I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 38: First Alchemy, Preparing for Seclusion

As soon as the fire path was opened, a burst of orange-red poured into the pill furnace.

Boom~

This feeling was like pouring water into a teapot, with the sound of the water rushing against the pot.

In just a few breaths, the entire pill furnace became scorching hot.

Even though Fu Ning was standing three feet away, he was still sweating profusely.

"If only I had a spiritual fire~"

The heat from a spiritual fire wouldn't leak out, even when refining pills in the palm of one's hand, there would be no sensation of heat.

After feeling that the temperature was about right, Fu Ning mixed the first medicinal ingredient, "White Forsythia," with hibiscus dew, and then pushed it into the pill furnace. After waiting for the liquid to boil, he added the remaining nine cold medicinal ingredients, such as "White Shoot Dry," "Silver Sand," and "Plain Vine Fruit," in order.

Then he closed the fire path, and in just two hours, the liquid inside would slowly merge into one.

During this time, Fu Ning didn't idle either. He swallowed a Spirit Nourishing Pill and began to meditate beside the furnace.

[Wonder: Divine Light's Final Radiance

Number of meditations: 5]

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[Wonder: Divine Light's Final Radiance

Number of meditations: 6]

Even with the assistance of the Spirit Nourishing Pill, Fu Ning only meditated twice and already felt tired.

Ding ding ding~

"It's the third watch of the night!"

Because alchemy required strict control over flames, temperature, and time, there were specialized medicine boys in Red Well who would strike the bell.

Fu Ning had seen this task on the task list in Red Mountain before.

The reward was higher than being a medicine farmer, but it consumed more time.

"Is it already the third watch?"

He started the furnace at the third watch, and now it was the third watch, exactly two hours.

At this point, the surface of the pill furnace had already turned warm.

Fu Ning immediately pulled open the beast head handle. After two hours of residual heat, there were no sparks visible inside the furnace.

Looking inside the pill furnace, the fragrance of the medicine liquid wafted out.

Because all the medicinal ingredients were white in color, after being mixed with hibiscus dew, the medicinal soup directly turned into a clear liquid.

"The medicinal soup is clear, and the hibiscus fragrance is pure."

"It's done!"

The liquid in front of him was exactly the same as what was recorded in the "Alchemy General Explanation."

Fu Ning didn't expect that his first attempt at refining would go so smoothly.

"These medicinal liquids are enough for Greedy Toad to use for at least half a month."

Half a month was an understatement.

This furnace of medicinal liquid could fill at least twenty bottles.

If the cost was calculated, all the medicinal ingredients combined would only cost a hundred yuan stones.

After properly storing all the medicinal liquids, Fu Ning didn't continue refining "Cold Ice Dew."

Instead, he took out the formula for the "Spirit Nourishing Pill" and began to study it.

Although the "Spirit Nourishing Pill" was also a low-level pill, unlike "Cold Ice Dew," it was composed of fifteen precious medicinal ingredients. The refining process was more complex, and the requirements for the medicinal ingredients and the heat were higher.

Although Fu Ning had already prepared all the medicinal ingredients, he didn't dare to try it easily.

It wasn't until late at night that day that he finished processing all the medicinal ingredients.

He opened the fire path and prepared to start the furnace.

With the experience of refining "Cold Ice Dew" before, this alchemy process was much smoother, and he became more proficient in using the furnace.

However, because there were more medicinal ingredients, some of them were difficult to blend, so the refining time was longer.

From midnight to the first watch, it took a full four hours to refine.

Fu Ning felt that the time was about right, so he immediately closed the fire path. After another hour, the temperature of the furnace dropped.

After opening the pill furnace, he found that all the medicinal powders had blended well.

However, because the temperature of the flame was not controlled properly, the pill mud was not the pale yellow color described in the book, but a slightly reddish yellow, giving a burnt feeling.

"Inhale~"

Fu Ning leaned in for a sniff, frowning involuntarily.

