Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 113 What do you think of Mi Junping (please subscribe)

The door of the alchemy room is open, and the alchemist comes in and out holding a wooden plate.

Gu Caiyi arrived early and sent someone to count the pills refined today so that they can be put into storage later.

“Eighty-seven low-grade chalcedony pills and thirty-five medium-grade chalcedony pills.”

 “Income supports the elixir house.”

After counting, Luo Chen washed his hands in a small pool formed by mountain springs.

Gu Caiyi came over and asked, "Are you going home today?"

Luo Chen shook his head: "No, I have been free for a few days, and now my hands are itchy. Stay here tonight, read the alchemy book, and try out new ideas."

 After hearing this answer, Gu Caiyi didn't say much.

  She is going home today. She has been staring at this place recently, and she is really a little tired.

Walking to the edge of the cliff outside the alchemy hall, Luo Chen looked into the distance.

 In my mind, but still on the attribute panel.

“Limited by the large amount of refining middle and low-grade chalcedony pills, the proficiency of chalcedony pills is getting slower and slower.”

Luo Chen has already explored the features of the attribute panel.

 At each stage, the elixir of the corresponding level must be refined, otherwise the proficiency cannot be improved.

 The entry and proficiency stages are mainly for the lower grades.

 At the mastery and perfection stages, a large number of middle-grade elixirs are needed.

 After reaching the master stage, you must refine five hundred high-grade elixirs before you can be promoted to Dzogchen.

 This feature is very reasonable.

 In the world of immortality, being able to stably refine hundreds of high-quality elixirs from one kind is enough to be called a master of alchemy.

 The best elixirs are all obtained by chance by clever hands!

 In fact, Luo Chen also experimented with the refining of Dzogchen-level Bigu Powder.

If you want to refine the best Bigu Powder, the success rate is only 10%.

 And this is already very high.

Sighed, Luo Chen no longer dwelled on the matter.

 For now, the middle-grade Chalcedony Pill is enough for Mi Shuhua.

 The high-grade chalcedony pills secretly embezzled were enough for Luo Chen to satisfy himself.

Even though Zhongmiaowan has been stuck at the master level for so long, I still don’t know what effect it will have if I refine the best Zhongmiaowan after the Great Perfection.

 I once asked my friend, I’m afraid you’re looking forward to it more than I am!

With a chuckle, Luo Chen put away his thoughts and looked at the scene in Xianyue Valley.

The monks who were off work one by one, while the sky was still bright, were either performing the Wind Control Technique, or controlling the magic weapon, and left together.

Under his gaze, Gu Caiyi also joined Murong Qinglian who had finished her work and went home together.

After a while, Xieyue Valley, which was still bustling during the day, was the only one left with a group of mid- to late-stage monks staying behind.

These people are not all openly exposed.

 Some are lurking in the dark, some are patrolling outside, and some are resting, ready to replace their companions at any time.

“Mi Shuhua pays more and more attention to Xieyue Valley!”

Luo Chen felt much more at ease when he noticed that the protective force was even stricter than before.

 Go back to the stone house and activate the first-order water wave array to cover the house.

Then the floor was opened, and Luo Chen fell into the well-developed mine tunnels.

 Follow the memory, all the way down.

Soon, we arrived at the top of the Spirit Vein Cave.

 He did not rush down, but took out a few formation flags from the storage bag.

Luo Chen heaved a sigh of relief after placing the formation flags around and leaving enough spirit stones.

This set of first-order formation flags is a trophy from Lu Huaiben's storage bag. It has only one function, which is to cover up fluctuations in spiritual power.

Although it is still impossible to control the leakage of spiritual energy in the cave, it is always good to cover this area.

He believed that even if Mi Shuhua came to the Alchemy Hall and used his spiritual sense, he would not be able to detect the Spirit Vein Cave.

The spiritual consciousness of the foundation-building monks is not omnipotent and will be blocked by many things such as mountains, soil, and water flows.

