Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 118 Transformation of Divine Sense
"No, no, this isn't right either!"

The second floor of the Dan Hall.

In the No. 1 Pill Room, rare and precious medicinal herbs were scattered haphazardly.

Xu Zhen's eyes were filled with resentment. He had been studying hard for half a month but had made no progress, which made him restless and irritable, and the veins on his forehead bulged even more.

After a while.

He let out a long breath, and his expression returned to calm.

"That's enough. It's as difficult as climbing to heaven to complete this pill. The hope is slim. Continuing will only be futile."

Xu Zhen immediately decided to give up.

Then he went out to the third floor to pay his respects to Yun Zhongzi.

"You're going to give up?" Yun Zhongzi's face was unreadable.

"If it's a first-order pill formula, I'm confident I can complete it, but a second-order pill formula is too difficult for me with my current level of alchemy skills."

"The process of completing the incomplete formula is also a deepening of one's own alchemy. However, since Fellow Daoist Xu Zhen has made his decision, I will not force him. Just don't regret it."

"I am naturally grateful to the Chief for giving me this opportunity, so I will not bother the Chief any longer."

"Well, let's go down."

As Xu Zhen left, Yun Zhongzi watched his retreating figure and sighed softly.

Xu Zhen has good talent and is young. His alchemy skills are even better than those of Master Yunding. Unfortunately, he lacks perseverance and pioneering spirit, so his achievements are ultimately limited.

In his early years, Yun Zhongzi had placed his hopes on him, intending to groom him to become the future chief of the Pill Hall.

But since he started trading with various powerful families and focusing solely on immediate gains, he abandoned that idea.

This is the last chance he's giving us.

Xu Zhen also failed to seize the opportunity.

"Cloud Peak? No worries, but I'm getting older. If I can't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I'll only have twenty or thirty years left to live, which is almost the same as mine."

The three vertical lines seemed to indicate a lingering attachment, indicating an unwillingness to be completely bound to the Pill Palace.

Yun Zhongzi sighed again, then immersed himself in completing and deducing the formula.

Master Yunding studied diligently for half a month, consuming more than ten portions of spiritual materials, but still gained very little.

As for Xu Chuan, he was not in a hurry to refine pills from the beginning. Instead, he relied on his [Shennong Hundred Herbs] talent to thoroughly understand the properties of all the medicinal materials in the incomplete prescription.

Even small amounts can be consumed in combinations of two or three ounces, using the human body as a furnace to perceive its pharmacological changes.

But only someone with his talent could act in this way.

If it were any other alchemist, they probably would have died from the shock long ago.

"As expected, it is a pill that enhances spiritual power. I have tried various combinations these days, and it has actually increased my spiritual power by a little bit."

"I wonder what amazing effects the elixir will have."

Xu Chuan's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

Only after understanding the medicinal properties of the herbs recorded in the incomplete prescription and the conflicts between their properties did he begin to deduce which herbs could be added.

First, he consulted ancient alchemical texts and searched for medicinal herbs according to the properties he desired.

If not, go to the library to look through it.

It contains many ancient books on alchemy, and countless records of miraculous medicines.

After more than ten days, they finally found twenty or thirty kinds of miraculous medicines, which were worth a try.

However, even the Pill Hall is not complete. More than ten kinds of spiritual herbs are rarely used in the main pill refining of the Pill Hall, so Deacon Chen has to go and purchase them.

Yun Zhongzi had already given instructions that Xu Chuan and Yun Ding Zhenren should fulfill any requests they had for spiritual medicine.

Dan Dian has extensive connections, and he gathered them all in less than half a day.

Seeing the dozen or so portions of each kind of spiritual medicine that Deacon Chen had sent, he couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, having a wide network of connections makes things much easier."

If the Xu family were to collect them themselves, it would probably take them seven or eight days to collect them all.

After that, Xu Chuan began to try refining pills according to the pill formula he had deduced and supplemented.

Even if he failed several times in a row with each prescription, he would continue to study the changes in the medicinal properties so that he could make timely adjustments later.

The process of trying out the prescription in Xuchuan.

