Chapter 7 Shengyuan Dan and Qi Refining Level 5
Zhou Yiqiao patiently controlled the temperature inside the cauldron, and put them into the animal tooth cauldron one by one according to the order recorded on the prescription for Shengyuan Dan.
After the herbal essences merged with each other, he released his consciousness and covered it.
The herbal essence moves according to the heart, and the liquid slowly deforms, finally turning into a round shape the size of a fist. At this point, the elixir begins to condense.
Time passed bit by bit, the herbal essence gradually solidified, and a wisp of medicinal fragrance floated out from the cauldron.
Zhou Yiqiao's expression was uplifted, but due to the emotional ups and downs at this moment, a muffled sound came from the cauldron, and the connection between his spiritual consciousness and the essence of the herbal medicine was lost.
Open the top cover and a wisp of white smoke floats into the air.
Zhou Yiqiao's expression changed and he stood up to check. As expected, there was nothing in the cauldron.
"After the low-level elixir failed to be refined, it was directly vaporized and dissipated in the heaven and earth. Unfortunately, the last step failed."
But Zhou Yiqiao was not discouraged. It was only his first time making alchemy, so setbacks were inevitable.
Moreover, he didn't have any problems until the end. It can be said that he is quite talented compared to ordinary monks.
After calming down his mood, restoring his spiritual power, and cleaning the medicinal cauldron with stream water, Zhou Yiqiao started refining the elixir again.
Warm the cauldron, dissolve the liquid, recover, warm the cauldron again, and condense the liquid into elixir...
The familiar medicinal fragrance once again wafted out of the beast's tooth cauldron.
This time Zhou Yiqiao learned from the experience of previous failures, guarded against arrogance and impetuosity, restrained his mind, and neither was sad nor happy.
After a few breaths, he only heard a "buzz" sound, and Zhou Yiqiao stepped forward to check.
A small emerald green ball, the size of a marble, overflowing with the aroma of medicine, and full of Hunyuan, was placed quietly in the cauldron.
This is the vitality elixir commonly used by monks in the middle stage of Qi refining.
With mental preparation, Zhou Yiqiao was not happy. He put away the elixirs, carefully recorded his thoughts on success, and started refining the elixirs again.
According to the records on the elixir recipe, a beginner would waste a lot of the raw material for a Shengyuan Dan before condensing the elixir, and the elixir would eventually become a single elixir.
However, alchemists who are skilled in alchemy can often refine several pills. Zhou Yiqiao still has a long way to go.
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Time flies, and half a month has passed. Today is the last day of chores in the medicine garden.
In the open space by the stream, Zhou Yiqiao once again condensed the elixir and opened the furnace.
Although his face was pale, his eyes were full of brilliance.
These days, Zhou Yiqiao spends most of his time refining the Shengyuan Pill except for necessary chores and training time.
After repeated corrections and attempts, there were occasional failures.
But from the beginning, one pill was produced in each furnace to three pills in each furnace, which was a huge improvement.
He had already consumed all the sixty medicinal materials, and replaced them with exactly a hundred Shengyuan Dan in the storage bag.
Generally speaking, the minimum selling price of a Shengyuan Dan is three spirit stones.
These vitality elixirs just allow him to make ends meet.
Of course, it is also because the cost of Zhou Yiqiao's medicinal materials is extremely low. If it is an ordinary monk, such a profit will only be lost.
It can be seen from this that there are very few alchemists in this world of immortal cultivation, and the biggest threshold is the limitation of resources.
He stood up, put away the beast's tooth cauldron, and performed the sword energy technique several times, leaving traces of practicing the technique in the open space.
After carefully taking care of it, I went to a nearby slope to browse the overall situation.
After confirming that there was no omission, he left the medicine garden and went to the Contribution Hall to hand in the task.
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Spring passed and autumn came, time passed by, and several months had passed since Zhou Yiqiao completed the task of the medicine garden.
In the cave of Ruijin Mountain, Zhou Yiqiao sat cross-legged, the "Five Elements Building Elements Art" was operating at full strength, and the whole body was shining with light.
