Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 93 Refining the Chalcedony Pill (Third Update)

 Three alchemy rooms, the one in the middle is the largest.

 The various facilities inside are also the most complete.

 Just because, in this alchemy room, there is the most precious thing in the alchemy hall besides Luo Chen.

  Xuanyun Ding, first-level middle grade.

 It is said that the price is the most expensive among the mid-grade magic weapons. It is even more expensive than some useless mid-grade defensive magic weapons.

 At this moment, there are no outsiders in the Great Alchemy Room.

 Even grains of rice were kept out.

Luo Chen lit the fire and started the furnace by himself, and then poured the medicinal materials that Mi Shuhua had prepared into the alchemy cauldron one by one.

 Common ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum are essential auxiliary materials.

Even the Qi Nourishing Pill has this kind of auxiliary materials. After all, it can provide the monks with the most basic vitality.

In addition, there are some relatively valuable auxiliary materials such as blue mandarin grass and snow orchid. They can play a very good auxiliary role to the main material, or stimulate the medicinal power of the main material, or inhibit some unnecessary medicinal properties.

 After these auxiliary materials were put into the cauldron, Luo Chen stared at the alchemy cauldron with burning eyes.

 Spiritual vision has already been blessed on both eyes.

Now, his spiritual vision is only one step away from being a master.

 When used, his eyesight is so good that he can see through the realm of a ninth-level Qi Refining monk at a glance.

Ordinary Qi Refining monks would not be able to put much effort into this kind of magic, and their attainments would naturally not be comparable to Luo Chen's.

Occasionally Luo Chen would wonder if he could see through the disguise of the foundation-building monks if his spiritual eye skills advanced to the master level?

“The medicinal power of the auxiliary materials has basically been released.”

 “It’s time to lay down the main ingredients!”

 Luo Chen took down a bamboo box from the shelf next to him.

 Opening the bamboo box, a palm-sized cold jade shines brightly.

Huanyu, a first-class spiritual jade, is abundant in rivers, lakes and seas, and is also produced in some places where the evil spirit is relatively strong.

This jade has many functions. It can be used to make jade boxes to seal some elixirs, and it can also be used to make water-attribute jade slips.

 The chalcedony inside can also be used to refine the body.

It is said that this kind of jade is also very popular in the mortal world. It is either used as the core building material of ice cellars, or a large amount of jade is used to cast mausoleums.

 In terms of selling price, it is a bit high.

 A piece of Huan jade as big as a palm requires a piece of spiritual stone.

 Take it out and you can buy ten kilograms of spiritual rice directly.

The main material of chalcedony pill is the chalcedony in Huanyu.

 It also directly accounts for one-fifth of the cost of a furnace.

 According to Luo Chen's estimate, the raw material cost of a batch of chalcedony pills is about five spiritual stones.

 Not expensive, nor cheap.

 The cost is about the same as that of Zhongmiaowan.

 In fact, the cost of Zhongmiao Pills should not be so high. The main reason is that the main ingredient is produced in the outer region of Beihai, which causes the cost to be inflated.

At present, the cost of the chalcedony elixir is here. The number of elixirs produced in one furnace is not clear to Luo Chen.

 But as long as it is higher than Zhongmiaowan, you will definitely make money!

 After all, one is an aphrodisiac and the other is an elixir that helps with spiritual practice.

 The two markets cannot be compared.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Luo Chen did not dare to relax his hands at all.

Huanyu was suspended in the sky above the alchemy cauldron, and Luo Chen's spiritual power was continuously outputting.

 The spiritual power released is not large, only one-tenth of the fireball spell.

 However, this force must be maintained particularly well and stably.

 If it lasts for a long time, you may even feel tired.

Moreover, after the spiritual power is output, it must be manipulated and squeezed according to a special technique.

This technique Luo Chen learned from "Qing Yuan Dan Jie" is called Yuzhe Shou, which is specially used to process jade materials.

 Under the jade-breaking technique, cracks appeared in the jade shell of Huanyu.

Then, drops of crystal juice oozed out like bone marrow.

This is chalcedony!

It should have been solid originally, but during the spiritual kneading, it became semi-solid and semi-liquid.

 When these chalcedony enter the alchemy cauldron, they will completely turn into liquid under high temperature.

 It took Luo Chen a lot of effort to extract chalcedony.

　It took half an hour to complete the work.

 “One of the two most difficult places has been completed.”

 “The next step is another difficulty.”

 The main material is jade, which means that this elixir is not a medicinal elixir, but a mineral elixir!

 In the world of immortality, elixirs are the absolute mainstream.

 There are many types of elixirs.

 The specific classification is based on the main materials and functions.

  If herbal medicine is the main material, it is a medicinal elixir.

  The main material of the inner elixir of monsters is animal elixir.

The main material is ore, which is mineral elixir, also known as gold and stone elixir.

