Confusion and Gains in Alchemy

"We definitely need to buy Pill Furnace."

Chen Changming said calmly.

"Please follow me, senior."

The young shop assistant's face lit up with joy, and he quickly led Chen Changming to a spacious room, where dozens of Pill Furnace of different sizes and styles were displayed.

The young shop assistant pointed to two rows of Pill Furnace and explained, "Senior, these Pill Furnace come with their own arrays that can ignite flames, and they are more expensive; these Pill Furnace are cheaper, but they don't have any arrays, and you'll need to find earth fire to use them."

"What's the cheapest Pill Furnace with its own built-in array?"

Unable to find any earth fire, Chen Changming had no choice but to settle for a Pill Furnace with its own array.

Seeing that this Foundation Establishment senior wanted to learn alchemy but only wanted to buy the cheapest herbs and Pill Furnace, the shopkeeper's eye twitched. He thought to himself, "This senior is so poor, yet he wants to learn alchemy?"

Don't you know that alchemy consumes the most Spirit Stone?

Many cultivators go bankrupt, and may end up only being able to refine some ordinary pills, such as Hemostasis Pill and Foundation-Cultivating Pill, and may never be able to refine Foundation Establishment in their entire lives.

"Even the cheapest low-grade Pill Furnace costs 30,000 Spirit Stone."

The young man composed himself and said...

"Can you lower the price further? From now on, I'll buy all the herbs I use for refining pills from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion."

Chen Changming began to bargain.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go ask."

The young shop assistant ran to find the shopkeeper, and came back a moment later saying, "Senior, the shopkeeper said that if you buy Pill Furnace, he can give you five thousand Chicken Blood Grass as a gift."

"Okay, deal."

Chen Changming took out 30,000 Spirit Stone and handed them to the shop assistant.

The young shop assistant then placed the Pill Furnace and Chicken Blood Grass in a Storage Bag and handed it over with both hands.

After leaving Hundred Herbs Pavilion, Chen Changming walked all the way to the city gate without noticing anyone following him.

"I got lucky this time." He smiled slightly.

After leaving Cangwu City, he flew back to Yellow Sprout Mountain on his Flying Sword sword and entered his cave abode.

Chen Changming took out his newly acquired Geng-Gold Sword and, with a wave of his hand, created a large stone chamber specifically for alchemy. He took out the Pill Furnace, placed it on the ground, and then took out the <Medicine Sect Canon> to study.

Although the "Medicine Sect Canon" only has one part, this book is all-encompassing, and the system of knowledge about elixirs it contains is extremely complete, far surpassing the "Introduction to Alchemy" that he obtained in the Savage Wilderness.

The "Introduction to Alchemy" also originated from the Medicine Sect.

Chen Changming compared the two books and found that "Introduction to Alchemy" was written very simply. If he wanted to refine Hemostasis Pill, it seemed that studying "Introduction to Alchemy" would suffice.

Because it was his first time refining pills, he was quite cautious. He read through the simple beginnings of both books and then focused on comprehending the Fire Control Technique.

To refine elixirs, mastering the flames of the Pill Furnace is the first step.

Fire Control Technique is just a minor Law Technique, and it's not difficult to learn. Chen Changming Law Technique it in just two days.

Chen Changming walked to the Pill Furnace, his eyes bright, and murmured, "The Fire Control Technique is simple, but it only applies to ordinary flames. The higher the quality of the flame, the more difficult it is to control..."

With a wave of his hand, he cast a Method Formula, and with a whoosh, flames roared up from the Gu Tong base of the Pill Furnace. As he continuously poured in his Law Power, the temperature of the flames rose higher and higher.

He continuously cast Fire Control Technique Method Formula, beginning to manipulate the flames of the Pill Furnace.

The flames on the base of the Pill Furnace rose and changed continuously, and the temperature also changed, turning the Pill Furnace red-hot and raising the temperature of the entire stone chamber.

"Fire Control Technique, one hundred times!"

