Once the internal temperature reached the required threshold, he carefully began converting the ingredients into liquid form, allowing the heat to rise steadily rather than forcefully. As instructed by Magha, he repeated every step with precision, stopping just before the point where the liquids were meant to merge.
At that moment, Eklavya subtly reduced the intensity of the flame, lowering the cauldron’s temperature by a narrow margin. He did so by decreasing both the amount of flame transferred and the ki supporting it, ensuring the balance remained intact.
Only after stabilising the temperature did he begin mixing the liquids, guiding them slowly and simultaneously toward the centre. As the liquids blended smoothly without resistance, a faint smile finally appeared on his face, the tension in his shoulders easing for the first time.
Magha’s voice echoed with approval from within the ring. “Good work there, brat. The herbs I gave you are sufficient to produce ten pills. Technically speaking, this pill only requires herbs aged ten years, yet I provided you with hundred-year-old ones.
If those herbs hadn’t been uprooted, they would have matured for at least five hundred years.”
Eklavya’s eyes widened slightly. “What? Seriously? Isn’t that a huge waste of herbs?”
Magha dismissed the concern casually.
“Not really. This new method contains a technique that allows the refinement of ten pills at once. Across the entire continent, some techniques enable alchemists to produce multiple pills, but they usually follow strict orders—eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and at most sixty-four. With this method, however, the refinement orders are ten, twenty, forty, and eighty.”
Eklavya nodded thoughtfully, absorbing the information before asking,
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“So what does this technique actually do?”
“It doesn’t have a name,” Magha replied. “So just call it the Multiple Heavenly Pill Refining Method.”
Eklavya repeated the name under his breath before saying aloud,
“Multiple Heavenly Pill Refining Method… It sounds good enough.”
Magha snorted with amusement.
“Hmph. Anything I name can’t possibly be ordinary. HAHAHA!”
Eklavya cut him off impatiently.
“If you’re done entertaining yourself, could you tell me what to do next before the liquid evaporates?”
Magha cleared his throat theatrically.
“Ahem! Listen carefully. Now that the liquids are merged, you must pour more ki into them while increasing the heat. Otherwise, the pill quality will drop—and quality is everything. Once stabilised, slowly divide the liquid into ten equal portions and separate them from one another. After that, carefully use the flame to draw refining lines around each pill. Finally, maintain the heat to eliminate the remaining impurities.”
Without wasting a moment, Eklavya followed the instructions precisely. He increased the cauldron’s heat while continuously channelling ki into the liquid, preserving its potency and structure. Then, with controlled and deliberate movements, he began separating the mass into distinct portions, guiding them apart through fine manipulation of ki.
However, as he prepared to use ten strands of bluish-purple beast flame to carve refining lines across the pill surfaces. The moment the flames touched them, all ten pills exploded simultaneously.
Reacting instantly, Eklavya formed a spherical ki shield around the cauldron just as the blast erupted. The cauldron shattered under the force, and the shield cracked like fragile glass, scattering energy in all directions. This time, however, the ash and residue failed to reach him, leaving his face and clothes untouched.
Eklavya glanced toward the ring and said mockingly,
“Go on. Laugh.”
Magha merely chuckled and remained silent.
Eklavya smiled faintly, retrieved a fresh cauldron from the ring, and placed the final set of herbs inside. Drawing in a deep breath, he began again, repeating each step with heightened focus. When he reached the stage where the previous explosion had occurred, he slowed his movements further, rotating the flames in smooth, circular paths around the ten forming pills. The bluish-purple strands carved thin, precise lines along their surfaces without disruption.
Inside the three-coloured ring, Magha smiled in satisfaction.
“Well done. You’ve done it.”
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