Han Li let out a sigh of relief. He stretched out his palm and lifted it gently.
The purple copper furnace floated up leisurely under the support of an invisible force. It was suspended three feet above the ground.
Then, he opened his mouth and spat out a group of Nascent Soul Fire. It condensed like a cloud of fire and didn't disperse, wrapping the purple copper furnace.
"Shua", the ancient runes and flame patterns on the surface of the copper furnace lit up at the same time, and the entire furnace began to turn crimson.
Seeing this, Han Li waved one hand, and the Candle Grass flew up and landed in his palm.
The next moment, the green light in his palm shone brightly. A mini green vortex slowly rose, and there was a whistling sound from it.
The Candle Grass spun rapidly in the vortex in his palm. It seemed to fall under a stone mill, and it was quickly torn and ground into powder by this force.
With a soft sound, the purple copper furnace lid in the flame suddenly opened, and the powdered Candle Grass immediately flew into it.
Han Li waved his hand and the copper cauldron immediately began to revolve in the flames.
Time passed little by little, and the secret room began to emit bursts of strong medicinal fragrance.
Han Li had been staring at the changes on the Alchemy Furnace attentively. According to the records on the elixir recipe, he kept adding one elixir after another. At the same time, he kept adjusting the temperature of the Nascent Soul Fire.
After a whole day and night, the fire in the secret room gradually subsided.
With a "dang" sound, the purple copper furnace slowly landed on the ground.
Han Li stood up and walked to the side of the Alchemy Furnace. He waved his hand gently and opened the lid of the furnace. A strong medicinal fragrance immediately came.
He frowned slightly. He leaned over with a nervous look on his face and looked into the furnace.
He saw that the inside of the Alchemy Furnace was dark. There was only a layer of unformed medicinal powder, but there was no trace of elixir.
As expected, the refining of this first batch of elixir was a complete failure.
Han Li reached over and grabbed some of the medicinal powder in the copper furnace. He carefully ground it in his palm for a moment, then he put it in front of his nose and sniffed it gently. He vaguely understood in his heart.
It was likely that he had failed to control the fire properly, resulting in the pill condensing at a low temperature, resulting in a failure.
After understanding the reason, he didn't get angry, and after resting for half a day, he started the second refinement.
…
More than ten days passed.
Inside the secret chamber, there were nine small piles of black powder on the ground in front of Han Li. They looked very much like nine tombs with the tips of drums.
His previous nine attempts at concocting pills ended in failure.
Even though he'd been mentally prepared for this, he couldn't help but feel slightly defeated and depressed after failing nine times in a row, and most of them were due to poor control of the flames.
Previously, he had thought that as long as he increased the heat when the pill was condensing, he would be able to guarantee that the pill would take shape. However, the result was that as soon as the pill condensed, the temperature was too high and it once again collapsed into powder. It was the kind of burnt carbon powder.
As such, after the ninth failure, Han Li didn't continue. Instead, he stopped and began to carefully think of a countermeasure.
The time to condense a Dan was fleeting and far too short. It was almost impossible to master the changes in the temperature of the fire in such a short amount of time. Based on the current situation, he would have to experience at least 10 more failures before he could get the hang of it.
From this, it was understandable that an earth alchemist was expensive. After all, every single one of them was supported by mountains of gold and silver.
But the problem was that he didn't have so many herbs for him to try. If he failed again, all the high quality spirit stones he had spent before would be wasted.
But how could he master this short amount of time?
Han Li softly rubbed between his brows. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and his eyes shone with a strange light.
He formed a seal with both hands and started chanting. There was a buzzing sound behind him and a faint golden wheel about a foot in size appeared. It was the Wheel of Mantra.
The 14 translucent Time Dao Patterns on the treasure wheel flickered agilely, emitting a strange fluctuation of laws. The flow of air in the entire secret room slowed down as a result.
With that in mind, Han Li limited the area of effect of the law fluctuations to around 10 feet in front of him in order to minimize the consumption of his immortal spiritual power.
Then, he opened his mouth and a ball of fire flew out. It lifted the purple copper cauldron and it began to spin in midair.
The speed at which the flame around the cauldron was rising slowed down. Han Li could even see every inch of the flame's path and the bright red symbols on the cauldron.
He began to manipulate the spiritual medicine. After turning it into powder, he added it into the cauldron.
The entire process, under the influence of the Wheel of Truth, became three times slower.
At the same time, the changes of the spiritual medicine in the cauldron also became slower. So much so that Han Li could see everything clearly with the Bright Light Spirit Eyes.
Some of the things that were unclear before became clear at the moment.
Seeing this situation, Han Li immediately put away the Wheel of Truth. After all, to maintain the wheel's operation, even if it was only a few feet, it would consume a lot of energy. He had basically mastered the key moments of condensing the elixir. As long as he activated the treasure wheel before and after these moments, it should help him seize some fleeting opportunities.
Time slowly passed by. The refinement process that should have taken a day and a night had nearly doubled in length. Han Li felt as if he had refined the Unity Pill several times over. The comprehension and comprehension he gained was far greater than what he had gained from the previous nine refinements combined. In particular, his control over the flame during the pill condensation had become much easier.
As the flames outside the cauldron slowly subsided, Han Li put the Wheel of Truth back into his body again.
