Of course, every stage required a certain meridian point to be opened.
Liu Wei had to open his spleen and lung channels—the meridians–-so the cauldron could ingest and neutralize herb qi safely.
Opening the meridians was not difficult for Liu Wei.
All he had to do was follow the instruction of the Verdant Cauldron Sutra.
Liu Wei used a combined breath.
He inhaled fire qi into heart, wood qi into liver, and then folded both into the spleen using the Verdant visualization.
Visualization was something Liu Wei was proficient for, so he was able to successfully combine his breath without facing backlash.
He then placed his palm lightly over his inner calf, which was the spleen convergence point and it was vital for digestion of essence, and felt a cooling, mixing sensation.
He pulsed the point twelve times until a soft thrum was felt.
Then, the Spleen meridian points were opened.
Next, for the Lung meridian points, Liu Wei did a crisp inhale and exhale pattern, consisting of three quick inhale and long exhale, paired with the image of drawing medicinal vapor into his chest.
It only took him a single try to open his Lung meridian points.
At this point, he was already on the peak of the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
To attain higher minor rank and even major rank, he now has to balance both the number of meridian points opened in his different cultivation technique.
Now that he opened both meridian points, Liu Wei put them into practice.
He mentally placed two moderate herbs into the cauldron and ran one slow refining cycle.
They successfully stabilized and yielded a single fused essence.
A smile formed on his lips.
He mumbled.
"Finally attained Stage 3, Cauldron Resonance."
At this point, he was now able to practice the Cauldron Resonance.
As he sat in front of his pill furnace, he touched its surface, caressed it, and spoke to it.
"Feel me."
The pill furnace hummed in response, seemingly waiting for its master as it understood his intention.
Liu Wei smiled and placed the Green Lotus Leaf inside and then closed the lid—not totally, leaving a bit of a gap.
He conjured his Verdant Flame, heating the pill furnace.
The pill furnace received his warm flame, comprehending Liu Wei’s movements even more.
As the pill furnace began to warm, the Green Lotus Leaf released medicinal vapors through the gap of its lid.
As Liu Wei positioned himself before the pill furnace, he synchronized his breath to inhale the released essence.
He drew the vapor into his lungs, guiding it into his meridian points linked to the Verdant Cauldron.
The essence qi then gathered in the inner Verdant Cauldron—the dantian projection.
At this point, the resonance was established—the external vapor flow matches the inner qi flow.
Inside the cauldron, Liu Wei circulated his qi until the vapor condensed into verdant essence dew.
At the same time, the pill furnace’s herb, the Green Lotus Leaf, started to dry out and curled.
As a result, its outer shell began to break down.
Since there was a resonance, what happened in the pill furnace mirrored what happened in the inner cauldron.
He exhaled slowly, releasing toxic smoke, which originated from the herb’s essence he inhaled earlier.
The pill furnace simultaneously bubbled and spat out black scum on the herb’s surface.
Liu Wei slightly opened his eyes and smiled.
After all, the duality that occurred between the Verdant Cauldron and the Pill Furnace proved the resonance was working.
He then repeated the cycle until the real cauldron’s herb had fully withered, reducing into a faint husk.
Then, the Verdant Cauldron collected a single droplet of luminous verdant dew, proving the success of the resonance.
After the process, Liu Wei stabilized his qi.
He used the single droplet of luminous verdant dew to strengthen the wall of his Verdant Cauldron, making it easier to use in future refinements.
Now that Liu Wei finished practicing the Cauldron Resonance, perceiving he had already stabilized his foundation, Liu Wei left the Alchemy Domain to search for the pill ingredients and process in the Human Grade.
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Liu Wei found a pill to concoct.
He returned to the Alchemy Domain while humming in enthusiasm.
After all, he was finally about to concoct his first pill.
Before he entered the Alchemy Domain, he had already read and memorized the content of the book.
It was a book containing the ingredients and process to concoct the Vitality Recovery Pill.
Of course, it was authored by none other than Master Wen Ruo.
Like the library, the Alchemy Domain would provide herbs that he needed the most.
Hence, as soon as he entered and searched for the herbs, he immediately found them.
He opened each drawer, grabbing the herbs as meticulously as he could.
He first collected the Ironroot Herb, which strengthens the body, containing bitter essence.
Then the Cloudmist Leaf, which provides mild qi replenishment, containing soft essence.
The Fire Orchid Petal, acting as an ignition catalyst, containing sharp essence.
Lastly, the Spring Dew Seed, which harmonizes other essences—hence, it was a neutral essence.
They were all contained in a bottle to preserve their quality.
Liu Wei placed them beside him as he sat in front of his pill furnace.
He then opened the lid, placing the four herbs inside in sequence, closing it but leaving the lid slightly vented.
He sat cross-legged before the pill furnace, entering the breathing cycle of the Verdant Cauldron Sutra.
He touched the pill furnace and warmed it with his Verdant Flame.
Once it was warmed enough, he performed Stage 3, Cauldron Resonance, immediately.
He synchronized his qi with the pill furnace.
Every heartbeat, the Verdant Cauldron pulsed in rhythm with the pill furnace’s heat.
As a result, a faint green mist rose through the vent.
Liu Wei inhaled deeply: essence vapor flowed into his lungs, then through his meridian points, and finally into the Verdant Cauldron. Content originally comes from novel⟡fire.net
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