 It is said that there are also soul elixirs that use soul as the main ingredient, Qi elixirs that use "qi" as the main ingredient, and strange elixirs that use the wonders of heaven and earth as the main ingredient.

There are even rumors that powerful people in the alchemy realm can use the void law of the great avenue as the main material to refine the Taoist elixir!

 With a Dao Pill swallowed into the belly, the Dao Dao can be expected. From now on, my fate is determined by me and not by God.

Luo Chen is not interested in those illusory things.

 At present, he has only come into contact with medicinal pills and mineral pills.

 The chalcedony elixir today is the mineral elixir.

 When refining ore pills, you will more or less encounter a problem.

 That is how to perfectly integrate it with medicinal materials such as plants and trees while removing impurities from the ore.

If the impurities are not removed enough, the ore pill will have gold and stone toxins.

 If the fusion is not good enough, the elixir will be unstable and easily mineralized!

 As for the results of mineralization?

Soon, Luo Chen saw him.

 Not only him, Mi Shuhua and others also saw it.

“Is this the chalcedony elixir you refined?”

Mi Shuhua grabbed a handful of colorful small stone beads, his face full of disbelief.

Luo Chen was a little embarrassed and scratched his head.

 “Well, when a man stumbles, a horse stumbles!”

“Moreover, whoever makes the first batch of alchemy can succeed. Don’t blame me. If you ask the alchemy sage from Zhongzhou to come, he won’t dare to praise you.”

As he said that, Luo Chen started shouting.

 Be straight and strong!

　　That's what it said.

The same principle applies.

 But the disappointment is still hard to hide.

Mi Shuhua sighed and threw a large handful of colorful stones on the ground.

 “I’m too anxious.”

Luo Chen subconsciously patted his shoulder. After patting him, he was shocked.

 Since when did I disrespect the Foundation Establishment monks so much!

However, seeing that the other party was not displeased, he licked his face and said with a smile: "Hey, failure is the mother of success. If you fail this time, you will definitely succeed in the future. Lao Mi, don't be discouraged. I have learned a lot about refining chalcedony pills." Got some ideas!”

 Lao Mi muttered the words "Failure is the mother of success" and went home in a daze.

He worked as a protector for three days, and when he came out, he gave the brother a blow on the head.

 After he left, Luo Chen shook his head.

Young man is quite old, why are you still so restless?

　　When he first tried to refine the pills, he failed for several days in a row, but he was still full of confidence.

In front of other subordinates, he picked up the colorful stone beads from the ground.

 At any rate, it is a gadget made from raw materials worth five spiritual stones.

Not to mention anything else, you can just play beads or checkers in your free time!

But this number is not enough. If you fail a few more times and collect all the colors, you can play checkers.

 That’s what he thought, and so did the others who watched him pick up beads happily.

 Then, in the next few days, all the failed beads were collected and delivered to Luo Chen.

 In the past few days, Luo Chen had a rare opportunity to start working **** refining elixirs.

　　Every morning and afternoon, practice Zhongmiaowan once each.

 Under his deliberate control, the elixir formation rate of low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade pills was controlled at a ratio of 361 to 361.

 In this way, the master level proficiency of Zhongmiaowan will be improved very slowly.

 But he concealed his true level of alchemy very well.

 In response to this, the gang held another meeting.

 It was convened by Mi Junping.

 She plans to differentiate the prices of these three grades of elixirs.

After some discussion, the lower-grade Zhongmiaowan was priced at three spiritual stones, the medium-grade one was still five yuan, and the upper-grade one was priced at ten spiritual stones.

 Such a high price is almost equivalent to a Qi-nourishing pill!

There must not be many people buying it.

 But it’s okay, there will always be a scammer who will buy it.

Moreover, different grades have different medicinal properties.

According to the experience report of Mr. Zeng Wen, a senior experience user, we came to the conclusion that the effectiveness of the middle-grade Zhongmiao Pill is twice that of the lower grade, while the upper-grade Zhongmiao Pill completely eliminates the sequelae of Zhongmiao Pill itself.

Even if it is taken for a long time, it will not cause the Xiaguan Golden Lock to loosen.

Moreover, it has indeed had the effect of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the talents.

Zeng asked and called directly, he found the direction of the road!

Luo Chen was also moved by himself. He brought a ray of warmth and a touch of color to this cold and ruthless world of immortality.

 He, Luo Chen, should become one of the top ten outstanding young representatives in the world of immortal cultivation in the Jade Cauldron Region.

The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect owes him a trophy made of high-grade spiritual stone!

 Okay, this is the end of the self-impression.

In addition to refining Zhongmiao Pills twice a day, Luo Chen also refines Chalcedony Pills by himself in the evening.

 That’s why there are so many colorful beads.

 Time goes by very quickly.

