jiāng qíng kuàng fēn xī qīng chǔ yǐ hòu ， jiē xià lái zì rán shì xiǎng jiě jué de fāng fǎ ， shì zhe zēng jiā guāng diǎn yí dòng de sù dù ， zhè yàng jiù yǒu gèng qiáng dà de néng liàng lái tuī dòng jiāng zá zhì pái chū qù le 。
将情况分析清楚以后，接下来自然是想解决的方法，试着增加光点移动的速度，这样就有更强大的能量来推动将杂质排出去了。
After analyzing the situation, Lin Xuan naturally turned to finding a solution. He tried increasing the speed of the light points' movement, thereby providing more powerful energy to push out impurities.
bù guò nán jiù nán zài yīng gāi zēng jiā duō shǎo ， néng liàng xiǎo le méi yòng ， dà le chāo guò dān yào de chéng shòu lì ， yòu huì zhà kāi ， bào fèi diào 。
不过难就难在应该增加多少，能量小了没用，大了超过丹药的承受力，又会炸开，报废掉。
However, the challenge lay in determining how much to increase it. If too little, it wouldn't be effective; if too much, it could exceed the pill's capacity and cause an explosion, rendering it useless.
lín xuān shì zhe yì diǎn yì diǎn de zēng jiā ， zá zhì zhōu wéi de guāng diǎn yuè lái yuè mì jí ， zhōng yú ， zá zhì yòu kāi shǐ yí dòng qǐ lái le ， lín xuān de dòng zuò biàn dé gèng xiǎo xīn le ， cāo zòng zhe yì diǎn yì diǎn de jiāng zá zhì pái chū qù ……
林轩试着一点一点的增加，杂质周围的光点越来越密集，终于，杂质又开始移动起来了，林轩的动作变得更小心了，操纵着一点一点的将杂质排出去……
Lin Xuan gradually increased the speed. The light points around the impurity became denser until finally, the impurity began moving again. Lin Xuan's actions grew more cautious as he carefully guided the impurities out...
dà yuē yí gè xiǎo shí hòu 。
大约一个小时后。
About an hour later.
lín xuān tǎng zài chuáng shàng ， shén qíng pí bèi ， yī fú yǐ jīng bèi hàn shuǐ quán bù dǎ shī ， zhè tí chún de guò chéng ， bǐ lián xù dǎ zuò xiū liàn yī tiān hái lèi 。
林轩躺在床上，神情疲惫，衣服已经被汗水全部打湿，这提纯的过程，比连续打坐修炼一天还累。
Lin Xuan lay on his bed, looking exhausted. His clothes were drenched in sweat; this purification process was even more tiring than continuous meditation for a whole day.
bù guò tā zuǐ jiǎo biān què lù chū yī sī xīn wèi ， lín xuān jiāng yòu shǒu yí dào yǎn qián ， tān kāi shǒu zhǎng ， lǐ miàn yǒu yī lì xiǎo xiǎo de dān yào ， sàn fà zhe qìn rén xīn pí de wèi dào 。
不过他嘴角边却露出一丝欣慰，林轩将右手移到眼前，摊开手掌，里面有一粒小小的丹药，散发着沁人心脾的味道。
But a smile of satisfaction played at the corners of his mouth. Lin Xuan brought his right hand to his eyes and opened it. Inside was a small pill, emitting an invigorating aroma.
zhōng pǐn xǐ suǐ dān ！
中品洗髓丹！
A middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill!
suī rán cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn guò ， bù guò cóng dān yào zhù jiě shàng lín xuān yǐ jīng kàn guò què qiè de miáo shù ， sè zé ， wài biǎo ， yǔ shū shàng jì zǎi de yī mú yī yàng ， huò zhēn jià shí de zhōng pǐn dān le 。
虽然从来没有见过，不过从丹药注解上林轩已经看过确切的描述，色泽，外表，与书上记载的一模一样，货真价实的中品丹了。
Although he had never seen one before, from the description in the pill annotations, Lin Xuan recognized its exact appearance: light blue in color with an aroma far stronger than that of lower-grade pills. In the cultivation world, alchemy was a highly technical task; even lower-grade pills only had a 50-60% success rate, and middle-grade pills were less than one-fifth as likely to succeed. Thus, attempting to make a middle-grade pill required preparing five batches of materials, with four often being wasted due to the high standards and experience needed. Only major sects could afford such extravagant behavior; small sects like Drifting Cloud Valley lacked the capability to produce middle-grade pills.
