Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique - Chapter 245 - 231: Three Yang Pill Fire Technique
Chapter 245: Chapter 231: Three Yang Pill Fire Technique
Ji An was seated in the Earth Fire Chamber, with the Cyan Lotus Fire Cloud Furnace set before him, surrounded by various herbs.
He took out the Inheritance Jade Slip, which contained the path laid out by his master. Simply following it step by step would ensure he becomes a Tier One Alchemist, even a Tier Two Alchemist.
The Fire Control Technique for alchemy evolved from the Fire Control Technique but with more variations.
The Ningcui Cliff sect’s secret, the Three Yang Pill Fire Technique, utilizes magical power to control flames, allowing the furnace’s fire to transform freely.
The flames used for alchemy are divided into Dan Fire, Charcoal Fire, Earth Fire, and others.
Dan Fire is conjured by cultivators of Fire Element Techniques transforming magical power into flames, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators can use Dan Fire.
Cultivators who do not practice Fire Element Techniques must wait until breaking through to the Chao Origin Stage to use Primordial Life Fire to mimic Dan Fire.
This is why most Artifact Refiners and Alchemists choose Fire Element Techniques; the ease of reaching the Foundation Establishment and Chao Origin Stages is self-evident.
Charcoal Fire is spiritual charcoal produced from various spirit woods, especially from Fire Element and Wood Element Spirit Plants.
Earth Fire relies on Earth Lung Fire Veins to be more fierce and domineering, requiring the use of a Magic Array to filter out the Fire Fiend, and is more widely used in artifact refining.
For an alchemist, selecting and controlling fire is an indispensable fundamental skill.
Cultivators choose different flames based on the elixir being refined; switching flames for a single elixir sometimes maximizes its medicinal power.
Because the materials for refining high-tier elixirs are difficult to gather into a single furnace, the higher the tier, the higher the demands for flames.
Lower-tier elixirs do not have as high demands; a furnace can be refined with a few spirit stones without unnecessary fuss.
The Three Yang Pill Fire Technique comprises methods of warm fire, nurturing fire, and fire manipulation, which subtly vary according to the elixir being refined and the furnace’s material.
Warm fire allows the flames to gradually unfold, warming the furnace and herbs to extract their essence; nurturing fire maintains fire strength to ensure full fusion of the essence; fire manipulation controls flames to finally congeal the liquid into pills.
These techniques are best learned through practice; there’s no need to overthink, just do it.
Ji An ignited Clear Spirit Bamboo Charcoal, the method of warm fire blossoming at his fingertips.
He was refining the lowest-grade Fasting Pill, using Earth Fire would increase the difficulty.
The mastery level of the Fire Control Technique wasn’t honed for nothing; Ji An quickly grasped the essence of the Three Yang Pill Fire Technique.
He took a moment to immerse his mind into his dantian, connecting with the Upper Stone Turtle.
[Magic Technique: Three Yang Pill Fire Technique (Mastery 6%)]
Ji An grinned, he liked this progress.
Most methods of the Three Yang Pill Fire Technique are extensions of the Fire Control Technique, so this progress wasn’t surprising.
The emerald flames rose, under his control, licking the furnace.
The patterns on the Cyan Lotus Fire Cloud Furnace seemed to come alive, with fire clouds in an eye-catching orange-red and cyan lotuses in a vibrant green.
’What a treasure.’
Ji An praised inwardly; though the furnace gifted by his master was a magical artifact, it possessed considerable spirituality.
He employed Object Control Technique to open the furnace and poured in Yellow Sprout Rice.
His hands nimbly changed spells, while the flames beneath the furnace maintained a pale cyan hue.
His technique for nurturing fire was on par with seasoned masters who’ve worked the furnace for decades, and under the swirling firelight, the patterns of the lotuses and fire clouds painted on the furnace seemed more vibrant.
Next was fire manipulation; as Ji An’s spells changed, the flames surged, encompassing the entire furnace.
His strong spirit soul, combined with quick comprehension of the spells, prevented anything from hindering him.
The pale cyan flames entered the furnace through vents, and a miraculous scene appeared; the Yellow Sprout Rice, which should have been charred, slowly melted like ice under the flames.
Ji An’s fingers shifted increasingly swiftly, until the Yellow Sprout Rice condensed into a fist-sized mass of spiritual liquid, extracting the essence of the spiritual object.
Through a series of refinements, the medicinal properties of these essences would greatly increase.
The Spirit Rice left residuals unsuitable for alchemy; he used spells to extract the residue from the furnace’s bottom, then gradually reduced the flame.
The furnace’s temperature slowly cooled, and the spiritual liquid solidified into crystals resembling white sugar, emitting a gentle glow.
These crystals, upon being heated to a certain temperature, would revert to spiritual liquid.
Ji An applied the Small Cloud Rain Technique for artificial rainfall to clean the furnace, whereas other alchemists would prepare Spirit Spring Water for cleaning.
This highlights the advantage of a cultivator proficient in magic techniques; they have spells for every circumstance.
Cleaning the furnace removes residues to prevent contamination between different medicinal properties.
Ji An refined Huang Jing and ginseng into crystals, acquiring two types of crystals.
Again cleaning the furnace, Ji An embarked on refining the Fasting Pill in one go.
Being an early-stage elixir of the Qi Refining Stage, it presented minimal divine sense and magical power consumption for a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
With proportions established, he first introduced the Yellow Sprout Rice crystal before melting the spiritual liquid, then added the other two types of crystals.
Upon fully melting, they fused together, leading to the Dan Separation process.
