Fireball Spell Grandmaster

Five days later.

Late at night, Luo Chen was still busy.

He cleaned the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace and tidied the Pill Room.

He loaded the ash and dirt from the fire pit into a large bucket and threw it outside. Someone would come collect it the next day; after all, he had paid one Spirit Stone a month for the night soil fee.

Naturally, the night soil collector would take the trash away as well.

After cleaning everything up, Luo Chen waited until everyone was asleep before going into the courtyard to rinse himself off with cold water.

While he was at it, he brought Fu Xiu Xiu's potted plants, which she had entrusted him to look after, back inside so they would not be stolen.

Most were merely ornamental flowers and grasses, but there were also Tier 1 spirit plants, such as Moonlight Grass.

Once everything was done, Luo Chen felt light all over.

Only then did he return to his bed and sit cross-legged.

He took out a jade bottle and tipped it over, pouring out a pill the size of a longan.

"The last Qi Nourishing Pill."

Luo Chen remained as calm as an ancient well without waves. He swallowed it in one gulp, then circulated the Evergreen Art, refining the pill while doing his utmost to absorb the scattered spiritual qi outside.

Half an hour later, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes.

The slight swelling sensation in his lower abdomen, at his dantian, showed that his cultivation had advanced again.

He opened the Attribute Panel.

Name: Luo Chen]

[Lifespan: 27/75]

[Spirit Root: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]

[Realm: Fourth Layer of Qi Refining Stage: 61/100]

[Cultivation Method: Evergreen Art Perfect: 490/500]

[Spells: Fireball Spell Grandmaster 630/1000, Perfect Carefree Wander 451/500, Entangling Spell Mastery Level 278/300, Cleanse Spell Proficient Level 120/200, Perfect Attraction Art 310/500, Spirit Eye Art Mastery Level 237/300, Wind Riding Art Entry Level 56/100]

[Skills: Tier 1 Alchemist: Grain Avoidance Powder Grandmaster 790/1000, All Wonders Pill Mastery Level 211/300]

[Achievement Points: 11 points]

Luo Chen stared blankly at the panel, his emotions a tangled mess.

It had changed. Other than his fixed lifespan and Spirit Root, everything had changed.

Compared to the blank slate of attributes he had possessed when he first transmigrated, he had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

First came the change in his realm. There was nothing much to say about that. The Qi Nourishing Pills bought with a full five hundred Spirit Stones, combined with the First-Order Spirit Vein, the Perfect-Grade Evergreen Art, and the support of Moonlight Grass over the past half month, had pushed his progress bar to 61.

If he had enough Qi Nourishing Pills, breaking through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer would be just around the corner.

Next was his cultivation method.

Through relentless persistence, the Evergreen Art's proficiency was inching closer and closer to Grandmaster Level.

It was only ten proficiency points away now, merely a matter of three or four days.

Luo Chen was in no hurry. Though he dearly wanted to know what changes Grandmaster-Level Evergreen Art would bring, he was patient.

He had endured even the hardest of days. A brief wait was nothing more than the loneliness before dawn arrived.

Then came his spells!

In truth, this was also the category that had changed the most, and changed most drastically.

There were simply too many changes. He did not even know where to begin taking stock.

He only knew that after learning from Gu Cai Yi and applying these spells to daily life, their proficiency had risen by leaps and bounds.

With Perfected Carefree Wander paired with the Wind Riding Art he had only recently learned, Luo Chen's speed had already far surpassed flying magic tools.

He had compared it to the Lotus Leaf Flying Disc yesterday. It truly was not as fast as he was on foot.

As for the others, Entangling Spell and Cleanse Spell came from ordinary practice and casual use. They were useful in daily life at present, but not particularly useful in battle.

Spirit Eye Art had risen especially quickly over the past half month, probably because he had constantly used it to watch his pill refining.

In such a short time, it had reached Mastery Level.

Attraction Art had advanced even faster, already reaching Perfect Grade. He could now manipulate that set of Jade Knives with great proficiency.

