It had just rained, and the road was muddy.
The group moved swiftly, splashing mud like raindrops along the roadside.
Li Ping'an sat on Old Ox's back.
Holding a book on alchemy, he leafed through it casually.
"The core of an Alchemy Furnace is its 'pill fire,' a type of heavenly material and earthly treasure.
Pill fire itself is divided into grades one through nine, and its supply is limited. Building an Alchemy Furnace also requires sealing pill fire of the corresponding grade inside it.
Major Cultivation Sects, Cultivation Clans, and a very few rogue cultivators are all studying the various conditions under which pill fire forms, and from there, researching how to nurture and cultivate pill fire artificially..."
If he wanted to refine pills well, he would also need to find high-grade pill fire.
Refining high-grade pills was even more difficult and demanding.
Apart from the extremely stringent requirements for spirit materials, he also had to consider the environment and many other factors.
Li Ping'an smiled faintly.
Mm, this was a good hobby.
At least it would take up more of his time.
Life was long. He had to find himself some amusement.
Like clearing stages and fighting monsters in a game, it gave him a sense of satisfaction.
Otherwise, living too long would grow tiresome, and life would become dull.
Besides this, Li Ping'an also had a thick stack of Medical Books and Pharmacology Books in his Storage Ring.
As the saying went, "Diligence is the path through the mountain of books; hard work is the boat across the boundless sea of learning."
"Longevity Town is just ahead," Jing Yu said.
"Oh~"
Li Ping'an gave a noncommittal reply.
He had originally only wanted to catch up, eat, drink, have fun, and shoot the breeze wherever they went.
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