Chapter 15 - Chapter 15 Pure Elixir (1/2)

Chapter 15 Pure Elixir

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“Do you know how others start practicing alchemy?”

Lin Jing shook his head. He didn’t know any other Alchemists and was completely self-taught.

“Generally, they would refine two to three furnaces a day, and at most four to five furnaces.”

“After each furnace, they would stop to rest and reflect.”

“Once the reflection was complete and their state fully recovered, they would then start making the next furnace and continue accumulating experience.”

“Your thirteen furnaces in one day must have been refined consecutively, right?”

Lin Jing hadn’t expected that one needed to rest after refining an Elixir Furnace. Embarrassed, he said,

“Indeed, that’s the case.”

“That’s why I said that your talent in alchemy isn’t bad, managing to refine successfully even under such conditions.”

“……”

Lin Jing was somewhat speechless. It seemed that he had indeed benefitted from the System Space.

“However, even if your alchemy talent is high, you can’t become complacent. You still need to do as I’ve advised, honing your abilities and taking it step by step.”

“I understand. Thank you for your instruction, Elder Yu,” Lin Jing said as he clasped his hands in gratitude.

At that moment, Lin Jing suddenly remembered something. When the System Space initiated the Alchemy Room, there was an increased chance of producing a Pure Elixir.

This ‘Pure Elixir’ was something he had not heard of before, and he didn’t know what it was. He took the opportunity to ask Elder Yu about it.

“Elder Yu, I’ve heard by chance of an Elixir Medicine called the Pure Elixir. Could you tell me what a Pure Elixir is?”

After hearing Lin Jing’s question, Elder Yu frowned and asked,

“It’s not recorded in your alchemy book?”

“Elder Yu, the alchemy book that I’ve been studying does not have such record,” Lin Jing replied.

“It seems that your alchemy book is indeed somewhat flawed.”

“Since that is the case, I will introduce it to you.”

Elder Yu started speaking, and Lin Jing pricked up his ears to listen attentively.

“Actually, this has to start with the components of the Elixir Medicine. You should know that impurities are present in Elixir Medicine, and even Supreme Elixirs are no exception.”

“These impurities can’t be completely expelled from the body. Over time, with long-term use, they will result in Elixir Toxins.”

“Moreover, the lower the quality of the Elixir Medicine, the more impurities it has, and the more severe the Elixir Toxin will be.”

“Yes, I have seen this on the alchemy book,” Lin Jing nodded.

Elder Yu continued, “Long-term use of Elixir Medicine leads to the accumulation of Elixir Toxin in the body, which decreases the effectiveness of Elixirs and eventually renders them ineffective.”

“Even worse, Elixir Toxin can even affect cultivation, making breakthroughs difficult.”

“To clear the Elixir Toxin from the body, one would have to take a Clear Accumulation Elixir to remove some of the toxicity,”

“But the Clear Accumulation Elixir is also an Elixir, with limited effectiveness, and it’s virtually useless for cultivators in the Nascent Soul Stage or those even more powerful in the Divinity Transformation Stage.”

“However…”

“Pure Elixirs are different.”

“Because, the reason Pure Elixirs are called ‘pure’ is that they have no Elixir Toxins at all, can be taken freely, and their effectiveness doesn’t diminish with use.”

“Pure Elixirs are actually that powerful!” Lin Jing was shocked.

To Lin Jing’s shock, Elder Yu remained quite indifferent, with not much of a reaction.

Because when he was young and first heard of Pure Elixirs, he had a similar reaction.

“You must know that the chance of a Pure Elixir appearing is very low, and there’s a prerequisite condition, which is that a furnace must simultaneously produce two or more Supreme Elixirs.”

“During the refining process, these two Supreme Elixirs will expel their own impurities and fuse together to form a Pure Elixir.”

“For a furnace to produce two Supreme Elixirs, how could an ordinary Alchemist manage that?”

“And that precisely serves as a testament to an Alchemist’s strength.”

“Any Alchemist capable of refining a Pure Elixir will be revered as an exalted guest in any faction they join, and naturally, their treatment will not be lacking.”

Lin Jing thought to himself, “A furnace of Elixir Medicine generally yields 3-6 Elixirs; indeed, it is not something an ordinary Alchemist could do to refine two Supreme Elixirs in the same furnace.”

“Furthermore, Pure Elixirs differ from ordinary Elixir Medicine; the moment they come out of the furnace, they need to be stored in a Pure Jade Box, and only taken out when it’s time to consume them.”

“Otherwise, if they come into contact with the outside world for too long, Pure Elixirs will be eroded by the ambient Qi and develop Elixir Toxin, degrading into Supreme Elixirs.”