tā de biǎo miàn chéng dàn lán sè ， yào xiāng yuǎn yuǎn bǐ xià pǐn dān gèng nóng ， yào zhī dào ， zài xiū zhēn jiè ， liàn dān shì yī xiàng jì qiǎo xìng jí gāo de gōng zuò ， jiù suàn shì xià pǐn dān ， chéng gōng lǜ yě jǐn yǒu bǎi fēn zhī wǔ liù shí ， zhōng pǐn dān chéng gōng lǜ ， hái bú dào wǔ fēn zhī yī ， yě jiù shì shuō ， xiǎng yào liàn zhì zhōng pǐn dān ， zhǔn bèi wǔ lú cái liào ， wǎng wǎng jiù huì yǒu sì lú bào fèi diào ， ér qiě zhè hái shì yǒu fēi cháng gāo jí ， jīng yàn fēng fù de liàn dān shī de qíng kuàng xià ， rú cǐ shē chǐ de xíng wéi ， zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù dà pài cái fù dān dé qǐ ， xiàng piāo yún gǔ zhè yàng de xiǎo mén pài ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu liàn zhì zhōng pǐn dān de shí lì 。
它的表面呈淡蓝色，药香远远比下品丹更浓，要知道，在修真界，炼丹是一项技巧性极高的工作，就算是下品丹，成功率也仅有百分之五六十，中品丹成功率，还不到五分之一，也就是说，想要炼制中品丹，准备五炉材料，往往就会有四炉报废掉，而且这还是有非常高级，经验丰富的炼丹师的情况下，如此奢侈的行为，只有少数大派才负担得起，像飘云谷这样的小门派，根本就没有炼制中品丹的实力。
Theoretically, one middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill was worth ten lower-grade ones of the same type. However, in reality, there was no market for them. For example, while lower-grade pills were rare and valuable, various sects still had some stock. Middle-grade pills, on the other hand, were possessed by only a few major sects with extremely limited quantities, reserved for prodigies to use when breaking through barriers.
cóng lǐ lùn shàng shuō ， yī méi zhōng pǐn dān kě yǐ huàn xiāng tóng zhǒng lèi de shí lì xià pǐn dān ， kě shí jì shàng ， gēn běn jiù yǒu jià wú shì ， ná xǐ suǐ dān lái shuō ， xià pǐn dān suī rán zhēn xī ， dàn gè mén gè pài zǒng hái yǒu bù shǎo ， kě zhōng pǐn dān què zhǐ yǒu jǐ gè dà pài cái yǒu ， qiě shù liàng jí shǎo ， liú gěi tiān cái dì zǐ chōng guān de shí hòu fú yòng 。
从理论上说，一枚中品丹可以换相同种类的十粒下品丹，可实际上，根本就有价无市，拿洗髓丹来说，下品丹虽然珍稀，但各门各派总还有不少，可中品丹却只有几个大派才有，且数量极少，留给天才弟子冲关的时候服用。
This highlighted just how precious middle-grade pills were!
yóu cǐ kě jiàn zhōng pǐn dān shì duō me de bǎo guì le ！
由此可见中品丹是多么的宝贵了！
Holding the spirit herb in his hands, after carefully considering its information in his mind, Lin Xuan decided to personally test its effects.
bǎ wán zhuó shǒu zhōng de líng yào ， jiāng zhōng pǐn dān de zī liào zài nǎo hǎi zhōng sī liáng yī biàn zhī hòu ， lín xuān jué dìng qīn shēn cháng shì yī xià tā de yào xiào 。
把玩着手中的灵药，将中品丹的资料在脑海中思量一遍之后，林轩决定亲身尝试一下它的药效。
He got up from the bed and pulled a mat over, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He placed the light-blue pill into his mouth; it dissolved instantly.
