Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Seven carts!

This is just the first batch!
According to the manager of Liu Family Pharmacy, because Chen Yushu ordered a large quantity and variety of medicinal materials, and many of them were relatively precious, this batch of spiritual materials was only relatively ordinary.

The second batch is the most precious.

They will also be escorted by special personnel.

Of course, the corresponding escort time will also need to be delayed by several days.

Chen Yushu, of course, did not care about this.

However, his current alchemy skills are still relatively low, and he can only refine Qi-building pills, and at most, a bone-strengthening pill.

Both of these elixirs require relatively common materials.

It just so happens to be among these seven cartloads of materials.

He naturally wouldn't aim too high and directly try to refine more advanced pills, such as second-grade elixirs or Dao Yuan pills.

Because his alchemy skills simply did not reach that level.

Forcing it to be refined will only lead to failure.

Alchemy is not like magic.

The spells only consume his cultivation and spiritual energy; once consumed, he can naturally cultivate to recover.

Spiritual materials, especially those of grade two or above, are mostly quite precious, and the key is that they are not easy to collect.

Once consumed, collecting more will not only take time, but there is also a high probability of shortages.

Although there are many spiritual materials in the Netherworld, they are extremely rare, which perfectly matches the situation of the spiritual materials he lacks for alchemy.

After all, there are countless spiritual materials in the world, and the spiritual materials required for various pill formulas involve a wide variety of materials.

It is virtually impossible to find all the spiritual materials required for a single elixir recipe in one place.

"The first batch was quite large."

The Vitality Pill requires more than 300 portions of spiritual materials.

There were even more bone-strengthening pills, more than five hundred servings.

There is also a spiritual material called the Gathering Spirit Pill, which is even more effective for low-level Yin cultivators.

Because this is a real elixir that can increase 'divinity'.

Furthermore, according to the description above, if an ordinary person can successfully absorb the energy within the Gathering Spirit Pill, there is a certain chance that they will become "divine" and thus embark on the path of Yin cultivation..."

Chen Yushu actually valued this elixir far more than the Vitality Pill and the Bone Strengthening Pill.

Not only because this Gathering Spirit Pill is classified as a top-grade first-tier pill formula.

Furthermore, it is an absolute necessity for many practitioners of Yin-Yang cultivation.

After all, not everyone can be like Chen Yushu, with an extremely high level of meditative absorption and correspondingly terrifying cultivation efficiency.

For most cultivators, the most difficult thing to improve besides cultivation is their spiritual power.

On the contrary, one's spiritual cultivation can be accumulated naturally over time.

Therefore, if there were such a elixir that could enhance their spiritual power, they would definitely not be stingy with their money.

"This time, the money spent on purchasing these medicinal herbs, especially some rare spiritual herbs, was quite considerable."

Even though the Liu family pharmacy offered me a discount because of my status as a guest, it still nearly emptied my pockets.

We must hurry and refine a batch of elixirs to sell and earn some money.

Chen Yushu had his own set of accounts.

The premise of alchemy is to improve one's cultivation level and increase one's cultivation efficiency, but the expenses incurred in the process of alchemy are naturally not small.

He couldn't possibly consume without producing anything.

Fortunately, whether it's the Vitality Pill, the Bone Strengthening Pill, or this Spirit Gathering Pill, they are all essential for cultivators. If they are promoted, they will definitely be very popular spiritual pills.

The healing speed shouldn't be slow.

For example, when the manager of the Liu family's pharmacy returned this time, he not only took away the silver needed for the medicinal herbs, but also the eighteen Yuanqi Pills that he had refined last time.

These Vitality Pills were naturally given to him by the Liu family pharmacy for distribution as a trial run.

Although they are only of the lower grade, their effects are definitely not weak for many low-level Yin cultivators.

If it were sold, there would surely be many cultivators who couldn't resist buying it again.

At that time, a steady stream of customers will naturally come to our door to make purchases.

……

Inside the alchemy room.

After a flurry of activity by several servants, most of the materials had been moved in, and even specially labeled and arranged.

Chen Yushu was very satisfied with this.

Then, all the servants were driven out.

Now that all the spiritual materials have arrived, there are 352 portions of materials needed for the Vitality Pill, 521 portions for the Bone Strengthening Pill, and if we include the 276 portions for the Spirit Gathering Pill... that's enough for him to refine for a long time.

He naturally needed to make some adjustments to his plans.

