In alchemy, there were indeed two types of alchemy: Yang and Yin.
The reason why almost all alchemists used fire to refine pills was because very few could cultivate Yin to the same level as Yang. Cultivating Yin was dozens of times harder than cultivating Yang because it was easy to mobilize the Yang energy in one's body, but it was almost impossible to mobilize it.
Even for water or ice attribute Heavenly Masters, as their realms increased, very few could go further on the path of Yin. Instead, they sought changes in their form and attributes.
Deep Ice was completely different. Its strength lay in the fact that it was an item of extreme Yin. It did not need any cultivation to be able to look down on everyone. More importantly, Lu An had learned the Wrath of the Ocean and knew how to release cold energy, just like how to release fire.
Fire could cause a qualitative change in everything, and so could cold energy.
Lu An took a deep breath and released the ice cauldron again. Although he did not need the ice furnace now, he needed to use it as a cover. After all, he was not a newbie now and knew that using Yin to refine pills was extremely rare.
After the ice furnace appeared, he placed the mineral powder at the bottom of the ice furnace again. Looking at the mineral powder, even Lu An took a deep breath.
This was his first time trying to use Yin to refine pills. Even he himself was not confident at all.
His palm reached into the ice furnace and stopped in the middle of the ice furnace. Lu An's eyes focused, and a gust of cold energy immediately emanated from the bottom of the furnace!
The terrifying cold energy rolled down and immediately came into contact with the mineral powder. At the moment of contact, the mineral powder seemed to be blown by the wind and was immediately blown away in all directions.
It looked like it was avoiding the attack of the cold energy. But there was no way to avoid it. Immediately, the entire ice furnace was filled with cold energy and even overflowed from the opening of the ice furnace.
Through the cold energy, Lu An's eyes kept staring down. His eyes had been very serious. Finally, after three breaths, his eyes lit up!
It changed!
He saw the mineral powder start to decompose bit by bit, becoming even finer than before! The mineral powder that could cover the entire bottom of the ice furnace was actually reduced to the size of a palm in just a few breaths!
Lu An was overjoyed and quickly retracted the cold energy. Looking at the mineral powder in the furnace, he could not suppress the excitement in his heart!
However, Lu An quickly calmed down. After all, this was only the first step, just the beginning. Looking at the pile of materials behind him, Lu An was faced with another problem.
If this mineral powder was refined using Yin, then could the following materials be refined using Yang?
Although Yin and Yang were interrelated and could be transformed into each other, there was still a huge difference between Yin and Yang in essence. Just like the Nine Heavens Sacred Flame and the Deep Ice, no one could say that they were the same thing. After using Yin to refine it, it was likely that using Yang would not work.
Thinking of this, Lu An frowned and thought, "This time, I'll use Yin from start to finish to refine the pill!"
After making up his mind, Lu An quickly put the second material into the ice furnace and began refining. This scene did not escape the eyes of the surrounding people. Because of the situation just now, Lu An had attracted a lot of attention. Because among the audience, Lu An was definitely the first person to enter the refining stage.
But most people thought that Lu An was just trying to attract attention, and did not really refine the materials successfully. Even a fourth level alchemist could not refine the materials, what qualifications does he, a third level alchemist, have?
"Look, this kid put the second material into the ice furnace. Looks like the furnace did not explode just now, it should be because the first material was successfully refined right?" Below the stage, some people were discussing and said.
"Hard to say." A person sneered and ridiculed, "The furnace did not explode, does not mean he succeeded. I guess this kid doesn't even know whether he succeeded or not, he just randomly put things in. "
"Even if he succeeded, it doesn't mean anything. It's just one material, it can't even be considered as the beginning." Someone next to him shook his head and said, "There are still 22 materials, the more difficult it is."
"That's true, but this kid's method of attracting attention is not bad."
"… …"
When the people of the Dong Family Chamber of Commerce heard the surrounding people's discussion, their hearts became less confident. Until now, it was already late into the night, countless torches lit up the square.
"Father, can Lu gongzi … … succeed?" Dong Jie looked at Lu An on the stage and asked softly.
