Chapter 30
The second challenge lay in the precision required during the fusion process.
Every detail mattered—when to blend each spirit herb’s essence, how long to fuse them, the exact stage of reaction before adding another ingredient… All these steps demanded extreme meticulousness.
It was an intricate procedure. The slightest misstep could ruin the entire batch.
These two major hurdles had stymied countless cultivators. Without exceptional talent and relentless practice, success in alchemy was nearly impossible—even for something as “simple” as brewing an elixir.
And if concocting an elixir was this difficult, one could only imagine the staggering complexity of refining true pills. Normally, pill refinement was at least ten times harder than elixir brewing, with far more cumbersome steps. It also required rarer tools, such as high-grade cauldrons and spirit flames.
For ordinary cultivators, rare herbs like the century-old Blood Ginseng and fifty-year-old Radiant Grass were treasures too precious to waste. A single failed attempt could mean years of lost savings.
Yet despite the daunting stakes, Qi Ping felt only a flicker of nervousness—no overwhelming dread.
Why?
Because during his downtime between herb cultivation, he had practiced this very process countless times!