Heart-Seeking Hall, core alchemy chamber
Chen Sheng formed a hand seal and flicked the furnace wall with a bent finger, his movements smooth and flowing.
Twelve round, translucent Tongming Pills, faintly marked with Pill Patterns, seemed to be drawn by invisible threads as they leapt in sequence into the Suet Jade Purifying Bottle floating in midair!
As the pills collided, they rang with a crisp, jade-like chime. Their medicinal fragrance seemed spiritual, gathering without dispersing.
"Collect!"
The sealing talisman on the jade bottle activated, flashing with flowing light.
A faint smile appeared on Chen Sheng's face.
"Another forty Contribution Points!"
With Chen Sheng's alchemy efficiency, a mere hundred batches could be completed in at most a month, even while keeping up with cultivation.
"What a pity there's a limit. Otherwise, I could farm several Foundation Establishment Pills a year."
Chen Sheng shook his head slightly, suppressing that greedy thought.
"This is good too. If profit clouds my judgment and exposes my greed, I'll only earn the upper ranks' disgust. That would be far from ideal."
"Steady progress and gradual accumulation are the proper path."
Just then.
The jade token at his waist flashed.
His spiritual sense swept over it, and a message surfaced in his mind.
Qinghua Sect inner sect announcement: Zhao Jin Hu, a Deacon Disciple of the Alchemy Hall, successfully established his Dao foundation at the sect's Jade Marrow Spirit Pool at the Hour of the Monkey!
Chen Sheng's eyes immediately lit up.
"Senior Brother Zhao succeeded in Foundation Establishment!"
"He's truly become Senior Zhao!"
"Senior Brother Zhao was the first to break through. Looks like I need to work harder too!"
Another month passed.
Cultivation chamber.
The Black Iron Cold Furnace spewed bone-piercing Hundred-Year Cold Marrow, slowly nourishing his physique.
Chen Sheng sat cross-legged like an