After completing the preliminary preparations.
Master Su raised his hand, and the prepared medicine embryo in the vessel flew into the pill furnace.
He pinched a spell in his hand.
The medicine embryo danced up and down in the pill furnace, constantly merging.
The entire process was smooth and efficient, as Master Su was thoroughly familiar with every step of refining the 'Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill'.
Qin Ming had been staring intently from the beginning.
Afraid of missing even a tiny detail.
Time passed by slowly.
Master Su multitasked, controlling the heat while ensuring the full integration of the spiritual materials inside the pill furnace.
The medicine embryo inside the pill furnace gradually began to take shape and solidify.
The expression on Master Su's face became serious.
It's the final step!
Qin Ming held his breath, not daring to make a sound.
At this moment.
A 'puff' sound came from the purple pill furnace.
Then a cloud of black smoke rose.
"It actually failed even this time?!" Qin Ming couldn't help but lament.
Is the difficulty of refining a Tier One High-Grade Spirit Pill really that high?
Just the spiritual materials used in this single batch already cost several hundred spirit stones, right?
However, at this moment, Master Su's expression showed little change, as if he had anticipated this.
He shut off the valve and extinguished the Earth Fire.
Carefully cleaned all the black residue from the pill furnace.
Then, unhurriedly, began the next attempt at refinement.
This time, Master Su had prepared more than a dozen sets of spiritual materials for refining the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.
If they failed to succeed.
They would lose several thousand spirit stones in just one go.
The second attempt began... failure.
The third attempt... failure.
The fourth attempt also ended in failure.
...
Up until the twelfth set.
Unnoticed, it was already deep into the night.
Master Su was tense, with sweat continuously dripping from his forehead.
Finally!
Snap!
The purple pill furnace emitted a crisp sound.
The rich fragrance of pills emanated from within.
"The pill is formed!"
Master Su was overjoyed!
He stretched out his hand.
Six green spirit pills spun into his hand.
As Tier-Breaking Pills for the late-stage Qi Cultivation, each Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill was priceless.
Qin Ming looked eagerly at the spirit pills, swallowing hard.
He couldn't afford them...
These few pills could fetch a sky-high price of several thousand spirit stones even if auctioned one by one at the Qingyang Market.
It also signified.
Master Su had broken through to become a High-Grade Alchemist!
And as an alchemist in his early twenties, it spoke volumes of Master Su's extraordinary alchemical talent.
He certainly had the right to be proud.
"Congratulations to Master Su for the successful pill refinement and for becoming a High-Grade Alchemist!" Qin Ming offered timely congratulations.
Master Su took out a finely crafted porcelain bottle to store the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills.
He was in high spirits.
He then took out a jade bottle from his bosom and tossed it to Qin Ming.
"Fortune favors the observer."
Qin Ming's face lit up with joy as he caught the jade bottle and opened it to reveal a spirit pill inside.
"A Spirit Gathering Pill!"
"Thank you, Master Su!" Qin Ming clasped his hands in gratitude.
This spirit pill, which enhances cultivation, was just what he needed.
But compared to the gift of the pill from Master Su.
Witnessing the entire process of alchemy firsthand was what truly benefited Qin Ming.
That was the truly priceless treasure.
After shutting off the valve.
The two of them left the Alchemy Room.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, for the next year, I plan to continue refining High-Grade Pills."
"To consolidate and improve the success rate and quality of High-Grade Pills."
"You continue to help me plant the spirit grass, but..." Master Su suddenly paused mid-sentence.
Qin Ming chuckled and said, "Master Su, just tell me directly what spirit grass you need me to plant."
He was somewhat confident in his ability to cultivate these spirit plants.
With entries in hand, he had already ripened a Tier One Top-Grade Spirit Plant like Blood Locust Rice...
Master Su looked at Qin Ming with a hint of surprise, seeing his confident demeanor.
He couldn't help but feel reassured and said, "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Qin's talent in spirit plant cultivation should not be underestimated."
"Fellow Daoist Qin, there's no need to be so formal from now on."
"You can just call me Su Yuqing or Brother Su."
