Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 135 Promotion
It seemed that he understood what Shan Qin meant.

Wei Zhong was just an alchemist who had practiced in seclusion for nearly a hundred years. If it was said that he was a good fighter, it would be hard for the public to believe it.

'It seems that even if I claim to defeat this man, I won't gain much fame.'

Wanyan Fu looked at Wei Zhong in deep thought.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Wei is now the fourth-level alchemist seed nominated by our Chamber of Commerce."

Wanyan Fu was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Wei Zhong with some disbelief in his eyes.

"How could such a small casual cultivator have such great abilities?"

'It goes without saying that a fourth-level alchemist is extremely precious. Even in a large sect like the Shadow Moon Sect, they are extremely rare.

He was respected by everyone in the sect, and even his own arrogant master was very polite to him.'

"Why, fellow Daoist Wanyan, you don't believe me? Do you understand why I abandoned that secret realm and came to this small spiritual island?"

As soon as Shan Qin said this, Wanyan Fu understood instantly.

This is the only reason that can make the eldest lady of Yunji Chamber of Commerce give up the secret realm.

"No wonder, no wonder!"

After thinking through the whole story, Wanyan Fu's eyes changed again when he looked at Wei Zhong.

"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Wei is not only extremely powerful, but also has this kind of alchemy skills."

"Thank you, Daoist Wanyan!"

At this time, Wei Zhong maintained a neither humble nor arrogant smile on his face.

"Showing my potential as a fourth-level alchemist will do me good at this moment."

Wei Zhong knew clearly that a fourth-rank alchemist was extremely valuable to the Nascent Soul forces, as could be seen from the fact that Shan Qin came to Qingbo Island this time to deliver the inheritance.

In contrast, the same is true for the Shadow Moon Sect.

As a direct disciple, if Wanyan Fu made friends with a fourth-rank alchemist outside, that would be an incredible connection.

Although there are two fourth-rank alchemists in the Shadow Moon Sect, they are extremely busy with the sect's mission.

The requests from the disciples for alchemy have been put aside for more than ten years.

After all, it is impossible for the other party to make an alchemy machine, but requires practice.

Although he had the authority to jump the queue as Wanyan Fu's direct disciple, he still ranked behind those in sect tasks, Yuanying masters, and some Jindan elders.

Nowadays, if you submit a request for alchemy, you will have to wait at least five or six years.

And if we ask Wei Zhong in front of us to do it, wouldn't it be completed in a few months at the shortest and a year at the longest?
Wanyan Fu, who figured out the key point, suddenly became much more enthusiastic towards Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong chatted and laughed with the other party, but his heart was as clear as a mirror.

'Wan Yanfu was so polite to me because he was hoping that I would be promoted to the fourth-level alchemist.'

If I had failed to advance for a long time, I would probably not have received such treatment.

The three of them returned to Qingbo Island, and Ling Ziwei set up a formation to welcome them. The noise of the fight just now also startled the other party from his retreat.

When he appeared, Wanyan Fu just greeted him politely and did not pester him as he did before.

The four of them talked for a few hours, and then Shan Qin and Wanyan Fu left one after another.

After all, there is still a secret realm waiting to be developed. As the person in charge of this matter for the two major forces, it is not easy for him to spare the time to come to Qingbo Island.

"When did Wanyan Fu become so polite to my husband?"

Ling Ziwei asked curiously after seeing the two leave.

Wei Zhong smiled lightly:
"I just saw your husband's potential and wanted to make friends with him. How can there be true friends among the disciples of such a big sect?"

Shaking his head, Wei Zhong said goodbye to Ling Ziwei and secretly returned to the cave.

He took out the fourth-level alchemy inheritance that Shan Qin had just brought and studied it carefully.

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Half a year passed, and Wei Zhong put down the jade slip in his hand and sighed.

"The fourth-level alchemy method is not difficult, but the spiritual medicine used in alchemy is too rare."

The difficulty in training an alchemist, apart from inheriting the method, is to use a large amount of medicinal materials for practice.

The reason why Wei Zhong was able to make rapid progress in the way of alchemy and reach the third level was that he consumed a large amount of spirit stones.

Every senior alchemist cannot avoid this during their training, even Wei Zhong, who has a proficiency panel, is no exception.

The leap from the third level to the fourth level is not difficult for an alchemist with such profound experience as Wei Zhong.

[Third-level Alchemy·Water·Master (43%)]

[Third-level Alchemy·Fire·Master (12%)]

Being able to use the ten thousand year old blood ginseng as the spiritual material to refine the Blood Gang Pill, although it is still of the third rank, the ability to control the medicinal power of such a high-level spiritual medicine is enough to show that Wei Zhong's alchemy skills are profound.

He has mastered both water and fire techniques to a master's level, but it's a pity that he can't wait until he is promoted to a grandmaster to get a glimpse of their mysteries.

That’s right, Wei Zhong is now planning to step into the realm of a fourth-level alchemist.