Set aside a certain amount of time each day to refine elixirs and improve your alchemy skills.

First and foremost, naturally, is the Vitality Pill.

Last time he refined pills, he only had the materials for ten portions of Vitality Pills.

Therefore, he only learned the basics of the corresponding Yuanqi Pill formula and then improved it to the level of mastery.

According to his understanding, if he could master the recipe for the Yuanqi Pill, he would have a certain chance of successfully refining a mid-grade Yuanqi Pill.

Last time, due to a lack of materials, even though he successfully raised his alchemy skills to the proficient level, he still didn't have any new materials to refine and verify this idea.

Now that he had plenty of materials, he naturally began to experiment.

So he simply took a copy of the materials.

First, he used a spirit-sealing technique to clean the alchemy furnace.

Although the Spirit Sealing Technique is a type of sealing spell that can block spiritual energy, he had discovered through his previous practice that it also has a cleansing effect.

It can wash away the dust and strip away everything except spiritual energy.

It is also very suitable to use it to cleanse the alchemy furnace at this time.

The spirit-sealing technique was used.

The dust that had accumulated inside the alchemy furnace was completely washed away.

Then he lit the flame.

boom!
A wave of scorching heat also burst forth.

Only when no more water evaporated from the alchemy furnace and a faint rainbow light began to emanate from within did Chen Yushu make a move.

First, they obtained the first type of spiritual material.

sizzle...

The terrifying heat instantly conducted through the material, forcing out the spiritual energy and medicinal liquid within it.

Then, he added the second and third spiritual materials.

Long before, Chen Yushu had already mastered the corresponding procedures in the alchemy process of the Vitality Pill.

At this point, it's just a matter of following the established procedures.

Moreover, because he had already mastered this alchemy formula, he made certain optimizations and adjustments during the alchemy process.

For example, before fusing the spiritual energy medicinal liquid, one can use the pill-separating technique to separate the liquid and then use the pill-condensing technique to condense it. This way, the two spiritual energy medicinal liquids can be fused more gently, preventing a violent reaction from erupting directly.

Naturally, this reduces the evaporation and waste of spiritual energy in the medicinal liquid during alchemy.

After all, although he had successfully refined the Vitality Pills before, the quality and quantity of the pills were relatively small.

After using this technique, he clearly felt that the final condensed spiritual energy liquid was much more than before.

Finally, Chen Yushu used the techniques of throwing pills, condensing pills, and dividing pills.

sizzle...

Inside the alchemy furnace, the elixir spun rapidly until it finally took shape.

"The pills are complete, four in total."

"Unfortunately, they were all low-grade spiritual pills; no mid-grade Yuan Qi pills appeared." Chen Yushu's spiritual power stirred slightly, and he immediately discerned the quality of the various spiritual pills in the alchemy furnace. He said it was a pity, but in his heart, he thought it was normal.

Because he had already sensed it while he was refining the elixir.

Refining mid-grade elixirs is not so easy.

To condense such a elixir, the required spiritual energy and medicinal liquid must be relatively concentrated.

However, the spiritual energy liquid he extracted from this alchemy was not pure enough in his opinion.

If you force the pill to condense, you might be able to form one mid-grade spiritual pill, but you will end up with three other useless pills.

So in the end, he chose to refine pills in a balanced way, and forged four low-grade Yuanqi Pills.

"Therefore, a true alchemist is actually able to judge the quality of the final pill from the process of refining the pill himself."

Because everything is in your own hands.

If you grasp the key points, you will naturally be able to refine relatively high-quality elixirs.

But if the refining process doesn't go smoothly, the quality will already be clear in my mind the moment the pill is formed.

Chen Yushu secretly felt much more confident.

Then, the second attempt began.

This time, he followed the same methodical approach to cultivation.

Having learned from his previous experience, he was much more cautious this time.

Until the very last moment when preparing to condense the elixir.

Chen Yushu had an idea and used the Pill-Spinning Technique to remove as many impurities as possible.

This time, Chen Yushu used the Pill-Slinging Technique repeatedly, and all the impurities and spiritual energy mixed in with it were flung away.

Until the overall size of the spiritual energy potion was more than half the size of before.

However, the remaining spiritual energy liquid is not only purer, but also contains a more abundant energy.

"It's done!
"The Art of Elixir Condensation!"

Chen Yushu's eyes lit up, and he immediately used the Pill Condensation Technique.

sizzle...

The spiritual energy liquid solidified instantly, transforming into an oval-shaped elixir.

