The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 121 Refining the Crimson Astral Fire Pill
Jiu Shen took out the Heaven Trampling Cauldron from his outer space earrings and he also retrieved the materials needed to concoct the Crimson Astral Blaze Pill, including one fruit from the Earth Origin Dragon Tree. After taking it all out, Jiu Shen prepared the Heaven Trampling Cauldron and sat cross-legged in front of him, a serious expression covering his handsome face.
Seeing his serious appearance, Lu Sulan and Can Ye did not dare to make a fuss. Although they were not experts in alchemy and pill refining, they knew that an alchemist needed a calm and silent atmosphere to concoct pills properly. Furthermore, not only did Jiu Shen concoct a random pill, he would refine a rank 9 pill, the Red Astral Fire Pill!
In the entire Silver Wing Empire, no one was able to refine such a high-tier pill, even the imperial top alchemist Fengzi Master would be powerless if he were to be assigned to concoct it. Perhaps the Supreme Elder of the Alchemy Hall might be able to do so, but no one knew of its existence.
Jiu Shen flicked his finger to make a small wisp of pitch-black flame. The black flame was extremely small and flickered endlessly at the tip of his index finger, but the heat it generated was enough to burn an expert at the 8th rank Divine!
Seeing the small dark flames on their master's finger, Lu Sulan and Can Ye were shocked.
Lu Sulan still remembered how Jiu Shen used the same fire to cook meat when they searched for the Green Mountain Lake. Recalling the scene back then, she could not help but smile warmly, making her peerless face look even more beautiful.
As for Can Ye, he focused on every action of his master. The way Jiu Shen conjured fire and his casual movements made Can Ye sigh in admiration. If it was him, he would have to form some hand seals and mutter spells to produce fire using his true essence, but his master was able to do so so easily that he could only look at him in worship.
Jiu Shen who was focused on her pill concoction did not realize that her simple act of conjuring the weakest fire she could produce actually made her two disciples drown in their own thoughts.
Under the sincere gazes of his students, Jiu Shen pointed his fingertips toward the bottom of the Heaven Trampling Cauldron, sending a small wisp of black flames flying towards him. The four blue dragons engraved on the cauldron lit up as if they had gained a feeling. The four living dragons let out draconic shouts with a power that could shake the sky, but strangely, they could not let out a tribulation lightning bolt this time.
Roaarr!
Lu Sulan was confused about this because he knew that this cauldron from his master was certainly a treasure that had attracted the tribulation lightning some time ago, but now, it was, it seemed like the heavens were not even able to notice his presence after Jiu Shen took it. It came out.
Jiu Shen was similarly shocked but he suddenly thought of a possibility. ‘This Purification Hall may have prevented heaven from sensing the presence of the Heaven Trampling Cauldron. Oh, it's getting interesting..’.
The four blue dragons continued to let out terrifying roars as their life-like figures flickered with flashes of golden brilliance.
Jiu Shen knitted his brows unhappily and hit the cauldron as if telling him to behave.
Clangs!
A dull clang sound echoed as Jiu Shen slapped the cauldron, but after doing that, the four blue dragons immediately fell silent.
Without lingering any longer, Jiu Shen took out the additional materials and began to refine them inside the Heaven Trampling Cauldron.
If any alchemists were to see this scene, they would be instantly dumbfounded as they usually refined the materials one by one, not refining them all at the same time. Fortunately, Lu Sulan and Can Ye did not know about pill refining, but they still looked at Jiu Shen respectfully especially after seeing how carefree he was when concocting high-tier pills.
Jiu Shen tapped the cauldron with his finger from time to time. This might look like a series of ordinary actions, but behind this innocent movement, each tap of his finger actually contained a large amount of true essence that continued to circulate within the cauldron, make the process of refining materials faster.
Inside the Heaven Trampling Cauldron, the ingredients were separated by Jiu Shen's true essence and refined simultaneously. After refining the ingredients, the next thing to do was to seamlessly combine them into one mixture and form a pill.
An alchemist had to have strong spiritual power to refine a high-tier pill, and as the quality of the pill increased, the spiritual power required also increased. However, cultivating one's spiritual power was too difficult and required a strong will and determination as one needed to connect spiritual knots in their body. Merely, connecting one's spiritual knot was a painful process and the amount of soul strengthening treasures needed was also enormous. Thus, one must have sufficient wealth and will if they were to nurture their spiritual power.
Jiu Shen placed his hand on the cauldron and focused his attention on forming the pill inside. Normally, an average alchemist could only form five pills in a set of ingredients, but within the Heaven Trampling Cauldron, there were ten pills slowly forming!
“Decolve.” Jiu Shen's calm voice echoed within the Hall of Purification and right after those words came out of his mouth, a dazzling rainbow brilliance flashed from within the cauldron.
“Pil Aurora?” Lu Sulan muttered in shock. He doesn't know what it really means, but he could still recall the astonished gazes of Master Fengzi and the alchemists of the Alchemy Hall when they saw the same rainbow brilliance after Jiu Shen concocted the Refreshing Meridian Pill back then.
“What does that mean, senior brother?” Can Ye asked with a puzzled expression when she saw Lu Sulan's surprised expression.
The latter glanced at him and told him about the events that had happened in the Alchemy Hall, and after hearing that story, Can Ye's mouth gaped and his eyes widened to the point of almost popping out of his eye sockets.
Jiu Shen ignored them and opened the cauldron, revealing ten pills that were still emitting hot steam, and the thick aroma of herbs smelled after Jiu Shen took the pill.
Crimson Blaze Astral Pill, obtained!
With the same calm and indifferent gaze, Jiu Shen took out his Heaven Trampling Cauldron and kept nine of the Crimson Astral Blaze Pill out of the ten he had made. With Lu Sulan's current condition, he only needed one pill to awaken his damaged Verdant Flames Saintly Vermilion Body. He then grabbed Lu Sulan's hand, making Lu Sulan let out a soft shriek sound similar to a startled rabbit being trapped by its prey.
Amidst his shock, Lu Sulan saw a fiery red pill in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. “At last I could cultivate without feeling any pain.” murmured to himself.
It had been many years since he had to endure the agonizing pain every time he cultivated. Now, the pill that would end his suffering was in his hands, who did not feel emotional because of it?
“Mengkonsumsinya.” Jiu Shen smiled as he patted her head gently, his expression full of tenderness and care that Lu Sulan had never seen. He felt his heart pounding as he looked at his master's smile, his cheeks becoming even redder as a foreign feeling enveloped his heart.
Lu Sulan closed his eyes and slowly stuffed the pill into his mouth.
A fiery sensation smashed into his tongue, making him suddenly open his eyes. It was extremely hot and even hotter than the Chilean Magma Viper belonging to its master.
“Concentrate on extracting pill efficacy.” Jiu Shen's soft voice floated into his ears, instantly easing the turmoil of his emotions.
Lu Sulan sat cross-legged and with his eyes tightly closed. His mind was now focused on extracting the efficacy of the Crimson Astral Blaze Pill.
Jiu Shen smiled after seeing this. With Lu Sulan's talent, he would definitely be able to awaken his Verdant Body of Sacred Vermilion Fire.