The azure Spiritual Water kept boiling at the bottom of the pot, emitting a large amount of steam.
This was a phenomenon that Baiyu had never seen in any of the magic elixir brewing videos he had watched.
Spiritual Water is a neutral substance and does not evaporate or boil unless affected by other ingredients.
"Could it be due to insufficient purity? Or is it because I'm using an iron pot?"
Baiyu speculated in his heart.
Spiritual Water, like gold, has different degrees of purity.
The information Baiyu had about Spiritual Water came from videos or books, making it difficult to judge its quality.
After all, who casually buys something so expensive.
So the current situation was a bit unexpected, but Baiyu couldn't figure it out, so he continued to tinker with it.
Sure enough.
What looks simple in books may not be so in practice.
One must experience things personally to truly understand them!
But with the Spiritual Water already poured in, Baiyu had no way to backtrack and began adding various materials in order.
"Five grams of White-Streaked Rock Powder."
"Five grams, the scale on this test tube is a bit off, it should be about this much."
"Then use the tears of a water dragon crocodile to activate the White-Streaked Rock Powder."
"One drop, two drops, three drops."
"Neutralize the properties with withered mystic tree leaves, and that's about it."
Baiyu methodically placed each material into the pot one step at a time, then watched the changes inside the pot intently.
The white powder quickly devoured the piece of withered leaf like flowing water.
Then came a crunching sound from within the pot.
The azure and white merged into a mass, eroding and engulfing each other, finally exploding with a loud bang, and a mass of blue and white gas surged out.
Within it seemed to be the sounds of flowing water and mountain mist.
Mixed with strange murmurs and whispers.
Baiyu heard only a little before his head felt like it was going to split open, and he quickly cast a purification on himself, which slightly alleviated it.
But only slightly.
Purification can only dispel the various negative emotions brought by the murmurs.
Such as despair, sorrow, and madness.
But it cannot resist the damage these murmurs do to thoughts and spirit.
Baiyu calmed himself and took this opportunity to pour the light blue liquid from the pot into a glass bottle.
"I didn't expect brewing this regular magic elixir would produce murmurs, it feels like my sanity value dropped significantly, but fortunately, it's finally done." Baiyu put away the reagent, looking at the now discolored iron pot, feeling slightly helpless.
He had already used up this month's qualification for borrowing the magic elixir room, and with time pressing, he wouldn't have used an iron pot to brew elixirs otherwise.
It's still better to use professional equipment.
Baiyu weighed the potion in his hand, which seemed to emit a strange magical power, wanting to open it and taste it, but then dismissed the thought.
One bottle of potion cost forty thousand.
Every drop is money!
"This should be the fastest I've ever completed a task."
With the iron pot taken care of, Baiyu returned to the hotel and entered the academic bull space.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the elite task with a completion rate of 81%, evaluation: good! Practice more, find strengths and weaknesses, improve by learning from others.]
[Rewards: 300 points of magic elixir knowledge, special magic elixir recipe—Prayer Apprentice!]
"Hmm, Prayer Apprentice?"
Baiyu hurried into the academic bull space, his eyes changed slightly as he saw the magic elixir recipe that appeared in the drawer.
The name alone hints it's something extraordinary.
Seems like a professional magic elixir!
And a restricted-level magic elixir recipe!
Baiyu took out the recipe.
[Magic Elixir: Prayer Apprentice]
Tier: Restricted-Level Professional Magic Elixir
Description: Enthusiasts of prayer magic, thirsting for various strange knowledge, delving into the mysteries of bloodlines and the heavens. Each bottle of Prayer Apprentice Magic Elixir is different, and each Prayer Apprentice possesses different powers.
Recipe: Two liters of Spiritual Water, a lock of Elf Banshee's aromatic hair, thirty grams of over a century old Tombstone Powder, one Moonlight Pearl, ten drops of a Pure Maiden's tears, two blooming Kikyo flowers.
Preparation method: Entwine the Banshee Hair around the two Kikyo flowers, drip ten drops of tears onto the stamen of one flower, place a pearl into the stamen of the other, water with Spiritual Water, sprinkle Tombstone Powder, and heat at 99 degrees Celsius. Remove Spiritual Water after the flowers wither and drink.
Consumption Requirements: Mysticism at LV1, Extraordinary Biology at LV1, Spiritual Arts at LV1.
Note: It's said that those who drink it will become radiant!
...
The preparation method and materials for the Prayer Apprentice are much more demanding than the Rock Form.
The amount of Spiritual Water required has reached two liters.
Converting to Imperial Coins, that's two million.
As for the Elf Banshee's hair, that's a material he's never seen before.
Elf Banshees are few in number, and their hair is not a common magic elixir material.
As for other materials, they aren't very difficult, just strange.
Tombstone Powder is odd enough, and what's with Maiden's tears?
How is he supposed to obtain something like that?
Also, the recipe is vague, the term "maiden" has a broad range. Some fifty-year-old aunties still call themselves girls in live streams.
Since it's a maiden, it shouldn't exceed 16 years old, right?
But too young won't do either.
"Around 15-16 should do, and what does the definition of a pure maiden refer to exactly?"
Baiyu fell into contemplation.
This elixir clearly belongs to the rare professional-type, and even though he isn't aware of the advanced recipes that follow, Baiyu doesn't plan to give up.
Even a Sequence Nine Extraordinary can possess bizarre powers.
Moreover.
Becoming an Extraordinary doesn't mean one can't be a Martial Artist, right?
Or can't use Mechanical Armament?
Extraordinary + Martial Artist + Mechanical Armament, that's the ultimate goal, that's what comprehensive development means!
Who says a Mage can't use a great sword or wear armor?
With this belief, even if Baiyu didn't get the professional magic elixir recipe today, he would find a way to become an Extraordinary one day.
The reason Extraordinary are powerful is because they possess rarity and peculiarity not found in the other two paths.
In other words.
With money, you can buy Mechanical Armament.
Although wielding armament requires physical and willpower training, that can be honed later on.
As for Martial Artists.
With effort, honing Blood Qi and practicing the Spirit-Seeking Technique, there's a chance too.
Only Extraordinary, apart from drinking magic elixirs, is about risking life to interact with the bizarre, gambling with life itself.
"Let Qin Shou help me keep an eye out for news about Elf Banshees, gather other materials slowly, I haven't met the requirement for Extraordinary Biology yet, even if I brew it, it's not something I can consume in a day or two."
Baiyu looked at the subject tree screen in the academic bull space.
Mysticism—LV1 (510/1000)
Magic Elixir—LV1(300/1000)
Magic Energy—LV0(0/100)
Sealing Technique—LV0(0/100)
Spiritual Arts—LV1(0/1000)
Mechanical Science—LV0(0/100)
Extraordinary Biology—LV0(0/100)
Ancient Martial Arts of the Human Body—LV1（20/1000）
Mysticism and Spiritual Arts have already met the level requirements, but Extraordinary Biology is still at zero.
So right now, even if a magic elixir is brewed, it's not feasible.
It can only be addressed after Extraordinary Biology reaches LV1.