Chapter 96: Refining Pills or Blowing Up The Furnace?
Yuan Qiansheng stared at Ling Feng with a puzzled expression and asked, "What kind of medicinal pill is this?"
"This is a medicinal pill for treating you."
Ling Feng smiled faintly. "Although I haven't directly taken your pulse, it's evident from your facial expression that it appears quite rigid. Therefore, no matter when, you seem rather cold. According to my diagnosis, it's not a personality trait, but rather because, when you were young, you mistakenly consumed something imbued with a malevolent cold qi. This altered your physique, accelerating your cultivation progress."
Ling Feng paused for a moment and continued, "However, as a consequence, it left some lingering malevolent cold qi in your body, causing you to endure its backlash, hasn't it?"
"How..." Yuan Qiansheng looked at Ling Feng in disbelief, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably. "How do you know?"
"Physicians observe, listen, ask, and touch," Ling Feng calmly explained, "The reason your alchemy skills have been difficult to improve is not due to insufficient talent. Instead, it's because of the presence of those malevolent qi. They imbued Senior's true essence with a hint of cold energy, causing difficulty in controlling the alchemical fire. Am I correct?"
"Every word is accurate." Yuan Qiansheng's inner state could no longer be described as just a surprise. It was as if a storm of astonishment had been unleashed.
"So, Ling Feng, are you a member of the Daoist Medical Family?" Elder Li, standing nearby, looked at Ling Feng with an incredulous expression.
Elder Li knew a little about Yuan Qiansheng's hidden ailment. However, since Yuan Qiansheng himself didn't pay much attention to it, they, as outsiders, naturally refrained from intervening.
"Daoist Medical Family, huh..." Ling Feng curled his lips. "No, I'm just an ordinary physician."
"Hehe." Wen Tingguang squinted his eyes and chuckled. Ling Feng might not be from a Daoist Medical Family, but his background was undoubtedly more significant than that of such families.
Medical Saint!
However, since Ling Feng didn't disclose it himself, he naturally wouldn't reveal the truth.
"This Malevolent Element Pill is specifically designed to eliminate the malevolent cold qi in your body. If you trust me..."
"Of course, I trust you," Yuan Qiansheng said without hesitation. "You are indeed a hundred times more skilled than those mediocre physicians! Thank you, Ling Feng!"
Yuan Qiansheng knew his own condition and had sought Daoist physicians in the past.
Unfortunately, the heirs of those Daoist Medical Families were quite arrogant. As a mere elder of the Cangqiong Sect without significant background, they were unwilling to lend a helping hand easily.
As for the Divine Imperial Physicians, they held themselves even higher.
The rest of those so-called godlike physicians were mostly charlatans in the martial world.
Therefore, after trying and failing with various options, Yuan Qiansheng eventually gave up seeking treatment. He endured the condition, using his true essence to resist the malevolent qi.
In his youth, relying on those precious natural resources did indeed accelerate his progress significantly. Unfortunately, directly swallowing them without proper processing led to such hidden dangers. Whether it was a blessing or a curse, it remained uncertain.
“You’re welcome.”
Ling Feng nodded subtly. There were individuals for whom he wouldn't bother offering treatment, even if they were to offer him a fortune. Conversely, there were those for whom he would willingly provide wholehearted medical care, even without any monetary compensation.
Although Yuan Qiansheng's temperament had become somewhat peculiar, Ling Feng could discern that he was fundamentally a good person.
"Good, let's go prepare the medicinal ingredients!"
Yuan Qiansheng and Elder Li exchanged a glance, then proceeded to the storage room to personally gather various medicinal ingredients.
In no time, each of them returned carrying a tray and led Ling Feng to Elder Li's alchemy room, prepared to begin the alchemical process.
"Ling Feng, I've witnessed your medical skills and martial arts. I'm just curious if your alchemy is equally extraordinary!"
Wen Tingguang raised his eyebrows and said with enthusiasm.
"You will find out soon." Lin Feng smiled faintly, instructing Elder Li to place the materials for the Divine Essence Pill next to the alchemy furnace. He continued, "Now, I'm going to start the alchemy process. Due to my insufficient true qi cultivation, I can't sustain continuous control of the furnace fire. Elder Li, can you follow my instructions and regulate the heat for me?"
While speaking, Ling Feng had already started meticulously tallying up the materials,and took out the Purple Spirit Crystal.
The crucial component for refining the Divine Essence Pill was the Purple Spirit Crystal.
"Of course, no problem." Elder Li nodded. He was also quite curious. At Ling Feng's young age, can he truly refine ancient pills like the Divine Essence Pill?
Even if his medical skills are exceptional, at most, he could refine some medicinal pills. However, spirit pills and medicinal pills are entirely different things.
"Mhmm." Ling Feng gestured towards an empty space, allowing Elder Li to stand beside and control the flame. Ling Feng then picked up some prepared demonic cores and tossed them directly into the alchemy furnace.
"Wait a moment!"
Elder Li hastily held Ling Feng back. "Ling Feng, what are you doing?"
Ling Feng looked bewildered, placing a few demonic cores in front of him. He said in surprise, "I'm refining pills by tossing these demonic cores into the furnace."
"Ling Feng, don't you need to process the alchemy materials? The demonic cores contain demonic essence, which should be separated and gently heated with a gentle flame first to eliminate impurities, shouldn't they?" reminded Elder Li.
