Chapter 36

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Using a pot to make Qi Condensing Pills is something unprecedented.

Fortunately, he wasn't refining pills but decocting medicine. Refining pills required not only the formula but also the fire control and the pill furnace to be very important. However, decocting medicine was different. Although it had certain requirements for fire control, they weren't too high. What it needed was the proportion of the herbs, which was the most critical.

Ye Feng added water to the pot and started to prepare the fire.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

"Yeah! Xiao Feng, what are you doing?"

Ye Feng's actions in the courtyard naturally caught the attention of Ling Wanrong and Ye Hao inside the house.

"This time out, I met a pill master who said I have the talent for it, so he taught me some things. I'm going to try refining some Qi Condensing Pills!"

Now that Ye Feng had some confidence in his strength, he no longer kept such small matters secret. Such things would eventually be known by the family, and he could find reasons to explain.

"Wow!! Pill master?"

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Ling Wanrong and Ye Hao couldn't help but draw in a breath, exclaiming in surprise.

Pill masters were the most respected profession in the Tianlan Kingdom. In their village, Lin Yuan had once served as a pill child for a pill master, and even after returning to Niujiao Village, he still held a transcendent status. Even so, the other villages envied him greatly.

Now, Ye Feng actually had the talent of a pill master? Thinking of this, Ling Wanrong clasped her hands together and began to mutter, praying that if Ye Feng really had the talent of a pill master, even if he just served as a pill child, she wouldn't have to worry about her eldest son anymore.

Ye Hao also didn't expect that his elder brother, who lacked cultivation talent, would have the talent of a pill master. A pill master was much stronger than a martial cultivator. At this moment, he was only excited, happy that his elder brother had the talent of a pill master.

Ye Feng nodded at the two of them. Seeing that the water in the pot was already hot, he stopped talking and began to add the herbs one by one.

Ling Wanrong and Ye Hao, seeing Ye Feng's serious expression, didn't say a word, not even daring to breathe loudly, for fear of disturbing him. Although neither of them had seen a pill master refine pills, they knew that he couldn't be disturbed at all during this time.

Ye Feng added the herbs one by one. After he had added all the herbs, he added the Spirit Yuan Grass. When the water in the pot boiled, he began to add these top-grade herbs again.

Time passed bit by bit, and several hours quickly went by. Ye Feng saw that the medicine in the pot was reduced to about a bowl, so he quickly extinguished the fire and used porcelain bottles to store the medicine. Although it was only a bowl of medicine, it was enough to fill twenty bottles.

Ling Wanrong and Ye Hao stood in the courtyard the whole time, watching Ye Feng refine the medicine, not daring to say a word.

"Xiao Feng, don't be discouraged. Who can succeed in refining medicine on their first try? Even high-level pill masters fail a few times!"

"Yeah! Big Brother, I've heard that if a pill master refines ten times, succeeding once or twice is already a stroke of luck. We've only refined once, so it's fine. We can continue tomorrow night!"

At this moment, the two of them, seeing that only a bowl of black medicine remained in Ye Feng's pot, began to comfort him.

They hadn't seen pill refining, but they knew that pills were refined in a pill furnace. Ye Feng only used a large pot, and in the end, there was no pill, just a bowl of medicine.

"Who said it failed?"

Hearing his mother and brother's comforting words, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly and said a sentence.

"Uh…."

The two of them were taken aback by Ye Feng's words, showing a puzzled look. Was this not a failure? Only a bowl of black soup remained, especially for Ye Hao, who had seen pills. Pills were very smooth and had a lustrous sheen, but what Ye Feng had? He couldn't see any resemblance to a pill.

Ye Feng didn't say anything, taking the twenty porcelain bottles of medicine into the room.

"I'll try the effect first!"

In the room, Ye Feng said a sentence. After speaking, he took out a porcelain bottle and poured the medicine into his mouth.

The medicine entered his stomach, and Ye Feng activated the basic cultivation technique. Immediately, he felt a surge of abundant spiritual energy rush into his dantian. With this spiritual energy, the external spiritual energy was absorbed into his dantian even faster. The effect lasted until the medicine was gone, and the spiritual energy finally stopped.

"Hmm! Not bad!"

Ye Feng hadn't taken Qi Condensing Pills before, but he had read their descriptions. Feeling this spiritual energy, he nodded and muttered to himself.

Although it was just medicine, Ye Feng tested it and found that the spiritual energy it contained was very rich, even purer than the description of Qi Condensing Pills. Ye Feng knew this was due to the top-grade herbs.

