In the past, Yang Wu had always refined ordinary herbs, old herbs, spirit herbs, medicine kings … This was also the order of all alchemists. The essence of ordinary herbs was easy to control, but the higher the grade of the herbs, the more carefully the refined essence would be placed at the back, and finally fused.
Now, Yang Wu didn't do this. He chose a heavenly medicine as a guiding herb. This was a "Melting Grass" that could fuse the medicinal properties of other herbs. Its function was to bind the essence of other herbs, so it wouldn't fall apart.
Then, he chose a few more herbs that also had fusion characteristics to increase the viscosity of the fusion. Moreover, the amount extracted from each herb was different. Not every herb's essence was completely squeezed clean.
Refining and condensing pills required a perfect ratio of medicinal properties to completely form a perfect pill.
This was a principle that all the pill recipes condensed his Dao of Alchemy made him understand.
Yang Wu also displayed the "Using Spirit to Refine Medicine" method. Even if the herbs were refined one by one, his speed was much slower than Xing Ya Shang's, but it finally dispelled everyone's doubts that he was a Saint Alchemist.
But seeing his refining speed, everyone felt that Yang Wu had no chance at all.
When an expert made a move, one would know whether or not there was one.
The alchemists present had all cultivated in the field of alchemy for many years. They could still distinguish whose refining methods were more brilliant.
Xing Ya Shang was an old Daoist and experienced. His refining methods were incomparably solid, and there was no doubt that he was a Saint Alchemist.
Yang Wu's refining methods were cautious. Every movement was done well, but in fact, it gave people the feeling that he was not confident and lacked experience. How could such an alchemist refine a good pill?
Only those with good eyesight would discover that Yang Wu's alchemy was incomparably calm, without the slightest bit of panic. His eyes were full of confidence, and every movement was perfect. There were no superfluous movements. His refining methods were very solid. Just based on this point, it could be seen that his alchemy level was very high.
In addition, the blue flame that Yang Wu released was very unusual. It was actually not affected by the Xing Fire. Those who had reached the Saint Realm could feel that its firepower belonged to the Saint Realm. No wonder Yang Wu had the ability to refine a Saint Pill.
"Two-thirds of the Dragon Root Grass, half of the Hundred Star Seed, and all of the Star Vein Grass …" Yang Wu was constantly calculating the amount of essence of the herbs, and the heat had to be controlled at will to achieve the amount he needed.
Refining a Saint Pill was not easy, and every step could not be sloppy.
Xing Yashang's refining speed was much faster than Yang Wu's. In less than two hours, he had finished refining a large number of herbs. The thick fragrance of the herbs was released, and it was wrapped by his Holy Qi, preventing it from completely dissipating.
Before refining the Saint Demon Core, he glanced at Yang Wu. Seeing that Yang Wu was still refining the herbs slowly, he smiled proudly and murmured, "You dare to challenge me with this level of skill? You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
He didn't rest and continued to refine the Saint Demon Core. This level consumed the most firepower. The power contained in a Saint Demon Core was terrifying. If he wanted to refine it, he had to use firepower to slowly refine it.
Xing Ya was still at the 6th level of the Celestial Pattern Realm. Normally, he could only refine 1st tribulation pills. Occasionally, he would be able to refine 2nd tribulation pills. This time, he wanted to refine the 2nd tribulation Celestial Pattern Pill. He couldn't allow any accidents to happen. He had already prepared the Qi Replenishing Pill. If there was a situation where his Xuan Qi was insufficient or his mind was exhausted, he could replenish it at any time.
For this competition, he was very well-prepared. There was no reason for him to lose.
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Yang Wu's movements suddenly became faster.
In an instant, dozens of herbs flew into the air and fell into the cauldron. Strands of blue flame separated and burned on the cauldron's walls. The intensity of each flame was different, and the essence of each herb was different.
After being cautious just now, Yang Wu had completely entered the zone. It was time for him to show off his alchemy skills.
The people below quietly went into an uproar.
"When did Yang Wu become so powerful? Was he hiding his strength just now?"
"I think he might have become nervous after seeing the Holy Executioner begin to refine the demon cores. Is that why he did this?"
"Using one's soul to refine medicine consumes a lot of soul energy. Yang Wu isn't a Star Vein Realm Saint yet. It's already very impressive for him to reach this level. There's no need for him to be so anxious."
"Eh? The essence of the herbs he extracted seems to be very crude. Many of the herbs' energy aren't fully extracted. How can he condense pills like this? Could it be that his reputation is undeserved?"
"Maybe this is his alchemy technique. But if he doesn't extract the essence of the herbs, how can he refine more pills?"
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Yang Wu didn't hear what they were saying. He was completely immersed in his own world of alchemy. The petal of the Divine Court Dao Flower that contained the Dao of Alchemy flickered with an indescribable light, helping Yang Wu enter a completely ethereal state. He seemed to be able to sense the life essence of all the herbs before him, allowing him to freely extract them. He also understood the importance of matching the herbs in order.
