Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 362 Second-Tier Alchemist (Seeking Subscriptions)

The next day.

Accompanied by Wei Yafei, Shen Xuan arrived at a magnificent hall in the core of the inner city of Weihai Immortal City.

This is the alchemy hall of the Divine Sword Sect, built with earth fire and spiritual veins. It is divided into four levels, A, B, C, and D, with eight hundred alchemy rooms according to the grade of earth fire spiritual power, for use by the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect and the cultivators in the city to refine pills.

"Master Shen, our Divine Sword Sect is committed to building good relationships. Our alchemy rooms are available for rent. We guarantee safety and offer low prices, charging only for cost."

"Book me a top-class water-based alchemy room, the very best one."

“No problem. Yafei will definitely take care of this for Master Shen.”

Soon, Wei Yafei led Shen Xuan to meet Lin Mengbing, the chief elder of the Weihai City Alchemy Hall, a second-level alchemist with white hair and beard.

In the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, Qi and blood decline, making it difficult to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Uncle Lin, this is Shen Changsheng, the Water Alchemist."

Upon hearing Wei Yafei's introduction, Lin Mengbing looked at Shen Xuan with great surprise.

"A water-based alchemist? What a rare guest!"

After listening to Wei Yafei's quiet introduction, Lin Mengbing's expression became noticeably more enthusiastic.

"Master Shen, you need a top-quality water-based alchemy room, right? Please follow me!"

Before coming, Shen Xuan had inquired with Manager Hu.

The Alchemy Hall in Weihai Immortal City has excellent water-based alchemy rooms available for rent.

However, the cost is not low.

The monthly rent for a top-grade alchemy room is as high as three thousand spirit stones.

The cultivation resources consumed, such as earth fire, spiritual energy, and spiritual springs, will be charged separately.

However, it meant nothing to Shen Xuan, who was already wealthy.

In any case, he didn't expect to earn spirit stones by refining pills in the short term.

Upon hearing that Shen Xuan wanted to rent a pill-refining room, Wei Yafei volunteered to accompany him.

Lin Mengbing led Shen Xuan to a secret chamber made of white jade on the top floor of the alchemy hall.

He took out a magic artifact shaped like a command arrow and used it to open the seal on the secret chamber door.

"Master Shen, this alchemy room is the best water-based alchemy room."

Lin Mengbing handed the command token to Shen Xuan and said with a smile.

"With this token, apart from myself, no one else in the entire Weihai Immortal City is allowed to enter or leave this alchemy room."

"Don't worry about safety!"

"Thank you very much, Master Lin!"

Shen Xuan clasped his hands in thanks.

"Master Shen, my daughter is waiting for you here. Please feel free to ask if there is anything you need."

"it is good!"

Shen Xuan nodded noncommittally at Wei Yafei.

Shen Xuan wouldn't care about a female cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining if she weren't from the Wei family of White Crane Island.

Shen Xuan entered the alchemy room, and the door slowly closed.

Lin Mengbing then asked, "Can this person really become a second-tier water-based alchemist?"

“Uncle Lin, these words were said by Uncle Hu.”

Wei Yafei said with a hint of envy, "A second-tier water-based alchemist! I wonder if he has a Daoist partner!"

Lin Mengbing glared at Wei Yafei.

“Nephew Wei, do not let your mind wander and corrupt your Dao heart.”

"He doesn't like you!"

"Hey!"

Wei Yafei's pretty face flushed slightly, and she sighed softly in her heart.

She didn't mind that Master Shen was a rogue cultivator.

However, judging from his behavior along the way, Master Shen really had no feelings for her.

Women are particularly sensitive to these kinds of things.

If Shen Danshi reveals even the slightest hint of interest, Wei Yafei will create opportunities to get closer to him.

Pity.

He seemed so gentle and refined, yet I felt nothing for him.

Are there any cats in this world that don't eat fish?
Could it be that the alchemy went wrong, causing impotence in that area?
Wei Yafei felt a pang of regret.

How could she know.

Shen Xuan didn't even look at her.

Having grown accustomed to delicacies, he looked down on Wei Yafei's simple, home-style dishes.

Moreover, he had designs on the Wei family of White Crane Island.

In the future, they may very well turn against each other.

There's no need to have private interactions with the female cultivators of the Wei family.

Upon entering the alchemy room, Shen Xuan first examined it carefully.

It is about 100 square meters and is fully equipped with daily necessities such as jade beds, jade tables, and cushions.

In the center are eight earth fire nozzles, and next to them is a spiritual energy nozzle and a spiritual spring.

