Chapter 48: Control Real Fire, Mystical Power Recovery Elixir

“Brother, you really don’t need firewood?” Xu Yu was hugging a small pile of wood as she blinked her eyes and asked.

Xu Yang laughed and waved his hand. “I have already advanced into a Fire-Extreme Mystical Warrior. I can transform Mystical Power into fire and I won’t need ordinary fire to refine elixirs anymore.”

“Hurray!” Xu Yu placed the firewood down and ran into the house. “Brother is going to refine elixirs and I am going to help you!”

“You don’t have to do anything but watch.” Xu Yang gently held Chubby Ball who was circling around his leg, and put it on his shoulder.

“Spirit Datura Branch, Licorice, Snake Grass…” Xu Yang was making preparations before refining an elixir, checking the needed herbs.

It was different this time compared to the previous times he had refined medicine. He was going to refine a real Spirit Elixir. The elixirs that Xu Yang had refined in the past were all ordinary medicines. Anyone could easily produce ordinary medicines as long as there were detailed steps for refining them. However, the refinement of Spirit Elixirs required the perfect ratio of medicinal power and the refining of herbs. It was another level altogether compared to ordinary medicines. Therefore, Xu Yang was very meticulous.

Xu Yang did not have much experience in refining medicine even in the future era. He had merely read many masterpieces of Alchemist Masters, had a lot of alchemy knowledge, and knew many recipes. He did not have practical experiences.

The Spirit Elixir that Xu Yang wanted to refine this time was called the Mystical Power Recovery Elixir. It was a Grade-2 Spirit Elixir that could restore one’s Mystical Power. It was quite popular in the golden age.

The most important herb to refine this Spirit Elixir was a Spirit Herb called the Spirit Datura Branch. It was purchased by Xu Yang in the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion. The other herbs such as Licorice and Snake Grass were all essential ordinary herbs.

Xu Yang prepared four sets of the herbs for the refinement of the Spirit Elixir. He had already prepared himself mentally for any failure in refining the Spirit Elixir. He wanted to increase his experience on his blank path to becoming an Alchemist Master.

“Transform Mystical Power into fire…” Xu Yang opened the cover of the ding and sighed. He pressed his palm and a pure Fire Mystical Power diffused out, and entered via the tuyere of the medicine ding.

“Whoosh!” Red flames suddenly rushed out from the ding and reached a foot high. Xu Yang was shocked and immediately decreased the output of the Fire Mystical Power. He slowly controlled the flames and lowered the firepower.

Refining Spirit Elixirs was an arduous task. Xu Yang was tired and perspiring profusely just from controlling the flames. He spent a long time before he could finally control it to a suitable temperature.

Xu Yang knew that it was considered amazing for an Alchemist Master to be able to control a suitable temperature for a long period of time when refining Spirit Elixirs for the very first time. It had to be credited to Xu Yang’s excellent ability to control the Mystical Power and his strong Mind Power as he had lived in two eras.

His right hand flicked gently and a Spirit Datura Branch floated lightly to the opening of the ding under the control of Mystical Power as if an invisible big hand was supporting it in mid-air. The Spirit Herb began to change rapidly under the scorching flames.

Its bark peeled off quickly and its white stems started to turn yellow and black. The impurities in the herb disappeared in the form of smoke during the roasting of the herb, leaving only the purest medicinal power.

Xu Yang finally understood why only Mystical Cultivators in the Mystical Warrior stage were able to refine Spirit Elixirs. The heat of the flames needed to extract and purify the medicinal power could not be provided by ordinary fire.

Spirit Herbs were different from ordinary herbs. Even the lowest grades of Spirit Herbs could only be used after decades or even hundreds of years of growth. The accumulation over the years had made the Spirit Herbs very tough. They were resistant to fire, the cold, and acid. Ordinary flames were not able to extract the impurities in them.