A thunderous sound suddenly resounded in my mind, and a warm current surged from the soles of my feet, spreading throughout my body. A piece of information also entered my brain.

Chen Changming stopped what he was doing, a smile spreading across his face.

The Fire Control Technique Fire Control Technique been enhanced for the first time, increasing its power tenfold. This means that Chen Changming can now control more advanced flames.

He perked up and continued to use his Fire Control Technique.

Several hours later, he received his second enhancement; by the evening of the next day, his Fire Control Technique received its third enhancement.

After being strengthened three times in a row, his mastery of controlling the flames of this lower-level Pill Furnace has now reached its pinnacle.

"I can try alchemy now."

Chen Changming stopped, ate a few pigeon eggs to restore his Law Power, and then continued to study the explanation of how to refine Hemostasis Pill in "Introduction to Alchemy".

There are a total of eighteen Method Formula listed above.

The refining of Hemostasis Pill involves controlling the Pill Furnace through Method Formula, causing the medicinal materials to continuously transform within the Pill Furnace, undergoing steps such as melting, purification, fusion, pill formation, and nurturing. While performing these Method Formula, it is also essential to control the flames effectively.

Therefore, alchemy is not easy; it requires multitasking and can be quite busy once you start.

After memorizing all the steps for making the Hemostasis Pill, Chen Changming began preparing to refine the pill.

He cast Method Formula to ignite the Pill Furnace, then used Fire Control Technique to raise the flames to a certain temperature before opening the furnace lid with his Divine Sense and adding ten Chicken Blood Grass.

To refine one batch of Hemostasis Pill, you need at least ten Chicken Blood Grass. If the pills are produced normally, you can usually get ten Hemostasis Pill per batch.

Chen Changming cast Method Formula, and the Pill Furnace began to spin, melting the medicine.

A plume of black smoke suddenly rose from the furnace opening.

"It failed..."

Chen Changming scanned the area with his Divine Sense and found that all ten Chicken Blood Grass had turned black.

The first attempt to melt the herbs failed, which put Chen Changming under some pressure.

Although Chicken Blood Grass is cheap, ten Chicken Blood Grass still equal one Spirit Stone.

In the blink of an eye, a Spirit Stone was used up.

If other ingredients were used, hundreds or thousands of Spirit Stone could disappear in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, there was an abundant supply of Chicken Blood Grass, so Chen Changming was not discouraged. He persevered and continued refining pills.

After a day and a night, Chen Changming had consumed five thousand Chicken Blood Grass and refined the herbs five hundred times, but he had failed even once.

His face was somewhat gloomy.

Multitasking was difficult for him—this was the main reason for his failure. Another reason was that although the steps were clearly described in the book, he still encountered many practical problems in practice.

These are questions that are not addressed in the book; you have to figure them out step by step on your own.

Chen Changming picked up the <Medicine Sect Canon> with a sullen expression and began to study it carefully.

Previously, he had only read a small part of the introductory section.

Now he wants to read this treasure trove through to see if there are any other points he can refer to.

"Hmm, Divine Sense alchemy? A more advanced alchemy technique?"

After reading a third of the manual, Chen Changming was suddenly overjoyed.

This "Medicine Sect Canon" states that at an advanced stage of elixir refining, one can directly manipulate herbs using Divine Sense.

This method is more straightforward and more efficient.

However, to refine pills with Divine Sense, one needs to possess a powerful Divine Sense.

This "Medicine Sect Canon" introduces a method for cultivating Divine Sense within the Pill Control Technique.

This Pill Control Technique begins with practicing a single herb, gradually increasing the number of herbs one can control over time, while simultaneously strengthening Divine Sense.

"This advanced alchemy technique is practically tailor-made for me!"

Holding the <Medicine Sect Canon>, Chen Changming's emotions surged, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Once he successfully controls the first herb a hundred times, his Pill Control Technique Pill Control Technique will be strengthened, and its power will increase tenfold!

The improvement in his Pill Control Technique by tenfold also meant that his Divine Sense had become tenfold stronger, allowing him to control ten herbs.

For him, this was a shortcut!