Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

Chapter 331 Alchemy Genius (Please Subscribe)

in the days that followed.

While practicing, Chen Xuan felt the magical changes of the strange insect.

While making talismans, he used the art of talismans to improve his own Taoist heart.

After the middle stage of foundation building, the improvement of realm cultivation has obviously slowed down.

It took him five years to build the first level of foundation and seven years to build the second level.

At this rate, it would take about nine years to build the third level of foundation, and another four years to advance.

At this time, his magic power, physical body and spiritual consciousness were far superior to those of his peers, comparable to the perfection of the foundation building, because he practiced advanced skills such as Xuantian Pure Yang Gong, Shenxiao Thunder Method, Shenxiao Inner Vision Method, and Thousand Saints Insect Taming Technique.

With the help of the divine power of the third eye, the skill of making talismans improved very quickly.

This gave him the idea of refining the elixir.

Among the hundred arts of cultivation, alchemy ranks first.

Elixirs are extremely important to mid- and high-level cultivators. They are equivalent to high-level spiritual rice and are indispensable.

The reason why Chen Xuan exchanged for so many Foundation Establishment Pills was because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen and the Foundation Establishment Pills would be out of stock, which would affect the promotion of the young members of the clan.

Many cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building will also choose a cultivation skill and conduct in-depth research at this stage.

You can earn spirit stones and also pass them down as a legacy to support the younger generations.

So, Chen Xuan invited Su Zhengming and began to learn alchemy.

The Qi-nourishing Pill, the Essence-nourishing Pill, and the Soul-enhancing Pill are the most commonly used elixirs in the early, middle, and late stages of Qi training.

In the past, Chen Xuan did not learn alchemy because he did not have enough energy and materials to practice.

Generally speaking, the success rate of alchemy, like that of talisman making, must reach 30% to barely pass.

Theoretically, one set of elixir materials can produce eight elixirs.

But when you take the elixir to the alchemist, they generally charge 30% of the price, and you also have to pay a certain amount of alchemy fees.

There are four main steps in alchemy: collecting medicine, controlling fire, observing qi, and condensing the elixir.

All four steps require a certain level of skill.

Therefore, most alchemists are fire practitioners.

There is also a very small number of people who use water methods to make elixirs.

The key to whether the elixir can be successfully refined lies in the alchemist's skills and relevant experience.

The better your skills and the more experience you have, the higher your chances of making a successful pill.

Among them, the one that requires the highest level of spiritual awareness is the most difficult to master.

Therefore, alchemy is the profession that requires the largest initial investment among the hundreds of arts of cultivation, and is also the most popular profession after success.

However, this is for ordinary monks.

For a gifted person like Chen Xuan, refining the elixir only requires a little more time and effort, and there are no shackles at all.

Chen Xuan started with the Qi-nourishing Pill.

After one month, the success rate of the Qi-nourishing Pill was 100%, and the yield rate was 90%.

One set of materials for a Qi-Nourishing Pill can be used to refine seven Qi-Nourishing Pills, all of which are above medium quality, and two of them are of top quality.

Next came the Peiyuan Pill and the Yunling Pill.

It only took more than a month to achieve a 100% success rate and an 80% pill yield rate, all of which were above medium quality.

This made Su Zhengming stunned, and he became self-doubting and autistic.

He has always been proud of himself for becoming a second-level alchemist.

Although he was able to establish his foundation by chance with the help of Chen Xuan.

But since the destruction of Feifeng Mountain, he has been concentrating on refining elixirs for more than 30 years.

I think I have some talent and experience in alchemy.

But seeing that Chen Xuan had refined the Soul-Enhancing Pill in three months with a 100% success rate and an 80% yield rate, he had to face himself.

It turns out that I am just an ordinary alchemist.

The real evil genius is still the son-in-law who repeatedly shocks him.

His more than 30 years of experience in alchemy was not as good as his son-in-law's three months of practice.

In fact, this result is also normal.

Chen Xuan has reached the perfect foundation-building stage and has also opened up his divine power of clairvoyance, using pure yang magic power that can integrate all things.

It is equivalent to being a PhD in the previous life. Taking elementary school exams, getting high scores is a very easy thing.