As for how to use it, the jade slip placed on the jade table provided a detailed explanation.

Once you find the valve, you can adjust the amount of earth fire, spiritual energy, and spiritual spring water yourself.

However, each item will be charged separately based on usage.

Shen Xuan didn't care about the cost of the alchemy room.

He values ​​security and privacy more.

The jade slip explains it very clearly.

There were no surveillance devices in the alchemy room.

Besides the tokens used by the renters, only one spare token remained in the hands of the person in charge of the alchemy hall.

Except in the event of a particularly major emergency, under normal circumstances, even a third-level True Person cannot enter the alchemy room from the outside without a command token.

Alchemy is a technical skill.

No alchemist wants to be disturbed while refining pills.

The Divine Sword Sect is one of the seven sects of the Song Kingdom. Its territory is barren, and it holds alchemists in high esteem.

Shen Xuan believed this guarantee.

After all, the reputation is extremely important for the Divine Sword Sect to develop and attract talents with cultivation skills.

"One hundred portions of Spirit Gathering Pill ingredients should be enough for me to advance to the second-tier alchemist!"

Shen Xuan thought it through very clearly.

For the sake of his future spiritual development, he will eventually have to study alchemy.

Therefore, laying a solid foundation is especially important.

He has mastered the basic operations of water-based alchemy.

It also possesses the spiritual power and divine sense techniques to become a second-tier alchemist.

What's lacking is nothing more than experience.

All you need to do is repeat the refining process of Huanglong Dan over a hundred times.

Shen Xuan refused to believe that he couldn't advance to the second-tier alchemist level.

The process involves ten steps: transformation, rinsing, sealing, boiling, simmering, nourishing, brewing, adding, pouring, and soaking. It seems more complicated than the fire-based alchemy method.

In fact, as long as one's spiritual power and soul are strong and one has precise control, it is easier than alchemy using fire techniques.

Of course, this only applies to special cases like Shen Xuan.

He possesses exceptional spiritual power and divine soul, and primarily cultivates special techniques such as the [Divine Treasure Ocean Technique] and the [True Ice Heart Technique].

Furthermore, the essence of the Jianghai Wanshui Tu (a geomantic system) provides additional assistance, making it far more effective than ordinary spiritual springs.

Moreover, Shen Xuan is wealthy and doesn't care about profits or losses, so he's willing to use medicinal herbs to practice.

The Spirit Gathering Pill is a second-tier spirit pill.

It's much more difficult to refine than the Yellow Dragon Pill.

The refining time is ten times that of the Yellow Dragon Pill.

It will take three days and three nights.

"It's just a liver!"

"As a test-taker from a small town, this is my specialty!"

Shen Xuan had already made up his mind.

Adjust your breathing to fill the entire alchemy room with spiritual energy.

Then, he summoned the Ancient Mystic Water Furnace, turned on the Earth Fire Sprayer, and began refining the Spirit Gathering Pill using water magic.

A full hundred portions of medicinal herbs, enough for him to practice. Three days and three nights later.

The elixir poured from the Ancient Mysterious Water Cauldron only condensed into one Spirit Gathering Pill.

Moreover, something seemed off about both its appearance and smell.

Shen Xuan shook his head slightly.

Clearly, this kind of Spirit Gathering Pill is only of inferior quality.

It contains too many impurities, and erysipelas is severe.

Monks dare not eat it.

It can only be fed to monsters.

"Not bad. You were able to refine a spirit pill on your first try."

"Even though it's a substandard product, it still proves that I have a talent for alchemy."

Shen Xuan closed his eyes, slowly recovering while recalling the steps of refining the pills.

Poor quality is definitely due to a lack of precision in some step, resulting in suboptimal results.

Alchemy is a delicate art.

Especially in water-based alchemy, the control over spiritual water requires extremely precise control.

After much deliberation, it's possible that the "brewing" step was rushed.

After a day of rest, your body will recover.

Shen Xuan began his second alchemy session.

This time, the results were improved.

Two Spirit Gathering Pills were successfully refined.

One of them is very close to being of ordinary quality.

Shen Xuan continued to reflect and correct his mistakes.

A day later, they continued refining the elixir.

A month passed by in a flash.

Wei Yafei waited for a month, but Shen Xuan still didn't come out.

Unable to bear it any longer, he returned to the Divine Sword Pavilion first.

Lin Mengbing had been keeping an eye on Shen Xuan's alchemy room.

The water-based alchemist brought in one hundred portions of Spirit Gathering Pills, hoping to break through to the second tier.

This was the first time he had encountered something like this.

Regardless of whether Shen Xuan can advance in his cultivation level, he is still worth befriending.

