Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree

Chapter 781 - 733: Refining

Dragon Blood Grass, a rare magic potion material, is said to contain a faint trace of Dragon Race Bloodline Power, and it has miraculous effects on healing physical injuries.

Alchemists from various factions love using it to concoct potions for treating serious injuries.

But it has a fatal flaw—its medicinal properties are too intense.

The active ingredients in Dragon Blood Grass are extremely violent, and if used directly, they can cause secondary harm to the user. At the least, the wounds may sting, at the worst, it could provoke new energy disturbances.

It must be neutralized with other materials to temper its intensity.

Duke looked at the Dragon Blood Grass in his hand, and began to sketch out a formula in his mind.

Using Silver Moon Grass and Moonlight Moss as a base, first construct a gentle energy environment. Then use Glowing Mineral Powder to guide the medicinal power of Dragon Blood Grass, allowing its healing energy to release slowly rather than erupt all at once. Finally, add a bit of Calm Flower to prevent the user from experiencing spiritual fluctuations during the process, which could trigger secondary disturbances.

Five ingredients.

Five different energy structures.

They must achieve harmony in the cauldron, blending into a new, stable form.

Duke took a deep breath and began to work.

He first took an appropriate amount of Silver Moon Grass and placed it in a grinding dish for meticulous grinding. The leaves of Silver Moon Grass are very brittle, and a little force will crush them into powder, but too much force will destroy the active ingredients within. He controlled the strength of his fingers, neither hurried nor slow, letting the leaves slowly turn into a delicate green powder under the pestle.

The ground Silver Moon Grass powder was poured into the cauldron, with a small amount of purified water added, then heated gently with an alcohol lamp.

Next was the Moonlight Moss.

This material needed to be melted into a juice at low temperatures; too high a temperature would destroy its activity, while too low a temperature would prevent melting. Duke placed the Moonlight Moss in a small beaker, heating it over a water bath, while sensing its temperature changes with his Spiritual Power.

As the moss began to soften and exude a light blue liquid, he swiftly removed the beaker from the water bath and poured the liquid into the cauldron.

The liquid in the cauldron turned a pale green, exuding a fresh scent similar to grass after the rain.

Then came the Glowing Mineral Powder.

This substance could not be directly heated, otherwise it would lose its energy neutralization properties. Duke took a small spoonful of powder, mixing it with a little cold water to form a paste, and then slowly poured it into the cauldron, stirring with a glass rod all the while.

The pale green liquid began to shimmer with tiny silver lights, resembling stars twinkling in the night sky.

Now for the most crucial step, the Dragon Blood Grass.

Duke took a small leaf of Dragon Blood Grass. This stuff was dark red all over, its surface covered with a layer of fine hairs, emitting a faint spicy aroma.

He didn’t rush to put the Dragon Blood Grass in.

Instead, he first extended a strand of Spiritual Power into the cauldron, sensing the fusion state of the three ingredients inside.

Silver Moon Grass and Moonlight Moss had mostly merged, forming a gentle energy field. The Glowing Mineral Powder was dispersed within, like countless tiny nodes, ready to guide the incoming energy at any moment.

It was ready.

Duke cut the Dragon Blood Grass leaves into extremely fine fragments and then used a glass rod to pick them up, sprinkling them into the cauldron bit by bit.

With each sprinkle, he stirred with Spiritual Power, ensuring the dark red fragments were evenly distributed in the liquid.

As soon as the Dragon Blood Grass entered the cauldron, it immediately began to release violent energy fluctuations. Those dark red particles were like tiny bombs, crashing through the liquid, attempting to destroy the newly formed balance.

But the Glowing Mineral Powder started to take effect.

Those silver nodes began to flicker, each flash capturing some of the Dragon Blood Grass’s energy, guiding, dispersing, and taming it. The gentle energy of the Silver Moon Grass then took the opportunity to wrap the tamed particles, fixing them in the liquid.

The liquid in the cauldron churned violently for a while, then gradually calmed down.

The color turned from pale green to a deep amber, with a faint golden glow on the surface.

Duke did not relax his vigilance.

He continued to sense the energy flow inside the liquid with his Spiritual Power. The energy from the Dragon Blood Grass was still being released, but it was already under control, slowly and steadily integrating into the whole.

It still needed a bit of time.

He put down the glass rod and waited.

About a quarter of an hour later, the liquid completely calmed down. The golden glow faded away, replaced by a warm, restrained sheen.

Duke used a dropper to take a drop of liquid and dropped it onto the Magic Testing Crystal Plate.

The crystal plate lit up.

Pure golden light, stable, even, and without any spots.

It was done.

He took out a clean crystal bottle and carefully divided the potion from the cauldron into it. He filled three bottles, each containing about thirty milliliters.

Then he looked at the time.

Four and a half hours had passed.

There was still time.

Duke leaned against the workbench, looking at the three bottles of potion glowing with a warm sheen, silently calculating the effects of this potion.

Energy was stable, likely over ninety percent. Body repair, conservatively estimated at eighty percent. Duration, at least one hour.

It should fetch a decent score.

But there was still an hour and a half left.

With the current formula, the medicinal effect of Dragon Blood Grass was only exerted to about seventy percent.

The Glowing Mineral Powder had neutralized its intensity but also restricted its activity.

If he could find a material that could further tame the fury of Dragon Blood Grass without suppressing its healing capability.

Duke turned and again walked to the materials cabinet.

His gaze quickly swept over the labels. Silver Moon Grass, Moonlight Moss, Glowing Mineral Powder, Calm Flower, Moonlight Stone Fragments, Dragon Blood Grass... all had been used. Something else was needed.