Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1219: Chapter 468: The Six Great Strange Fires, Arrival of the Sky Sail (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)_3

The main and auxiliary materials required are not many in quantity.

Although the pill formulas of such kinds often have many deficiencies when refined, they have the advantage of simplicity, and the medicinal power is influenced by the main material—the better the main material, the stronger the medicinal power!

And then there were the pill formulas that appeared after ancient times, which are those of recent times.

As the availability of high-quality medicinal ingredients from previous years has declined, the ratios of auxiliary materials used have become increasingly numerous.

The pairing of main ingredients has also come to emphasize the way of generating and overcoming.

So, it becomes possible to use relatively low-grade and weakened medicinal ingredients to match the effects of great medicines from ancient times.

In simple terms, it is the wisdom of later generations to complement strength with weakness, resulting in the same destination by different paths.

”The medicine, now!”

A soft shout reached Luo Chen’s ears, prompting him to suddenly look up.

The medicinal liquid in his pill tripod had been refined to the point of near transparency.

At this moment, Luo Chen released his control.

A surge of extremely dense and pure Qi Power emanated from the Glass Sky Tripod, but it was not his own, it belonged to Qing Danzi.

The real owner of the Azure Heaven Glass Sky Tripod was Qing Danzi!

Now, under his control, this batch of medicinal essence soared toward the sky.

Unbeknownst to when, Qing Danzi had already released his Original Source True Fire.

The fire exhibited a vibrant array of colors, much like a rainbow.

Between the billowing flames, a unique fragrance permeated the air.

Smelling that fragrance, Luo Chen’s expression changed subtly.

”Is this... Pill Fire?”

It was not the Golden Core True Fire, but the proper ”Pill Fire”!

Among pill refiners, rumors spread.

If a formidable pill refiner, through years of pill refinement, could utilize the secret techniques of the Dao of Alchemy to cultivate their Pill Fire.

This fire would be nourished by pills as kindling and tempered by Qi Power to ignite a blaze.

Such a True Fire did not come from a sourceless origin, but its potential and might were by no means less than that of Sourceless Fire and might even be more suitable for a pill refiner!

It was rumored that the Pill Saint from the Dark Abyss Sect in Zhongzhou, who attained enlightenment, possessed his own unique Pill Fire.

Luo Chen had never imagined that in Qingdan Valley, there actually existed a Pill Fire!

Although it appeared to be only at the stage of a Third Order.

”To refine the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Qing Danzi has truly shown all his trump cards!”

Amidst his shock, Luo Chen quickly shifted his attention away from the Pill Fire.

He was the first to distill the essence of the medicinal ingredients.

But the others were not far behind, one by one they processed their own share of the essence.

Then, under the control of Qing Danzi, all were added into the Mother Tripod to be burned by the Pill Fire.

In the void.

Qing Danzi rapidly struck a series of hand seals with his fingers, continuously forming signs.

His robust Qi Power surged forth, yet upon entering the Mother Tripod, it became exceedingly gentle.

Not only that, but three portions of medicinal ingredients flew out from his body and also entered the Mother Tripod.

Luo Chen’s black eyes shone intensely as he fixated on this scene.

”Divine Kite Tail...”

Well, he could only recognize Divine Kite Tail among these Fourth-Order medicinal ingredients.

However, he also made an effort to remember the appearances of the other two.

One resembled a monkey’s brain, the other resembled a lotus platform.

If there was an opportunity later, he would definitely seek out detailed information about these two types of Fourth-Order medicinal ingredients.

Once he had accurate information about the medicinal ingredients, he would repeatedly experiment with the correct proportions and ages, and he would surely come up with a pill formula.

After that, he would have the system assist him with the beginner identification... That is to say, even if Qing Danzi went back on his word and didn’t provide him with the Nascent Soul Formation Pill recipe, he himself could deduce a complete pill formula!

”Gentlemen, lend me your strength!”

Qing Danzi bellowed a low roar.

The five people below immediately responded in unison.

”Yes!”

”Coming up!”

”Witness my skill!”

Upon their response, five pillars of fire in different colors shot up to the sky and descended beneath the Mother Tripod.

With the boost of assistance, Qing Danzi’s pill refinement became even more composed.

The medicinal liquid inside the Mother Tripod continued to melt and amalgamate, gradually taking on the shape of a medicinal paste.

Time also continued to march forward.

Day rose and night fell.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed!

Suddenly!

A stench spread for miles around.

Qing Danzi, hovering in mid-air, had an ugly look on his face.

Luo Chen watched the scene, recalling his Original Source True Fire.

It was a failure!

Within the Inner Pill Valley, all the cultivators fell silent as cicadas in winter, not even daring to breathe heavily.

Qing Danzi drew a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

”Again!”

...

Since ancient times, pill refinement has rarely succeeded on the first try.

Even the most talented individuals often had to go through multiple failures to gain some understanding.

Even the Pill Saint renowned in the Mountain Sea Realm from Central Province had progressed step by step through failures.

Such failure is actually the norm.

