The coarse pill embryo also followed the purple flames and rose into the air. Xiao Chen stretched out his right hand and the pill embryo slowly descended onto his palm along with the purple flames.
It's time to shape it!
Concentrating and guarding his Qi, Xiao Chen's eyebrows were tightly knitted together. This was a situation that would only occur when one was in a highly concentrated state.
"Hu Chi!"
The pill embryo spun rapidly in the flame. Xiao Chen did not dare to breathe too loudly. Sweat poured down his forehead continuously. The uneven pill embryo slowly started to round up, and a faint luster appeared on the pill.
Only at this moment could this Fasting Pill be considered a true pill. Xiao Chen pressed his palm down and placed the pill back into the medicine cauldron. Then, he covered the cauldron and started the final heating process.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not dare to relax at all. Until the medicinal pill came out of the cauldron, it could not be considered a success. However, there was no longer much risk. All he needed to do was wait for a while and the Fasting Pill would be done.
"Second Young Master, supper is ready. Do you want to eat?"
"Bang!"
Just at this moment, Bao`er's voice suddenly rang out. This caused Xiao Chen's state of concentration to become chaotic. In the instant he was distracted, he did not control the flame in the cauldron properly. The pill that was about to be completed shattered into pieces.
The other dragon head of the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron slowly released the dregs of the pill …
"Damn! What are you doing here?!" Xiao Chen shouted angrily at Bao`er, who had appeared outside the door.
After so much effort, he had finally reached the final moment of the pill's formation. However, it was destroyed just like that. Xiao Chen's mood was extremely terrible. His head was covered in sweat and his expression was filled with resentment. It made Xiao Chen's expression look extremely horrifying.
Outside the door, Bao`er looked at Xiao Chen who was shouting at her angrily. Then, she looked at the situation on the table. She knew that she had caused a huge disaster. Her face was pale with fright. Her hands, which were holding the supper, trembled uncontrollably.
Tears flowed out of her eyes uncontrollably. She said fearfully, "Second Young Master, I … I didn't do it on purpose …"
The Essence in his body was exhausted. His mind was also extremely weak. Xiao Chen waved his hand impatiently. "Go out. There is nothing for you to do here."
…
After a long time, Xiao Chen recovered some of his strength. He felt regret in his heart. What's wrong with me? A failed refinement of a pill caused me to lose my temper at a little girl. Do I really think of myself as a young master?
With such little strength and status, my temper is already so bad. Then, what is the difference between me and those profligate scions of the Zhang Clan? It is just a failed refinement of a pill. If the first attempt is unsuccessful, I can just try again. What is the point of venting my anger on a little girl?
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more he felt that he had done wrong. He got up and walked to Bao`er's room. The light in Bao`er's room was still on. Xiao Chen, who was standing in front of the door, could hear soft sobbing coming from inside.
"Creak!"
Xiao Chen pushed the door gently. Perhaps it was because he had returned in a hurry, Bao`er's door was not bolted. Xiao Chen pushed it open gently.
When Bao`er, who was sitting by the bed, saw Xiao Chen push the door open and enter, she quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. She said with a trembling voice, "Second Young Master … why are you here? Earlier, I … I really did not do it on purpose."
Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you are such an innocent sister-in-law. You scared others to this extent. You are really not a good person. Xiao Chen cursed himself in his heart.
On the way here, he thought of apologizing. However, when he was about to say it, he was too embarrassed to say it. Xiao Chen looked at the supper on the table. It was a bowl of squid porridge. He said, "Er, I am here to eat supper. Also, I want to see you."
After Xiao Chen said that, he picked up the bowl of squid porridge on the table and started eating. It tasted pretty good. Normally, the kitchen would not provide supper at this time. Bao`er must have made it herself.
"It is very delicious. Did you make it yourself?"
"Yes, I am very good at it. I learned it from my mother when I was young," Bao`er replied in a low voice.
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed to be enjoying the porridge, Bao`er asked carefully, "Second Young Master, are you still angry at me?"
"Yes!"
Xiao Chen placed the bowl on the table heavily. His expression was extremely serious. Bao`er's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, started thumping again.
"I was just teasing you. Haha, I am angry that you made too little squid porridge tonight. As a punishment, you must make another bowl tomorrow." Xiao Chen suddenly smiled.
Bao`er's tear-stained face revealed a joyful smile. She said in disbelief, "Really?"
Xiao Chen got up and walked over to Bao`er. He wiped away the remaining tears on her face and said sincerely, "Really, the squid porridge you made was very delicious. I should not have lost my temper at you. Don't think too much. Have a good sleep."
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