Now that there is a concealment formation, this spiritual vein cave is now considered foolproof.

"Perhaps, even if he discovers it, he won't care about this small branch!"

After all, he is a foundation-building monk, and the main first-level spiritual veins can only barely support his practice, so how can he see a small branch.

Luo Chen laughed at himself and went down to the cave.

 First set up the Ziyun copper furnace and boil the Peiyuan spirit liquid.

 After the spiritual liquid is boiled, remove the firewood.

Luo Chen took a deep breath, took out the formation flag of the small spirit gathering formation, and looked at the blue formation flag.

 The spell was played, the formation flag buzzed and trembled, and then the cyan formation flag fell to the center.

In this way, the small spirit gathering array will focus on absorbing the surrounding wood spiritual energy, which is more suitable for the operation of his Changchun Gong.

 Burn incense, bathe in medicinal liquid, and take elixirs.

 Be quiet and concentrate, and start practicing hard.

 ….

 After one night, Luo Chen put away the alchemy furnace and formation flag, and left the cave in a fluttering manner.

 It is indeed a small spirit gathering array!

 The improvement is so huge!

Without considering the elixir, the effect of Changchun Gong on absorbing and transforming spiritual energy has been greatly improved.

His original master-level Changchun Gong had a practice efficiency that was comparable to that of a monk with three spiritual roots, and about four times that of a monk with five spiritual roots.

 After the blessing of the Spirit Vein Cave, the efficiency has roughly doubled to five times.

 After using the small spirit gathering array last night, the efficiency tripled, and now the cultivation efficiency is eight times impressive.

  What is the concept of eight times?

Luo Chen guessed that the efficiency of this kind of practice was extremely close to that of a dual-spiritual monk!

 There are many legends in the world of immortality, some of which may be true or false.

 But many of them are based on experience.

For example, the Tianlinggen monk spent ten years building the foundation. This is recorded in history, and this was without taking any elixirs.

 As for the monks with dual spiritual roots, it is said that it only takes twenty or thirty years to build the foundation normally.

 Eight times the practice efficiency is very suitable for this time.

 After getting this guess, Luo Chen finally relaxed a little from his tense mentality in practice.

 In the past, it would take at least fifty or sixty years to achieve five times the cultivation efficiency before reaching the critical point of foundation building.

But his longevity was strangely stuck at seventy-five years old in his previous life.

 Fifty or sixty years later, he is already old and has no energy left to attack and build the foundation.

Now, with the help of the Small Spirit Gathering Formation, this time has been shortened to less than thirty years.

 At that time, he was only in his fifties.

It is when you are young and strong and your vitality is strong, you have enough strength to attack the foundation.

and!

All these calculations are without taking into account those who take pills and many auxiliary resources for practice!

 If those things are added, this time will be shortened crazily.

After all, if you take the initiative to refine and absorb the pills, how can pills after condensing spiritual power come out as quickly as possible?

 “Mi Shuhua is really nice to me!”

Luo Chen sighed and went up the mine tunnel.

When he was about to leave, he paused and looked at the well-developed mine tunnels around him.

 The idea that came to my mind last time came to mind again.

Perhaps it is indeed possible to dig an exit in another direction?

With a thought in his mind, Luo Chen released the puppet beast Pangolin, and based on his good memory, he walked towards a mine tunnel facing the Xiaoyue Mountains.

 ….

“Master, you seem to be in a good mood today?”

Tangquan came over and said flatteringly.

"Oh, is it so?"

Luo Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

 He was in a good mood indeed, and his cultivation efficiency increased, which made him really see the hope of building a foundation.

 While exploring the mine tunnel in the early morning, I finally discovered a trail that had been dug far away before.

The mine tunnel is very narrow and can only accommodate one person.

 But after Luo Chen compared it, he found that the mine tunnel was the closest to Xiaoyue Mountain Range.

