Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 257 Cultivation is truly wondrous, the supreme state is one of detachment from emotions.

Soon, drops of spiritual energy from the Earth Spirit Wood were refined by him.

This time there were actually a few more, forming four drops.

Of course, this makes little difference to him.

He followed the previous steps again, blending the spiritual energy of the Earth Spirit Wood with other spiritual energy liquids.

Remembering the lesson from last time, this time Chen Yushu only gradually incorporated the spiritual energy into the medicine.

really.

When the amount was reduced, the reaction immediately became less intense.

Until he infused the last drop of the Earth Spirit Wood's spiritual energy into it.

"Success!"

Chen Yushu was overjoyed, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

But he also knew.

In alchemy, the further you go, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Because the various spiritual medicinal liquids are mixed together, their composition is so complex that it is unimaginable. Any slight change could affect their balance, thus causing the alchemy to fail.

Therefore, Chen Yushu used one alchemy technique after another, beginning to integrate the subsequent spiritual energy medicinal liquid into it.

Sometimes, in order to maintain the success rate of alchemy, he would even split the originally fused medicinal liquid and then fuse it with new spiritual energy medicinal liquid.

This is an incredibly meticulous process.

If it fails, it means that this whole bunch of medicine will become completely ineffective and will have to be removed immediately.

Otherwise, it will contaminate other spiritual medicinal liquids, causing the alchemy to fail, or at least significantly reduce the quality of the finished pill.

The twelfth, the thirteenth...

Chen Yushu began refining each one, and finally fused the spiritual energy liquid together.

There were naturally failures along the way.

Fortunately, among the alchemy techniques he mastered, there was a technique called the Pill Separation Technique. He could directly use the Pill Separation Technique to separate the corresponding spiritual energy medicinal liquids and use only a small portion of the spiritual energy medicinal liquids for fusion.

Once you succeed, repeat the process.

If you fail, learn from your experience.

Immediately, most of the errors and omissions in his alchemy process were eliminated.

Seeing that everything was going smoothly, the fifteenth type of spiritual energy potion was refined, and he was about to continue trying.

We've discovered we're running out of medicine!

After numerous failed attempts.

The spiritual energy elixir could no longer be extracted.

Left with no other choice, he had to carefully control the spiritual energy liquid that was mixed with the previous fourteen spiritual materials and begin to fuse it with the newly produced spiritual energy liquid.

boom!
Endless black mist suddenly appeared inside the alchemy furnace.

"Failed again!"

Chen Yushu shook his head with a sigh.

I knew long ago that elixirs weren't so easy to refine.

Even he, with his constant meditative state and certain deductive and simulation abilities, and his understanding of various thoughts had reached a level unimaginable to ordinary people, still experienced numerous setbacks and failed time and time again in refining the simplest and most basic Yuan Qi Pill.

For other cultivators, the difficulty would be even greater.

Let alone trying once or twice, even ten, a hundred, or a thousand times, it's difficult to succeed.

And he!

A glint flashed in Chen Yushu's eyes.

The next wave.

He has complete confidence!
After all, he had already gone through almost the entire alchemy process once before.

Although he fell at the last step.

But he had been correct in every step he had taken so far.

Although there are many areas for improvement, it at least proves that his steps were correct.

Therefore, he only needs to conquer the last step, and that will be enough.

So, after cleaning the alchemy furnace once again with a sealing technique and fully restoring his spiritual power, he took out the third set of materials.

He began refining pills once again, following the same procedure.

One by one, the materials were instantly melted down, and along with them, spiritual liquids were forced out and then completely incorporated into the mixture.

Until the very last step.

Got here.

Even Chen Yushu became much more serious, and first directly used the technique of splitting the core.

Instantly, the liquid medicine was split into three equal parts.

This was already his limit.

It's not that he couldn't separate more, but rather that with his alchemy skills, he could only separate three.

Any more and it will be unsustainable.

Fortunately, three portions should be enough.

Then, Chen Yushu began yet another attempt.

Because of his previous failures, Chen Yushu learned from his experience and began to process the impurities in the fifteenth type of spiritual energy liquid.