"Are you referring to this?" Ling Feng smiled faintly. "I've already taken care of that just now."
"P-Processed already?" Elder Li's eyelids twitched uncontrollably as he turned to look at Wen Tingguang, Yuan Qiansheng, and the others.
Everyone shook their heads. No one saw what Ling Feng had done just now. He merely touched the demonic cores briefly. Could that be considered the so-called processing?
"Let me take a look." Elder Li was somewhat doubtful. He took a demonic core from Ling Feng's hand, and then found, to his utter surprise, that the impurities inside the demonic core had indeed been thoroughly cleaned. When examined under the light, the demonic essence inside was clear and bright. Even if he had handled it himself, it wouldn't have been any different.
However, how exactly did Ling Feng manage to achieve this?
This requires an incredible level of hand speed and precision!
A youth under twenty, at the Qi Formation Realm, capable of surpassing opponents at the Pulse Formation Realm, exhibiting exceptional medical skills, and to top it off, revealing himself as a master alchemist!
Watching Ling Feng's extraordinarily handsome face, Elder Li suddenly felt an urge to strangle him.
How can God be so unfair, creating someone so perfect!
"So Ling Feng has his own way of handling things. I was a bit too surprised. Please continue." Although Elder Li was a bit unwilling to admit it, the fact remained that Ling Feng had managed to clean the demonic cores in three seconds, a feat cleaner and clearer than what he himself achieved after spending several hours on the same task.
In no time, Ling Feng tossed all the materials into the alchemy furnace without any order or method. It didn't look like he was refining pills at all. It seemed more like a haphazard stew.
Learned from the previous lesson, Elder Li didn't interrupt Ling Feng this time. Instead, he silently thought, Hmph, with your alchemy approach, successfully refining pills would be a miracle!
With a belly full of skepticism, Elder Li, guided by Ling Feng's instructions, began controlling the temperature of the alchemy furnace, gradually increasing it.
"Elder Li, continue raising the furnace temperature. Once it reaches three hundred degrees, maintain that temperature. Don't let it drop," Ling Feng said calmly.
Elder Li remained silent but shook his head inwardly. It's over. This batch of pills is ruined! Fortunately, I have the formula; I can try to refine them again later.
"This alchemy technique is truly unheard of." Yuan Qiansheng couldn't help but rub his eyes. How can alchemy be conducted so recklessly? What he refined would probably turn out to be nothing but dregs.
Although Wen Tingguang and Yue Yunlan lacked experience in alchemy, witnessing Ling Feng's technique still made them furrow their brows involuntarily.
The crucial aspect of alchemy lay in temperature control, with the gentle alternation between a low and high flame to fully bring out the medicinal properties.
But Ling Feng had actually instructed Elder Li to maintain a high temperature continuously, a mistake even the most novice alchemist wouldn't make.
As time passed, the materials within the alchemy furnace gradually melted, transforming into a sparkling liquid with a fragrant aroma filling the air.
Even though the furnace lid had not yet been lifted, the delightful fragrance already brought a sense of tranquility and pleasure.
"How is this possible?" Yuan Qiansheng and Elder Li, smelling the wafts of medicinal fragrance, were secretly astonished. The crude techniques used initially somehow resulted in a purer aroma during the final refining process. It’s truly a perplexing phenomenon!
"Alright, now comes the most crucial step. Elder Li, pay close attention to my instructions and don't hesitate for a moment," Ling Feng commanded.
"Understood." Elder Li perked up his ears, waiting attentively for Ling Feng's instructions.
"Lower the temperature, drop it by one hundred degrees!"
Elder Li immediately complied, and the temperature rapidly dropped to over two hundred degrees. However, after thirty breaths, Ling Feng commanded again, "Increase the temperature, raise it by a hundred degrees, make it sharp!"
"Sharp increase?" Elder Li was puzzled in his heart, but he nodded and followed suit. He frantically activated the true essence within him, and the alchemic fire soared with a whoosh, rapidly raising the temperature inside the furnace.
In less than thirty breaths, Ling Feng instructed again, "Cool down, reduce it by fifty degrees!"
“Increase!”
“Decrease!”
“Increase!”
Ling Feng continuously instructed Elder Li to control the fluctuations in the furnace temperature, sometimes rapidly increasing and other times abruptly dropping. There were moments when it soared directly to over five hundred degrees.
Elder Li was completely bewildered by Ling Feng. Where is the alchemy in this? It seems more like Ling Feng was finding every possible way to blow up his own furnace!
Deep inside, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow for his own furnace. Isn't this approach shortening the lifespan of his treasure-grade furnace?
In less than half an hour, Ling Feng had Elder Li change the temperature a staggering ninety-eighty-one times. To Elder Li's slight relief, his own furnace managed to withstand the relentless assault and did not explode.
However, even without looking, he was certain that there was probably no medicinal pill left inside the furnace. Even an immortal pill wouldn't withstand such torture. Inside the furnace, all that remained was likely just medicinal residue.
"Mess, what a mess!"
Elder Li shook his head with a sigh. The materials for this Divine Essence Pill were enough to buy three or four pieces of treasure-grade armor!
Moreover, what Elder Li found most unacceptable was that throughout the entire process, Ling Feng appeared extremely absent-minded. While giving orders to himself, he was also handling materials for another Malevolent Elemental Pill. It gave the impression that he was just casually going through the motions.
If one could produce pills in such a manner, I might as well change my last name to Ling!
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