 Set some time later and dig every day, maybe there will be a direct exit to the outside world.

By then, if Xianyue Valley encounters a monk or a monster that cannot resist, he will be able to retreat calmly.

 Since there is hope for spiritual practice and alternative livelihood options, he is naturally in a good mood.

Glancing at Tangquan, Luo Chen suddenly said: "Your uncle once asked me every day when I would refine the Zhongmiao Pills. But now you also know that the gang leader asked me to go all out to refine the Chalcedony Pill, so how could I have time to refine it for him?" "All wonderful pills."

Tang Quan nodded, wondering why Luo Chen said this.

Then, what Luo Chen said next made his expression a little exciting.

“Mi Li and Luo Erduo are now able to refine Bigu Powder, so it’s not a problem for you to be mixed in the herb pile every day.”

“Why don’t you refine the wonderful pills for me?”

 “Ah!” Tang Quan was confused.

"Ah what!" Luo Chen pulled him into the alchemy room, pointed at the Xuanyunding Cauldron and said, "I'll teach you how to do it while I'm free now."

 After speaking, he looked back at Mi Li and others.

“You can also take a look, and if you have any ideas, you can come and try it out.”

 …

 …

 Teach the people below little by little how to make the wonderful pills.

 Actually, Luo Chen had this idea a few months ago.

 At the beginning, he held the idea of ​​​​treasuring his own broom and did not want to teach anything to others.

 But as the alchemy work took up too much time for practice, he knew that he could no longer do that.

Therefore, he taught him bit by bit the techniques for handling medicinal materials, controlling heat, and even collecting and storing elixirs.

 Three months ago, I taught Mi Li and others some tips on Bigu Powder.

 In fact, Bigu Powder is not bad, and the prescription itself is a popular product.

 At the beginning of the Sanxiu market, Luo Chen was not the only one selling Bigu Powder.

 Compared to Bigu Powder, the recipe of Zhongmiaowan is undoubtedly very precious and is a commercial secret.

Logically speaking, Luo Chen should not let others know.

 But now, his mentality has changed.

 Cultivation is the foundation of a monk, and all the arts of cultivation only serve the purpose of cultivation.

 After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Luo Chen finally felt that it would be better to let his medicine apprentices learn it.

 First, they learned to refine Zhongmiao Pills and were able to maintain the types of elixirs produced by Poshan Gang’s Dantang.

Secondly, you can save yourself a lot of time for practicing.

 Three well, to be honest, the market for Zhongmiao Pills is really limited.

 Even though mid-grade Zhongmiao Pills have been stably produced, the market is only limited to Dahefang.

Mi Shuhua has also tried to promote it to places such as Taishanfang and Liuguangfang, but the price has never been high there.

 That's why Mi Shuhua finally made up his mind and let Luo Chen go all out to refine the chalcedony pill.

 In fact, the profit from Zhongmiaowan is too small.

 In the past, it was barely enough to support Luo Chen's cultivation alone, but as the flagship product of a gang, it was no longer enough.

 Finally, there is another very important reason.

Alchemists can’t make good elixirs just because they have the recipe.

Given the qualifications of Tang Quan, Mi Li and others, if they were given enough raw materials and enough time, it would be difficult to refine top-grade Zhongmiao Pills in a lifetime.

 In other words, the core competitiveness is actually still in Luo Chen’s own hands.

Luo Chen would not do the foolish thing of becoming a church disciple and starving himself to death.

 He will always have a few hands left.

 Huh, huh.

Tang Quan in the alchemy room moved his nose and smelled a burnt smell.

 He turned to look at Luo Chen and saw Luo Chen shrugging.

 “Look what I’m doing, it’s common for alchemy to fail.”

 “Let’s clean up the alchemy furnace, there will be refining work of chalcedony elixir in the afternoon.”

 After saying that, he turned and left.

In the alchemy room, only Tangquan, Mi Li and others were left, packing up the alchemy furnace with a sad face.

