Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 34 Purchasing Supplies, Entering the Path of Alchemy!

"Yes, Master!"

Lin Chen was secretly pleased and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

The art of alchemy was of great significance to him.

After all, the entire martial arts world of Great Xia is waiting for the Qi and Blood Pill and the Marrow Cleansing Pill!

Han Jihai noticed that Lin Chen was genuinely interested in alchemy and smiled:

"I'll go make some preparations first. Come find me in the alchemy room in two hours..."

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this and hurriedly returned to the house.

First, I practiced breathing techniques for two hours.

Lin Chen's health points officially reached 32, bringing him one step closer to becoming a warrior.

"We'll be returning to Earth around midnight tomorrow, so we need to make some preparations in advance..."

He counted his remaining spirit stones; there were still over seventy.

In addition, there are seventy sect contribution points.

"What Sister Xinyu said earlier has enlightened me. I need to go to the sect's main hall to see if I can purchase some items for testing spiritual roots..."

With that, Lin Chen left Dan Peak and headed to Sword Peak once more.

……

A moment later, in the main hall of the Changchun Sect.

Lin Chen bowed to the Elder of Internal Affairs and said with his hands clasped:

"Greetings, Elder Liu!"

Elder Liu seemed to be in a good mood and smiled:

"Young Lin Chen... did you come to the sect's main hall this time to exchange for some cultivation supplies?"

As he spoke, he handed over a booklet for Lin Chen to choose from.

Lin Chen searched for a while before finally finding his target for this trip—the Spirit Testing Stone.

The spirit-testing stone is just a small trinket among cultivators, about the size of a fist, completely transparent, and can sense whether the user has spiritual roots.

A single spirit-testing stone can be used a hundred times, and its value is no more than a small amount of sect contribution.

Lin Chen was cautious and first pointed to the power-enhancing talisman, saying:

"Elder Liu, could you please give me a bottle of Marrow Cleansing Pills?"

After hearing this, Elder Liu took out a bottle of Marrow Cleansing Pills from his storage bag and deducted fifty points of sect contribution from Lin Chen.

"Young Lin Chen, this Marrow Cleansing Pill is good, but the more you take it, the less effective it becomes... You'll probably be done after two or three bottles!" Elder Liu reminded him.

Lin Chen nodded his thanks after hearing this, and then casually pointed to the spirit-testing stone, saying:

"This spirit-testing stone... is it the same stone the sect used to test spiritual roots back then?"

Elder Liu laughed heartily after hearing this and said:

"Pretty much! It's just that the spirit-testing stones used by sects are very large, enough for tens of thousands of uses... while ordinary spirit-testing stones can only be used a hundred or so times before they become unusable!"

"What? You're interested in this spirit-testing stone?"

Elder Liu was not surprised by this, as many cultivators who were just beginning their cultivation journey would buy a few spirit-testing stones.

Firstly, it can be used to test relatives and friends; secondly, it can be used to test the spiritual roots of promising spiritual practitioners encountered outside.

So Elder Liu said:

"These spirit-testing stones aren't worth much. There are tons of them on Misty Cloud Mountain, hundreds of miles away. I mined quite a few a few years ago... I'll just give you a few for now!"

After saying that, Elder Liu handed over five spirit-testing stones.

Lin Chen did not refuse and respectfully replied:

"Thank you, Elder!"

Elder Liu thought highly of Lin Chen, so he gave him some pointers:

"A few days ago, that kid Li Zhenqian came to me and exchanged several bottles of Qi-boosting pills. I guess he wanted to speed up his cultivation."

"Judging by the time, there are only a little over half a year left until the sect's triennial inner sect competition."

"If you can win first place in the competition, you'll be rewarded with Foundation Establishment Pills!"

Elder Liu gave Lin Chen a meaningful look.

He knew that the champion of this year's new disciples would probably be either Lin Chen or Li Zhenqian.

"Foundation Building Danyao..."

Lin Chen pondered for a moment.

Foundation Establishment Pills are very precious, as they can greatly increase the probability of breaking through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, if one can consume more pills, the foundation for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future will be more stable.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Liu..." Lin Chen said, cupping his hands in thanks.

……

After returning to Danfeng, Lin Chen followed Han Jihai to the alchemy room.

