CHAPTER 193: CHAPTER 192: DOUBLE CAULDRON ALCHEMY (FOURTH UPDATE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)

At the lower levels, failing a few times, a dozen times, the consumed herbs are limited, and the loss of Spirit Stones is not significant.

But at the higher stages, herbs are scarce, and often, there’s only one portion.

Failure is simply not allowed.

The Grand Elder controlled the rhythm, and the rhythm was perfect.

Alchemy succeeded on the first try.

"Three Pure Yang Pills, I’ll take one, you take one, and keep one!" said the Grand Elder.

"Sure!"

Lu Xuanji nodded.

The Grand Elder nodded and began placing the elixirs into pill bottles, one for each person.

Saying goodbye to the Grand Elder, Lu Xuanji returned to the Cave Mansion.

He opened his mouth and consumed the Pure Yang Pill.

The Pure Yang Pill is useful for Foundation Establishment Cultivators and also for Purple Mansion Cultivators.

Taking a Pure Yang Pill can save a Purple Mansion Cultivator three years of hard cultivation, its efficiency far surpasses the absorbing of Spiritual Qi.

The downside is that it’s too expensive.

The Pure Yang Pill costs 150,000 Spirit Stones, and taking it is like burning money. As the main herb, Pure Yang Grass requires a thousand years of maturity to be used. Third grade Spirit Plant Masters and fourth grade Spirit Plant Masters can use the ripening technique to hasten the Spirit Medicine’s maturity and shorten growth time.

But it’s still too expensive and scarce.

As he consumed the elixir, the [Void Stomach] began operating, digesting the elixir’s medicinal power.

About three months later, the medicinal power was fully digested.

He could sense the Elixir Poison, settling in the flesh, in the bones, in the muscles, very small and inconspicuous.

When cultivators absorb Spiritual Qi, they also unconsciously expel toxins from the body. The Elixir Poison will also be expelled. It takes about ten years to expel most of it, after which another Pure Yang Pill can be taken.

It didn’t differ much from what’s recorded in the classics.

If taken without restraint, it can cause Elixir Poison to accumulate in the body. When the cultivator advances, the Elixir Poison erupts, usually taking the cultivator’s life.

With a thought, Lu Xuanji activated the [Pure Yang Dao Body], and immediately, pure white flames arose within the body, coursing through every part, helping to refine the Elixir Poison.

Under the incineration of the Pure Yang True Flame, the Elixir Poison was decomposed, turned into strands of medicinal power absorbed and digested by the body.

The speed of Elixir Poison decomposition accelerated; it only required eight years instead of ten to take the second Pure Yang Pill.

"Haha, isn’t this like cheating!"

Lu Xuanji laughed.

Feeling the [Pure Yang Dao Body] decomposing the Elixir Poison, with the [Void Stomach] digesting food, the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron’s [Spiritual Liquid], and the Medicine Garden providing Spirit Medicine for refining elixirs.

It may only take a little over a hundred and fifty years to reach the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion.

This feeling is like someone in the early stages of entrepreneurship struggles to make a million; but at a certain stage, making a billion comes easily.

...

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Lu Xuanji took out a piece of Pure Yang Grass and began refining the Pure Yang Pill.

He took out the Heaven Mending Cauldron, nurturing the Pill Furnace, about to begin alchemy.

He suddenly thought of something and directly abandoned the Heaven Mending Cauldron, using the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron to refine elixirs instead.

Hiss hiss!

This time, he directly used the Pure Yang True Flame for alchemy.

With the flames burning and the spirit medicine being refined, alchemy began in an orderly manner.

About three days later, he opened the Pill Furnace.

Nine elixirs flew out, emitting pure elixir aura, fragrant and delicious.

"Nine pills, not bad, not bad!"

Lu Xuanji laughed.

When refining elixirs, typical alchemists produce about three pills, a few produce five or six, and very few can produce nine.

Nine is the pinnacle of pill production for a furnace.

