Chapter 32: This Thing Can Refine Elixirs

Outer city, southwest corner.

As the location closest to the Howling Moon Mountain Range, the number of residents here has always been the smallest.

The reason is naturally because the main demonic race of the Howling Moon Mountain Range is the wolf, which comes and goes like the wind and is bloodthirsty and ruthless.

Even if high-grade demonic wolves fear the Dahe Market's array and dare not come over, there are always one or two demonic wolves that haven't opened their spiritual wisdom that occasionally break through.

This is also the reason why Luo Chen has never dared to squander his spiritual power randomly in this place, always ensuring he has the strength to escape.

Cultivators rarely come to this side.

But today, a large group of people came suddenly.

The leader was a short, stocky cultivator with a face weathered by life, full of ruthlessness whether his eyes were open or closed.

"Are you sure it's here?"

"Second Brother Gao, according to the guidance of the Qi-Seeking Compass, the aura left here is the most; Ting'e should have stayed here for a long time."

It has been five or six days since the Dahe Gang suddenly attacked the seven halls of the Mountain-Breaking Gang.

In that battle, the Mountain-Breaking Gang suffered heavy losses.

But if you compare the losses of the Dahe Gang in the mountains, the losses on both sides were just half a catty to eight taels.

If they continue to mess around like this, it will be a bit unbearable for some loose cultivators who are just trying to make a living.

And these people are the majority who make up the gang.

So the leader of the Mountain-Breaking Gang, Mi Shuhua, came forward to try to negotiate peace.

The results of the final negotiations are unknown, but at least there will be no more big conflicts in the short term.

As the second-in-command of the Dahe Gang, Gao Tingyuan was finally free, and had time to care about his own scoundrel younger brother, Gao Ting'e.

He had been missing for several days!

What it means for a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator to disappear in the outer city of the Dahe Market without saying hello, everyone knows.

Gao Tingyuan was anxious.

Then he found the experts responsible for river transport and began to investigate the whereabouts of his younger brother.

Finally, he arrived here.

Gao Tingyuan looked at the charred ground, then at the ruins that had almost burned to ashes next to him.

It was very clear that a tragic battle had taken place here.

And the means that caused this tragic scene, if nothing went wrong, was the Fire-Sun Talisman that Gao Ting'e had bought from the black market.

The aura of the Earth-Shield was thick; it should have also activated that Earth-Shield spiritual talisman.

Gao Tingyuan's face became even gloomier. "The Fire-Sun Talisman was used, and the Earth-Shield was also used. If it was only used to kill a Zhou San, it is absolutely impossible."

He looked at the ruins next to him.

"Who lived here?"

"A loose cultivator named Luo Chen, who used to run errands for others, and later tinkered with some Grain-Bigu Pills to sell."

"What is his cultivation?"

"Third layer of Qi Refining, I guess; a pauper, living here just for the cheap rent of half a spirit stone a month."

"Where is he?"

"Haven't found him yet; it is said that he is usually very reclusive and doesn't associate with neighbors on this side."

A third-layer Qi Refining loose cultivator couldn't pose any threat to a fifth-layer Qi Refining cultivator.

Especially that person, who also had a pile of treasures like Gao Ting'e.

"Can you find out where my younger brother's aura last stopped?"

The cultivator next to him increased the injection of spiritual power, and the Qi-Seeking Compass in his hand trembled, finally pointing straight ahead.

"In the mountains!"

"Go, follow me in and take a look."

"But we don't know the situation in the mountains at all!"

"Hmm?"

Under Gao Tingyuan's gaze, several cultivators had no choice but to follow him in.

Crossing the overgrown wilderness, they gradually deepened into that dense forest.

In the dense forest, some demonic aura had already appeared, making a group of cultivators very uneasy.

Even Gao Tingyuan was a bit hesitant.

The million mountains of the Eastern Wasteland are rich in resources beyond measure.

However, after thousands of years, human cultivators have opened up less than one percent.

It is rumored that in the mountains, there are countless second-order demonic kings, third-order demonic emperors, and even ancient demons hidden among them.

The so-called mountain hunting by loose cultivators is actually just playing around in the outermost area.

Once they encounter a second-order demonic beast, they can only flee in panic, and most of them can't escape.

The reason why the Mountain-Breaking Gang can firmly control the business in the mountains is that they used human lives one after another in the early days to explore the territories of many second-order demonic beasts.

But even so, every time they enter the mountains, they have to be careful.

"This isn't right, Second Brother Gao."

"What's wrong?"

"The Qi-Seeking Compass is starting to get chaotic."

"What do you mean?"

Gao Tingyuan looked at the Qi-Seeking Compass; the needle was darting wildly, pointing east for a while, then west for a while.

In just a short moment, it pointed in four or five different directions.

"This situation has appeared before. A brother in the gang was killed, his corpse was divided into several pieces and fed to several big fish..."

The voice of the cultivator holding the Qi-Seeking Compass became smaller and smaller.

Because Gao Tingyuan's face next to him had already become gloomy to the extreme.

The oppressive atmosphere perfectly blended into this forest.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Good! Good! Good! Not only killed my younger brother, but also insulted his remains; don't let me find you!"