To concoct the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Qing Danzi made extremely thorough preparations.

Just the raw materials alone, he prepared at least twenty sets.

Five Third Order Pill Refiners, all Golden Core Cultivators, were capable of sustaining continuous pill refinement work for several months.

The only concern was the thirty Second Order Pill Refiners working in cooperation.

But for this, Qingdan Valley was also prepared.

When they stopped refining pills, they would immediately sit cross-legged, consuming elixirs to recover their condition.

If anyone could not hold on, there were senior pill refiners from Tai Dan Court ready to substitute in.

In this way, in cycles and repeats, as long as raw materials were available, Qing Danzi would not stop.

Next.

As before, the process continued without pause.

After failure upon failure, Qing Danzi also used his profound mastery of the pill refinement technique to search for the reasons for the failures.

”Group A, pay attention to the proportion of Crane Feather Grass, the medicinal power is too flighty,”

”Dan Chenzi, control the heat. Your Original Source True Fire is of too high a grade, reduce your Qi power output.”

”Dan Yang, what are you doing? Do not get distracted!”

”Qing Yunzi, remember to replenish the Monster Pill of the toad, your fire seed is becoming unstable.”

”Get the Tianshan Cold Jade and calm the Glass Sky Mini Tripod!”

...

Day rose and night fell, the stars shifted and turned.

Unbeknownst to them, a whole month had already passed!

The Inner Pill Valley, once rich with the fragrance of pills, was now filled with an unbearably foul stench.

Such a situation naturally resulted from the successive failures of the Nascent Soul Formation Pills.

The lingering odor from the failure of refining Fourth-Order Spirit Pills wouldn’t dissipate in just a short while.

But no one cared about that.

Everyone was busily preparing for the next round of pill refinement.

Luo Chen found time to restore his Qi Power.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the grade of Inner Pill Valley’s spirit land had actually advanced to the Third Order Stage.

”Is it because the Five Peaks Around The Valley Formation has been broken, and Qingdan Valley no longer intends to nurture slowly but has instead released years of accumulation all at once, achieving such an advancement of the spirit land’s grade?”

Luo Chen could feel that by simply operating his Natal Qi Technique, he could absorb Spirit Qi far richer than that of a Second Order Upper Grade Spirit Land.

As his gaze shifted,

Dan Yangzi’s complexion was slightly pale.

His condition wasn’t good!

Indeed, among the six Golden Core Cultivators in the area,

There was no need to mention Qing Danzi, who was at the Ninth Layer of Golden Core, just a step away from Perfection.

Ascendant Master Chi Ding and Ascendant Master Xingyun, both were Great Cultivators of the Golden Core Seventh Level!

Even the former Sect Leader Qing Yunzi had the cultivation of the Third Layer of the Golden Core.

In the field, it was only he and Dan Yangzi who were of the lowest realm, having formed their cores not long ago.

Compared to them, Luo Chen’s Qi Power was far more robust.

Pill refinement might not consume much, but constantly activating Original Source True Fire was indeed quite draining.

If Dan Yangzi continued to recklessly deplete himself, he might not even be able to maintain the state of the Golden Core First Layer.

For cultivators who had just formed their cores, their realm was the most likely to fall!

Especially activating Original Source True Fire, the consumption of Qi Power was extremely severe.

It was also considering this point that Qingdan Valley was willing to bear all of Luo Chen’s cultivation provisions for these several months.

Otherwise, Luo Chen wouldn’t risk the danger of his realm falling to help.

”But, it should be almost there!”

Luo Chen could feel that through the repeated failures, Qing Danzi had already found a pattern.

As the chief pill refiner of Qingdan Valley, inheritor of the ancestral founder’s daoist name, Qing Danzi’s genius for pill refinement and his technique were doubtlessly the strongest.

Twelve failures had already accumulated enough fortune.

Success, maybe in the next attempt?

While Luo Chen had such conjectures, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart and instinctively turned his head to look.

He was not the only one to react this way.

It was all because, led by Tao Wen, five Ascendant Golden Core Masters flew into the sky in unison.

Not just that.

All five main peaks shone brightly.

At each main peak, there was at least one high-powered cultivator, no less than a Middle Stage Golden Core, guarding it.

Qingdan Valley’s Mountain Protection Array had been activated!

That signified the arrival of a formidable enemy!

In the midst of the gentle breeze and white clouds,

A nine-tier temple cleared the mists and came to a halt outside Yuanhua Mountain.

The temple was incredibly majestic, with golden locks stretching across cloud steppes connecting them like land bridges.

Engraved with true dragons and Heavenly Phoenix, depicting mythical creatures such as qi lin and pixiu from the Ancient Desolation.

High spires and flying eaves adorned every level, shining in gold, with colorful sails hanging high...sails!

Upon seeing the emblem on those sails, many people exclaimed.

Sky Sail City!

From the ninth tier, a mocking voice drifted down.

”This Ascendant Master here wants to see what’s so special about Qingdan Valley’s pill refinement technique.”

”Continue with your work!”