93: Refining Qi Condensation Pill

Qinglan Sect.

Wang Bufan had already exaggeratedly reported the Lin Family's situation to Yuan Wang.

Yuan Wang's eyes were cold, and he seemed to be pondering something.

What concerned him most was Wang Bufan's claim that the Lin Family actually possessed a Talisman Treasure and a Millennium Spirit Medicine.

A Talisman Treasure indicated that the Lin Family had once produced a Golden Core True Person, yet no such news had ever spread, showing how deeply the Lin Family had hidden themselves.

As for a Millennium Spirit Medicine, that was a crucial resource needed even by Golden Core Stage and even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

Currently, his cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection Realm; if he had a single Millennium Spirit Medicine, there was a chance he could Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

It seemed it was time for him to personally visit the Lin Family.

However, the current beast tide had not yet receded, which made him feel very helpless.

Yuan Wang rubbed his temples, waved his hand, and said, “Alright, you may withdraw first! Let this Sect Master have some peace.”

Wang Bufan quickly retreated, returning to his Immortal Cave at an extremely fast speed, not even bothering with his lackeys, Chen Dahao and Shi Lei.

Shi Lei watched Wang Bufan's rapidly departing figure and thought, “Could it be that Brother Fan is about to Breakthrough again?! As expected of a Heavenly Spiritual Root holder, his cultivation Breakthroughs are as easy as eating and drinking.”

Wang Bufan returned to his Immortal Cave and dismissed all the maids and concubines within.

As the most talented prodigy in the Qinglan Sect, his status was highly respected, and his treatment was excellent.

His Immortal Cave was equipped with a specialized Spirit Gathering Formation to enhance the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within.

He also had dozens of beautiful concubines and maids responsible for his daily life, each one a feast for the eyes.

But at present, Wang Bufan had no mind to look at them; instead, he unceremoniously sent them away for the time being.

“What… what exactly is wrong with my body?”

Ever since returning from the Lin Family, Wang Bufan had constantly felt a sense of emptiness, as if energy was continuously draining from his body.

His body was like a sieve with countless holes; although he absorbed and replenished Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi very quickly, it all mysteriously vanished.

“The Lin Family? Could Lin Yongmao have done this?”

“No, it's impossible for him. A mere Qi Refinement Stage eighth-layer Cultivator, who temporarily gained the upper hand by relying on a Talisman Treasure, how could he be my opponent?”

Wang Bufan was unwilling to accept that Lin Yongmao was responsible for this.

But now he clearly felt his cultivation constantly regressing; if this continued, he would sooner or later fall back to the Qi Refinement Stage Realm.

If his cultivation fell to the Qi Refinement Stage Realm, then everything he currently possessed would be lost.

The thought of potentially facing the disdainful gazes of his fellow disciples made him feel extremely uneasy.

Wang Bufan had been very high-profile throughout his journey, and the result of his high-profile nature was accumulating many enemies.

If he fell from grace, his end would be truly miserable.

Wang Bufan circulated the second-tier earth-attribute Cultivation Technique he practiced, and used his Divine Sense to examine his Dantian and Sea of Consciousness, but found no problems.

“Damn it, what on earth is going on?”

Given his current predicament, he couldn't even seek help from others.

Helpless, Wang Bufan could only announce that he was going into seclusion; he planned not to leave his Immortal Cave during this period until he found the problem with his body.

…

Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

Lin Yongmao felt the Spiritual Power continuously surging within his body. Was this the feeling of progressing without needing to diligently Cultivate?

This feeling of lying flat was simply too enjoyable!

He didn't even need to Cultivate much; the Spiritual Power in his body flowed continuously according to the Azure Wood Art Cultivation Technique's operational route.

The parasitic seed was truly incredible; it was equivalent to gaining all the cultivation benefits of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator for himself.

It was a pity there was only one; otherwise, Lin Yongmao really wanted to throw one at anyone he disliked.

“Kuchi!”

It was the sound of his body breaking through some kind of restriction; Lin Yongmao's cultivation had advanced again.

He successfully advanced to the Qi Refinement Stage ninth-layer.

In just over ten days, Lin Yongmao had successfully Broken Through another minor Realm.

With the Breakthrough in his cultivation, he felt his overall strength had advanced another step.

His Luck value also increased by 1 point as a result.

After spending some time consolidating his cultivation, Lin Yongmao once again dedicated himself to the Alchemy business.

This time, the Medicinal Pill he was going to refine was the Qi Condensation Pill, which enhances the cultivation of Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators.

He himself had consumed many Qi Condensation Pills, so he was quite familiar with this Medicinal Pill; it contained a relatively large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

This also led to a potential problem during the Alchemy process—

Pill Furnace explosion!

Refining Qi Condensation Pills required yun gao grass, Chinese angelica, licorice, rehmannia, lotus seeds…

Except for yun gao grass, the other medicinal materials were not hard to find; they could be bought in Yang City, and the Family had accumulated many.

Lin Yongmao asked his mother, Han Yuying, to exchange for a lot, enough for him to try.

Lin Yongmao took a deep breath, intending to attempt refining for the first time.

Compared to refining Bigu Pills, refining Qi Condensation Pills was dozens of times more difficult.

Refining Bigu Pills only required spiritual rice, and there was no need to consider the medicinal material ratios or sensing their medicinal properties, but refining Qi Condensation Pills was different.

Lin Yongmao's Divine Sense strength was already stronger than that of a Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage Cultivator. His Divine Sense left his body and began to sense the characteristics of the medicinal materials.

Rehmannia is cold in nature, with purplish-red stems, growing in hot and humid areas, and has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood.

Lotus seeds, on the other hand, have the effects of calming the mind, aiding sleep, and clearing heart fire.

…

Lin Yongmao sensed each one, while recalling the records about these medicinal materials in the Elementary Spiritual Plant Compendium.

Except for yun gao grass, which was a spiritual plant, the rest were actually ordinary medicinal materials.

But first-tier Medicinal Pills themselves were refined from these ordinary medicinal materials.

For higher-tier Medicinal Pills, all ingredients needed to be Spirit Medicine.

Lin Yongmao began to refine these medicinal materials one by one as he added them to the Pill Furnace.

Initially, it was the purification process.

Medicinal materials contain various Impurities, and these Impurities need to be removed one by one.

The best way to remove Impurities is to refine them with fire.

Nanming Li Fire belongs to the ultimate Yang Fire, and its efficiency in purifying with fire is extremely high.

However, if one's Fire Control Technique is not proficient, the medicinal materials can easily be refined into ashes.

Indeed, Lin Yongmao accidentally burned a stalk of Chinese angelica clean when he wasn't paying attention.

For the first step of purification, Lin Yongmao tried dozens of times before barely succeeding once.

The cost was wasting countless medicinal materials; fortunately, the value of these medicinal materials was not too high.

“The yun gao grass hasn't been purified yet. If this fails, the loss will be significant.”

The value of yun gao grass is very high; one stalk can sell for at least fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones. It is the core medicinal material for refining Qi Condensation Pills.

After two cultivations, Lin Yongmao's quantity of yun gao grass was not particularly large.

Under the scorching of Nanming Li Fire, the yun gao grass rapidly shrank, and grayish-black Qi evaporated.

Success?

A few drops of pure white liquid slowly formed, which was precisely the medicinal liquid of yun gao grass.