The so-called method of controlling fire by distraction is not a secret to igniting fire, it is just a small method to assist in alchemy.

It is based on the original control of flames and incorporates more refined fine-tuning of divine consciousness to achieve multi-line control.

To put it simply, more complex elixirs usually contain two or more elixirs.

To refine these elixirs, there are usually two refining methods to choose from.

The first method is to first put the first elixir into the alchemy furnace for smelting, wait until it is almost smelted, or after it is completely smelted, then put in the second elixir and perform the same operation, and then add other elixirs in sequence.

This method is relatively simple and only requires the monk to skillfully control the flame.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, because the smelting time of various elixirs is different, the elixir that is first put into the elixir furnace will cause the loss of the essence of the elixir due to the prolonged refining time, thereby reducing the quality of the elixir.

The second refining method is to put in all the elixirs at the same time and smelt them uniformly. This requires a monk's skill in controlling flames. It is almost difficult for people who are new to alchemy to do this.

Moreover, smelting all the elixirs in a unified manner is likely to lead to mutual contamination of the essences of different elixirs, resulting in degeneration of the elixir, or even failure to form the elixir.

In half a month, Yu Xiao made an average of seven or eight furnaces a day, which added up to more than a hundred furnaces. He tried both the first method and the second method many times.

Generally speaking, the first method is suitable for novices. After practicing many times, you can master the skills and get started quickly. It is only a matter of time before you can refine the finished elixir.

However, the quality of the refined elixir was not very good, and Yu Xiao was very dissatisfied with it.

As for the second method, it was extremely difficult to get started, and it took him dozens of attempts before he finally got the hang of it.

During this period, he was also summing up the lessons and experiences of his failures, and found this auxiliary spell called Distracted Fire Control from the "Six Arts Miscellaneous Book".

This method can also be regarded as a shortcut.

Because the second refining method requires monks to have a very high level of flame control, generally only alchemists who have been immersed in the art of alchemy for more than decades can achieve this level.

Yu Xiao has only learned the art of alchemy for two years. It is impossible to compete with that kind of alchemist, and he cannot achieve such a big improvement in a short period of time.

So he needs to resort to some other means.

Yu Xiao didn't know who invented the method of controlling fire by distraction. Maybe it was the author of "Six Arts Miscellaneous Books", or maybe the all-powerful master learned it from other alchemy seniors. In short, it did have a great influence on him.

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Using this method, he can integrate his spiritual consciousness into the controlled flames, thereby accurately controlling each flame and smelting the elixirs put into the elixir furnace separately.

The two refining methods mentioned earlier are essentially single-line operations, while the method of distracting fire control is a multi-line operation, and its advantages are obvious.

However, the method of controlling fire by distraction is not so easy to master, because it requires the alchemist to have strong spiritual consciousness as support, otherwise everything will be in vain.

For an elixir, the more types of elixirs need to be smelted, the greater the consumption of the alchemist's spiritual consciousness.

Judging from Yu Xiao's current spiritual consciousness strength, he can only support the simultaneous smelting of three elixirs at most, and no more.

The growth of spiritual consciousness also needs to be done slowly, step by step, and cannot be achieved overnight.

Fortunately, the author of "Six Arts Miscellaneous Books" is very considerate and includes a soul-refining technique called "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements to Forge the Soul" in the method of controlling fire by distraction.

It solved Yu Xiao's worries directly from the source.

This soul refining technique is not difficult to practice. You only need to recite the mantra once every morning and evening, but the practice process is extremely painful.

Because when running this technique, Yu Xiao felt as if his head was being beaten hard by a huge force, and the severe pain shot out from the depths of his soul and hit his forehead, and then spread all over his soul.

In an instant, veins popped up all over his body, sweat poured down his forehead, and within a few breaths, the clothes on his back were all wet.

After every practice, he felt as if he was exhausted and it would take him a while to return to normal.

