Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 685: Spiritual Root Pill Recipe, Hidden Evil Intentions

Is this the assessment for the inheritance of the True Lord?
When Luo Chen finished reading the last question on the jade slip, no! It should be said that after the conjecture of the Demon Lord Lian Tian, ​​a storm surged in his heart.

For these "mature" immortal cultivators, it is irrefutable common sense that one cannot practice without spiritual roots. Only those with spiritual roots, even those with the worst five spiritual roots, can embark on the path of immortal cultivation.

But at this moment, some people said that they could use the power of elixirs to open up the gap between immortals and mortals and help those without spiritual roots absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. How could Luo Chen not be shocked by something that went against common sense?

“This is really too unbelievable.”

Shaking his head, Luo Chen was about to put the jade slip down.

At this moment, a mysterious feeling emerged in my mind.

Luo Chen's expression changed slightly, "Can't I pass the first level of the test if I can't refine this pill?"

This is the message conveyed by the jade slip.

For a moment, Luo Chen's outstretched hand hung in the air.

You must complete this conjecture and refine the corresponding elixir before you can pass the assessment.

And, this is just the first level?
Luo Chen slowly put down the jade slip and glanced across the study. The bookshelves piled with bamboo slips and the books that recorded countless detailed knowledge of medicinal materials were the auxiliary teaching materials left by Lord Liantian for the examinees.

Even the pharmacy and alchemy room next to it can be considered examination rooms.

It's well prepared.

But is it really possible to refine that kind of elixir?

He slowly walked out of the study, came to the outside of the stone house, looked into the distance, and the green water and green mountains were still before his eyes.

Then close your eyes and concentrate.

The next moment, spiritual consciousness was suddenly released!

It is no longer a circular radiation centered on him, but instead converges into a beam, radiating outward with the least effort yet the greatest possible urgency.

Luo Chen's current realm is the sixth level of the Golden Core. His spiritual and mental foundation is quite strong, not inferior to any person at the eighth level of the Golden Core.

Even if it is only one step away from the ninth level of Golden Core.

Therefore, the range of his spiritual consciousness is far beyond that of ordinary Jindan cultivators.

At this moment, his mind was concentrated again, and the outward distance reached the maximum limit.

Nine hundred miles!
Go around the green mountains, cross the big lake, head north, and reach the extreme point.

Faintly, an invisible barrier blocked Luo Chen's way of moving forward.

Change direction again!
……

After several times, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes, his fair, jade-like face showing a changing expression.

Before reaching the extreme end of this world, I didn’t know it had boundaries.

At this moment, with the hint from the jade slip, he suddenly realized that this world was like a huge prison, locking him inside tightly.

"Do we really have to try..."

"Forget it, let's make peace with it now that we've come!"

But in an instant, Luo Chen adjusted his mentality.

In other words, after seeing the jade slip, he was already prepared in this regard.

However, there was another problem before him.

So, where is the recipe for the pill?
The jade slip only gave a guess.

There is no specific recipe at all!
Although Luo Chen's attainments in alchemy are extremely high, he has mostly been refining medicines according to diagrams and prescriptions.

Even if someone occasionally creates their own recipe for elixir, it is usually based on the improvement of incomplete or existing recipes.

Without the recipe, he didn't even have the chance to force his way in with the help of the system.

For a moment, Luo Chen fell into confusion.

A tall figure paced slowly in the yard.

After a long while, Luo Chen chuckled softly.

"Yes, I have always called myself a master of alchemy, but how can there be a master who can only repeat what others have said?"

What is a grandmaster?

He was well-read, open-minded, innovative, and established his own school.

Even from scratch, create your own theory, something that has your own influence.

From then on, he founded his own school and was called the master of his generation!
Luo Chen asked himself, in terms of alchemy, he could barely achieve the first four points.

However, he had made no achievements in creating theories or even developing his own recipes for elixirs.

Not to mention high-level pill recipes, he has never created even the first- and second-level low-level pill recipes for beginners.