If he encountered enemies in the future, he would have another means of facing them.

A cause for celebration!

But what delighted Luo Chen most was Fireball Spell.

From its initial Mastery Level to its current Grandmaster Level, he had poured far too much effort into this spell.

The spiritual power it had consumed was even more countless than the hairs on an ox.

But the final result was worth every bit of effort.

With a thought!

In a single breath, ten sparks appeared over his palm, as beautiful as flying fireflies.

This was the qualitative transformation brought by Fireball Spell reaching Grandmaster Level.

There was no need to form hand seals. He only needed to supply spiritual power. Though the speed had not changed much, the quantity had undergone an earth-shaking change.

What had once been released one standard fireball at a time could now be released ten at once.

If he was willing to pour in the spiritual power, each of those ten fireballs would be no weaker than one cast individually.

From now on, Luo Chen's mobile artillery platform style had advanced another level.

That was small-scale firepower coverage!

Ten fireballs at maximum power crashing down at once—his enemy would have nowhere to flee and nowhere to dodge.

Luo Chen had already renamed this move. Fireball Spell sounded far too unpleasant, so he called it Flying Firefly.

With a casual flick of his hand, ten sparks fell upon the floor tiles, emitting sharp sizzling sounds.

After taking stock of the spell section, only the skill section remained.

He was still a Tier 1 Alchemist. Before refining a Tier 2 Pill, that likely would not change.

Grain Avoidance Pill was still at Grandmaster Level. He had continued refining this pill to diversify his products.

The greatest change was All Wonders Pill.

From Entry Level to Proficient Level, it had taken him a full four months.

During that time, he had failed more than a hundred times, invested four or five hundred Spirit Stones in costs, and at one point faced the prospect of no returns at all. He could only rely on the meager profits from Grain Avoidance Pills to support himself.

Back then, he had truly lived every day with his heart in his throat, terrified of taking a loss.

It was not until last month that he had barely advanced to Proficient Level.

But everything had changed.

Just like capital, the stage of primitive accumulation was always the hardest.

But once one had their first pot of gold and their first success, subsequent development was truly like turning on cheats.

How much capital had surged into colossal giants within just a few short years?

Luo Chen was in exactly that situation now!

He had spent a year preparing, four months grinding proficiency, and then, starting this month, he took off directly.

Over half a month, he had refined thirty batches in total and succeeded six times, obtaining sixty All Wonders Pills altogether.

His proficiency increased by sixty. Combined with the final five successful attempts from last month, his proficiency had directly risen from Proficient Level to Mastery Level.

Luo Chen had not yet had the chance to test what effects Mastery-Level All Wonders Pill Alchemy Art would have.

He only knew that he had now entered the snowballing stage. His technique would grow better and better, he would earn more and more Spirit Stones, and grinding proficiency afterward would only become faster and faster.

Grandmaster Level—promising future!

And that was not the only surprise.

[Achievement Points: 11 points (may be used for Corresponding realm cultivation method, spell, or skill entry)]

It had charged past ten points once more, which meant he had another opportunity to improve himself.

Either a cultivation method, a spell, or a skill!

However, Luo Chen had not yet decided what to use those eleven Achievement Points for.

Aside from Healing Spell, which he had yet to learn, all he had on hand was a fragmentary Jade Dew Pill Recipe.

Healing Spell was not difficult. He was confident he could reach Entry Level on his own in the future.

The Jade Dew Pill Recipe was not suitable either. It was a Tier 2 Pill, not only beyond his corresponding realm, but its main ingredients were already Tier 2 materials.

Those were equivalent to Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Second-Order Demon Beasts.

"I'll save them for now. They will be useful sooner or later."

"And next, there is no rush to refine pills. I need to gather a batch of capital first."

Luo Chen glanced at the empty jade bottle that had held the Qi Nourishing Pills, feeling somewhat nostalgic for the rocket-like thrill of cultivation boosted by swallowing pills.