Chapter 234: Just a small amount of spirit stones, I'll do them for you!

At the door of the alchemy room.

A petite figure squatted on the ground, fingers unconsciously drawing circles on the ground.

Amidst the flickering yin energy, sharp claws formed from time to time, drawing sharp marks on the ground.

Her gaze always followed the busy figure in the alchemy room.

Earth Fire roared.

Spiritual power flowed.

From time to time, a Foundation Establishment True Fire was injected into it, making the fire even more vigorous.

Pieces of medicinal materials, following a fixed order, entered the huge pill cauldron.

Some medicinal materials did not enter the cauldron directly.

Instead, they had to be specially processed with spells before entering the cauldron.

From time to time, Bai Meiling could hear the figure's self-talk.

"Hundred Flower Dew as a base, wrapping all medicinal liquids—this is the foundation, but also the key step for the final formation of the pill membrane."

"The processing cannot be as perfunctory as the third time; it still needs the Winding Brook Hand and the Cloud-Transforming Hand to work together."

"Cold Ginseng, Angelica, He Shouwu, Motherwort, Sky-Green Aloe... these auxiliary materials are not just roughly processed by fire methods. The pill formula didn't write it, but if water-method alchemy is used for preliminary processing..."

Amidst the self-talk, Luo Chen's gaze was burning, staring at the pill cauldron.

His released spiritual sense was checking the various changes of the medicinal materials inside at all times, ensuring every change was recorded in his heart.

The success rate brought by the system seems fixed.

But Luo Chen had long since figured out that every time must be treated carefully, otherwise the guaranteed success rate would also fail!

Brushing proficiency is also like this.

Take the current "Ethyl Wood Medicine King Sutra" as an example.

If he only operated it briefly, it would take at least forty or fifty times to increase the proficiency by one point.

And if he went all out, he could increase the efficiency to twenty times to increase the proficiency by one point.

Now refining Jade Dew Pills.

Luo Chen was also like this.

Moreover, different from refining pills in the Qi Refining stage.

With the assistance of released spiritual sense, he could better observe the various delicate changes of the extracted medicinal materials during the pill formation process.

In this way, the feedback obtained from each refining far exceeded the past.

Even the proficiency, even if the pill was not successfully refined, had a weak increase.

This Jade Yu Yu Ludan is indeed worthy of being a 2nd-tier pill.

The complexity of the refining technique far exceeds 1st-tier pills like Jade Marrow Pills and Zhongmiao Pills.

In many places, water-method and fire-method alchemy techniques even have to be performed in parallel.

However, doing so also has great benefits.

That is, the proficiency of "Alchemy Technique" is increasing crazily at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If this continues.

I believe it won't be long before these alchemy techniques are all brushed to the full.

"It's time for Lingting Fragrant Grass!"

Luo Chen's heart moved, his gaze falling on the bottom layer of the shelf, those small green grasses planted in pots, emitting vibrant vitality.

As one of the three main materials for Jade Dew Pills.

Lingting Fragrant Grass is a 2nd-tier spirit grass, costing twenty spirit stones per stalk.

Most importantly, this kind of medicinal material cannot be processed in advance.

It must be picked on the spot and put into the medicine on the spot.

In this situation, one must use an alchemy technique—the Pure Heart Hand!

And it must be a Pure Heart Hand with very deep attainments to solve this kind of spirit grass that needs on-the-spot processing.

Luo Chen was unhurried.

His Pure Heart Hand had already reached the master level, so processing Lingting Fragrant Grass was not difficult.

A stalk of fragrant grass was picked, and several strands of spiritual power intertwined to form a fine net, sealing the cut.

The Lingting Fragrant Grass was moved to the pill cauldron.

The fine net extended upwards, cutting it into a "well" shape, and only the grass core in the middle slid into the cauldron.

What was needed was this section of grass core!

With ordinary techniques, no matter how it was picked, the Lingting Fragrant Grass would be contaminated, causing the grass core's medicinal power to be mixed.

Only the spiritual power fine net formed by the Pure Heart Hand could achieve the effect of being clean and untainted, leaving only a pure heart!

Withdrawing the spiritual power.

Luo Chen took a deep breath.