"This pill is a little too big."

The key is quality; it's still a little lacking..."

A look of disappointment quickly appeared on Chen Yushu's face.

This is because the medicinal power contained within this elixir is slightly inferior to that of a true mid-grade elixir.

Crucially, its size is relatively large compared to ordinary elixirs, and it does not meet the required specifications...

Therefore, after the elixir was completed, Chen Yushu had no choice but to use the technique of dividing the elixir.

This single elixir then split in two, becoming two separate elixirs.

"One is a low-grade spiritual pill, one is a useless pill... one pill is complete!"

Chen Yushu couldn't help but shake his head.

He could sense that he was only one step away from condensing it into a mid-grade spiritual pill.

All you need to do is continue using the Pill-Spinning Technique to make the spiritual energy liquid even purer and more concentrated, and you will be able to truly refine a mid-grade Yuan Qi Pill.

This failure can only be attributed to a lack of experience.

So he began his third attempt.

As the technique of condensing elixir was used.

"It's done!
Mid-grade Vitality Pill.

Chen Yushu reached out and beckoned.

A purer, whiter elixir than before appeared in his hand.

After a careful examination, Chen Yushu could clearly sense that the energy contained in this spiritual pill was more than twice that of an ordinary low-grade Yuan Qi pill.

"This is a mid-grade elixir."

It is purer and contains more abundant vital energy.

This will naturally make a cultivator's practice smoother and faster..."

Chen Yushu looked at the elixir, but felt a pang of regret.

Because in order to condense this mid-grade Yuan Qi Pill, a lot of spiritual energy liquid was wasted.

As a result, he was ultimately unable to use the Pill Separation Technique and only managed to condense this one spiritual pill.

After all, if he had used his previous alchemy methods, he could have obtained at least four low-grade Yuan Qi Pills.

"A mid-grade Qi-building pill is worth about thirty to fifty taels of silver."

A single Vitality Pill sells for approximately ten to fifteen taels of silver.

If calculated this way, condensing a mid-grade Yuan Qi Pill is actually somewhat of a loss…

Chen Yushu muttered to himself.

After thinking about it, I decided to let nature take its course.

While the mid-grade Qi-building pills are good, what he's pursuing now is efficiency.

The goal is to upgrade the Vitality Pill recipe and skill as quickly as possible.

There wasn't much interest in the Vitality Pill itself.

After this initial attempt, Chen Yushu quickly changed his approach and began refining pills rapidly.

They did not strive for high-quality pills, but only aimed to refine as many Yuan Qi Pills as possible as quickly as possible.

Vitality Pill Recipe +5
Vitality Pill Recipe +3
Vitality Pill Recipe +4
……

Each time you refine a pill, the corresponding pill formula experience will increase.

Of course, in addition to the experience of pill formulas, there are also corresponding minor alchemy techniques such as pill-throwing technique, pill-condensing technique, and self-dividing pill technique.

It is also improving rapidly.

time flies.

Chen Yushu's alchemy skills were also improving rapidly.

Minor successes in the techniques of pill-throwing, pill-condensing, and pill-dividing...

Soon, these alchemy skills were all improved to the minor mastery level.

After successfully refining four Yuan Qi Pills, Chen Yushu had a sudden inspiration and immediately felt countless insights and experiences about refining Yuan Qi Pills surface in his mind.

It was as if he had refined this elixir hundreds or thousands of times in such a short period of time, making it extremely skillful.

Many skills and experience also improved significantly as a result.

So much so that when he looked back at his previous alchemy work, he could clearly sense that there were many mistakes and problems.

He then began to continuously adjust and optimize.

Finally, a look of understanding appeared on his face, as if he had a plan in mind.

The recipe for the Vitality Elixir is almost complete!
Understanding this, his gaze naturally fell on the attribute panel.

Sure enough, the attribute panel displayed the words "Yuan Qi Dan formula completed".

"In addition, my experience in alchemy has also improved significantly compared to before."

It has improved from 12/100 to 28/100.

"I've taken another step closer to mastering the art."

Seeing this, Chen Yushu was also delighted.

He naturally understood why his experience had increased so much.

During that time, he had already improved his alchemy skills, such as the Pill Separation Technique, Pill Condensation Technique, and Pill Throwing Technique, from the proficiency level to the minor mastery level.

With the advancement of the alchemy formula itself, the resulting experience in alchemy naturally increases as well. (End of Chapter)