He waved his hand to summon the cauldron in front of him. With a wave of his hand, he opened the lid of the cauldron. He was a little nervous, but also a little expectant, as he tipped the cauldron and poured out the things inside.
A cloud of lead-black dust fell from the mouth of the cauldron. Immediately after, there was the sound of elixirs rolling in the cauldron walls.
Han Li was instantly overjoyed. He turned the entire cauldron upside down and reached out to catch it.
He saw seven or eight longan-sized, round, pale golden elixirs rolling out of the cauldron and into his hands.
According to the records on the elixir recipe, a successful cauldron of Unity Elixir should be between 15 and 16. From this, it could be seen that Han Li's refinement this time was still not a complete success.
However, Han Li was very satisfied with this. After all, he originally had the intention of refining the elixir ten times as an experiment. Therefore, to be able to accumulate experience to this extent was already very difficult.
And with the assistance of the true wheel of time, the success rate of refining this elixir in the future would greatly increase.
He examined the elixir in his hands again and again. Then he took out a porcelain bottle and put it away. In the end, there was only one left. He picked it up and put it into his mouth. Then he closed his eyes slightly and started to cultivate the Mantra of Reincarnation Scripture.
Whether this elixir would be successful or not, he still had to pass this final test.
… …
Two months later, in the air above the spirit fields below Crimson Afterglow Peak, a blue figure descended from the sky. It was Han Li's figure.
The effects of the elixir that he had refined earlier were extremely good. He had remained in the secret room, taking elixirs as he continued to cultivate. His speed had clearly increased, and he only came out today.
Within the spirit fields, Sun Buzheng and the others were busy.
Meng Yungui had already returned and was also busy.
Most of the spirit fields near Crimson Afterglow Peak had already been cleared out. The pieces were lined up neatly, and it was quite a sight.
After the fire miasma dissipated, not only did the weather return to normal, but the ley lines of the spirit fields here had also returned to normal. It was no longer like before, where only fire-type spirit materials could be grown.
Han Li nodded to himself. The spirit fields here were close to the main spirit ley line of Crimson Afterglow Peak, and were filled with spirit energy. The growth of some spirit herbs should be quite fast.
When he landed, he did not make a sound. Meng Yungui and the others did not notice him. After all, he did not hide his tracks, and was quickly discovered by someone.
"Lord Elder!" That person hurriedly bowed.
When the others heard the voice, they immediately saw Han Li in midair. They hurriedly put down what they were doing and bowed.
"Elder Li, you've returned."
Meng Yungui, Sun Buzheng and the others had interacted with Han Li for so long, and they had a rough understanding of Han Li's personality. Their words were no longer as old-fashioned as before.
"Mm, I've just returned, so I came to take a look. All of you, continue with your work. Meng Yungui, come with me." Han Li waved his hand and had everyone continue with their work. He then turned around and flew towards the mountain peak.
Meng Yungui gave a sound of acknowledgment and followed.
After a while, the two of them arrived at the cavern.
"You've been running around for me all these years, and it's been hard on you. How are your gains?" Han Li did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
"What are you saying, Elder Li? It's my honor to be able to work for you, and I don't think it's been hard.
By the way, these are my gains over the years. Please take a look, Elder, "Meng Yungui hurriedly said. Then, he took out a storage artifact and handed it to Han Li respectfully.
Han Li took the storage artifact and sent his divine sense into it.
After a while, a surprised expression appeared on his face. He nodded and said, "You've done well."
When he had asked Meng Yungui to search for spirit herb seeds, he had only done it on a whim. He did not hold much hope.
After all, Meng Yungui's level of cultivation was too low, and the level of things she could come into contact with was limited.
However, Dream Cloud Return's harvest had far exceeded his expectations. Every single one of the seeds he found was extraordinary, and there were even quite a few of them that were supplementary ingredients that he needed to concoct the Unity Pill. If he planted all of these seeds, he would be able to save a huge amount of spirit stones when he concocted the Unity Pill in the future.
Besides that, he also discovered a few unfamiliar seeds. They looked like they were made of stone, and there were many granite-like patterns on their surface. However, there were clearly wisps of life aura coming from them.
"You praise me too much, Elder Li. I was just lucky," Meng Yungui said humbly, but he could not help but reveal a happy expression on his face.
Han Li fell silent for a while before he waved his hand and took out some seeds and handed them to Meng Yungui. Some were found by Meng Yungui, and some were from his own body.
"Plant these seeds in the spirit fields at the foot of the mountain and take good care of them," he said.
"Yes, I understand," Meng Yungui said as he took the seeds.
"Also, don't slack off in searching for seeds. Continue.
This artifact is for you to protect yourself. "Han Li took out a storage pouch and handed it to Meng Yungui.
"Thank you, Elder!
Don't worry, I will not disappoint you. "Meng Yungui immediately agreed before he turned around and left.
Han Li stood where he was for a while before he turned around and went to the herb garden in the cave abode.
He took out a few seeds. Some of them were shaped like earthworms, some were crystalline like jade, and some were the size of peas. Their surfaces were uneven, and they looked like small lumps of soil at first glance.
These seeds were some of the supplementary spiritual materials needed to refine the Unity Pill and the Spring Rain Pill.
Han Li carefully planted these seeds and watered them with spirit liquid. He only stopped after he busied himself for half a day.
Han Li could not help but smile as he looked at the herb garden that was growing by the day.