208: Top-grade Mind-Concentrating Pill

At the center of the lake was a small island, which Lin Yongmao had intentionally left untouched.

When he had nothing to do, he could rest on this small island and enjoy a different scenery.

The three thousand year five-colored lotus was planted near this small island, its five-colored lotuses appearing faintly in the mist, with five different colored lotuses blooming in succession, truly a wonder.

The lotus petals were red, yellow, white, black, and green, corresponding to the Five Elements colors.

This was an extremely special spiritual plant, inherently containing five attributes, and its medicinal properties were far stronger than those of single-attribute spiritual plants.

Although most Cultivators practiced single-attribute Cultivation Techniques, forming a Golden Core required a preliminary Five Elements transformation, which meant converting the scattered Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of various attributes into a single Heaven and Earth Origin Force, which would ultimately be absorbed and transformed by oneself.

Only by completing this process would one be qualified to form a Golden Core, so this five-colored lotus was very important for successful Core Formation.

High Grade five-colored lotuses could also assist Cultivators' Cultivation, and were effective for Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators as well. This was why Shen Nan and Shen Hao, the siblings, had fought over the three thousand year five-colored lotus.

A naturally growing three thousand year spiritual plant was a masterpiece of nature, and encountering it as a Cultivator was one's Opportunity.

Currently, the five-colored lotus in front of Lin Yongmao had grown to a thousand years, thanks to two bottles of [Five Hundred Year spiritual plant Cultivation Agent], and it not only had lotuses but also produced many five-colored lotus seeds.

These five-colored lotus seeds contained even stronger Five Elements Spiritual Qi than the five-colored lotuses.

Lin Yongmao picked many five-colored lotuses and five-colored lotus pods, intending to use these Materials to refine Spirit Concentration Pills.

The Alchemy location was in the front yard of Lin Yongmao's stone house, where he usually performed Alchemy. Since the flames required for Alchemy were Nanming Li Fire, any place could serve as a Pill Refining Room.

After preparing the Materials, Lin Yongmao took out a Pill Furnace.

This Pill Furnace was a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact called [Hundred Herbs Furnace], which was given to him by his grandfather, Lin Xuanbo.

The [Hundred Herbs Furnace] was a Family heirloom of the Lin Family. Currently, Lin Yongmao was the only Alchemist in the Lin Family, so to make the best use of it, Lin Xuanbo gave this Pill Furnace to Lin Yongmao, also as an encouragement for him to refine more Medicinal Pills.

Lin Yongmao couldn't help but complain, 'What's the difference between this and giving a donkey a millstone?'

The Hundred Herbs Furnace could stabilize the medicinal properties of herbs during Alchemy, making it a rare treasure. This would invisibly increase the success rate of Alchemy.

Lin Yongmao was now a third-rank Alchemist, and with enough Materials for refining Spirit Concentration Pills, refining Spirit Concentration Pills should not be a big problem.

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He successfully refined Spirit Concentration Pills on the third batch. Although the first two attempts failed, they provided him with valuable experience and lessons.

"Ding~"

"System notification: Congratulations on successfully refining Spirit Concentration Pills! You have obtained [Low Grade Spirit Concentration Pill] * 4, [Medium Grade Spirit Concentration Pill] * 1, and gained 2000 third-rank Alchemist proficiency."

Not only did he get Low Grade Spirit Concentration Pills, but he also got a Medium Grade Spirit Concentration Pill.

Lin Yongmao certainly wouldn't settle for Medium Grade Spirit Gathering Pills; he needed to take at least High Grade Spirit Concentration Pills to break through to the Early Stage Golden Core in one go.

These Low Grade and Medium Grade Spirit Concentration Pills could be used by Family members or exchanged for more suitable Cultivation resources.

As expected of a third-rank Medicinal Pill, after refining these third-rank Medicinal Pills, his proficiency also increased significantly. Lin Yongmao liked the feeling of constantly increasing proficiency.

Lin Yongmao spent fifteen days refining Spirit Concentration Pills. During these fifteen days, aside from signing in, he was almost entirely refining Medicinal Pills, nearly exhausting all the Materials for refining Spirit Concentration Pills.

Of course, the main reason was that the Mystic Marrow Liquid was exhausted. He cultivated all other spiritual plants and could harvest another batch in a short time, but Mystic Marrow Liquid needed to be purchased from Yang City or East Sea City.

The harvest was also immense: he refined three hundred seventy-seven Low Grade Spirit Concentration Pills, two hundred twenty-three Medium Grade Spirit Concentration Pills, and fifty-one High Grade Spirit Concentration Pills.

The most valuable were the two Top Grade Spirit Concentration Pills.

Top Grade Medicinal Pills were rare and hard to come by, requiring not only perfect proficiency but also astonishing Luck.

When Lin Yongmao was refining a batch of Spirit Concentration Pills, the Moon Toad Rabbit Hei Nu and the Gold and Silver Dragon Carps, Little Gold and Little Silver, happened to be watching nearby, which unexpectedly led to the refinement of a batch of Medicinal Pills with two Top Grade Spirit Concentration Pills.

Since discovering this, Lin Yongmao would always strongly request the two Luck companions to be by his side when refining Medicinal Pills, thereby increasing his Alchemy success rate and the probability of refining Top Grade Medicinal Pills.

Of course, in exchange, Lin Yongmao would also give them more spirit fruits and Medicinal Pills.

Lin Yongmao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Continuously refining Medicinal Pills for more than ten days made him feel very tired. If he hadn't drunk a pot of Cloud Mist Tea every day, his mental state might have been even worse.

"It's time to attempt Core Formation!"

Lin Yongmao made thorough preparations and sent Lin Yongmiao to his parents' place to avoid being affected by the Heavenly Tribulation.

The most fearful was Blood River Ancestor. Blood River Ancestor was currently a Soul body, and the Cultivation Technique he once cultivated was a Demonic Technique, so what he feared most was the Lightning Tribulation.

Blood River Ancestor still remembered the Lightning Tribulation he had undergone when breaking through a major Realm; it was simply a test of life and death.

However, Lin Yongmao had no intention of letting him temporarily leave Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

Blood River Ancestor's Cultivation in his lifetime was not bad, and his knowledge was also quite extensive. If Lin Yongmao encountered an accident during his first Heavenly Tribulation, Blood River Ancestor couldJust right provide clarification.

When Blood River Ancestor knew Lin Yongmao had such thoughts, he almost wanted to die.

Blood River Ancestor's Soul body said with a bitter face, "Master, don't worry! The Core Formation Heavenly Tribulation for ordinary Cultivators is not difficult to overcome. As long as they haven't cultivated any evil techniques that harm heaven and earth, they can successfully form a Golden Core. However, when it comes to the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, the difficulty increases exponentially."

Lin Yongmao nodded thoughtfully. Had he cultivated any evil Cultivation Techniques?

It seemed not!

Thinking of this, his mindset became much calmer, and he prepared for Core Formation with peace of mind.

As an experienced Senior, Blood River Ancestor answered all of Lin Yongmao's questions regarding Core Formation precautions, as he had no missing memories concerning this part.

Lin Yongmao adjusted his state to the best before swallowing the Top Grade Spirit Concentration Pill.

Soon, surging spiritual power raged within his body.

The most fundamental difference between the Golden Core Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage lay in the different forms of spiritual power. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, spiritual power was liquid, while in the Golden Core Stage, it transformed into solid spiritual power.

This was commonly known as the Golden Core, which could provide an endless supply of energy.

This energy was no longer called spiritual power; Cultivators generally referred to it as True Essence.