The faint medicinal fragrance was mixed with a distinct burnt smell.

"Did I fail?"

He wasn't sure if these pills were still edible.

If he had a Jade Rabbit, he could let it taste them.

But for now, Fu Ning didn't have a Jade Rabbit Origin Spirit, so he could only taste them himself.

He first used his finger to scoop out a pill the size of a fingernail. Apart from being slightly darker in color, it looked acceptable.

He licked the pill, and instantly a bitter and pasty taste filled his mouth.

"Ptui!"

"Slag!"

It couldn't be said that there was no medicinal effect at all, but it could only be said that eating all the pills from this batch probably wouldn't be as effective as a genuine Spirit Nourishing Pill.

"Was the temperature of the furnace too high?"

Fu Ning glanced at the time, pondered for a moment, then paid another elemental stone and lit the furnace again.

The second batch of Spirit Nourishing Pills had better temperature control, but because the heat dissipated too quickly, there was condensation on the surface of the pills, affecting their formation. So, only half of the pills in the batch formed, resulting in twelve pills.

For the third batch, the temperature control was even better than the second time, and having learned from the previous experience, the flame slowly extinguished. After sitting for an hour, Fu Ning opened the pill furnace.

The pills from this batch were just like the ones described in the book, with a refreshing fragrance and a slightly yellow color. In the end, twenty-seven pills formed.

After that, Fu Ning didn't continue to light the furnace.

Because he was afraid of staying by the furnace any longer, he had to roast the pills until they were cooked.

This time, he successfully refined nearly forty Spirit Nourishing Pills. Combined with the five bottles (fifty pills) he exchanged from the medicine garden, and the seven pills he had eaten in the past two days, Fu Ning now had a total of eighty-two Spirit Nourishing Pills.

After these two days of experimentation, he found that he could consume a maximum of five Spirit Nourishing Pills per day. If he exceeded five pills, the effect would greatly diminish.

So, with eighty-two Spirit Nourishing Pills, he could sustain himself for almost half a month.

"That's enough!"

Fu Ning climbed out of the Red Well with satisfaction.

At this time, the sun was setting, and the evening sky was filled with colorful clouds.

The mountains were red, and the sky was red too.

The whole world seemed like a big dyeing vat of red.

A gentle breeze blew, taking away the residual heat from his body.

Fu Ning smiled, "This is the first time I've felt cool on Red Mountain."

After leaving the Red Well, he first went to the Red Mist Valley.

Not seeing each other for two days, Greedy Toad's spirit was in good condition. With the help of the "Cold Ice Dew," it temporarily suppressed the "Red Lotus Fire Poison."

However, the remaining two bottles of "Cold Ice Dew" had also been used up.

Fu Ning decided to leave all the "Cold Ice Dew" he had just refined in the cave, enough for Greedy Toad to use for almost half a month.

After that, he spent some time getting acquainted with Greedy Toad before leaving the cold pool and returning to his residence.

These days, his Spirit Organ still transmitted images to him every day.

But the content was still "Divine Light's Final Radiance."

"It seems she hasn't had an epiphany yet."

"Earth Rank wonders are indeed difficult."

Thinking of this, Fu Ning placed all the Spirit Nourishing Pills in front of him.

A total of eighty-two pills, enough for him to cultivate for half a month.

His foundation was damaged now, and he couldn't open the Yellow Court Scenic Palace. If he didn't solve this problem quickly, it would only get slower in the future.

One step slow, every step slow.

Fu Ning understood the importance of every second and fought for it. Instead of wasting time outside at this moment, it was better to diligently cultivate in his room.

To have an epiphany of "Divine Light's Final Radiance" as soon as possible, and to open the Scenic Palace and construct the Inner Scenic Diagram.

He just didn't know if these eighty-two Spirit Nourishing Pills would be enough to support his epiphany.

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(End of this chapter)