cóng chuáng shàng qǐ lái ， lín xuān lā guò yí gè pú tuán zài dì shàng pán xī zuò xià ， jiāng shǒu zhōng nà dàn lán sè de líng yào nà rù zuǐ zhōng ， rù kǒu jí huà 。
从床上起来，林轩拉过一个蒲团在地上盘膝坐下，将手中那淡蓝色的灵药纳入嘴中，入口即化。
Then he sank his consciousness into his dantian (energy center) and began to refine it. Soon, the medicinal power spread out, emitting a powerful warmth in his dantian.
rán hòu tā jiāng shén shí chén rù dān tián ， kāi shǐ liàn huà ， hěn kuài ， yào lì jiù sàn fà le kāi lái ， yī gǔ páng bó de rè lì zài dān tián zhōng sàn fà kāi 。
然后他将神识沉入丹田，开始炼化，很快，药力就散发了开来，一股磅礴的热力在丹田中散发开。
Unlike when multiple lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were taken simultaneously, which produced hot currents that felt like being inside a furnace, this heat was moderate, akin to soaking in a warm spring.
yǔ tóng shí fú yòng duō méi xià pǐn xǐ suǐ dān de qíng kuàng bù tóng ， nà zhǒng qíng kuàng xià chǎn shēng de suī rán yě shì rè liú ， dàn què hěn tàng ， ràng rén gǎn jué xiàng zhì shēn róng lú yī yàng ， fēi cháng nán shòu 。
与同时服用多枚下品洗髓丹的情况不同，那种情况下产生的虽然也是热流，但却很烫，让人感觉像置身熔炉一样，非常难受。
With fewer impurities than lower-grade pills, the medicinal power was purer and more robust.
kě fú xià zhōng pǐn dān hòu de gǎn jué wán quán bù tóng ， zhè gǔ rè lì suī rán hún hòu ， què wēn dù shì zhōng ， gěi rén de gǎn jué jiù xiàng shì pào wēn quán yī yàng 。
可服下中品丹后的感觉完全不同，这股热力虽然浑厚，却温度适中，给人的感觉就像是泡温泉一样。
Although some scattered records existed in the pill annotations, personal experience differed significantly. Lin Xuan's heart was filled with joy as he focused all his consciousness on refining the medicinal power.
yóu yú zá zhì bǐ xià pǐn dān shǎo ， suǒ yǐ yào lì gèng jiā de jīng chún ， gèng jiā de hún hòu 。
由于杂质比下品丹少，所以药力更加的精纯，更加的浑厚。
Gathering the spirit energy in his dantian, compared to when he first entered the Flexible Spirit Period, the quantity and quality of the spirit energy had undergone a complete transformation.
suī rán 《 dān yào zhù jiě 》 zhōng yě yǒu yī xiē líng xīng de jì zǎi ， dàn qīn shēn tǐ yàn bì jìng wán quán bù tóng ， lín xuān xīn zhōng huān xǐ dàn xīn shén què sī háo yě bù bō dòng ， jí zhōng quán bù shén shí ， tóu rù dào le duì yào lì de liàn huà zhī zhōng 。
虽然《丹药注解》中也有一些零星的记载，但亲身体验毕竟完全不同，林轩心中欢喜但心神却丝毫也不波动，集中全部神识，投入到了对药力的炼化之中。
What used to be fine like hair now resembled matchsticks, thicker and darker. Previously almost white with just a hint of green, it was nearly pure green now.
jiāng dān tián zhōng de líng lì jù jí qǐ lái ， yǔ líng dòng qī dì yī céng shí de qíng jǐng xiāng bǐ ， cǐ kè líng lì bù lùn shì shù liàng hái shì zhì liàng dōu yǒu le fān tiān fù dì de biàn huà 。
将丹田中的灵力聚集起来，与灵动期第一层时的情景相比，此刻灵力不论是数量还是质量都有了翻天覆地的变化。
Soon, this spirit energy coalesced into a stream, which he guided through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, mixing it with the middle-grade pill's medicinal power.
