Chapter 418: Alchemy

Wangyue Island Main Peak, inside the Small Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming finished his daily cultivation and opened his pitch-black eyes from the cultivation state.

Whenever he cultivated, his natal spirit plant, the Yin-Yang Qing Xuan Vine, would provide sufficient years of energy and vegetation essence.

From his body, strands of rich vegetation essence continuously overflowed toward the surroundings.

Beside Qin Ming.

His three spirit pets were all lying quietly and obediently, absorbing the vegetation essence extremely enjoyably, which was of great benefit to their cultivation progress.

And at this very moment.

In the wooden box thrown not far away in the Small Spirit Realm, Old Demon Qingyang's heart was already turned upside down.

His eyes bulged, and he exclaimed in his heart in disbelief: "How is this possible?! 'Qingdi Technique' 10th layer perfection!"

"And the Qingdi Wood Emperor Holy Body has already reached small success..."

"What is this kid's background? How did he cultivate it? Could it be that one of the old monsters in the sect has reincarnated and re-cultivated?"

"No, no, even old man is so embarrassed, the other old guys couldn't do it either."

"It's simply unbelievable!"

For a time, Old Demon Qingyang's gaze flickered incessantly, thinking about all possibilities, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

He was confined in the wooden box, and for now, he could only look at the scenery in the Small Spirit Realm.

If Qin Ming found him noisy and threw him into a storage bag, it would be dark and sunless... "Alas! Young people are still too impetuous! They don't know how to respect the old and love the young at all."

"They want to make people's souls fly away and scatter at every turn..."

"If it weren't for old man's wit, I fear I would have already reunited with that kid Lin Lin Zixiao."

After Qin Ming finished cultivating, he came before the medicine garden.

Under the irrigation of the Earth Heart Spirit Spring, the many high-tier spirit plants he had looted from Dajin were all growing lushly, full of vitality.

He took out a piece of spirit wood, bent down, and gently picked a lotus-shaped spirit plant. The whole flower was surrounded by spiritual aura, and the petals emitted seven-colored light, which was very miraculous.

It was precisely one of the main materials for refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, the "Seven-Aperture Tribulation Flower."

Since Qin Ming obtained this spirit plant, he had continuously used the 【Regeneration Spirit Seed】 entry and the 【Time-Space Leaf】 entry to catalyze three whole plants to use for refining pills, which he thought would be enough.

Afterward.

Qin Ming picked and collected the other medicinal materials needed for alchemy in his spirit medicine garden one after another.

This was the terror of a high-tier spirit plant grandmaster! No matter what pill needed to be refined, he could plant it himself and achieve self-sufficiency.

There was absolutely no need to worry about insufficient spirit materials.

Just at this moment.

Old Demon Qingyang, who was thrown not far away, recognized the pill Qin Ming was about to refine with his rich knowledge.

'Seven-Aperture Tribulation Flower, Illusion-Extinguishing Cold Heart Grass, Nine-Desire Absolute Departure Ganoderma...'

'This... this is...'

'Could it be... this kid wants to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?'

Thinking of this, Old Demon Qingyang couldn't help but gasp! Because a Nascent Soul stage immortal cultivator was a great supernatural being even in the ancient era, and without great luck, it was impossible to easily achieve it.

Throughout the ages, those who could achieve this realm were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Countless geniuses and peerless figures had been blocked by this natural chasm.

'Alas! Old man is truly unlucky! Why didn't I meet him earlier?'

'Lin Lin Zixiao truly misled me!!'

'If it weren't for old man's wit, leaving a hand, I would have almost turned into a bubble with him...'

Immediately, Old Demon Qingyang hesitated for a moment, coughed lightly, put on a posture of being unfathomable, and tried to ask in a soft voice:

"Cough! Cough!"

"Fellow Daoist Qin, please allow old man to ask a presumptuous question."

"Are you picking these spirit herbs and medicines to refine the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"To tell you the truth, old man has some experience in refining this pill."

"If Fellow Daoist Qin doesn't mind..."

Just at this moment, Qin Ming frowned and interrupted his words.

"You say you are from the ancient Qingyuan Sect, how can you prove it?"

"Just recognizing the 'Qingdi Technique' I practice is not enough."

"The demonic energy on your body shouldn't have anything to do with the righteous sects, right?"

Old Demon Qingyang heard this, his expression stagnated, and he laughed dryly with quite a bit of confidence: "Fellow Daoist Qin's 'Qingdi Technique' should have been taught to you by the remnant soul of Mo Qingshan, right?"

"Mo Qingshan was the last generation of transmission elders of this sect. Cough, to tell you the truth, he was the disciple old man cultivated."

