Seeking the Way of Immortality

Because Wu Zheng had experience in refining the ‘Shenglong Pill’, he was very familiar with some procedures for the fourth-level pill.

‘Shenglong Pill’ is between the third-level and fourth-level pills, but it is not a true fourth-level pill, so Wu Zheng cannot be considered a fourth-level alchemist.

The biggest difference between the fourth-level pill and the third-level pill is that the fourth-level pill needs to pass the tribulation when it is made, while the pills below the fourth level do not have the conditions for passing the tribulation, even the third-level peak pills.

Passing the tribulation is a watershed between the third-level pill and the fourth-level pill.

Once the pill passes the tribulation, it will have spirituality, and its own medicinal power and quality will have a qualitative improvement. Only the fourth-level pill is suitable for the use of the Yuanying stage cultivator. Even the third-level peak pill will not have any effect on the Yuanying stage cultivator. This is also the preciousness of the fourth-level alchemist, and this is also the value of the fourth-level alchemist.

Moreover, alchemists above the third level can no longer be called alchemists, but are called "spiritual alchemists". There is no reason, because the spiritual energy contained in the fourth-level elixir is so rich that it is incomparable to the third-level elixir. What is more rare is that the elixir above the fourth level has spirituality, just like the spiritual treasure has spirituality, so it is called "spiritual elixir" and the alchemist is called "spiritual alchemist".

Once a cultivator can refine elixir above the third level, his status in the cultivation world will be immediately improved. You must know that the elixir of the Nascent Soul stage is extremely precious.

In particular, the scattered spiritual alchemists are extremely rare, and almost all of them are controlled by the major sects. They keep the spiritual alchemists in the sects under various conditions to refine elixirs for the sects.

This is also the reason why elixirs above the fourth level are precious.

No matter how strong and good the third-level elixir is, it is only suitable for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage. The effect on the Nascent Soul cultivator is not as fast as meditation.

And a good elixir is the key to alchemy.

The fourth-level elixir requires much more materials than the third-level elixir, and it takes much longer to refine it. It also requires much more true essence and elixir fire.

Wu Zheng hasn't refined elixir for nearly two years, so he didn't rashly refine the fourth-level elixir. You know, every ingredient of the fourth-level elixir is extremely precious. Without full confidence, he will never make a move easily. Therefore, at the beginning, he only refined elixirs below the fourth level.

"Chan'er has advanced to the foundation-building stage. I think Jiangnan Qiyi and others have guessed that I am still alive. The elixir they gave them must be almost gone, and Xiao Hei, the incarnation of Long Pan, also needs a lot of elixir. This time I will refine some elixirs below the fourth level and practice my hand."

"I haven't refined elixir for many days, and my technique is a little rusty!" Wu Zheng laughed at himself and murmured.

"Well, there are not many herbs! Fortunately, there are still some. I will refine these first. I think Yuan Shuai will send a lot of herbs." Wu Zheng checked the herbs in the Hun Tian Ding and said.

His eyes focused, and the Hun Tian Ding appeared in front of him. A wisp of lavender flame instantly appeared under the Hun Tian Ding. In just a moment, it immediately turned into a cluster of fire, just covering the bottom of the Hun Tian Ding.

"There are more than 60 Hui Yuan Dan, I'll practice with you first!"

The array of medicinal materials was placed aside by Wu Zheng in different categories. Most of them were first-level medicinal herbs, and there were two medicinal herbs that reached the second level occasionally, but there was no medicinal herb above the second level.

The divine consciousness gushed out like a tide, tightly surrounding the Hun Tian Ding. Wu Zheng silently thought about the procedure of refining the "Hui Yuan Dan" in his heart.

In a moment, the body of the cauldron became hot, and Wu Zheng's hands were like butterflies flying through flowers, wandering between the medicinal materials and the cauldron.

He was seen patting the cauldron from time to time, and pinching his fingers from time to time, but it was completely different from the previous alchemy method. In the past, Wu Zheng relied on the convenience of divine consciousness and only refined it with ordinary methods, but this time it was completely different!

If there were a skilled alchemist here, he would have discovered that Wu Zheng's technique was the long-lost 'Thirty-six Hands of Piercing Butterflies and Picking Leaves'. This technique was just like a butterfly flying through the flowers, extremely clever, and the shaking of his hands was like a butterfly.

It is said that each variation of the 'Thirty-six Hands of Piercing Butterflies and Picking Leaves' is different, and each variation is inseparable from the figure of butterflies. Every nine hands change, the number of butterflies will increase exponentially.

