After figuring out the elements, things became easier for Han Cai. He started extracting the elements in large quantities; most of them were in liquid form, some even gaseous. After extracting all the elements into various pill bottles, he started combining the elements, and under high temperature, the pill slowly started to take form. When the pill was finally concocted, Han Cai felt something move inside him again; the movement was massive.
The movement was similar to when he created the obscurity array. He checked the system, and his Grandmaster Alchemist ability was not dormant but semi-dormant. A semi-dormant Grandmaster Alchemist ability meant he had the ability of a Level Four Alchemist now. Han Cai was so happy about this achievement that he felt like jumping around.
He calmed his nerves and asked Blacky to take the pills for evaluation to the clan; he wanted to know their purity and potency. After this successful venture and with his Alchemist ability semi-dormant, he decided it was high time he tried the Awakening Pill. He was counting on the pill to awaken his abilities. He already had the materials, but even after coming to the sect, he was able to procure only four sets of these materials. But now, Han Cai had a process with which he could use lower-grade materials as long as he understood them.
To begin with the Awakening Pill, Han Cai started by understanding the elements that made the Awakening Pill so special. As months passed, Han Cai was able to filter out elements from each of the needed materials of the Awakening Pill.
However, he was now running out of names to give to the elements. Just like the scientists in his first life, he wanted to keep giving the elements very complex names. Being an avid reader in his past life, he had read many Latin novels. So, he had some knowledge of Latin words, which he used to name some of the elements in the materials. For example, from the Sunflower Root, Han Cai found a distinct element that he decided to call Helianthinin, after the Latin term for sunflower, "Helianthus." Han Cai was very satisfied with his naming ability.
This Helianthinin element was a powerful catalyst that enhanced the potency of other elements in the pill and harmonized their effects. It also contained Sun Essence, an energy source that could stimulate the awakening of dormant abilities. Normal Sunflower Roots contained these too but in smaller amounts. Luckily, Helianthinin could also be extracted from the much cheaper Golden Sun Daisy, which was abundant in the market.
The Silver Moon Blossom carried an element that he named Lunaria, after the Latin name for the moon. Lunaria had an ethereal quality that could soothe and balance a cultivator's spirit, essential for awakening dormant abilities. It also had Moon Essence, an energy source that complemented Sun Essence, creating a perfect balance. While a mature Silver Moon Blossom was expensive and hard to find, he discovered that the common Moonbeam Lily contained a similar, albeit less potent form of Lunaria, making it a suitable and affordable alternative.
The Heavenly Serpent Vine contained an element Han Cai called Serpentinite. This element has properties that could stimulate the meridians in the cultivator's body, aiding in the awakening of hidden abilities. However, these vines were quite rare and, therefore, expensive. Fortunately, he found that the common Green Snake Grass, though requiring a larger quantity, could also provide Serpentinite.
The Starlight Lotus Seed contained an element that he named Astraline. Astraline had a special type of cosmic energy that could resonate with a cultivator's spirit, aiding in the awakening process. Even though Starlight Lotus Seeds were quite expensive, Han Cai found that Starlight Dewdrops, a common condensation found on starlit nights, also contained Astraline, albeit in much smaller quantities.
Lastly, from the Azure Spirit Flower, Han Cai discovered a new element. But by now he had run out of Latin names so he decided to get creative with names and use whatever random words he could think of that sounded sciencey. He named the material Azurean. It had a unique quality of resonating with spiritual energy, making it a crucial element in the Awakening Pill. Azure Spirit Flowers were quite rare and hence costly. However, Han Cai found that Azure Morning Glories, though less potent, contained Azurean and were a cheaper and more accessible alternative.
After finding the elements, things became easier for him. This did not mean he succeeded in concocting the Awakening Pill, but it did mean he was now able to use as many materials as he wanted for practice. The Awakening Pill was still one of the highest-grade pills. He realized after failing so many times that it would take a long time before he mastered it. In the meantime, he decided to increase the production of high-grade pills and scale up the business.
Now that his ability was semi-dormant, he could create high-grade pills as if they were lower-grade fasting pills. The concoction of pills depended on the amount of materials. If you add a very low amount of materials, you might be able to concoct very few pills, but Alchemists, in general, use less material to maintain the purity of their pills. They often create the pills in batches of five or ten, as a large amount of pills in every batch requires a lot of precision and skill, not to mention spirit Qi.
Now that he was almost a level four Alchemist, Han Cai did not have to worry about the skills or precision. He could manage a hundred high-grade pills per batch, but the issue was his Qi. He couldn't use Yongnian's, as his death Qi would reverse the effects of the pill. Han Cai decided to give Blacky a try to supply him with Shadow Qi, but with Blacky's shadow, the pills were imbued with a shadow element.
Han Cai had no choice but to depend on himself for this, but after every batch of concoction, he was running out of Qi to maintain the harmony of the flames and the cool temperature with spirit Qi. His cultivation was too low to provide spirit Qi to concoct this large quantity of the pills.
The only solution he could think of was to use an array that could supplement Qi for him, so he wouldn't have to take breaks during pill concoction. Han Cai was already proficient with the Blazing Sun Array, an array that supplied Flame Qi, which was essential for his pill concoction. However, for Frigid Qi, he needed to learn a new array, which was not much challenge anymore.