yuán běn xì ruò fā sī ， xiàn zài měi yī gēn zé yǒu huǒ chái gùn cū xì ， ér qiě yán sè yě shēn le xǔ duō ， yǐ qián jī hū shì bái sè tòu míng de ， zhǐ dài yǒu yì diǎn diǎn qīng sè ， xiàn zài zé jī hū shì chún qīng de le 。
原本细若发丝，现在每一根则有火柴棍粗细，而且颜色也深了许多，以前几乎是白色透明的，只带有一点点青色，现在则几乎是纯青的了。
This process was crucial; in simple terms, it involved nourishing the spirit energy using refined medicinal power.
hěn kuài jiù huì jí chéng le yī gǔ líng lì liú ， rán hòu cāo zòng zhe tā zài qí jīng bā mài zhōng yí dòng ， yǔ zhōng pǐn dān de yào lì hùn hé zài yì qǐ 。
很快就汇集成了一股灵力流，然后操纵着它在奇经八脉中移动，与中品丹的药力混合在一起。
Just like plant roots absorb sufficient nutrients, the spirit energy became robust. Then Lin Xuan manipulated it to perform the Grand Circulation nine times!
zhè ge guò chéng hěn zhòng yào ， jiǎn dān de shuō ， jiù shì yòng liàn huà hòu de dān yào lái zī yǎng líng lì 。
这个过程很重要，简单的说，就是用炼化后的丹药来滋养灵力。
...
jiù rú tóng zhí wù de gēn xī shōu le chōng zú de yǎng fèn yī yàng ， líng lì biàn dé zhuó zhuàng qǐ lái ， rán hòu lín xuān cāo zòng zhe tā zuò dà zhōu tiān xún huán 。
就如同植物的根吸收了充足的养分一样，灵力变得茁壮起来，然后林轩操纵着它做大周天循环。
When Lin Xuan finished and stood up from his bed at noon, he had spent much longer refining the medicinal power than when taking three lower-grade pills simultaneously. Of course, the results were more pronounced.
yī gòng zuò le jiǔ biàn ！
一共做了九遍！
Checking with his consciousness, Lin Xuan felt a significant increase in his spirit energy within his body. This was a vast difference compared to after mastering the fourth layer of cultivation techniques, where even lower-grade pills had weakened effects.
……
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In other words, middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills indeed met his cultivation requirements.
dāng lín xuān shōu gōng ， cóng dì shàng zhàn qǐ lái de shí hòu ， shí jiān yǐ jīng dào zhōng wǔ ， zhè yī cì liàn huà yào lì de shí jiān ， bǐ yǐ qián tóng shí fú yòng sān kē xià pǐn xǐ suǐ dān hái yào jiǔ dé duō ， dāng rán ， xiào guǒ yě gèng míng xiǎn 。
当林轩收功，从地上站起来的时候，时间已经到中午，这一次炼化药力的时间，比以前同时服用三颗下品洗髓丹还要久得多，当然，效果也更明显。
Through personal experimentation, Lin Xuan made this judgment but faced another challenge: middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were extremely difficult to refine.
yòng shén shí chá kàn le yī xià ， lín xuān gǎn jué zì jǐ tǐ nèi de líng lì ， yǒu le míng xiǎn de zēng zhǎng ， zhè yǔ liàn chéng dì sì céng gōng fǎ hòu ， xià pǐn dān yào xiào jiǎn ruò yǒu tiān yuān zhī bié 。
用神识查看了一下，林轩感觉自己体内的灵力，有了明显的增长，这与练成第四层功法后，下品丹药效减弱有天渊之别。
Over these six months, Lin Xuan gained considerable experience with the blue light points and was adept at refining lower-grade pills. But for middle-grade pills...