He discovered that the reason for the previous failure was precisely because there were too many impurities, or rather, too many special elements, which led to the failure of the entire alchemy process.

What he needs to do now is to remove as much useless material as possible.

"The Pill-Spinning Technique!"

The image of a pill-making technique recorded in the Iron Token of Elixir appeared in Chen Yushu's mind.

With the help of this alchemy technique, some of the useless materials can be discarded.

However, to perform this alchemy technique, one not only needs formidable spiritual power, but also an extremely profound level of control over one's own spiritual power.

Fortunately, he possesses both of these qualities.

At this moment, he quickly sketched with both hands, drawing upon some kind of mysterious power in the void. His spiritual power also surged into the alchemy furnace, condensing into complex magical runes.

Fortunately, this type of spell rune structure is not related to spells, and there are relatively few of them, making it relatively easy to cast.

buzzing...

Soon, he became one with heaven and earth, as if a special power was brewing within him.

He then quickly poured the liquid into the alchemy furnace, applying it to the fifteenth type of spiritual energy elixir.

sizzle...

moment.

The ball of spiritual energy began to spin rapidly.

It's so smooth and slippery.

It looks like a sphere.

Under the influence of his mental power, it spun rapidly.

Then, he could clearly sense that as it rotated, some tiny particles were flung out.

That was the impurity in that clump of spiritual energy liquid.

These impurities, of course, do not necessarily mean that they are bad substances like erysipelas.

It may also have a special function.

However, it has no effect on the Vitality Pill itself, and it will also have a certain impact on the final quality of the pill, so naturally...

Even if the substances contained within are incredibly precious, he can only eliminate them.

in this way.

After a few breaths, sensing that the energy substances in the spiritual medicine were relatively pure, Chen Yushu began to fuse and condense them with other spiritual medicines.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

puff!
Failed.

Chen Yushu didn't care.

Because he discovered the reason for this failure.

Then, he continued his experiment with the second batch of spiritual energy liquid he had separated.

"Failed again!"

Chen Yushu's face darkened. This time, he had almost succeeded.

But they got stuck at the last step, the formal condensation of the elixir.

This time the problem is quite simple.

The pills are too big.

The bigger the pill, the better.

The larger the value, the more impurities it may contain.

Adjustments are needed again.

So Chen Yushu used the pill-throwing technique again.

This time, however, it was not used on a single spiritual energy potion, but on the entire potion fused together.

Even so, much of it was wasted. Some of the beneficial spiritual liquid was also stripped away.

However, the medicinal liquid itself became increasingly pure, transforming from its original turbid state into something somewhat transparent.

"it's time!"

Chen Yushu then used the Elixir Condensation Technique.

buzz~
In an instant, the swirling spiritual liquid inside the alchemy furnace compressed and solidified, forming an oval-shaped, silvery-white elixir in the blink of an eye.

Vitality Pill.

Become!

A distinct light flashed in Chen Yushu's eyes.

He immediately used the Elixir-Gathering Technique.

Instantly, the elixir flew out of the alchemy furnace and hovered directly in front of Chen Yushu.

"It is silvery-white all over and contains the fragrance of chrysanthemum. Just a light sniff can make one feel happy."

It worked as expected.

Vitality Pill.

I've mastered it!

The elixir is of low grade, a low-grade Yuanqi elixir.

As Chen Yushu compared the description in the iron certificate, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

Even before actually refining the pills, he had already made many preparations and conducted numerous simulations, so he was full of confidence.

However, when it came to actually refining it, many problems were encountered.

Good thing!

In the end, he still managed to refine this elixir.

Vitality Pill.

Although it's only of inferior quality.

But even a low-grade elixir is already quite good.

For someone attempting alchemy for the first time, achieving a low-grade pill is already quite impressive.

More often than not, it was failure.

Even if it is successfully refined, the quality of the elixir is very likely to be substandard, making it a waste elixir.

Not only does it have no effect, but it also has obvious erysipelas. Once taken, it is very likely to have adverse effects and harm the patient.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze shifted and landed on the attribute panel.

Suddenly, I noticed that there was an extra column inside.

The Art of Alchemy: Beginner (1/100)

Introductory Guide to Vitality Elixir (1/100)

Two columns appeared at once.