Next, it was to extract the "Jade Smoke" from the Blue Hong Yanyu and integrate it into the pill.

Finally, Hundred Flower Dew to seal the mouth, forming a pill membrane.

After being left to stand in a frozen environment for a day and a night, the pill would be considered a complete success.

The previous steps had all gone smoothly.

At this point, one must not fall short for the sake of a single throw.

Processing Blue Hong Yanyu requires the alchemy technique Folding Jade Hand.

In this aspect, it was Luo Chen's strong suit!

Back when refining Jade Marrow Pills, he processed the main material Wanyu every day, and he had long since brushed the Folding Jade Hand to the perfection level.

Now, using it to process Blue Hong Yanyu was just a small test of his skills!

In fact, this was also one of the reasons why Luo Chen chose to enter the gate of Jade Dew Pills instead of Blood Evil Pills.

In this aspect, he had an incomparably solid foundation!

Step by step, they were carried out.

If there were someone who didn't know the ropes here, seeing the complex alchemy techniques Luo Chen displayed during this day of refining, they would only be dazzled and dumbfounded.

Refining a pill, is it necessary?

True high-level alchemists disdain to answer him!

Why can alchemists become one of the top-ranking existences among the hundred arts of cultivation?

Profit is one aspect, concern for cultivation is one aspect, and the entry threshold and climbing difficulty are another aspect.

Other hundred arts of cultivation, with a little talent, might be able to delve deep.

But alchemy cannot.

Talent, effort, resources, persistence, comprehension... all are indispensable.

Alchemy has never had any shortcuts.

What is needed is for pill after pill to take shape under one's hands, and finally, to be pure and perfect, lightly saying—"Nothing else, just hand familiarity!"

Luo Chen possesses all of the above, except for talent.

And the system bestowed him with talent.

That's not right either; that talent was something he compensated for himself using the proficiency of other skills.

Therefore!

Luo Chen can confidently say, "I have today's alchemy attainments, all thanks to my own efforts!"

"Xiao Ling!"

"Coming, coming!"

A graceful figure appeared beside Luo Chen, holding a round plate like a white moon.

Wisps of cold air were rising from the plate.

Bai Yu Ice Plate!

Low-grade magic tool!

Refined in Tianfan City, sold by Ten Thousand Treasures Building, specially used to hold some wine and fruits that need to be frozen.

Now, it was just right for freezing and setting the formed Jade Dew Pills.

Luo Chen waved his hand, and his signature pill-collecting technique appeared.

Ten round, icy pill pellets flew towards him like swallows returning to their nests, and finally, without attracting a trace of dust, fell into the Bai Yu Ice Plate.

Holding the ice plate, Bai Meiling asked curiously: "Did it succeed?"

"It succeeded!"

According to common sense, it would need to stand for a day and appear with four cloud patterns to be considered a success.

But Luo Chen, as if he knew beforehand, gave the answer confidently.

Nothing else!

On the system panel, the Jade Yu Yu Ludan had already increased by ten points of proficiency.

This meant that he had finally refined the first furnace of Jade Dew Pills.

The alchemy was a complete success, and Luo Chen also rarely felt a trace of fatigue.

It wasn't that the pill refining was too difficult.

It was that the process was too complex and trivial.

Refining one furnace of Jade Dew Pills took a full day.

During this day, he couldn't be distracted, which was truly tormenting.

But there were also benefits.

His control over spiritual power and spiritual sense became more and more delicate.

Luo Chen had the confidence that in this aspect, he could be a leader among loose cultivators.

Even against high-ranking sect disciples, he wouldn't be inferior to anyone.

Simply cleaning up the alchemy room.

Luo Chen came to the living room and simply estimated the refining cost of Jade Dew Pills.

A portion of raw material cost, because of the war, rose to about one hundred spirit stones.

It was still unstable.

Calculated with ten portions, that's one thousand spirit stones!

Now in the entry stage, the success rate is ten percent.

Ten portions, one low-grade Jade Yu Yu Ludan.

"It seems that low-grade Jade Dew Pills, without improving the success rate, still can't recoup the cost!"

The market price of 2nd-tier low-grade pills had long since stabilized in the cultivation world.