Qin Ming nodded and agreed, "Alright, Brother Su."
"This time, I need you to plant two kinds of Tier One Middle-Grade Spirit Plants."
"Cold Tobacco Grass and Spirit Candle Fruit."
After Su Yuqing finished speaking, he took out two small packets of spirit seeds from his storage pouch and handed them to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming took the spirit seeds and opened them to see.
One package contained black grass seeds, about twenty or thirty grains.
The other package contained about a dozen fruit cores resembling peanuts.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, are you familiar with these two spirit plants?" Master Su smiled as he looked at Qin Ming.
Qin Ming thought for a moment and said, "Naturally, I recognize them. Cold Tobacco Grass is very versatile and can be used in almost all Tier One Pill refining."
"But as for this Spirit Candle Fruit..."
"The fruit is extremely poisonous, its leaves have serrated edges and prey on insects, needing poisonous insects and pests as fertilizer."
"Additionally, both spirit plants have stringent requirements for spiritual qi, and their minimum harvest period is one year."
Qin Ming paused slightly before continuing, "Inside a Tier One Spirit Vein, unless using High-Level Spirit Rain Technique for Spiritual Rain irrigation..."
"Otherwise... it's extremely difficult to mature."
After Qin Ming finished speaking.
Su Yuqing patted him on the shoulder approvingly.
"I knew I wasn't wrong about Fellow Daoist Qin."
"So?"
"Cultivating Middle-Grade Spirit Plants requires considerable effort."
"Regardless of the harvest, I promise to do one thing within my range of acceptance for you."
Qin Ming's eyes lit up, and he didn't hesitate in the slightest.
With a chuckle, he said:
"Deal!"
...
The next day.
Qin Ming got up early.
Picked up the Spiritual Hoe and went to work in the spirit field as usual.
This season.
He currently rented five acres of spirit field, plus the three acres rented by Su Yuqing.
A total of eight acres of spirit field.
With his current Qi Cultivation Third Layer mana, managing these spirit fields was just barely enough.
Qin Ming planned to.
Plant three acres with Golden Spirit Rice, three acres with Beast Fang Rice, and use the remaining two acres for those dozens of Cold Tobacco Grass seeds and the few Spirit Candle Fruits.
After all, Golden Spirit Rice ripens three times a year, increasing the chance for more entries.
Beast Fang Rice could provide stable spirit stone income, and he had promised Shopkeeper Liao as well.
Having made up his mind.
Qin Ming picked up the Spiritual Hoe and got to work right away.
In half a day.
Qin Ming planted all eight acres of spirit field.
He then used the Intermediate Spirit Rain Technique on all the fields, satisfied as he returned home.
As for the High-Level Spirit Rain Technique, it was also close.
He had been diligently practicing lately, and with five more insights from actual use.
He felt on the verge of a breakthrough.
As the seasons changed, winter passing into spring.
Qin Ming once again came to his spirit field.
Like a farmer, looking at his little plot of land.
In the three acres of Golden Spirit Rice field, two entries shimmered golden:
[Name]: Golden Spirit Rice [Entry]: Weak Dharma Power (Maturity 2%)
[Name]: Golden Spirit Rice [Entry]: Weak Dharma Power (Maturity 3%)
In the three acres of Beast Fang Rice field, two entries appeared:
[Name]: Beast Fang Rice [Entry]: Weak Qi Blood x5 (Maturity 1%)
[Name]: Beast Fang Rice [Entry]: Ripening x5 (Maturity 2%)
In the two acres of Cold Tobacco Grass and Spirit Candle Fruit field, three entries appeared:
[Name]: Cold Tobacco Grass [Entry]: Weak Soul Power x5 (Maturity %)
[Name]: Cold Tobacco Grass [Entry]: Ripening x5 (Maturity 2%)
[Name]: Spirit Candle Fruit [Entry]: Regenerative Spirit Seed x3 (Maturity 2%)
"Regenerative Spirit Seed?"
PS: Thanks to 'Da Sinong Niu Laozhi' for the recommendation vote.