What Li Mochen wanted to refine was the External Elixir of Daoism.
As the name suggested, an External Elixir was a Golden Core outside of the human body. A long time ago, the various cultivators of the Original Sky Realm would often refine natural treasures and Demon Cores into External Elixirs, either to speed up their cultivation or to supplement their Golden Core and Primordial Spirit.
Because the spiritual power of the Original Sky Realm was still extremely abundant at that time, the External Elixir was very popular in the cultivation world. Everyone practiced it and refined it.
Legend had it that some people used top-grade Demon Cores or various natural essences to refine a second Primordial Spirit and cast boundless magic power.
However, this method only cultivated one's life and not one's nature. It was not the right way of Daoism. Few of those External Elixir experts could live to a ripe old age.
When the Spirit Tide of heaven and earth weakened, not only did the natural treasures become rare, but there were also not many demon beasts left in the world. Thus, the External Elixir method gradually declined and became a supplementary method of Daoism.
Li Mochen originally did not cultivate External Elixirs in the Original Sky Realm. However, when he reached the Mahayana Stage at the age of 60, he was limited by the lack of heaven and earth and could not make any further progress in cultivation. He began to study the External Elixir method and improved it on the basis of his sect's secret techniques in an attempt to create his own second Primordial Spirit.
Unfortunately, he did not succeed in the end. At that time, the resources of the Original Sky Realm were too few. After raising his External Elixir to the Mahayana Stage in the Original Sky Realm, it was difficult for him to make any further progress.
However, when it came to the research of External Elixirs, if Li Mochen said that he was second, no one would dare say that they were first.
Inside the crucible furnace, the beast crystal of the Wildfire Mammoth had already begun to melt. Li Mochen immediately manipulated the magic array inside the crucible furnace, forcibly restraining the orbs of yellow and red light.
The so-called beast crystal was actually a crystal-like substance produced by fusing the flesh of a beast with high-purity Demon Qi. Once it melted, the high-purity Demon Qi inside would completely dissipate.
What Li Mochen wanted to do now was to use other materials to replace the Wildfire Mammoth's flesh and blood, turning it into a source of high-purity Mana.
At the same time, he also needed to further purify this high-purity demonic energy and inscribe a huge and complicated talisman formation inside this body, so that it could obtain the ability similar to a cultivator's Golden Core.
The Wildfire Mammoth's beast crystal was more suitable than other beast crystals. Firstly, it was because it had ten times more magical energy reserves than other beasts. Secondly, it was because there was a large amount of earth-type spiritual energy in the beast crystal. Of course, it could also be called magical energy.
In the eyes of Daoist and Immortal cultivators, Earth of the Five Elements had a unique position amongst the Five Elements. It was the source of all lifeblood, and it was also the foundation that all living beings relied on. Therefore, it was called the Postcelestial Foundation.
This was the foundation for the External Elixir to exist. Only by nurturing the earth attribute spiritual power could other spiritual powers be attached to it.
In addition, the beast crystal of the Wildfire Mammoth had an additional benefit. It also had some pure wood attribute spirit power. Although it was impossible to achieve the mutual generation of the Five Elements, between the three elements of fire, earth, and wood, it was possible to achieve a small-scale cycle of mutual promotion and suppression. This was the perfect material for making an External Elixir.
At the moment, Li Mochen was still not very familiar with the manipulation of the magical formation and crucible furnace. He was even a little rusty.
But now that he had a suitable material, Li Mochen was not willing to miss it.
The original owner was surrounded by danger. He had to recover some of his strength as quickly as possible, and this External Elixir technique was the most feasible method.
If he could successfully make an External Elixir of the Extraterritorial level, that would naturally be the best. As long as he gathered the help of good magical firearms and magic treasures, then unless he encountered a high-level magical professional above Level-15 in the future, it would be difficult for anyone to hurt him physically or through force.
But even if he failed, he would gain enough experience to try again.
Following this, Li Mochen was so engrossed that he gradually lost track of time. He used the tools at hand and repeatedly stirred, hammered, and carved in the crucible furnace. He was completely unaware of the sun rising and setting outside.
It was only when the crucible furnace began to absorb Mana like a whirlpool that Li Mochen's expression relaxed. He wiped the sweat off his face with a joyful expression.
Although the process was difficult and dangerous, and he almost exploded the furnace by a millimeter, he still managed to make it!
After about ten breaths, the surging Mana gradually calmed down. At this moment, Li Mochen dripped his blood through the special gap in the crucible furnace. In the next moment, an even greater tide of Mana was stirred up. The interior of the crucible was like a bottomless abyss, swallowing and absorbing the Mana that had been gathered.
This time, it lasted for about half a minute. When Li Mochen opened the door of the furnace, he saw a golden pill lying inside. This pill was about the size of a pigeon's egg. If one looked closely, one could see some faint, mysterious spiritual markings on its surface. They were not fixed, and they changed according to the movement of the light.
With a thought from Li Mochen, the External Pill, which he had named "Spiritual Fire", flew up and landed in his hand.
In the next instant, a sturdy stone shield formed in front of him, followed by flames. A ball of scarlet flames danced and burned in his palm.
These were all immortal techniques from the Original Sky Realm, and all of them were cast with the help of the External Pill.
However, this was not a spell practice room, so Li Mochen did not dare to cast more powerful spells. He tried it out for a while, then put the External Pill into his sleeve.
At this moment, Li Mochen's eyes were filled with disappointment and helplessness.
This was an External Pill of the Fusion realm. Given his current level, this was the best he could do.
The so-called Fusion realm was the Qi Cultivation realm in this world. In Western Magical Ability professions, it was around Level-9 to Level-10.
The reason why the Level-11 beast crystal had been reduced to this level was because of the loss in the purification process. Secondly, he had made a few mistakes before, which had caused part of the high-purity spiritual power to dissipate. Hence, the final form of the External Pill was between Level-9 and Level-10.
It was a pity that this External Pill had not reached the level of a Lawless Being. However, given his current situation, he should be glad that he was able to refine it.
In addition, it was probably because the Mana of the beast crystal itself was impure.
Unlike human Magical Ability professions that could enter the Legendary realm at Level-21, these magical creatures usually needed to be above Level-26 to enter the Legendary realm. This was the difference between unconscious accumulation and conscious cultivation.
Li Mochen deduced that if he wanted to refine an External Elixir that could truly reach the extra-legal level, he would need to continue improving his ability in the area of refining weapons. On the other hand, he would need to obtain a beast crystal that was at least level 13 or above, or some other Heavenly Mineral or Earthly Treasure.
This was because there was a huge gap between Level-10 and Level-11. It was not as simple as a difference of one level.
When Li Mochen walked out of the refining room, he realized that it was already noon. This meant that he had unknowingly skipped four classes on Monday morning.
Li Mochen could not help but rub the space between his eyebrows. He knew that he would inevitably be nagged or even reprimanded by the grade advisor when he went to school later.
However, this was not the main issue. The main issue was the class schedule. If he did not have enough class time, it would have a huge impact on his GPA. Moreover, skipping classes without reason would affect the teacher's impression of him and affect his grade.
However, there was no point in regretting in this situation. He would not regret it. If he had to choose again, Li Mochen would do the same thing. It was just a few classes. It was not more important than his life.
Fortunately, the mid-term exam was on Tuesday, so he did not miss it.
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