I have become a dangerous place and invaded the fairyland with strangeness

Chapter 33 Alchemy?

I don’t know whether it was the elders’ shouting that worked, or the power of the formation that proved that what they said was true.

The sword formation stopped attacking when it was about to close in on them, and some people from the Luoyun Sect appeared nearby.

The elders of Yingtian Sect, including Han Li, who brought shame upon them, had their cultivation sealed and were taken to Luoyun Sect.

The Luoyun Sect that controlled them explained it this way:

The offense has been committed. The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life imprisonment cannot be escaped. Aren’t you going to visit and learn from their Luoyun Sect? Then stay and experience it carefully.

Late at night, the twelve elders and Han Li, dressed in the clothes of ordinary outer disciples, were grinding medicine in the [Alchemy Room].

Except for Tian Wenwen and Tian Jing who were in a group with Han Li, the other elders were in groups of two, sitting opposite each other to grind the medicine powder.

"Brother and sister, where are you from?"

Looking at Tian Wenwen who had ground the medicine bowl into pieces, and Tian Jing who had wasted all the herbs, Han Li stood up in pain and questioned them.

Their first day's task today was for each group to complete the preparation of thirty auxiliary materials for the Body Building Pills.

Han Li alone finished grinding twenty of them, and Tian Wenwen and Tian Jing together only completed five.

The remaining five groups of elders were obviously better than the two of them, and they would be done in a few more hours.

"No wonder you two and I were grouped together. After all this fuss, you two are the weakest!"

Han Li kept on complaining, and Tian Jing looked at Tian Wenwen in panic. As her emotions heated up, her progress in pounding the medicine stabilized a lot.

"Click." The door was opened and the Luoyun Sect disciple who was in charge of them walked in.

"Those who complete the mission today are eligible to help refine the elixir. To be honest with you, more contact with the furnace fire will help reduce the restrictions in your body."

"Sir!" Han Li raised his hand with a smile.

"explain."

"Sir, I have long heard that Luoyun Sect's alchemy skills are the best in the world. I wonder what kind of elixir they are refining this time?"

After receiving the praise, the Luoyun Sect disciples showed a proud look on their faces:

"You are the only one who is sensible among these people. I will take you to see it when you come out."

"Yes, sir! I will complete the task immediately!"

The pestle in Han Li's hand flew up into the air.

The Luoyun Sect disciple checked the progress of the others, snorted disdainfully, and walked out of the alchemy room.

Tian Jing saw the disciple leave and moved closer to Han Li:

"Brother Han~"

"Hey, what's up, bro? I'm already helping you two make medicine, no need to thank me."

Han Li had already finished one copy and only needed three more to hand in.

"No, Brother Han, you seem to know a lot about Luoyun Sect. Can you tell us about it?"

Han Li looked at Tian Jing, then at Tian Wenwen who was buried in silence.

"You must be from some small world, right? You don't know anything about the outside world."

"Crack." The medicine bowl in Tian Wenwen's hand was broken again.

"Oh, slow down. If you are caught wasting so many medicine bowls, I won't protect you if Luoyun Sect gets angry. You guessed it, so why are you so excited?"

Tian Jing smiled awkwardly and nodded vigorously to indicate that Brother Han was right.

Seeing that Tian Jing was so understanding, Han Li waved his hand and took the medicine bowl from him.

"Let me do it. Let's finish it sooner and go see the alchemy. Let me tell you, the alchemy of Luoyun Sect is ingenious and unique."

"Don't think that just because you are invincible in the cave world, you can do whatever you want outside."

"Yes, yes, Brother Han is right. Can you tell me more about alchemy? In our area, alchemy is a minor art and there is no inheritance."

"Little Taoist? Don't you take pills to break through the levels?" Han Li looked surprised.

Tian Wenwen looked up and met Tian Jing's gaze. They both saw curiosity in each other's eyes.

“Brother Han, what you mean is that in this world, not in the outside world, breakthroughs rely on elixirs, right?”