The higher the grade of the Spirit Elixir, the more stringent the demand placed on the flames. At Xu Yang’s current cultivation in the Primary Mystical Warrior stage, the flames catalyzed by the Fire Mystical Power could only have an effect on Spirit Elixirs below Grade-3. That was why the highest achievement of an Alchemist Master in the Mystical Warrior stage was only Grade-3 Spirit Elixirs.

The Spirit Datura Branch’s medicinal essence gradually fell to the bottom of the ding after being refined. Xu Yang quickly began to refine other ordinary herbs.

The Licorice’s function was detoxification. The slight toxicity contained in the Snake Grass required Licorice to counter it with its detoxification function. Xu Yang quickly levitated these two essential herbs onto the flame.

The flame used to refine Spirit Herbs was too fierce. It could not be used to refine ordinary herbs as they were not able to sustain the high temperature. The Licorice turned into a puff of smoke and was left only with a slight residue after he placed it on the flame.

‘I have to improve my ability in controlling the flame to adjust the temperature in a more flexible manner.’ It was a new experience for Xu Yang. He looked solemn and threw in another Licorice after he carefully lowered the heat of the flame.

Xu Yang finally succeeded in refining all the herbs after several failed attempts. After that, he blended the appropriate amount of medicinal essences according to the required ratio. The medicinal essences were mixed together under the fine control of Mystical Power. It was then split into a dozen small medicinal doughs which were slowly shaped by the blazing flame.

Xu Yu stared very seriously at the process beside Xu Yang. The most hilarious thing was the extremely human-like Chubby Ball. It knew that it could not disturb Xu Yang so it was perched obediently on Xu Yang’s shoulder. Its two black eyes were staring without blinking, and there was saliva coming out from its big mouth. This little guy seemed to be very interested in anything that could be eaten.

After an hour of tempering under lower fire, the small medicinal doughs gradually changed into the shape of elixirs, and a pleasant scent diffused throughout the area.

“Xu Yu, bring me the jade bottle.” Xu Yang who had strong mental power and outstanding perseverance felt tired after the long refining process.

Xu Yu answered with a ‘yes’, took a small bottle made from white jade, and pulled out the cork.

Spirit Elixirs were normally stored in white jade containers. It could highlight the preciousness of Spirit Elixirs. On the other hand, white jade could effectively stop the dissipation of medicine and prolong the preservation of Spirit Elixirs. This was not only limited to Spirit Elixirs but also some precious Spirit Herbs that were mostly stored in jade boxes.

“It’s done.” Xu Yang said in a low voice and launched Mystical Power. The dozens of Spirit Elixirs were levitated into the air and dropped into the jade bottle one by one. It created a melodious tinkling sound.

The magic-like action immediately made Xu Yu happily squint her eyes and shouted out loud. Xu Yang had shown an extremely exquisite ability to control his Mystical Power.

Xu Yang wiped the sweat on his forehead. He opened the bronze plate of the medicine ding and scrapped out the residue.

‘I finally finished refining. I wonder how the Spirit Elixirs would turn out to be since it’s my first time.’ Xu Yang took the jade bottle from Xu Yu and put it flat on his hand. He gently fanned the opening of the bottle with his palm, and the faint scent of medicine came wafting out. In just a brief moment, it felt as if his tired body had become lighter, and the recovery speed of his exhausted Mystical Power had been accelerated.

“Great. This Mystical Power Recovery Elixir is of superior quality. I am able to succeed the very first time I try refining a Spirit Elixir.” He put the bottle of Mystical Power Recovery Elixir into his leather pouch.

“You are marvelous, Brother!” Xu Yu’s eyes were gleaming brightly. “It seems that you are tired. Do you want to sleep for a while?”

Xu Yang shook his head. It was the best time for him to cultivate as the Mystical Energy in his Star Ocean had mostly been exhausted. He could not be driven by his laziness.

The way of Mystical Cultivation needed the cultivators to go against their natural instincts. One would not be able to obtain great achievements if one were to follow his most basic instincts.