136: Hardworking Yin Xiaotong

This is something everyone knows, but what Yin Xiaotong did not know was how one should refine medicinal herbs.

This matter could only be resolved by herself.

She prepared to concoct the most basic Qi Refining Pill.

This pill is a Medicinal Pill taken by Qi Refining Cultivators; after consuming it, there is a certain probability of achieving a Breakthrough to the next level.

However, a Cultivator can only achieve this Breakthrough once in their lifetime.

The Pill Formula for the Qi Refining Pill is not a secret; it is known to all.

The medicinal herbs required include the Millennium Blue Silver Grass, Millennium Spirit Origin Fruit, and more than ten other types of herbs.

Yin Xiaotong took these herbs out of her Storage Pouch and began the steps of refining the medicinal herbs.

According to the knowledge she had learned from books, the principle of refining medicinal herbs is to first use Origin Qi to locate the Impurities within the herbs.

Then, one must refine and remove them.

During this process, one must try their best to ensure that the medicinal properties are not lost.

Yin Xiaotong immediately got to work. She slowly raised a mass of Origin Qi with her right hand, completely enveloping the Millennium Blue Silver Grass.

Then, Yin Xiaotong immersed her mind into it and began to search for the Impurities within.

Very quickly, she discovered some components that were not medicinal properties; these were likely absorbed from unknown sources while the herb was growing.

Yin Xiaotong manipulated her Origin Qi to wrap around that portion of Impurities, then carefully proceeded to remove them.

However, before she could think any further, the moment her Origin Qi fluctuated, the entire Millennium Blue Silver Grass was completely destroyed.

It turned into a puddle of liquid and dripped onto the ground.

Yin Xiaotong was completely dumbfounded...

She hadn't even started refining yet? How did this herb suddenly liquefy?

She refused to accept this and continued to try.

After experiencing dozens of failures, Yin Xiaotong finally found the reason!

It turned out that since the entire medicinal herb had already grown, its medicinal properties formed a single whole.

Therefore, when removing Impurities, one cannot just focus on the Impurities; one must also divert a portion of their mind to protect the medicinal properties.

Only in this way can one ensure that the medicinal herb is not destroyed.

Having figured this out, Yin Xiaotong's heart was stirred; so that was it!

This was a huge, immense improvement!

Yin Xiaotong suppressed her immense excitement and continued to refine the Millennium Blue Silver Grass.

With the previous experience, this time Yin Xiaotong did not constantly destroy the medicinal herbs.

Except for the occasional slip-up, she successfully refined the medicinal herbs.

However, her brows were still tightly furrowed, with no signs of relaxing.

There is a purity ratio when refining medicinal herbs; the higher the purity, the greater the probability of successfully creating the final Medicinal Pill!

The reason Yin Xiaotong was furrowing her brows so tightly was that she discovered the purity of the medicinal herbs she refined each time was never high.

Since she began refining medicinal herbs, three days and three nights had already passed!

The floor of her room was already covered with refined medicinal herbs.

In just three short days, Yin Xiaotong had already consumed tens of thousands of medicinal herbs.

But the highest purity of medicinal herbs she had refined so far was only sixty percent!

Sixty percent? How is sixty percent enough? With only sixty percent, wouldn't my success rate for future Alchemy be very low?

No! Absolutely not! There must be other ways to improve!

Yin Xiaotong pressed her lips together, her eyes revealing determination.

She began to immerse herself in the refining of medicinal herbs once more!

In fact, what Yin Xiaotong did not know was that under normal circumstances, it is already very difficult for a first-grade Alchemist to purify the medicinal properties of herbs to fifty percent!

If one wants to reach sixty percent, it is at least the requirement for a first-grade Alchemist.

Yet, Yin Xiaotong was still not satisfied with this; if other Alchemists were to see this, they would likely be so angry they'd cough up blood!

Seven days later, Yin Xiaotong stopped Alchemy again. After seven days of sleepless attempts, the highest purity of her refining had already increased to sixty-five percent!

For someone who had just started learning to refine medicinal herbs, this was a terrifying level of purity!

This was Yin Xiaotong's talent in the Dao of Alchemy, which was not much worse than her talent in the Dao of Cultivation; combined with Lu Hao's cost-free cultivation, it ultimately resulted in Yin Xiaotong's rapid progress!

Yin Xiaotong opened the door and walked out.

The moment she saw the sun, her eyes dazed for a moment, and her spirit wavered slightly.

She shook her head violently, shaking off those dizzying images, and walked towards Lu Hao's room.

Having continuously expended her mind and Origin Qi on Alchemy for these past few days, Yin Xiaotong's body could no longer handle it.

After all, her cultivation level was only at Core Formation.

Yin Xiaotong walked to her master's door and reached out to knock:

"Master, are you there?"

Lu Hao heard his disciple's voice and was slightly surprised, then immediately said:

"I am here, come in."

"Creak..."

Lu Hao's door was pushed open, and Yin Xiaotong's figure was revealed to Lu Hao.

Lu Hao looked up at his disciple and was momentarily dazed...

Is this my disciple? How has she changed so much in just a few days?

Yin Xiaotong's appearance had always been very beautiful, with delicate features, an elegant and simple face, and a very good figure.

But this time, Lu Hao discovered that Yin Xiaotong seemed like a completely different person.

Her entire spirit and energy seemed to have vanished, leaving only a pair of eyes that were still bright and spirited.

Her hair was disheveled, and two thick dark circles under her eyes were exceptionally obvious.

Her dress was also dirty, clearly caused by dragging it on the floor while doing Alchemy without paying any attention to it.

This is the Young Miss of Guangdong City?

If this were to spread, everyone in the city would be shocked.

Lu Hao couldn't help but ask:

"Disciple, what happened to you? How could you end up like this doing Alchemy... Could it be that you haven't rested at all these past few days?"

Yin Xiaotong said:

"Master, I wanted to get started as soon as possible, so I..."

Lu Hao quickly said:

"Silly disciple, you must know that going too far is as bad as not going far enough. Whether it is Cultivating or Alchemy, one must pay attention to combining work with rest. Blindly Cultivating desperately might not yield good results."

Yin Xiaotong heard Lu Hao's words and softly said:

"Alright, Master, I understand."

Seeing Yin Xiaotong in such a state, Lu Hao cast a Spell, covering Yin Xiaotong's body.

"Ah..."

Yin Xiaotong couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

Her entire body instantly felt an incomparable sense of comfort; her master's Spell was repairing every tired part of her body.

Even her severely depleted spirit was being rapidly nourished.

In just a few breaths, all of Yin Xiaotong's exhaustion and fatigue disappeared.

The thick dark circles also vanished.

She felt her entire body filled with incomparable vitality.

Refreshed and invigorated! She could refine for another ten days and ten nights!