Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 102 - 98: Qin Qing, Why Don’t You Try?

Swiftly, Elder Mo Kong started demonstrating while explaining.

He was using several common medicinal herbs.

"Next, I will refine the most fundamental Qi Condensing Pill."

"Qi Condensing Pills are something you can use frequently during cultivation, especially for martial artists at the Tempering Body Realm and Soul Refinement Realm, this type of elixir is an essential and handy medicine to have at hand."

"The price of a single Qi Condensing Pill usually fluctuates around five taels of gold, depending on the quality. Although the price of a single pill is not expensive, due to its large consumption, most people find the supply cost of Qi Condensing Pills to be significant."

"If you can learn to refine Qi Condensing Pills yourself, the financial cost will be much less..."

"Those apprentices who want to learn how to refine their own Qi Condensing Pills must pay close attention. Of course, if you think it’s unnecessary and don’t want to learn, you may leave now."

After Elder Mo Kong finished speaking, he glanced over all the apprentices in the Alchemy Room.

Suddenly, these apprentices all quieted down, watching Elder Mo Kong intently.

Just as Elder Mo Kong had said, the value of a single Qi Condensing Pill indeed was not high, but these pills were frequently used, and over the years, they represented a substantial expense.

If one could purchase raw materials and refine them oneself, at least half of the money could be saved.

Except for those from the big families of the East Campus, who wouldn’t care about this sum, presumably, most apprentices would try to save money in any way they could.

Cultivation was already an extremely costly endeavor in terms of financial and material resources, not to mention that even those born in influential families would not have all their wealth concentrated on one or two individuals.

Another point.

Refining Qi Condensing Pills can be said to be the entry point into alchemy.

If one wants to achieve greater heights in alchemy, one must start with the basics.

For most martial artists, at the start, everyone hopes to become a skilled Spiritual Pattern Master, which is why during the study of Primary Rank Spiritual Pattern Techniques, everyone is particularly serious, trying to discover their own talent in the field of Spiritual Patterns.

If they genuinely lack talent, and it’s not worth wasting time on it, they would then choose to give up.

But before that, few would give up on this path lightly.

Elder Mo Kong quickly began alchemy, putting the various medicinal herbs into the Alchemy Furnace one after another, and then, with the help of the burning flame, melted the herbs inside the furnace in sequence.

"The herbs must congeal together, and the juice has to completely integrate. Through color and scent, you can discern whether the herbs are fully merged..." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Elder Mo Kong was very focused, explaining other details to pay attention to during the process of elixir refinement.

"Now, once the herbs in the Pill Furnace have fully integrated, the next step is the most important, inscribing the Spiritual Patterns!"

"Whether in Alchemy or Artifact Refining, it’s all about inscribing Spiritual Patterns on materials!"

"Only by inscribing Spiritual Patterns can the materials truly "come to life" and possess spirituality, thereby forming Spirit Pills and Spiritual Treasures!"

"Now, I am inscribing a Primary Rank Spiritual Pattern, the Qi Condensation Spiritual Pattern!"

As Elder Mo Kong spoke, his hands were already floating above the Alchemy Furnace.

The reason it was described as floating was that right now, his hands were like two fish swimming across the surface of the water.

Visible to the naked eye, at his fingertips and palms, streaks of Spiritual Energy condensed into patterns appeared, which then, through the Alchemy Furnace, began the inscribing process inside.

Soon, these Spiritual Patterns entered into the thoroughly dissolved medicinal juice.

"In addition, I am inscribing two other Spiritual Patterns, these two are used to help improve physique and remove impurities and toxins!"

After inscribing the other two Array Patterns, the alchemy process approached its end.

"Now, the Spiritual Patterns have been inscribed. Which student would like to help me with extracting the Pill?"

The so-called extracting the Pill is the final step in elixir refinement.

It involves concentrating the medicinal juice in the Alchemy Furnace which has begun to take shape, and the final extraction process is to shape the pill and have it emerge from the furnace.

"I will! Elder Mo, I will!"

Mo Kong’s words had barely finished when Xu Cheng couldn’t wait to volunteer himself.

"Good!"

Mo Kong nodded, "Xu Cheng has a certain insight in the art of Spiritual Patterns, and his attitude toward learning is truly worth emulating by everyone!"

Xu Cheng, when praised by Mo Kong, appeared even more smug.

He quickly stepped forward.

Then, under the guidance of Elder Mo Kong, he used his Spiritual Power to grasp at the void!

"Whiz, whiz, whiz, whiz, whiz..."

The next moment, green Qi Condensing Pills flew out from three holes above the Pill Furnace.

Then, Xu Cheng quickly used the Jade Bottle prepared on the side to catch the pills!

"Elder Mo, I have met your expectations! There are a total of thirteen pills," Xu Cheng said.

"Hmm... not bad. Although the movements are still a bit stiff, overall there are no issues, just practice more," Elder Mo Kong encouraged.

"Okay!" Xu Cheng nodded repeatedly, and when he walked back, he specifically glanced at Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong.

"Everyone saw the pill refining process just now very clearly. Has any student learned it?" Mo Kong asked while looking at the many disciples in the Alchemy Room.

"Teacher, I have learned it."

A voice came, but before Mo Kong could speak, the student added, "But it might be something I understand by watching, yet fail to do when I try."

"Hahaha..."

A burst of laughter filled the Alchemy Room.

Mo Kong also smiled and said, "This student is quite right. Alchemy is often like that, easy to understand but hard to do. Why is that?"

"Because there is a world of difference between the theory and the actual practice!"

"Just like inscribing Primary Rank Array Patterns, it seems easy to all of you, but actually inscribing the Array Pattern onto the medicinal liquid is a very difficult step."

Saying this, Mo Kong picked up a piece of Ferocious Beast Skin from the shelf beside him: "This is the skin of a First Rank Ferocious Beast, the Flame Pattern Rabbit."

"Students who have attended my Spiritual Pattern class should recognize it, Flame Pattern Rabbit Skin is a material often used in learning how to inscribe Spiritual Patterns."

"Inscribing Spiritual Patterns on Flame Pattern Rabbit Skin is much easier than the actual operations in the process of Alchemy."

"So if you want to truly start Alchemy and become a true Spiritual Pattern apprentice, the first step is to successfully inscribe a Spiritual Pattern on the Flame Pattern Rabbit Skin!"

"Now, which student would like to try inscribing the Qi Condensation Spiritual Pattern on this piece of Flame Pattern Rabbit Skin?"

Elder Mo Kong once again inquired among the crowd.

"Elder Mo, let me do it!" Xu Cheng called out once more.

Mo Kong smiled slightly and nodded, "Alright, since Xu Cheng insists, then let him! This will also let me see what his talent for inscribing Spiritual Patterns is like!"

Mo Kong went up again, and under the guidance of Elder Mo Kong, Xu Cheng successfully inscribed the first Primary Rank Spiritual Pattern.

Although his movements were a bit rigid, and the Spiritual Pattern nearly dissipated, he ultimately succeeded!

"Hmm, not bad. Xu Cheng’s performance is already very good," Mo Kong expressed his appreciation for Xu Cheng once more.

The look of pride on Xu Cheng’s face deepened.

"Good, are there any other disciples who wish to give it a try?" Mo Kong asked again.

And just as Mo Kong finished speaking, Xu Cheng looked at Qin Qing with a challenging gaze and said:

"Qin Qing. How about you try?"