Chapter 305 Refining the Bone-Melting Blood Pill
Around the courtyard, the Han family's senior executives witnessed Xiao Ling's preparations, and their faces showed confusion. Although they were not alchemists, they also understood that the higher the grade of the elixir, the more types and quantities of medicinal materials were needed.
Xiao Ling took out so many medicinal materials at one time, which obviously exceeded the normal requirements of the sixth-grade elixir. This situation aroused their curiosity.
Han Chi cast his gaze towards Zhu Qian standing aside, and asked in a questioning tone: "Master Zhu Qian, can you identify what kind of elixir Xiao Ling is preparing to refine? He has prepared a large number of medicinal materials, and they all seem to be of extraordinary quality."
Facing Han Chi's question, Zhu Qian's knowledge was limited, so he naturally couldn't recognize it. Although he didn't have a definite answer in his mind, as the authority on alchemy in the Han family, he didn't want to appear ignorant in front of others.
He cleared his throat, trying his best to maintain a calm demeanor, and replied: "Haha, judging from the variety and quantity of these herbs, it should be some kind of high-quality sixth-grade elixir. However, this young man seems a little overconfident. The variety of herbs naturally requires higher control over refining, and the difficulty of refining will increase accordingly. Tsk tsk, if you want to show off your strength, you don't have to be so ostentatious..."
As he spoke, Zhu Qian shook his head as if he was nonchalant, as if he was skeptical about whether Xiao Ling could successfully refine the elixir.
After hearing the conversation between Han Chi and Zhu Qian, the people around looked at Xiao Ling with a bit of strangeness in their eyes.
They couldn't help but wonder, is this outstanding figure from Canaan College really as Zhu Qian said, too conceited and unable to do his job?
Not far away, Xiao Yixian, Qinglin and Ziyan were sitting together with Han Yue and Han Xue. When they heard Zhu Qian's questioning of Xiao Ling, their brows unconsciously frowned.
Han Xue, who knew the least about Xiao Ling among the few people, asked Han Yue for confirmation with a hint of curiosity and suspicion: "Sister, is what you said before true? Is Xiao Ling really as powerful as you described?"
Han Yue didn't hesitate at all. She smiled and replied, "Of course what I said is true. Just wait and see. The next process will tell you the answer."
Xiao Yixian, Qinglin, Ziyan and Han Yue all had full confidence in Xiao Ling. They had witnessed Xiao Ling performing alchemy techniques with their own eyes, and his talent in alchemy techniques was simply beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Moreover, in their memories, Xiao Ling had never suffered any loss, and the girls had an inexplicable confidence in Xiao Ling.
After hearing Han Yue's words, Han Xue did not continue to ask, but her eyes towards Xiao Ling were filled with curiosity...
Others might not be able to tell at a glance what kind of elixir Xiao Ling was preparing to refine, but Yao Chen, who was hiding in the Bone Inflammation Ring, only took a look at the herbs Xiao Ling had laid out. Even though the main ingredient had not yet appeared, he was able to guess Xiao Ling's target, which was the legendary Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill, a magical elixir that was said to have the effect of bringing the dead back to life.
And this pill is also one of the main materials for refining a new body for the soul.
Yao Chen gently stroked his almost transparent beard, with a faint smile on his face. With a hint of relief and expectation in his tone, he said to himself: "Haha, this kid is really full of surprises. I wonder what grade he can refine this bone-melting blood pill to with his current alchemy skills."
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After taking out the auxiliary herbs, Xiao Ling waved his hand gently, and three exquisite jade boxes appeared out of thin air, floating gently in front of him. These jade boxes contained the three main herbs that were indispensable for refining the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill.
As all the preparations were completed, Xiao Ling's expression gradually became focused and serious. The Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill was the highest-grade pill he had ever tried to refine, and it was also the most challenging.
He knew very well that any carelessness during the alchemy process might lead to all previous efforts being wasted. After all, in the world of alchemy, success and failure were often just a matter of thought.
