X-Dragon Era

Alchemy also comes in many levels. For example... if one could refine an elixir of the Gold level, once consumed, it would directly transform into energy within the body. The energy is already condensed during refinement, no need for energy compression, and can be fully converted into one's own energy. If there were now a large number of Gold level elixirs, Xin Yun could completely enhance his strength from Gold Two Stars to Gold Ten Stars within a single day, entirely skipping the processes of energy accumulation, refinement, and condensation compression, because these steps had already been completed during the alchemy process and did not need to be done again. This so-called elixir, similar to the Great Restoration Pill in martial arts novels, is that type of top-tier elixir that can directly increase one's power upon consumption. However... relatively speaking, the elixirs refined by Yi are countless levels higher than the Great Restoration Pill, after all... this is a talent possessed by Innate Spiritual Treasures. As the leader of the Seven Gourds, the Red Gourd's capability is extremely powerful. Its attack is only secondary, the most important is that it can refine a large number of elixirs. Once the elixirs are consumed, they can directly enhance a person's strength. With a large supply of such elixirs, it's easy to create a lot of experts. However, although elixirs are significantly effective, they are not so easy to refine. First, it takes a great deal of time to refine them, and secondly... to refine such elixirs, a huge amount of materials is needed. Taking Yi as an example, to refine a batch of elixirs, she needs hundreds of materials! Yi's innate ability is alchemy, possessing the natural talent to discern which medicinal ingredients to match, how to combine them, to successfully refine the intended elixirs. The most crucial point is, as long as one wears the Red Gourd for a long time, the activated Spiritual Energy will cleanse Xin Yun's body during the alchemy process, slowly enhancing Xin Yun's gifts, talent, and Potential. Not to mention other advantages, just this benefit alone is priceless. Listening to Yi's description, for a moment... Xin Yun foolishly gaped with an endlessly admiring smile. That's awesome... indeed, it's formidable. Even compared to the Kongtong Seal, it's not the least bit inferior—one is immortality, the other is alchemy. Both abilities have their advantages, but it's hard to say which is superior. Some might feel the immortality is stronger, but don't forget, if one's strength is sufficient, is there still a need to fear death? If one can become a saint, death would probably be hard to achieve, whereas the Red Gourd could accelerate the path to sainthood! Beyond attack and alchemy, wearing the Red Gourd for a long time can continuously improve one's innate gifts, talents, and Potential. Moreover, during battle, one could extract nature's spiritual energy from the Red Gourd at any moment. As long as there are enough materials, Xin Yun would never have to worry about running out of energy, which is trillions of times more terrifying than the Chain Dragon's Po Kong. The Chaos Cauldron can refine artifacts and treasures, but it cannot be used for alchemy. Under the rush of chaotic airflow, the frail medicinal herbs will instantly be rendered into chaos and cannot be used for alchemy. Only various powerful metals can withstand the chaotic airflow to be used for refining treasures or artifacts. However, the Red Gourd can only be used for alchemy, not for refining artifacts or treasures. Setting aside the functional difference, Yi simply does not have the skill to refine magical artifacts or treasures—so, how could she refine them? As Xin Yun pondered, Yi spoke up, "There are so many Immortal Herbs outside, all casually uprooted and piled over there, may I take them for alchemy?" "Uh..." Hearing Yi's words, Xin Yun was taken aback, hardly believing his ears. Could it be... the weeds that were cleared away when setting up the tents earlier were! Feeling Xin Yun's thought, Yi nodded and said, "Yes... With such dense Spiritual Energy here, even Mortal Grass would be transformed into Immortal Herbs, let alone... this place has existed for eons, becoming a world of spiritual flowers and herbs. There's no such thing as Mortal Grass here, any random piece brought in could be used for alchemy!" "Damn!" Xin Yun was astonished, he had just been wondering where to find medicinal herbs for alchemy. Unexpectedly, this world within the gourd was filled with Immortal Herbs—it must not be wasted. While considering, Xin Yun exclaimed, "What are we waiting for? Let's gather them up quickly while these herbs are still usable. Although there's an abundance of herbs here, they shouldn't be wasted. These are the Immortal Herbs nurtured by the Immortal Realm within the gourd, it would be hard to find even one in the outside world." Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi could not wait another moment. She nodded, left the world of the Red Gourd, and instantly appeared in front of the large pile of uprooted weeds. Her hands moved and one by one, the damaged green herbs floated up, all being neatly collected by Yi into the Red Gourd. When Xin Yun opened his eyes to look, Yi, dressed in a red gauze skirt, was poised delicately in front of the pile of herbs, patiently sorting out each Immortal Herb and placing them into the Red Gourd hanging at her waist. The spot Xin Yun had chosen was not only a world within the gourd but also a node of the Spirit Vein where the Spiritual Energy was richest. The quality of these Immortal Herbs was also the finest. Fortunately... they had only cleared a small area, and although these Immortal Herbs had been damaged, not much time had passed, and they hadn't lost too much energy, otherwise it would have been a pity. However, Yi was still very weak, just an Innate Spirit Treasure Embryo, and the range of elixirs she could refine was very limited. According to the energy tier of this world, she could only refine tier-less elixirs that could quickly enhance tier-less strength. Once reaching the Bronze tier, they were almost ineffective and could only serve for energy recovery. For someone at Xin Yun's Gold level, they wouldn't even suffice for replenishing energy—the quantity was too small.