Chapter 369: (2): Farewells
This long breath of True Qi swirled around the inner wall of the cauldron like a fiery dragon, leaving a trail of flames in its wake.
When it came to the true flame required for refining items, the quantity determined whether the flame would be successfully lit up in the cauldron, while the purity of the flame determined the caliber of the refined product.
The jade slip didn't have to take root in any of Chen Ping'an's acupoints to be refined, so the process posed no threat to his life, and it also didn't require as many natural treasures and sands of different varieties to refine as the water seal.
Chen Ping'an had already studied the pill refinement scripture given to him by Lu Yong for quite some time, and he had also been studying the immortal mantra on the jade slip on a daily basis. Both things were extremely comprehensive in the information that they imparted, containing the most precious insights from Lu Yong and the Burial River Goddess.
In particular, the jade slip contained the culmination of the Burial River Goddess lifetime of work, and all Chen Ping'an had to do was follow the instructions step by step.
Everything was laid out for him in fine detail, including when to inject additional breaths of True Qi to fuel the flame, when to toss what amount of which type of sand into the cauldron, and when to recite the immortal mantra inscribed onto the jade slip to summon a storm, combining the rain that fell from the heavens with the flame in the cauldron to aid in the refinement process.
Hence, even though the process was a rather wearisome one, it wasn't particularly difficult.
Fan Junmao was seated outside the giant flower bud formed by the sea of clouds, constantly ready to issue instructions to Chen Ping'an if he were to go wrong in any of the steps, but to her surprise, Chen Ping'an was extremely calm and composed throughout the entire process.
In fact, he was so composed that he would even close his eyes to rest during the windows of time where there was nothing for him to do, and even his breathing was very measured and well-regulated.