There are four alchemy rooms on Danfeng Peak, one for each person except Lin Chen.

However, the other two senior brothers were away all year round, so the alchemy room had been idle for a long time.

Upon arriving at the alchemy room, Lin Chen smelled a strong aroma of medicinal herbs.

Elixirs don't always have a pleasant fragrance; on the contrary, some herbs even have a bitter taste.

Han Jihai pointed to a pill furnace that was over two feet tall and said:

"Chen'er, when I start refining pills, you can watch from the side... After I finish refining pills, you can ask me if you don't understand anything."

"Yes, Master!" Lin Chen stood aside and observed carefully.

But then Han Jihai slowly extended his right palm, and the fire elemental energy in the air began to gather.

The next instant, with a whoosh, an orange flame appeared in Han Jihai's hand.

"Chen'er, your master possesses both wood and fire spiritual roots... therefore, there is no need to rely on earth fire to refine pills."

"Although it is slightly different from yours, the steps of alchemy are largely the same."

Han Jihai instructed him while refining the elixir.

With a flick of his finger, he sent several medicinal herbs, enveloped in his true essence, flying into the alchemy furnace.

"For an alchemist, the most important thing is to have a firm grasp of the properties of medicinal ingredients and the control of heat."

"To refine a elixir, three or more medicinal materials are often required: the main ingredient, the auxiliary ingredient, and the guide ingredient."

"Apart from the main medicine, which cannot be replaced, the auxiliary medicines and the medicinal guide can all be replaced, as long as you pay attention to the properties of the medicines."

"The medicinal properties of herbs are also categorized in many ways. For example, Qi Xue Dan (气血丹) has the effect of strengthening the body, while Yi Qi Dan (益气丹) has the effect of consolidating the foundation and nourishing the vital energy..."

"In addition, medicinal properties are also categorized as neutral, cold, hot..."

Han Jihai explained many basic principles of alchemy to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen had a good memory; he memorized it after hearing it only once.

Han Jihai waved his hand, and the flame in his palm flew to the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

"As for controlling the heat... using wood-elemental true essence to drive the flames can raise the temperature."

After saying that, Han Jihai released another wisp of wood-elemental true essence, which slowly merged into the flame.

As expected, the temperature inside the alchemy chamber began to rise steadily as the flames flickered.

Lin Chen pondered after seeing this. No wonder the Wood Spirit Root is suitable for alchemy; it also has a natural advantage in controlling the temperature of the flame!

……

The entire alchemy process lasted for about half an hour.

After Han Jihai withdrew his fire-type divine power, he flicked his finger to lift the lid of the alchemy furnace.

Eight or nine round pills appeared in the air, instantly filling the pill room with the fragrance of medicine.

Han Jihai put the newly made Qi and Blood Pills into a bottle and handed it to Lin Chen.

"Using one's own true essence to drive the flame consumes a great deal of true essence, and cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage may even find it difficult to complete a single alchemy process independently."

"Therefore, we need to rely on subterranean fire..."

"Even Foundation Establishment cultivators often don't continuously use fire-based spells to refine pills; instead, they choose to utilize beast fire to reduce the consumption of their true essence..."

After saying that, Han Jihai reached out and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist.

A bright red rat, about the size of a palm, crawled out from inside.

"This beast is called the Extreme Flame Rat, and the flames it spews are called Extreme Flame Beast Fire, which ranks eighty-seventh on the Beast Fire List."

"Using the Blazing Flame Rat to refine pills can greatly save energy... Experienced alchemists might even tame several Fire Spirit Beasts!"

Han Jihai held the Flame Rat in his palm and fed it a few spirit beast pills.

After finishing the spirit beast pill, the Flame Rat obediently went to wait under the pill furnace.

Lin Chen was startled the moment he saw the Blazing Rat.

This rat actually possesses the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment stage!

Han Jihai noticed that Lin Chen was staring at the Extreme Flame Rat, so he said:

"Hehe, I've already asked your two senior brothers to find a fire-type spirit beast for you... They should be back within half a month at most!"

"Once you find the spirit beast cub, you'll need to take good care of it and feed it diligently on a daily basis..."

(End of this chapter)