In Xiao Ling's mind, the method of refining the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill flowed like water, and every detail that needed attention was firmly remembered by him.
He took a deep breath and began to transform this knowledge into action, preparing to begin the challenge of refining medicine...
"call…."
As a breath of foul air was exhaled from his mouth, Xiao Ling's narrowed eyes suddenly widened, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. He waved his sleeves violently, and the surrounding medicinal herbs seemed to be summoned. Several medicinal herbs were connected head to tail and flew into the medicine cauldron one by one.
As soon as these herbs came into contact with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in the medicine cauldron, they quickly withered, and then under the control of Xiao Ling's powerful soul power, they were refined into pure medicinal powder in just over ten minutes. As Xiao Ling's mind moved, these medicinal powders gently floated in a corner of the medicine cauldron, waiting for the next step of fusion...
Xiao Ling's face was calm, and he continued to wave his hands, and herbs flew into the medicine cauldron one after another. Although there were many kinds of herbs, Xiao Ling did not seem flustered at all.
His soul power has reached the peak of the middle stage of the spiritual realm. This allows him to refine medicinal materials to the purest state with just a thought, and the temperature will be adjusted accordingly.
Under the control of Xiao Ling's soul power, the medicinal materials he refined were also endowed with a faint spiritual energy. Although this spiritual energy was thin, it was enough to significantly improve the quality of the medicinal powder.
Don't underestimate these subtle spiritual energies, as they can make the final elixir far superior in quality to the works of alchemists of the same level.
In fact, the reason why the pills Xiao Ling had refined before were of outstanding quality was because he skillfully incorporated this trace of spiritual energy into the process of refining the pills.
During Xiao Ling's smooth refining process, all materials, including the three main medicinal ingredients, were accurately converted into the required medicinal powder and liquid in just over three hours.
Then, under Xiao Ling's precise control, he gently waved his hand, and the powder and liquid medicine quietly suspended in the corner of the medicine cauldron quickly flew out and began to slowly merge. Xiao Ling completed this first step of fusion work perfectly. About half an hour later, a ball of viscous liquid slowly rotated above the golden flame.
This step of the refining work was flawless, and even Xiao Ling himself was somewhat surprised. It seemed that with his current soul power, refining an eighth-grade elixir was indeed no problem.
After successfully completing the first step, Xiao Ling took a short rest, then concentrated again and devoted himself to the subsequent more complicated refining process.
During the entire process of refining the medicinal materials, Xiao Ling's movements were smooth and natural, as if everything was under his control. The audience in the courtyard held their breath, their eyes closely following Xiao Ling's every move, not wanting to miss any details.
Zhu Qian knew that Xiao Ling's alchemy skills were far superior to his own. He had underestimated him before.
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Five days passed quickly.
During these five days, the Han family's senior members who had originally watched Xiao Ling refining medicine left several times one after another because they had their own matters to deal with. After all, not everyone can stay here all the time.
As time went by, everyone gradually realized that Xiao Ling was indeed a man of real talent and was not just a superficial person.
Even Zhu Qian, who was always conceited, had to admit that his alchemy skills were not as good as Xiao Ling's after witnessing Xiao Ling's alchemy skills with his own eyes.
For most alchemists, although they are a bit arrogant, they will still give due respect and recognition to their peers with superior strength.
Zhu Qian even said that the elixir Xiao Ling was refining was very likely the legendary seventh-grade elixir.
The Han family's top leaders were very excited about Xiao Ling's feat of refining the seventh-grade elixir. Witnessing the birth of the seventh-grade elixir was a rare opportunity for them, and many people might not have such an honor in their lifetime. Therefore, they always took time to come here after finishing their work to watch Xiao Ling's refining process.