Han Li curled his lips and pounded the pestle in his hand rhythmically:

"That's not the case. A genius can break through without any elixir, but you..."

Han Li paused and looked at them carefully. "You look quite old, yet you are so arrogant with such a low level of cultivation. I think it would be difficult for you to break through to the Golden Core stage without the help of elixirs."

With a crack, the pestle in Tian Wenwen's hand was also broken.

Han Li looked at Tian Wenwen with pity:
"Don't react so strongly when someone tells you your secret, okay? The world of immortal cultivation is full of intrigues and deceptions. How did you survive with such a simple mind?"

Tian Jing hurriedly gave Tian Wenwen a calming look and continued to ask about the elixir.

In the real world outside, elixirs only exist in basic body refining practice, and Elder Wang Sheng is very good at refining elixirs.

But when it comes to improving one's cultivation, elixirs are of no help at all.

First, there are no suitable medicinal materials. Herbs that are useful for breaking through bottlenecks can only be heard of in legends and basically do not exist.

Second, there is a more convenient substitute, which is the blood-colored crystal that appeared in the previous Yingtian Sect’s ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky.

This kind of crystal, which is continuously upgraded through Kunpeng's blood, has the highest affinity with the power of heaven.
Using this type of crystal during a breakthrough can reduce many natural obstacles and make the breakthrough go smoothly.

But it is difficult for the Yingtian Sect to produce a lot of this kind of thing, let alone other sects in the immortal world.

So when Tian Jing heard that there was a pill that could help him break through in this world,
He keenly grasped the deep meaning of it. If the ability of the elixir is true,
As long as the Yingtian Sect can keep this world firmly in their hands, more people will be able to cross the tribulation period in the near future!

This is a discovery that is in some sense comparable to the spiritual realm!
As a result, Tian Jing waited eagerly for Han Li to continue speaking, but Han Li said that he had to complete the task first.

"Instead of asking me to explain alchemy in detail, why don't we just complete the mission and go and see it firsthand? My exaggerations won't be as good as your own eyes."

Tian Wenwen and Tian Jing had no choice but to continue pounding the medicine patiently. This time with a goal in mind, they worked together and soon completed thirty pills of auxiliary materials for the body-building pills.

The disciples of Luoyun Sect appeared as if on cue, and took Han Li and the other two who had completed their mission to the Earth Fire Room next door.

In a large room, there are holes on the ground at regular intervals. From a distance, the room looks like a honeycomb.

The surroundings of the caves were engraved with formations that Tianjing and Tian Wenwen could not understand, and some of the cave entrances had uniquely shaped alchemy furnaces placed on top.

"The alchemy furnace is in the 16th column, 8th row. That's where you are. Perform well. Senior Brother Lu is a very easy-going person."

Han Li thanked the Luoyun Sect disciples and trotted to the designated location.

Tian Wenwen and Tian Jing followed Han Li and jogged with their heads lowered and waist bent, their running posture as wretched as that of thieves.

Elder Yingtian Sect, when have you ever done such a crappy thing since you were born?

Living under someone else's roof, one has to admit that Senior Brother Lu next to the alchemy furnace is indeed easy to talk to.
Without asking any questions, he directly handed a fan-like magical weapon to the three of them, told them a spell, and asked the three of them to take turns chanting the spell and fanning themselves.

【Understand yin and yang, and deeply understand the creation. 】

【Chase the two energies to the Yellow Road, and meet the three natures at the Yuan Palace. 】

【Gather the five elements and harmonize the four images. 】

[The soup in the jade cauldron is boiling, and the fire in the golden furnace is blazing. ]

[Mysterious pearl has an image, Taiyi returns to the true self]

The spell was simple, but Tian Jing and Tian Wenwen became more and more frightened the more they read it.

The restrictions that sealed their cultivation in their bodies melted and loosened little by little as the magic spells activated the fans to fan the fire.

Although I cannot use spiritual power yet, I can already sense its existence.

