Chapter 4: Heaven-Defying Effect
Ning Fa’s eyes widened as he carefully examined the Spiritual Plants, easily recognizing them.
“Wood Bell Flower, Water Heart Grass, Han Cui Leaf…”
“These are all… Spiritual Materials for refining Zengyuan Pill!?”
Ning Fa exclaimed in surprise. His previous self had refined Zengyuan Pill countless times, so he naturally remembered them deeply and recognized them at a glance.
He frowned as he looked at the pattern on the mysterious scroll. It showed five discarded Zengyuan Pills, and below it were seven Spiritual Plants connected by white lines.
A bold idea gradually formed in Ning Fa’s mind, making his heart pound fiercely.
Thinking of this, he held his breath and gently touched the seven Spiritual Plant patterns below.
The Spiritual Plant patterns suddenly transformed into a ball of white light, which then shot into Ning Fa’s hand, enveloping the five discarded pills.
Ning Fa quickly let go, leaving only the ball of white light floating in the air. Countless tiny runes could be vaguely seen flickering within the white light.
After three breaths, the ball of white light dissipated. The five Zengyuan Pills in the air also disappeared, replaced by several Spiritual Plants of various shapes quietly floating in the air.
These were precisely the seven Spiritual Plants needed to refine Zengyuan Pill, no more, no less.
Ning Fa swallowed, then pinched himself. He cried out in pain, but his face showed an expression of wild joy.
His previous guess was actually true! This mysterious scroll could really restore the discarded Zengyuan Pills back into the Spiritual Materials used to refine them!
Even though Ning Fa was new, after the Fusion of his previous self’s memories, he knew that such a thing—restoring discarded pills into Spiritual Materials—
was absolutely incredible even in this mysterious Cultivation world, completely defying a Cultivator’s common sense.
But now it was happening right before Ning Fa’s eyes, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
And the effect of this restoration was obvious: it allowed him to use these Spiritual Materials again to re-refine Medicinal Pills.
Furthermore, if he made a bold conjecture, after he refined these Spiritual Materials into discarded Zengyuan Pills again, could he use this mysterious scroll to restore the discarded pills back into these Spiritual Materials?
If so, wouldn’t that mean one set of Zengyuan Pill Spiritual Materials could be reused repeatedly, allowing him to continue Alchemy indefinitely?
It was known that becoming an Alchemist was so difficult because, while Alchemy required talent,
it was actually more a matter of practice making perfect, requiring a large amount of Spiritual Materials for practice.
And Alchemy Spiritual Materials were generally precious Spiritual Plants of a certain age, quite valuable, so it was difficult for ordinary Cultivators to obtain enough Spiritual Materials to learn Alchemy.
Even a Foundation Establishment Family the size of the Ning Family could only barely support the supply of Spiritual Materials for a few Alchemists.
This further highlighted the Heaven-Defying effect of this mysterious scroll in restoring Spiritual Materials, essentially saving Ning Fa countless expenses on purchasing Alchemy Spiritual Materials.
Thinking of this, Ning Fa’s heart burned with excitement. With the help of this mysterious scroll, he saw hope of truly succeeding in refining Zengyuan Pill.
If that happened, he would have a chance to become a Family Alchemist, and he would be able to win his bet with Ning Huarong!
Ning Fa suppressed his excitement and re-examined the mysterious scroll before him.
Now, the scroll was blank, with no mysterious white runes flickering, only the mysterious patterns still present.
Ning Fa tried to touch the scroll. It immediately transformed into a ball of white light and re-entered Ning Fa’s right arm, becoming the elongated white mark.
As Ning Fa touched the white mark again, it instantly transformed back into the mysterious scroll.
Ning Fa let out a sigh of relief. It seemed this mysterious scroll could be used repeatedly.
However, he currently had no extra discarded pills and could not try again.
Although his previous self had refined many discarded pills before, he had sold them all.
While discarded pills were far less potent than finished pills and had some side effects, their corresponding price was very low, making them popular among some low-level Cultivators who were short on funds.
Although he couldn't experiment again now, the Spiritual Materials were ready. All he needed to do was refine discarded Zengyuan Pills again.
Ning Fa chuckled, his confidence greatly boosted.
Without further ado, Ning Fa immediately began preparing for Alchemy again.
He first tidied up the Alchemy room, returned the small Pill Furnace to its original place, then sat in front of the Pill Furnace and quietly pondered for a moment.
He didn't rush to start. Instead, he closed his eyes and searched through his previous self’s Alchemy memories, thoroughly understanding them, as he only had the memories but had never actually performed the operation.
Three hours later, Ning Fa ensured that he had memorized the steps for refining Zengyuan Pill by heart.
Then he took a deep breath, his hands forming various Law seals, and chanted incantations continuously. At first, he was not very skilled, but he quickly and correctly cast various colored Law seals onto the Spiritual Plants floating in the air.
Under the light enveloping them, these Spiritual Plants gradually began to deform, slowly turning into liquid substances.
Ning Fa’s expression brightened. The first step of Alchemy, extracting Spiritual Materials, seemed to be going very smoothly.
Immediately, he cast another Law seal onto several dark stones beneath the Pill Furnace. These black stones instantly released blue flames, burning fiercely.
These were Black Nitre Stones, which could burn for a long time and served as a heat source when refining low-grade Medicinal Pills.
After all, Qi Cultivators were too low in Realm to produce Innate Spiritual Fire for refining Medicinal Pills.
Meanwhile, Ning Fa’s hands continuously formed Law seals, sometimes striking the Spiritual Materials floating in the air, and sometimes striking the Pill Furnace.
During this process, his movements gradually became more skilled.
After about half an hour, the Spiritual Materials were finally extracted, and the Pill Furnace was preheated.
Ning Fa’s eyes lit up. He took a deep breath, pointed at the liquid-like Spiritual Materials floating in the air, and a ball of green spiritual liquid flew directly into the Pill Furnace.
Ning Fa quickly cast a Law seal at the Pill Furnace, not bothering to wipe the sweat from his face. He calculated the time in his mind, and at the tenth breath, he quickly put the second type of spiritual liquid into the Pill Furnace. Then he waited sixty breaths before putting in the third type of spiritual liquid.
In this way, Ning Fa gradually placed all the spiritual liquids into the Pill Furnace, while simultaneously continuing to form Law seals with his hands.
However, he felt a faint unease because he sensed that the time intervals for adding the last few Spiritual Materials seemed to have been a bit too long.
Thinking about this, he even cast the last Law seal incorrectly. A muffled thud came from the Pill Furnace, followed by a burnt smell.
Ning Fa’s expression stiffened, knowing that this Alchemy attempt had likely failed.
He opened the Pill Furnace and waited for the heat to dissipate. Inside the Pill Furnace, there was only a charred lump of something, not even forming a Medicinal Pill, far from being a discarded pill.
Ning Fa sighed, but he wasn’t too disappointed. After all, this was his first time doing Alchemy, and despite having the memories, mistakes were inevitable.
