Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 265: Alchemy is not easy
"It's exactly the same as Senior Brother Wei's alchemy cave..."

Chen Mu looked around and gradually locked onto the idea that this trip was to refine elixirs.

"Blood Crying Pill, a first-grade, top-grade elixir, has the effect of replenishing essence and blood and strengthening the foundation. However, its effect is strong and violent, so cultivators need to take it with a tonic..."

"This is it!" Chen Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately made a hand gesture to summon the jade slips from the cave, and began to write down the spiritual medicines needed to refine this pill.

"The rest is easy to deal with, but the main ingredient, Red Blood Ganoderma, is not cheap..."

After a moment, he threw the jade slip lightly, and it immediately turned into a white spiritual light and flew out.

Not long after, a servant disciple brought him everything he needed for alchemy.

Chen Mu arranged the many spiritual medicines, then closed his eyes and pondered the steps of refining the Blood Crying Pill, comparing them one by one with the descriptions in the inheritance.

"The first one is a top-grade first-grade elixir..."

After a long time, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes, and immediately a stream of magic power flew under the alchemy furnace.

"call……"

In an instant, the underground fire rose up and coiled at the bottom of the furnace like a snake, constantly spitting out its tongue.

But he was not in a hurry to throw the elixirs away. Instead, he used his magic power to wrap them up and began to refine them one by one.

After the alchemy furnace was steaming and hot, Chen Mu threw the refined elixirs into it one by one according to the order of the recipe, and then controlled the power of the earth fire to refine them.

He had made several successful elixirs, but when refining the main ingredient, the Red Blood Ganoderma, the earth fire suddenly surged in power. Chen Mu was unable to react and lacked experience, causing the entire furnace to fail...

Looking at this unexpected change, he calmly swept the medicine residue aside and pondered what was wrong with this alchemy.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Mu nodded slightly, his eyes brightened slightly, and he once again rolled up the elixir to refine it.

"Come again!"

……

On this day, there was a constant roar in the alchemy cave where Chen Mu was. Even though there was a stone door blocking it, the sound could be heard from far away.

However, none of the errand disciples and deacons outside dared to say anything. They just looked up at the cave with longing and envy.

In the past month and a half, since Chen Mu stepped into this place, such roaring sounds have been heard frequently.

Inside the cave, Chen Mu was covered in dust and his eyes were slightly bloodshot. He looked at the charred scene in front of him with a wry smile and sighed.

He flicked his sleeves, cleaned up the medicinal residue and the alchemy furnace, then sat cross-legged on the stone platform with a frown.

"This alchemy is not an easy task, especially the control of the earth fire. If you are not careful, it will lead to a complete failure. At the very least, the elixir will be ruined, and at worst, it will easily affect the alchemy furnace..."

Chen Mu looked at a damaged part of the alchemy furnace and shook his head with a self-deprecating smile.

"But fortunately, I am at the Foundation Establishment stage, and my control is much better than that of a Qi Condensation stage cultivator, so I am not completely ineffective." Chen Mu turned his head to look at the three or four pill bottles beside him, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

The Blood Crying Pills in these pill bottles were all personally refined by him in the past month and a half. Although they are only first-level pills, it is very difficult for him, a beginner in alchemy, to make them.

Moreover, the feeling of refining it with his own hands really made him fascinated.

"Alchemy isn't an easy task, and it depends on one's aptitude. And more importantly, alchemy... it consumes far too many resources. No wonder there are so few alchemists, especially among independent cultivators..."

Chen Mu's expression showed emotion. Long before he met Wei Xingyou, he already knew that alchemists were expensive, but when he actually tried it, he found that he had underestimated how expensive alchemists were.

Behind every famous alchemist, there are mountains of spirit stones consumed in order to cultivate them. This presupposes good aptitude. If one has no aptitude or only ordinary aptitude, then the spirit stones required to become an alchemist are enough to exhaust the resources of a small sect or family.

"Thanks to the fact that the elixir I refined this time was not beyond the first level, and my cultivation level was advantageous, I didn't waste too many resources. Otherwise, I would have given up on the path of becoming an alchemist..."

Chen Mu muttered a few words, and after the energy in his body returned to normal, he did not stay any longer. He immediately stood up, put away the pills he had refined, and walked out.

"Farewell, Senior Brother Chen!"

Amidst a flurry of voices, some flattering, some yearning, he rose up and flew towards the sea-crossing cliff.

Not long after, Chen Mu slowly landed on the top of the cliff. Gui San stood there motionless, lying on the sea-viewing platform basking in the sun, as if he didn't notice him.

"You feel comfortable."

Chen Mu remained calm and suddenly ejected a blood-crying pill.

In an instant, Gui San, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly jumped up and swallowed the Blood Weeping Pill at an incredible speed. Then, he "smacked" it a few times as if he were tasting candy beans. Without any embarrassment, he turned around and asked:
"Any more?"

Chen Mu turned around and left without paying any more attention.

Gui San did not catch up, but continued to lie down muttering incomprehensible words.

After entering the quiet room, Chen Mu immediately released the toad Xiaoqi.

"If the essence and blood are not growing, I'm afraid my foundation will be damaged..."

Looking at Xiaoqi, whose eyes were still closed and whose energy and blood were gradually weakening, he pondered aloud.

He was able to hold on until he entered the Qingshan magic circle and then escaped with the help of the turtle beast. It was Xiao Qi who burned his own blood and essence, which was an indispensable contribution...

Thinking of this, Chen Mu quietly took out a Blood Crying Pill, stuffed it into Xiao Qi's mouth, and then used his magic power to help refine it.

Three days later, Xiao Qi, who was originally dying, had recovered some of his spirit and stopped weakening his energy and blood.

"Gugua..."

Chen Mu's eyes moved, and seeing that it had regained consciousness, he simply put all the remaining pills aside.

"Take one pill every three days. If you run out, come back and find me..."

After Xiao Qi understood what he meant, Chen Mu got up and moved to a quiet room to study the Xuanyuan Mist Dragon Technique.

The Xiaoguishui Minglei Secret Technique, which is also a top-level spell, has already reached perfection, but the Xuanyuan Wulong Technique has been stuck in the great perfection stage for a long time and has gradually failed to keep up with his needs.

"The Xuanyuan Mist Dragon Technique has many uses, so it shouldn't be discarded lightly. I might as well give it a try and see if it can improve things."

In a flash, Chen Mu raised his right hand slightly, and four cloud dragons that had shrunk countless times began to flutter and echo each other.

He used his spiritual sense to carefully comprehend the energy contained within it, and then turned to the water lotus pattern to verify it one by one...

I don’t know how long it took, but the sea-crossing cliff was already covered with green. Gui San was still lying on the sea-viewing platform like a huge rock. The light golden sunlight poured down on the earth, and a warm breath rose up.

Just as Chen Mu was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room and realized the key point in his heart, a shocking light suddenly appeared in the direction of the back mountain. At the same time, a compelling inspiration came rolling in and spread throughout the mountain gate in the blink of an eye!

Chen Mu seemed to sense something, and quickly stood up and walked out. He looked up intently and murmured:

"Who has successfully established his foundation?"

(End of this chapter)