Lin Mengbing was surprised that Shen Xuan hadn't come out for a month.

Upon inspection, the earth fire, spiritual energy, and spiritual spring in the alchemy room were constantly being depleted.

This shows that Shen Xuan was constantly refining pills.

This gave Lin Mengbing a faint sense of anticipation.

The cost of the alchemy room is a minor matter.

If we can bring in a second-tier water-based alchemist for the Divine Sword Sect, it will be a great achievement.

Although Wei Yafei said that Hu Shidi's introduction had failed.

Lin Mengbing, however, believed that the timing was wrong.

Shen Xuan is likely waiting for the right price to go.

After all, the treatment of a second-tier alchemist and a first-tier high-grade alchemist is worlds apart.

Three months later, Shen Xuan's alchemy room still remained closed.

The earth fire, spiritual energy, and spiritual spring are still being consumed.

At first, Wei Yafei would come to see me once every two weeks.

Gradually, it became once a month.

Until they never came again.

Six months later, Shen Xuan's alchemy room remained tightly closed.

Lin Mengbing gradually lost interest.

He's seen this kind of thing many times.

Such a long period of seclusion to refine elixirs.

It's very likely that it's been failing all along.

If you want to advance to the second-tier alchemist, there's no need to keep practicing like this.

About a year later.

Inside the alchemy room.

Shen Xuan sat cross-legged, made hand seals and cast a spell, condensing the last batch of spiritual medicine into a Spirit Gathering Pill.

"Four spirit pills, one of which is of good quality. This is all we can do for now!"

On the mysterious jade talisman.

A row of simple, golden characters is changing.

[Spirit Gathering Pill: Minor Success (18/400)]

more than a year.

Aside from diligently practicing the [Divine Treasure Vast Ocean Technique] and the [True Ice Heart Technique], and using [Gnawing on All Things] to refine the flesh of second-tier demon beasts for three meals a day, the rest of the time is spent on alchemy cultivation.

Based on the success rate of the last few batches of Spirit Gathering Pills, and assuming they are of good quality, approximately 60% are considered to be of good quality.

Undoubtedly a second-tier alchemist!
The spiritual water refined by the Jianghai Wanshui Tu alone consumed over ten thousand spirit stones.

The Spirit Gathering Pills he refined could only be sold for thirty to forty thousand spirit stones.

The cost of the medicinal herbs isn't even enough.

This doesn't even include his expenses in the alchemy room.

"As expected, alchemy is an expensive skill!"

Shen Xuan did not expect to recoup his investment by refining the Spirit Gathering Pill.

His real purpose was to refine special pills such as the Pure Foundation Pill on his own.

One Dharma can pass, all Dharmas can pass.

The principles of water-based alchemy are basically similar.

Although the techniques and heat control vary slightly due to the different properties of the medicines.

However, once one's alchemy skills improve and become more proficient, refining other elixirs will become much easier.

Many alchemists are unable to advance in their cultivation level.

The main reason is that his own cultivation level is not high enough, and his spiritual power and soul are insufficient, so he cannot accurately control the process of condensing higher-level medicinal materials into pills.

A secondary reason is that the process of cultivating alchemy requires consuming a large amount of medicinal materials, which is not worth the effort.

These are not problems for Shen Xuan.

"With my current alchemy skills, I can even refine True Essence Pills for the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and Spirit Strengthening Pills for the late-Foundation Establishment stage."

In other words, if Shen Xuan wanted to, becoming a second-tier high-grade alchemist would be a piece of cake.

"However, there's no need!"

A 60% success rate in producing Spirit Gathering Pills is enough for him to rise to fame in Weihai Immortal City and get close to the Wei family of White Crane Island.

That day, Lin Mengbing habitually checked the consumption of earth fire, spiritual energy, and spiritual spring in Shen Xuan's alchemy room.

In the past, we would take three days to exert ourselves and one day to rest.

Logically, the consumption should resume today.

This also means that Shen Xuan is refining pills inside.

However, to his surprise, there was no consumption today.

Lin Mengbing's heart skipped a beat.

"Master Shen should have used up all the ingredients for one hundred Spirit Gathering Pills!"

"But I don't know what the outcome will be!"

"No matter what, we cannot be complacent even if there is the slightest possibility."

Lin Mengbing rushed to the outside of Shen Xuandan's room on the top floor of the main hall.

Then, by sheer coincidence...

The jade door to the alchemy room opened slowly and silently.

Then, he saw a radiant, ambitious smiling face.

It was Master Shen, who left a year ago!

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(End of this chapter)