to engage in physical exercise; to work out

to practice religious austerities or asceticism, especially in a Taoist context, to achieve spiritual transcendence or immortality

to smelt metal

to condense or extract the essence from information, data, or artistic materials

oil refining; to refine oil

to refine or purify a substance, such as oil, sugar, or metals

to refine

to make steel; the process of steel production

oil refinery

the process of training and strengthening one's character or skills through hardship or experience

The process of smelting iron.

to concoct pills of immortality

to smelt

the industrial process of converting coal into coke by heating it in the absence of air

highly polished and refined through intensive effort and numerous revisions, especially of a literary work

milk that has been thickened by evaporation, often sweetened

to be tempered into steel; to become strong and resilient through trials

an industrial furnace used for smelting iron ore to produce pig iron.

coking furnace

True gold fears no fire; a person of integrity can stand any test.

a factory or facility where ores are smelted to extract metals

to refine or process raw materials such as oil and chemicals into finished products

to polish or refine a phrase

to refine gold or practice alchemy

to craft or refine one's choice of words

physical exercise

iron foundry

to produce something through the process of refining or smelting.

to spend a long time thinking about something while unable to reach a decision

the ancient Taoist practice of concocting magic pills or elixirs in pursuit of immortality

high-grade well-tempered steel

a practitioner who studies alchemy, specifically in the context of Taoist practices to create longevity pills.

to parch and refine medicinal herbs

a furnace for smelting metal

refinery (of oil, metals, etc.)

to refine with fire

a delicacy (food)

to practice spiritual or religious austerities to become a Daoist immortal