"Then Second Brother, what now?"

"Go back!"

A group of people felt relieved, and their footsteps became much lighter on the way back.

Passing by that ruin, Gao Tingyuan paused his short, stocky body.

"Notify Old Five, let him find out clearly whether any late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Mountain-Breaking Gang came to this side that night, and also check the fifth-layer ones."

"Also, check the situation of that loose cultivator who lived here. If he is still alive, bring him to me."

"Don't let me find you, you scum, I will make you wish you were dead!"

After saying that, he flicked a ray of spiritual light.

The magic artifact in the spiritual light was looming, turning into a dark blue water dragon, suddenly smashing onto that piece of ruins.

The only half-wall that hadn't collapsed also sank three feet into the ground, revealing only a sharp corner.

Luo Chen knew nothing about his old house being hit by another water dragon.

In fact, even if he knew, he could only give a like.

When he rescued some things from the house, he also added a few fireballs to ensure the house was burned more thoroughly, ensuring no too many traces were left.

As for the two paupers, Zhou San and Gao Ting'e, whose names he didn't know, his method of handling them was very simple.

Divided into several pieces, added some special Chinese medicinal herbs, roasted them slightly with the fire that burned the house, and threw them into the forest.

That kind of special "roasted meat" is very attractive to demonic beasts like wolves and dogs.

Luo Chen only discovered this recipe once when he was roasting beef himself, adding medicinal herb powder that was very nourishing for blood and energy, and then attracting a small wolf.

Since then, he had never used that recipe again, fearing it would attract more powerful demonic beasts.

After dealing with the corpses, he found a place to hide, and then went straight to the inner city the next day.

As for whether it would be found out in the future, we'll see!

Luo Chen had no time to think about these things now; he just wanted to refine elixirs.

The materials costing as much as two hundred spirit stones had already been processed.

The refining of Myriad Wonders Pills was also back on track.

According to past experience, his success rate was around ten percent.

But this time, in the first five days of refining, he succeeded twice in a row.

The success rate was as high as forty percent!

How could he not be ecstatic?

However, as the subsequent refining progressed, this ecstasy gradually stopped.

Five consecutive failures made him realize that he had just eaten dumplings for the New Year before.

If he wanted to improve the success rate and control the cost to be lower, he still had to wait for the proficiency of the Myriad Wonders Pills to go up.

"Soon, soon!"

Luo Chen looked at the attribute panel, 【Myriad Wonders Pill Novice 91/100】.

He was only thirty points of proficiency away from upgrading.

This feeling of having a return as long as you put in the effort was just too cool.

Even the work of smashing fireballs in the corner of the wall every day and filling in new soil became more passionate.

Failed for a few more days.

"This time, it will definitely succeed."

Luo Chen, wearing a brand-new apron, lit a stick of incense for the newly molded Guan Er Ye, and even placed two frequency-fruit fruits next to it.

He felt that the failures of the past few days were because he had forgotten to light incense for Guan Er Ye.

The Pale Smoke and Sparse Rain Tower was still working; one had to say that this magic artifact invented by the Heavenly Fragrance Tower did have its unique features.

Even though Luo Chen was used to all kinds of smells when refining elixirs, he still felt very uncomfortable with the smell of the Myriad Wonders Pills before they took shape.

But with this magic artifact, he no longer suffered from that kind of biochemical poison gas.

In the afternoon, Luo Chen carefully lifted the lid of the pot.

The bright red, jelly-like substance came into view, and Luo Chen's eyebrows softened.

"Success, Second Brother!"

"We are the champions!"

For the first time, he checked the attribute panel.

【Myriad Wonders Pill Novice 91/100】 —— 【Myriad Wonders Pill Skilled 101/200】

At the moment the proficiency upgraded, Luo Chen felt a window paper being broken.

Some insights he had never had before gathered into a trickling stream under the system's blessing, which he accepted and digested.

Some places he hadn't paid attention to before were all highlighted.

Luo Chen had a feeling that if he opened another pot of Myriad Wonders Pills, he would inevitably be able to do better in the details, and the success rate should also be greatly improved.

*Creak! *

The wooden door was suddenly pushed open.

A bright and atmospheric face stretched in.

Caiyi's eyes lit up. "You really are at home; I bought some spiritual fruits at the Spirit Source Studio, want to taste?"

Spiritual fruits from the Spirit Source Studio!

That must be tried; Luo Chen didn't know what it meant to have thin skin.

Caiyi pushed the door open, only to find Luo Chen standing in front of the stove wearing an apron.

While handing a verdant green large fruit to Luo Chen, she poked her head to look into the pot.

"What delicious food are you making again?"

"Meat jelly?"

"Why is there such a big medicinal smell?"

Luo Chen took the fruit and took a bite.

It was full of juice, and although there wasn't much spiritual energy, it was very sweet.

This taste was much better than the wild hawthorn he had been eating recently.

He said casually: "It's not for eating, it's the elixir I'm refining. *Eh*, don't touch, it's very hot."

Caiyi was completely confused.

Pointing at that iron pot, she asked suspiciously: "This thing can refine elixirs?"