Generally starting at three hundred, and those involving cultivation are around five hundred.

And if it involves breaking through a realm, the price is hard to say.

Basically, they are in a state of having a price but no market.

For example, the Foundation Establishment Pill!

In fact, the Foundation Establishment Pill is also a 2nd-tier pill, but the starting price at auctions is basically two thousand spirit stones.

The transaction price, even more so, often jumps to four or five thousand, and there have been cases of it hitting ten thousand.

Jade Dew Pills cannot compare to Foundation Establishment Pills.

The pills it targets should be existences like Rising Dragon Pills and Qi-Gathering Pills.

Considering that this kind of pill has an extra bonus for female cultivators, its value can be slightly increased.

That is to say, pricing it at six hundred, exceeding five hundred, is not excessive.

Considering the war impact, various materials have risen sharply, so labeling it at seven hundred spirit stones is also reasonable.

If calculated this way.

Once Luo Chen increases the success rate to twenty, thirty, or even fifty percent, the profit will be terrifying.

"It's just a pity, I can't do that."

"An innocent man is not guilty, but his treasure makes him a criminal!"

"This Jade Yu Yu Ludan is not my main means of obtaining wealth and resources; its role should be a stepping stone!"

Luo Chen's gaze flickered; before refining Jade Dew Pills, he had already made calculations in his heart.

Now that the pill was formed, some subsequent things should be put on the agenda.

"Xiao Ling, why are you leaning over there?"

Suddenly, Luo Chen caught a glimpse of Bai Meiling lying in front of the Bai Yu Ice Plate in a naive manner.

Bai Meiling raised her head, dazed.

"I'm not doing anything..."

"Then you?"

"I just feel that the smell emitted by this pill is very good."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. "Can you take Jade Dew Pills?"

Bai Meiling shook her head

After hearing these words, Luo Chen was lost in thought.

He did not drive Bai Meiling away, letting her lean near the Jade Yu Yu Ludan.

He cast a Cleansing Spell on himself.

Feeling slightly refreshed, Luo Chen walked slowly out of the cave dwelling.

Calculating the time, it was almost a month, yet Duan Feng still had not come out of seclusion.

I fear...

"Haha, is that Fellow Daoist Luo Chen?"

A bold, heroic voice came abruptly from above.

In surprise, Luo Chen looked up at the person who had arrived.

A figure was perched high in the sky, looking down at Luo Chen with a smile.

A look of surprise appeared on Luo Chen's face, "Is it Fellow Daoist Facing Chu Kui?"

Previously, when Luo Chen had come out of seclusion after his Clear Origin Profound Elixir Method reached minor completion, he had obtained a few sound-transmission talismans.

However, apart from Sima Hui Niang, he had not seen the owners of the other two sound-transmission talismans for a long time.

Li Yixian seemed to be busy with something and had not returned to his cave dwelling for a long time.

And the owner of the other talisman was a powerful rogue cultivator named Facing Chu Kui.

He had thought it was just a polite gesture, never expecting the other party to take the initiative to greet him today.

"It is indeed me!"

Luo Chen pursed his lips, glanced at the direction of Duan Feng's cave dwelling, and then gestured an invitation with his hand.

"Why not come down for a chat?"

Facing Chu Kui did not stand on ceremony at all and immediately landed in front of the platform.

With a wave of Luo Chen's hand, simple wine cups and a flagon appeared on the stone table on the cliff balcony.

"You said before you wanted to drink; why not do it today!"

Facing Chu Kui took the flagon and sniffed it.

"This wine of yours won't do; drink mine instead!"

With a flip of his wrist, an exquisite flagon appeared in his hand.

"This is a second-tier spirit wine, a specialty of Taibai Market; it is truly wonderful. Would you like to taste it, Fellow Daoist?"

Luo Chen looked deeply at the other party.

This person was truly good at getting familiar quickly!

He had no taboos, picked up the spirit-filled wine cup, and drank it in one gulp.

The wine liquid entered his throat and flowed down.

Although the taste was mellow, it was also quite ordinary.

Is this worthy of being called a second-tier spirit wine?

Just as Luo Chen was wondering, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

Opposite him, Facing Chu Kui held his wine cup with a smile, "How is it? The taste is not bad, right!"