"As for the demon technique old man practices, it is naturally also inherited from the Qingyuan Sect. As long as one can live forever, there is no distinction between good and evil in the technique itself."

Qin Ming was quite surprised in his heart, seeing that the other party spoke with logic and reason, seemingly not false, but he still didn't believe Old Demon Qingyang easily.

These old monsters from the ancient period were all incredibly cunning, so naturally, he had to be more cautious.

He was different from Lin Lin Zixiao; he wouldn't risk getting involved in things like dealing with a tiger for its skin, even if it meant giving up some opportunities.

After all, he had entries in his hands, and the path to longevity was promising.

So he asked again: "Then do you know what exactly is going on with that ancient secret realm of the Qingyuan Sect in the Southern Region of Dajin?"

"Ah? Secret realm? What secret realm?" Old Demon Qingyang was stunned, somewhat confused.

Qin Ming saw this and his face sank directly! He grabbed the wooden box from the ground with five fingers and exerted force, about to destroy it along with the spiritual body inside.

Old Demon Qingyang was so scared that his scalp went numb, feeling a huge pressure strike, almost making his soul fly away.

"Alas! Hey hey! Fellow Daoist Qin, stop!"

"Old man remembers now, you aren't talking about the Qingyuan Sect mountain gate suppressed by the Seven-Aperture Divine Tree, are you?"

Hearing that the other party even recognized things like the "Seven-Aperture Divine Tree," Qin Ming then let go and put down the wooden box.

"Continue."

Old Demon Qingyang escaped death, hurriedly gasped for air, and explained: "That is indeed the Qingyuan Sect mountain gate, but what kind of sect secret realm is it?"

"Although there are quite a few treasures left inside, and even opportunities for transformation, this place is clearly the self-sealing place of our sect's sect master. That Seven-Aperture Divine Tree is the object used to suppress and seal it."

"For tens of thousands of years, it has relied on this object to avoid any trouble."

"Judging by Fellow Daoist Qin's tone, could it be you have seen this spirit plant?"

"The sect master of the ancient Qingyuan Sect?"

"What exactly is going on?" Qin Ming asked suspiciously.

"That junior Mo Qingshan, didn't he tell you when he passed on the technique?"

"The Qingyuan Sect experienced a great change as early as the ancient period, splitting into two different schools. One lineage primarily practiced demon techniques, which was relatively radical, while the other primarily practiced the 'Qingdi Technique,' which was relatively gentle."

"The lineage old man inherited is exactly the one that primarily practiced the demon path. Later, our sect master practiced into a demon, reaching a point where he couldn't control himself, slaughtering more than half of the disciples under the sect. If he were allowed to continue developing, I fear the situation would be unimaginable."

"However... the sect master had already reached the Transformation stage and no one could stop him. Therefore, the sect master took advantage of a moment when his consciousness was briefly clear, and while a trace of reason remained, he dismissed all the disciples under the sect and used the Seven-Aperture Divine Tree to launch a great supernatural power, sealing himself within the mountain gate... never to come out again."

Hearing Old Demon Qingyang's narration, Qin Ming's face couldn't help but change.

If everything the other party said was true, wouldn't it mean that the demon path and the Divine Dao Mountain of Dajin had done something counterproductive?

It was true that there were many treasures and opportunities within the ancient Qingyuan Sect, but the dangers inside were obviously greater. Even if wealth moved people's hearts, having no life to enjoy it was equal to zero.

"How about it? Fellow Daoist Qin, now you should believe it, right? Although old man practices the demon path, I am the most honest."

"Old man can also guide you on how to refine the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, thereby greatly increasing the success rate, and even that Infant-Nurturing Pill, hehe! You just need to let old man stay on that Star Sea Divine Vine for a few days..."

Old Demon Qingyang spoke earnestly and persuasively, finally revealing his true purpose! Qin Ming looked disdainful and threw the wooden box containing his spiritual body into his storage bag without a word. "Hmph! Old Ghost wants to trick me? You'd better go inside and settle down for a while."

"Young man! You don't talk about martial virtue!" Old Demon Qingyang shouted in anger.

He had talked for a long time, his mouth was almost dry, and he was full of sincerity, but he couldn't move the other party at all.

It was truly too pitsome!

Inside the Small Spirit Realm.

After Qin Ming heard Old Demon Qingyang's words, he only believed three parts of it. He naturally wouldn't easily believe someone who could hang out with Lin Lin Zixiao, so it was better to be wary of the other party.

'However, if everything is true as Old Demon Qingyang said...'

'The several major Nascent Soul forces, even if they successfully open the Qingyuan Sect mountain gate secret realm, those Nascent Soul old monsters will have enough to drink after entering.'

Immediately, he didn't pay attention to Old Demon Qingyang anymore.