If refining pills, at most, a furnace would produce twelve to thirteen pills. But this time, he produced twenty bottles! It was definitely a high yield.

"Big Brother, how is it?"

Ye Hao saw Ye Feng open his eyes and quickly asked.

"The effect is quite good! Xiao Hao, take fifteen bottles. Don't be frugal; this medicine is easy to absorb. Take one bottle a day and strive to reach the martial artist realm as soon as possible!"

"Big Brother, I can't take them. You keep them! You need the pills to condense the spirit seed the most!"

Although Ye Hao really wanted them, he knew he couldn't. His elder brother needed them more. He had at least condensed the spirit seed, but Ye Feng hadn't. With these Qi Condensing Pills, his elder brother might succeed.

"Ha ha, Xiao Hao, just take them. These Qi Condensing Pills are no longer useful to me. Besides, if I run out, I can continue to refine them!" Hearing this, a warm current rose in Ye Feng's heart, but he still handed the medicine to Ye Hao.

Qi Condensing Pills had significant effects on the quasi-martial artist realm and first and second-stage martial artists, but their effect on third-stage martial artists was minimal. Moreover, Ye Feng was already at the peak of the third stage. What he needed most was to compress his spiritual energy and break through to the fourth stage, so these Qi Condensing Pills weren't a big issue for him.

"Big Brother, how can they be useless? Even if the meridians are fragile, you can still condense the spirit seed and gradually adapt, gradually strengthening the meridians!"

Ye Hao naturally didn't believe Ye Feng's words. He knew the value of Qi Condensing Pills. When he had taken one, he had condensed the spirit seed, showing their effectiveness.

"Boom…."

Seeing Ye Hao's doubts, Ye Feng suddenly released the aura of a third-stage martial artist.

"What? Big… Big Brother… you can cultivate? Such a powerful aura, it must be a second-stage martial artist! Even Instructor Ma, at the peak of the first stage, doesn't have such an aura!"

Feeling the overwhelming aura Ye Feng released, Ye Hao's face suddenly changed, showing a look of shock.

Since he had reached the quasi-martial artist realm, Ma Kui had started training Ye Hao at the first-stage martial artist level, so he was familiar with the aura of a first-stage martial artist.

And Ye Feng? The aura he just released was much stronger than Ma Kui's. In comparison, Ma Kui's aura was like that of a child, while Ye Feng's was like that of an adult.

However, not only had Ye Hao never seen a third-stage martial artist, he hadn't even seen a second-stage martial artist, so he naturally didn't know Ye Feng's level. Moreover, in his mind, Ye Feng had always been unable to cultivate, and now he could. Even a second-stage martial artist was beyond his imagination, let alone a third stage.

Ye Feng didn't say anything, just nodded. He only told his brother that he could cultivate. Whether it was second or third stage didn't matter much to them.

Ling Wanrong also looked at her son in surprise. She knew her son had changed, but she didn't expect him to become so strong. A second-stage martial artist, this was something she couldn't even imagine.

"Alright, Big Brother, I'll take them!"

Seeing Ye Feng nod in confirmation, Ye Hao no longer refused, nodding firmly and picking up the medicine on the table before leaving.

Since he could remember, he had a goal in his heart: to cultivate and take on the burden of the family, so his brother wouldn't have to risk his life. He wanted to take care of his brother and mother. When he broke through to the quasi-martial artist realm at the age of ten, he saw hope.

But suddenly, he felt the distance between him and his elder brother had widened, to a point he couldn't imagine.

Ye Feng watched Ye Hao leave, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Xiao Hao, remember, you just need to cultivate well. The resource issues, Big Brother will help you solve! We have pills, not just Qi Condensing Pills, but Spirit Force Pills in the future. With your talent, I believe it won't be long before you surpass me!"

"Big Brother, I understand!"

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Ye Hao's eyes couldn't help but turn red. Since he was young, his elder brother had always told him not to worry, and he had always done so. Since he started cultivating, he had everything others had, and even things others didn't have. He knew all these were things his elder brother had risked his life for, especially the times he saw his elder brother return with injuries, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. So he had always worked very hard. When he reached the quasi-martial artist realm at the age of ten, he was very happy because it meant he could take care of his elder brother and mother. But in the end, it was still his elder brother who took care of him.

To be honest, he felt a bit disappointed, but the disappointment quickly disappeared, replaced by a determination to cultivate well and not let his elder brother down.