If this is the case, even if the alchemist reaches the fourth level, he can only be called a master-level figure, far from being a grandmaster.

Obviously, this first level of assessment not only has extremely difficult questions, but also requires people to create their own pill recipe from scratch.

"I don't know if I can handle it?"

Luo Chen laughed at himself and walked towards the study room in a carefree manner.

The answer should be on those bamboo slips that record countless medicinal herbs.

First row of bookshelf, third volume on first shelf.

[Ku Chen Zhi Bai: also known as Huang Shou Wu...]

After picking up the bamboo slips, Luo Chen, who had cleared his mind of all thoughts, immersed all his attention in them.

Within the Dan Realm, the four seasons cycle, and the sun rises and the moon rises.

At the beginning of the night, faint moonlight came in through the window and sprinkled on the silent figure in front of the bookshelf.

In the quiet study, the only sound is the crisp sound of bamboo slips being turned.

……

In the Danjie study, Luo Chen was completely immersed in the ocean of knowledge about medicinal materials.

He likes reading.

This habit is not only developed when you are at a low level.

Even before he traveled through time, he liked reading.

I read all kinds of extracurricular books when I was young, and when I grew up I became obsessed with classics. Even after becoming a corporate slave, I never stopped reading all kinds of novels.

It can even be said that some simple and refreshing online novels have become his safe haven to relieve the troubles in life.

After traveling through time, this habit still remained. Even when I was busiest in my cultivation, I would always take some time out to read some gossip about the world of immortal cultivation.

As his realm improved, especially after he successfully built his foundation, Luo Chen's soul and marrow were enhanced through the Book of Changes, which further improved his habit of reading.

He has almost achieved the ability to read ten lines at a glance and remember everything he sees.

Especially the bonus of spiritual awareness made his memory much better. He could remember many books deeply in his mind and apply them flexibly after reading them only once or twice.

have to say.

This habit helped him a lot.

Whether it is practicing in daily life or traveling and fighting outside, the knowledge in your mind will become a help in another form.

Just like this time's exploration of the Fallen Demon Land, his experience and knowledge completely surpassed that of the older Moyun Cave Master.

If Tai Sui himself had not grown up here, his performance might have been even worse than Luo Chen's.

now.

In this study, the vast amount of herbal knowledge flooded into Luo Chen's mind like a wave.

Not only did he not feel dizzy, but he actually enjoyed it.

Sometimes, after reading some bamboo slips, he still felt unsatisfied and would take them out to read them one or two more times.

Sometimes I marvel at the miraculous properties of some unknown medicinal herbs, sometimes I feel impressed by the exquisite method of transplanting some elixir, and sometimes I suddenly have an idea: if I replace some herbs into the pill recipes I usually make, will the effect be better?
Time passes slowly.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the years go by without anyone noticing.

Ten bookshelves, tens of thousands of bamboo slips, hundreds of thousands or even millions of medicinal herbs, it took Luo Chen more than half a year.

When he finished reading it, Luo Chen felt a little unsatisfied.

But he also remembered that he didn't come here just to read books.

In my mind, under the impact of the characteristics of countless medicinal herbs, I have had several bursts of inspiration in the past six months.

"This, and this, these are all fine..."

Luo Chen walked around the bookshelves and took out seven bamboo slips as if they were his treasures.

Take it to your desk and study it again.

One day later, Luo Chen put four of them back.

This action is a bit strange.

But Luo Chen knew what he was doing.

How to get the mature recipe for elixir?
First, why do we need to refine this pill! This question has been solved, that is, the Demon Lord Lian Tian proposed a conjecture to break the gap between immortals and mortals. Secondly, what should we use to refine this pill? Luo Chen has already summarized this question, that is, to extract the main material.

When refining pills, one needs to distinguish the primary and secondary, especially the main ingredients, which affect the medicinal power of the pill and cannot be taken carelessly.

Then, it’s the turn of the auxiliary materials.

As for a more mature recipe? That is not the founder's business.