As they chanted the spell, the things in the furnace seemed to sense it. Every time they chanted, the furnace would light up.

"This alchemy technique seems to be really something." Tian Jing murmured to himself.

"Nonsense, how backward are you? You haven't even heard of this."

Han Li obviously knew the spell before. Even though no one could hear him reciting it, the fan in his hand automatically fanned the ground fire without any slack.

"Brother Han, what kind of elixir is being refined in this elixir furnace? What is its function?"

Han Li stretched his neck to look around. Senior Brother Lu was nowhere to be seen. Everyone else in the Earth Fire Room was concentrating on refining pills, and no one noticed them. "It's the Soul Gathering Pill."

"Is it a pill that can break through the bottleneck?"

Han Li looked at him as if he was a fool. "Is it possible? Letting you, a spy from outside, oversee the refining of such an important pill?"

"It's just an ordinary pill that increases spiritual power. It can increase the spiritual power of cultivators in the foundation-building stage. It's used for cultivation and is a consumable."

Tian Jing pretended to be surprised, and then found that Han Li was looking at him strangely.

"Brother Han?"

"Aren't you tempted? The Soul Gathering Pill, a pill that can increase spiritual power during the foundation-building period!"

Han Li blinked and stared at Tian Jing.

Uh, I almost forgot that I’m already in the foundation building stage here… Tian Jing smiled bitterly in his heart: “It’s no use being moved, no one will give it to me.”

"I do." Han Li grinned.

"Ah?" Tian Jing was stunned. Tian Wenwen, who was acting as an invisible man beside him, also raised his head and looked directly at Han Li.

Han Li stretched his neck and looked around again, then covered his mouth with his hands and hit himself hard in the stomach.

A small ring came out of Han Li's mouth. Han Li wiped it on his clothes and moved closer to the fire.

A tongue of fire shot out from the bottom of the furnace and burned the ring.

An ordinary ceramic medicine bottle fell out. Han Li quickly swallowed the ring back into his stomach and picked up the medicine bottle.

"There's no other way. I can't use my spiritual power now. I can only use this method to get things."

Han Li wiped and wiped, opened the small porcelain bottle, poured out two gray pills, and handed them to Tian Jing and Tian Wenwen.

Tian Jing looked at Han Li deeply, then looked at Tian Wenwen for advice.

Tian Wenwen frowned and swallowed it in one gulp.

It was too late for Tian Jing to stop it, and the gray pill melted in his mouth.

Tian Wenwen suddenly opened his eyes.

The restrictions in his body suddenly increased a bit, completely suppressing his newly gained spiritual power.

It’s true! It can really increase the spiritual power of the foundation-building period!
Bah! The Spiritual Severing Stage!
Tian Wenwen's reaction gave Tianjing peace of mind, and he took it himself, experiencing the feeling of the rising restrictions in his body.

"How is it? Are you comfortable? I really don't know what kind of hard life you had in the past." Han Li shook his head and continued fanning himself.

Tian Jing's eyes lit up: "Brother Han, is this the Soul Gathering Pill?"

"No."

"Ah?" Tian Jing's flattering words were stuck in his throat.

Of course not, Xie Ling couldn't help but laugh.

Where does the real elixir come from in this world? I am the Heavenly Dao, and I am just giving you some concentrated Heavenly Dao power.

"It's a waste pill." Han Li said slowly.

"Waste elixir?"

"Yes, out of a batch of pills, only one-third may reach the grade. The remaining defective pills are called waste pills."

Oh, Tian Jing suddenly realized, and then stared at the alchemy furnace with fiery eyes.

The waste pill has such an effect, it is the real spirit gathering pill.

He didn't dare to imagine what kind of sensation the Yingtian Sect would cause if the Spirit Gathering Pill was taken outside.

Tian Wenwen, who had the same idea as him, also stared at the alchemy furnace.

"I have to remind you two, you are no different from ordinary people now, don't have any bad ideas."

