Am I the only one who didn't get reborn?

Chapter 15 Refining an Elixir

This is the alchemy room with the character "乾" on it.

Su Buxing had no idea what Uncle Lu and Long Que were doing over there.

Anyway, he was currently staring at the three-legged alchemy furnace in front of him and the many herbs placed on one side of the furnace.

only...

I don't feel very comfortable.

Su Buxing put down the herb with small, reddish-brown fruits that she had just picked up, turned to look at her senior brother Hu Xing beside her, and finally couldn't help but say, "Senior brother, I feel really embarrassed when you look at me like that."

Hu Xing was the Danfeng disciple who had just been arranged by Uncle Lu to bring Su Buxing to this alchemy room.

Upon hearing this, Hu Xing looked embarrassed and immediately clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Junior brother, please forgive me. It's just... I was just thinking about the rumors about you these past few days when I saw you, and I got a little distracted."

Thinking this, I inexplicably recalled the scene from just now when my junior brother squatted down to pick up the herbs, and I saw him casually brush a strand of hair from his ear away.

But thinking of this, Hu Xing immediately shook his head.

This is my junior brother!

Moreover, Hu Xing Shen was indeed taken aback by his junior brother.

Looking at Su Buxing, Hu Xing asked directly, "Junior Brother, there are rumors that you come from a farming family and have been cultivating since childhood, only to be discovered by Chang Ren after three months. Did you begin your cultivation in the fields from a young age?"

Su Buxing was taken aback by this question, then blinked innocently and said, "Senior brother, I only started cultivating three months ago."

Hu Xing opened his mouth, but immediately changed his words: "Really, you only cultivated for three months?"

Seeing the strange expression on Hu Xing's face, Su Buxing smiled and said, "I've only been cultivating for three months. Don't listen to those stories outside, Senior Brother; many of them are false."

What a talent!

Hu Xing looked at Su Buxing, unsure of what to say.

Su Buxing continued, "As for why it turned out like this after three months, I think it was just luck."

What a lucky break!

Hu Xing curled his lip, "How could you say such a vulgar thing?"

Seeing Su Buxing's expression, Hu Xing frowned and pressed, "They say that Junior Brother had a sudden enlightenment amidst the fields, leaping from the first level to the seventh?"

Su Buxing replied, "I've been farming for three months, and in no time at all, I've reached the seventh level of Qi Refining."

Su Buxing wasn't lying; he had been busy clearing land and planting vegetables since he started learning, which took him a full three months.

Hu Xing looked at Su Buxing's sincere and innocent face.

Well, how should I put it?

Hu Xing wanted to slap himself across the face; why ask such a pointless question!

But Hu Xing was also shocked, after all, the rumors outside had described this Junior Brother Su as extremely capable.

Hu Xing was especially impressed today by the fact that Su Buxing was able to fight against Senior Sister Long Que, whose cultivation had been suppressed.

It's so unbelievable, that's why I couldn't help but ask, but...

You shouldn't have asked!

What a joke! It was just luck, an accident!

His current level of strength, reaching the eighth level, was the result of five years of cultivation!

Back then, they were overwhelmed by Sima Ji and Long Que.

Today, a new generation is rising.

This is infuriating!

Thinking this, Hu Xing took a deep breath and looked at Su Buxing, saying, "Junior brother, let's talk about alchemy instead."

Upon hearing his senior brother's words, Su Buxing immediately nodded. His purpose in coming today was to learn alchemy, which was a very important matter.

Moreover, although he intended to learn on his own, having someone to teach him is much faster than self-study.

Su Buxing originally thought that alchemy involved using herbs as raw materials, a furnace as a medium, and injecting spiritual energy into the flames for catalysis.

But the result was that the idea was correct, but the core issue was that the flame was not used to catalyze the fusion of medicinal properties in herbs to condense them into an elixir.

It's used to remove impurities.

But before that, Hu Xing told him that understanding the principles of herbal medicine and then removing impurities during the fusion process was the most important step in the alchemy process.

Hu Xing didn't say he would start refining pills immediately. Instead, he beckoned some basic herbs that were placed in the pill room to his front.

Pharmacology is fundamental, which means understanding the function of each herb, so Hu Xing gave a brief explanation.

Su Buxing also learned that the herbs in the alchemy room were not considered rare spiritual medicines, but were used by disciples who had just entered the path of alchemy to practice.

Although they have medicinal properties, most of them are for treating illnesses, or the most basic pills to aid in cultivation.

After explaining the names and medicinal properties of each herb.

Hu Xing looked at Su Buxing: "Junior brother, the control of flames involves one's own spiritual power and is also the foundation for removing impurities from pills. You must control it well."

As he spoke, Hu Xing gently waved his hand, and several herbs fell into the alchemy furnace. Then, a ball of flame rose from beneath the furnace.

"I'll demonstrate for you, junior brother. Watch closely," Hu Xing said.

Flames danced beneath the alchemy furnace, and immediately, a faint fragrance emanated from within.

As Hu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, he subtly moved his fingers, and the flames instantly dissipated, releasing a pellet from the furnace.

