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Chapter 229 Searching for Hematite and Refining Qi-Inducing Pills

Early the next morning, Wen Qilin and his siblings, along with Wen Wen and her siblings, left the valley and headed towards the passage, much to the delight of their family.

Yesterday, after returning from the mountainside, they learned that Master Zhou had successfully advanced, and the family had another big dinner to celebrate.

After the meal, Wen Yuanqian convened a family meeting and solemnly mentioned that Master Zhou needed hematite.

When they learned about the uses of hematite, everyone's enthusiasm soared.

Especially Wen Chengbin, who was very conspicuous, patted his chest and confidently boasted, "Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely find it for you."

Wen Qiyuan couldn't hold back his anger after hearing this and slapped him, "You brat, you're making a promise? You'll be sorry if you can't bring him back."

"Ouch... Dad, you... you just wait and see!"

The father and son, in full view of everyone, one dared to hit and the other dared to shout.

After learning the whole story, Wenwen wanted to know more in case of any unforeseen circumstances, so she asked a few more questions.

"Master, are there any other places besides the coast where hematite can be found? Is the warm and humid place you mentioned, with its seasonal climate, also located only by the coast?"

Master Zhou frowned and thought for a few moments before answering, "The seaside is the most likely place. Other places may have them, but they are rare."

Wenwen pressed for details, "For example, where?"

“In areas with abundant rainfall and a humid climate, the large amount of rainwater washes away the silica in the ore. After long-term accumulation, hematite will appear in many igneous rocks in the form of fine, dispersed particles. Under special circumstances, over the years, it will form huge blocks and color the rocks.”

After listening to Master Zhou's words, Wenwen was completely bewildered. After taking everything out of context, she came up with a conclusion: "...In rainy places, there are colored stones?"

Master Zhou nodded in confirmation, "That's one way to understand it."

By this time, the group of people who had come out to look for the stone had already moved far away from the edge of the cliff and were running wildly towards the mountains to the north.

Since leaving the valley, Wenwen has been using her exploration skills to investigate the area.

The fourth floor and the third floor truly mark a watershed moment.

Previously, the exploration technique was not very clear about things below the surface; it could only detect them in a vague way.

Now, she can clearly see everything within a radius of about ten feet around her. When she tries to close her eyes and observe her surroundings, it's as if she has a 360-degree rotating camera installed in her mind, and everything she sees is incredibly clear.

And so, they proceeded with incredible speed and efficiency, conducting a thorough and meticulous investigation.

Noon has passed, and there has been no progress.

As night fell, they still hadn't found anything.

A day passed quickly.

Skillful!

We didn't find any hematite, but we did find a cave ahead, which is not bad.

Wenwen exclaimed happily, "Daddy, there's a cave ahead! Let's go and stay there for the night!"

The cave is not small; it can accommodate several people.

Before leaving, the family prepared a lot of food and drinks for them. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, instead of going to sleep, they habitually sat cross-legged to practice meditation.

The ability to enter a state of cultivation anytime, anywhere is a major characteristic of cultivators. However, they do not meditate in their own cave dwellings and must multitask, paying attention to their surroundings.

However, this does not include Wenwen.

She used meditation as a cover to slip into the space.

The space returned to its usual quiet and sweet atmosphere, with a familiar fruity scent wafting past the nose.

Wenwen's long-awaited alchemy could finally be attempted.

Of course, she still remembered the pill she had wanted to refine from the very beginning—the Qi-Inducing Pill.

The page about Qi-Inducing Pills in the Kaiyan Pharmacopoeia, which is densely packed with information about the types and dosages of medicinal materials, the processing methods of the materials, and finally the method of making the pills, is now something she can recite from memory.

Before she had the necessary resources, she would flip through the prescriptions in the pharmacopoeia every time she came in. She would look at them once, memorize them once, and after doing so many times, she knew them by heart and could recite them backwards. This was understandable.

Of course, she was also researching other pill formulas, but this Qi-inducing pill had become her obsession.

In the blink of an eye, Wenwen ran to the mountain where the medicine was brewed.

The ingredients for the Qi-Inducing Pill had already been prepared.

However, she didn't have a pill-making furnace; she was still using an earthenware pot, the same kind Ye Jingchuan had given her before. It was said that special minerals had been added to it. As for whether it would explode, she wasn't sure. All she could say was that her escape skills were pretty good these days, and if she really couldn't avoid it, she could use her spiritual energy to protect herself.

Wenwen took out the medicinal herbs, arranged them one by one, and carefully processed them according to the method in the book. She carefully processed the herbs that needed to be processed with spiritual power first and set them aside for later use. Then she started a fire and waited until the fire was just right before adding the herbs one by one according to the refining steps in the recipe.

Thus began Wenwen's first experience with alchemy.

Drawing Qi into the body is the most basic requirement for cultivators. If elixirs are used to assist in cultivation, the success rate will be greatly increased. Of course, if elixirs are needed at the very beginning, the path of cultivation will be extremely difficult.

However, there are always exceptions, and everything is subject to the laws of nature.

Cultivating immortality is defying the heavens. If mortals have the opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation, who cares about the hardships that lie ahead! Once they successfully induce Qi, their lifespan is extended. Even if they don't have the possibility of Foundation Establishment, a cultivator's lifespan can reach 120 years during the Qi Refining period.

It is precisely because of this ability to extend lifespan that Wenwen is so obsessed with it.

She's just being prepared, just in case she needs it, right?

Of course, as an introductory elixir for embarking on the path of cultivation, the Qi-Inducing Pill is not as easy to refine as one might imagine. Although the description in the pharmacopoeia is very detailed, listing many coping strategies for unexpected situations in great detail.

However, as a novice, and on his first attempt at refining elixirs, failure was inevitable.

Despite Wenwen's previous experience in brewing medicine and making pills as an ordinary person, she still encountered difficulties in refining this elixir.

As the number of failures increased, Wenwen's enthusiasm was about to turn into a dark cloud. She began to doubt herself, wondering if she really had no talent for alchemy.

But I often think of a sentence in the pharmacopoeia: the growth of an alchemist requires experiencing thousands of setbacks, and having the courage to start over in the face of setbacks in order to see the dawn. No one can succeed in alchemy easily.

Whenever she thinks of this, Wenwen composes herself, regains her fighting spirit, and continues refining.

one day!

Two days!

Three days!

Six days!

After countless failures, wasting countless medicinal herbs, and exploding countless earthenware pots, Wenwen worked tirelessly day and night in her spatial dimension for six days straight. On the afternoon of the last day, a batch of round, full pills emitting a fragrant aroma was finally successfully produced.

Unlike her previous defective products that looked unappealing, this time she succeeded.

Looking at the few pills in her palm, Wenwen almost burst into tears. She had finally taken a big step forward. She had overcome her failures and finally refined her first batch of immortal pills.

By then, it was almost dawn outside.

The search for hematite is about to begin again.