Tian Jing shook his head violently, "Brother Han, how could we? We are just a little excited when we first encounter the magic of elixirs."

Han Li nodded, closed his eyes and slowly fanned himself.

The other elders came in one after another and were taken to different alchemy furnaces. Everyone took the alchemy formula and began to fan the fire around the furnace.

This kind of day lasted for five days. The elders of Yingtian Sect had never done the work of a worker before. Their brains were almost shaken apart.

Xie Ling despised them. It’s only been five days since you started working and you’re already so bad. You’re such rubbish.

Just when Tian Jing was about to give up, Senior Brother Lu suddenly returned to the alchemy furnace.

"Yes, you didn't slack off."

Han Li immediately became as if alive, "Brother Lu, don't worry, we will work hard and not slack off at all!"

Tian Jing complained in his heart: "I slept for two days in between..."

But they had no choice but to accept it. Han Li had a way to make the fan move by itself, so they could only recite the spell continuously.

Senior Brother Lu asked them to continue and started to open the furnace in front of them.

After a dazzling series of operations that Tianjing and Tian Wenwen could not understand, the lid of the furnace opened and ten pills appeared at the bottom of the furnace.

Five are golden and five are grey.

"Very good, the success rate of this furnace is 50%. You have a talent for alchemy!" Senior Brother Lu was very happy.

The other elders nearby also started to refine their pills, but unlike them, there were only voices of scolding over there.

"The whole furnace of pills is ruined! How did you fan the flames? You are a bunch of idiots!"

"You've only succeeded 10% of the time. You're such a country bumpkin. I can't teach you anything!"

"..."

Words like these hit the faces of the elders of Yingtian Sect, making them look as pale as death.

The other five groups of elders were all taken away by the Luoyun Sect disciples who had come before, saying that they would continue to make medicine and do miscellaneous tasks.

Only Tian Jing and Tian Wenwen from Han Li's group survived the disaster. They glanced at Han Li secretly.

Because of their outstanding performance and with great praise from Senior Brother Lu, Han Li, Tianjing and Tian Wenwen were proudly transferred to the periphery of the alchemy room to do odd jobs.

"I won't be using the furnace for the next few days. You guys stay here and help sort out the waste pills. I'll call you when the furnace is ready."

"Okay, Brother Lu! I promise to complete the task!" Han Li held a pile of bottles and jars, straightened his back and expressed his loyalty loudly.

"Don't call me Senior Brother Lu anymore. I see that you have a kind heart and high level of cultivation. I think you will be forgiven by the sect soon. By then, you will be my senior."

Senior Brother Lu smiled gently.

"No! Once Senior Brother Lu, always Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother Lu, please leave it to me!"

Flatterer... Tian Jing and Tian Wenwen lowered their heads involuntarily.

However, they did not dare to show any expression, as they knew in their hearts that it was thanks to Han Li that they were able to escape from being the lowest-level chores pounding medicine and pouring water.

My job now is to count the wasted pills and record them, which is much easier than over there.

Poor fellow apprentices…Tian Wenwen secretly clenched his fists.

After Senior Brother Lu left, Han Li immediately changed his expression:
"I can do this kind of work by myself, so you two should hurry up and practice."

Tian Wenwen clenched his fists, and Tian Jing hurriedly smiled innocently: "Brother Han, we can't practice here either."

"Stupid, your cultivation is restricted, not wasted. Isn't it also cultivation to absorb spiritual energy into your body? There are restrictions to help you."

"Ah?" Tian Jing still didn't understand.

Han Li held his forehead with one hand:

"What I mean is that restrictions are like filters. As long as you can increase your spiritual power to pass through the restrictions, that is a real improvement in your cultivation."

Tian Wenwen suddenly realized it and immediately went to meditate and practice without any hesitation.

Tianjing followed suit, but he still felt it was a bit strange.

"Why is Han Li so kind all of a sudden? He doesn't want us to help him but helps us practice instead?"

(End of this chapter)