Just as Li Xu was about to go forge, Li Yang volunteered to help Ling Xiao upgrade his weapon.
Li Xu didn't argue and handed the sword to his son with a smile.
After Li Yang left in a hurry, Li Kong explained to Ling Xiao that his son's Tenbin was much higher than his. If there were enough materials, Li Yang would be able to forge a profound artifact. In other words, Li Yang's level had already reached the level of a third-stage refiner, but he didn't have enough materials to forge a profound artifact himself.
After listening to Li Xu's explanation, Ling Xiao was completely relieved.
In the afternoon, Li Yang returned the sword and saber to Ling Xiao's hands.
Looking at the completely different Blue Crystal Sword and Silver Ghost Blood Saber, Ling Xiao thought that Li Yang had brought the other two swords back to trick him.
Fortunately, he could still feel that the sword and saber had a familiar feeling, so he was sure that the two swords in front of him were his.
The sword and saber had already reached the peak of second-stage weapons, one silver and one blue, shining with a dazzling brilliance.
The more Ling Xiao looked, the more happy he was, and immediately thanked him, "Uncle Li, thank you so much."
Li Yang waved his hand, "Xiao Xiao, you're treating me like an outsider. You saved Uncle Li, a mere second-stage weapon is nothing. As long as you like the weapon in the forge, you can choose it."
Hearing Li Yang's words, Ling Xiao was a little moved, but he still suppressed the impulse in his heart and said, "I'll trouble Grandpa Li and Uncle Li when I gather the materials for a profound artifact."
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries again, Li Xu and Li Yang sent Ling Xiao out of the forge.
The refiners who worked for Li Xu were all curious about Ling Xiao.
They were all wondering which family's young master this was, to be able to make Master Li and his son send him off. Even the patriarchs of the three great families didn't have this kind of courage.
Ling Xiao returned with a full load, and was in a very good mood along the way.
However, he was a little disappointed with the Li and Lan families. He was thinking, 'This young master is so arrogant, yet no one came to kill me, they really have no guts.'
If others heard this, they would scold him, saying that he was a madman.
He actually hoped that someone would come and kill him. His brain must have been flooded with water.
Ling Xiao didn't think that the Li and Lan families would let this go so easily. He had a feeling that they were plotting something.
However, this was no longer within the scope of his jurisdiction. He should focus on cultivating the Alchemy Technique and the Soul Controlling Art. Only when he was strong would he be able to do so.
After returning home, Ling Xiao instructed Bai Yuxi not to let anyone disturb him, then he eagerly entered his room to learn alchemy.
There were two reasons why he was so eager to learn alchemy. One, of course, was to see if he could get an alchemist profession in Tenbin for fun. The other was to improve his mental strength so that he could practice the first stage of the Soul-Controlling Art, "Skill Control".
Ling Xiao, after familiarizing himself with the 'Alchemy Tactics', knew that alchemy consumed a lot of energy. Moreover, it required a high degree of concentration to refine a pill.
He thought that this would make it easier for him to condense his mental strength as soon as possible. He would be able to sense the fluctuations of mental strength, which would allow him to practice the Soul-Controlling Art. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Ling Xiao's idea was undoubtedly correct. On this continent, any alchemist had a very strong mental strength. When they fought with others, they could completely rely on the pressure of their mental strength to kill others. This mental strength was formed from the accumulation of alchemy day and night.
Ling Xiao adjusted his mental state to its peak, and his first alchemy journey began.
The first key to alchemy was to learn how to control fire.
Before starting alchemy, Ling Xiao's first warm-up exercise was to practice how to control fire.
A small ball of fire rose between his hands. The small flames were red and scorching hot. They fluctuated between big and small like a spirit snake, extremely agile.
"Alchemy is extremely particular about fire control. If the fire is too big, or if the fire is too small, it will lead to the failure of alchemy. Therefore, I must master it as I please before starting alchemy," Ling Xiao murmured to himself as he looked at the two small flames in his palms.
It took Ling Xiao two days to learn how to control the fire. When he felt that he could really control the fire, he began to enter the real state of alchemy.
Ling Xiao took out the medicine cauldron from his Space Ring as well as a spirit grass that exuded an emerald green glow. The stem and leaves of this spirit grass were very delicate, as if they would be damaged by the slightest force.
This was the Morning Dew Grass, the main ingredient for refining the Dew Returning Pill. It had an excellent restorative effect on the body's muscles.
Ling Xiao took a light breath and threw the Morning Dew Grass into the medicine cauldron. Then, the flames in his palms quickly burned towards the medicine cauldron.
Ling Xiao had already memorized the 'Alchemy Tactics' in his heart. He knew that alchemy required excellent control of fire. The first step was to extract the medicinal essence of the spirit grass.
In the beginning, Ling Xiao still heated it slowly, and the Morning Dew Grass gradually withered and condensed.
"Soon …" Seeing this, Ling Xiao's emotions could not help but fluctuate a little, and the intensity of the flames increased.
Zi …
In just an instant, the Morning Dew Grass, which was about to extract its essence from the medicine cauldron, was immediately burnt.