 After walking out of the alchemy room, Luo Chen did not go back to the stone house, nor did he go to Xianyue Valley.

Instead, he said hello to Zhou Yuanli and flew towards the forest behind Xieyue Valley. “When I was able to get started with Zhongmiaowan, I basically relied on getting started with the system. Even so, I failed many times.”

“Tangquan and the others don’t know how many times they have to fail before they succeed for the first time.”

“Fail, anyway, the raw materials of Poshan Gang will be wasted.”

Luo Chen chuckled, descended from the sky, and came to the forest.

Glancing back, Luo Chen looked away.

If nothing else, Zhou Yuanli and the others should be protecting him secretly.

It doesn't matter, I'm just here to test the magic weapon anyway, so there's nothing that can't be exposed.

 Luo Chen’s current trump card is not these magical weapons in his hand.

 But the many spells he has practiced hard.

 The perfect fireball technique, extremely fast escape speed, and the master-level entanglement technique.

Even if you are just starting out as a Tiannu Sanhua, relying on the Dacheng Hunyuan Bead technique and collecting hundreds of discarded chalcedony beads, you will have extraordinary power.

  In comparison, for him, these magic weapons only make his fighting methods more diverse.

“I am probably the only one who can cast many spells calmly and quickly during the Qi refining period!”

 After the last battle, Luo Chen was very satisfied with the strength of his spiritual power.

 The power of spells is never weaker than magic weapons!

 The weak ones are just human beings.

Whoosh!

 A simple gray spear fell into Luo Chen's hand.

Injecting spiritual power, the gray spear gradually turned red, and Luo Chen gradually felt a burning heat in his hands.

 “A top-grade fire-pointed spear, known for its powerful offensive power.”

“My four-elephant cauldron’s full-strength defense at the beginning was barely able to block it. If the enemy is unprepared, ordinary high-grade robes can’t stop it with one shot.”

 The defensive power of the robe is far inferior to that of a specialized defensive weapon.

With a wave of his hand, the spear flew out like a meteor.

 The target is a century-old tree a hundred meters away.

 Just hearing a bang, the big tree suddenly shook.

Smoke and dust were everywhere. Luo Chen raised his eyes and saw that the big tree had turned into powder.

With a move of his hand, the fire-tip spear flew back toward Luo Chen. When it reached the front, it stopped nimbly.

The master-level pulling technique allowed Luo Chen to use the magic weapon extremely quickly.

 “The power is really impressive!”

 After the test, Luo Chen got the results.

 The penetration is not as good as the Soul-Breaking Nail, but when it comes to instant burst and range damage, the Soul-Breaking Nail is far inferior.

 With this spear, Luo Chen would have the means to fight head-on.

 From then on, the Jasper Sword was only the second choice.

What a pity that high-grade flying sword is!

That flying sword is of ice attribute. For this kind of flying sword, you either have the corresponding ice spirit root, or you need to have excellent water spirit root to master it.

 Luo Chen does not have ice spirit roots.

Although he has water spirit roots, he has all five elements and is not outstanding.

 Especially the exercise Changchun Gong he practices is of the wood type.

 Wood-based exercises are the main ones, so the spiritual power of the monks is basically biased towards the wood-based skills.

 According to the principle of mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, wood generates fire, and more wood produces fire. Therefore, Luo Chen will also have good adaptability to fire spells and fire magic weapons.

  In comparison, water is like wood, and it is difficult to reverse the two.

This is why Luo Chen is not so adaptable to water magic weapons.

But Luo Chen was reluctant to sell the high-grade magical artifact, so he simply kept it in the milk tea shop and used it as an "ice maker."

 If he needs it in the future, he can get it back at any time.

 “What is this bell for?”

 Taking out the pair of green bells, Luo Chen felt a little strange.

 Injecting mana, the bell glows green, but other than that there is no reaction.

 He thought for a moment and shook his hand slightly.

 “Ding dong!”