 In a blink of an eye, it will be ten days later. Mi Shuhua once again stepped into Xieyue Valley Alchemy Hall.

 Just as soon as I arrived, I was so angry at the scene that I blew my beard.

 “What are you doing?”

On the left side of the Dan Hall is a slightly protruding cliff platform.

 Normally, a stone table was set up here for Luo Chen to eat and drink.

However, today, there were three people sitting at the stone table.

 Luo Chen, Gu Caiyi, and Sikong Shoujia.

 Three people are gathered together, with a hexagonal disk in the middle.

It is densely covered with stone beads of six colors.

 At this time, it was Sikong Shoujia's turn to play chess.

Hearing Mi Shuhua's sudden roar, he was excited and quickly opened the chessboard.

“Reporting to the leader of the gang, we are studying the characteristics of the abandoned chalcedony pill and looking for the possibility of success.”

 It sounds grand, but!

Luo Chen gritted his teeth and stared at Sikong Shoujia.

 Old man, you almost lost, but you actually knocked over the chessboard.

 I don’t care, anyway, the book you bet on must be given!

 …

Face Sikong Shoujia's sophistry, Mi Shuhua was dubious.

 Generally speaking, he doesn’t believe it at all!

However, the other party is now looking at Luo Chen eagerly, and he also wants to know what progress Luo Chen has made.

Seeing the two old men looking at him pitifully, Luo Chen sighed.

 He took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and threw it to Old Man Mi.

Mi Shuhua took the jade bottle doubtfully, and after opening it, his eyes widened instantly.

Then….

“Hahaha, indeed, you are a genius in alchemy!”

Luo Chen gave a thumbs up and said, "You really have a sharp eye!"

Well!

Mi Shuhua froze for a moment, this guy is so shameless!

 But immediately, he was overjoyed and poured out a pale white pill from the jade bottle.

 “Come on, that boy from the Luo family, come here.”

 Luo Chen subconsciously raised his steps, and then became angry in embarrassment.

 Damn it, the name is Roldo, Luo Wudi’s nephew.

No, after being honored as an ancestor, the surname Luo will still be taboo for the honorable person!

 Raldo stepped forward in confusion.

 “Gang leader!”

“Eat it, run the technique, try to refine it, and tell me the result.”

"oh"

Raldo is usually carefree, but in front of the monks in the foundation-building period, he is still well-behaved and smart.

 He took the chalcedony pill and started practicing the exercises on the spot.

But the posture was as weird as it was prostrate on the ground like a toad, or like a tiger descending a mountain with its hair combed out.

Looking at this scene, Luo Chen was stunned.

Seeing his doubts, Gu Caiyi explained in a low voice, "Each skill has its own magical effects, and naturally the training methods are also different. It is said that Luo Erduo practiced his uncle Luo Wudi's Xin Hu Xingshan method. At each stage, the skills will be different Simulate some of the movements of the demon tiger, so as to better absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

 He doesn’t know much about the exercises.

 The only one I know about is probably Changchun Gong.

 Changchun Kung Fu and Wood belong to the Kung Fu method, so it is better to be still and not move.

 Hence, when you are running the technique, your state is like a tree standing still.

This Xinhu Mountaineering Method is more of a dynamic method.

  I don’t know what the characteristics of other techniques are.

Thinking like this, he glanced at Gu Caiyi.

However, he found that the other party's expression was a little unnatural, and he subconsciously turned his cheek.

Luo Chen became interested and said, "Fellow Taoist Gu, let's practice together when you have time!"

"roll!"

Gu Caiyi spat and rolled her eyes.

　　Seeing the two muttering, Mi Shuhua glared hard and immediately opened a silent barrier for Roldo.

 It takes a long time for low-level monks to operate their skills.

Luo Chen originally practiced Changchun Gong for two hours.

This drawback was gradually reduced to half an hour as the proficiency level increased later.

Roldo is no exception. He performs various strange actions, each of which lasts for twenty minutes.

 It was not until two hours later that he stopped working, sweating profusely.

Mi Shuhua nodded, "The Xin Hu Xingshan method has a total of nine movements. You can currently use six movements. It seems that the foundation in the middle stage of Qi refining is still very solid."

Roldo couldn't help but be happy after being praised.

 He wiped his sweat and talked about his experience with the elixir just now.

“The medicinal properties are cold and not as mild as Nourishing Qi Dan.”

“Normal, the main material is Huan jade, Huan jade is cold, and the medicinal properties are naturally cold.” Luo Chen explained aloud.

Looking at Luo Chen, Roldo continued:

“The medicine is very powerful and has increased my overall spiritual power by about one-twentieth-one-thousandth.”

Two thousandths, almost one-two thousandths.

Luo Chen frowned after hearing this, "The potency of the medicine is a bit low, maybe because my technique is not good enough."

