However, a profound tier cauldron doesn't guarantee that one will be able to concoct a profound tier pill. It can only increase the chances of a profound tier pill being concocted. For example, if you ask someone who doesn't know anything to use a heaven tier cauldron to concoct a pill, they will still be able to concoct a pot of slag.
In the pitch black night, the surroundings were completely silent.
"Such a quiet place. I won't be disturbed by anyone. This is a good place to cultivate."
After Ye Zifeng dug out the cauldron that was covered by leaves, he placed it on top of a pile of rocks. He looked around for some firewood and used his qi to light it up. Then, he started to add more firewood to the cauldron.
This time, he wasn't doing it to concoct pills. He was doing it to concoct a cauldron!
There is a saying that if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. Once the quality of the cauldron increases, he won't have to worry about not being able to concoct a good pill. This was all thanks to the Ancient Violet Cloud Sword that Ye Zifeng got from the Heavenly Clan Gathering. If it wasn't for the Ancient Violet Cloud Sword, he wouldn't even know where to find a good Meteoric Iron Spirit Water. Even if he did find one, it might not be a spirit tier one.
When the cauldron was burning red, the flames started to rise.
Ye Zifeng closed his eyes and sent his qi into the cauldron. He covered it with a thin layer of qi and infused it into the cauldron. He stretched out his hand and poured the Meteoric Iron Spirit Water from the smallest jade box into the alchemy furnace. In a split second, a trace of greyish-white smoke curled up and rose, issuing a "hissing" sound.
The Meteoric Iron Spirit Water can't be poured into the cauldron at once. It needs to be poured into the cauldron multiple times. Otherwise, the cauldron won't be able to handle the qi and might explode. Thus, when Chang Wu City stole the Meteoric Iron Spirit Water, Ye Zifeng was able to take away a few more jade boxes.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
When the common tier cauldron received the Meteoric Iron Spirit Water, it started to shake violently. Those who didn't know what was going on would think that the cauldron was about to explode.
Ye Zifeng didn't find it strange at all. He knew that the cauldron wouldn't explode at this level.
He faintly smiled, took out the second small jade box, and began to pour out more Meteoric Iron Spirit Water.
This time, the pill furnace wasn't just shaking. Streaks of scarlet flames split apart like a snake's tongue. A few drops of sparks landed on Ye Feng's exposed arm, burning hot red spots. However, Ye Zifeng didn't care at all. He stared at the edge of the cauldron and spread the spirit water evenly.
"The third box should be enough ….." Ye Zifeng stared at the cauldron. Even if there was a slight change, he had already made up his mind.
Actually, to level up from a common tier cauldron to a profound tier cauldron, the Meteoric Iron Spirit Water alone wouldn't be very effective. However, that's for a third rate alchemist. For a peak heaven tier alchemist like Ye Zifeng, as long as there's "rice", there's no such thing as a bad "rice".
The third box of Meteoric Iron Spirit Water was added into the alchemy furnace. Suddenly, a dazzling red light soared from the bottom of the furnace. Crystal stones with distinct edges and corners quickly took shape under the condensation of the spirit water. Then, they stuck to the edge of the alchemy furnace. Mysterious veined patterns began to circle around the alchemy furnace under the effect of these newly formed crystal stones. It seemed as if they were carved by the stars.
This was a qualitative change caused by a quantitative change. Ye Zifeng's mouth curved into a smile. Once the mysterious patterns start to form, it means that the cauldron in front of him is going to jump from a common tier to a profound tier.
"With your profound tier cauldron, that Ocean Containing Bottle that can increase my cultivation speed can't be compared to you at all." Ye Zifeng muttered to himself.
In the end, even though the Ocean Containing Bottle can increase one's cultivation speed, the effects are very limited. For example, if a person needs two months to reach the fifth stage of qi refining from the fourth stage of qi refining, then with the Ocean Containing Bottle, they can shorten the time to one month.
However, using a pill is different. The effects are very obvious. This is why alchemists are so valuable. Even a thousand martial cultivators might not be as valuable as one alchemist. The downside was obvious as well. In the later stages of the continent, the amount of resources he could raise was limited. He couldn't compare to those hardworking cultivators. Thus, if Ye Zifeng wasn't obsessed with alchemy, he wouldn't be in the Martial Lord realm anymore.
The three boxes of Meteoric Iron Spirit Water turned into steam and disappeared into the cauldron.
Ye Zifeng injected some cold qi into the cauldron to lower the temperature. After a while, he made up his mind and poured the fourth and biggest box of Meteoric Iron Spirit Water into the cauldron.