More and more herbs flew in front of him. The most shocking thing was the spectacular scene of two to three hundred herbs surging into the cauldron.
This time, everyone was moved.
Extracting so many herbs at once was an insane act. Even Xing Yashang only dared to refine a few dozen herbs at once. It wasn't that his soul couldn't control a large amount of herbs, but that he was afraid that controlling too many herbs would ruin them. The gains wouldn't make up for the losses.
Most Saint Pharmacists would control the amount of herbs within a hundred when they entered the state of mind. Very few would exceed this number. Once this number was exceeded, they would be in a state of haste and the chances of failure would be very high.
However, Yang Wu did not look anxious in the slightest. He was still so calm, and his movements were still quite smooth. Bit by bit, the essence of the herbs entered the medicinal cauldron, and not a single trace of medicinal properties diffused out. It was inconceivable.
Miao Miaoqi had been paying attention to Yang Wu's control of the herbs. His eyes were filled with admiration. Others might not understand how Yang Wu was extracting the herbs' essences, but he couldn't hide it from his eyes. He thought to himself, "It's rare to have such a deep understanding of the Dao of Alchemy at such a young age."
He had seen many talented alchemists, but Yang Wu was definitely the one who left the best impression on him. Even Cao Jifei wasn't as good as him.
If their Alliance Master, Xiang Dingtian, saw this, he would definitely praise, "I'm not alone!"
Yang Wu wasn't the first person to extract different levels of essences from herbs. The senior alchemists had also discovered this principle. However, there were very few who could actually extract the right essences to concoct pills.
Miao Miaoqi had seen alchemists who could reasonably extract the essences of herbs. Only their Alliance Master was able to do so. He had learned something in this area because of his Alliance Master's teachings.
Now, Yang Wu could do this. He was indeed worthy of being praised as "rare and precious."
After Yang Wu finished refining the herbs, he entered the step of extracting the Saint Demon Core.
At this step, Yang Wu couldn't take any more shortcuts. He had to concentrate on refining the Saint Demon Core.
After Lan Yao Ji reached the Saint Flame level, her firepower had increased greatly. It wasn't difficult for her to refine the Saint Demon Core. Moreover, he had a Saint Physique. His Xuan Qi wasn't weak. Perhaps it wasn't as long as Xing Yashang, but refining the Saint Demon Core wasn't difficult.
However, the grade of the Saint Demon Core prepared by the Alchemist Union this time wasn't low. It was a Saint Demon Core from a high-level Demon Saint. This was also a preparation for him and Xing Ya Shang to refine high-level Saint Pills. It wasn't easy to refine such a Saint Demon Core.
Yang Wu didn't dare to waste any more time. He poured all of his energy into the Saint Demon Core and began to burn it. The Saint Demon Core's shadow didn't scare him. His War God had stepped into the ranks of Saint Souls. He wasn't afraid of this kind of intimidation.
In this step, Yang Wu was at a disadvantage again. Four hours passed. Xing Yashang refined the Saint Demon Core. Yang Wu was only halfway through. He only had two hours left.
Xing Yashang wiped away his sweat and sighed in relief. He began to condense the Saint Demon Core.
After a quarter of an hour, Xing Yashang successfully condensed the Saint Demon Core and attracted the Heavenly Lightning.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky as the Heavenly Lightning struck down from the sky like dragons and snakes.
Most of the alchemists here were pale with fright. If this Saint Lightning were to fall on them, they would die without a doubt.
Fortunately, there was a formation here that isolated the two altars from the outside. The Heavenly Lightning couldn't fall on the alchemy grounds.
This was a Piercing Heaven level formation. It could even block Heavenly Lightning, let alone Saint Lightning.
At this time, Xing Yashang summoned a puppet. It was a Demon Race puppet. Its appearance was very strange. Many people hadn't seen it before. He waved his hand and said, "Thunder Devouring Demon Core, devour the Saint Lightning."
Thunder Devouring Demons were extremely rare demons. They were born to devour lightning and didn't fear Heavenly Lightning. Refined into a puppet, it was one of the most coveted by alchemists.
The Thunder Devouring Demon soared into the sky and opened its mouth to devour the Heavenly Lightning. When the Heavenly Lightning entered its mouth, it only caused it to fall back down. It didn't destroy it. It continued to devour the Heavenly Lightning at a fast pace. Only a small portion of it fell on Xing Yashang.
Xing Yashang was already prepared. He summoned another Thunder Devouring Demon Core to block the Heavenly Lightning.
All of the alchemists present were envious.
Thunder Devouring Demons were hard to find and even harder to capture. Xing Yashang actually had two of them. This made them extremely envious.
The Xing Family was in the God of War Realm, suppressing the demons' passage. It wasn't strange for them to be able to capture a Thunder Devouring Demon Core.
"Haha, what can Saint Lightning do to me? Show me Tribulation Three!" Xing Yashang laughed heartily.
He hoped to use this opportunity to condense a Tribulation Three Pill. That way, he'd be able to obtain the Golden-Green Badge. His status in the Alchemy Alliance would rise to another level.
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