"This … … I'm afraid there is no chance." Although Dong Hao wanted to say it was possible, but in the end he still shook his head and said, "The gap between realms cannot be made up. This Heart Flame Pill is called a fourth level pill, it requires at least a fourth level alchemist to refine. You also know, a fourth level alchemist is at least a fourth level master, and Lu An is only a third level master. "
Hearing her father's words, Dong Jie felt a little sad. She looked at Lu An who was still trying hard to refine the pill on the stage, and suddenly said, "I believe he can succeed!"
Dong Hao was stunned, he turned his head to look at his daughter in astonishment. Looking at the determination on his daughter's face, he curiously asked, "Why?"
"I also don't know … …" Dong Jie's face turned red and said, "My intuition, feels that he can succeed."
"… …" Dong Hao looked at his daughter, then turned his head to look at Lu An on the stage. He took a deep breath and said, "I hope so! But if Lu An really succeeds, being able to refine a fourth level pill at the age of thirteen, this kind of talent is probably shocking even in the entire Medicine God Nation, right? "
"Even the people in the Medicine Capital can't compare?" Dong Jie asked curiously.
"Medicine Capital … …" Dong Hao fell into deep thought. That place was too far away from him, it was the center of the entire Medicine God Nation, a place where even sixth and seventh level alchemists were present. There were many geniuses there, and every few years, a famous genius of the continent would appear.
"I also don't know, even I have never been to a place like the Medicine Capital." Dong Hao took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "But if Lu An really succeeds, then this Yuanshan City won't be able to accommodate him. He originally came here to learn alchemy, I'm afraid he will leave soon. "
Hearing her father's words, Dong Jie's heart trembled, but she didn't say anything, she just quietly looked at Lu An on the stage. Compared to the nervous mood of the people around her and the incessant discussions, she seemed out of place.
After another half an hour, the three people from the Chilly Thorn Chamber of Commerce finally finished the refining stage. At this time, other than Lu An, they were still the fastest. The three of them quickly put the first material into the pill furnace, but they didn't have the same explosion as Lu An.
This didn't make people think that Lu An was stuck in the first step for a long time. Everyone looked at Lu An at the same time, their eyes full of contempt.
At this time, Lu An had already reached the sixth material.
In the half an hour, he didn't pass it all in one go. During the process, he failed once for the third material and once for the fourth material, and these two failures caused him to lose a portion of material. But fortunately, the first few materials weren't rare, and the quantity was sufficient. If it was the later ones, each failure meant that his chances of success were reduced by half.
What made Lu An feel even more troublesome was that the alchemy methods written in the pill manual were based on flames. Now that he was using the cold air as the foundation, he had to explore everything himself. The degree and timing of the cold air had to be grasped by him. Compared to other people who had the direction, it was more like he was experimenting.
However, Lu An didn't give up because of this. Looking at the sixth material gradually fusing with the previous material in the cold air, he didn't even blink as he carefully observed the changes in the materials. This way, even if he failed, he would be able to know where he failed.
In fact, in Lu An's heart, he also didn't think that he could successfully refine it. What he had now wasn't the determination to win, but the belief to improve his alchemy skills.
In fact, Lu An wasn't completely without confidence. This was because in the Dong Family's Alchemy Courtyard, in his own room, there was a fourth grade pill manual on the table. Before participating in the competition, Lu An had asked Dong Hao for the pill manual to see if he could refine a fourth grade pill.
If someone dared to open Lu An's room door, they would see a crystal clear pill on the other side of the table.
After another half an hour, most of the alchemists had finished refining and entered the refining stage. But at this moment, a loud bang suddenly exploded from the arena!
Bang!
The sudden explosion was accompanied by a terrifying airflow that rippled in all directions! One must know that alchemists were absolutely not allowed to be disturbed during refining, let alone be attacked by such a strong airflow. In an instant, most of the alchemists who were refining the second material were interrupted!
When the airflow came to Lu An's body, Lu An's eyes narrowed slightly. In an instant, cold air surged violently and formed a huge ice barrier in front of him!
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