The process involves dividing the medicinal liquid into even portions; with sufficient materials, a batch can yield ten pills.
An alchemist could adjust the pill count based on the amount of liquid, and it’s not uncommon for skilled alchemists to produce dozens from a single batch.
With expensive or uncertain elixirs, two to three pills may result from a batch.
Ji An exhaled slightly, discerning that the Dan Separation was actually a test; everything previously covered by the mastery level of the Fire Control Technique presented no difficulty.
Following the Dan Separation method from the jade slip, he divided the liquid like a blossoming lotus into ten portions.
Due to various reasons, some medicinal liquid dissipated into wisps of blue smoke, ultimately yielding six pills.
“Not difficult at all!”
Ji An chuckled lightly, relishing the challenge of pressing onward.
With his current spiritual strength and understanding of the technique, he could finely control each step of the alchemy process.
Using Object Control Technique, he pulled the pills close to scrutinize them, discovering five pills bore faint white pill patterns on their surfaces.
Five genuine pills, one inferior.
Ji An casually crushed the inferior one. This pill didn’t have much pill poison, just somewhat lacking medicinal power.
He immersed his mind into his dantian.
[Magic Technique: Three Yang Pill Fire Technique (Minor Achievement 36%)]
“Not bad, done for the day!”
Ji An cleaned the pill furnace and went to sleep contentedly.
…
A month later.
Ji An’s low chant resonated, his internal organs trembled with his voice, and his muscles and bones hummed softly.
Feeling his body growing increasingly fatigued, he gradually finished his exercise, carefully sensing the ceaseless flow of the warm currents in his vital organs, nodding in satisfaction.
The Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body was beginning to show its effects on his body. Now, his vitality was abundant, his heartbeat strong, and his muscles and bones tougher, comparable to that of a late-stage Qi Refining body cultivator.
This was a kind of strength from the inside out, not the superficial strength of merely refining the skin.
He was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, also cultivating the most health-nurturing Wood Element Technique, and his body was constantly being nourished by magical power.
With a commanding view, his body refining progress advanced rapidly.
Magic cultivators have various magical artifacts and magic techniques to protect themselves, but if their body sustains damage, it tends to be serious.
Some attacks, like sound wave attacks, cannot be defended against using magic techniques.
These attacks penetrated all defenses, and plugging one’s ears wouldn’t fend them off, as they could damage internal organs.
A body cultivator’s internal organs are also resilient and can withstand sound wave attacks.
Additionally, body cultivators have greater resistance to toxins and underground yin fiends.
Ji An suddenly thought he could try the dual path of magic and body cultivation.
For example, cultivate body refining techniques of the Qi Refining Stage during the Foundation Establishment Stage, and practice body refining techniques of the Foundation Establishment Stage during the Sunrise Stage.
This way, the resource requirements would be much lower, and the progress in the cultivation technique would be faster.
Most importantly, it wouldn’t take too much time.
With the Stone Turtle’s help, he could save a lot of time practicing spells.
As his magic technique practice reached a high level, he could comprehend deeper magic intents, which would also promote the understanding of cultivation technique divine intents.
With adequate accumulation of the Spiritual Mechanism, upon breaking through to higher realms, he would immediately gain sufficient power.
…
Ji An returned to the Cold Pool, his shadow trailing long under the sunset.
He handed a storage bag to Huang Xuan, saying:
“Inside are 460 genuine fasting pills, among them are 12 high-quality pills.
You all will be responsible for selling them and see how the sales go.”
During this period, he refined three batches of pills every day, consuming all the medicinal ingredients.
Currently, the success rate of refining fasting pills was over eighty percent, with six to eight pills formed each time.
He paused, then added:
“The selling price can be slightly below the market price, and you guys can take thirty percent.”
If you want the horse to run fast, you have to feed it well.
Huang Xuan grinned, quickly waved it off, saying:
“Junior Martial Uncle, selling pills is just about saying a few more words, no need to give us extra reward.”
When Red Flame Peak isn’t busy, he can mention it to familiar cultivators nearby without exerting extra effort.
“Just take what’s yours without hesitation, you’ll still need to rely on them for pill sales in the future.”
Ji An said, this wasn’t just an occasional favor; he would need their help plenty more times ahead.
These most ordinary pills didn’t need to be managed by Wei Songnian.
Once it was possible to refine pills for Foundation Establishment cultivators’ consumption, those could be accumulated.
Huang Xuan took the storage bag, slightly bowing his head:
“Rest assured, Junior Martial Uncle, we will handle it diligently.
I’ll distribute the pills among them, and the sales can commence tomorrow.”
Ji An pulled out a piece of paper filled with writing and handed it over, saying:
“This is the Yellow Bud Pill formula, tomorrow help me purchase materials for a hundred batches, and retrieve the Spirit Stones from the warehouse.”
Red Flame Peak had a small secret vault for storing Spirit Stones and valuable spiritual objects.
Of course, the most valuable spiritual objects were kept in the grotto mansion.
Huang Xuan’s face lit up, accepting the pill formula with cupped hands, saying:
“Congratulations to Junior Martial Uncle for the great improvement in alchemy skills.”
The Yellow Bud Pill is for mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, to advance their cultivation.
Junior Martial Uncle starting to refine such pills indicated he had a significant assurance.
Ji An smiled, waving his hand, saying:
“These improvements are inconsequential, only when I can refine Foundation Establishment Pills will I truly be a Pill Master.”
Refining Qi Refining Stage pills doesn’t qualify one as a Pill Master, only as an apprentice.
