Chapter 728 - 572: Fire Element Pill 2
If a clan member has the aptitude for Demon Cultivation, tempered by the True Demon Tribulation, they might become a Nascent Soul Daoist Monarch.
By preparing in advance, our family can gain another branch.
When Demon Cultivators occupy the Demon Cave for cultivation, their conflicts with regular cultivators aren’t significant.
He reiterated the ancestor’s explanation, "This plan was devised by the Daoist Monarchs, and all we need to do is execute it.
The aptitude for Demon Cultivation differs from ours, and for those clan members chosen, this could be a shortcut."
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Two years later.
The full moon resembled a jade disc, its gentle radiance pouring like water over the black Stone Mountain.
The room in the Grotto Mansion was empty, with only the Gourd Stone floating in the air, emitting a shimmering glow.
At this moment, Ji An was under the Gathering Essence Tree, activating the Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire.
In the Fire Crane Dan Yang Furnace, a red elixir the size of a longan condensed, and a dragon formed from green, red, and white smoke coiled around the elixir.
𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
With each coil, bits of the Pill Skin were worn away and fell, turning to ash at the furnace’s bottom.
A stream of red vapor wafted from the dragon’s mouth on the furnace lid, filling the air with the fragrance of the elixir.
Ji An extinguished the Pill Fire, swiftly executed the Object Control Technique to open the furnace lid, and retrieved the elixir.
After the elixir cooled, he scraped off some powder, dipped his finger in it, and tasted it.
Feeling the rich Spiritual Qi spreading in his gut and assessing the amount of Pill Poison contained in the elixir, a smile blossomed at the corner of his mouth as if witnessing the first flower of spring burst into bloom.
"I’ve made it! Hahaha..."
The Earth Qilin, sensing its master’s elation, poked its small head from the Gathering Essence Tree’s foliage.
After a hearty laugh, Ji An reflected on the myriad emotions surging through his heart.
Endlessly tweaking formulas and spending nearly two thousand Top-grade Spirit Medicines to eliminate errors, he finally crafted an elixir of ordinary quality.
Such a massive investment, coupled with countless days and nights, is something no ordinary power would have the confidence to create a Pill Formula.
Ji An swallowed the elixir and activated the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.
The Spiritual Qi from the small world quickly converged upon him, forming a Spiritual Energy Vortex several zhang high and a hundred zhang wide above him.
The usual momentum during cultivation falls short of the grandeur accompanying breakthroughs to a Great Realm, for the ascension of life essence brings forth a strong resonance with the cosmos, unlike regular cultivation.
Together with the Spiritual Energy Vortex, various Five Elements Spirit Mechanisms converged, painting the vortex in a dazzling array of colors.
Within him, the Five Elements Divine Mansion glowed in sequence, and the Dao Seed radiated brilliantly as the Spiritual Qi from the elixir was swiftly extracted, surging through the Immortal Vein like a mighty river.
His entire being functioned like a powerful, precision machine, rapidly refining the Spiritual Qi into liquid, which finally transformed into self-manifesting Magical Power Crystals, flowing into his middle and lower Dantians.
One double hour later, the elixir was completely refined, and Ji An estimated its efficacy to be 40% of the Spirit Rhinoceros Quenching Essence Pill.
However, the cost of the elixir was less than one-tenth of the Spirit Rhinoceros Quenching Essence Pill; if excluding the Tier Three Pine Seeds, the cost would further decrease by half.
Most crucially, the elixir’s other ingredients are ordinary Tier Three Spirit Medicines without special requirements for the Spirit Field.
In the vast Central Continent, he could purchase them in large quantities, making the Pill Formula worth more than ten thousand Top-grade Spirit Stones.
Creating a Pill Formula is like researching special-effect medicines; without results, everything is for naught, but a successful formulation promises boundless wealth.
Standing up, Ji An let out a long howl, his heart ablaze with enthusiasm.
Six months ago, his supply of elixirs ran out, abruptly halting his rapidly advancing cultivation; now, with the Pill Formula created, all issues were resolved.
Once the elixirs are refined, his cultivation can once again surge rapidly.