Thinking about the more complex elixirs that may be encountered in the future, without the support of strong spiritual consciousness, refining them would be wishful thinking, but Yu Xiao still gritted his teeth and persisted.

Among the more than one hundred furnaces of elixirs, the final product was only twenty-three pulse-generating elixirs. Excluding the poor-quality ones, only six were available.

The average age of the three elixirs for refining the Shengmai Pill is only about ten years, and together they are worth almost fifty spiritual stones. These more than one hundred elixirs are equivalent to five thousand spiritual stones.

However, Yu Xiao only got six pills of Shengmai Pills, and the return rate was less than 10%. It can be said that he lost all his money.

It seems that he is still overconfident in his alchemy skills. He jumped directly from refining the Qi Pill with only one elixir to refining the Shengmai Pill with three elixirs. There was no smooth transition during the process, so he suffered a lot of losses.

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The spiritual spring in Yunshangxian Mansion was about to bottom out due to his efforts.

Fortunately, the Qinyue Lotus planted earlier has been harvested, with a full 171 lotus seeds. There is no need to worry about practicing "Taiyin Seventy-two Chapters".

In addition, there is still a lot of Qi Pills left that he refined before. There are seven bottles in total, and each bottle contains about seventy or eighty pills, which is enough to consume for a period of time.

Looking at the Shengmai Pill in his hand, Yu Xiao took a deep breath, swallowed it immediately, and began to repair the damaged meridians.

This process took two days. In order to ensure that no hidden dangers were left, he took a total of three pills of Shengmai, which was quite generous.

After some careful exploration, Yu Xiao was finally able to confirm that his injuries were healed.

There are still three pulse-generating pills left, which cannot be exchanged for many spiritual stones, so I simply keep them for later use.

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One year later.

Cave No. 83, Ziyi, Qingjia Mountain.

Yu Xiao was sitting cross-legged at this moment, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was flushed, the mana in his body was surging rapidly, and the spiritual energy gathered around him to form a looming vortex, which was constantly pouring into it.

Now he is at the critical moment of breaking through the seventh level of Qi refining, hitting the bottleneck in the later stages of Qi refining.

Perhaps this process was not very smooth, and there was a trace of solemnity between his eyebrows.

As time went by, the mana in his body seemed to have found a flood outlet and rushed out. His whole person was like a bottomless pit, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy around him into his body.

The rich vortex of spiritual energy that originally gathered around him disappeared in an instant, and the mana in his body also gradually became stable in the process, and a more powerful aura spread out than before.

Seventh level of Qi refining, successful breakthrough!

Yu Xiao slowly opened his eyes, scattering rays of light, with unprecedented joy in his eyes.

Although the process of breaking through the later stages of Qi refining was more difficult and twists and turns than he imagined, his foundation was still solid, and he finally succeeded in breaking through without any danger.

Now he has the qualifications to become a disciple of Fuguang Sect.

In order to reach this point, he spent a total of twelve years. He joined the sect at the age of eleven and is now twenty-three years old.

His face had long since lost all its tenderness, leaving only perseverance.

Feeling the majestic magic power in her body, Yu Xiao was in a good mood and stood up to stretch her muscles.

"Is this the power of the later stage of Qi refining? It is indeed much more powerful than the sixth level of Qi refining."

After the excitement, Yu Xiao calmed down and regained his composure.

Entering the late stage of Qi refining means that he is already qualified to hit the foundation building stage, but there is still a long way to go before he can reach that step, and he cannot relax at this time.

He sat down cross-legged again, adjusted his posture, and after stabilizing his cultivation, he began to plan the next thing.

Now that I have stayed in Qingjia Mountain for almost two years, I don’t know what changes have occurred in Fuguang Sect. I am still a disciple of Fuguang Sect and I will go back no matter what.

He is now a monk in the late stage of Qi Refining. As long as he doesn't encounter any monks in the foundation building stage, he should have no problem protecting himself.
Chapter completed!