Luo Chen nodded slowly.

"It is worthy of being a second-tier spirit wine. What is the name of this wine?"

"It's just the name of the market, Taibai Wine."

"Good wine! Good wine!"

Luo Chen praised it twice in a row, without any insincerity.

He could feel the wine energy crisscrossing into his Qi Sea, the scorching wine energy rising straight up like blue clouds.

Stimulated, the portion of the spiritual energy cloud he had accumulated was accelerating its refinement, transforming into drops of spiritual liquid that fell pattering into his Qi Sea.

Cultivation at the early stage of Foundation Establishment is not complicated.

It is simply turning the process of spiritual power liquefying during the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment into a repetitive daily routine.

Usually, Luo Chen circulates his cultivation method, absorbing the spiritual energy diffused from the spirit vein under the cave dwelling into his body.

At this moment, the spiritual power has only undergone the first refinement by the cultivation method.

Inside the body, it is still in a gaseous state.

In the form of a spiritual energy cloud, it hangs high above the Qi Sea.

Only through daily, repeated circulation of the cultivation method, accompanied by its refinement, can it turn into spiritual liquid and fall to the bottom of the sea.

Spirit-Refining Pills can accelerate this process.

He never expected that this second-tier Taibai Wine would have the same effect.

It was only slightly weaker than a Spirit-Refining Pill.

With a stir in his heart, Luo Chen already had the thought of buying a large quantity.

But unexpectedly, Facing Chu Kui laughed.

"Fellow Daoist, don't look at me like that. The production of Taibai Wine is truly scarce; this was just one of my rewards for ranking in the top ten of the Dao Discussion Platform last year."

Luo Chen asked in confusion: "But you said this is a specialty spirit wine of Taibai Market?"

"Yes, it is a specialty. But it is only specially supplied to the Yuding Sword Sect!"

So that was it.

No wonder the Dao Discussion Platform could give out such rewards.

Luo Chen felt it was quite a pity.

Whether it is Spirit-Refining Pills or Taibai Wine, resources that can refine spiritual power are always few and far between.

Even in the Spirit Medicine Pavilion of Tianlan Xiancheng, they are rarely sold.

If one appears occasionally, it is immediately snatched up by others.

Unless you guard that place every day, I fear you won't encounter it once in a lifetime.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, where are you from? I heard you have a gang under your command?"

Luo Chen briefly stated his background.

As for the Luo Tian Society, he also glossed over it in a few words.

Unexpectedly, Facing Chu Kui was very interested.

"Running a gang in Tianlan Xiancheng brings a lot of trouble."

"I heard that you encountered quite a bit of trouble just when you first moved into Danxia Peak. It was the Divine Work Sect, right! Oh, and the Geng family too!"

"They are not easy to deal with; it seems calm and peaceful now, but who knows where they are harboring malice."

"Fellow Daoist, your methods are extraordinary; I heard you defeated three Foundation Establishment cultivators in one move. You even coerced two major forces into retreating voluntarily; how majestic!"

"However, there is no such thing as a thousand days of guarding against a thief, only a thousand days of being a thief."

"Don't you want to completely resolve these two troubles?"

Listening to Facing Chu Kui's familiar tone, Luo Chen always felt something was wrong.

Especially those last few sentences.

A look of confusion appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, if you have something to say, you might as well speak plainly."

"Ahem!"

Facing Chu Kui cleared his throat, losing that familiar manner, and instead revealed the demeanor of an expert standing like a mountain.

He said indifferently: "I am Facing Chu Kui, a regular at the Dao Discussion Platform, in the top ten of the Heaven's Pride List; among rogue Foundation Establishment cultivators, I am the leader."

"Thanks to the praise of fellow daoists in the Xiancheng, I was gifted the daoist title of Heaven's Leader."

"I am most righteous and love to uphold justice."

"Scoundrels like the Divine Work Sect who take advantage of others' precarious positions deserve to be punished by everyone."

Luo Chen frowned tightly.

"Speak! Plainly!"

Facing Chu Kui waved his large hand.

"Just a small amount of spirit stones, and I will take care of them for you!"

(End of chapter)