However, Mi Shuhua is already very satisfied.

He smiled and said: "Roldo is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Taking one Qi-Nourishing Pill will only increase the effect by one-twentieth-one-hundredth. In other words, this low-grade Chalcedony Pill already has 10% of the effect of the Qi-Nourishing Pill!"

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows. Mi Shuhua seemed to be very experienced in this area?

 I am currently confused in this regard.

 Perhaps, you can find time to do some research on this aspect.

As for the monks in the foundation-building stage, as long as they are willing to collect some, they can always get some wool.

 After getting the user experience, Mi Shuhua retreated from the screen.

 He looked at Luo Chen excitedly, "What's the rate of becoming a pill?"

Luo Chen said calmly: "I have only succeeded once in ten days. I used my own Ziyun copper furnace. In one furnace, eleven chalcedony pills came out."

Hearing this, Mi Shuhua's excitement decreased.

 Chalcedony Pill cannot be sold like Zhongmiao Pill.

Zhongmiaowan, as Kang Dongyue, the master of Jinshi Pavilion in Taishanfang, said, the price is much too high.

 Just because of the special properties of the medicine and the fact that it is located in Dahefang, a place where monsters are often fought, it can be sold individually, and the price is five spiritual stones.

  Its real value, in other inland cities that are more peaceful, is only one or two spiritual stones.

 At present, the chalcedony pill is only one-tenth of the potency of the qi-nourishing pill.

 The price of a bottle cannot exceed that much.

 Monks are very, very sensitive to the price of cultivation elixirs.

“If we sell a bottle of ten spiritual stones for the cost of five spiritual stones, we won’t make much profit!”

Mi Shuhua murmured.

 Then, he looked at Luo Chen hopefully, "Can you increase the number of pills?"

Luo Chen spread his hands and said, "I'm afraid it won't work now, unless I make greater progress in refining the chalcedony pill."

"Furthermore, it cannot be refined on a large scale like Zhongmiaowan. I am not familiar with it myself, and the skills cannot be passed on to others."

 For now, Luo Chen is indeed doing everything himself.

If those medicine men and pyrotechnics are rushed to help, I am afraid that even one hundred furnaces will not be successful.

 Hearing these difficulties, Mi Shuhua's old face became even more sad.

 Seeing this scene, Luo Chen felt a little distressed. He didn't understand him before, but he looked like a kind and wealthy man.

Now that we have more contact with each other, I realize that the other person also has troubles!

 So, Luo Chen decided to solve his troubles.

“Gang Leader, the problem that restricts me from refining more chalcedony pills lies in dealing with Huanyu.”

Mi Shuhua perked up. He had also seen the elixir prescription countless times, and even asked the alchemy apprentice trained by the Mi family to try it.

 Of course we know the difficulties.

“Every time I handle Huanyu, whether it is extruding chalcedony or blending chalcedony with auxiliary materials, I must concentrate on it.”

Luo Chen rubbed his brows and said, "You know, as monks in our Qi Refining Stage, our souls are inherently shallow, and our spiritual consciousness cannot even be separated from the body. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for me to do anything."

“So?” Mi Shuhua asked tentatively.

 Vaguely, he had a bad feeling.

Luo Chen opened his innocent eyes and said, "So if there is any miraculous elixir to soothe your soul and calm your mind, I can always refine more and better chalcedony elixirs for you."

“Well, Anshen Incense is very good, cheap, and effective. If I can get just a small box a month, I can definitely do more for this gang!”

Anshen incense, one of the best external objects for low-level monks to assist in their cultivation.

A piece of soothing incense a day is enough for a monk to practice five more natal skills. It is said to be able to restore the fragile souls of low-level monks.

Luo Chen has used this thing before, and it was from a short-lived ghost.

Those were two rare experiences of killing people and seizing treasures in his life.

 That experience left him with both a bad and a wonderful experience.

 The soothing incense is part of the wonderful experience.

 A box of soothing incense allowed him to open up to practice at that time, and he even had the energy to develop his own fighting style.

It can be said that if there is no box of soothing incense and the accompanying qi-nourishing pill.

 He had no chance of surviving the second battle.

Hearing this name, Mi Shuhua trembled all over.

 It’s not that it’s expensive, a box of soothing incense is just a drop in the bucket to him.

The reason for his trembling is that this kid always seems to be pushing the envelope?

 But, for the Chalcedony Pill!

Mi Shuhua took a deep breath and said, "Anshenxiang, right? I will send someone to deliver it. But you must let me see the effect!"

“I’m sure, I, Xiao Luo, will never talk in vain. Why don’t you just wait at home and count the spiritual stones until you’re grinning from ear to ear!”

 Ronaldinho is smiling from ear to ear now!

Thanks to Fireworks Xiaomin for the reward. I remember this is the second time. Thank you very much.

 (End of this chapter)