This was indeed Qin Jue's first time refining pills.
Before this, let alone refining pills, Qin Jue had never even read any pill refining books.
At most, he had observed Bai Ye refining pills. However, Bai Ye's pill refining skill was probably worse than Zhang Yang.
Of course, if it was the other way around, then Zhang yang definitely wouldn't stand a chance against Qin Jue.
After throwing the spirit wine and spirit fruits into the pill furnace, Qin Jue directly used his spirit energy to refine them.
According to the description in the "Book of Pill Refining", refining medicinal herbs was the most difficult part of the pill refinement process. It was also the most important step. Moreover, the higher the grade of the medicinal herb, the more difficult it would be to refine it.