Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Among them, some herbs needed to be dispersed in the Pill Furnace by manipulating Qi Blood, constantly stirred with Qi Blood to ensure that dozens, or even hundreds, of different medicinal components were evenly mixed.

If Lin Xuankong hadn't passively absorbed a vast amount of alchemy insights and experience from Lii Xiaolan, he would not have been able to control such a complex alchemical process. His alchemy level was now on par with the Young Lady's, lacking only practical experience.

Operating the alchemy process for the first time, Lin Xuankong felt a mix of anticipation and excitement. This mysterious and intricate alchemical process, where not a single mistake could be afforded, felt quite exhilarating, akin to dancing on the edge of a blade at every moment.

Two tea times later, Lin Xuankong had already covered the Pill Furnace, carefully controlling his Qi Blood and constantly adjusting the temperature inside.

Outside the Alchemy Room, Ye Kai, Han Feiyan, and others, peering through the window, watched with wide eyes, utterly astonished by the scene.

Ye Kai muttered, his face etched with confusion, "Brother Lin is so skilled? Can he really be proficient in alchemy? But alchemy and Martial Cultivation are both extremely difficult and inherently conflicting. Brother Lin's Martial Dao is so extraordinary; how can he also possess such proficient alchemy techniques?"

Han Feiyan quickly covered his mouth. "Stop babbling! Don't you know that interrupting someone during alchemy is the biggest taboo?"

At this moment, Han Feiyan also felt a mix of surprise and doubt in her heart.

Just then, Lin Xuankong, who was channeling his Qi Blood, suddenly frowned. He had suddenly detected a faint burnt smell emanating from the Pill Furnace. Lin Xuankong's senses were incredibly sharp; the moment the burnt smell appeared and something went wrong inside the Pill Furnace, he immediately stopped channeling Qi Blood into it.

Then, frowning deeply, he opened the Pill Furnace and looked inside carefully. He saw that the Golden Body Treasure Elixir inside the Pill Furnace was nearly complete. Unfortunately, some of its Secret Patterns had turned black, clearly indicating a problem with the refining process.

Lin Xuankong protected his palm with Qi Blood, removed the Elixir from within, cleaned off the residue, and began to ponder deeply.

During the recent refining of the Golden Body Treasure Elixir, every step was strictly according to the records in the Secret Manual, and the processed herbs were also of an extremely high standard. So why did a Wasted Elixir still result?

He frowned, examining the Wasted Elixir, then closed his eyes to meticulously recall every step of the alchemy process.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the window. It was Ge Cheng.

"Hmph! Just as I suspected. I smelled the scent of burnt medicine earlier. It seems your first batch of elixirs is ruined! Brother Lin, you'd best give up sooner. The value of these Golden Body Treasure Elixir materials might not concern you, but Ye Kai painstakingly collected them. If you waste three batches, who knows how much effort it will take to gather materials for another three!"

Outside the window, Han Feiyan's eyes widened as she glared fiercely at Ge Cheng. However, considering Alchemist Ge's esteemed status in the Ye Family, no matter how rash Han Feiyan's temper was, she forcefully suppressed her anger.

After all, Alchemist Ge isn't Ye Kai. If I were to offend him and he got angry, the Ye Family Patriarch might complain to my grandfather the next day! Still, Alchemist Ge's words were incredibly frustrating!

Han Feiyan frowned tightly, her breathing growing heavy.

Alchemist Ge scoffed, flicked his sleeve, and returned to his study.

「Inside the Alchemy Room,」

Lin Xuankong was completely immersed in recalling the alchemy process.

Moments later, his expression shifted as he silently reflected: An Alchemist refining Elixirs needs inherent Alchemy Talent... Just as Yu Fei said, the different talents among the Human Race are essentially due to different bloodlines! Does this mean the Qi Blood I generate might truly be unsuitable for alchemy? If that's the reason, then no matter how perfectly I handle the herbs or how standard my alchemy process is, I'll only end up refining one Wasted Elixir after another. I might even fail at refining the most basic Qi Replenishing Pill! Can the Golden Body Treasure Elixir truly not be successfully refined right now? Or should I rush back to Great Marsh Prefecture and give the materials to the Young Lady for her to try refining them? But there's definitely not enough time. Once the Ba Mountain Secret Realm opens, there's only an entry window of a few hours. After that, the Secret Realm's spatial ripples will change, and the next opportunity to enter or exit will be one or two months later!

Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong's frown deepened.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as a crucial point occurred to him.

Since the Young Lady's Qi Blood is suitable for refining Elixirs, it means that the Qi Blood from her Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique can be used for alchemy! Why not try activating the Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique and infusing its Qi Blood into the Pill Furnace? It might work! After all, the Qi Blood I was using just now was from the Yin Talisman Thunder Skill. Perhaps it was because the Qi Blood of that Thunder Technique was too potent that the Elixir burned!

With this thought, Lin Xuankong didn't hesitate. He immediately circulated the Qi Blood of his Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique, then pressed one hand onto a Rune on the Pill Furnace and began to infuse it.

Then, he began to add the medicinal ingredients into the Pill Furnace one by one, in the correct sequence and at the proper intervals.

Three tea times later, the Pill Furnace began to tremble slightly. A faint medicinal aroma wafted from the gap beneath the Pill Furnace's lid.

Lin Xuankong stopped channeling Qi Blood. With a look of anticipation, he raised his hand to open the lid.

Instantly,