yě jiù shì shuō ， zhōng pǐn xǐ suǐ dān què shí néng gòu mǎn zú zì jǐ xiū liàn de yāo qiú 。
也就是说，中品洗髓丹确实能够满足自己修炼的要求。
To be honest, that one he just consumed had been a lucky success; if he tried again, he wasn't sure of his chances. It wasn't that he couldn't refine middle-grade pills but that it would be extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive with low success rates.
tōng guò qīn shēn shì yàn ， lín xuān zuò chū le yǐ shàng pàn duàn ， bù guò yǎn qián hái yǒu yí gè nán tí ， zhōng pǐn xǐ suǐ dān fēi cháng nán liàn zhì 。
通过亲身试验，林轩做出了以上判断，不过眼前还有一个难题，中品洗髓丹非常难炼制。
For instance, Lin Xuan could refine an entire bottle of waste pills in one day and night, achieving a success rate higher than one-third. Without rest, the Star Sea within his body could continuously support up to six or seven lower-grade pill refinements.
jīng guò zhè bàn nián shí jiān ， lín xuān duì lán sè guāng diǎn de yùn yòng ， yǐ jīng yǒu le bù shǎo xīn dé ， xià pǐn dān de tí chún yě dé xīn yìng shǒu ， kě zhōng pǐn dān ……
经过这半年时间，林轩对蓝色光点的运用，已经有了不少心得，下品丹的提纯也得心应手，可中品丹……
However, with middle-grade pills, even without rest, it could only support refining one at most, and failure was common.
shuō shí huà ， gāng cái fú yòng de nà yī méi ， yě shì jiǎo xìng tí chún chéng gōng ， zài zuò yī cì ， lín xuān bìng méi yǒu bǎ wò ， dāng rán ， zhè bú shì shuō tā wú fǎ zài tí chún zhōng pǐn dān ， ér shì zhǐ fēi cháng xiāo hào shí jiān hé jīng lì ， qiě chéng gōng lǜ dī 。
说实话，刚才服用的那一枚，也是侥幸提纯成功，再做一次，林轩并没有把握，当然，这不是说他无法再提纯中品丹，而是指非常消耗时间和精力，且成功率低。
In other words, while he could produce middle-grade pills, the efficiency would be very low. This would inevitably affect his cultivation progress, slowing it down.
bǐ rú shuō ， xiàn zài lín xuān huā yī tiān yī yè de shí jiān ， jiù kě yǐ tí chún chū zhěng zhěng yī píng de fèi dān ， bìng qiě chéng gōng lǜ gāo yú sān fēn zhī yī ， zài bù xiū xī de qíng kuàng xià ， tā tǐ nèi de xīng hǎi yǐ jīng kě yǐ lián xù zhī chí liù dào qī méi xià pǐn dān de tí chún 。
比如说，现在林轩花一天一夜的时间，就可以提纯出整整一瓶的废丹，并且成功率高于三分之一，在不休息的情况下，他体内的星海已经可以连续支持六到七枚下品丹的提纯。
What should he do?
kě zhōng pǐn dān ， xiàn zài de xīng hǎi tǐ jī ， bù xiū xī ， zuì duō zhī chí tí chún yī méi ， ér qiě hái hěn róng yì shī bài 。
可中品丹，现在的星海体积，不休息，最多支持提纯一枚，而且还很容易失败。
Lin Xuan lay on the bed, pondering. After a moment of silence, he clapped his hands and decided to refine middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills.
huàn jù huà shuō ， zì jǐ kě yǐ nòng chū zhōng pǐn dān lái ， dàn xiào lǜ hěn dī xià ， zhè yàng de huà ， zì jǐ de xiū xíng jìn dù kěn dìng huì shòu yǐng xiǎng ， jiàng dī xià lái 。
换句话说，自己可以弄出中品丹来，但效率很低下，这样的话，自己的修行进度肯定会受影响，降低下来。
The reason for this choice was that continuing to take lower-grade pills for cultivation had become ineffective; breaking through barriers would be uncertain.
zěn me bàn ne ？
怎么办呢？
Refining middle-grade pills would require more time but offered a longer-term perspective. As the saying went, practice makes perfect. When he first refined lower-grade pills, his success rate was also low, making progress step by step. But now, it was effortless.
