The so-called method of distracting and controlling fire is not a secret to igniting fire, but just a small method to assist in alchemy.

On the basis of the original control of the flames, it is integrated with more refined fine-tuning of the divine sense, so as to control multiple lines.

To put it simply, generally more complex pills, there are two or more elixirs in the pills.

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

The first is to put the first elixir into the Dan furnace for smelting, and then put the second strain into the same operation after it is almost smelted, or after the complete smelting, and then put in other elixirs in turn.

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

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 Dan furnace will be delayed because of the refining time, which will lead to the loss of the essence of the elixir, thereby reducing the quality of the elixir.

The second refining method is to put in all the elixirs at the same time to carry out unified smelting, and this has a high requirement for the monk's skill in controlling the flames, and it is almost difficult for ordinary people who are new to alchemy to do this.

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

In half a month, Yu Xiao practiced an average of seven or eight furnaces a day, adding up to almost a hundred furnaces in total, and he had tried many times whether it was the first method or the second method.

In general, the first method is suitable for novices, and after many exercises, they can master the technique, and they will soon be able to get started, and it is only a matter of time before they refine the elixir.

It's just that the refined pill is really not very good, and Yu Xiao is very dissatisfied with it.

As for the second method, it is extremely difficult to get started, and he only got a glimpse of the way after trying dozens of times.

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

This method is also a shortcut.

Because the second refining method requires the monk to have a fairly high level of knowledge of flame control, generally only alchemists who have been immersed in the way of alchemy for more than a few decades can reach this level.

Yu Xiao has only learned the art of alchemy for two years, and it is impossible to compare with that kind of alchemist, and he can't improve so much in a short period of time.

So he needs to resort to some other means.

The method of distracting and controlling fire, Yu Xiao didn't know who invented it, maybe it was the author of the "Six Arts Miscellaneous Book", or the all-powerful master learned it from other alchemy predecessors, in short, it really helped him a lot.

Using this method, he could integrate his divine consciousness into the flames he controlled, so that he could precisely control each flame and smelt the elixir that was thrown into the furnace separately.

The two refining methods mentioned above are, in essence, single-line operations, while the method of distraction and fire control is a multi-line operation, and its advantages are obvious.

However, the method of distracting the mind and controlling the fire is not so easy to master, because it requires the alchemist to have a strong divine sense as support, otherwise everything will be in vain.

The more types of elixir that need to be smelted for an elixir, the greater the consumption of the alchemist's divine sense.

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

The growth of the divine consciousness also needs to be taken slowly, one step at a time, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

Fortunately, the author of "Six Arts Miscellaneous Books" is very caring, and he has attached a soul refining technique called "Thousands of Tempers and Soul Forging Techniques" to the method of distracting and controlling fire.

Directly solved Yu Xiao's worries from the source.

This soul refining technique is not difficult to cultivate, you only need to recite the mantra once a day in the morning and evening, but the cultivation process is extremely painful.

Because when he was running this technique, Yu Xiao felt as if his head was being beaten hard by a huge force, and the sharp pain that came out of the depths of his soul hit his brain directly, and then spread all over his soul.

In an instant, he was covered in muscles, sweat on his forehead was like rain, and his clothes were wet in a few breaths.

After each practice, he felt as if he had collapsed, and it would take a while for him to return to normal.

Thinking about the more complex pills that might be encountered in the future, if there was no strong divine sense as support, refining them would be wishful thinking, Yu Xiao still gritted his teeth and persevered.

Among the more than 100 furnace pills, the final finished product was only twenty-three Shengmai Pills, and only six of them could be taken after removing the inferior ones.

The average year of refining the three elixirs of the Shengmai Pill is about ten years, and the total value is almost fifty spirit stones, and these more than 100 elixirs are five thousand spirit stones.

And Yu Xiao only got six Shengmai Pills, and the return rate was less than one percent, which can be said to be a loss of money.

It seems that he is still overconfident in his alchemy technique, from refining the Qi Extraction Pill with only one elixir to directly refining the Shengmai Pill with the three elixirs, during which he lacks a smooth transition, so the loss is not small.

The spiritual spring of the Immortal Mansion on the clouds, under his toss, is about to bottom out.

Fortunately, the Qinyue Lotus planted before has been harvested, and there are one hundred and seventy-one lotus seeds, so there is no need to worry about cultivating the "Seventy-two Chapters of Taiyin" in the future.

In addition, there was still a lot of leftover from the Qi Extraction Pill he had refined before, a full seven bottles, each bottle contained about seventy or eighty grains, which was enough to consume for a period of time.

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

This process took two days, and in order to ensure that there were no hidden dangers, he took a total of three Shengmai Pills, which can be described as unstingy.

After some careful investigation, Yu Xiao was finally sure that his injuries had healed.

There are still three Shengmai Pills left, and they can't exchange for many spirit stones, so they simply keep them for later use.

……

A year later.

Qingjia Mountain, No. 83 Cave House.

Yu Xiao was sitting cross-legged at the moment, his eyes were closed, his face was flushed, the mana in his body was surging rapidly, and the aura gathered around his body to form a looming whirlpool, constantly pouring into it.

Now he is at the critical moment of breaking through the seventh layer of qi refining, impacting the bottleneck of the late stage of qi refining.

Xu is this process was not very smooth, and there was a solemnity between his eyebrows.

As time passed, the mana in his body seemed to have found a flood of catharsis, and his brain rushed out, and the whole person was like a bottomless pit, frantically incorporating the aura around his body into his body.

The rich aura vortex that had originally gathered around him disappeared in an instant, and the mana in his body gradually stabilized in the process, and a more powerful aura spread out than before.

Seven layers of qi refining, a smooth breakthrough!

Yu Xiao slowly opened his eyes, scattering Dao essence, with unprecedented joy in his eyes.

Although the process of breaking through the late stage of Qi refining was more difficult and twists and turns than he imagined, his foundation was quite solid, and he finally had a thrilling breakthrough.

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

And in order to achieve this step, he spent a total of twelve years before and after, and he joined the sect at the age of eleven, and now he is twenty-three years old.

His face has long since faded from immaturity, and all that remains is perseverance.

Feeling the majestic mana in his body, Yu Xiao was in a good mood and got up and moved his muscles.

"Is this the power of the late stage of Qi refining, it is really much stronger than the sixth layer of Qi refining."

After the excitement, Yu Xiao reined in his mood and regained his composure.

Entering the late stage of Qi refining means that he already has the qualifications to impact the foundation building period, but there is still a long way to go to reach that step, and he can't relax at this time.

After sitting down again, adjusting his state, and stabilizing his cultivation, he began to plan what was next.

Now that he has been in Qingjia Mountain for almost two years, he doesn't know what has changed on the side of the Floating Light Sect, he is always a disciple of the Floating Light Sect, and he 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 a foundation building stage monk, there should be no problem in self-preservation.

Of course, for the sake of insurance, you still have to prepare before leaving to return to the sect.