Chapter 52

After a few attempts, he still couldn't extinguish the flames.

Qin Xianyu found it very strange.

However, that pot of water showed no unusual phenomena; it didn't instantly boil, nor did it emit red light or red flames. It was just like boiling water on a stove, with no difference at all.

The flames couldn't be extinguished, indicating that the fire talisman was extremely extraordinary.

But if the only effect was that the flames couldn't be extinguished, and it had no other use, what was the point of the water in the iron pot being boiled by ordinary flames?

"Since it's used to boil jade swords or gold swords into soup, it can't be this simple."

Qin Xianyu speculated to himself.

At this point, the room was already cleared out.

The matter of the fire talisman shouldn't be spread, so he had to start a fire inside the room.

This was a storeroom, and Qin Xianyu had cleared out the clutter to test the fire talisman. To ensure ventilation, he only opened one window.

A cold-year grass was placed by the window.

After discovering the extraordinariness of the fire talisman, Qin Xianyu tried multiple times again.

He took half a pot of water and, this time, waited patiently for the clear water to boil.

Watching the water in the pot bubble and steam, Qin Xianyu put an egg into the pot, thinking to himself, "Boiling an egg for lunch, it won't be in vain after all the effort I've put in today."

The egg rolled and gradually jiggled in the water, clearly becoming cooked.

But Qin Xianyu didn't take the egg out, letting it roll in the water.

After about a quarter of an hour, the fully cooked egg cracked open.

The shell, the white, and the yolk all broke apart.

Another quarter of an hour later, the water in the pot became murky because the egg had completely dissolved, even the shell had completely dissolved, leaving no trace.

"Boiling an egg too much is common, but I've never heard of an egg, including its shell, dissolving in water. This fire talisman truly has a magical effect." Qin Xianyu thought, "The fire talisman has such a remarkable effect, which shows that the sword path true explanation recorded in that book is entirely true."

He originally planned to refine the jade pill the next day, but now he was so excited that he couldn't hold back.

So, he changed the water in the pot and boiled it.

Qin Xianyu held the jade pill, took a deep breath, and his heart was not calm.

Since he hadn't found a way to extinguish the flames, he might as well go all out and refine the jade pill.

The room was filled with heat. Although the fire talisman didn't increase the heat of the flames, after a long time, the heat still gathered, making people sweat profusely.

Qin Xianyu watched the boiling water, his expression solemn, and gently placed the jade pill in the water.

With a thud, the jade pill sank to the bottom of the pot.

Qin Xianyu held his breath and moved slightly forward.

Bang!

Suddenly, a wisp of white smoke rose, gradually turning yellow, and then golden.

Inhaling the yellow smoke, Qin Xianyu felt a surge of energy, and his true qi fluctuated like the boiling water in the pot.

"Is this... a sign of true qi growth?"

Qin Xianyu quickly sat cross-legged, breathing carefully and focusing his mind.

The smoke in the pot gradually rose, turning from white to yellow, then golden. Just one breath, and his true qi grew.

Qin Xianyu sat cross-legged, carefully circulating the innate primordial qi true technique, with no time to think about anything else. However, the room was already tightly closed, even the skylight was sealed, but he had forgotten to close the window where the cold-year grass was placed.

Thinking that this golden qi could enhance his cultivation and was considered spiritual energy, but it was dissipating through the window, Qin Xianyu felt a bit regretful and fell into cultivation.

The boiling water churned, and the jade pill at the bottom of the pot jiggled and turned.

After a short while, the jade pill softened and gradually dissolved.

In the boiling water, a golden hue gradually appeared. As time passed, the jade pill shrank in the boiling water, and the half pot of water gradually turned golden.

The golden smoke in the room flowed out through the window.

Suddenly, the cold-year grass moved, swaying in the wind.

Nine-tenths of the golden smoke was absorbed by the cold-year grass, with only a small amount drifting away.

...

Seven inches and three points.

This was Qin Xianyu's current true qi cultivation.

Originally, his true qi cultivation was six inches and nine points. After the jade pill dissolved and he absorbed the golden smoke, his true qi cultivation reached seven inches and three points.

"Even just the smoke is so astonishing, so what about the spiritual water after the jade pill dissolves?"

Qin Xianyu stabilized his true qi and slowly opened his eyes.

The room had cooled down because the fire had been extinguished for a long time.

Although the fire talisman was extremely extraordinary, it was still based on dry wood and withered grass. When the dry wood and withered grass turned to ashes, the cinnabar used to draw the fire talisman also lost its effect, and the flames naturally disappeared.

Cinnabar is known as the ultimate yang substance, and drawing a fire talisman naturally increases the fire's heat. However, the energy it contains is not infinite, and it will eventually be exhausted, just like when the wood and grass turn to ashes, and the flames go out.

"The room is filled with flying ash and residual smoke, which is very harmful to people." Qin Xianyu frowned slightly. He could see the ash and smoke floating in the dim room, not yet settling on the ground.

After all, the golden smoke had been absorbed by him, and the rest had dissipated, leaving only flying ash and residual smoke in the room.

He stood next to the extinguished fire, looking at the pot of golden liquid, unable to calm down.

The spiritual water was golden, like melted gold, dazzling.

"This spiritual water is almost comparable to the golden elixir." Qin Xianyu thought, "But any great tonic should not be taken all at once, otherwise, the body cannot absorb it. That's why I never dared to swallow the jade pill, but only steep it in water. Now, with my true qi at seven inches and three points, and the jade pill diluted into a pot of golden water, I can take it over a long period, which should be sufficient to bear it."

He had already prepared several leather water bottles specifically to hold the spiritual water.

Qin Xianyu slowly poured the golden water into the water bottles, moving carefully to avoid losing even a drop.

When all the golden water was poured into the water bottles, adhering to the principle of frugality, this little Taoist immediately decided, "I won't wash the iron pot tonight, I'll make porridge!"

Just as he was about to lift the iron pot, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He saw that there was still a little golden water left in the middle of the iron pot, and in it, there was a small golden pill, about the size of a grain of rice.

The jade pill!

Even after being subjected to the flames enhanced by the fire talisman, it still hadn't completely dissolved, with some residue remaining!

Qin Xianyu showed a look of surprise.

The outer layer of the jade pill was soft, so it could be effective when steeped in water. Later, the inner part became hard, and steeping it in water was no longer effective, so it had to be boiled. In the end, boiling it was also ineffective, and he had to use the fire talisman to refine it, resulting in today's golden elixir!

But he didn't expect that the innermost part couldn't even be melted by the fire talisman.

He picked up the jade pill and examined it carefully, but found nothing.

After a while, he finally put it away carefully.

"The jade pill couldn't be melted even by the fire talisman, what is its origin? It was obtained from the young hero's clothes along with the sword path true explanation, so it must come from Yinghuang Mountain. I wonder what it is?"

"Could it really be a pill refined by immortals?"

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