Chapter 145: Third-Rank Alchemist

For Hua Changxi, she really didn't care about the imperial court's blockade. If one couldn't even break through the imperial court's blockade and didn't have the courage to move forward, then such a person wasn't suitable to be a Zhu Que Army member who eliminates evil spirits and protects peace.

From the 15th of August to the 15th of September, for this month, Hua Changxi stayed in the Lingguang Hall, practicing alchemy during the day and cultivating body refining at night.

【Third-Rank Alchemist (Low-Grade Pill): Alchemy 1 furnace 1/10】

After three months of intensive alchemy, she finally raised her alchemist rank to the third rank.

After spending another month, on the 15th of October, Hua Changxi refined the first third-rank top-grade pill.

Compared with first-rank pills and second-rank pills, third-rank pills were obviously much harder to refine.

【Third-Rank Alchemist (Top-Grade Pill): Alchemy 1001 furnace 1001/】

Looking at the third-rank top-grade Fire Returning Pill in her hand, Hua Changxi was shocked by the rich spiritual energy contained in the pill. One third-rank top-grade Fire Returning Pill could quickly restore 100,000 points of spiritual energy.

However, thinking that the spiritual energy contained in a Golden Core stage cultivator's body was between one million and one hundred million, she felt it was okay.

She refined ten furnaces of third-rank top-grade Fire Returning Pills for backup, and only then did Hua Changxi leave the main hall of the Lingguang Hall.

At this time, the "Zhu Que Army Roster" had recorded more than two hundred fire-spiritual-root cultivators who had accepted the preaching. All these people had scattered their original cultivation and chose to re-cultivate from the beginning.

At this moment, these people were all in the Practice Hall opposite the Preaching Hall, concentrating on cultivation.

Hua Changxi checked the first-rank pills in the Shennong Cauldron, took out half of the various first-rank pills that were not needed, and sent them to the Warehouse Department on the fourth floor of the palace complex, directly above the Practice Hall, using spiritual energy.

"Those who scatter their cultivation and re-cultivate can go to the Warehouse Department to collect a bottle of first-rank pills."

The Preaching Hall and the Practice Hall were located on the fifth floor, the lowest level of the Lingguang Hall palace complex, distributed on the left and right sides of the steps, covering a very large area.

The Practice Hall, except for several large halls for discussion and gathering, the others were relatively small single practice rooms, with the number of rooms reaching tens of thousands.

At this moment, except for a few cultivators who were chatting in the large hall, most people were concentrating on cultivation in the practice rooms.

When Hua Changxi's voice sounded above the Practice Hall, everyone's attention was attracted.

"Is it the Master?"

In the large hall, several chatting cultivators walked out of the hall at a very fast speed and bowed to the main hall direction.

"Su Yu pays respects to the Master."

"Yun You pays respects to the Master."

?

Several people spoke one after another, but didn't get any response.

After waiting for a while, Su Yu, Yun You, and others stood up, then looked at each other with blank faces.

Su Yu was the first to break the silence: "Since the Master has ordered us to go to the Warehouse Department to collect pills, let's go to the Warehouse Department now."

Yun You nodded: "Fellow Daoist Su is right."

Several people walked quickly along the steps and went up to the fourth floor of the palace.

Before, they had also probed other places in the Lingguang Hall. Unfortunately, the palaces everywhere were tightly closed, and the main hall at the highest point was surrounded by a layer of pressure that they couldn't handle, making it impossible for people to get close at all.

The Warehouse Department was divided into many departments, including the Ordnance Office, Pill Room, Talisman Pavilion, Array Building, and Refining Room.

Su Yu, Yun You, and others visited these departments one by one, and finally came to the Pill Room.

Seeing that there was no one in the Pill Room, Su Yu and the others were silent again.

"Is the Master letting us take them ourselves?"

Yun You thought for a while. The Lingguang Hall had just appeared, and the Master should have no one to use, which was why there was such a thing as placing pills directly in the Pill Room for people to take themselves.

After pondering for a while, Yun You took the initiative to take out pen, ink, paper, and inkstone: "Everyone, take the pills yourselves. After taking them, come over and tell me, so I can record them for the Master to check later."

Su Yu and the others looked at Yun You, who had the look of a Pill Room manager, and regretted that they were a step slower.

"Oh my..."

Someone walked to the pill shelf and found that many were first-rank top-grade pills, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Others heard the sound and gathered around to investigate, and then, their faces also showed astonishment. Immediately, several people couldn't help but take the first-rank top-grade Yuan Spirit Pills.

