SFS Chapter 128 Refining Pills
Chapter 128 Refining Pills
Fortunately, the dark blue magic was suppressed by divine sense and stopped causing trouble, giving Lu Qingyun some time to catch his breath.
The voice in front of me grew increasingly impatient.
"Shen Qingmu, as my son Shen Tianlin, you have failed to refine this pill after so long. I will give you one more incense stick's time. If you still cannot refine it, then you will personally go into the pill furnace to experience the bitterness of furnace refining."
The middle-aged man in the blue robe frowned, looking at Lu Qingyun with great dissatisfaction.
Shen Qingmu? Me?
Lu Qingyun glanced at himself in the mirror on the wall without leaving a trace and discovered that it was indeed a face completely different from his own.
"It seems I'm already in the secret realm, and have transformed into the appearance of True Man Qingmu. Speaking of which, is True Man Qingmu's name Shen Qingmu?"
Lu Qingyun pondered.
Such scenario-based secret realms are not common for Qi Refining cultivators.
This is because only a Grand Master in the late Foundation Establishment stage can create such a secret realm using supernatural powers.
It seems that Master Qingmu's cultivation is even deeper than he had imagined.
Lu Qingyun dared not delay and looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him.
The black iron triangle alchemy furnace is an ordinary mid-grade magic artifact, nothing special.
If this test is merely refining a mid-grade pill, I should be able to handle it easily with my half-step Foundation Establishment spiritual sense.
however.
When Lu Qingyun turned his gaze to the alchemy room engraved on the jade slip and the spiritual herbs on the table, his face stiffened.
"Withered Cliff Flower, Life-Severing Grass, Ill-Growing Stone... these are all second-tier spiritual herbs!"
Upon sensing the dark blue magical power within his body, Lu Qingyun suddenly realized something was amiss.
No wonder this magical power was so easily suppressed by my own consciousness.
It turns out that after entering the secret realm, his cultivation level was suppressed to the third level of Qi Refining!
"You want me to refine a second-tier pill with my current early-stage Qi Refining cultivation level?"
Lu Qingyun immediately sensed something was wrong.
The jade slip in front of them clearly stated that it contained a second-tier pill called the Spirit Devouring Pill.
Even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, refining a second-tier pill is not easy; one needs to specialize in alchemy to have a high chance of success.
As for him, he was only at the first and half-step Foundation Establishment stage, and his expertise lay in the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Spirit Plants. How difficult it would be for him to refine this Spirit Devouring Pill!
It's even completely impossible!
"Hmph! Useless!"
Shen Tianlin was furious when he saw that Lu Qingyun still hadn't activated it.
"You still dare to daydream? It seems I must make you experience the agony of pill consumption again before you can truly appreciate the wonders of alchemy!"
After saying that, Shen Tianlin waved his hand.
Lu Qingyun was immediately imprisoned and sent into the black iron furnace.
"Damn it! I didn't expect that just thinking for a moment would violate the rules of this secret realm!"
Lu Qingyun's heart sank.
His magical power was imprisoned, leaving him with no way to resist. Under Shen Tianlin's display of half-step Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could only be at Shen Tianlin's mercy.
The alchemy furnace was covered.
"You possess the Azure Wood Spirit Body; even if you were burned by the Pill Fire, you would only suffer physical pain. My son, wake up quickly!"
"As my son, Shen Tianlin, you must never become a mediocre person like those good-for-nothings!"
Shen Tianlin's cold voice came through, devoid of any emotion.
"I've realized my mistake! Please let me out! I can start refining pills right now!"
Seeing that the spiritual fire was about to surge out, Lu Qingyun quickly said.
Master Aoki possesses a spiritual body, but he does not.
If he were to be burned by this spiritual fire, even if he didn't die, he would be severely burned.
However, Shen Tianlin outside showed no sign of stopping.
"True steel is forged through countless refinements; you are filled with fear and you are running away. How can you possibly comprehend the true essence of alchemy if you do this!"
The spiritual fire began to burn, but Lu Qingyun gritted his teeth and endured it, quickly activating his dark blue magic power to protect himself.
The spiritual fire used by Shen Tianlin was no ordinary fire; it was a second-grade low-level spiritual fire, a fire within sand, specially extracted from golden spiritual sand.
This fire, used for refining elixirs, can extract every bit of the medicinal power from the herbs to the greatest extent possible, making it extremely sharp and delicate.
However, the fire burned on him.
Lu Qingyun felt as if every inch of his skin was being pierced with sharp needles.
The dark blue magic power was completely unable to protect him. After burning for only half an hour, the magic power in his body was exhausted.
For the next half hour, Lu Qingyun relied entirely on his half-step Foundation Establishment body to endure the strain.
He could even feel his life slipping away as the fire in the sand burned.
Until the end of an hour.
Shen Tianlin then waved his hand to summon Lu Qingyun.
A stream of pure magical power entered his body, and Lu Qingyun immediately felt his injuries recover somewhat.
"My son Aoki, alright, let's continue refining."
"This time, I'll cover it up for you again, so you must see it clearly."
Shen Tianlin closed his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he took the withered cliff flower from the table and burned it into powder with his spiritual fire.
He then used hand seals to deal with the Life-Severing Grass and the Illusory Life-Giving Stone one by one.
Lu Qingyun felt that he moved very quickly.
Yet, I dared not miss it at all.
If I fail to learn it, I fear I will be captured by this scoundrel and forced to endure the torment of being burned by spiritual fire.
Even if Shen Tianlin were there, he would use his magic to help him recover.
But he doesn't have the Azure Wood Spirit Body after all. If it happens three more times... no, four more times! He will definitely be burned to death by that spiritual fire.
In other words, he only has four chances.
Lu Qingyun didn't dare to blink, constantly staring at Shen Tianlin's movements.
"Damn it! He's too fast. That hand seal is clearly a secret technique, but I know nothing about it and can't understand it at all!"
Lu Qingyun's heart sank.
Before he could finish thinking, Shen Tianlin's voice came again.
His gaze was cold, as if Lu Qingyun were nothing more than a pet to him.
"Alright. My son Aoki, I have demonstrated the method of refining this pill for you again. Please... do not let me make a mistake again!"
The black iron triangle alchemy furnace was opened, revealing three refined Spirit Devouring Pills inside.
When Shen Tianlin's gaze fell upon him, Lu Qingyun's heart skipped a beat.
Is that all?
But he didn't learn it at all!