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188: Refining ”Duo Ling Powder”Lin Lingshan looked up at the azure sky enveloping their home. Hot tears streamed down his tiger-like eyes, yet he laughed heartily, a laugh of pure relief.

Years of forbearance and frustration were finally vented in this moment.

Lin Jingyu slowly withdrew his hands pressed against the Formation Plate. His face was slightly pale, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead; outputting such a massive amount of spiritual power at once was a huge burden, even for him.

But feeling the stable and vast power transmitted by the grand Formation, he let out a long breath, and the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped.

The Lin Family finally had the first solid barrier for their security and livelihood.

The night was deep, and the moonlight was like water.

The excited crowd gradually dispersed after Lin Lingshan’s persuasion, but everyone’s face was radiant with hope. This night was destined to be sleepless.

However, Lin Jingyu’s work was not yet finished. The Family Protecting Grand Formation was an external barrier; internal nourishment was the fundamental necessity.

Living inside the Formation was fine, but entering from the outside required the Formation’s recognition.

This meant using the Formation Plate to imprint and create some access tokens.

This was rather urgent, even though most of the Lin Family Clansmen did not need to travel far.

However, activities like going out to Black Mountain to gather Spiritual Plants, hunt, or Cultivate in the distant spirit fields not covered by the Formation required tokens.

Tokens were needed for all these things.

He needed to work overtime to produce them.

Fortunately, it wasn’t difficult. After spending more than an hour, he produced over thirty tokens, which was enough for immediate use.

After resting for a while, he recovered some energy.

Using the moonlight, he selected several Spiritual Qi nodes and began setting up small Spirit Gathering Formations.

This Formation was more intricate. He used custom Spirit Pattern Copper Wire as a guide, subtly channeling the Spiritual Qi flow generated by several Spirit Gathering Formation nodes, like streams converging into the sea, toward the depths of his underground secret chamber.

Having completed all this, he once again entered the secret chamber permeated with cold Qi.

In the center of the secret chamber, the cold pond still emitted chilling Qi. Lin Jingyu stood quietly by the pond, taking out jade boxes one by one.

Moonlight Dew Condensate, like solidified moonlight, clear and bright.

Earth Vein Paste, thick and sticky with a deep yellow color, exuding the rich fragrance of the earth; Five Elements Essence, flowing with five-colored brilliance, containing the purest Five Elements Spiritual Qi... He held his breath and concentrated, his movements gentle and slow, as if performing an ancient ritual. Following an arcane sequence and proportion, he tossed these rare Spiritual Materials one by one into the deep, icy pond water.

The Materials did not immediately sink upon entering the water but slowly rotated, dissolved, and released astonishing spiritual essence within the pond.

Then, quickly following the steps given by Yun Momo, he began setting up the Spirit Activation Formation. As several Formation Flags were placed.

Beams of spiritual light continuously collided within the cold pond.

They struck open the Spiritual Qi contained within the input spiritual objects, allowing the cold pond to absorb it.

”Gurgle...”

The originally dead silent pond water seemed to be injected with life, beginning to emit continuous, fine, crystal-clear bubbles, making subtle and cheerful sounds.

The bone-chilling coldness in the pond water gradually dissipated, replaced by a trace of warmth.

Although it was still cold, it had an inexplicable warmth added to it.

Wisps of milky white spiritual mist slowly rose from the bottom of the pond. Subtle at first, they gradually grew in scale, like the Earth Vein Yang Qi steaming up during the early spring revival of the land, slowly spreading throughout the secret chamber.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi inside the secret chamber began to steadily increase at a clearly perceptible rate! Although slow, it was incredibly firm and full of vitality.

The spirit eye, which was on the verge of exhaustion, had finally been successfully awakened with a faint trace of vitality, using rare Spiritual Materials as the catalyst.

Although he didn’t know when the spirit eye would be fully activated, this was a good start.

He no longer had to worry about the spirit eye drying up because of this.

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi in the underground secret chamber was now at least ten times denser than before, which was enough for him to Cultivate.

A weary but satisfied smile finally appeared on Lin Jingyu’s lips. The most difficult step, Spirit Activation, had finally been successfully taken.

Next, it required the slow, patient work of nurturing it over a long time with massive amounts of Spirit Stones. But the flame of hope had been lit, awaiting the day it would spread like a prairie fire.

Even so, he still didn’t plan to rest.

With a flip of his hand, the three yang furnace he acquired from Vice President Gu Yue landed with a thud. The furnace body had three feet and a round belly, engraved with three Golden Crow patterns, subtly glowing with spiritual light.

Next, large batches of low-grade Spiritual Plants—Tranquilizing Flower, Earth Root Grass, Blood Coagulation Grass—as well as several special mineral powders—Hematite Powder, Limestone Powder, and Saltpeter and Sulfur Mixture—were taken out.

These were counted as part of the Alchemist Association’s benefits; these were low-grade spiritual items, and no money was charged for them at all.

The reason he wanted to make these things was to refine an ancient Spirit Fertilizer recorded in the miscellaneous chapters of the Taihao Elixir Canon—”multi-spirit powder.”

This item’s efficacy far surpassed what is commonly known as secular Spirit Fertilizer. It could deeply improve the soil quality of spirit fields, strengthen the root systems of Spiritual Plants, and greatly enhance their efficiency in absorbing and converting Spiritual Qi.

This was a promise he had made earlier when trying to win over the ordinary Lin Family Clansmen.

Although with his current prestige, even if he didn’t handle it, no one would dare say anything.

But Lin Jingyu naturally wouldn’t break his word. This ”multi-spirit powder” concerned the strategic Foundation of whether the Lin Family could achieve self-sufficiency in Spiritual Plants and even support the Family in the future.

If used well, it would bring great benefits.

The refining process was complicated, requiring a thorough understanding of the physical and medicinal properties of every Material. The control of the heat, the order of adding Materials, and the stirring technique had to be accurate to the millimeter, comparable to refining a batch of high-grade Spirit Pills.

But for Lin Jingyu, who had powerful Divine Sense, keen perception, and the backing of the supreme Pill Dao Legacy, though time-consuming and labor-intensive, it was not impossible.

In the secret chamber, the low hum of the Pill Furnace preheating echoed again. A complex smell, mixing the clear fragrance of herbs, the earthy smell of Ore, and a trace of strange sulfurous Qi, slowly permeated the air.

Lin Jingyu rolled up his sleeves, his expression intensely focused. He began to meticulously process the Materials, control the furnace fire, and occasionally add various powders, slowly stirring them with a long-handled jade spoon, all according to the steps in his mind.

That night, the spiritual fire and humming inside the secret chamber never ceased. Lin Jingyu, seemingly tireless, poured his full attention into the task.

After a good while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his hands quickly formed seals.

All twenty-six spiritual power pathways on the Pill Furnace lit up.

The medicinal liquid inside was almost instantaneously evaporated of its moisture, turning into a powdery substance.

A faint fragrance wafted into his nose.

Lin Jingyu observed it for a few breaths, then nodded.

This was indeed the multi-spirit powder recorded in the Taihao Elixir Canon.

Currently, it was a concentrated substance refined from various spiritual objects.

Naturally, it could not be sprinkled directly onto the spirit fields; that would be poisonous to them.

It needed to be mixed evenly with plant ash at a ratio of one to twenty, then fermented for half a month before it could be used.

Afterward, he continued refining until all the Materials in his Storage Pouch were completely processed.

He obtained about ten pounds of ”multi-spirit powder.”

This was enough for the Family’s spirit fields for a year.