Legend says only a fifth-grade alchemist can produce nine pills per furnace.

Lu Xuanji estimated that his alchemy skills were barely at the third grade.

Normally, only two or three pills would be produced in alchemy.

But with the aid of the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, the pill formation rate was significantly increased.

Then, he threw each elixir into the Heaven Mending Cauldron for a second round of alchemy.

The second alchemy primarily removes Elixir Poison and elevates the elixir grade.

Three days later, the Pure Yang Pill was produced.

Elixir Poison decreased, and the grade elevated from Lower Grade to Upper Grade.

Filled with joy, he found a new alchemy model: the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron for initial alchemy to enhance the pill formation rate; the Heaven Mending Cauldron for secondary alchemy to improve the elixir grade.

Double Cauldron Alchemy, with astonishing efficiency and grade.

With a thought, he took out a thread of blue Heaven Mending Qi in his palm.

He felt that if he injected this blue Heaven Mending Qi into the Upper Grade Pure Yang Pill Thunder, it could elevate the elixir grade from Upper Grade to Supreme Grade.

However, this seemed pointless and wasteful.

After all, one thread of blue Heaven Mending Qi is equivalent to a Purple Mansion Demon Beast.

He only had two left in his hand.

Consuming the blue Heaven Mending Qi to boost the elixir grade seemed like a loss.

The Upper Grade Pure Yang Pill was sufficient without further grade enhancement.

According to the elixir grade and Elixir Poison ratio, a Lower Grade Pure Yang Pill is taken every ten years, a Middle Grade every five years, an Upper Grade every three years, and a Supreme Grade every year.

According to the ripening time, the next batch of herbs will mature in about thirty years, ready for harvest.

Taking elixirs at too short intervals serves little purpose.

"The Purple Mansion Pill can also assist cultivators in cultivation, reducing four years of hard training. The Purple Mansion Pill and Pure Yang Pill can be alternated, averaging one elixir every five years," Lu Xuanji smiled, pondering the ever-increasing resources and the rising probability of breaking through to the Golden Core.

At the Qi Cultivation stage, only White Sun Rice and a few Spirit Stones were consumed.

At Foundation Establishment, there are Jade Emperor Rice, Heaven Mending Qi, Spiritual Liquid, True Essence Pill, Pure Yang Dao Body, and many resources.

At the Purple Mansion Stage, there are Pure Yang Dao Body, Void Stomach, Upper Grade Pure Yang Pill, Upper Grade Purple Mansion Pill, various Spiritual Liquids, Spirit Stones, and more resources.

Resources are increasing, cultivation speed is accelerating, and the chance of breaking through the bottleneck towards the Golden Core is also rising.

The only downside is that some resources have to be shared with his Dao Companion Ye Wanyi, the Grand Elder, and other cultivators in the clan, naturally making his resources a bit less, slowing down his cultivation speed.

But that’s only natural.

If at the end of cultivation, one turns stingy and selfish, better not cultivate such a cultivation path.

If at the end of cultivation, one becomes alone, becoming a lonesome immortal, such a path is dull and uninteresting.

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The next day. Lu Xuanji saw the Grand Elder and revealed the Upper Grade Pure Yang Pill.

The Grand Elder was utterly stunned.

Silent, not knowing what to say.

"Xuanji, these matters are best kept quiet..."

Lu Xuanji laughed, "I’m not a fool; naturally, I won’t speak about it. The Upper Grade Pure Yang Pill is for internal consumption; external sales of elixirs should still be handled by the Grand Elder!"

After the excitement, the world returned to calmness.

Three years later, suddenly, an aura approached, nearing Changyuan Mountain.

Lu Xuanji’s mind stirred, and he flew out of the Cave Mansion.

A female cultivator descended, wearing a red palace dress, with glistening skin, her hair in a phoenix bun. Her head adorned with exquisite bead flowers, appearing dignified and noble.

It was Ye Wanyi.

At this moment, she had already broken through to the Purple Mansion, appearing youthful and lively.

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