As was customary, Deacon Chen reported to Yun Zhongzi the elixirs that Xu Chuan had asked him to procure from outside.

"They are all ordinary first-tier spiritual herbs, with only one being a second-tier spiritual herb. However, without exception, they are all extremely rare, and it is estimated that many alchemists are unaware of their medicinal properties."

Yun Zhongzi pondered for a moment.

The medicinal properties of various elixirs are extremely complex, and it is impossible to explain them without personally refining and trying them.

"Could it be that he made a discovery so quickly?"

"Deacon Chen, please send me some of the spiritual medicines that the Three Vertical Offerings requested later as well."

"Yes, Chief."

One day, two days, three days.
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Yunding Zhenren also gave up.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he knew his own limitations; even if he continued to try, it would only be a waste of the elixir.

It would be better to keep a few more copies for the chief and Xu Chuan to try.

After trying more than twenty different prescriptions, Xu Chuan finally saw a glimmer of hope.

In the latest batch, Xu Chuan successfully refined a pill, but unfortunately, he focused too much on the changes in the medicinal properties and failed to control the heat properly, resulting in the pill not even reaching the low-grade level and becoming a poisonous pill.

Xu Chuan looked at the pill floating in his palm, smiled, and said with an air of ease, "It's been so long since I've refined a bad pill."

"Rare, rare."

Seeing that the deduced prescription was finally showing results, he felt much relieved.

A short while later, he focused all his energy on refining the elixir.

First attempt, a failure!

The second batch failed!

The third batch was a success!

The successful pill had bluish-purple patterns on its surface and was still warm. Although it was only of low grade, it was a big step for Xu Chuan.

At most, one should take three to five pills of this type. Xu Chuan naturally wanted to advance his divine sense to divine consciousness by taking high-grade pills.

He sniffed lightly, and wisps of the fragrance of the elixir entered his body.

A moment later, his brows furrowed slightly.

"My divine sense did fluctuate, but it wasn't as miraculous as I had imagined. Is it because it's a low-grade pill? Or is it that this supplementary pill formula, while capable of producing a pill, has reduced its efficacy?"

After pondering for a while, Xu Chuan first put away the pill, and then refined several more batches, producing two more pills, both of which were the same.

"If it's a pill with reduced efficacy, even a high-grade pill, it's probably difficult to transform one's divine sense, right?"

Xu Chuan was not satisfied and studied it again.

However, with a successful prescription, the rest became much simpler.

It is nothing more than searching for medicinal herbs with the same or similar properties based on the completed medicinal herbs, and trying them repeatedly.

Even Xu Zhen or Yunding Zhenren could do it with a little time.

More than ten days later.

During this period, Xu Chuan tried many different spiritual herbs, but most of the pills he made had lower efficacy.

Even so, it would still be quite valuable if taken out.

One of them is worth dozens of spirit stones.

Xu Chuan had already accumulated as many as fifteen or sixteen of them.

Finally, Xu Chuan had a flash of inspiration and came up with a way to add another kind of elixir.

When this elixir is incorporated into a pill formula, it must amplify the medicinal power without causing any conflict with the properties of other elixir ingredients.

For this reason, Xu Chuan racked his brains and searched through ancient and modern books before finally finding a common spiritual herb called evening primrose.

This medicinal herb only grows under the moonlight and can only be harvested under moonlight to have medicinal effects.

Although unusual, it is quite common.

Cultivators generally don't collect it, because it's almost never used in elixir recipes and is therefore worthless.

Xu Chuan found Deacon Chen and spoke to him about it.

Evening primrose?

"I remember this herb doesn't seem to have any effect," Deacon Chen said, puzzled.

Xu Chuan smiled faintly, "It is rare to use this in pill formulas, but there are no useless spiritual herbs in the world. Few people know that only evening primrose picked under the moonlight has medicinal properties."

Picked during the day, it's almost indistinguishable from wild grass.

"I have learned a lot. I will go and collect it now. Please wait a couple more days for the offerings from the three pillars."

Xu Chuan nodded slightly.

During the two days of waiting, Xu Chuan devoted himself to cultivation.

