Chapter 17 Alchemy

Lin Mu gently opened the lid of the brass furnace.

The inside of the orange-yellow brass furnace was as smooth as a wall, and its belly was as round as a drum, with hot steam coming out.

Lin Mu put a portion of the material into the brass furnace and tightly closed the lid, leaving no gap. Then he held the golden round handle and input spiritual power into it.

The dormant flame in the stone platform instantly ignited and soared more than a foot high. Lin Mu firmly controlled the strength of the flame.

After a while, a buzzing sound came from the furnace.

Lin Mu hurriedly used his spiritual sense to investigate.

In the brass furnace, the spiritual grass was baked by the flame and turned into several balls of juice in the furnace. These balls of juice slowly merged at the bottom of the brass furnace. These juices were the essence of the spiritual grass.

Lin Mu slightly reduced the output of spiritual power, and the flame immediately weakened.

Lin Mu carefully controlled the flame to maintain this intensity and baked slowly.

Under the baking of the flame, the juice at the bottom of the brass furnace gradually became thicker, and the color also changed from the initial mixed colors to light yellow.

At this time, Lin Mu began to increase the output of spiritual power, hoping to refine the essence of these spiritual herbs from liquid to solid and condense them into pills.

What Lin Mu was helpless about was that this process was extremely long.

After an hour, the essence of the spiritual herbs in the brass furnace had hardly changed much, except that it became thicker from the original thick.

However, most of the spiritual power in Lin Mu's body was consumed, and he could not hold on any longer.

Lin Mu gritted his teeth and supported himself. He held the golden round handle tightly in his hand, and his spiritual power was input like crazy.

Sweat rolled on his forehead, half of which was caused by fatigue, and the other half was caused by being too close to the furnace and baking. The big sweat beads fell on the stone platform and immediately turned into a puff of white smoke.

Lin Mu did not dare to relax at all. He hoped to survive this period of time and wait until the pills were out of the furnace.

But he obviously didn't expect that he had no spiritual power in his body, and the flame in the stone platform began to slowly weaken.

Lin Mu was very anxious. The spiritual power in his body had gradually dried up and he could not continue.

He didn't want to fail at all. This material was two low-grade spiritual stones, which was equivalent to his hard work for a month.

But the situation was out of Lin Mu's control. The flame at the bottom of the furnace suddenly stagnated. Lin Mu's spiritual power could no longer be sustained and was completely exhausted.

Chi!

A pungent smell of burning wafted out of the brass furnace.

Lin Mu was exhausted and sat down on the ground.

The first alchemy failed!

More than an hour of hard work went down the drain and turned into nothing.

Lin Mu was panting heavily. The spiritual power output that lasted for more than an hour just now exhausted his spiritual power and was exhausted.

After a long rest, Lin Mu began to meditate and practice, slowly recovering his spiritual power.

More than an hour later, Lin Mu opened his eyes, his eyes were more determined, and his decadence was gone.

The spiritual power in his body had been fully restored, but Lin Mu did not immediately start the second refining.

He wanted to find out the reason for his failure.

Now, he finally understood how optimistic his original estimate was. Alchemy is not an easy thing at all, and not everyone can make it. It tests people's endurance, carefulness, and cultivation.

Among these three things, except for cultivation, he has all the endurance and carefulness.

But cultivation is equally important!

His failure came from the lack of spiritual power in his body!

However, this is back to the starting point. The reason why Lin Mu made the elixir was to improve his cultivation, but the reason for the failure of the elixir was precisely because his cultivation was too low.

Now he was in a dilemma.

After thinking for a while, Lin Mu decided to continue refining a few more times to see if he could find some tricks.

Open the furnace cover and pour out the black waste at the bottom of the furnace. Once the refining fails, the material will be completely scrapped, and there will be no room for maneuver.

Put another portion of material into the brass furnace and cover the furnace.

Lin Mu held the golden round handle, input spiritual power into it, and started to refine again.

This time, Lin Mu persisted for an hour and a half, but still failed. At the last moment, there was a bang, and everything in the furnace was burned.

The second time was also declared a failure.