Han Chi was overjoyed when he heard Zhu Qian's prediction. He originally thought that Xiao Ling had extraordinary talent, but he didn't expect that this young man not only had Dou Zong-level strength, but was also a seventh-grade alchemist. Such talent indicated that he would achieve extraordinary success in the future.
Han Chi realized that establishing a good relationship with such a young genius with unlimited potential would undoubtedly be a good thing for the Han family.
Therefore, he immediately ordered to block the news, strictly prohibiting anyone from leaking the news of Xiao Ling's medicine refining. At the same time, except for those onlookers who were present at the beginning, no one else was allowed to enter the courtyard.
Everyone present was waiting with anticipation and excitement for the moment when the pill in Xiao Ling's medicine cauldron would be born.
Although the waiting process may seem a bit monotonous, the thought that this may be a rare moment in a lifetime makes all the boredom seem worth it. After all, being able to witness such an extraordinary moment of refining medicine is a rare honor in itself.
Xiao Ling didn't care at all about the discussions and thoughts of the people around him. All his attention was focused on the refining process in the medicine cauldron.
In the medicine cauldron, the golden flame burned fiercely, and the high temperature caused the surface of the furnace to glow with a faint red light. However, Xiao Ling's eyes were not attracted by these, and his sight was fixed on the rotating circular object in the flame.
This round object is formed by the essence of hundreds of medicinal herbs. It has gradually shrunk from the original fist size to the size of a pigeon egg, and its shape has become more rounded under the roasting of the flames.
As the volume of the round object gradually shrank, an energy fluctuation that Xiao Ling had never felt before but was familiar with in his memory began to gradually form. The intensity of this fluctuation had obviously exceeded the limit of an ordinary seventh-grade peak elixir.
Although Xiao Ling was prepared for this change, he still couldn't suppress his excitement.
However, he did not let this excitement interfere with his medicine refining process. Instead, he focused more on nourishing the pill, striving to successfully refine the Bone-Melting Blood Pill in one go, ensuring that every step was precise and correct.
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The last step of refining the elixir, the elixir-preparing stage, did not take too long. About a day later, in the flames of the medicine cauldron, the original bumpy elixir prototype had completely transformed into a thumb-sized, round red elixir.
This pill is like a dazzling ruby, emitting charming brilliance.
Xiao Ling, who had been sitting cross-legged in front of the medicine cauldron like a sculpture, finally stood up slowly...
As he moved, the eyes of those who were still watching in the courtyard instantly focused, and were fixed on Xiao Ling with eagerness and anticipation.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire courtyard seemed to freeze, and everyone was waiting to see what kind of elixir Xiao Ling had refined.
The moment Xiao Ling stood up, the originally clear sky above Tianbei City suddenly turned gloomy. Layers of dark clouds gathered rapidly in the sky. Among the clouds, silver lightning danced through the clouds like silver snakes.
This sudden strange phenomenon made the residents of Tianbei City stop what they were doing. They looked up at the layers of dark clouds in the sky in surprise. Soon, they almost unanimously turned their eyes in the direction of the Han family.
In the Hong Family Mansion, Hong Tianxiao was originally practicing peacefully. When he sensed the change in the sky, he immediately stood up, walked out of the practice room, and looked up at the sky with a solemn look. He said with shock in his tone: "This is a sign that a high-level elixir is about to be born."
As the center of the pill thunder appeared, Hong Tianxiao's face gradually darkened: "It turned out to be the Han family. Did they make friends with a high-level alchemist? Damn it, how could the Han family be so lucky."
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This sudden scene in the sky immediately attracted the attention of many powerful people in Tianbei City. For a moment, the sound of breaking through the air came one after another, and many figures streaked across the sky like meteors, appearing in the sky one after another. Their expressions were serious, and their eyes were fixed on the silver lightning that shuttled through the dark clouds.
"This is a sign of Dan Lei..." Han Chi also appeared in the sky, his face solemn, and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, dozens of streams of light shot out from every corner of Tianbei City, their speed was extremely fast, like lightning across the sky. These streams of light finally gathered around Han Chi, revealing a series of figures.
