C31 Preparing for Alchemy
C31 Preparing for Alchemy
After placing the spirit stones in the heart of the formation, all of the formations were activated at the same time. All of the spirit energy in the underground city was gathered here, turning this place into a treasure trove of spirit energy.
"Amazing, it is amazing!"
Feeling the shocking spiritual energy, Hu Bugui was so excited that he was about to faint.
His face was flushed red with admiration, at the same time, he looked at Soong Tianxuan, who had planned everything, with great admiration he cupped his hands and asked: "Nephew Song, these formations are all mysterious and coordinated with each other, the coordination between each other is simply flawless. To be able to gather all the spiritual energy within a hundred miles in my little house, and to be able to be so pure, this old man has truly broadened his horizons today!"
Hu Bugui's disciple, who was standing at the side, was also dumbfounded. He imitated his master's actions and respectfully cupped his hands and bowed to Soong Tianxuan, "I am convinced, I am convinced!"
Soong Tianxuan looked indifferent, but he opened his mouth and said: "Alchemy is the same as cultivation, it requires sufficient preparation in order to achieve the best results, especially the Pill that I am about to refine, honestly speaking, it has exceeded the limit of my current realm, so I should not be careless with the environment, otherwise I would not need to go overboard, it is truly troublesome to mention the two of you!"
Hu Bugui quickly waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble at all. "Oh, that's right. Nephew Song, how did you come up with these miraculous array formations? I'm already a Alchemy Master, but I can only recognize 30% of them!"
In fact, Hu Bugui had started to investigate Soong Tianxuan's identity ever since he found out that he could refine Essence Decoction Pill in large quantities.
Other than having his own cousin, Lao Hu, secretly observe the records, he had also sent people to Soong family to investigate Soong Tianxuan's identity. In the end, he did not manage to find anything wrong even after sending a few groups of people.
If there was anything special about Soong Tianxuan, it was that a few days before he came to the Geoscience Sect, his strength had suddenly advanced by leaps and bounds, as if he had obtained some sort of fortuitous encounter.
Although Soong Tianxuan never revealed the slightest bit of information, Hu Bugui attributed the other party's refining ability to that fortuitous encounter.
Maybe it was because Soong Tianxuan had received the guidance of some mysterious expert that his cultivation and alchemy had improved so much that it almost made people jealous.
Originally, he had wanted to find an opportunity to test the waters, but now, Soong Tianxuan had become a key figure in Geoscience Sect's resolution of the crisis.
Hu Bugui naturally did not dare to do anything else, he could only cooperate fully with the other side to refine medicine.
During this process, he was deeply impressed by Soong Tianxuan's amazing skill in alchemy. That was why he appeared so respectful, even ignoring his own status, as he condescended to ask for advice.
Faced with Hu Bugui's humiliating question, Soong Tianxuan was also moved.
Logically speaking, the other party's position should have been much higher than his, yet he was still able to sincerely request for guidance. It could be seen that he really did like alchemy, and there weren't many people like him in this world.
Therefore, Soong Tianxuan didn't plan on hiding it from him. He thought for a while and then calmly said, "Elder Hu, actually, this formation is a type of formation I read about in an ancient book. It's called the Spirit Convergence Array. In this great array, whether it is cultivating or refining medicine, it can have the effect of doubling the results by half! "
Hu Bugui's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Soong Tianxuan walked straight to the alchemy furnace located in the center of the formation. He walked around the alchemy furnace made of Myriad Spirit Copper a few times.
Finally, he stopped in front of Hu Bugui, who was following him, and said with a hint of regret: "Unfortunately, although the material of this furnace is good, it has some flaws. I need half a day to modify it!"
Hu Bugui immediately understood: "Alright, feel free to tell us what you need us to do. As for the Spirit Gathering Array, it's not too late to talk about it after the Pill is done!" As he spoke, his expression became more excited. He didn't expect Soong Tianxuan's understanding of the furnace to be so deep. It seemed that he had learnt something.
Soong Tianxuan smiled knowingly and casually said the names of several top grade spirit mines, telling Wu Tie and his disciples to prepare them as soon as possible.
After the two of them left, Soong Tianxuan told the rest of the helpers to leave as well. He closed the door of the house and sat down cross-legged in front of the furnace.
Swoosh!
After meditating for a while, Soong Tianxuan suddenly opened his eyes and roared. An invisible force flew out from his brain and pounced towards the Pill Cauldron at the top of the furnace.
Coagulated!
After a while, Soong Tianxuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, the light on the Pill Cauldron's surface also started to dim. He shouted once more, and with the withdrawal of power, the Pill Cauldron flashed, and on the surface, a mysterious and spiritual pattern appeared.
After doing all this, Soong Tianxuan stood up to take a look and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the pattern. Only then did he let out a light breath.
A normal Pill would only need a normal furnace to refine it, but the Pill that was refined like this did not have a soul.
The Pill that he was going to refine was called the Mysterious Spirit Pill and its effects were extremely peculiar. After consuming it, it could temporarily replace the effects of his Dantian.
After the peak of the Air Defence Stage, one would need to create an immortal altar inside the dantian in order to break through to the Sendai Stage.
However, this process was extremely dangerous. Even the slightest mistake could injure the Dantian or even shatter the Dantian. At that time, apart from waiting for death, he could only rely on the Mysterious Spirit Pill to temporarily replace the Dantian to maintain his life.
Once his Dantian was restored, he might have a chance to break through again.
Therefore, Mysterious Spirit Pills were extremely precious to cultivators that were above Air Defence Stage.
However, this pill was not easy to concoct. Furthermore, it had to be of high quality at the very least. Otherwise, it would only replace the dantian for a short period of time. It would be as useless as chicken ribs.
The conditions for refining the Mysterious Spirit Pill were extremely harsh. Not only must there be sufficient spiritual energy concentration and purity in the surroundings, the furnace must also be marked with soul marks in advance so that it could adjust the medicinal properties of the various medicinal ingredients in the cauldron.
And what Soong Tianxuan did just now was to rely on the two powerful Soul Strength s that he had accumulated through his two attempts to forcefully make a circle of soul marks on Hu Bugui's ten thousand year old furnace.
Although the soul marks weren't very deep due to the restrictions on one's cultivation, they still had some effect.
With the Spirit Gathering Array and these soul markings, in addition to his rich experience, it could be said that he was 90% certain that he would be able to refine a pill this time.
In order to not reveal his secret, Soong Tianxuan had sent Hu Bugui and the rest away in advance. Moreover, only alchemists above the Medicine King had the qualifications to come into contact with this art.
As long as he did not reveal the secret, Hu Bugui would not be able to guess the secret even if he cracked his brains.