Chapter 86

"Qi—" the Holy Elder shouted, summoning his furnace spirit. Instantly, a massive furnace towered before Li Qiyi and the others.

This giant furnace was large enough to accommodate two people standing upright, several times bigger than a large water vat. The furnace had a mouth like that of a auspicious beast, wide as the sea, as if the entire furnace spirit could swallow three rivers.

When the furnace spirit was summoned, wisps of medicinal fragrance wafted out, like delicate green smoke rising. The scent, like musk and cinnamon, revealed the extraordinary quality of the medicinal herbs stored within just by its aroma.

"Eight Treasure Grass, Six Technique Leaves, Purple Coral Branches..." Li Qiyi carefully sniffed the fragrance, naming the various medicinal herbs, then glanced at the Holy Elder and said, "It seems the Holy Elder is skilled in refining Golden Powder."

In the pharmacists' jargon, there is a saying: "Boil Body Ointment, refine Longevity Medicine, refine Life Pill, and refine Golden Powder."

Body Ointment is mainly boiled, Longevity Medicine is mainly refined, Life Pill is mainly refined, and Golden Powder is mainly quenched!

Golden Powder is a type of wound medicine. Among the medicines refined by pharmacists, Body Ointment, Longevity Medicine, and Life Pill are all systematic, while Golden Powder is chaotic, with each school having its unique techniques. For a long time, Golden Powder has not formed a system.

The Holy Elder looked at Li Qiyi in surprise. Just by the scent of the medicinal herbs, he could tell which herbs were used to feed the furnace spirit, and he even knew that Li Qiyi was skilled in refining Golden Powder. This was a level of expertise that only a master-level pharmacist could achieve, with a profound understanding of medicinal herbs!

"Have you studied the path of medicine?" the Holy Elder asked in surprise.

Li Qiyi smiled and shook his head, saying, "The path of medicine is just a hobby for me." As he spoke, he glanced into the Holy Elder's precious furnace and said, "The fire source is yin, yet it has a gentle yet firm quality. Your furnace is naturally a source of yin fire, but you have fed it Eight Treasure Fire to make it gentle yet firm. This fire source is perfect for boiling the bone marrow of the Hell Iron Bull." As he said this, he glanced at Li Shuangyan beside him.

Without a doubt, the Holy Elder of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had analyzed his situation, and the first-hand information the sect had obtained must have come from Li Shuangyan.

Li Qiyi's detailed explanation truly shocked the Holy Elder. Such profound knowledge of medicine and such a deep understanding of the furnace spirit could only be achieved by a pharmacist who had immersed themselves in the path of medicine for hundreds or even thousands of years. Even a pharmacist with thousands of years of experience might not have such achievements!

"Have you really never studied the path of medicine?" the Holy Elder was still doubtful. Only Elder Sun and Li Shuangyi remained calm, as they were already accustomed to Li Qiyi's unfathomable abilities.

"Just a hobby, I've read a few books on medicine," Li Qiyi said lightly.

The Holy Elder was speechless. If reading a few books on medicine could make one proficient in the principles of medicine and understand the furnace spirit, then all the master-level pharmacists might as well hang themselves. This was simply impossible. Even a genius could not achieve such proficiency by reading just a few books; it required the accumulation of time!

However, where did a fourteen-year-old boy get the accumulation of time, the immersion of hundreds or even thousands of years?

The Holy Elder, of course, did not know that the current system of medicine was created by Li Qiyi and the Medicine God. If he did not understand the principles of medicine, who else could?

"Let's begin," Li Qiyi said calmly amidst the Holy Elder's doubt. For him, this was nothing to be concerned about.

The Holy Elder, holding the furnace spirit, nodded and said, "Let's begin." As he spoke, flames rose from the bottom of the furnace, not fierce but gentle, intertwining like a tripod that could refine everything.

"Nine-Life Turtle Shell, Ba Snake Spine, Blood Tiger Tail, Fire Scorpion Brain, Ghost Fat Eye..." the Holy Elder called out in a deep voice.

Elder Sun was happy to assist. Upon hearing the Holy Elder's words, he immediately opened the treasure box and, following the Holy Elder's instructions, rhythmically added the required medicinal herbs to the furnace spirit, calling out, "120,000-year-old Nine-Life Turtle Shell, 110,000-year-old Ba Snake Spine, 110,000-year-old Blood Tiger Tail..."

Finally, all the auxiliary herbs were added to the fire source within the furnace spirit. At this moment, the Holy Elder intensified the fire source, and the yin fire, which was gentle yet firm, grew stronger. In the flames, various medicinal herbs were refined into medicinal juice, which began to boil as the fire intensified.

At this moment, the medicinal juice within the furnace spirit emitted a unique fragrance, neither fishy nor fragrant, neither bitter nor sweet, with a very distinctive taste.

"Add the bone marrow!" the Holy Elder shouted at this moment.

Upon hearing the Holy Elder's words, Elder Sun, as a pharmacist, became cautious. He took out a treasure box, opened it, and inside was a bone-like whip about three feet long. This was the main ingredient for the Body Ointment—bone marrow.

Elder Sun added the bone marrow to the medicinal juice. At first, it seemed unremarkable, but as the bone-like shell was dissolved, a blood-like essence flowed out.

