Battle Through the Heavens: Inward Cultivation, Crying Xiao Yan

The ingredients for the Strengthening Pill are actually not difficult to find.

He had obtained several second-tier earth-attribute magic cores, which were the main materials, before.

The troublesome part is the last type of monster material—the blood of a second-tier monster.

Furthermore, it must be the blood of a second-tier magical beast that died within three days.

That's why you can't buy it in Wutan City.

Even the Mittel auction house couldn't easily source supplies from other cities.

After all, it would take several days to transfer this thing from another city.

And the mercenaries in Wutan City rarely sell the blood of second-tier magical beasts.

Even if they did, they wouldn't have died within three days.

We just happened to kill the first second-tier Silver Moon Wolf King, so now is the perfect time to refine a strengthening pill.

He then threw the medicinal herbs one by one into the medicine cauldron.

The flames inside were also rapidly refining the medicinal herbs.

However, since it was my first time making it, I was still a bit unskilled.

Moreover, the process of refining the Body Strengthening Pill is quite difficult.

Therefore, Xiao Yang failed twice before finally refining a strengthening pill.

When he successfully refined it, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Quest: Become a Rank 2 Alchemist. Reward: Basic Alchemy Talent +3, 100 Herb Fields. Completed. Claim reward?]

He didn't stop, but continued refining.

Anyway, there's only enough blood left to make one more.

I was very fortunate to win this prize.

The Silver Moon Wolf King's blood was also completely depleted.

When Little Fairy Doctor saw that Xiao Yang had finally finished refining, she couldn't help but speak up.

There was a hint of heartache in her eyes.

"Are these failed medicinal materials useless?"

"These medicinal herbs must cost at least twenty or thirty thousand gold coins, right?"

"Alchemists are indeed extravagant."

Xiao Yang said as he put away the medicine cauldron.

"The fusion of the elixir failed, so all these medicinal materials were burned."

"If the extraction of medicinal herbs fails, the other herbs can still be used."

"There's no way around it, being an alchemist is an expensive profession."

Little Fairy Doctor still had a hint of heartache on her face at this moment.

"Many of those medicinal herbs were ones I'd never even seen before, and there were also second-tier earth-attribute magic cores."

"Second-tier magic cores are rarely seen in Qingshan Town, maybe a few times a year."

After all, the strongest people in Qingshan Town are only Battle Masters.

Moreover, he is only a one- or two-star fighter.

Although those mercenary groups can also kill second-tier monsters when they unite.

However, it is still quite difficult.

Killing a Tier 2 monster will likely result in the loss of several mercenaries.

Therefore, even the three major mercenary groups in Qingshan Town rarely hunt second-tier magical beasts.

"However, as long as we can refine the pills, it's a profit."

"These two strengthening pills are worth far more than the price of four sets of materials."

Little Fairy Doctor nodded upon hearing this, having no doubt about it whatsoever.

After all, the fact that alchemists are highly profitable is a major advantage.

Although it may cost a lot of money to start cultivating them.

However, after becoming an alchemist, you can get ten or even a hundred times the reward!

Are you leaving now?

Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Yang and asked.

She didn't notice the slight reluctance in her voice.

Xiao Yang shook his head.

This place is so suitable for alchemy, how could I possibly leave so easily?

This place is not only suitable for alchemy, but also for cultivation.

After all, the energy in the valley is very concentrated, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

With the Foundation Building Elixir, his cultivation speed will be like a rocket.

"I plan to go into seclusion here to refine medicine and cultivate for a while."

"The energy here is very concentrated, making it ideal for alchemy and cultivation."

"What about you?"

After saying that, Xiao Yang looked at Little Fairy Doctor and asked.

"I also plan to collect some medicinal herbs here."

"Also, prepare some medicinal powder!"

When Little Fairy Doctor heard that Xiao Yang wasn't planning to leave, her tone was filled with a hint of excitement.

"Alright, I'll go recover my fighting spirit first, and then continue refining the medicine."

"Just call me if you need anything."

As he spoke, he walked toward the hut.

"Uh-huh!"

After nodding, Little Fairy Doctor skipped and hopped away to gather herbs in the surrounding area.

……

Back at the thatched hut, Xiao Yang prepared to collect his reward.

However, he looked at his mission rewards with some curiosity.

My current novice alchemy talent is 9/10, and I have gained three more points of novice alchemy talent this time.

What happens after adding it? Will it reset to zero and become 0/10 after reaching 10?

Wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?

Just then, Xiao Yang suddenly remembered something.

Can I create a quest to improve my alchemy talent?

He tried to create a task.

However, it failed.

This was as expected.

After all, his previous attempts to improve his physique and comprehension to the level of ten had also failed.

Since he couldn't create a task, Xiao Yang simply claimed the reward.

The next moment, the medicinal field in the system space instantly grew several times larger.

At the same time, the system panel has also undergone some changes.

Xiao Yang glanced at it and discovered that his 9/10 elementary alchemy talent had actually become 1/10 intermediate alchemy talent!

It's not 0/10 as I thought!

It seems that it's because I gained two more points of beginner-level alchemy talent.

I just don't know how the difficulty of obtaining talent points for intermediate alchemy talent compares to that for beginner alchemy talent.

If the ratio is more than 1 to 2, then you'll make a killing!

However, judging from the system's nature, the ratio is most likely more than one to two.

Not only that, he also discovered that his previous alchemy tasks had changed.

Originally, once the beginner alchemy talent reaches level nine, the difficulty of alchemy proficiency tasks is reduced by about 30%.

For example, if you don't have a talent for alchemy, ten corresponding pills will increase the proficiency of the corresponding minor-stage pill by one point.

When you have a basic talent for alchemy, you need to refine nine pills to increase your proficiency by one point.

When you have four points of beginner-level alchemy talent, you need to refine eight pills to increase your proficiency by one point.

When you have a beginner-level alchemy talent of 9 points, you need to refine seven pills to increase your proficiency by one point.

The difficulty of this task is decreasing.

The same applies to other aspects such as fire control and pharmacology.

He guessed that it might be divided into three stages: 1 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 7 o'clock, or 9 o'clock.

He wasn't sure about the third stage.

After all, he was directly promoted by receiving five points of initial alchemy talent as a reward.

Now, those pill-making tasks have also changed.

The difficulty has been reduced by half!

In other words, now you can gain one point of proficiency in Rank 2 pills by refining five Rank 2 pills!

Xiao Yang was overjoyed.

This means that the difficulty for him to improve the proficiency of second-grade pills to the highest level will be greatly reduced!

After those tasks changed, he even completed a second-grade pill proficiency task.

Because he had already made six of them.

Now, after the change, the system will directly indicate that the task is complete.

Chapter 62 Nameless Soul Technique (Mortal Realm)

Now that Xiao Yang's alchemy talent has improved, the environment of the small valley is still so good.

So, he spent the rest of his time here refining elixirs.

When your fighting spirit is exhausted, you can then cultivate.

When the soul's power is exhausted, recite the nameless soul mantra.

He would chat with Little Fairy Doctor from time to time.

Little Fairy Doctor has recently enjoyed chatting with Xiao Yang.

Because she found that Xiao Yang could give her a lot of inspiration in preparing medicinal powders.

As an alchemist, Xiao Yang had also achieved a minor level of mastery in pharmacology.

He has a thorough understanding of the medicinal properties of many herbs.

Especially these low-grade medicinal materials.

Although he may not be able to create pills in a short period of time.

However, it is not difficult to easily produce some medicinal powder.

Making elixirs requires consideration of the medicinal properties of different herbs, the blending temperature, the refining methods, and the order of blending, among other things.