Chapter 165: Jiang Lin's Golden Pill!
"Ah? Lin Ge, are you going to test medicine on me again?"
Xiao Yan, who had just woken up in the cave, immediately gave Jiang Lin a wary look.
Jiang Lin, however, shook his head slightly: "I've tested it myself. I changed my approach. There won't be any side effects this time."
Yao Chen, who had been observing, slowly put away his Black Demon Cauldron and handed over several bottles of pills to both Xiao Yan and Jiang Lin. He then said, "Pills to speed up cultivation. You can take them while cultivating. There should be no issues with Jiang Lin's pills this time. I have to say, his talent is quite high."
Jiang Lin accepted the cultivation pills and then flipped his hand. A golden, shining Golden Pill flew out of the Qingxuan Cauldron: "Third-grade Crystal Pill, Body Refining Pill, it will have some effect on anyone below the Grand Dou Master level."
Xiao Yan took the Body Refining Crystal Pill and looked at it suspiciously. He turned to Jiang Lin and Yao Chen, and seeing that Yao Chen didn't stop him, he didn't hesitate and swallowed it directly. Unlike what he had expected, there was no immense pain. On the contrary, he found the pill to be quite hard, and it sank directly into his stomach, requiring Dou Qi to refine it.
"Crystal Pills are different from ordinary pills. They need to be refined to take effect, and the method is different from traditional pills. You can try it. Don't worry, this time it's definitely safe," Jiang Lin reassured Xiao Yan.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged and began circulating his Dou Qi to refine the pill.
After a while, Xiao Yan realized something was wrong. He sensed that some foreign Dou Qi was slowly seeping out, reacting with his own Dou Qi. During this stage, he felt a heat spreading all over his body, as though he had entered some kind of furnace.
"The higher the quality of the Dou Qi, the faster the refining speed, which in turn enhances the effect of the Body Refining Crystal Pill," Jiang Lin explained, using his spiritual eyes to observe Xiao Yan's body.
"The foreign Dou Qi in the Body Refining Crystal Pill will force your body into a high-intensity operational mode. The life force inside the crystal will heal your body, keeping it in a constant state of intense torment and recovery, thus achieving the body refinement effect."
"The Body Refining Crystal Pill is paired with another pill, the Bone Refining Crystal Pill, which enhances the strength of your meridians and provides an overall boost."
"The refining process of the Crystal Pill can be paused. You can stop and resume anytime. Don't worry about the pill exploding inside you." While Xiao Yan slowly refined the Body Refining Crystal Pill, Jiang Lin explained its effects.
After some time, Xiao Yan slowly stopped and opened his eyes, his gaze filled with excitement as he looked at Jiang Lin. "Lin Ge! You're basically my real brother! This crystal pill really works!"
"How effective is it?" Jiang Lin suddenly asked, which made Xiao Yan, who had been excited, freeze for a moment. He then stammered, "It feels like... maybe a little bit?"
"Given your refining speed and the rate at which the crystal pill dissolves, one third-grade Body Refining Crystal Pill should allow you to refine it in about a week. During this week, your physique should increase by two to three times," Jiang Lin explained with a smile. "Remember, you can also refine the Crystal Pill while cultivating. There's a lot of excess Dou Qi that you can't absorb or transform anyway."
The Crystal Pill was an unexpected bonus. Moreover, wasn't it similar to Jiang Lin's own cultivation method? Yes, the Crystal Pill was something Jiang Lin had created, based on his own experience, a "hard-to-digest" special pill.
Of course, this pill was somewhat like a Dou Qi artifact. However, the raw materials used were "food-grade," which made this special refining material edible and digestible.
"So, even if I don't do anything and just cultivate Dou Qi, it's like I'm automatically refining my body?" Xiao Yan looked at Jiang Lin with astonishment. At this moment, a thought flashed through his mind: "Usually, it's not your competitors, but cross-industry rivals, who bring down your industry."
Jiang Lin had quickly discovered the rules from his attempts at refining pills, then applied those rules, walking all the way to the end, using another method to make the Crystal Pill achieve the same effects as traditional pills!
"Theoretically, yes," Jiang Lin nodded. He couldn't really empathize with Xiao Yan at this moment. He had grown up in an environment where body refining could be achieved just by cultivating, so he couldn't feel Xiao Yan's excitement.
Yao Chen, observing from the side, looked somewhat surprised: "Strictly speaking, Crystal Pills aren't considered traditional pills. They can even be taken alongside other pills. Traditional artifact refiners have always tried to mimic alchemists, but Jiang Lin has maintained his unique style as an artifact refiner. I have to admit, his comprehension is remarkable."
In Yao Chen's eyes, Jiang Lin hadn't just refined a pill, but had created a consumable, auxiliary cultivation artifact. Furthermore, the formula for the Crystal Pill was quite complicated, almost like a Dou Qi scroll. Even Yao Chen, with his extensive experience, couldn't fully understand it. Of course, even if he could, he wouldn't be able to make it because the Crystal Pill was a special type of artifact, requiring very precise control of the gold fire Dou Qi.
Unless Yao Chen could obtain the Fiery Gold Emperor Flame, he would find it very difficult to control the gold-type Dou Qi.
"This world is so crazy. In the past, it was always the alchemists who locked down pill techniques for artifact refiners. But today, we actually have someone who can form a blockade for alchemists in the pill-making industry," Yao Chen said with a sigh.
"Heh, being recognized by Master Yao is already quite successful," Jiang Lin smiled slightly. The success of the Crystal Pill was due not only to Jiang Lin's unique reasons but also to the guidance Yao Chen had provided.
Without the core alchemist experience Yao Chen shared, Jiang Lin might have figured out the Crystal Pill eventually, but it would have taken a much longer time.
Most of Jiang Lin's research process involved trial and error. The actual refining time was quite short. As long as the data was correct, under his spiritual perception, he was unlikely to make mistakes.
For someone like Jiang Lin, if his Dou Qi was fire and wood, he would be a genius alchemist. If his Dou Qi was fire and gold, he would be a genius artifact refiner. However, the help of spiritual perception was more useful in the field of artifact refining, which is why there were more artifact refiners than alchemists in the spirit tribe.
"Since it works, let me refine a few more batches for you."
Jiang Lin checked his materials and then continued to refine the Crystal Pills. After a day of work, he successfully refined ten third-grade Body Refining Crystal Pills and one fourth-grade Body Refining Crystal Pill.
(END CHAPTER)
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