"Moo—" at this moment, a bull's roar echoed, and a fist-sized iron bull appeared in the medicinal juice. The iron bull was surrounded by a yin aura, raised its head, and let out a long roar, pawing and running wildly, creating a thunderous sound that seemed to shake the furnace spirit.

The bone marrow is a crucial part of the celestial beast's spine, where the essence of the celestial beast's physique is stored. Even after the celestial beast dies, the essence of its physique remains.

Although the Hell Iron Bull was dead, when the essence of its physique flowed out, it still displayed the will of the Hell Iron Bull. No matter what kind of bone marrow, it resists being refined.

However, once it enters the furnace spirit, even if it resists being refined, it cannot escape its fate.

Although the Hell Iron Bull's will roared and ran wildly, emitting a powerful aura, the auspicious beast at the mouth of the furnace released a powerful aura, flowing with the laws of heaven and earth, making the entire furnace spirit seem like a powerful being awakening.

With the powerful force of the furnace spirit, the Hell Iron Bull was forcibly suppressed. Even though the Hell Iron Bull resisted being refined, it ultimately merged with the medicinal juice in its roar.

The furnace spirit is not a lifeless object. It is a creation of heaven and earth, forming its own world within the furnace, suppressing all medicinal herbs.

Of course, furnace spirits also have different levels. The strength of a pharmacist directly affects the strength of the furnace spirit. The stronger the pharmacist, the stronger the furnace spirit!

When a pharmacist obtains a natural furnace spirit, it is at the lowest level. As the pharmacist continuously feeds it fire seeds and medicinal herbs, and continuously refines Life Pills and Body Ointments, the strength of the furnace spirit also increases. This process is also known as the fusion of the furnace spirit and the pharmacist.

Of course, some pharmacists inherit the furnace spirit from their predecessors, but this is more difficult to integrate, especially for higher-level furnace spirits, which are even harder for pharmacists to fuse with.

Finally, the medicinal juice in the furnace turned into a medicinal ointment. The ointment was smooth and creamy, red with a hint of purple, emitting a unique fragrance. Just by looking at it, one could tell it was a high-quality ointment.

However, the ointment was not yet complete. At this moment, the Holy Elder activated his medicinal heart technique, and the furnace spirit emitted a different fragrance. This was not the fragrance of the Body Ointment but the fragrance of the medicinal storage.

The medicinal storage absorbed the essence of the medicinal herbs and fused it with the flames of the fire source. At this moment, the fire source seemed to have a spirit, licking the Body Ointment repeatedly. The entire Body Ointment slowly rotated, and the flames ground it like a water mill, making the smooth and creamy ointment even finer and more delicate!

This is the role of the medicinal storage. Whether refining Body Ointment or Life Pills, the medicinal herbs themselves cannot be harmonized. Even the fire source of the furnace spirit cannot completely refine all the medicinal properties to prevent conflicts. At this moment, the powerful essence of the medicinal storage is needed to regulate the medicinal properties, working with the fire source to make the medicinal properties harmonize.

For Body Ointment, the more times it is refined, the more perfect the fusion of the medicinal properties. This process depends not only on the pharmacist's skills but also on the medicinal storage of the furnace spirit!

After four and a half rounds of refinement, it was no longer possible. At this moment, the smooth and creamy Body Ointment was as fine and soft as dragon fat, and even someone who did not know its value could tell it was a high-quality ointment.

"Unfortunately, the bone marrow is not old enough, so it can only be refined four and a half times," the Holy Elder sighed.

"Remarkable, worthy of a master who can refine eight times!" Seeing the Body Ointment in the furnace, Elder Sun could not help but say, "If I were to do it, with the bone marrow not being old enough, I would struggle to maintain even four refinements, and the medicinal properties would be greatly reduced!"

Elder Sun's ability to refine Body Ointment is stable at five refinements, while the Holy Elder's ability is at eight refinements. In theory, with the Holy Elder's ability, refining to five refinements should not be a problem. Unfortunately, the bone marrow is not old enough, so it can only be refined four and a half times!

Body Ointment also has different levels, from low to high: Postnatal Body Ointment, Prenatal Body Ointment, Imperial Body Ointment, Holy Body Ointment, and Immortal Body Ointment.

Body Ointment not only has levels but also the number of refinements directly affects the medicinal properties of the ointment.

Postnatal Body Ointment requires only one refinement, and even a novice pharmacist can refine it. Prenatal Body Ointment requires two to three refinements, Imperial Body Ointment requires four to six refinements, Holy Body Ointment requires seven to nine refinements, and Immortal Body Ointment requires nine refinements.

The Body Ointment Li Qiyi is refining now is Imperial Body Ointment. When the Ancient Washed Face Sect was looking for a pharmacist for Li Qiyi, there were two candidates: Elder Sun and Cao Xiong. Cao Xiong's ability was slightly higher than Elder Sun's, stable at six refinements. In theory, both of them were qualified to refine Imperial Body Ointment.

However, in reality, the Hell Iron Bull used as the main ingredient for this Imperial Body Ointment is not old enough. Whether Elder Sun or Cao Xiong refined it, they would struggle to achieve even four refinements, which would directly affect the medicinal properties of the ointment.

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