The body is full of spiritual energy, the meridians all over the body are bulging, and there is already a faint feeling of pain.
But Zhou Yiqiao did not give up. Instead, he took out another Sheng Yuan Dan and swallowed it.
An extra spiritual power emerged from the belly and spread to the limbs and bones.
At a certain moment, a feeling of comfort from the soul spread throughout the limbs, and the spiritual energy that had already filled the whole body had room to grow.
It's the inside scene of breaking through the realm!
He did not open his eyes in a hurry, but after fully absorbing the effect of the Shengyuan Dan, he stabilized his state and then slowly stopped.
Feeling that after breaking through to the fifth level of Qi refining, the spiritual power in the body increased by nearly 50%.
Even if it was Zhou Yiqiao, he couldn't help but look happy.
"Everything is worth it."
He stood up and opened the restrictions, stepped out of the cave, looked at the golden mountains and rivers, and had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
"Now that the improvement of cultivation is on the right track, it's time to consider this means of self-protection."
"I rarely make friends with others. I am safe in the Yaori Sect for the time being, but it is not a long-term solution."
His spiritual consciousness reached into the storage bag, feeling the dozens of jade bottles filled with Shengyuan Dan, and he started to make some calculations.
During this period of time, Zhou Yiqiao was not fully concentrating on cultivation.
During this period, he concealed his appearance twice more and turned into a dogleg who took care of the mundane affairs of the disciples within the sect, and found a stable home in Yaoyang City.
This is a small shop called "Yao Lai Tang".
It is said to be a shop, but it has a slightly better appearance than street vending.
The entire store is managed by an old man in the late stage of Qi refining and a child in the early stage of Qi refining.
The old man's aura was extremely unstable. If Yaoyang City had not strictly enforced the law, the assets of the grandfather and grandson would have been robbed long ago.
It was precisely for this reason that Zhou Yiqiao just said that he was a senior fellow named Shi from the inner sect who dealt with elixirs, and he easily established a simple connection.
Now that he has made a decision, Zhou Yiqiao controls his energy on his feet and heads to Yaoyang City.
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Medicine comes to the front of the hall.
A man wearing a bamboo hat and a black robe with a gloomy aura walked into it and immediately attracted a white-haired old man in the shop.
This person is Zhou Yiqiao after cross-dressing.
There were no customers in the shop. When the old man saw Zhou Yiqiao's arrival, he told his grandson to close the shop and then led Zhou Yiqiao into the backyard.
In the backyard, there is a restricted room.
The old man in the late stage of Qi refining offered spiritual tea to the young man in the middle stage of Qi refining, bowed his hands and said.
"Senior Shi's Shengyuan Pills are often 20% better than similar pills. Every time they are put on the shelves, they are sold out in a short time."
"Thanks to Senior Shi and Brother Xian, the business of Yaolaitang has improved a lot recently."
"Brother Xian, I wonder how much Senior Shi needs to take action this time?"
Zhou Yiqiao knew that his three-legged cat's alchemy skills were more effective, entirely because the spiritual plants catalyzed by the moonstone space were of the highest quality.
He didn't answer, just flicked his sleeves, placed a jade bottle containing the Life-Energy Pill on the table, and spoke in a cold voice.
"Hmph, you are lucky to be able to get Brother Shi's elixir. Here are eighty bottles of Shengyuan Dan. If you like it, please give it to me as soon as possible. I have something else to do."
The white-haired old man smiled, took out a sufficient amount of spiritual stones from his personal storage bag, and handed them to Zhou Yiqiao.
"I can naturally trust the master disciples of Yaori Sect, so there is no need to check."
Zhou Yiqiao glanced with his consciousness, confirmed the amount and put it in his bag. Just as he was about to get up and leave, the child's voice came from outside the door.
"Grandpa, there is another auction in Dongfang City today. You promised me the magic sword, so don't cheat again!"
Zhou Yiqiao listened and left Yaolaitang calmly.