Among the elixirs for the Qi training stage, the foundation-building elixir is the most expensive and the most difficult to refine.

In fact, the Foundation Establishment Pill is only a first-level elixir. Even if it has a level-breaking effect, the price should not be that expensive.

The main reason is that the sect controls the raw materials and the circulation of foundation-building pills.

Individual alchemists are rare.

Most of the independent cultivators who can refine foundation-building pills have been won over by sects and cultivation families, and they tacitly maintain a high market price for foundation-building pills.

"Brother Xuan wants to refine the foundation-building pill?"

"Yes. I will go to the sect first to buy a good alchemy furnace."

When purchasing an alchemy furnace, it is best to find an experienced alchemist to discuss it with you.

Chen Xuan found Elder Qian, the senior alchemist of Dandao Hall, with whom he had a private transaction.

"Elder Chen wants to buy an alchemy furnace? Who should he buy it for?"

Seeing Chen Xuan smiling without answering, Elder Qian widened his eyes.

"No way, Elder Chen wants to practice alchemy?"

"In the middle stage of foundation building, my cultivation level is improving too slowly. I have some free time, which is perfect for practicing alchemy. In my spare time, I can earn some spirit stones to supplement my family income."

If Elder Qian didn't know Chen Xuan's identity and wealth, he would have been fooled by his sincere expression.

"Don't be ridiculous! Master Chen of Wolong Island earns millions of spirit stones every year. Why are you crying poor in front of me?"

"How can there be so many! Besides, I have a big family and more than a thousand people in my clan to support."

"Okay. What grade of alchemy furnace does Elder Chen need? I'm just getting started, so I don't need something too expensive."

"A second-grade alchemy furnace, the higher the grade the better, preferably a second-grade top-grade one."

Elder Qian almost spit out all the spiritual tea he had just drunk.

"Elder Chen, I didn't hear you correctly. Are you a second-level alchemist?"

Chen Xuan smiled.

"No."

Elder Qian let out a long sigh.

"That's what I told you. Young man, refining the elixir isn't easy. Don't aim too high. Take it one step at a time, starting with the easy and then the difficult."

"What kind of pill can you make now?"

Chen Xuan said with a smile, "Soul-enriching Pill. Can I demonstrate it to Elder Qian in person?"

"Let's go to the alchemy room."

Two hours later.

The fragrance of the Soul-Enriching Pills filled the entire alchemy room. In Elder Qian's alchemy furnace lay seven Soul-Enriching Pills, each with distinct patterns. Five were mid-grade, and two were high-grade.

Like Su Zhengming, he fell into self-doubt.

It was as if I had encountered an incredible problem.

When he looked up again, his eyes were full of doubts when he looked at Chen Xuan.

"Elder Chen, how long have you been practicing alchemy?"

"For a long time."

"How long is a long time?"

"Probably, more than a year."

Chen Xuan multiplied the time several times.

I really don't want to scare Elder Qian in front of me.

If he really had more than a year, he was confident that he could refine eight top-grade Soul-Nourishing Pills in one furnace.

He was still waiting for Elder Qian to help him plan and choose a good alchemy furnace.

"More than a year..."

"In just over a year, you've already achieved 90% of the elixir, all mid-grade, with some high-grade as well? How long will it take me to refine the Soul-Enriching Pill?"

Elder Qian fell into deep thought.

It's been too long.

That happened over a hundred years ago.

However, it took him at least twenty to thirty years to go from being an alchemy apprentice to being able to refine the Soul-Nourishing Pill.

Moreover, there is absolutely no such high success rate and grade of pills.

Even if he were to refine the Soul-Enriching Pill now, he could only achieve a 70% success rate.

One portion of medicinal materials can make five or six pills, most of which are medium-quality, with occasionally one or two high-quality pills.

What a monster and freak!

"So, Elder Chen is the reincarnation of the God of Medicine, a top-notch alchemy talent. It's just that he hasn't been discovered and has been buried!"

Elder Qian thought to himself.

Of course he wanted to make friends with this young genius sincerely.

"Does Elder Chen have any strange fire?"

"Strange fire?"