After nearly two months of cultivation using high-grade Qi Gathering Pills, coupled with the high concentration of spiritual energy within the Pill Hall, Xu Chuan's cultivation has made further progress, and he is now close to reaching the mid-stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining. Even Foundation Establishment families would not be so extravagant.

Only those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage can enjoy this treatment; for others, receiving one or two high-grade Qi Gathering Pills per month is already considered extremely good.

After all, the family is large and the clan is large.

After the evening primrose arrived, Xu Chuan tried again.

And at this time.

The Dan Hall has three floors.

"Evening primrose? The Three Elders have requested this kind of spiritual herb again?"

Yun Zhongzi was quite surprised.

"I also can't understand it. This kind of plant is no different from weeds. It grows in large patches on almost every mountain in the imperial city, but no one picks it."

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Just do your job. Alright, you may leave now."

After Steward Chen left, Yun Zhongzi picked up a prescription for pills from the table.

The contents on it are exactly the same as the original formula that Xu Chuan initially succeeded with.

"After trying them all, this prescription is still the most effective, but it doesn't seem to be able to transform divine sense into divine consciousness."

With his expertise in alchemy, he had naturally discovered many different formulas for making pills, but this one had the best medicinal effect.

Soon after, he even refined a top-grade pill.

However, upon observation, he found that the result did not meet his expectations.

Was it an overestimation from the very beginning?

"Perhaps it is just like this. The transformation of divine thought into divine consciousness is not such a simple matter."

Yun Zhong thought for a moment, stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "Well, since Xu Chuan was able to discover these spiritual herbs, he will probably be able to deduce them soon. I also benefited from his success, so I won't compete with him for credit."

However, some pressure also needs to be put on them.

Then, he had someone summon Master Yunding.

"Chief, what brings you here?" Master Yunding asked, bowing respectfully.

"The derivation of this pill formula is extensive and the consumption of the Pill Hall is also enormous. It cannot be continued without restraint. Let Xu Chuan continue to deduce it for another month. If there are no results, the Pill Hall will abandon this pill formula and complete it."

Master Yunding's pupils contracted slightly, but since it was Yun Zhongzi's order, he naturally complied.

At the entrance of the Twelve Pill Chamber.

Xu Chuan looked at Master Yunding and asked, "The chief instructed that I should be given at most another month?"

"Yes, I gave up long ago, and now only you and the chief are still trying to figure it out."

"Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Yunding. I will do my best to deduce it and live up to the Chief's expectations," Xu Chuan said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Then I won't bother you."

After bowing respectfully, Master Yunding turned and left.

Xu Chuan's lips curled up slightly as he thought to himself, "One month is enough for me to deduce the best pill formula and then refine a high-grade pill."

Once inside the alchemy room, he continued his attempts.

The next day.

In the alchemy room.

"I never imagined that evening primrose would be such a good match for the third most effective medicinal formula. I thought it would be the most effective one."

A purple pill appeared in Xu Chuan's palm, emitting a strange fragrance.

"This low-grade pill is already better than the best-performing mid-grade pill. If it were a high-grade pill, it might truly have the effect of transforming one's divine sense into divine consciousness."

If Xu Chuan had continued refining those pills, he could naturally have refined high-grade pills like Yun Zhongzi. Unfortunately, he realized that they were not what he wanted, so he stopped refining them and only produced mid-grade pills.

"There's still almost a month left. This is an opportunity. Let's take this chance to refine more high-grade pills and prepare them for Yunnu, Shitou, and Xiaoling'er."

Xu Chuan guessed that Yun Zhongzi had already deduced the elixir formula, but whether it matched his own was unknown.

If you can't get a share of the profits from the pills, then you have to squeeze out more profits.

As for the formula, Xu Chuan did not intend to take it out, but rather to keep it as a keepsake.

It's no wonder he's selfish; any other cultivator from a powerful family would have acted the same way.

Ultimately, all the cultivation families in the Great Wei Dynasty are in a competitive relationship, including the royal family.

If the pill that transforms divine consciousness into divine awareness were to be released, wouldn't that only create more powerful enemies for the Xu family in the future?

One step at a time, one step at a time.