lín xuān tǎng zài chuáng shàng ， kāi shǐ le sī suǒ ， mò rán le yī huì er ， tā pāi le pāi shǒu zhǎng ， jué dìng le ， hái shì yào tí chún zhōng pǐn dān 。
林轩躺在床上，开始了思索，默然了一会儿，他拍了拍手掌，决定了，还是要提纯中品丹。
Therefore, he couldn't let the difficulty of refining middle-grade pills discourage him; cultivation faced various challenges, and this was just one of them. He needed to find a way to overcome it.
zhī suǒ yǐ zuò chū zhè yàng de xuǎn zé ， shì yīn wèi jì xù * fú yòng xià pǐn dān xiū liàn ， xiào guǒ yǐ jīng hěn dī wēi ， xiǎng yào tū pò píng jǐng ， hái bù zhī dào yào děng dào hé nián hé yuè 。
之所以做出这样的选择，是因为继续*服用下品丹修炼，效果已经很低微，想要突破瓶颈，还不知道要等到何年何月。
With continuous practice, he believed his efficiency in refining middle-grade pills would increase significantly. With its miraculous effects, his cultivation speed could improve dramatically.
ér tí chún zhōng pǐn dān ， zàn shí huì duō huā yī xiē shí jiān ， dàn rén zuò shì qíng ， yǎn guāng yào fàng dé cháng yuǎn yì diǎn ， suǒ wèi shú néng shēng qiǎo ， zì jǐ gāng kāi shǐ tí chún xià pǐn dān de shí hòu ， chéng gōng lǜ bù yě hěn dī ， bù bù jiān nán ， kě hòu lái zěn me yàng le ne ， fēi cháng suí yì 。
而提纯中品丹，暂时会多花一些时间，但人做事情，眼光要放得长远一点，所谓熟能生巧，自己刚开始提纯下品丹的时候，成功率不也很低，步步艰难，可后来怎么样了呢，非常随意。
In other words, from a long-term perspective, spending time now to master the refinement of middle-grade pills was undoubtedly worthwhile.
suǒ yǐ zì jǐ bù néng yīn wèi zhōng pǐn dān nán yǐ tí chún ， jiù chǎn shēng tuì táng gǔ de xīn lǐ ， xiū zhēn běn lái jiù huì yù dào gè zhǒng gè yàng de kùn nán ， zhè diǎn suàn shén me ？
所以自己不能因为中品丹难以提纯，就产生退堂鼓的心理，修真本来就会遇到各种各样的困难，这点算什么？
After carefully analyzing the pros and cons, Lin Xuan had new plans for his future cultivation. He continued to work hard.
After analyzing the situation, Lin Xuan naturally turned to finding a solution. He tried increasing the speed of the light points' movement, thereby providing more powerful energy to push out impurities.
However, the challenge lay in determining how much to increase it. If too little, it wouldn't be effective; if too much, it could exceed the pill's capacity and cause an explosion, rendering it useless.
Lin Xuan gradually increased the speed. The light points around the impurity became denser until finally, the impurity began moving again. Lin Xuan's actions grew more cautious as he carefully guided the impurities out...
About an hour later.
"Phew!"
Lin Xuan lay on his bed, looking exhausted. His clothes were drenched in sweat; this purification process was even more tiring than continuous meditation for a whole day.
But a smile of satisfaction played at the corners of his mouth. Lin Xuan brought his right hand to his eyes and opened it. Inside was a small pill, emitting an invigorating aroma.
A middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill!
Although he had never seen one before, from the description in the pill annotations, Lin Xuan recognized its exact appearance: light blue in color with an aroma far stronger than that of lower-grade pills. In the cultivation world, alchemy was a highly technical task; even lower-grade pills only had a 50-60% success rate, and middle-grade pills were less than one-fifth as likely to succeed. Thus, attempting to make a middle-grade pill required preparing five batches of materials, with four often being wasted due to the high standards and experience needed. Only major sects could afford such extravagant behavior; small sects like Drifting Cloud Valley lacked the capability to produce middle-grade pills.
