Looking at Xiao Yi's rather astonished expression, Venerable Yao said nothing, only nodding his head.
Xiao Xuan, however, glared at Xiao Yi and said in a deep voice, "What, are you backing down because it's just a fourth-grade pill?"
"Although I am not a professional Alchemist, I can still concoct low-grade Medicinal Pills like fourth-grade pills by hand!"
Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Xuan, who was floating in the air, and smiled helplessly, "Ancestor, what Realm are you, and what Realm am I!"
"How can this Junior compare to you?"
Immediately, Xiao Yi turned his head to Venerable Yao and said, "Venerable Yao, I haven't been studying Alchemy with you for long. If you make me refine a fourth-grade pill right away, I'm afraid I'll waste these medicinal ingredients..."
"These medicinal ingredients are not cheap..."
Venerable Yao, however, just waved his hand and said, "It's fine, practice boldly!"
"Just a few medicinal ingredients..."
Then, Venerable Yao saw Xiao Yan's slightly expectant gaze and whispered, "If Xiao Yan hadn't advanced to Dou Practitioner yet, these two meridian-opening spirit rhyme pills should actually have been given to you two to practice with..."
"Never mind... Let me demonstrate it once first..."
As Venerable Yao finished speaking, a black Pill Furnace appeared out of thin air.
It was none other than the Black Demon Cauldron, ranked eighth on the Heaven Cauldron List!
Seeing the Black Demon Cauldron, Xiao Xuan also nodded, "As expected of Venerable Yao, this Pill Furnace is not simple..."
Venerable Yao smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Senior, you flatter me. This cauldron is named the Heaven Demon Cauldron, and it was something this Junior accidentally obtained while traveling the continent previously."
As Venerable Yao finished speaking, he saw him gently tap his fingertip.
The meridian unveiling vine, as if summoned, slowly rose and entered the Black Demon Cauldron.
Then, Venerable Yao gently flicked his fingertip again, and a pale white flame flowed from his fingertip.
The next second, the Bone Chilling Flame meandered along the lines of Venerable Yao's fingertip, finally reaching into the bottom of the furnace.
Under the urging of the Bone Chilling Flame, the verdant medicinal juice of the meridian unveiling vine was forced out in threads, and under the special properties of the Bone Chilling Flame, it condensed into strands of medicinal Qi as tough as silk threads.
"This is the first step. The important thing about the meridian-opening spirit rhyme pill is opening the meridians, and the first step is to condense the medicinal juice of the meridian unveiling vine..."
"The next step is to add purple ginseng to soften the medicinal power of the meridian unveiling vine."
Venerable Yao refined the Medicinal Pill while patiently explaining to Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan.
As soon as the purple ginseng entered the Medicine Cauldron, it was instantly refined and fused with the medicinal Qi condensed from the meridian unveiling vine earlier.
This step is also the most challenging Alchemy step in the meridian-opening spirit rhyme pill.
"The last step, the hundred-year-old condensing flower, and a second-tier beast core!"
"Fuse these two in..."
As Venerable Yao's voice fell, the condensing flower and the beast core slowly flew towards the Pill Furnace.
Especially when the hundred-year-old condensing flower cut through the air, it left a faint floral fragrance.
As soon as the two entered the Pill Furnace, the Bone Chilling Flame suddenly changed, from fierce scorching to gentle enveloping.
It cradled the condensing flower and the beast core in the Heart Fire, slowly refining them.
The golden petals slowly melted in the azure flame, turning into a cloud of golden mist, entwining with the previous meridian unveiling vine medicinal Qi, giving rise to a sense of mutual nourishment.
"The Dao of fire control lies in combining rigidity and flexibility."
Venerable Yao's peripheral vision glanced at Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan beside him, and his palm rotated slightly.
The Bone Chilling Flame contracted accordingly, twisting the mixed medicinal Qi into a spiral shape.
The furnace body began to vibrate slightly, and the ancient pill patterns on its surface glowed faintly, with faint crackling sounds emanating.