The people gathered here were all the best of the various forces in Tianbei City, and their strength had at least reached the Douhuang level. Among this group of strong men, Hong Tianxiao, the top master of the Hong family, was also among them.
As soon as Hong Tianxiao appeared, the Han family's ancestor quickly flashed to the opposite side of him, with a hint of coldness in his tone: "Hong Tianxiao, what do you want to do by coming here this time?"
Hong Tianxiao snorted coldly and replied, "There is a master alchemist refining high-level pills here. I just wanted to come and see what's going on out of curiosity. I have no other intentions."
He paused for a moment, then continued in a slightly strange tone: "I didn't expect the Han family to be so lucky to meet a master alchemist. Judging from the posture of this pill thunder, it seems that it is not as simple as an ordinary seventh-grade pill. Can your Han family withstand it? The power of this pill thunder seems to be constantly increasing. I am afraid that even I can't quell it myself. Don't wait until the pill thunder falls, not only will the pill be lost, but your Han family will also be reduced to ruins."
Hearing this, everyone around couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to feel the pressure of the Dan Lei in the sky, but the result was a suffocation. The elders of the Han family, including the ancestor of the Han family, all showed solemn expressions on their faces.
Han Chi smiled bitterly and shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "If we had known that Master Xiao Ling was going to refine a seventh-grade elixir, we should have been prepared in advance. The current situation is really a headache."
At this moment, the figure of Xiao Yixiang appeared in everyone's sight like a gentle breeze. She stood lightly in the void, as if blending into the surrounding air.
Following closely behind were Zi Yan and Qing Lin, whose figures also appeared one after another, while Han Yue and Han Xue were like attracted butterflies, gently landing beside the Little Medical Fairy.
After revealing her true form, Little Medical Fairy's voice was calm and clear. She spoke calmly, as if she was telling a very ordinary fact: "What is being refined now is not a seventh-grade elixir, but a real eighth-grade elixir. If any of you dare to have any evil intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless."
This news was also passed on to Qinglin, Xiao Yixian and Ziyan by Yao Chen through the power of soul not long ago. The three of them could truly feel the terrifying power of the pill thunder in the sky, and they couldn't help but sweat for Xiao Ling.
Before the people present had time to express their surprise at the fact that Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan had reached the Dou Zong realm at such a young age, they were shocked by Xiao Yixian's words.
Eighth-grade elixir? This was a legendary existence. In the entire Central Plains, there were only a handful of people who could refine an eighth-grade elixir. Today, they were lucky enough to witness the birth of this miracle with their own eyes.
Their eyes once again turned to Xiao Ling below. The young appearance of this alchemist was very different from the image of a high-level alchemist in their minds. How could a young man who looked only in his early twenties master such advanced alchemy skills?
Some people began to whisper, speculating whether Xiao Ling was one of those old monsters with profound cultivation, who had restored his youthful appearance through some means. Could it be that the young alchemist in front of him was actually an old monster who had lived for countless years?
When Han Yue heard Xiao Yixian's words, before she had time to digest this shocking news, she hurriedly asked, "Is Xiao Ling really refining an eighth-grade elixir? Wouldn't even Dou Zun strongmen be afraid of that level of elixir lightning? Can Xiao Ling withstand it?"
Little Medical Fairy caught a glimpse of Han Yue's nervous look, and a relaxed smile appeared on her lips, with a hint of ridicule in her tone: "Sister Han Yue, don't forget that Xiao Ling has prepared a trump card for you, how could he not keep one for himself? He has always been methodical in doing things. Since he dared to challenge to refine an eighth-grade elixir, it means that he knows what he is doing and can definitely deal with everything that comes next."
Although Xiao Yixiang's words sounded relaxed, there was still a hint of worry in her eyes, and she was silently worried for Xiao Ling.
(End of this chapter)