A scorched black smoke rose from the ground.
He failed!
Obviously, he did not grasp the timing of the pill art well. It was too late!
However, even though he had failed, Ziyue did not stop what he was doing. He continued to refine the elixir step by step.
Five minutes later, the entire process was completed. All that was left in the alchemy furnace was a charred black.
"Refining elixir is indeed not that easy. It requires the alchemist's hands, eyes, mental strength, spiritual energy, the use of the pill art, and the control of the fire. All of these must be done at the right time to make the elixir.
It is many times more difficult than crafting talismans.
This time, I was able to discover 13 mistakes. Since I failed from the start, there must be more mistakes that I did not discover. "
Looking at the remnants of the failed elixir in the alchemy furnace, Ziyue tore a cleansing talisman expressionlessly and started to ponder silently.
From the start, he knew that refining elixir would not be that simple. He was also prepared to fail countless times.
Although it was unexpected for him to fail right from the start, it was not something that he could not accept.
To him, the most important thing was to discover the mistakes.
As long as he knew where the mistakes were, he could correct them immediately. This failure was not meaningless.
"Continue!"
Half an hour later, Ziyue felt that he had a more reliable way to deal with the mistakes. He also gained some experience from the Wondrous Jade Alchemy Method. Then, he started to try again.
This time, Ziyue's attitude was much more serious. He immersed his mental strength and became one with the alchemy furnace.
Huff ~!
The flames rose. The temperature in the alchemy furnace began to rise steadily under the control of the spiritual weapon.
When the temperature reached a certain level, Ziyue calmly threw the Golden Spirit Flower into the alchemy furnace.
Tsk ~!
Under the high temperature, the Golden Spirit Flower began to melt quickly. Ziyue, who was already prepared, took the opportunity to cast a pill art. The melting speed began to slow down.
Then, he methodically threw in the second ingredient.
Fusing materials was never a simple matter. Even though Ziyue hurriedly used another pill art, it was still too late. The fused materials were incomparably mottled.
Even though the pill refinement this time was not a complete failure, it had already lost the possibility of success.
Just like before, Ziyue did not stop and continued to follow the same routine.
"As expected, it failed.
This time, out of the previous mistakes, there are still seven that haven't been completely resolved. At the same time, I've also found eleven mistakes that need to be improved. "
While Ziyue was cleaning the furnace, he once again began to summarize and analyze.
After pondering for a long time, when he felt that he had a certain degree of confidence, he began to refine again.
Three times, four times, five times …
Time and time again, his expression remained calm and composed, appearing to be methodical.
Of course, the result was the same as well.
Failure!
Failure!
Failure!
…
Ziyue gradually became numb. After a total of ten times, he finally stopped.
"Ten attempts, and all ten attempts ended in failure.
However, it wasn't like they didn't gain anything.
At least every time, I feel that I've improved.
I reckon that after a few more attempts, I'll be able to succeed. "
Following the continuous failures, Ziyue's confidence gradually rose.
After ten times of refining pills, he could clearly feel that he had improved. Some of the pill arts began to be used more skillfully. His grasp of timing also began to become more precise. The control of the fire, the various changes that occurred during the refining process, he gradually had a set of his own methods of dealing with them.
"Success is already a certainty.
I reckon that at most, I only need to refine five more times and I'll be able to successfully refine a spiritual pill. "
Ziyue's heart was somewhat hesitant, but he still suppressed the thought of continuing to try and walked out of the pill refining room.
Continuous refining was a kind of pressure on his mental strength, spiritual energy, and mind. He also needed to relax and adjust his state of mind.
"Hmm?
The Wondrous Jade Pill Refining Technique has already been upgraded to the level of Uninitiated (12%).
Sure enough, practice is the best way to test all the truth. With continuous trials, the speed of my pill refining technique naturally increased greatly. "
Glancing at the attribute panel, Ziyue's face could not help but reveal a trace of joy.
According to this progress, in less than ten days, he would be able to officially initiate the Wondrous Jade Pill Refining Technique.
"Ten days, not long!"
Ziyue thought in his heart and immediately walked out of the cave residence.
What entered his sight was three mu of spiritual fields that had been plowed and flattened.
Not far from the spiritual fields, Gao Ming and Fu Yongyu were vigorously waving their iron hoes.
The hardness of the soil under the hoes seemed to be extremely shocking. Even though the two of them were not weak and their inner strength was vigorous, they could only dig out a small piece of soil.
"Has the spiritual rice been planted?"
Ziyue walked over curiously and asked.
"Yes, it was just planted not long ago.
Although these three mu of spiritual fields have already degraded, the foundation is still there, so the growth is not bad. I saw the seeds planted yesterday early this morning and a few of them have already sprouted.
If there is a spiritual rain to irrigate them, then their growth will be even more gratifying. "
Gao Ming said with a face of joy.
"Is that so?"
Bai Ziyue curiously got closer and soon saw a seed that had indeed sprouted from it.