He went directly into the alchemy room, took out the Tier 3 supreme-grade Wind-Thunder Cauldron, and prepared to start trying to refine the first furnace of pills.

Qin Ming had the complete alchemy guide given to him by Su Su Yuqing, and every step and key point that needed attention was marked extremely clearly.

When he was in Dajin, he had also completely mastered the refining methods of the Infant-Nurturing Pill and the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill.

Plus, his decades of painstaking research and realization of the two Tier 4 alchemy legacies, "Source Dao Alchemy Classic" and "Blood Refining Alchemy Classic."

It was no exaggeration to say that Qin Ming now had great confidence in refining these two Tier 4 pills for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

There was absolutely no need for Old Demon Qingyang's guidance.

This made the old demon's wishful thinking fall through.

Qin Ming prioritized refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, which was also after some consideration.

First, using this pill to practice could increase the success rate of refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill later, after all, the difficulty of refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill was several times higher.

Second, it could serve the purpose of warming the furnace and improving the feel.

When a skill is practiced to a certain high degree, it is extremely particular about the feel, focusing on the feeling of completion in one go during the actual performance.

It is not something that can be achieved just by accumulating a large amount of knowledge.

In short, there is nothing else, only practice makes perfect.

This is why, even the most heaven-defying genius alchemist needs a large amount of resources to be fed.

The next moment.

Qin Ming released his spiritual sense, which was close to the Nascent Soul Mid-stage, and controlled all the spirit materials in mid-air.

Then, according to the pill formula, he began to extract the medicinal embryos from the spirit materials one by one.

Half a day later.

Groups of medicinal embryos emitting five-colored light floated before Qin Ming.

The strange fragrance of various high-tier spirit materials filled the air.

His hand techniques changed constantly, and he began to combine the medicinal embryos and prepare the medicinal liquid.

This step was extremely critical; even the slightest discrepancy in weight would cause the subsequent medicine refining to fall short of success.

Fortunately, Qin Ming's soul power was extremely powerful, and for the first refining, he could control the weight without any error.

Immediately after.

Qin Ming began to channel the Devouring Spirit Poison Flame, heating the pill furnace evenly without interruption, and controlling the heat.

When the timing was about right, he put the prepared medicinal liquid into the pill furnace and began to cast spells to fuse the medicinal liquid and condense the pill.

This cycle repeated.

Qin Ming sat like an old monk, staying in the alchemy room for more than half a month.

After experiencing several times, he gradually summarized his experience and finally, on the seventh time, a crisp pill sound came from the pill furnace.

Chirp! Qin Ming's face was immediately filled with joy.

"I didn't expect the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill to be refined successfully so smoothly, thanks to Brother Su's experience sharing."

The incredibly rich pill fragrance rushed into Qin Ming's nose!

The next moment.

He saw that within the Wind-Thunder Cauldron, two strands of Yin-Yang energy rushed out, directly breaking through the alchemy room and forming a strange heaven and earth phenomenon within the entire Small Spirit Realm.

The Yin-Yang colored spiritual aura gathered in the sky, lingering and not dispersing, emitting an aura of the Great Dao.

Even the Heaven-Devouring Rat, which was dozing by the lake, was startled awake. It rubbed its eyes in disbelief and muttered:

"Master has refined another pill? This phenomenon!"

Inside the alchemy room.

Qin Ming had a look of joy on his face and raised his hand to summon the pill furnace.

Two Yin-Yang colored Tier 4 spirit pills fell into his hands.

On the spirit pills, the entire body emitted astonishing spiritual aura, and a full twelve Dao patterns appeared! "Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, finally refined."

At this moment, it meant that he had not only taken a step closer to the Nascent Soul stage but also completely stepped into the Tier 4 Alchemy King realm.

Immediately after.

Qin Ming struck while the iron was hot and took out all the spirit materials for refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill.

With the feel of successfully refining the Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill, his confidence increased greatly.

To ripen these spirit materials, he almost exhausted the 【Time-Space Leaf】 entries he had accumulated over the years.

After all, the five main materials needed for refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill all required medicinal ages of several thousand years or more.

Qin Ming sealed the two refined Ice Heart Jade Soul Pills into a jade bottle and put them into his storage bag.

Afterward, he didn't stop for a moment and started refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill.

Inside the storage bag.

Old Demon Qingyang in the wooden box was punishing his anger and calming his previous rage.

With a "clatter."

An exquisite jade bottle was thrown in. Old Demon Qingyang first looked at it with a suspicious expression, then sensed the pill aura inside the bottle.

He widened his eyes instantly, unable to believe it, and exclaimed:

"Ice Heart Jade Soul Pill?!"

"Impossible! How could this kid refine it so quickly?"

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