Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1060 Alchemy, Sea of ​​Corpses

Alchemy, alchemy.

After returning to the Immortal Palace from the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, Yang Zhengshan has been busy refining pills.

Not only Yang Zhengshan, but also Zhang Hexuan and Yang Zongyuan, were refining different pills in the Pill Hall of Flaming Mountain, each with several assistants by their side.

On this day, Yang Zhengshan had just finished refining a batch of Tongming Pills when Zhang Hexuan, who had been waiting for a long time, ran up to Yang Zhengshan and said with a sly grin, "Hehe, Master!"

Yang Zhengshan took out the pills from the alchemy furnace, and two young cultivators immediately stepped forward to clean the furnace and adjust the earth fire beneath it.

He naturally used the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace. Logically speaking, these things don't need to be done by others. As a spiritual artifact, the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace can handle everything on its own.

However, in order to train young alchemists, Yang Zhengshan still kept these two immortal cultivators by his side as assistants.

"What's up?" Yang Zhengshan asked casually.

Zhang Hexuan said somewhat awkwardly, "Master, I also want a spirit weapon alchemy furnace!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was speechless for a moment.

Spiritual alchemy furnaces are not commonplace; currently, there are only two such furnaces in the Immortal Palace of the Living Realm: the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace and the Sealing Spirit Profound Fire Furnace.

However, he also understood why Zhang Hexuan had come to him asking for the spirit weapon alchemy furnace.

This was ultimately due to his favoritism.

In terms of seniority and cultivation, Zhang Hexuan was above Yang Zongyuan, but Yang Zhengshan gave the Sealed Spirit Profound Fire Furnace to Yang Zongyuan.

Although Zhang Hexuan wouldn't harbor resentment because of this, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

Previously, Zhang Hexuan could ignore these issues since he was always at the Tianyun Sword Sect. But now that both of them are here refining pills, and Yang Zongyuan is refining pills faster and better than him, he feels unbalanced.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and said, "Forget about spirit-grade alchemy furnaces. I won't be able to find a suitable one for you anytime soon!"

Most Golden Core cultivators have some knowledge of alchemy, artifact crafting, talisman formations, and other related skills. Some are good at alchemy, some at artifact crafting, and others at formations and talismans.

They might not be experts, but they should at least be at least at the second level.

However, on the other hand, the number of Golden Core cultivators is already small, and third-tier alchemists among them are even rarer.

This makes every third-tier alchemist an extremely rare existence.

The spiritual artifact furnaces used by third-tier alchemists are also extremely rare, at least much rarer than other types of spiritual artifacts.

Yang Zhengshan was lucky; he obtained the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace before he even reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

As for the Sealed Spirit Profound Fire Furnace, it was obtained by chance in the Sun Cave Heaven.

If you ask him to find another spiritual alchemy furnace now, he really can't.

"How about this, you go and ask Jizhen to help you refine a pill furnace!" Yang Zhengshan suggested a compromise.

"Senior Brother is still unable to forge spiritual weapons!" Zhang Hexuan said sullenly.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, "Are you stupid? Just have him forge a natal magic weapon for you."

"A natal magic weapon? I already have one!"

"Then let's forge another one. It would be even better to have two natal magic treasures!"

“But a natal magic weapon is just a magic weapon, not a spiritual artifact!” Zhang Hexuan said.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him like he was an idiot, "If I gave you a spirit artifact alchemy furnace now, would you be able to use it? Even if you could, how much help do you think the spirit artifact alchemy furnace would bring you!"

"The best alchemy furnace isn't necessarily the one with the highest grade; it's the one that's most suitable. A custom-made natal alchemy furnace is more suitable for you than a spirit artifact alchemy furnace!"

The spirit weapon alchemy furnace might be able to help Zhang Hexuan and improve his pill-forming rate, but for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, using a spirit weapon alchemy furnace is somewhat like forcing growth and can easily lead to dependence on it.

Yang Zhengshan himself, because of his possession of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, is somewhat weak in the art of fire control, and now he can't refine pills without it. Yang Zongyuan has the same problem; he is relatively weak in controlling the medicinal power inside the furnace. However, he has only recently obtained the Sealed Spirit Profound Fire Furnace, so this problem is not yet serious. In addition, Feng Ling is a good teacher and is already actively helping Yang Zongyuan to make up for this shortcoming.

