Inside the immortal cave.
Chen Lin stood beside the Xuanhuo Furnace, looking at the rather rough pill inside the pill cauldron, beside himself with joy.
The pill might not look like much, but it was the first one he had refined without relying on his talent ability. It was a milestone!
It meant he had finally crossed the threshold to becoming an alchemist!
Brimming with excitement, Chen Lin carefully took out the pill, afraid he might crush it with one careless squeeze. Then he held it beneath his nose and sniffed. Its medicinal fragrance was no different from that of a normal pill.
It was a Peiyuan Pill. He had already refined several batches using his talent ability, so there was no mistaking it. This was a finished pill.
Drawing a breath, he swallowed it without hesitation.
Then he began circulating his cultivation technique to gauge the effects of its medicinal power.
A long while later, he opened his eyes, his delight even greater.
This pill certainly lacked the medicinal power of those produced by his talent ability, but it still had over seventy percent of their effectiveness. It fell a little short for cultivators in the mid Qi Refinement realm, but it was more than sufficient for those in the early Qi Refinement realm.
Although its ingredients cost considerably more than those for Chuyuan Pills, it would still be profitable if he could increase his output. As his pill refining art improved, the profits would surpass those from Chuyuan Pills.
After all, the Chuyuan Pill formula was a modified version from the Qi Luck Pill Refining Technique. No matter how hard he tried, its ten-percent success rate came solely from his talent ability.
With the first success under his belt, things began to go smoothly.
Over the next several