Theoretically, one middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill was worth ten lower-grade ones of the same type. However, in reality, there was no market for them. For example, while lower-grade pills were rare and valuable, various sects still had some stock. Middle-grade pills, on the other hand, were possessed by only a few major sects with extremely limited quantities, reserved for prodigies to use when breaking through barriers.
This highlighted just how precious middle-grade pills were!
Holding the spirit herb in his hands, after carefully considering its information in his mind, Lin Xuan decided to personally test its effects.
He got up from the bed and pulled a mat over, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He placed the light-blue pill into his mouth; it dissolved instantly.
Then he sank his consciousness into his dantian (energy center) and began to refine it. Soon, the medicinal power spread out, emitting a powerful warmth in his dantian.
Unlike when multiple lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were taken simultaneously, which produced hot currents that felt like being inside a furnace, this heat was moderate, akin to soaking in a warm spring.
With fewer impurities than lower-grade pills, the medicinal power was purer and more robust.
Although some scattered records existed in the pill annotations, personal experience differed significantly. Lin Xuan's heart was filled with joy as he focused all his consciousness on refining the medicinal power.
Gathering the spirit energy in his dantian, compared to when he first entered the Flexible Spirit Period, the quantity and quality of the spirit energy had undergone a complete transformation.
What used to be fine like hair now resembled matchsticks, thicker and darker. Previously almost white with just a hint of green, it was nearly pure green now.
Soon, this spirit energy coalesced into a stream, which he guided through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, mixing it with the middle-grade pill's medicinal power.
This process was crucial; in simple terms, it involved nourishing the spirit energy using refined medicinal power.
Just like plant roots absorb sufficient nutrients, the spirit energy became robust. Then Lin Xuan manipulated it to perform the Grand Circulation nine times!
...
When Lin Xuan finished and stood up from his bed at noon, he had spent much longer refining the medicinal power than when taking three lower-grade pills simultaneously. Of course, the results were more pronounced.
Checking with his consciousness, Lin Xuan felt a significant increase in his spirit energy within his body. This was a vast difference compared to after mastering the fourth layer of cultivation techniques, where even lower-grade pills had weakened effects.
In other words, middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills indeed met his cultivation requirements.
Through personal experimentation, Lin Xuan made this judgment but faced another challenge: middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were extremely difficult to refine.
Over these six months, Lin Xuan gained considerable experience with the blue light points and was adept at refining lower-grade pills. But for middle-grade pills...
To be honest, that one he just consumed had been a lucky success; if he tried again, he wasn't sure of his chances. It wasn't that he couldn't refine middle-grade pills but that it would be extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive with low success rates.
For instance, Lin Xuan could refine an entire bottle of waste pills in one day and night, achieving a success rate higher than one-third. Without rest, the Star Sea within his body could continuously support up to six or seven lower-grade pill refinements.
However, with middle-grade pills, even without rest, it could only support refining one at most, and failure was common.
In other words, while he could produce middle-grade pills, the efficiency would be very low. This would inevitably affect his cultivation progress, slowing it down.
What should he do?
Lin Xuan lay on the bed, pondering. After a moment of silence, he clapped his hands and decided to refine middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pills.
The reason for this choice was that continuing to take lower-grade pills for cultivation had become ineffective; breaking through barriers would be uncertain.
Refining middle-grade pills would require more time but offered a longer-term perspective. As the saying went, practice makes perfect. When he first refined lower-grade pills, his success rate was also low, making progress step by step. But now, it was effortless.
Therefore, he couldn't let the difficulty of refining middle-grade pills discourage him; cultivation faced various challenges, and this was just one of them. He needed to find a way to overcome it.
With continuous practice, he believed his efficiency in refining middle-grade pills would increase significantly. With its miraculous effects, his cultivation speed could improve dramatically.
In other words, from a long-term perspective, spending time now to master the refinement of middle-grade pills was undoubtedly worthwhile.
After carefully analyzing the pros and cons, Lin Xuan had new plans for his future cultivation. He continued to work hard.