After all, the Water Transformation Art she Cultivated was just like the Flame Mantra; it was a Cultivation Technique that could evolve.
Perhaps she could even use these two Heavenly Flames to evolve her Cultivation Technique while she was at it.
As for the third type of flame... perhaps that Yin Yang Twin Flames could barely be refined and used by her.
However, it was still too early to consider these things.
After all, aside from the Sea Heart Flame, she didn't know the locations of the other Heavenly Flames that she might be able to use.
To be honest, Xiao Xue was still somewhat envious of Han Feng's water-and-fire dual-attribute Sea Heart Flame.
She didn't know if Han Feng had obtained the Sea Heart Flame yet.
She truly needed to refine a water-and-fire dual-attribute flame right now, and the Sea Heart Flame was undoubtedly the most suitable among all flames.
Because Xiao Xue was slowly discovering that water-based Alchemy still had significant limitations.
After all, Alchemy didn't just require extracting the essence from medicinal herbs; a part of it also required tempering with the high temperatures of a flame.
To put it simply, some medicinal components didn't just need extraction; they also needed to undergo pharmacological reactions under high heat.
It was just like brewing Chinese medicine; if you put all the herbs in cold water, can it turn into the medicinal liquid you need?
This matter was also giving Xiao Xue a bit of a headache.
Currently, Xiao Xue was using her vast Soul Power and continuous Dou Qi to slowly "ripen" them.
After all, under normal circumstances, water can only reach one hundred degrees, but the temperature of Water Attribute Dou Qi could be higher!
Right now, Xiao Xue could barely raise the temperature of her Water Attribute Dou Qi to that of ordinary Dou Qi flames to temper medicinal herbs.
Reaching the temperature of ordinary Dou Qi flames allowed her to process the vast majority of medicinal herbs; it was just a matter of how much time it took!
It was like cooking; you might deep-fry for three minutes, while I boil in water for half an hour—it can still be cooked through!
Although the texture would be different, both were edible and could fill one's stomach!
Furthermore, this "water bath heating" method allowed the medicinal herbs to be heated more evenly, which was an advantage fire-based Alchemy did not possess!
In terms of medicinal efficacy, Medicinal Pills refined through the water method were even gentler compared to those refined through the fire method!
However, even though she could still use tricks to barely achieve this step now, it wasn't a long-term solution after all.
She was already feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Although her Soul Power was already comparable to a Peak Sixth-Rank Alchemist, she was unable to refine a sixth-grade pill.
A fifth-grade pill was her current limit!
Firstly, this was related to her current amount of Dou Qi, which wasn't enough to support the consumption of refining a sixth-grade pill.
Secondly, it was related to the temperature required during Alchemy.
—The temperature during water-based Alchemy was becoming insufficient!
The current Xiao Xue was equivalent to using the lowest-level Dou Qi flame to process materials for a fifth-grade pill.
And this disadvantage would be infinitely magnified once she reached the seventh Rank or even higher as an Alchemist.
If this problem couldn't be solved, then no matter how powerful her Soul Power was, it would be difficult for her to take another step forward on the path of Alchemy!
To solve this problem, her Water Attribute Dou Qi needed to completely evolve.
So, Xiao Xue wanting the Sea Heart Flame wasn't because she planned to "neglect her duties" and use fire to refine pills.
What she wanted was to directly swallow the Sea Heart Flame!
To let her Water Attribute Dou Qi carry high-temperature properties!
Speaking of which, Han Feng seemed to be in the Black-Corner Region.
Ahri was currently a Half-step Dou Zong, but trying to take away a Peak Dou Huang Sixth-Rank Alchemist from the Black-Corner Region was likely still not enough.
To intercept the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng's hands, she would need at least a few Dou Zong-level combatants on her side.
After all, the connections of a Sixth-Rank Alchemist were no joke.
As long as he was willing to pay a high price, he could completely summon high-stage Dou Huangs or even Dou Zong-level helpers from the Black-Corner Region.
So this matter still needed to be planned carefully.
As for now... she could perhaps go to the Imperial Capital first and ask the Jiama Royal Family for a sixth-Rank Qianlan Water Flame to use as a transition.
As for Heavenly Flames, she would wait until she had more than two Dou Zong-level combatants on her side before searching for them.
After having Ahri put the other things away, Xiao Xue spread her Dou Qi Wings and flew toward Stone Desert City.
While flying, she boredly browsed the System mall to see if anything worth buying had refreshed.
On the [Master-Disciple Function] interface, her eldest Disciple, Xiao Yi Xian, had already reached level 41, which was a One-Star Dou Ling.
The current Xiao Yi Xian had even broken through to the Dou Ling Realm; that brand poison had likely been mostly refined by her.
Xiao Xue couldn't help but click her tongue; the early-stage improvement of the Calamity Poison Body truly deserved the word 'terrifying'.
While Xiao Yi Xian's own cultivation was improving, she had also provided a significant amount of feedback experience points.
Xiao Xue now had quite a lot of surplus experience points in her hands, more than enough to Breakthrough to Dou Ling.
Moreover, once the Xiao Family relocated to the Imperial Capital and the second stage of the Main Quest [Reviving the Xiao Clan] was completed, she would obtain quite a few rewards.
At that time, her strength would see another major increase.
After sending her eldest and second brothers to the Imperial Capital and claiming the Main Quest rewards, she would then go open the desert dungeon.
Xiao Xue was thinking about her future arrangements when a red exclamation mark suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Xiao Xue frowned slightly and then clicked on the notification message.
In the next moment, her expression changed abruptly, her calm replaced by a look of anxiety.
"Ahri, hurry up!"
Second Disciple Qing Lin is in danger!
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