Hoo–
Aur took a deep breath, carefully controlling the fire beneath the furnace, his crimson eyes glowing with a pattern of five circles, the centre one larger than the rest.
After keenly sensing the changes in the furnace, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"The first step is done."
Next, Aur retrieved the greenish blood of ogres from his spatial bag and allowed it to enter the furnace, mixing with the essence. After some time of controlling the flames, the blood of the ogres and the essence mixed together seamlessly under the control of him.
Following this, Aur began to carve intricate patterns in the floor using chalk, while maintaining a low heat around the furnace. These patterns were all similar to the once he drew when he previously was preparing the potion.
Although the tasks mirrored his previous attempt, Aur now possessed a deeper understanding of the technique and had thoroughly comprehended the spell as well: this was a quality difference.
The speed was noticeably faster, and the intent behind every swipe of the chalk was more powerful.
"Now for the last step," Aur said, immediately beginning to supply mana to the chalk in an intricate manner, controlling it flawlessly. The intricate patterns all started to glow and lift in the air as he supplied more and more light blue mana into them.
With a keen sense of the intricate pattern, Aur knew exactly where to supply the mana and nourish all the weak points which were previously neglected by him. As he continuously infused his light blue mana into the patterns in a steady stream, they started to merge with the mixed essence and ogres' blood, forming a golden liquid.
Boom!
The pattern merged with the golden liquid, and a trace of spirituality was born.
Instantly, Aur's eyes began to glow in a pattern once again, and he raised the flame to its highest heat.
The surroundings became distorted with the sheer heat emanating from the flame.
Without hesitation, he took the body-refining potion and then, without waiting a second, he opened the jar containing the blood of the shadow bear and gulped it down in one sitting.
As the blood traveled down his esophagus and entered his stomach, the gastric acid started to slowly break down these particles.
At this time, Aur tapped into his blood and Qi.
Boom!
Both the potion and the blood of the shadow bear were instantly broken down and began to nourish his body.
From the nerves to the tendons and muscles, all were rapidly being nourished under the enhancement. Even Aur's bones were rapidly strengthening as time passed.
Aur sensed the changes inside his body and nodded with a satisfied expression.
He had found another feature of blood and Qi: as it grew stronger, it helped him in the digestion of particles that entered his belly.
Although in the initial phase of blood and Qi, the enhancement was so small that it could barely be felt, now it was apparent. His digestion had increased by at least ten times that of normal humans in this world.
Aur sat in silent meditation, feeling the gradual nourishment coursing through his entire being.
Every fiber of his being was gradually being strengthened, but despite the improvement, a faint frown creased his brow.
"The potion and the blood of the shadow bear didn't increase my blood and Qi."
The process of gradual strengthening continued for a full two hours before Aur finally sensed that his body was no longer being strengthened.
With a sigh of relief, he relaxed, feeling the nourishment settle within him.