Every nine hands is a realm, a total of twelve realms, namely butterfly shadow, single butterfly, double butterfly; illusion butterfly, flying butterflies, butterfly in love with flowers; colorful butterflies, butterflies around, butterfly falling flowers; cloud butterflies, butterflies flowing in the clouds, butterflies all over the sky.

The first level is butterfly shadow, single butterfly, double butterfly, each level has three hands, the first hand is just a vague butterfly shadow, then the butterfly shadow gradually becomes clear, and finally it is like a butterfly fluttering; when the butterfly's body gradually solidifies, it reaches the level of single butterfly, and then you can gradually use both hands to condense the butterfly butterfly shadow, and when both hands can condense a pair of butterflies, the first level is complete.

At this time, you can refine elixirs below the fourth level.

The second level is illusion butterfly, butterfly flying, butterfly love flower, at this time, on the basis of double butterflies, you can transform dozens of butterfly shadows, as if they are illusory, very beautiful, and then with the skill of the technique, the old way of the method, and the increase of cultivation, the butterfly shadow gradually solidifies, as if there are really dozens of butterflies flying, and then, inside the cauldron, the butterfly chases the elixir in the cauldron through the technique of the alchemist, just like a butterfly chasing a flower.

At this time, you can refine elixirs from the fourth to the sixth level, refine spiritual elixirs, and become a spiritual elixir master.

The third realm is colorful butterflies, butterflies circling, and butterflies falling on flowers. At this realm, the butterfly's body has gradually developed patterns, ranging from one color to several colors. When the color change reaches the extreme, the butterfly seems to have spirituality and can get rid of the hands of the alchemist and exist independently, or the alchemist's technique has reached a certain level, making it difficult to tell which is real and which is fake! Colorful butterflies hover, chase falling flowers, and come with pills.

At this time, it is possible to refine seventh-level to ninth-level elixirs and the legendary Xuandan, and is called a "Xuandan Master".

The fourth realm is cloud butterflies, butterflies flowing in the clouds, and butterflies all over the sky. Colorful butterflies flutter, as if in the clouds, and it is not clear, but at this time the alchemist must have one or more real butterflies. Of course, this kind of butterfly is definitely not an ordinary butterfly, but a spiritual butterfly, a butterfly that can be cultivated. The butterfly is like a flowing cloud, spreading above the alchemy cauldron. The spiritual butterfly turns into thousands of butterfly shadows, flying all over the sky, tightly covering the alchemy cauldron.

It is said that at this time, you can refine elixirs above the ninth level, reaching the ultimate path of the alchemist. As for what elixirs you can refine, I don’t know!

‘Thirty-six hands of piercing butterflies and picking flowers’ can not only refine elixirs, but also collect elixirs. ‘Piercing butterflies’ means refining elixirs, ‘picking flowers’ means collecting elixirs, and ‘flowers’ means elixirs.

When collecting elixirs, elixirs below the fourth level are directly held on the back of the alchemist’s hand by the condensed butterflies, so there is no need to worry about the elixir escaping.

And elixirs above the third level are held in the mouth of the butterfly, that is, in the palm of the alchemist’s hand. At this time, even if the elixir has spirituality, it cannot escape the hands of the alchemist.

It can be said that ‘Thirty-six hands of piercing butterflies and picking flowers’ is a very perfect alchemy technique.

And there are many spiritual butterflies that assist with ‘Thirty-six hands of piercing butterflies and picking flowers’, such as fog butterflies, colorful butterflies, rain butterflies, imperial butterflies, seven-star butterflies, yin-yang butterflies, etc., countless.

Of course, this requires opportunity.

Looking at Wu Zheng's movements, it is obvious that he has just started, and is still a little unfamiliar. The connection between the techniques is not very smooth, and he has barely reached the level of butterfly shadow.

In the past, Wu Zheng's alchemy techniques were basically unsophisticated. It was okay to refine some low-level pills, and he could barely refine pills above the fourth level, but the success rate was not high.

In the rosary left by Yin Hong, there happened to be alchemy techniques, but alchemy techniques are basically rare things, even rarer than body refining techniques, so most of them are low-level alchemy techniques. Only this "Thirty-six Hands of Wearing Butterflies and Picking Flowers" is worth watching, but it is said that the requirements for spirit butterflies are high, and spirit butterflies are generally difficult to tame, and it is not easy to obtain.

Without a great opportunity, they basically stop at the third realm. It is even more difficult to go further, but because being able to cultivate to the third realm is already a rare existence, Wu Zheng can only choose this "Thirty-six Hands of Wearing Butterflies and Picking Flowers".

As for higher levels, it is still too far away from Wu Zheng now.