After thinking for a while, his mental strength surged.
Dark clouds gathered and fog surrounded him. A spell was immediately cast by him.
Little Cloud Rain Technique!
This Dharma spell was actually a Spiritual Plant Dharma spell.
He was lacking in spells back then, so he learned it in passing. It was just right to cast it now.
Pitter patter patter …
Continuous raindrops immediately fell and all of them irrigated the three mu of spiritual fields.
Almost visible to the naked eye, the sprouts of the seeds broke out of their shells and grew out. It was quite gratifying.
"Immortal spell …"
Gao Ming and Fu Yongyu's eyes were immediately filled with envy and awe.
"In addition, there is actually a Spring Thunder Rain Formation in this spiritual field. You can activate it every once in a while to irrigate the spiritual field."
Ziyue pondered for a while, then threw the Spring Thunder Rain Formation talisman to them and let them take care of it themselves.
"Thank you, Immortal Bai."
The two of them hurriedly thanked him.
"Immortal Bai, this is the spiritual field that I have opened up according to your request.
Because of the years of spiritual energy irrigation, the spiritual soil is very hard like stone, so it seems to be a little slow.
However, we should be able to dig up all the spiritual fields by today. Next, we just need to mix some spiritual soil materials and soak it with spirit stones. Gradually, it will become a first-grade spiritual field. "
Seeing Ziyue's gaze on the field that he had opened up, Fu Yongyu hurriedly said.
"How long will it take for the first-grade spiritual field to take shape?"
Ziyue nodded and asked curiously.
"Ten days. At most, ten days will be enough.
These few days, we walked around and found a spiritual spring with a little spiritual energy three miles away from here. With the spiritual spring's irrigation, seven or eight days will be enough. "
Fu Yongyu said confidently.
"That's good. This is a middle-grade spirit stone, which is equivalent to a hundred low-grade spirit stones. Next, I may need to go into seclusion for a while. The rest will be entirely up to you."
After a few observations, he had a preliminary recognition of the two. Anyway, a middle-grade spirit stone was not much, so he did not mind and directly threw it to Fu Yongyu.
"Thank you for your trust, Immortal Bai!"
Fu Yongyu said with a face full of excitement.
Back in the alchemy room, Ziyue adjusted his mood and began refining again.
Once, twice, thrice …
Because of the previous ten failures, Ziyue seemed to be more proficient. Every time he refined, he could feel improvement.
"Alchemy Formation Technique!"
Ziyue's mind power was activated and a spell was cast. Like a mysterious spiritual energy, it turned into a green light and fell into the alchemy furnace.
Buzz!
In an instant, a pale white mucus mixed together and formed a pale white ball the size of a baby's fist.
"It's done?!"
Ziyue was surprised and quickly controlled the elixir to fly out of the alchemy furnace.
He reached out and the elixir, which was still hot, fell into his hand.
Ziyue's eyes fell on the elixir and the Spiritual Eye Technique was activated. The Art of Pill Identification flowed in his mind, and the surprise in his eyes quickly faded.
"It's a success, but there are a lot of impurities. At least half of the impurities are mixed in.
These impurities often contain terrible toxins and will cause damage to the cultivator's body.
This Golden Spiritual Elixir looks like a spiritual elixir, but it is more like a poisonous elixir.
After a cultivator takes it, he will probably be attacked by the elixir poison before his strength can increase. "
A faint look of disappointment flashed in Ziyue's eyes.
The formation of the elixir did not mean that it would be able to work.
If the elixir was too impure, elixir poison would be produced and the cultivator would be attacked.
For example, in Dongxuan Market, the guide had said that the guide's uncle had been paralyzed for three months because he had eaten an elixir that contained elixir poison.
"However, no matter what, this is a successful start.
At least this time — it's formed into an elixir. "
Taking a deep breath, Ziyue quickly pulled himself together.
The formation of the Golden Spiritual Elixir meant that there were not many mistakes in his previous refining method. What affected the quality of the elixir were more details.
Next, he just needed to keep adjusting and he would naturally be able to refine an elixir that could be consumed.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and began refining again.
"Fifty percent impurities, no!"
"Forty-seven percent impurities, there's an improvement, but it's still not enough.
At the very least, I need to ensure that the elixir contains less than thirty percent impurities so that it will not affect the cultivator too much and can be used without worry. "
"Forty-eight percent?
And it's regressed?
But at least I know where the mistake is. Next, I just need to adjust and I should be able to improve a lot. "
"Thirty-eight percent, thirty-seven percent, thirty-five percent … Soon, soon, just a little bit more …"
…
Ziyue continued to adjust and refine. His mind was completely immersed in it, and he felt like he did not know how much time had passed.
The quality of the Golden Spiritual Elixir he refined also improved as he improved.
Finally, when Ziyue pulled the elixir out of the cauldron for the fifty-third time.
A look of joy flashed in his eyes.
Success!