Chapter 313: Cultivating a Technique

ad, with its mouth gaping wide as it roared incessantly. Although it was only for a very brief moment, that solemn purple-red horse head remained imprinted in everyone's minds.Shen Xiang didn't expect...Chapter 313: Evolution Method

In Shen Xiang's understanding, the higher the rank of a medicinal pill was, the harder it would be to refine. He needed to refine it many times before he could succeed. But Su Meiyao said now that there was a five in ten chance for him to succeed even if he had never refined these high-rank medicinal pills before.

When Shen Xiang was familiar with refining Essence Soul Pills and Foundation Establishment pills, he tried refining the Hundred Beast Pill for the first time. He didn't have a five in ten chance of success even then, which baffled him.

"Liu Meng'er is also gambling on the five-layer success rate when she asks alchemists to refine these medicinal pills. After all, they are Tier 5 medicinal pills. The herbs needed for Tier 5 medicinal pills are much harder to find and take longer to grow than those needed for Foundation Establishment Pills. If we followed the classic method of refining medicinal pills, it would take several ten thousand years just to gather herbs. Ten million times that amount wouldn't even be enough for a Tier 5 Pill Master." Su Meiyao added.

Shen Xiang nodded. He was also confused as to how high-rank alchemists could walk far enough when they were using the classic method of refining medicinal pills. It was hard to gather herbs in such a way, especially when it came to Tier 5 and Tier 6 medicinal pills. They couldn't just find them anywhere they went.

"This technique requires a high sense of intuition and mental strength. When you use this technique, your mind enters a very mystical state, after which you imagine refining medicinal pills in your head. This technique of refining medicinal pills is called the ‘Evolution Method’, and it's a must for high-rank alchemists. Most of them learn this technique when they refine Tier 5 Lower-grade medicinal pills, but you can only master it after you are capable of refining Tier 4 Upper-grade medicinal pills."

The way it sounded was easy enough, but Shen Xiang realized that the process would be very difficult. The Evolution Method involved imagining what might happen during refining, then adjusting accordingly.

"Use this method to refine the True Essence Pill. There's still plenty of time, and I'll teach you how to imagine refining the pills correctly first. You have to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of herbs, which you can only do by relying on your senses! When refining pills, you're much more sensitive than other alchemists. I admire you for that! Therefore, I believe you can do it, plus your cultivation in the divine path has already made your mental strength reach the level of performing the Evolution Method." Su Meiyao's voice grew more serious, as though she was a strict master teaching an important technique.

Shen Xiang listened intently.

"I'll now explain the detailed process of using the Evolution Method. Pay close attention,…" Next, Su Meiyao quickly spoke about her experiences using the technique. Time was running out, but she was confident in Shen Xiang's ability to grasp it, and she believed that he had the potential to become a Pill King. He was just one step away from being able to do so.

Shen Xiang had seen many high-rank alchemists with great talent, but none of them could complete the journey together with her. They were all stuck at a bottleneck due to their inability to master the Evolution Method, which was said to be the key to refining different high-rank medicinal pills. She alone had mastered it, allowing her to successfully refine a few high-rank medicinal pills.

Shen Xiang listened intently as he marveled at the complexity of this technique, which also filled him with excitement. He was already facing a challenge that could break the bottleneck of an alchemist, one that would allow him to refine high-rank medicinal pills without issues.

"That's all! These are my experiences, and I've never shared such knowledge with anyone before. You'll have to learn it by yourself. You have the fire spirit, and you're more familiar with your flames than others because of it! Plus, you cultivate the divine path, which means that you're capable of using the Evolution Method now." Su Meiyao felt that this was an opportunity. Shen Xiang wanted to win the first place in the competition, but he didn't have a Pill Furnace. He was in very bad situation, yet people often broke their limits when they were pushed to the edge. Many people had tried entering a bottleneck by fighting powerful spirit beasts, breaking through after the fight, and creating miracles when they were in desperate situations.

Shen Xiang's previous actions were an example!

The competition had not even started yet, but Shen Xiang was already mentally simulating the process of refining True Essence Pills. He closed his eyes and followed Su Meiyao's breathing techniques, entering a state of forgetfulness. At that moment, he felt like he was in an icy white world. He sat cross-legged and released his Illusionary Pill Furnace, then began to add herbs...

Pow! Shen Xiang suddenly woke up, a hint of sweat on his forehead. He had just fallen asleep and dreamt that he was refining pills, only to have things go wrong at the last moment. He ended up blowing the pill furnace.

"Nope! You were lost in your thoughts while dreaming. You have to remain conscious and imagine refining pills by yourself! When you use it, you need to refine the pill while imagining the process at the same time. Also, your rate of imaginary calculations has to be faster than actual refining. If you blow the pill furnace during the process, you have to adjust right away in real life and react immediately when imagining." Su Meiyao explained.

Shen Xiang sighed, "I understand. In this technique, you see the future happenings! If I were to fight, and I knew that my opponent would kill me with a sword soon after, I could anticipate their moves and prepare myself for the defense. If I had that ability before the fight, my chances of survival would increase."

"That's exactly it! You can predict the future changes of your pill furnace while using this technique." Su Meiyao nodded.

Shen Xiang didn't close his eyes again. He began the imaginary process after he recovered, allowing him to focus more on speeding things up in his mind. He was aware that it was all happening inside his thoughts, which he could control at will. After a glance of the surroundings around him, Shen Xiang saw his Illusionary Pill Furnace again, then started to imagine the process of refining pills.

He quickly saw his Illusionary Pill Furnace appear before him, everything was done in seconds. He then threw herbs inside and started refining pills.

"You can speed things up, but you need to pay attention to details. When the fire burns herbs, how will they change How does the fire react when the herb releases its essence, and so on. In short, don't let any subtle changes happen inside your pill furnace go unnoticed. Anything that deviates from reality will lead to failure." Su Meiyao said.

Now, Shen Xiang understood why the Evolution Method could provide high-rank alchemists with a higher chance of success when they refined unfamiliar medicinal pills. If they could master this technique, they would be able to predict what might happen inside their pill furnaces and adjust accordingly before making mistakes.

The Evolution Method was a powerful technique, but it required high mental strength and senses. Shen Xiang felt exhausted and very tired from trying to master this technique, which was taking a toll on his mental strength.

"Preparation complete! Now, start!" Lady Li said.

It was already late afternoon by now, and Shen Xiang didn't expect to have so much time until tomorrow morning. He was surprised by Su Meiyao too.

"The time's too short! No one could complete it using those broken pill furnaces. Pill Fragrance Paradise must know this!" Pale Qingyue said.

When many people saw that the competition would take such a long time, they left and decided to come back tomorrow morning when the results would be announced.redients available because they are also in great demand," said a young man wearing green clothing as he looked at a small plant. Beside him was high-heel beautiful lady dressed in expensive clothing....