"This is a sign that the medicinal power is condensing under the tempering of the cold flame."
Venerable Yao suddenly let out a low shout, joining two fingers and pointing forward, "Condense!"
The Bone Chilling Flame surged violently, then instantly receded, and the medicinal Qi inside the furnace was kneaded by an invisible hand, instantly gathering into a round Medicinal Pill.
The Medicinal Pill was pale green, with a thin golden halo flowing on its surface. Upon closer inspection, fine meridians slowly wriggled within it. Each wriggle seemed to draw in the surrounding Spiritual Qi, which was the unique spiritual rhyme phenomenon of the meridian-opening spirit rhyme pill.
The furnace lid popped open by itself, and a Medicinal Pill, carrying a wisp of cold Qi, leaped out. Venerable Yao flicked his finger, and the Medicinal Pill gently jumped into Venerable Yao's palm.
"Although the meridian-opening spirit rhyme pill is a fourth-grade pill, its refining process is actually simple..."
"The only thing to pay attention to is the control of the heat when finally fusing the condensing flower and the beast core..."
As Venerable Yao's voice fell, the Medicinal Pill in his hand, under the control of his Soul Power, slowly came into Xiao Yi's hand.
Feeling the pill fragrance emanating from the fourth-grade pill in his palm, Xiao Yi immediately felt an urge to consume it right away.
Just as Xiao Yi was about to speak, an invisible force took the Medicinal Pill from his palm.
"Brat, don't rush!"
"You still have a task! There are still medicinal ingredients, start Alchemy! You have a Medicinal Pill, but Xiao Yan doesn't!"
Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Yi lightly and said softly.
Xiao Yi smacked his lips and said, "Ancestor, Xiao Yan hasn't reached Dou Practitioner yet. It's not too late to refine it for him when he does..."
Xiao Xuan: "It's always better to have the Medicinal Pill prepared in advance..."
Xiao Yi spread his hands and said, "Ancestor, Alchemy requires a Medicine Cauldron, and I don't have one of those..."
As Xiao Yi finished speaking, Venerable Yao slowly threw out a bronze Medicine Cauldron and said in a deep voice, "Here. A Medicine Cauldron isn't that important during the Alchemy process. In the future, when your Realm is high enough, you won't even need a Medicine Cauldron for Alchemy!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yi still tried to shirk, "What about fire? I don't have a strange flame..."
Xiao Xuan also glared fiercely at Xiao Yi, "Is your fire-attribute Dou Qi useless? How many Alchemists have strange flames?"
As Xiao Xuan finished speaking, Venerable Yao also slowly said in a deep voice:
"When Alchemists first learn Alchemy, they all use Dou Qi converted into flames. Moreover, I see that deep within your Soul, there is a Heart Fire you condensed yourself, and that can also be used for Alchemy..."
Looking at the two Soul bodies floating beside him, Xiao Yi clearly knew that he had to practice Alchemy today.
Helpless, Xiao Yi could only sit down cross-legged and follow Venerable Yao's demonstration just now.
The first step was to condense medicinal Qi from the meridian unveiling vine.
As Xiao Yi threw the meridian unveiling vine into the bronze cauldron, he immediately activated the Dou Qi within his body, converting it into flames, continuously burning the meridian unveiling vine.
Because Xiao Yi's flame was mixed with the Heart Fire condensed from the Cultivation Technique [Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Technique], it was more powerful than flames condensed from ordinary Dou Qi.
Although the speed was not as fast as Venerable Yao's, Xiao Yi still successfully condensed it into threads of medicinal Qi.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Xuan and Venerable Yao both nodded involuntarily.
Especially Venerable Yao, who was even more astonished.
Seeing Xiao Yi's talent, Venerable Yao couldn't help but think of his "good disciple," Han Feng, whom he regarded as his own son!
In Venerable Yao's eyes, Han Feng's Alchemy talent was one in a million.
He never expected Xiao Yi's talent to be even more terrifying than Han Feng's!