There was a soft sound, and Luo Chen, who was unprepared, felt his brain was slightly dizzy.

 “Hey, it’s a sonic instrument!”

 “This is rare!”

Luo Chen was delighted when he saw that he was hunting, so he blocked his ears with spiritual power in advance, and then quickly shook the bell.

 Jingle, jingle, jingle.

 Plop!

 A big snake fell directly in the forest ahead.

Luo Chen just glanced at it and remained unmoved.

It's just a cauliflower snake. Even among the first-order monsters, it is extremely weak.

Spiritual power is very thin, and even if you take it out, you won’t be able to sell the meat at a high price.

“Although it is only a medium-grade magic weapon with poor power, sonic attacks are rare.”

 “Suddenly, there may be a decisive effect.”

 In an instant, Luo Chen thought of the most suitable way to use this bell in battle.

Not with the Fire Pointed Spear, but with the Soul-Breaking Nail, which is also good at sneak attacks.

 “In this case, let’s just give you the name Lost God Bell!”

 Luo Chen smiled slightly and put the bell of mourning into the storage bag.

 Then, he successively tested several other magical weapons.

  Unfortunately, they are just ordinary low-grade magic weapons, far from having any power.

As for the whiteboard, Luo Chen had already learned about the specific effects from Wanbao Tower.

That thing is actually sold by Wanbao Building, but it is specially designed for the environment of Xuelianfang.

Snowboarding!

 Flying magic weapon.

 But the flying speed is very average, just like an ordinary mid-term monk using the Wind Control Technique.

However, if you are on a land of ice and snow, or on a large river or sea, you can take advantage of the favorable terrain and your speed will increase several times, reaching the flying speed in the later stage of Qi refining.

 Luo Chen has no intention of selling it.

 This kind of magical weapon can still be useful sometimes.

 Next, Luo Chen went several kilometers deeper and entered the inner area of ​​the outer forest.

 Once there, there are relatively many traces of monsters.

With the help of these first-level monsters, Luo Chen became familiar with the fire-tip spear and the God-destroying bell.

I have to say that the wonderful functions of some magic weapons can only be understood in actual combat.

That fire-pointed spear can not only be used to control the enemy, but also can be used to activate with spiritual power, and it can also emit a powerful rain of fire.

A large cloud of sparks flew out and fell like fire rain from the sky.

 The attack power is low, but the attack range is large.

 Under a large-scale strike, almost every fire rain has the power of a low-grade magic weapon.

As for the most suitable fighting method for the fire-pointed spear, apart from facing the enemy head-on, the carbine is the best move.

“No wonder Lu Huaiben didn’t use this magical weapon at the first time, but only used it when I was chasing him.”

“First of all, I guess I was frightened by the fact that I killed two enemies instantly. Secondly, I wanted to make a great achievement in one fell swoop and kill them with one shot while I was slacking off.”

“Unfortunately, I always maintained the defense of the Four Elephant Cauldron at that time.”

Stepping on the white snowboard, Luo Chen slowly flew back to Xianyue Valley.

 Behind him, Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang looked at each other.

 The hall master seems to be very talented in fighting!

Just now in that forest, he encountered three first-level monsters one after another, and he defeated them all easily.

You must know that those magical weapons were obviously just acquired.

 When using it, I always feel unfamiliar.

 But later on, he became more and more proficient in controlling it, and he even discovered some special magical uses.

“Perhaps the three enemies who chased the hall master at the beginning really might have been killed by the hall master himself?” Zhou Yuanli couldn’t help but say.

Liu Qiang was dubious. After all, they were three enemies at the same level as Luo Chen!

 Back in Xieyue Valley, Luo Chen went to find his superior, Kong Shoujia.

“Entrust the gang to sell these low-grade magic weapons?”

Sikong Shoujia looked at the few low-grade magic weapons and shook his head: "I guess they won't be able to sell a few spiritual stones."

