Chapter 62

Hmm, it’s still intact, that’s good, that’s good. I thought the furnace had exploded. If it had exploded, I would have had to apply to the sect. This is already the last one.

Bu Zheng had previously blown up a few alchemy furnaces. The Alchemy Peak still had a few alchemy furnaces in stock. Although the Alchemy Peak was not given much importance, they would still issue some benefits. They would give a basic alchemy furnace every ten years or so. If he applied, they would quickly procure one.

It was just that now, Bu Zheng was unsure if he could apply for one, as he was not in charge. If this last alchemy furnace exploded, he would have to find a way himself. It was said that the Contribution Hall had alchemy furnaces, but no one wanted them, and the required contribution points were very low.

Occasionally, a few disciples would obtain secret alchemy techniques and try to refine their own pills, which required an alchemy furnace. This was not uncommon, so the Contribution Hall had them. If an alchemy furnace was exchanged, it would belong to the individual, unlike the Alchemy Peak, which belonged to the sect.

Of course, if it wasn’t necessary, Bu Zheng would never buy one himself. He would use the public resources if he could.

Getting back to the point, Bu Zheng saw a faint glow on the alchemy furnace. Although it wasn’t very obvious, there was a bit of it. If others saw this, they would be greatly amazed. This was the pill glow.

When a pill is successfully formed, it sometimes naturally emits a kind of light. This light is the pill glow, and it usually appears on extraordinary pills. The more extraordinary the pill, the more radiant the glow. Bu Zheng’s pill had a bit of this extraordinary quality.

Moreover, the appearance of the pill glow has two scenarios. One is on inherently difficult-to-refine extraordinary pills, which will always have a pill glow when successfully formed. The other is when ordinary pills achieve extraordinary quality, they will also have a pill glow, but this is rare.

This is not only true in alchemy but also in artifact refinement, just with different names.

Bu Zheng wasn’t sure which category his pill fell into. He had formulated it himself, and it was unlikely to be an extraordinary pill. However, the extraordinary quality of the pill was possible. His control and fire manipulation were already very strong, and the pills he refined were often better than ordinary ones, making this possibility more likely.

Regardless of which it was, this pill was definitely a good one. In the Seven Stars Kingdom, even someone like Qin Shuang had never seen such a pill. However, there was still a question: whether the pill’s effects were as Bu Zheng imagined. It’s common for there to be differences in the effects of refined pills, and no one could guarantee the outcome before success.

How could this be proven? Simple, by taking it!

Bu Zheng always determined this way. There was no other method, so he always carried antidotes and life-saving pills.

When he opened the furnace, Bu Zheng saw a few slightly translucent pills with a hint of light blue, looking very comfortable. He counted them, and there were five pills in total. At this moment, the pills seemed to emit a faint glow, but Bu Zheng didn’t pay attention to it.

This pill glow would quickly disappear. If it lingered, it would indicate that the pill was an extraordinary one among the extraordinary. Clearly, Bu Zheng couldn’t achieve such results at this stage, unless he had the luck of eight lifetimes.

Next, Bu Zheng kept one pill and wrapped the other four in a cloth, throwing them into the Spatial Ring. Normally, such pills should be stored in a porcelain bottle, let alone a jade box. The reason would make people drop their jaws: he saved money by not buying these. In the past, he could take some from the Alchemy Peak’s stock, but now it was used up, and he received new ones every month when he delivered his goods.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he put the pill in his mouth and felt a warm current flow from his throat into his abdomen. The warm current then spread throughout his body. Bu Zheng immediately directed this warm current into his dantian.

At first, Bu Zheng circulated the warm current through each meridian, pulling it back into the dantian. Soon, he began to do it simultaneously, as he had almost cultivated all his meridians. At this moment, he circulated the warm current through all his meridians, pulling it back into the dantian without any waste.

This would be difficult for others to achieve, as few people cultivated every meridian like him. Only those with nine or more meridians could achieve a similar effect.

Of course, this doesn’t mean Bu Zheng had reached the nine-meridian realm. His simultaneous circulation of nine meridians wasn’t true simultaneous circulation. He was just circulating each meridian individually, but all at the same time.

In martial arts, true simultaneous circulation means the meridians interweave and circulate together. Bu Zheng’s was just individual circulation, which was far from the true meaning. However, in terms of absorbing the pill’s effects, it was almost the same. Normally, ordinary pills didn’t have such effects, and cultivating one meridian was enough.

This time, the simultaneous circulation of nine meridians was something Bu Zheng hadn’t thought of. He had always cultivated each meridian independently. This was his first time, and it gave him insight into his future path, starting to try cultivating two meridians at once.

To Bu Zheng’s surprise, the pill’s effects were excellent, helping him complete the cultivation of his eight extraordinary meridians. According to his progress, it would have taken at least two more months.

This shortened the time by two months, which was the effect of the pill, accelerating his cultivation. Now, it was clear that the pill’s effects were for cultivation, and they were very effective. Bu Zheng had taken some Qi Refinement Pills, and these were incomparable to this one.

If a Qi Refinement Pill increased one day’s worth of cultivation, this pill increased three months’ worth. Pills that increased more than a month’s worth of cultivation were valuable, even in high-level forces. Three months’ worth was even more so. From this, it was clear that Bu Zheng’s pill was likely a good thing.

Why say "likely"? The pill’s effects were just one condition. The other was the time interval between doses. For example, a Qi Refinement Pill increases one day’s worth of cultivation but requires a three-day interval before the next dose, or the effect is weak.

A more potent Yuan Cultivation Pill, while also requiring a three-day interval, increases two days’ worth of cultivation. Continuous use naturally makes the Yuan Cultivation Pill more effective.

By extension, the more cultivation a pill can increase in a day, the better it is.

Additionally, most cultivation pills share this side effect. After taking a Qi Refinement Pill, one must wait three days before taking a Yuan Cultivation Pill, or the effect is weak.

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