Chapter 76: Alternative Method
With Azure Blue Dragons surrounding him, Li Shen had the flexibility to refine his pills with the materials he had brought with him. In total, he had brought around 42 second and third-grade pill materials.
Li Shen planned to make Mountain-Shattering Pills, which were fifth-grade pills useful for enhancing a cultivator’s soul when breaking through to a higher realm.
To make this pill, Li Shen needed at least four materials: Crimson Core, Titanbone Marrow, Golden Root, and Void Sand.
However, Li Shen did not have them. It was not because the pill materials had run out, but because they were not available in the storage room. As a result, Li Shen had to search for synonyms for the materials and their effects.
Ten materials were used to create a core similar to Crimson Core, twelve materials to create a core similar to Titanbone Marrow, eight materials to create a core similar to Golden Root, and twelve materials to create a core similar to Void Sand.
Just as Li Shen brought out the 42 materials, Yun Zhi and Ming Gong looked stunned. They did not expect Shen Li to use alternative materials to create similar core materials.
"Alternative method," explained Ming Gong, making Ming Yue curious.
"What do you mean, Father?" asked Ming Yue.
"Alternative methods are alchemical techniques used to create pills using other materials with similar properties and effects to the original material. This can only be done in emergencies, when the original pill material is unavailable," Ming Gong replied.
"There’s a possibility that the pill material Shen Li wants is depleted or unavailable in the storage, right?" Ming Gong explained.
"That’s right, Ming Ancestor. Alternative methods are an alchemist’s best strategy to prevent other cultivators from reading the pill he intends to create," added Yun Zhi.