Chapter 77: First Alchemy

  Yang Fan wants to return to the Immortal Realm and embark on the path of eternal life, opening a medical clinic is just his first step.

  Lin Zhong is his highly valued left and right arm and a friend worth expecting. This son is very determined, with meticulous thoughts, cautious in doing things, and familiar with human relationships and worldly affairs.

  If it weren't for the limitations of his innate talent, with Lin Zhong's personality, he would one day become a powerful and formidable existence.

  I hope he can get through this ordeal...

  Yang Fan let out a soft sigh in his heart after leaving Lin Zhong's secret room, and his figure merged into the darkness of night, quickly returning to his own home.

  After finding out the real reason for Liu Man Xiang's illness, Yang Fan felt greatly relieved.

  Venomous snakes are indeed frightening, but it also depends on what level they are at.

  Like Hu Banshen, a low-ranking cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, the poisonous insects he mastered might be able to threaten ordinary people and fellow cultivators of the same rank, but for Yang Fan, an alchemist who couldn't be measured by common sense, they were not worth mentioning.

  Dawn broke, Yang Fan sat cross-legged and took out a blue bronze tripod from his storage bag.

  This alchemy furnace was given by Mr. Xu from Yaowang Pavilion when Yang Fan visited Xiuyuge last time.

  At this moment, he was about to use this alchemy furnace and start his first alchemy in life!

  The jade slip given by Old Man Xü contains detailed experiences of alchemy, especially the method of controlling fire timing, which is extraordinary.

  At the same time, in Yituo Village for a month, Yang Fan also received guidance from the hunchbacked old man in alchemy.

  ……

  First, add some refined carbon stone to the bottom of the alchemy furnace and ignite it. At a speed visible to the naked eye, the small black stones emitted a faint red glow, and the temperature of the alchemy furnace continued to rise, making Yang Fan's room feel hot and restless.

  Refined coal is a material used by low-ranking alchemists for refining pills. When burned, it can produce extremely high temperatures and has average value.

  A higher grade is the Earth Fire Stone, which can emit high-temperature flames close to the Earth's pulse. There is also a kind of Earth Fire Token, which is not cheap and uses spiritual power to activate it, emitting the Earth's pulse fire.

  These things are widely used in the cultivation world, and cultivators can only possess the foundation-building true fire after entering the foundation-building period, which can be used for alchemy. However, even if it is a foundation-building period cultivator, they do not want to consume their yuan qi and squander the true fire in their body, even if they have this idea, they are willing but unable.

  Hence, in the lower ranks of cultivators, the flames required for alchemy mainly rely on these external objects; unless they are refining some special spiritual elixirs or at a critical moment, they will not mobilize the true fire within their body.

  As for the high-ranking cultivators above the foundation-building stage, how they refine their elixirs is not something that ordinary cultivators can come into contact with.

  Yang Fan concentrated his mind, pinched the key in his hand, and the spiritual light flickered. Occasionally, he would bend his fingers to point at the alchemy furnace, where a faint green glow could be seen bursting out, and the blue copper cauldron emitted a soft "humming" sound.

  After a while, Yang Fan finally stopped and revealed a joyful expression.

  It turned out that he hadn't added any materials to the alchemy furnace just now, but was only displaying a set of alchemy techniques from the "Alchemy Chapter" of the Xianhong Decision.

  This set of techniques, he had also dabbled in before, but this was still the first time he had actually used them. To his surprise, they worked like a charm, although it was still a bit awkward. However, for Yang Fan, who was brewing elixirs for the first time, it was a rare and precious experience.

  After a brief rest, Yang Fan's mental and spiritual energy recovered. He took a deep breath and added some low-grade materials to the green furnace.

  This time, he was more cautious and focused, his hands playing out a set of profound and intricate hand seals, as a green glow burst forth from the cauldron, humming loudly.

  While performing the magic trick, Yang Fan also had to pay attention to the fire in the alchemy furnace and control the temperature by manipulating the air inlet.

  Time passed bit by bit, during which Yang and Yang Huixin both got up.

  Yang Hui Xin arrived at her elder brother's room and saw Yang Fan refining pills, so she didn't disturb him.

