Inside the cave dwelling.
Boom!
A plume of thick smoke rose as Lin Chang'an used the Object Manipulation Technique to lift the lid of the Pill Furnace. Who would have thought that the furnace would be filled with pungent smoke? The instant he opened it, it exploded into a Fire Dragon.
A streak of green light flashed, forming a mana shield of protective spiritual light around him. Though the flames did not burn him, Lin Chang'an could not help shaking his head.
This batch was ruined too!
"I truly underestimated the art of alchemy. Back when I was with the hunting squad, what I knew about spirit grasses and spiritual plants was merely enough to judge their species and age. When it came to truly understanding their medicinal properties, I could not compare to an Alchemist at all."
Ever since deciding to secretly practice alchemy, he had disguised his identity and spent a hefty sum at the Treasury Pavilion to buy a Second-tier Pill Furnace, along with several Pill Recipes.
Only after experiencing it firsthand did he realize that the Hundred Cultivation Arts each had their own difficulties.
"If the difficulty of Talismans lies in inheritance, then the difficulty of alchemy lies in grasping the medicinal strength of every kind of spirit grass—and in the cost of materials."
Every furnaceful cost a mountain of Spirit Stones. Even he could not afford to keep burning through them like this.
He had already used up more than ten furnaces' worth of precious medicinal ingredients without even getting through the door, making Lin Chang'an frown.
"I remember Wei Yiyi once mentioning that the most important thing on the path of alchemy is medicinal theory. To refine pills, one must understand the traits of every spirit grass. Only then can an Alchemist combine their