The evolution of time, changes in the environment, and the demand for elixirs from later generations will all lead to the continuous optimization and reform of the original elixir formula.

Luo Chen is now stuck at the second step.

Select the main material.

"There is Huangting above and Guanyuan below, Youque behind and Mingmen in front. Breathe in between the skull and into Dantian, and the clear water of the Jade Pool will nourish your spiritual roots. If you can cultivate this, you will live forever!"

"The so-called spiritual root is the tongue!"

"The root between the tongue is the best. In addition, there is another middle spiritual root in the Dantian. Therefore, those whose Dantian is naturally petrified cannot practice. The lower spiritual root is in the Jingche Palace. This is also the reason why the cultivator's Yuanyin and Yuanyang cannot be drained before the foundation is established, just to keep the spiritual root vigorous."

These theories originated from when Luo Chen was building his foundation.

After he established his foundation, he felt it even more deeply.

Especially when Luo Tianzong was recruiting disciples in the early years, they would also check the disciples' spiritual roots.

Luo Chen had had some experience with those formations before. Most of them were to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to stimulate the three parts of the cultivator's body: the root of the tongue, dantian, and sperm chamber/uterus.

Therefore, the spiritual roots that seem to be hard to trace actually have traces to follow.

After understanding the essence of spiritual roots, if you want to create spiritual roots out of nothing, you will have a way to follow.

Just strengthen these three places to make them more in tune with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Not only that, the most important thing is to provide mortals without spiritual roots with an artifact that can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This is what the Spirit Root Pill is!

The elixir that Luo Chen was going to refine was named Linggen Pill, which was easy to understand.

In his opinion, if there is nothing, there is nothing. Even if he takes the elixir, it is impossible to create something out of nothing.

Therefore, this Spirit Root Pill should not be refined after taking it, but should be placed in the mortal's body for a long time to help it continuously sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Linggen Pill is even more of a Linggen Pill!
In this way, the selection of the main materials has theoretical support.

It must have medicinal properties that can automatically sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"The inner elixir of the monster beast, the ancestral grass, and the root of heaven and earth, these three all have this ability."

Looking at the bamboo slips that recorded the three materials, Luo Chen was in a dilemma.

Suddenly.

"Huh? What is this bamboo slip made of?"

Luo Chen picked up the bamboo slips that recorded the monster's inner elixir in surprise. His magic power surged and true fire burned through it.

It was shining with withered yellow, and finally turned into light burnt yellow, with a hint of sea air lingering in the air.

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

"This bamboo slip is not the same as those on the bookshelf!"

He originally thought that the inner elixir of monsters was suitable to be used as the main ingredient for spiritual root elixir.

This inspiration comes from those foundation-building cultivators who fail to form an elixir and use the inner elixir of monsters to condense fake elixirs. Such people are called pseudo-elixir masters.

Moreover, the inner elixir of monsters can be used as medicine, so it is natural that this information is recorded on bamboo slips.

Although there are no monsters in the Dan Realm, there are quite a few monster pills in Luo Chen's storage bag.

It is enough if it is really used to refine spiritual root pills.

But now it seems that this bamboo slip was clearly left in the study by someone else deliberately to mislead later comers.

It was only because Luo Chen had experienced the incident with Bai Zaoshanzhu before that he was relatively wary of others forging letters and bamboo slips.

Otherwise, I would not have noticed the abnormality of this bamboo slip at this moment.

"Who the hell is so wicked!"

Luo Chen cursed with a gloomy face, showing no manners at all.

It's no wonder that he was so angry. If he really wanted to study the recipe of the Spirit Root Pill based on the direction of using the Demon Pill as the main ingredient, regardless of whether it would work or not, it would definitely not be included in the assessment of the Demon Lord Liantian.

Not to mention how much time will be wasted if you take the wrong path.

"Is it the forerunner?"

Luo Chen muttered something, and the green flame in his hand flickered, burning it to ashes.

He hates these counterfeiters the most!
Then he adjusted his mood and looked at the other two bamboo slips.