  One time... Two times...

  After about half a day, in Yang Fan's room, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the green furnace, and the inside of the furnace presented a fiery red color, showing its high temperature.

  Yang Fan's forehead had some beads of sweat on it, and he finally stopped this set of alchemy incantations.

  At this moment, the sharp whistling sound inside the alchemy furnace disappeared, and instead, a refreshing fragrance that invigorated one's heart and lungs wafted out.

  "Did it work?"

  Yang Fan's face was filled with apprehension and anticipation as he gazed at the cyan glow swirling inside the alchemy furnace.

  Received!

  Yang Fan waved his hand and retrieved several crystal-like pellets of medicine from the alchemy furnace, which was still emitting misty steam and residual heat.

  This was the first kind of elixir he had refined, the Nourishing Qi Elixir.

  The Nourishing Qi Pill is only limited to use by Qi Refining stage cultivators, its value is slightly lower than the previous Lingering Spirit Pill, and it is one of the lowest-grade spirit pills.

  Yang Fan thought for a moment and decided to try the effect of this spiritual elixir himself by taking one pill.

  With his eyes closed, adjusting his breath, after a moment, Yang Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of joy: "As expected, under the blessing of the 'Xianhong Decisive' unique alchemy method, the medicinal power of this Qi-replenishing pill is several times stronger than that of the same level. This is still because I haven't practiced the method to its highest level. According to the description in the 'Alchemical Chapter', if one can practice this method to its highest realm, it can double the medicinal power and effect of the Spirit Pill."

  The power of the elixir is doubled, what a terrible existence. In other words, refining a low-grade Spirit Gathering Pill may have an effect comparable to that of a mid-grade Spirit Gathering Pill, and the amount of materials saved in the process is objective. Generally, the higher the grade of the elixir, the more rare and precious materials are required for its refinement, which also limits the quantity of high-grade and top-grade elixirs.

  Yang Fan has only initially practiced this unique technique, and the effect of the Nourishing Qi Pill has already increased by two points. If he wants to cultivate it to a deeper level, not only does he need a lot of practice in refining pills, but also requires a certain spiritual realm.

  "This set of techniques can only be performed on the basis of 'Xianhong Quan' this kung fu, even if it is given to outsiders, it may not have this effect."

  Yang Fan secretly thought in his heart.

  At this time, Yang Hui Xin walked in and saw the joyful expression of her big brother, also happily said: "Big brother successfully refined the elixir?"

  "Yes, I still have to seize the time and refine some more spiritual elixirs."

  Yang Fan's face was filled with joy, and he didn't even bother to eat dinner. He went straight to the basement of his home, set up a seal, and began to refine the elixir alone.

  "Sister, I have a Bigu pill in my hand, and I haven't eaten any grains for several days, but there's no big problem."

  Yang Fan explained to his sister.

  Then he began to concentrate on alchemy.

  This time, he refined a large quantity of elixirs. The low-grade materials in the storage bag were thrown into the alchemy furnace without hesitation.

  Several hours later, more than a dozen more elixirs went wrong.

  Yang Fan let go of his hands and feet, and the refining speed was more than twice as fast as last time.

  This time, the refined pill is a slightly higher-grade Huiyuan Dan. This pill can be taken during battle to restore one's vitality, but it cannot be taken in large quantities. The two guards who chased Yang Fan near Xiuyuge last time had also taken this pill.

  However, this time, after Yang Fan took the elixir, he found that there were several pills inside, some of which were flat or concave, and some even cracked open.

  Out of eighteen elixirs, three or four did not succeed.

  The rest were successful, and a few were slightly lacking in color, all due to insufficient fire.

  "Alas, I forgot the success rate of refining the elixir..."

  Yang Fan let out a light sigh, but he didn't lose heart. As far as he knew, the success rate of low-level cultivators refining pills generally wouldn't exceed 50%.

  That is to say, among the ten spiritual pills, five of them can be produced, which is already quite good for low-level cultivators.

  (One more update, Yang Fan: Give me a ticket, I want to refine the ultimate reverse heaven pill.)