Although I told Shan Qin that it would happen ten years later, it was just an excuse.

With Wei Zhong's powerful accumulation, why should he wait so long? As long as he gets the fourth-level inheritance, the breakthrough will be a natural thing.

With this alchemy technique, daily practice will be much more convenient. Thinking of the thousand-year-old elixir in the cave, Wei Zhong became more enthusiastic.

Now Wei Zhong only has two thousand-year-old elixirs in his hands, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and the thousand-year-old blood ginseng, and the fourth-level elixirs he can refine are relatively limited.

After reading the fourth-level inheritance, Wei Zhong planned to select one of the pill recipes to refine.

Its name is Blood Ginseng Pill, and it is a genuine fourth-grade pill that is mainly used to repair the body of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It is an extremely powerful healing pill.

The medicinal power is very strong and is only suitable for daily use in healing. You must devote your whole heart and soul to refining the medicinal power and cannot be careless.

Such a terrifying fourth-level elixir is no more useful than poison to Jindan cultivators.

Just one pill, the huge medicinal power in it is enough to burst the body of a monk.

The reason why Wei Zhong chose this pill is because it is one of the fourth-level pills that is relatively easy to refine.

You only need to use this to improve your alchemy skills to the fourth level, and then refine third-level pills, you can gradually advance your proficiency in fourth-level alchemy.

Once you have reached a high level of proficiency, you can start refining other fourth-level elixirs.

"By adding five thousand year old Qingxuan root, the Blood Ginseng Pill can be improved and refined into the Earth Xuan Pill."

Compared with the Blood Ginseng Pill, this pill has a milder effect and is a very precious healing pill among the fourth-level elixirs.

It is quite popular among Nascent Soul cultivators. Wei Zhong can use this pill to open up channels for purchasing fourth-level spiritual objects in the future.

The Blood Ginseng Pill has such overbearing medicinal power because it lacks this precious medicine. After being neutralized by the Qingxuan Root, even Jindan cultivators can use it.

After becoming familiar with the refining process of the Blood Ginseng Pill, Wei Zhong took out most of the spiritual herbs needed for refining the pill.

Then he took out a jade box and gently fiddled with the surface of the jade box with two fingers.

It turned out that there was a layer of paper covering the jade box, which was the mysterious drawing paper in Wei Zhong's hand.

After Wei Zhong engraved the breath-concealing and invisibility runes on it, its effect in concealing spiritual power was greatly enhanced.

Although it cannot hide the monk's body like the Divine Invisibility Robe, it is very good at blocking the power of elixirs.

Covering the surface of the jade box with this can prevent the leakage of medicinal power and preserve the elixir in the box.

He peeled off the drawing paper, opened the jade box, and half a blood ginseng appeared inside.

This was the half plant left after Wei Zhong refined the Blood Gang Pill. Wei Zhong planned to take a part of it to test the waters first.

Using spiritual power to cut off a part of it, Wei Zhong started to refine the elixir.

This time, the technique of fire refining is used.

A three-foot-tall alchemy furnace appeared, covered with cloud patterns. It was refined by Wei Zhong a few years ago using a third-grade spiritual iron, which was suitable for fire alchemy.

Golden flames appeared on the fingers, and under Wei Zhong's control, the color of the golden flames gradually turned dark.

Until it turned into the one used in the previous battle with Wanyan Fu.

"A third-grade upper grade is probably enough."

Although it is to refine a fourth-level elixir, there are no high requirements for the temperature of the spiritual fire.

Alchemy is different from refining equipment. It is not that the higher the temperature of the spiritual fire, the better. Instead, it is reflected in the cultivator's precise control of the temperature of the spiritual fire.

Wei Zhong's Golden Flame is suitable for this.

Putting it into the alchemy furnace, Wei Zhong put in various elixirs one by one.

In less than half a day, a cloud of black smoke emerged from the furnace.

As expected, the first refining ended in failure.

Wei Zhong's expression didn't change at all. He could still afford this loss.

Wei Zhong looked at the incomplete blood ginseng in the jade box. This half was probably enough for four times of refining.

After cleaning the alchemy furnace, Wei Zhong carefully reviewed the refining process and counted the mistakes that had occurred. He started refining the alchemy furnace again a day later.

The second time, failed.

The third time, still failed.

The fourth time was still a failure. Even after the last piece of blood ginseng was used up, Wei Zhong still failed.

"The difficulty of the fourth-tier elixir is indeed beyond the third-tier level."

At this moment, Wei Zhong's expression showed some movement.

"I have been using the water-refining method to make pills for a long time, and I have neglected the fire method too much.

Moreover, the Golden Flame is mostly used to fight enemies or refine weapons, so the control level is not precise enough. "

[Golden Flame·Mastery·(93%)]

"Perhaps I need to refine this method to the level of a master before I can make the elixir?"

Wei Zhong made this decision after pondering for a while.