Elder Qian stretched out his right hand, and a small ball of faint red fire ignited at his fingertips.

"A second-level alchemist will seek out a special fire to refine pills and protect their path. The special fire I have is called the Glazed Pure Fire. It has been nurtured for over a hundred years and can burn away impurities during alchemy, purifying the pill's power."

"Oh I got it!"

Chen Xuan felt a little embarrassed.

No wonder the second-level alchemists are so popular in the sect.

He thought about it carefully.

Many years ago, I received an ancient fire talisman from that scumbag Wuzhangren from me, which deepened my understanding of fire magic and helped me advance to an alchemist.

After building his foundation, Su Zhengming's alchemy skills improved very slowly. He has been refining first-level elixirs so far, and the success rate of second-level elixirs is extremely low.

It turned out that it was because he had not nurtured his own innate fire.

Alchemy is difficult to learn and requires the help of strange fire. No wonder second-level alchemists are so popular and make a fortune every day.

"Please ask Captain Qian to help me choose a good alchemy furnace. I will find a way to deal with the strange fire when I get back."

Chen Xuan was slightly disappointed when he heard that the sect had no strange fire for sale.

In the end, with the help of Elder Qian, Chen Xuan spent one million spirit stones in the sect shop to buy the store's treasure, the ancient Qiankun Furnace.

The second-grade top-grade alchemy furnace is antique, and the magic patterns engraved on the furnace surface are ancient and vicissitudes of life, with a hint of ancient and Taoist rhyme flowing through it.

It’s really expensive, but the product is good.

Even Elder Qian was drooling, wanting Chen Xuan to lend him his hand.

Chen Xuan decisively refused.

"To an alchemist, a furnace is more important than a wife he has married. Elder Qian, would you lend your wife to someone else?"

Under Elder Qian's envious gaze, Chen Xuan left Jinyang Sect and went to Lingyun Immortal City.

He found President Hu of Tianfu Chamber of Commerce and asked about the news of the strange fire.

"News about strange fires? Yes, there are. However, these strange fires are hidden in various dangerous places with few people. Island Master Chen must be careful."

"That's all right, just bring it."

The strange fire of heaven and earth is mostly produced in places with rich fire spiritual energy, such as various volcanoes and magma areas.

Alternatively, there is a certain probability of intercepting it from spiritual birds and monsters that possess strange fire by using secret methods.

President Hu took out a jade slip that specifically recorded information about the strange fire and sold it to him at a low price of eight thousand spirit stones.

"The information above has been verified by the Tianfu Chamber of Commerce and is absolutely correct. However, with the passage of time, there's no guarantee that it remains completely unchanged."

"I see."

After handing over the spirit stones, Chen Xuan asked President Hu to help him collect various materials for foundation-building medicinal herbs.

The cheaper the better.

President Hu was suddenly startled.

"Island Master Chen is going to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Well. Let's try. It may not work, so we need to buy more herbs to practice. Besides the second-level sea beast inner elixir, please ask President Hu to help purchase more of the other main and auxiliary materials."

On Wolong Island, the most abundant item is the second-level sea beast inner elixir.

The rest of the main and auxiliary materials can be purchased by Tianfu Chamber of Commerce at a price that is 20% to 30% cheaper than if he bought them from the sect.

"Island Master Chen is refining the Foundation Establishment Pill. I will definitely give my full support!"

President Hu's eyes sparkled.

A second-level alchemist, especially one who can refine foundation-building pills, is like a treasure trove.

As Chen Xuan's close partner, he can definitely earn a lot of spirit stones from it.

Tianfu Chamber of Commerce made a lot of money from Yuanzu's spiritual rice, spiritual wine, Qi-nourishing pills, Yuan-nourishing pills, sea beast materials, etc.

On Wolong Island, the Tianfu Chamber of Commerce opened a special shop and its business is booming.

In business, wholesale is more profitable than retail.

Goods that can be sold in large quantities are good goods.

"If Island Master Chen wants to sell the Foundation Establishment Pill, please remember me. I will definitely give you a good price."

President Hu said with a flattering smile.

"Yes, I definitely remember. We always work well together, right?"

"Yep……"

Chen Xuan said casually.

(End of this chapter)