Luo Chen was confused: "No way, these items are in pretty good condition and have no damage. Moreover, the demand for magical weapons in Dahefang has always been very high!"

“Dahefang has a high demand for magic weapons, but not other places!”

Sikong Shoujia rolled his eyes and explained to Luo Chen.

It turns out that the Jade Cauldron Territory, except for the first hundred years since Jian Zong established the Tripod Territory, has gradually become peaceful in the next three hundred years.

 Fights have reduced, and the demand for elixirs has increased, but the demand for magic weapons has dropped again and again.

 In addition, magical instruments are durable and can be passed down to future generations as legacies, so there are more and more magical instruments in the world of immortality.

If it were a magic weapon, it would be even more powerful.

Monks can use their magic power to accumulate, and their power levels can even increase repeatedly.

 So much so that over the years, the price of the Jade Cauldron Domain’s magical artifacts has been on a downward trend.

 In other words, since Dahefang is close to the Million Mountains of the Eastern Wasteland, the trend of hunting monsters and beasts is prevalent, so the price of magical weapons remains high.

  But over the years, the prices of magical instruments in other places have gradually affected Dahefang.

 This point was actually something Luo Chen had come across a long time ago.

Wanbaolou has always offered half-price for retrieving magical artifacts. If the items are seriously damaged, half-price will not be given.

When Wang Yuan first set up a stall, most of the items he sold were medium-grade magical instruments.

 There are very few low-grade magical instruments.

"Just a few ordinary items like yours, not many people will appreciate them when you put them out for a stall. Those who appreciate them must be early to mid-stage monks, and they won't be able to pay a high price."

“Let me think about it, if I can sell it for a few hundred spiritual stones in the end, it will be worth it.”

 Luo Chen is furious!

“This is a magic weapon I earned at the cost of my life. It’s just a few hundred spiritual stones, and I can send it to a beggar?”

“Who told you that you don’t know which hand you are holding! It’s still the most **** low-grade magic weapon!”

Sikong Shoujia curled his lips and then gave Luo Chen three suggestions.

 “Either give it to a friend or get a friendly price.”

“Either take it to Wanbao Tower, and others will treat it as scrap and give you the cost price.”

 “Either, you can hand it over to the gang and calculate it based on your merit.”

 The first one is directly eliminated by Luo Chen.

 He doesn’t have many friends around him and needs a low-grade magic weapon.

Even Yuan Xiaoyue, who is at the third level of Qi Refining, actually has no shortage of magic weapons.

Her grandfather and her dead father both left her a set of medium-grade magic weapons.

 Second, Luo Chen hesitated.

 As for the third one?

 “Meritor? What’s the use?”

“You can use it to exchange for some of the skills collected by the Xuantang! Or you can buy elixirs directly from the Xuantang... Uh, okay, the elixirs in the gang are all refined by you.”

Sikong Shoujia paused for a moment. For a moment, he really couldn't think of any good things in the gang that Luo Chen needed.

Mainly, Luo Chen is very shameless. Relying on his status as the master of the Alchemy Hall, he can use all the magic and other skills in the gang for free.

 Meritors?

He doesn't care at all.

 “Forget it, I’ll keep it for now!”

 It’s just a few magical instruments and doesn’t take up much space.

 What if the price of magical instruments increases in the future?

After making up his mind, Luo Chen was no longer in a hurry to sell the magic weapon, and now he was not short of a few spiritual stones.

Just as he was about to leave, Sikong Shoujia grabbed him.

Looking at the old man who was hesitant and hesitant to speak.

Luo Chen was surprised, "What's wrong, are you constipated? Then I recommend you to go to Mixue Bingcheng in Baishi Square and buy a cup of undiluted Fuzhu milk tea to moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. The effect is amazing!"

"roll!"

Sikong Shoujia cursed, then said thoughtfully:

“What do you think of Mi Junping, the master of the Hall of Honors?”

 (End of this chapter)