Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1102: Chapter 435: Wood Burning True Technique, Cultivating Wood and Fire Together (Request for Monthly Votes)_2 By then, the Sourceless Fire had become the cultivator’s Original Source True Fire.

It differed from the so-called ”Natal True Fire” produced by cultivators when their Spirit Power burst forth.

No one had expected that after the Flame Alliance was annihilated, the Prosperity and Decline Fire, which had disappeared without a trace, would be forcefully refined by Luo Chen after some plotting.

And its quality rank was not at the Third-Order Stage as people thought.

This Prosperity and Decline Fire had indeed reached the initial phase of the Fourth Stage.

”With this fire, Master is like a tiger that has grown wings!”

”In the future, pill refinement will no longer be restricted by the need for Earth Fire or firewood, and I can start the alchemy stove anytime, anywhere.”

”I wonder when I will be able to refine my own Original Source True Fire?”

With envy, Qu Lingjun watched Luo Chen’s refining steps with concentrated focus.

Whenever they encountered a slightly challenging aspect, Luo Chen would deliberately slow down to let him clearly see the deployment of pill techniques and even the transformation process of the medicinal herbs.

Compared to Qu Lingjun, who was focused on pill refinement,

Luo Chen’s main attention was still on the Prosperity and Decline Fire.

After refining the Prosperity and Decline Fire into Original Source True Fire,

Luo Chen had been studying the characteristics of this fire.

At the Ice Prison, the location and environment were not suitable, so he had not discovered much.

That’s why he rushed back to Tianlan, aiming to decipher the characteristics of this fire by engaging in extensive pill refinement.

But months had passed by now,

and the results were minimal.

The fire’s strength was the first characteristic.

But that was not unexpected.

After all, it was a Strange Fire cultivated by the Flame Alliance for three hundred years, reaching the Fourth Stage.

The fire’s intensity should indeed exceed that of the typical Second and Third Order Earth Fires.

As long as a massive amount of Spirit Power was injected, this fire could unleash extremely high temperatures, so much so that even Luo Chen’s body could sense the danger.

Amping up the power of Fire Type Techniques was the second characteristic.

When deploying a Fire Type Technique, just mixing in a bit of Prosperity and Decline Fire and it could instantly increase its power by a third!

If enough was used, it could even double or triple.

Even the lowest level Fireball Technique, when executed with this technique, could threaten Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

And if Luo Chen deployed his proudest ”Mountain Collapse” and ”Fierce Sun Technique” with the aid of Original Source True Fire, he even felt he had a chance to threaten some early-stage Golden Core enemies.

But!

Apart from the aforementioned characteristics, he had discovered nothing else.

This was somewhat hard to accept.

It was rumored that the Purple Extreme Heavenly Fire controlled by Dan Yangzi was domineering and ferocious in nature,

When used against enemies, its immense power could defeat the Sect Leader of Flame Alliance, Xiao Lian.

When used in pill refinement, it could inject a trace of extreme power, causing various changes in the elixirs.

For this reason, Dan Yangzi was held in high esteem by the Golden Core Elders of Qingdan Valley.

Even without the position of a Budding Cultivator, he still enjoyed special treatment no less than Tao Wen.

Keep in mind, the Purple Extreme Heavenly Fire was merely at the Third-Order Stage.

Before the Prosperity and Decline Fire was refined, it was as high as the Fourth Stage!

”There must be something I’m overlooking?”

”So, what is it?”

In thought, Luo Chen pinched his fingers and extinguished the fire.

A whiff of pill fragrance filled the room.

From his side, the surprised voice of Qu Lingjun could be heard.

”Ascendant Grade!”

”Master, it’s an Ascendant Grade!”

Luo Chen shelved the doubts in his mind and, with a faint smile on his face, stored the forty Dustfall Pills into a pouch, leaving only one to give to Qu Lingjun.

”Take this for research, but you must absolutely not consume this pill!”

Qu Lingjun quickly nodded; he had heard of the effects of this pill before,

Essentially refining the Essence Qi hidden within the flesh and blood into Spirit Qi, promoting cultivation level,

But for a cultivator’s ”frail” body, consuming this pill would instead harm the body,

That would be counterproductive!

After all, Lower Order Cultivators can’t yet detach from their physical bodies and achieve eternal life of the Divine Soul!

That concludes today’s guidance in pill refinement.

Next, Luo Chen would evaluate Qu Lingjun’s cultivation progress.

Qu Lingjun, now forty-one years of age, had been at the Ninth Level Qi Refinement for several years.

His talent featured Quadruple Spirit Roots, lacking Metal.

The Master Cultivation Technique he practiced was the Burning Flame Mantra, a fairly common Fire Element Technique in the Immortal Cultivation World,

Rumored to originate from the Five Elements Divine Sect.

Apart from that, Qu Lingjun also practiced a Secret Technique named ”Three Elements Convergence,”

Devised by Li Yingzhang specifically for Qu Lingjun’s talent based on his own ”Nine Returnals of Origin,” designed to purify Spirit Power,

This is primarily what Qi Refinement Cultivators do at the Nine Layers Realm.

However, this technique has a downside.

It inherits the flaw of ”Nine Returnals of Origin,” which is the need for a long period,

Years have passed, and Qu Lingjun has barely made it to about a third of the progress in the Ninth Level Qi Refinement, and it will take at least another ten years to reach Qi Refinement Finalization!

For his Quadruple Spirit Roots, that’s fast!

But given the resources Qu Lingjun has access to, it’s frustratingly slow.

It’s worth noting, after Luo Chen healed his partner, Mi Li, she advanced from the Fifth Level Qi Refinement to the Eighth Level Qi Refinement Realm within a few