Zuyuan grass, the root of heaven and earth.

Needless to say, Luo Chen was quite familiar with the latter. In his opinion, it was a very suitable main material for making Linggen Pills.

Zuyuan grass was a kind of medicinal herb that Luo Chen had never known before.

It grows in a place with chaotic spiritual energy, and it is even rumored that it can absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth!
Luo Chen had heard Han Zhan occasionally talk about the difference between spiritual energy and vital energy before. It was said that after a great being who had reached the state of incarnation had touched the power of the law, he could use the power of the law to absorb the vital energy in the void for cultivation.

It is difficult to say how powerful the two are, but spiritual energy is rare and vital energy is everywhere.

Therefore, before reaching the stage of Divine Transformation, cultivators’ battles are often affected by the advantages of time, place and terrain. This problem will be eliminated after they advance to the stage of Divine Transformation, unless the battlefield environment reaches an extreme level.

"This Zuyuan grass is quite high-end."

Luo Chen murmured.

In his opinion, the Spirit Root Pill is to be used by mortals who have no spiritual power, so its grade must not be too high.

Zuyuancao, supermodel!

The root of heaven and earth is even more suitable!

The medicinal herb Heaven and Earth Root can, at the very least, be used to build the foundation for Qi Refining cultivators, and at the highest level, it can help Golden Core cultivators break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It is a medicinal material that has no specific grade, but has extremely strong growth potential and even no upper limit.

Finally, after some screening, Luo Chen determined the main ingredient of the Linggen Pill - the Root of Heaven and Earth.

"Is there some kind of divine will in the dark?"

Luo Chen murmured as he recalled the past.

He heard about the Root of Heaven and Earth when he was refining Qi, and obtained the Root of Heaven and Earth after killing the ancestor of the Duan family. Even after coming to the Dan Realm, the first elixir he picked with his own hands was the Root of Heaven and Earth.

At this moment, the main ingredient of the Spirit Root Pill is confirmed to be this thing.

Pursing his lips, Luo Chen took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his storage ring.

He bent over the desk and started writing.

"The root of heaven and earth has pure medicinal properties, but its attributes are extremely complex. For ordinary people without spiritual roots, it means opening the door to all wonders... This pill lasts forever in the body, so the auxiliary materials should be selected to weaken the medicinal power of the root of heaven and earth, while at the same time, it should be used to bring into play its ability to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Night Wing Flower and Purple King Leaf should be the first choice, and the wood brocade cotton that has the effect of guiding qi can be a backup..."

It took Luo Chen seven full days to write the book this time.

The prescriptions he wrote were complex and lengthy, and the dosage was unclear. Strictly speaking, they were not up to standard.

But at least, there is a prototype.

Seven days later, Luo Chen left the study.

This was also the first time he stepped out of the room in more than half a year.

As the dazzling sunlight poured down, Luo Chen, dressed in black, exhaled lightly, then flew into the mountains and lakes, carrying a backpack and a medicine hoe.

The next step is to collect herbs, process them, and then try to refine the Spirit Root Pill.

In his opinion, the progress was quite fast.

In just half a year, he created the prototype of the Spirit Root Pill recipe from scratch.

Later on, with a little bit of experimentation, comparison, screening and refinement, you will always be closer to success.

……

At the same time, in another place in the Dan world.

In a stone house of the same style, an old woman wearing a flowery green skirt and a high bun on her head slowly raised her head from the desk.

Her face was ordinary, but her eyes were extraordinary.

The eyebrows are broad, the eyelids are long and narrow, and the pupils are in the shape of a five-pointed star.

At this moment, the vicissitudes of life in the five-star eyes showed a little surprise.

"My bamboo slips were destroyed. Has anyone chosen this path?"

After being surprised, the old woman's expression kept changing.

Being able to decipher the bamboo slips she left behind is no small achievement.

With such an existence, even if it is only at the first level at the moment, it is only a matter of time before it catches up.

"Maybe I need to speed up and stop doing research so steadily."

(End of this chapter)