Chapter 66: Qi Gathering Powder Prescription

As the nascent pill in Lin Feng's medicine cauldron gradually became round and smooth, shortly afterward, Lin Feng flicked his hand.

A light-yellow pill steadily fell into his hand.

Seeing the success, Lin Feng also let out a sigh of relief.

This time he used ordinary Qi flame, without the aid of Beast Fire.

Being able to refine it successfully also certainly involved a certain amount of luck.

He had previously obtained the prescription from the Snake-People Tribe and experimented many times, but all attempts failed.

"Master, I am willing to buy this Stage-Protecting Pill of yours for 160,000 gold coins."

Upon seeing the pill refined, a Two-Star Alchemist hurriedly shouted.

"Master, I am willing to offer 180,000!"

At this moment, an alchemist gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Master, I am willing to trade a set of Four-Star Peak-Grade Pill materials and the ingredients for a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill with you!"

Upon hearing that he wanted the ingredients for the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, Lin Feng chose to trade with that bidding alchemist.

The others also showed expressions of some disappointment.

However, they did not resent Lin Feng; instead, they were somewhat eager to please.

They stepped forward to talk with Lin Feng, hoping he would also help them refine one next time.

And Lin Feng happened to want to exchange ideas with other alchemists; in this situation, everyone began to discuss happily...

Over the next few days, Lin Feng continually exchanged refining techniques with some other alchemists.

Those alchemists' experiences gave him great help, letting him have sudden enlightenment in some areas.

Moreover, when Lin Feng was previously with the Snake-People Tribe, he had read the notes of several Four-Star Alchemists and various books in their spatial rings.

His theoretical knowledge was also excellent, causing the other alchemists to praise him repeatedly.

In the eastern trading area of the Alchemist Guild, Lin Feng came here again, searching for what he needed.

After passing several stalls of Three-Star Alchemists, he finally stopped before an old man's stall.

Looking at that sign, which read purchasing materials for Five-Star Bone-Strengthening Pills.

Below that sign, the required materials were listed one by one.

Lin Feng touched his spatial ring; the materials he had obtained from Green Mountain Town and the Tagor Great Desert could indeed make up a set.

However, he did not know whether trading with that person would be safe.

His gaze shifted slightly and finally rested on the emblem on his chest.

Only then did he see that on the surface of the ancient medicine cauldron, four silver ripples had been carefully engraved.

This indicated that the old man before him was a Four-Star Alchemist.

After a moment's thought, Lin Feng felt that a Four-Star Alchemist.

Should not be so desperate for those several hundred thousand gold coins' worth of materials as to choose to become a bandit.

He then walked up to the stall and asked, "Senior, I can barely scrape together a set; I just don't know what price you could offer."

After speaking, Lin Feng deliberately showed some hesitation, rubbing his spatial ring, a flicker of pain flashing in his eyes.

As if this set of materials were his most precious possession.

The old man, hearing the inquiry, narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "You must be the somewhat famous Three-Star Alchemist Feng Lin from the past few days; whatever you wish to trade, as long as I can accept it, it's fine."

"Um..."

Lin Feng twitched the corner of his mouth; "This is no different from saying nothing."

But upon hearing the other party address him as Feng Lin, Lin Feng did not find it strange.

Because this name was the alias he himself had invented.

He then gave a slight smile, clasped his hands, and replied: "Junior is indeed Feng Lin; I wish to exchange this set of materials for a scroll of a Four-Star prescription with clear soul traces."

"A Four-Star prescription?!"

Upon hearing that, the old man immediately stared at Lin Feng in surprise.

Then he recalled that Lin Feng had refined a Three-Star Peak-Grade Pill a few days earlier, and suddenly understood.

At the same time, his heart was filled with envy.

Thinking back, he had only been able to start attempting to refine Four-Star Pills when he was nearly forty years old.

Whereas this Feng Lin before him had done so about ten years earlier.

Believing that in another ten years, the Jia Ma Empire could gain yet another Five-Star Alchemist.

If this young man before him were his own disciple, how wonderful that would be.

"Hmm? Disciple... then, could we perhaps first take a look at this person's quality?"

Thinking of his own disciple, the old man stroked his beard and silently thought to himself.

Afterwards, the old man spoke: "I will trade you a scroll of a clear-soul-trace Four-Star Qi Gathering Powder prescription; how does that sound?"

Qi Gathering Powder is a low-grade Four-Star pill; its effect is to allow a cultivator at the ninth stage of Dou Qi to successfully condense a Dou Qi vortex with 100% certainty.

Therefore, this pill is quite popular on the market.

After all, who wouldn't want their juniors to condense the vortex a step earlier and advance to Dou Zhe?

Thus, on the path of cultivation, they can keep pace with their peers.

Most importantly, the difficulty of refining Qi Gathering Powder is the lowest among Four-Star pills.

It is the primary prescription chosen by Three-Star Alchemists when attempting to refine Four-Star pills.

Lin Feng pondered a moment, also feeling the trade was excellent, then nodded and said: "Okay."

After speaking, he took out the materials the old man needed one by one and handed them over.

The old man received the items, examined them, and found the material quality to be very good.

He also took out a scroll from his spatial ring and flicked it toward Lin Feng.

After checking the prescription and finding no problems, Lin Feng couldn't wait to go back and try to concoct this Qi Gathering Powder.

He then clasped his hands and said, "Since the transaction is complete, I'll take my leave first."

"Wait."

Seeing Lin Feng about to leave, the old man hastily called out to stop him.

"Is there anything else, senior?"

Turning around, Lin Feng asked doubtfully.

However, he wasn't afraid either, after all, if the other party tried to rob the Alchemist Guild headquarters here.

Even if the old man were a Four-star Alchemist, he still couldn't bear it.

"I've been trying to concoct a five-star pill these past days and have no time to teach disciples, so I'd like to ask you to guide my apprentice for a few days."

The old man put away the wooden plaque that read "purchase" while speaking.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng frowned slightly; he too was eager to go try concocting this Qi Gathering Powder.

Naturally unwilling to help teach the other's disciple, he immediately said with a hint of apology, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, senior; I also have no time these few days."

The old man also saw Lin Feng's purpose in exchanging the prescription, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't let your efforts go to waste; as long as you help teach my disciple for a few days, I'll guide you in concocting that four-star pill—how does that sound?"

"This... I agree."

Since the other party has already begun attempting to concoct a five-star pill, they must also be a Four-star Peak Alchemist.

And seeing that this transaction could grant him guidance from a Four-star Peak Alchemist, Lin Feng no longer refused and agreed.

Although he had previously read about many Four-star Alchemists' concoction experiences, it definitely couldn't compare to personal guidance.

At the same time, he felt somewhat strange—this old man was being overly kind to him.

Whether it was the previous prescription trade or this one, the other party was simply giving him a discount.