A trace of cruelty flashed in Lin Mu's eyes.

After the spiritual power was restored, he resolutely started to refine again.

Pour out the residue, Lin Mu took out another portion of material, put it in the brass furnace, and then urged the spiritual power to start refining slowly. But his blind recklessness did not produce any effect. This time, there was no difference from the previous two times.

The third failure!

Lin Mu was ruthless and took out another portion of material and started to refine regardless of everything.

The fourth failure!

The fifth failure!

The sixth failure!

The seventh failure!

Seven times in a row, no success. The reason for each failure was exactly the same, that is, at the last moment, the spiritual power was insufficient, the flame at the bottom of the furnace was too weak, and the last step of solidifying the pill was a failure.

Lin Mu sat in the alchemy room like a clay statue, not saying a word, his eyes were dull.

The series of failures hit him hard.

All along, he had placed more than half of his hopes on alchemy, hoping to improve his cultivation quickly. But after a real attempt, Lin Mu realized the difficulties involved.

Everything is not as easy as imagined!

No one can succeed easily!

Even if you work hard, you may fail again and again.

After a moment of decadence, Lin Mu's eyes began to slowly regain their brilliance.

He must cheer up!

Because reality does not allow him to escape, he cannot sit and wait for death.

After the spiritual power in his body was restored, Lin Mu began to attack for the eighth time.

This time was no different from the previous seven times. Lin Mu carefully maintained the output of spiritual power and controlled the changes in the strength of the flame. In the previous hour, everything was normal, and there was no abnormality in the brass furnace.

After an hour and a half, Lin Mu's spiritual power gradually became unsustainable and he felt exhausted again.

He persisted hard, and his face flushed.

After a while, his face began to turn red and white, and he could no longer hold on.

He outputted the last of his spiritual power, and could only let it fend for itself.

However, the imagined scene did not appear immediately.

The pill was not scrapped immediately, because the flame at the bottom of the furnace was still burning, and only when the flame weakened did a burning smell come out of the furnace again.

Lin Mu was not depressed this time, and his face was surprised, as if he had gained something.

He quietly recalled that last time. In order to keep the flame burning, he output all his spiritual power at once. As a result, the flame was really obedient and did what he thought.

He knew that the flame had no thoughts, and that last time must have its reason.

All along, it was Lin Mu who was always controlling the strength of the flame. That last time, the flame was no longer under his control, but it could still do what he thought. He felt that there might be a breakthrough here.

Control? Not control? Lin Mu muttered to himself, thinking hard.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Not control... but guidance. Yes, it is guidance.

These are two completely different concepts. Control means mastering everything in your heart, while guiding is much easier. You only need to change the strength of the flame at some critical moments.

This earth lung fire comes from the ground, and it is endless. He does not need to control it all the time. He only needs to guide it at the right time and let it burn on its own.

After thinking this through, Lin Mu was excited.

After a short rest, the spiritual power in his body recovered a little, and Lin Mu began to verify what he thought in his heart.

Holding the golden round handle, Lin Mu carefully input spiritual power into it. This time, he did not control the flame, but just guided it slightly when some changes were needed.

What made him excited was that this method was completely feasible!

In this way, the spiritual power in his body should be able to last until the end of the alchemy.

Lin Mu was very excited and meditated on the spot to recover his spiritual power.

Time passed little by little.

Two hours later, Lin Mu's spiritual power was fully restored. He cheered up and threw himself into it again!

This time, Lin Mu was careful, and his consciousness did not leave the brass furnace, always paying attention to the changes in the pill inside. Guidance is not control after all, and the reaction is slower than control. He has to notice the changes in the furnace in advance, so that he can take advantage of the situation and foresee the future.

Although this is a bit strenuous for Lin Mu, he can still maintain it.

As time goes by, the changes in the brass furnace become more and more intense.

After an hour and a half, Lin Mu was surprised to find that there is still a lot of spiritual power left in his body.

Lin Mu did not dare to be careless and still carefully maintained the burning of the flame.

But from his slightly happy eyes, it can be seen that there is great hope for this alchemy!

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