Hu Xing looked at Su Buxing and handed him the Qi-Concealing Pill that emitted a faint spiritual energy: "Junior Brother, pills also have grades, from one to nine. Grades one to three are low-grade, four to six are mid-grade, and seven to nine are high-grade. There are also higher grades, Earth-grade and Immortal-grade. However, mid-grade pills are already rare, let alone high-grade pills. But our Fengling Sect has a mid-grade, level five pill."

As he spoke, Hu Xing looked at the pellet in Su Buxing's hand: "However, pills like the Qi-Gathering Pill are not graded, so they don't deserve the name of a pill. They are just ordinary pills to replenish spiritual energy and assist in cultivation. After all, removing impurities is the key to improving its grade. It is already difficult for us to refine such pills with our cultivation level, let alone remove impurities. Moreover, I have studied for three years to be able to refine it without any mistakes."

After saying that, Hu Xing gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, clearly indicating that refining this pill was not an easy task for him either.

But Hu Xing said with a smile, "And junior brother, don't underestimate this Qi-gathering pill. It's the most useful pill for us in the Qi Refining stage. After all, we don't have the ability to obtain low-grade pills."

After saying that, Hu Xing looked at Su Buxing as if he had thought of something, and said, "However, in the competition in a few months, as a disciple on the Azure Lotus Ranking, Junior Brother, you can compete for that low-grade level two pill. Even if you don't get first place, just being in the top ten will get you a low-grade level one pill."

Su Buxing had no interest in the competition.

I didn't really think about participating in any competitions or anything like that. Besides, I have so much spiritual energy that I'm trying to control it by refining pills and taking pills.

So she didn't ask about any competition or anything like that, but instead looked at Hu Xing and said, "Senior brother, shall I give it a try?"

As he spoke, he handed the Qi-gathering pill to Hu Xing, saying that since the pill was so precious, it should be returned to its rightful owner.

Hu Xing laughed and said, "Junior brother, you can't try this Qi-Concealing Pill. It's hard to control the heat, but..."

As he spoke, he turned around and waved his hand, and the herbs on the medicine shelf fell to the side of the alchemy furnace. Hu Xing said, "The first step in our alchemy process is to refine just one pill. Let's practice first. As for what kind of pill it is, I just told you about the medicinal properties of these herbs. You can bring them over to try making whatever pill you want."

Hu Xing did not look down on Su Buxing or anything like that.

The disciples of Danfeng begin their training by refining pills. For example, he refined pills for two years before starting to try Qi-gathering pills in his third year.

Su Buxing was never the type of person who would think about running as soon as he learned to walk.

On the contrary, he was a very down-to-earth person, so he nodded and looked at the herbs on the ground.

Listen to Hu Xing next to me saying that you can just use common medicine pills to treat diseases.

cure?

What illness...?

Thinking about this, for no apparent reason, Su Buxing remembered the time when Kang Xiaohua at home had fed him so much that he lay on a chair groaning in pain.

Without thinking much about it, he picked up a few herbs from the ground.

Hu Xing, who was standing next to Su Buxing, began to tell him that the first step was to use his spiritual energy to envelop the herbs, and later he would need to control the heat to begin fusing the herbs and condensing their medicinal properties.

Su Buxing did as instructed.

But it was also at this time...

[Refine an elixir]

Then there's another one: "Alchemy is of vital help in the face of the impending catastrophe."

Su Buxing blinked, ignoring the following sentence, since its meaning was unclear.

But why did this notification come at this time?

But the next moment...

Good timing!

It's a good opportunity to try and see if I can use that spiritual energy to turn it into fire or something while refining pills.

Thinking this way, Su Buxing ignored the prompt and began to refine pills by listening to the steps taught by Hu Xing beside him.

However, listening to Hu Xing's explanation from the side...

Su Buxing thought that alchemy was similar to farming. The force used to dig the hole, the depth of the seed, the amount of water, the force used to press the seedlings down, and the amount of fertilizer all seemed to be different steps, but one wrong step could ruin the whole thing.

With that thought in mind, Su Buxing controlled the spiritual energy within his body, and a ball of flame appeared beneath the alchemy furnace.

[He's practicing alchemy.]

Su Buxing: "!?"

Is it really that simple?

In a moment of surprise, Su Buxing immediately felt the immense spiritual power within his body erupt.

Moreover, even if one has left enough space in their own energy centers and meridians to absorb spiritual energy.

However, under this abundant spiritual energy, it was instantly filled up and even left with a considerable amount remaining.

Su Buxing could clearly sense that he was about to break through again!

I'll help you break through!

My cultivation level is up to me!

Su Buxing's expression hardened as he looked at the alchemy furnace before him and drew upon the spiritual energy within his body.

Watching Su Buxing begin his steps, Hu Xing thought to himself that this junior brother Su was truly talented.

But his expression faltered slightly...

What appeared before Hu Xing was...

A raging fire!

A raging fire completely enveloped the entire alchemy furnace!

"Junior brother! No..." Hu Xing immediately looked at Su Buxing.

Before he could finish speaking, Hu Xing's expression froze again, and he subconsciously turned around.

The crimson flames turned Hu Xing's eyes red as well. To be honest, he had never seen such a large fire, such a beautiful fire...

But to Hu Xing's astonishment...

He noticed that the alchemy furnace seemed a bit...

Deformed.

Then...

Click~~

Hu Xing clearly saw the alchemy furnace crack.

The next moment...

boom!!

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