Among them, the art of alchemy is the most important.

The Vitality Pill corresponds to the elixir he just successfully refined.

getting Started.

"The only pity is..."

One set of materials yielded only one elixir.

Compared to the value of the materials themselves... we're actually losing money!

A hint of helplessness appeared on Chen Yushu's face.

The materials for refining the Vitality Pill cost approximately fifteen taels of silver in total.

A low-grade Qi-building pill is worth about ten taels of silver.

In total, that's a loss of five taels of silver.

Fortunately, though.

I have now completely mastered the method of refining the Vitality Pill.

Continue refining.

There are almost no major problems.

The quantity and quality of naturally formed pills can also increase rapidly.

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved.

Then I glanced at the sky outside.

There should be about an hour left until it gets dark.

So he thought about it and decided to continue refining elixirs.

He was also thinking about how to quickly upgrade his alchemy skills and the level of his Yuanqi Pill.

perhaps.

It is possible to refine a mid-grade elixir in a very short time.

Soon after cleaning the alchemy furnace, Chen Yushu resumed alchemy.

This time.

Chen Yushu, on the other hand, seemed quite adept at it.

The materials were tossed in one by one, in an orderly fashion.

Under his control, the various spiritual medicinal liquids quickly fused together until finally, he used the techniques of separating the core and condensing the core.

soon.

The alchemy furnace was then opened again.

Three elixirs flew out of the alchemy furnace with a whoosh.

"Two low-grade Heavenly Origin Pills and one useless pill."

Chen Yushu glanced at the elixir in his hand.

The elixir still retained the warmth it had after it was freshly made.

Then, with just a glance, he quickly determined the quality of these elixirs.

A look of satisfaction immediately appeared on his face.

At least this time, we didn't lose money.

If it's sold, I should be able to make a small profit of five taels of silver.

Furthermore, look at the attribute panel.

He was even more satisfied.

My experience points increased by thirteen points.

In other words, if he continues to refine the remaining materials, he is very likely to raise the Yuanqi Pill formula under the Alchemy Technique to the Proficiency level.

"It's just a pity."

The art of alchemy itself remained unchanged.

Clearly, its enhancement mechanism is different from that of the Vitality Pill.

Perhaps only by leveling up the Qi Refining Pill to Mastery or Minor Success will one gain more experience in alchemy?

Chen Yushu muttered to himself.

I didn't pay too much attention to it.

Around that time, he had only just begun to try alchemy, and had only mastered the first formula and refined the first elixir. Everything was still in the process of trial and error.

After that, as long as he spends more time refining pills, he will naturally understand the methods to improve his alchemy skills.

"continue!"

Chen Yushu put the elixir into a jade bottle and began refining pills again.

Once, twice, three times...

Chen Yushu continued in this cycle.

The number of pills produced has remained stable at three.

It's not that he didn't want to refine more elixirs.

The first one is due to material limitations; under ordinary fire, only a corresponding amount of spiritual energy liquid can be extracted. The second one is that his initial stage of the Core Separation Technique can only separate three at present.

Any more than that, and it will be unsustainable, simply dissipating and becoming a waste.

Fortunately, alchemy techniques such as pill splitting, pill flinging, and pill condensation are relatively simple, and he can improve them very quickly.

After only a few uses, each user has accumulated fifty or sixty experience points.

I estimate that it won't be long before I can reach the proficiency level.

Upon reaching the mastery level, the effects he can unleash will naturally increase significantly.

This will also be of great benefit to alchemy techniques, and can improve the quality of elixirs to a certain extent.

The number of spirit pills that can be produced by the corresponding pill-dividing technique should be even greater.

The elixirs he refines usually yield one or two finished products when the furnace is opened.

What remains are naturally the discarded pills.

Sometimes, however, bad luck or problems with the quality of the materials themselves can lead to poor quality pills. In one batch, he even produced three defective pills.

Of course, there were also times when luck was on their side, and they directly refined three low-grade Yuanqi Pills.

After refining all the remaining materials, he had a total of eighteen Yuan Qi Pills, which was not a small number.

(End of this chapter)