Ling Xiao's face drooped as he looked at his palms and muttered to himself, "I can't get excited, I can't get excited. I must have a heart as clear as ice, and not be shaken by the heavens …"
Ling Xiao once again calmed his mind and adjusted his state of mind. He threw another Morning Dew Grass into the medicine cauldron, and slowly heated the medicine cauldron according to the key points mentioned in the 'Alchemy Tactics'.
The Morning Dew Grass, just like before, was slowly extracted into its essence, and gradually turned into a milky white color.
Ling Xiao was completely focused, and his expression did not change in the slightest.
Just when the Morning Dew Grass had completely turned into a milky white color.
Ling Xiao's palms trembled, and the flames became a little hotter than before.
Peng!
The essence of the Morning Dew Grass was completely extracted, and the floating white color appeared to be crystal clear, pure and unadorned.
Ling Xiao did not dare to have a trace of carelessness. He isolated this ball of essence, and then threw in another supplementary Spirit Grass, and the flames rose again.
After condensing the essence of four Spirit Grass in a row, Ling Xiao's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. It could be seen that alchemy was not an easy task.
As expected, when it came to the fifth Spirit Grass, Ling Xiao did not control the fire well, and burned another Spirit Grass.
Facing the destroyed Spirit Grass, Ling Xiao did not produce any more fluctuations, and threw in the same Spirit Grass to start condensing.
He extracted the essence of the Spirit Grass one by one, but he also damaged a total of six Spirit Grass before he finished extracting all the Spirit Grass needed for the Dew Returning Pill.
But don't be happy too early, this was only the first basic step of alchemy.
"Damn, this is really tiring …" Ling Xiao not only felt that his Profound Energy was being depleted, but even his spirit was very tired.
Although he grumbled, but he would not give up easily. This was the first factor that made him a strong cultivator.
Next, it was the step to separate the essence of the Spirit Grass.
This step was the most difficult one, and it was also the crucial step to whether or not the pill was formed.
Ling Xiao followed the order stated in the , and first placed the essence of the Morning Dew Grass in the middle, with it as the center, and then gathered the essence of the other Spirit Grass one by one.
Ling Xiao channeled his energy, and at the same time, provided the fire source.
This was the time to increase the heat, to make sure that the essence of the Spirit Grass melted and mixed together.
Who knew, just when Ling Xiao increased the heat, an explosion sounded.
Peng!
In the medicine cauldron, a thick cloud of grey smoke came out.
"Cough cough!"
Even Ling Xiao could not react in time, and his face was blasted by the thick smoke. His white and handsome face became black like charcoal, and when he coughed, smoke came out of his mouth, looking very comical and embarrassed.
"This is good, this young master has become a black charcoal head, I don't believe that this small first level pill can stump this young master!" Ling Xiao laughed at himself, and then encouraged himself, and once again began to extract the essence of the Spirit Grass.
With the experience from the extraction just now, Ling Xiao only lost two stalks of Spirit Grass, and then he condensed all the Spirit Grass.
Next, it was the step of fusion.
Ling Xiao took a few deep breaths, calmed his emotions, and gathered the essence of the Spirit Grass together again.
This time, Ling Xiao did not dare to increase the heat too much.
But, he failed again, because the heat was not enough, and the essence dispersed before it could fuse. But it was not as tragic as the previous explosion, and this time could be considered lucky.
Ling Xiao had to start again.
Soon after, he failed for the third time, and then continued.
Fourth failure.
Fifth failure.
It was not until the eighth time that Ling Xiao finally fused the Spirit Grass together.
He finally passed the second step.
But don't think that this was considered a success, there was still the third step, which was the most difficult step, "condensing the pill".
Ling Xiao was completely focused, and his spirit was concentrated to the extreme. Sweat kept rolling down his face, but he was still unaware, and he remembered the key in his heart. First, increase the flame, raise the temperature, and then cut off the fire source to cool down the condensing pill.
This process could not be more or less by a second, and he must hold on for a good time.
Ling Xiao's emotions wavered slightly, and he shouted softly, "condense for me!" with one hand, he withdrew the flame, and with the other, he pressed over with Dark Force.
Swoosh!
The Spirit Grass essence, which had long been fused together, instantly fused together, and turned into three elixir forms.
"Done!" Ling Xiao was delighted, and immediately took out the elixir.
He saw that the color of the elixir was much different from the elixir he usually took, and there seemed to be a little burnt smell. Furthermore, it was not as smooth and natural as a real elixir, and no matter how he looked at it, it did not look like a elixir at all.
Ling Xiao comforted himself, "Not bad, it's not bad to have such a result for the first time in condensing a pill."
Who knew that just as his words fell, the three pills actually all fell down, turning into a ball of powdery substance.
"It can't be, I … The result of my hard work for half a day has become like this?"
Ling Xiao's face drooped, and his eyes were about to cry. He was just a little proud of the elixir, and it was destroyed. This was too much of a blow.
"F * ck, could it be that this young master's Tenbin can't do it? I don't believe that I can't refine a pill!" Ling Xiao cursed. He did not continue to refine the elixir, but sat down to recover.
At the same time, he recalled the key points mentioned in the "Alchemy Method". It mentioned that some exclusive techniques were extremely beneficial to alchemy. Not only could it increase the speed, but it could also increase the success rate.