For the next few days, Ku Luota was completely put through hell...
Every day, after being tortured by Ye Fan, it felt like half its life was gone...
Of course, the pain was worth it.
After its meridians were widened, Ku Luota felt that the true qi stored within its body had significantly increased.
In addition, Ye Fan had also found it a large stack of introductory books.
These covered not only cultivation but also professions such as alchemy and artifact forging.
Although the inheritance on this continent was severely fragmented, basic introductory books were not lacking.
After all, Ye Fan had his own matters to attend to and couldn't spend all his time on Ku Luota.
These were all fundamental things, and it made no difference who taught them.
At most, he would answer Ku Luota's questions or difficulties later.
Through the studies of these few days, Ku Luota finally had some understanding of the differences between the two worlds' systems.
Earlier, Ye Fan had returned the mecha to it.
Actually, this mecha was a semi-finished product; he had been forced to come to this world before completing it.
Originally, Ku Luota intended to study the knowledge of this world, find common ground between the two worlds' knowledge systems, and then find a way to complete the mecha.
But now it realized its idea was too naive...
As for common points, naturally, there were some.
Whether it was magical materials or heavenly treasures, they were ultimately just energy carriers in different forms.
In essence, there was no real difference between the two.
The difficulty lay in the application of theory...
The theoretical systems used to build the alchemical mecha were completely inapplicable to the materials of the immortal cultivation world!
For example, a component of the mecha required a certain magical material.
It wasn't that the immortal cultivation world couldn't find materials with similar properties, but such materials also contained a host of other attributes...
This meant that adding materials from the immortal cultivation world would result in several or even dozens of new variations.
An alchemical mecha was an intricate system where one part affected the whole.
Changes in one component would trigger countless subsequent changes, leading to an astronomical number of unknown variations!
This meant that completing the mecha with materials from the immortal cultivation world was fundamentally impossible.
Forcing it would only lead to the complete collapse of the entire mecha...
Even though the cultivators it had fought before had scattered in disarray, its mecha itself had many significant problems.
One was the impending depletion of its energy source.
Without new magic crystals to replace the old ones, it would become nothing more than an ornament.
Secondly, it was a semi-finished product with many serious issues already present.
For instance, the energy-gathering rune Ye Fan had felt was wrong was actually a阉割版 (yān gē bǎn - castrated version) of the "Magic Whisper."
At that time, it had drawn the "Magic Whisper" simply to test its feasibility, not as a final design.
Later, it proved that the "Magic Whisper" and the rune system maintaining the mecha's operation were incompatible and even caused some conflicts.
During the previous battle, this conflict had already caused some damage to the mecha.
Furthermore, Ye Fan's forceful severing of the energy supply with inscriptions had multiplied this damage several times over.
This meant that the mecha was not completely scrapped, but it was close.
Only the materials used to build the mecha could be recycled.
Through his observations over the past few days, Ye Fan also discovered something interesting.
Perhaps due to its engineering background, Ku Luota showed excellent precision in controlling its true qi.
If it could cultivate successfully, it might become a powerful figure in the future.
A goblin at the tribulation stage would likely shock all cultivators, wouldn't it?
Heh heh!
Just thinking about it made him a little excited!
...
After leaving Ku Luota to continue reading, Ye Fan went into the courtyard.
The leaves of the Dragon Blood Grass in the spirit field had all turned red, and it was time to harvest!
Skillfully harvesting the Dragon Blood Grass, Ye Fan brought them back to his room.
He kept a small portion to place back into his ring for future cultivation.
The rest were used to refine Body Tempering Pills.
The pill furnace was something Ye Fan had refined in the past few days, using materials salvaged from the ruins.
The furnace body, forged from purple-gold crow blood ore, could withstand higher temperatures.
The "Sea of Rivers and Hundred Rivers" runes inscribed within it could further integrate the medicinal properties.
As for the "Hand of Origin Force" rune, it could perfectly remove unnecessary impurities.
It was no exaggeration to say that this pill furnace alone was a treasure that would drive countless alchemists wild!
Once the furnace reached temperature, Ye Fan first added a batch of Chicken Blood Vine.
The medicinal properties of the Chicken Blood Vine could keep the body's cells active, making impurity removal much more efficient.
Only when the Chicken Blood Vine was almost dissolved did Ye Fan add the Dragon Blood Grass.
Throughout the entire process, Ye Fan maintained a steady flow of true qi.
It was only after the Dragon Blood Grass began to melt that Ye Fan increased the furnace temperature.
He had no choice.
Dragon Blood Grass was slow-acting and needed a little more stimulation...
Subsequently, Ye Fan added other medicinal ingredients such as Ice Crystal Flower and Seven-Colored Bud at different intervals.
An hour later.
The moment the furnace lid was lifted, a refreshing fragrance instantly filled the room.
Ku Luota, tempted by the smell, couldn't help but swallow several times...
This batch of Body Tempering Pills yielded seven pills.
Ye Fan kept one and placed the rest into his ring.
Body tempering needed to be done step by step.
If it ate all seven pills at once, it would likely die on the spot...
"Ye Fan, what are these pills for..." Ku Luota stared intently at Ye Fan's hand, "They smell so delicious..."
"Body Tempering Pills can remove impurities from the body, making it healthier and stronger," Ye Fan replied with a smile. "It will make cultivation much easier in the future."
"It does sound like a good thing," Ku Luota swallowed again. "But this must be very precious, right..."
"It's not that I'm stingy and not giving you any," Ye Fan saw through its thoughts. "It's just that eating this will be very painful. Are you sure you want one?"
"I was just asking casually, I definitely didn't mean it!" Ku Luota immediately shook its head vigorously. "You continue..."
Oh my heavens!
When Ye Fan had said widening meridians would only be a little painful, it had almost sent him to his demise.
Now that he used the word "very painful" to describe it, there was no way it would eat it even if it were beaten to death!
Speaking of which, Ye Fan was not deceiving Ku Luota this time.
Although Body Tempering Pills smelled fragrant, the taste after eating them would be excruciatingly painful!
He remembered that the first time he ate a Body Tempering Pill, he suffered for three days and three nights...
The intense pain made him faint, only to be painfully awakened again...
And so the cycle continued...
Fortunately, after 99 lifetimes, Ye Fan's tolerance for pain had become quite high.
While he could still feel pain, it was at least within his tolerance range.
Before taking the pill, Ye Fan brought a large bathtub.
Since body tempering would expel many impurities from the surface of the body, it was best to do it all at once.
After taking off his clothes, Ye Fan sat in the bathtub.
Ye Fan first soaked in hot water for a quarter of an hour, and after his muscles and bones had relaxed, he swallowed the Body Tempering Pill.
Then, gritting his teeth, he braced himself for the pain!