Although he still had two thousand-year-old blood ginsengs in his hands, they could not withstand such waste.

After putting away the alchemy furnace and elixirs, Wei Zhong began to practice the magic of Golden Flowing Flame.

"The grade and power of the Golden Flowing Flame are not directly linked to proficiency. The biggest influence is the output share and speed of spiritual power.

This is also the reason why he can use the third-grade superior golden flame at the mastery level.

If you can improve on the fineness of your control and reach the master level, you will not only be able to control the changes in its power, but you will also be able to use your own Dan-forming power to obtain the fourth-level Golden Flowing Flame..."

In this way, Wei Zhong devoted himself to practicing this technique. After two years, he finally mastered it to the master level.

“The precision of control has indeed improved greatly, but it still cannot be refined to the fourth level.

It's not a matter of proficiency, but my own spiritual power is not strong enough. I should probably consider this matter after I enter the middle or late stage of Jindan. "

During these two years, Wei Zhong also went out several times to inquire about the progress of the exploration of that secret place.

Surprisingly, even though the four Nascent Soul forces joined together, they seemed to be having trouble in this secret realm and made little progress.

The fairy from the Wang family, who possesses both the identities of a fourth-rank formation master and a Nascent Soul cultivator, has not left the secret realm for two years.

Wei Zhong was not involved in the matter and did not know the details, so he asked Shan Qin about it.

Shan Qin had enough trust in Wei Zhong, a fourth-level alchemist seed, and said frankly that it was impossible to crack this secret realm in a short period of time.

Wei Zhong did not ask too many questions. After purchasing some spiritual medicines, he turned around and returned to Qingbo Island. He entered the cave and continued his alchemy career.

It's just a secret place, and it's not the kind that Wei Zhong can take at will, so it has limited appeal to Wei Zhong.

"It is better to return to your own cave and make pills well. Entering the fourth-level alchemist is a real improvement."

In the cave, Wei Zhong solemnly took out a thousand-year-old blood ginseng.

This blood reference is slightly larger than the previous one. According to Wei Zhong's estimation, it is enough for twelve times of alchemy.

After cutting off a small part, Wei Zhong started to refine the elixir again.

The golden flame of master-level proficiency was thrown into the furnace.

Half a day later, the first failure was followed by the second failure.

Wei Zhong would summarize his experience every time he failed, which made his proficiency in fire alchemy increase rapidly, much faster than refining third-level pills in the past.

Finally, during the third refining process, a blood-colored elixir shot out from the furnace.

Wei Zhong's spiritual power turned into a big hand and grabbed it in his hand, looking at it carefully.

"There are some dents on the surface of the elixir, and it's not very good, but it can be considered as barely reaching the level of a fourth-grade, lower-grade elixir."

Wei Zhong did not try the elixir on himself. With his current level of cultivation, he could not withstand such a strong medicinal effect. Even if he scraped off some of the medicinal powder, Wei Zhong was unwilling to take the risk.

After taking a look, Wei Zhong put away the elixir and looked at the panel. The level of the fire alchemy method had changed.

[Fourth-level Alchemy·Fire·Mastery (3%)]

"Directly fell to the mastery level? And the proficiency process was almost reset to zero. The gap between the fourth and third levels is really big."

Although his proficiency in alchemy has now dropped from master to proficient, Wei Zhong is better than ever in refining third-level pills.

After cleaning the alchemy furnace, Wei Zhong took out the spiritual materials for refining the Haoyuan Pill, intending to compare and see how much he had improved.

One day later, ten elixirs appeared in Wei Zhong's hands, five of top grade, five of mid-grade, and none of low grade.

In order to verify the accuracy, Wei Zhong refined two more furnaces.

The second furnace also had a 50-50 split, while the third furnace had six top-grade pieces and four mid-grade pieces.

Wei Zhong was delighted with the results.

"It is probably possible that the amount of Hao Yuan Dan refined nowadays is about half high-quality and half mid-quality, which is a world of difference from the previous 30:70 ratio."

The improvement was so great that Wei Zhong couldn't help but be amazed.

“It seems that I will have to do more business of high-grade Haoyuan Dan in the future.

Luohe Prefecture cannot consume so many high-quality Haoyuan Pills, so it probably has to go through the Yunji Chamber of Commerce’s channel.

But it is also a good opportunity for Shan Qin and the higher-ups in the Chamber of Commerce to see my improved alchemy skills, so as to attract more investment."

Wei Zhong has tasted the sweetness of the fourth-level inheritance this time. If Wei Zhong were to collect this kind of high-level inheritance, I wonder how much it would cost.

Thinking of this, he stopped refining the fourth-level blood ginseng pill.

This pill is of little use to Wei Zhong, and refining more of it would be a waste of elixir.

Now that his alchemy skills have entered the fourth level, Wei Zhong can refine third-level pills in large quantities to improve his proficiency in fourth-level alchemy skills.

(End of this chapter)