One first-rank top-grade Yuan Spirit Pill, after refining and absorbing, could increase cultivation by 1,000 points. They were all re-cultivating after scattering their cultivation, and their spiritual roots were strong enough to absorb so much spiritual energy at once.

This meant that by taking one top-grade Yuan Spirit Pill, they could directly rush to the late stage of Qi Refining, which could greatly shorten their cultivation time.

Not only that, the remaining nine top-grade Yuan Spirit Pills could also help them break through to the Qi Sea stage.

Yun You recorded the pills taken by Su Yu and the others. Afterward, other cultivators came to the Pill Room one after another.

When it was dark, the two hundred-plus cultivators in the Practice Hall had all come to take pills. Yun You also recognized all these people. When she finished organizing, counting, and recording the remaining pills and was about to return to the Practice Hall, a key flew in front of her.

Seeing the key, Yun You's heart immediately jumped with excitement. She raised her hands and respectfully took the key: "Thank you, Master, for the heavy responsibility. The subordinate will definitely look after the Pill Room."

Although there was still no response, her heart was still incomparably excited.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yun."

As soon as Yun You came out of the Warehouse Department, she met Su Yu.

Su Yu saw spiritual light flying out from the main hall direction and followed the light to investigate, just happening to see Yun You taking over the Pill Room key.

Yun You smiled: "Being able to do things for the Master is my blessing."

Su Yu looked like he was happy for Yun You and returned to the Practice Hall with Yun You.

After returning to her practice room, Su Yu put away his smile. He didn't expect that the Master of the Lingguang Hall was a girl. Listening to her voice, her age seemed to be younger than him. He had just reached the age of twenty this year, and if she was younger than him, wouldn't she be only in her teens?

The Master of the Lingguang Hall was a young girl. How would those old monsters of the major families feel?

They had cultivated for decades or even longer, and in the end, they couldn't grab more than a little doll. I guess they would want to die.

Su Yu hadn't thought that the Master would use people so casually, just because Yun You recorded what everyone took, she handed the Pill Room to her for safekeeping.

However, such a standard for using people was also convenient for him. If there were any other palaces opened next time, he would definitely strive for it actively.

Su Yu took out the first-rank top-grade Yuan Spirit Pill he got today and was thoughtful.

Was this pill refined by the Master?

If so, then the Master was even more unfathomable than he imagined. Cultivation already took up a lot of a cultivator's time, and she still had to find time to study alchemy. This was not something ordinary people could do.

If not, then the power behind the Master could not be underestimated. Even ancient families with long-standing traditions, and even the imperial family, could not take out top-grade pills for their subordinates to take.

The Master could take out so many top-grade pills at once, and the number of alchemists she cultivated behind her was probably immeasurable.

Cultivating an alchemist required supplying an uncountable amount of spiritual plants and herbs. The Su family had more than ten alchemists, and every year they consumed more than 50% of the Su family's resources. He really couldn't imagine how many resources it would take to cultivate dozens or hundreds of alchemists.

Su Yu didn't dare to continue thinking. Even the imperial family, which secretly occupied many ruins, probably couldn't support such consumption.

Su Yu took a Yuan Spirit Pill and swallowed it, immediately feeling spiritual energy filling his body, and felt lucky in his heart that he entered the Lingguang Hall for the first time.

Not all the pills in the Pill Room were top-grade, which showed that the top-grade pills were intentionally rewarded by the Master to those who arrived first.

After someone was responsible for the Pill Room, Hua Changxi left the Lingguang Hall that night, entered the city, and returned to the Shennong Pharmacy in Feng'an Ward.

"Changxi, you finally appeared."

Seeing Hua Changxi, Pucao hurriedly greeted her.

Hua Changxi looked at her: "Did something happen?"

Pucao: "Nothing happened, it's just that many groups of people have come to find you, especially your father and mother, and your eldest brother, third brother, and sixth brother, who have come many times."

"Lin Sheng has also come several times. Looking at him, he seems very worried about your safety."

"By the way, people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard also came once, saying they had something to find you for."

Hua Changxi was silent after hearing this.

She wasn't surprised that her parents and three brothers were looking for her; she could also guess that Lin Sheng was looking for her because Eunuch Lin wanted her to go to the Ghost Market. However, she didn't understand why the Embroidered Uniform Guard was looking for her.

"What could the Embroidered Uniform Guard have to find me for?"

Pucao: "Looking at them, it doesn't look like they are looking for trouble. Their attitude toward A-Niu and me was quite good."

Hua Changxi nodded: "Okay, I know about this. Next time the Embroidered Uniform Guard comes, use a transmission talisman to notify me." ===== CHAPTER 146 =====