Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 55: The Mysterious Alchemy Technique of the Five Elements, the Inheritance of a Divine Alchemist

"By the way, is there any way to purchase Foundation Building Pills? Yuer, your cultivation should be close to the peak of the Ninth Stage of Qi Refining. You should be able to attempt Foundation Building. If you can become a Foundation Building cultivator, it would greatly increase our safety," Zhou Sui said solemnly.

He believed that if Ji Bingyu became a Foundation Building cultivator, she would definitely be able to handle the current crisis. And it wouldn't be embarrassing for him to rely on his partner's strength. With a Foundation Building cultivator backing them, he would be able to walk with confidence.

"With the help of my husband, my spiritual consciousness has already transformed into Foundation Building divine consciousness. My true essence and physical body are both at their peak. Indeed, I can attempt Foundation Building. If I try it independently, there is at least a fifty percent chance of success," Ji Bingyu sighed.

Originally, according to her estimation, it would take her at least ten years of cultivation to truly reach the peak of Qi Refining and be able to attempt Foundation Building. But now, after cultivating with her husband for two years, her progress has been astonishing. Her spiritual consciousness has undergone a transformation and evolved into the realm of Foundation Building divine consciousness. She doesn't even know how many times her cultivation progress has increased compared to before.

"No, you can't attempt Foundation Building independently. It's too dangerous," Zhou Sui waved his hand. He naturally disliked risks. What's the difference between a fifty percent chance and gambling? Without a hundred percent certainty, he wouldn't attempt Foundation Building. Otherwise, if he failed, it would mean death. It's too dangerous for his partner, Ji Bingyu, to do such a risky thing.

But it would be different if they had Foundation Building Pills. One Foundation Building Pill could increase the success rate by thirty percent. Most importantly, with the assistance of the medicinal power of the Foundation Building Pill, even if Foundation Building failed, they wouldn't die. They could try Foundation Building again. This is the safest method.

"Yes, Sister Ji, there's no need to be in such a hurry. It is said that Misty Cloud City will hold a grand auction in the spring. Maybe there will be Foundation Building Pills up for auction," Mu Ziyan advised.

In fact, Misty Cloud City holds a large-scale auction every three years, attracting numerous businesses and cultivators. There will be a large number of rare treasures, as well as various elixirs and spiritual herbs. It can be described as a gathering of talents.

"Alright, let's wait for now," Ji Bingyu nodded.

She also felt that it would be safer to attempt Foundation Building with Foundation Building Pills. After all, life is precious. Even if she has full confidence, she can't guarantee a hundred percent success. Besides, they are not lacking in spirit stones now. If there is an opportunity, they can completely use spirit stones to purchase Foundation Building Pills.

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After finishing lunch, Zhou Sui entered the quiet room and took out the inheritance jade slip from the alchemist Zhang Cheng. Although he had already obtained a complete first-tier alchemist inheritance, Zhang Cheng's many years of alchemy experience would still provide him with great inspiration.

Crackling~

He had no intention of watching the contents of the jade slip. He handed it to the bookworm and started devouring it.

In a short while, he had finished devouring all the jade slips, and they all fell into the bookworm's belly.

Gushing~

Instantly, a massive amount of information entered his consciousness.

"No way, Uncle Zhang actually obtained an incredible inheritance," Zhou Sui widened his eyes, feeling surprised by this information.

Obviously, compared to the alchemy inheritance Zhang Cheng obtained, the first-tier alchemist inheritance he obtained from the Lu Family's Treasure Pavilion was relatively scarce. However, inside it was a top-level alchemy technique called the Five Elements Alchemy Technique.

You should know that most ordinary alchemy techniques are essentially fire control techniques.

This technique allows alchemists to manipulate flames to refine spiritual medicines, purify them, and produce elixirs.

The problem is that such flames are only ordinary fires, formed by the condensation of fire elements between heaven and earth.

As a result, ordinary fires cannot remove the many impurities in spiritual medicines.

With too many impurities and conflicting medicinal properties, alchemy will fail.

Even if alchemy is successful by chance, the elixirs produced will be of inferior quality.

Cultivators from sects have a method to solve this problem, which is to find a vein of earth fire and use its power to assist in alchemy. This naturally resolves the problem.

This is also one of the main reasons why independent cultivators can hardly become alchemists.

Without the assistance of an earth fire vein, the success rate of alchemy decreases by at least fifty percent.

Of course, if an alchemist is extremely lucky and obtains a spiritual fire, it can also increase the success rate of alchemy.

However, obtaining a spiritual fire is even more difficult than finding an earth fire vein.

This is a resource that countless alchemists desire. Once a certain spiritual fire appears, it will be fiercely fought over.

The value of a spiritual fire is simply immeasurable.

They are mostly obtained by alchemists from major sects and are not left for independent cultivators.

However, the Five Elements Alchemy Technique obtained by Zhang Cheng is completely different.

It is a unique alchemy technique that can utilize the power of the five elements between heaven and earth to refine medicines.

Even without a spiritual fire or the assistance of an earth fire vein, it can still purify pills and remove impurities from spiritual medicines.

After all, there are numerous spiritual medicines between heaven and earth, and their medicinal properties are complex. If only flames are used for purification, many spiritual medicines are actually unsuitable. Sometimes, even alchemists who master spiritual fires cannot refine certain special pills.

But the Five Elements Alchemy Technique is different.

Once this technique is successfully cultivated, one can wield the power of the five elements to temper, melt, and refine spiritual medicines, ultimately condensing them into top-grade pills.

Because the power of the five elements encompasses myriad manifestations, regardless of the attribute of the spiritual medicine, it can be refined and purified using the power of the five elements. It can be said to be an alchemy technique with universal applicability.

"This technique is too difficult."

Sensing the information about this technique, Zhou Sui felt overwhelmed. It was like a poor student encountering advanced mathematics, causing his scalp to tingle.

It is even more difficult than the Illusionary Demon Transformation Art.

To learn this technique, one must have a thorough understanding of the power of the five elements between heaven and earth, and must also master it perfectly.

For ordinary cultivators, it is already extremely difficult to master just one element, let alone all five.

Moreover, one must integrate the power of the five elements, reaching a state of perpetual existence and unity of the five elements.

Just the entry level alone has claimed the lives of countless people.

When alchemist Zhang Cheng obtained this technique, he was ecstatic and believed that he had hit the jackpot. He was certain that he would rise to become a Foundation Building cultivator, or even a Gold Core True Immortal in the future.

However, after practicing for thirty years, he only managed to grasp the basics of this technique, and he fell into despair.

With his talent, even if he continued to cultivate for decades, he would still be unable to reach a proficient level in this technique.

Of course, even if he only grasped the basics of this technique, it still elevated him to the level of a mid-grade alchemist.

This already surpassed countless independent cultivators.

It can be imagined that this alchemy technique must have come from the hand of a grandmaster alchemist.

"It seems that I still need the assistance of the Book Gu."

Zhou Sui immediately gave up on his own comprehension. He still needed the power of the Gu worms. His intelligence was only that of an ordinary person and he couldn't comprehend such profound techniques.

Continuing on would only be a waste of time.

(End of this chapter)