The Nine Revolutions Qi-Opening Pill, as the name suggests, is a pill that facilitates the flow of qi. "Facilitating qi" means utilizing the medicinal properties to enhance the strength of the stomach and intestines, further cleansing the consumer's digestive system, thereby achieving the effect of clearing qi and eliminating toxins.
In simpler terms, it's a laxative. However, the side effects of ordinary laxatives can harm the digestive system, whereas the Nine Revolutions Qi-Opening Pill can protect and even strengthen the consumer's stomach and intestines.
For those whose Dou Qi cultivation isn't high, they can't yet use their Dou Qi to control their internal organs, so sometimes they need this kind of pill.
"Shi Hao, your name is quite good, but don't you think it's a bit of a waste to use such a good name for a second-grade pill?" Elder Li tried to make his smile as amiable as possible.
"Teacher, I think it's great," Shi Hao said innocently.
"Alright then, you can call it that. But this name might not be able to be registered in the future," Elder Li sighed, touching his forehead.
Then he instructed, "The main ingredient of the Nine Revolutions Qi-Opening Pill is the large intestine of a second-grade magical beast. What you need to do is use nine medicinal herbs to wash away the impurities in the large intestine, retaining its most fundamental energy. Understand?"
"Understood. Don't worry, Teacher. I will definitely be able to refine it!" Shi Hao nodded obediently.
"You can choose from dozens of medicinal ingredients like Clear Water Grass and Purple Leaf Mint to combine the Nine Revolutions Qi-Opening Pill. Second-grade pills are relatively easy to refine, as long as you use them correctly."
Elder Li was giving instructions when the communication jade in his Storage Ring vibrated slightly.
"Class, you all continue practicing. I have a meeting to attend and will be back soon," Elder Li said before disappearing in a blur.
Shi Hao carefully considered Elder Li's words. After a moment, he retrieved a small jar of Beast Milk from his Storage Ring.
"Glug, glug, glug!" Downing the entire bottle, he wiped the white liquid from his mouth. A ball of Azure Scaled Eagle Flame burst from his mouth.
A sixth-order magical beast's beast fire, the Azure Scaled Eagle Flame.
Watching the azure flames rising in the Medicine Cauldron, Shi Hao tossed in a half-meter-long section of a second-grade Red Cloud Pig's large intestine.
"Boom!" The azure flames immediately engulfed the intestine as soon as it entered the Medicine Cauldron.
"Preserve the essence of the large intestine," Shi Hao murmured to himself.
The azure flames blazed, and soon, the half-meter-long large intestine began to shrink rapidly.
"Not enough, haven't extracted the essence energy yet," Shi Hao said, his gaze fixed on the situation inside the medicine cauldron.
After the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the large intestine had shrunk considerably, with a lot of powder being baked out of it. Normally, this would be the raw material for refining the Nine Revolutions Qi-Opening Pill.
But to extract the better intestinal essence that his teacher spoke of, Shi Hao continued to roast it. After all, this type of large intestine was very cheap.
Ten minutes later, the charred large intestine, now only the size of a finger, exploded with a 'Bang!' sound. A trace of disappointment appeared on Shi Hao's face.
He was, after all, a twelve-year-old child and couldn't always maintain a calm state of mind.
Just as he was about to take out a new section of the large intestine, a golden powder appeared in the medicine cauldron.
"Hmm?" Shi Hao's eyes lit up.
"The essence of the large intestine, hahaha, I finally extracted it." A hint of excitement played on Shi Hao's face as he quickly took out the golden powder and placed it in a jade bottle.
"Why does it smell a little… fishy?" He frowned slightly, then relaxed.
The Red Cloud Pig's large intestine was originally foul-smelling. Some odor in its essence was normal. Many pills in the alchemy world didn't have a pleasant fragrance.
There were also quite a few pills with all sorts of strange smells.
He steadied his mind and began to refine the remaining ingredients.
Flames surged on the square, and the young men were immersed in creating and improving new pill recipes.
In a hall on the upper floors of the Alchemist Tower, however, experts gathered. Many high-level alchemists were present, including Old Man Yao.
"Is everyone here?" Xuan Kongzi glanced at the numerous alchemists in the hall.
"Yes, everyone is here," Great Elder replied. "Except for a few who are in closed-door cultivation, everyone else is present. However, President, it seems we have one extra person at this meeting."
As he spoke, he glanced at Old Man Yao again.
"Old Lin, don't be so stingy. If you keep this up, you'll suffer," Old Man Yao said with a smile.
"You!" Great Elder's face showed a hint of anger.
"It's alright!" Xuan Kongzi waved his hand. "The matter we're discussing this time isn't a secret. I'm just informing everyone here. With Yao Chen's connections, he'll know about this at most by tonight."
He paused, then continued, "Everyone, the reason I've gathered you here today is to announce a piece of news: In the western part of the Central State, a new Flame has appeared!"
"A Flame has appeared!" Upon hearing this, the originally silent elders became excited.
The allure of a Flame to an alchemist is immense. With a Flame, an alchemist's refining skills can be elevated to a whole new level, and Flames also provide a boost in combat.
As for the dangers of refining a strange fire, many alchemists are willing to take the risk.
Isn't the Alchemist Yao Chen, present here, able to subtly suppress the three giants of the Alchemist Tower in terms of alchemy because he possesses the Bone Chilling Fire, which is ranked eleventh?
"Chairman, I wonder what kind of strange fire will appear this time," one of the elders stood up and asked.
"The strange fire that will appear this time…" Xuan Kongzi pondered for a moment, then said faintly, "If I'm not mistaken, this time it should be the Yin Yang Twin Flames, ranked twenty-first."
"The Yin Yang Twin Flames?" The alchemists first showed a hint of disappointment on their faces, followed by a hint of joy.
The disappointment was that the Yin Yang Twin Flames were only ranked twenty-first, and their power was much weaker than Yao Chen's Bone Chilling Fire. The joy was that, compared to the Bone Chilling Fire, the Yin Yang Twin Flames should be much easier to subdue.
Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Xuan Kongzi's face.
"Everyone, please, don't get ahead of yourselves."
"This time, the different flame might not be something for us old folks."
"What are you saying? What kind of talk is that?" One of the alchemists was displeased. Many of them were already advanced in years, and without any accidents, their alchemy skills had reached their limits for this lifetime. The different flame was one such accident.
"This different flame appeared in the Fertile Plains, in the western part of the Central Region. Rumor has it that not long ago, the space above the Fertile Plains suddenly shattered, and the ruins of an ancient city descended from the sky."
Xuan Kongzi ignored the alchemists' grumbling and continued.
"As you all know, being able to conceal a city in space is something only a Saint of Battle could accomplish.
And this Saint of Battle had set things up before his death. Those whose cultivation is above Battle Emperor cannot enter this ancient city.
If overly powerful forces were to forcefully intrude, the ancient city would explode, along with the methods left behind by that Saint of Battle, and that set of Yin Yang Twin Flames."
The alchemists present all wore expressions of disappointment upon hearing this.
Only Old Man Yao's face showed a hint of pleasure.
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