Heaven Refining physique

Usually spirit herbs are not directly consumed by cultivators. Although spirit herbs contain qi, which is much purer and less violent than spirit stones, it is still not something human cultivators can consume directly. Of course, if the person is a body cultivator, then they can consume herbs of the same level, but it will still be a waste.

The human body is not made to absorb qi directly from unrefined spirit herbs. A lot of qi dissipates into nature, which decreases the value of the spirit herb.

That is why spirit herbs are mostly used to make pills, which retain their potency to the maximum. If the pill formed is of perfect tier with pill patterns, then it can even absorb qi from nature, increasing its value to be more than 100 percent of what the spirit herb can provide.

Spirit beasts and Demons are different, though. Their bodies are evolved to absorb far more than what humans can absorb from spirit herbs.

If we had to measure on a scale, humans can absorb about only 40% of the total value, while beasts can easily absorb 80 to 90% from directly consuming spirit herbs.

So, pills are the best option for human cultivators. But making pills is very tedious and costly, and success is not always guaranteed.

But what about my body? It's, after all, a celestial-grade physique. Since it can even refine the heavens, wouldn't it be possible for it to refine the spirit herb and absorb 100% of its value?

Even if the herb is only meant to be used by core formation realm cultivators, I have a feeling that I will be able to handle it. In fact, I have a feeling that my body wants to devour this herb the moment I took it out.

Is this instinct the same as the spirit beasts'? They can easily figure out if something is harmful or not for consumption.

If it is, then I have no doubt I can easily refine this herb. But it's better to see if I can refine it in my hands rather than eat it.

Jiang Hao held the herb in his hand and began to concentrate on it, willing to absorb all the qi present in the herb with his hand, but nothing happened.