Zhang Hexuan's aptitude was not as good as Yang Zongyuan's, so he could not accept this kind of forced growth. Only by being down-to-earth could he achieve greater success in alchemy in the future.

Yang Zhengshan patiently instructed him for a while, and finally said, "How about this, your master will sponsor you to refine a natal alchemy furnace! All expenses will be covered by your master!"

Zhang Hexuan's eyes lit up. "Hehe, your disciple thanks Master for his grace!"

Actually, he didn't necessarily want a magical alchemy furnace; what he wanted more was Yang Zhengshan's attention and appreciation.

Yang Zhengshan's willingness to fund the crafting of a natal alchemy furnace for him already made him very happy.

"Although your talent is not as good as Zong Yuan's, you should not underestimate yourself. Although the way of alchemy emphasizes talent, diligence can also make up for shortcomings!"

"If you don't have talent, then make up for it with hard work. Only by studying and practicing diligently can you become a third-level alchemist in the future!"

Yang Zhengshan patted Zhang Hexuan on the shoulder and said earnestly.

“Disciple understands!” Zhang Hexuan replied.

"Okay! You go ahead and get busy!"

……

A vast array of clouds and mist, beside the pool of ten thousand ghosts' blood.

An Wusheng stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at the blood pool below.

"Palace Master!" Yu Yuan came up behind him and bowed. "The Blood Jade has been re-laid, and it will probably take another three years to complete the forging of these Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets!"

An Wusheng's pale face remained expressionless. "Three years? We can't wait that long!"

"The Soul Refining Hall has already started a war with the Blazing Phoenix Clan in the south. In three years, they will probably be able to reach the Lihuo Volcano!"

The Impermanent Ghost Sect has three halls: the Soul-Hooking Hall, the Soul-Refining Hall, and the Soul-Controlling Hall. The Soul-Refining Hall and the Soul-Controlling Hall are responsible for waging war against the Wanhua Demon Court.

The Soul Control Hall is in the north, and the Soul Refining Hall is in the south, forming a pincer movement.

The Yellow Springs Palace and the Nanhua Sect joined the Soul Refining Palace, not An Wusheng's Soul Control Palace. This is why the Yellow Springs Ancestor and the Crimson Origin Ancestor have not yet come to cause trouble for the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect.

"Lord, what about the Underworld Bureau?" Yu Yuan asked softly.

The Soul Control Hall has two departments: the Department of Yin Ghosts and the Department of Yin Corpses. Previously, the Department of Yin Ghosts was responsible for refining Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets, while the Department of Yin Corpses was responsible for commanding Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets.

However, due to the impending great war, the responsibilities of the two departments have changed, and the division of authority is no longer so clear. Both sides are refining Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets, and both command Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets.

“Them? Don’t count on them, they don’t have much power!” An Wusheng said.

"Then we can only draw upon the power of the sea of ​​corpses!" Yu Yuan said.

The Sea of ​​Corpses is the largest place where the Soul Control Hall hides corpses, storing the Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets that the Soul Control Hall has accumulated over thousands of years.

Speaking of which, the Impermanent Ghost Sect is quite an oddball.

Other sects' reserves consist of various spiritual items, pills, and magical artifacts, while the Impermanent Ghost Sect's reserves are tens of thousands of Yin soldiers and blood puppets.

An Wusheng pondered for a moment, then took out a scarlet token.

"Take my token and proceed to the Sea of ​​Corpses. Command 30,000 Yin Soldiers and 100,000 Blood Puppets!"

Although the sect did not urge them to take action, they could not wait any longer. The Soul Refining Hall had already achieved considerable results, while their Soul Control Hall was still here refining Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets. If this were to be reported back to the sect, who knew how the old fogies in the sect would laugh at them.

In order not to be outdone by the Soul Refining Hall and to avoid being laughed at by the old fogies in the sect, An Wusheng decided to use some of the Soul Control Hall's resources.

"Here!"

Yu Yuan accepted the token and replied.

(End of this chapter)