"Boom!" The cauldron was hit by the huge amount of qi. The mysterious patterns on the cauldron suddenly lit up. The thirty-two stars on the cauldron started to emit a faint light.
Within the cauldron, a bright light rose up and lit up the space around Ye Zifeng. The entire cauldron was emitting a faint golden light as if it was gilded.
Ye Zifeng looked at the cauldron, "So that's how it is. This Ancient Violet Cloud Sword's qi is pretty strong. It can actually purify the impurities in the cauldron to such a degree!"
The rise of the moon and the appearance of the golden light meant that the impurities were completely purified. If it wasn't for this, then the smoke that rose up would be black qi.
As for the Ancient Violet Cloud Sword, it was the prize for the first place winner of the Heavenly Clan Gathering in Leizhou City every five years. Ye Zifeng thought about it and couldn't help but feel that it was a pity. He thought that it would be great if the Heavenly Clan Gathering gave out two ancient swords. One was a cauldron that could be upgraded and the other one could be used to teach a lesson. However, only Ye Zifeng would think like that. In other people's eyes, not to mention the Ancient Violet Cloud Sword, even Shi Chen as the prize for the 20th place winner was a joke to the people from the smaller clans.
However, even though the Meteoric Iron Spirit's qi had been completely purified, the common tier cauldron was still one step away from becoming a profound tier cauldron.
Ye Zifeng took out the dagger that he got from Wang Lin and put his hand into the cauldron. He started to quickly inscribe the mysterious pattern on the cauldron.
The sparks landed on Ye Zifeng's arm, but he didn't notice it at all. He continued to carve the spirit qi pattern meticulously. He understood that if his arm trembled slightly at this time, causing the spirit inscription to be inscribed incorrectly, it would affect the quality of the pill furnace to a large extent.
As an outstanding alchemist, one must not only know how to concoct pills but also have knowledge about cauldrons.
Under Ye Zifeng's inscription, the 32 stars on the mysterious pattern started to become clearer. The turbulent qi in the cauldron also started to calm down.
As Ye Feng finished inscribing the last star dot, the entire mysterious pattern seemed to have been woven into a dense net of light. It contained an endless amount of star power as it suddenly emitted light towards the sky. After a while, it returned to its previous calm state.
"Done!" Ye Feng chuckled. His originally tightly furrowed brows suddenly stretched out. His entire body was in a state of peace.
He tried to inject his qi into the cauldron. In an instant, the entire cauldron turned into a fiery red color. The qi in the cauldron swept through the cauldron and the mysterious patterns on the cauldron became very clear.
This was something that only a profound tier cauldron could do. This meant that Ye Zifeng had used the Meteoric Iron Spirit Water from the Ancient Violet Cloud Sword to upgrade the common tier cauldron to a profound tier cauldron.
One can imagine that if the same pill was refined in a profound tier cauldron, the quality would be much higher than a common tier cauldron.
"Alright. Since I've successfully upgraded the cauldron, let's call it a day." He didn't have any ingredients to refine. Even the two Soul Binding Pills from before were all thanks to Bingqian. He couldn't refine them right now.
Ye Zifeng smiled and covered the cauldron with some branches and leaves. Even if someone walked by, they wouldn't notice anything strange.
… …
"Why isn't Zifeng back yet? Xueyi, do you think he's being targeted by an enemy?"
Ye Chongtian was very worried as he paced back and forth in his room.
Xueyi sat on the side and looked at her father, "Dad, didn't you say that brother Zifeng went out to fool around?" She was already used to Ye Zifeng coming back late so she wasn't too worried.
"This ….." After this gathering, Ye Chongtian knew that he had underestimated Ye Zifeng. His son's potential and temperament had far surpassed his imagination. He had already made up his mind. When Ye Zifeng comes back, he will definitely teach him a lesson and train him. He will use the entire clan's resources to make him the successor of the Ye clan.
"This … I was wrong in the past. How could my son be someone who likes to fool around … However, he hasn't returned yet. How about I go look for him now?"
Ye Xue Yi smiled sweetly. Just as she was about to speak, an owl-like figure appeared in front of the two of them.
"No need to look for me. I'm back." Ye Zifeng smiled and walked into the hall.
"Brother Zifeng!" Xue Yi's eyes lit up. She stood up from her seat and ran towards Ye Zifeng with a smile.
However, she and Ye Chongtian noticed that Ye Zifeng came back empty handed.
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