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Chapter 115: Each Character Makes a Breakthrough, Performance is Truly Amazing (Please Subscribe!)

Xu Chuan went to the market and sold some of his pills, accumulating about 150 spirit stones before heading to the third floor of the Pill Hall.

He transmitted his voice into the three-layered barrier of light.

A moment later, the barrier was lifted, and Yun Zhongzi's voice entered his ears.

"come in."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan entered and went to stand before Yun Zhongzi.

He was sitting cross-legged on a futon at that moment, presumably in meditation.

If he were refining pills, Xu Chuan would probably have to wait a while.

"Fellow Daoist San Shu, what brings you to this old man?" Yun Zhongzi asked calmly.

"I have come here to learn the Nine Flames Technique and the Jade Liquid True Rejuvenation Technique. Please grant me permission, Chief."

Yun Zhongzi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. After looking Xu Chuan over, he stroked his beard and smiled, "I thought you would arrive earlier, but I didn't expect you to be so focused on alchemy. After completing your annual task early, you're now studying alchemy classics."

Xu Chuan cupped his hands and said, "It was the Third Elder who enlightened me."

Yun Zhongzi nodded slightly. "No wonder you know about the Nine Flames Technique. In the entire Pill Hall, only he and I have cultivated the Nine Flames Technique."

"The other two were qualified, but they found the difficulty too high and eventually gave up."

The rest of you, even if you come begging to me, I will not grant your request.

"That junior"

“Your talent in alchemy is exceptional, so you are naturally qualified. Otherwise, I would not have personally recommended you to the Alchemy Hall. You should not be sixty years old yet. When I was your age, my alchemy skills were not as good as yours.”

"It is indeed still lacking."

Yun Zhongzi revealed a very satisfied smile, "Before reaching the age of sixty, your alchemy skills are profound, and you have cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Fellow Daoist San Shu, you have a good chance of establishing your foundation."

"If you are willing to completely align your interests with those of my Pill Palace, I can apply to the Great Wei royal family for a Foundation Establishment Pill for you and do my best to help you."

"In the future, you may succeed me as the chief alchemist of the Pill Hall."

Xu Chuan was filled with turmoil, never expecting that Yun Zhongzi would think so highly of him.

Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely precious. Even as the chief of the Pill Hall, it would be incredibly difficult and require a tremendous sacrifice for him to apply for one.

Xu Chuan remained silent.

After pondering for a while, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I am deeply grateful for the Chief's kindness, but I need to think this matter over carefully."

Yun Zhongzi sighed slightly and said, "I was presumptuous. Let's get back to business. A handwritten copy of the Nine Flames Technique will cost one hundred spirit stones, and a handwritten copy of the Jade Liquid True Refinement Technique will cost thirty spirit stones."

"If you have enough spirit stones right now, hand them over to me and you may take them away."

Xu Chuan patted his storage bag, and a pile of spirit stones flew out and landed beside him.

Yun Zhongzi scanned the two books with his divine sense and immediately put them into his storage bag. Then he took out two manuals and handed them to Xu Chuan.

"Cultivate diligently and hopefully do not fail these two techniques. As for my suggestion earlier, you can think about it carefully; there's no need to rush into a decision."

"Yes, Chief."

After accepting the item, Xu Chuan left the third floor of the Pill Hall and returned to his own pill room to read it carefully.

More than half an hour later.

"These Nine Flames Technique and Jade Liquid Rejuvenation Technique are truly exquisite. Could they be ancient alchemical cultivation techniques that require Yun Zhongzi's personal approval?"

Recalling his previous expression, Xu Chuan even felt that Yun Zhongzi had obtained these two techniques from a certain alchemy cave.

As the master of the technique, he naturally has the right to decide who should cultivate it.

Furthermore, from the words he revealed today, one can guess that his lifespan is short, definitely not exceeding sixty years.

If he were to surpass Xu Chuan, he might even outlive him, so why would he seek a successor prematurely?

The relationship between the Dan Palace and the royal family of the Great Wei was too close. Although Xu Chuan wanted to take advantage of their influence, he did not want to get too involved.

He was quite pleased with this most basic employment relationship.

If he were to fully join, he could imagine that there would be many constraints that would prevent him from betraying the Pill Palace and sharing its life, death, honor, and disgrace.

The following days.

Xu Chuan began practicing the Nine Flames Technique and the Jade Liquid True Rejuvenation Technique using common medicinal herbs.

He continued to study during the day and practice meditation at night.