His laughter faded, as voices rose one after another. The Earth Qilin, Cyan Dragon, Cyan Deer, Rock Armor Bear, and Golden Feathered Eagle joined in the fun.
If not for Golden Fur’s soft voice, the Spirit-Seeking Rat’s sound might have been heard too.
’I must give the elixir a resonant name without revealing its ingredients.’
Ji An thought, pondering briefly before deciding to name it the Fire Element Pill. The name suggests it was refined from Fire Element Plants without hinting at specific ingredients.
Elated from refining a new type of elixir, he found sleep elusive and decided to wander around, inspecting his territory.
He checked the Jade Cocoons collected by the puppets; many had reached Tier Three, witnessing the growth of Spirit Devouring Insects.
Sorting the Jade Cocoons and categorizing them, as the puppets were too dim-witted to discern the tier and required his touch for organizing.
Tier Three Jade Cocoons would yield Tier Three Spirit Washing Sand, which could mix higher-quality Cinnabar.
Yet Ji An found that despite the improved quality of Cinnabar and Talisman Paper, they couldn’t produce Top-grade Purifying Talismans and Spirit Stabilizing Talismans.
He couldn’t decipher the reason, as these two talismans couldn’t use Demon Beast Essence Blood as Talisman Ink, leaving him unable to determine if ink was the issue.
Nevertheless, he instinctively felt it wasn’t related to the ink; reflecting on Acala Bodhisattva Skill hinted that meditation visualization was vital in Buddhist Cultivation.
Meditation visualization should cause a peculiar change in a cultivator’s Magical Power.
For instance, himself, due to the various Dao Seeds, his Magical Power’s nature differs slightly from other cultivators.
This difference transcends individual variability, manifesting as his Magic Technique’s potency surpassing other cultivators.
Despite never having compared directly, he firmly believed this.
The Dark Night Tree and Soul Nourishing Wood hadn’t increased in tier, remaining at Tier Three Lower Grade; luckily, the Dark Night Tree was now bearing fruit, walnut-sized.
Once fully matured, the peel would turn deep purple, known as Dark Night Purple Fruit.
He now had a new task: to obtain a Pill Formula utilizing Dark Night Purple Fruit as the main ingredient.
The Spirit Fruits were yet to ripen fully, giving him ample time to exchange for the formula as long as the Certification Association had it.
The Canglan Mist Pine and Star Tree reached Tier Three Lower Grade ahead of schedule, indicating the Gathering Essence Tree’s contribution, indirectly proving his initial choice to enhance the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree’s tier was correct.
The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree also held Tier Three Lower Grade, perhaps reaching its limit; however, three Profound Leaf Sword Bamboos achieved Tier Three Middle Grade.
Ji An faced a dilemma; the Little World’s area was too small to cultivate more plants.
Logically, Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo, a consumable spiritual material, should be grown extensively, yet there were only eight, appearing insufficient.
Without enhancing the Little World’s Spirit Vein Grade, cultivation area wouldn’t expand.
This caused his unease; contemplating to use future Dao Rhymes for nurturing the Little World, he ultimately dismissed the idea.
In the Little World, the Spirit Vein Grade stood at Tier Three Middle Grade, uncertain how much Dao Rhymes it would require to enhance; only when the Gathering Essence Tree’s tier surpassed the Spirit Vein Grade would he consider it.
Ji An inspected the Gold Core Pill ingredients growing in the Yellow Spirit Field; five major ingredients aligned with the Five Elements, each complemented by three auxiliary medicines.
These Spirit Medicines were thriving, now ten years of age.
All Tier Three Spirit Medicines, their age accumulated swiftly, promising harvest in just over two hundred years, showcasing the locale’s exceptional conditions.
Since the Five Elements Power in the Little World began circulating, growth speed of Spirit Plants and Medicines accelerated slightly.
Whether it be the Gathering Essence Tree or the Little World’s Spirit Vein Grade, they would elevate in the future; essentially, the Spirit Medicines would mature prematurely.
In high spirits, Ji An strolled into the black soil plot.
The Celestial Essence Pear had reached Tier Three Lower Grade long ago, remaining unchanged, likely not advancing further.
The world indeed meted unequal fates; some species naturally reach higher tiers, while others exert maximum effort for an acceptable outcome.