If one develops divine sense during the Qi cultivation stage, their divine sense will naturally be stronger than others of the same level when they advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Xu Chuan has high hopes for the future of the Xu family, anticipating the moment when outstanding talents emerge and the family can rival the world.

One day later.

Xu Chuan stabilized the yield of the Divine Pill.

Jin Shen Dan was the name given by Xu Chuan.

Five or six days later, the first mid-grade Divine Advancement Pill was produced.

A few more days.

The success rate of producing intermediate-grade Divine Elixir is stable.

Seven days later, Xu Chuan finally refined his first high-grade Divine Advancement Pill. In his excitement, he lost his composure and failed to refine the pill in the next batch.

If it were a Qi Gathering Pill or something similar, even if his mind was slightly unstable, Xu Chuan was confident he could refine a high-grade pill.

However, he felt that taking one pill alone might not be enough to achieve the effect of spiritual transformation, so he planned to wait until he had refined five high-grade Divine Advancement Pills before taking them.

Five days passed.

On average, only one a day.

For Xu Chuan, this was already an extremely low success rate, but it also shows that the Divine Advancement Pill was not comparable to ordinary pills.

As for producing multiple top-grade Divine Advancement Pills from a single batch, that has never happened even once.

The most successful one was one top-grade, one medium-grade, and two low-grade.

In the alchemy room.

Xu Chuan meditated for half an hour until everything was at its best before taking out the superior-grade Divine Advancement Pill.

"Let's take three pills at once first. These pills are precious. If only three are effective, we can take two more."

Xu Chuan used his finger techniques to conjure three top-grade Divine Advancement Pills from the celadon bottle.

She closed the bottle with her delicate hand, and with her lips slightly parted, she swallowed three pills one after another, like stars piercing the moon.

All of a sudden.

The elixir transformed into a misty purple haze, like the Milky Way pouring into the body, eventually returning to the sea of ​​consciousness and merging with the soul.

An immense medicinal power filled his soul, and Xu Chuan suddenly felt veins bulge on his forehead as he clenched his teeth, seemingly unable to withstand the violent medicinal power.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths.
Time passes little by little.

Xu Chuan's soul was nourished by the medicine and suddenly grew stronger.

His divine sense had already reached the pinnacle of the Qi Refining Realm, and now, with the power of this supreme elixir that nourishes his soul, his soul has finally broken through its shackles.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, illusory golden lotuses were born.

Xu Chuan himself exudes a unique fragrance that permeates the entire alchemy room.

The original divine sense underwent a transformation, as if it had changed from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and all of it turned into the color of crystal.

Half an hour later.

Xu Chuan's expression had returned to peace, but the transformation of his soul was not yet complete, so he remained seated with his eyes closed.

It wasn't until three or four hours later that he opened his eyes.

At this moment, his soul became even stronger, and his divine thoughts completely transformed into divine consciousness.

A refined divine sense can naturally travel a greater distance than a sweeping divine thought.

It is said that a Golden Core cultivator can scan an area of ​​tens of miles with a single thought, while a Nascent Soul cultivator can scan an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

Xu Chuan's newly transformed divine sense also has the ability to probe the surrounding area for several miles.

However, this is the Pill Hall, and there are arrays and restrictions in every place. Yun Zhongzi, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, is also in charge of the Pill Hall.

He didn't want anyone to notice his abnormality, so he suppressed the idea of ​​wantonly spreading his divine sense.

With divine sense, one can detect Qi cultivators without being detected by them, which is extremely convenient.

"Perhaps this pill is most effective the first time, and its effect will decrease sharply thereafter. After three pills, it is estimated that it will have little effect. To take more pills, one would need to be at least at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining to sustain the effects."

Xu Chuan was still shaken; taking three pills at once nearly caused his soul to explode.

At other levels, it is highly likely that they will die from their souls exploding.

Of course, this is why the method for obtaining the Divine Elixir is like this.

The previous prescriptions, even if three high-grade pills were taken in succession, should have been enough for someone at the late stage of Qi Refining to survive.

"There are still seven or eight days left. I will first refine ordinary pills to familiarize myself with my divine sense, and then refine the Advancement Pill. I think the success rate of high-grade pills should be improved."

(End of this chapter)