Occasionally, I would consult Master Yunding about these two techniques.

In just half a month, Xu Chuan mastered both techniques. He already had a strong grasp of flames and his divine sense was also very powerful. In the past, he had also been distracted by controlling multiple divine senses while refining pills, so reaching the Three Flames level was not difficult for him.

Another month has passed.

The Lesser Completion of "The True Secret of Jade Elixir".

Xu Chuan began refining a brand new elixir formula.

In this regard, the Pill Hall has a rule that if a worshipper refines a brand new pill, six sets of materials will be provided free of charge; otherwise, the worshipper must provide their own spirit stones or purchase spirit herbs from the market.

Xu Chuan directly refined all the pill formulas and materials that were already stored in the Pill Hall.

Even on the first attempt, one can often refine a low-grade pill on the second or third attempt.

The third batch saw a surge in the quantity of low-grade pills.

Starting with the fourth portion, mid-grade pills may appear.

It is evident that his alchemy skills improved once again after practicing the Nine Flames Technique and the Jade Liquid True Refinement Technique.

Now, if he were to refine another first-tier pill, he might be able to produce more than three high-grade pills.

With this in mind, Xu Chuan went to Deacon Chen to collect a 'performance task'—thirty sets of materials, two hundred mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills, and a performance reward of fifty spirit stones.

It is worth nearly one-tenth of the value of a pill, similar to how a master alchemist extracts one-tenth of the value of a pill.

Going all out, Xu Chuan produced three or four high-grade pills in two of the six batches on the first day.

Over the next five days, he prepared six batches of pills each day, and the success rate of producing four high-grade pills became nearly stable.

Then I took on another 'performance task' for second-tier pills, which also rewarded me with spirit stones for every ten pills I refined, except that second-tier pills required fewer materials than first-tier pills.

The tasks are usually set at a ratio of ten, and only require low-grade pills, but the reward in spirit stones is quite substantial, amounting to more than thirty.

After several second-tier missions, Xu Chuan switched to first-tier missions.

There are plenty of spirit stones, which can be used to hone newly acquired techniques, and also to make some extra money.

In the eyes of the rest of the Dan Hall, he was a 'Dan fanatic', and his actions were in line with his persona and would not arouse suspicion from others.

Summer has passed and autumn has arrived in the blink of an eye; it's already mid-October.

Xu Chuan's alchemy skills improved again, and he was able to occasionally refine five high-grade pills. Through 'performance tasks', he accumulated more than four hundred spirit stones.

Previously, I was cautious, thinking that as long as I had a safety net, that would be enough.

Now, it's really delicious!
And there are no worries about the future.

If Xu Chuan were truly a solitary cultivator, he would probably stay in the Pill Hall forever.

at the same time.

Xu Mingxian sat cross-legged on a blue stone in the courtyard and swallowed a mid-grade breakthrough pill.

The pill felt like burning charcoal as it entered my throat, but its medicinal power instantly transformed into a stream that surged throughout my body.

Before an hour had passed, his dantian suddenly trembled like thunder, all the acupoints in his body opened up, and his spiritual power surged like a dragon emerging from the water, directly breaking through the eighth level of Qi Refining!

In an instant, a burst of energy burst forth from his pores, causing sand and stones to fly in the courtyard. The century-old laurel tree trembled violently, its golden stamens falling like rain, and the rustling of its branches and leaves sounded like an immortal clapping his hands.

"He has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining."

Xu Mingxian exhaled a long breath, then immediately performed a hand seal to cleanse his body of impurities.

"The incomplete array patterns on the array flags have been almost completely deduced, and fortunately, they are only partially incomplete."

Xu Mingxian used the array patterns on the intact array flags, along with the remaining array patterns on the damaged array flags, to deduce and finally perfected it to ninety percent perfection.

The rest can be completed in less than half a month.

The next step is to redraw the array patterns, which requires erasing the original corrections.

Those things were full of loopholes in Xu Mingxian's eyes.

The original second-tier high-grade array, after being deduced and repaired, was reduced to only first-tier high-grade level.

It can only be said that the person was really not good at deducing incomplete formations.

"Three sets of materials should be enough. If not, we'll have to ask Father again."

Xu Mingxian looked up at the blue sky and murmured, "Father hasn't returned for almost half a month. He must have made a breakthrough in alchemy, which is why he's so engrossed in his work."

He steadied himself, continued meditating, and stabilized his state of mind.

(End of this chapter)