Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

The following evening.

Following the established plan, Lu Cheng spent the entire day practicing his martial arts.

Before dark, he left the escort agency and went to the alchemy shop to buy medicinal herbs.

The chubby boy and Liu Chang'an originally planned to come along.

But considering that almost a month has passed and the two of them still haven't found the secret to cultivating internal strength, they couldn't help but panic.

In addition, they didn't believe Lu Cheng could successfully refine it, and they didn't know how to comfort him when the time came.

So he simply didn't come along and stayed at the security company to stand guard.

Lu Cheng then brought fifteen doses of the Blood-Activating Powder to Zhao Cheng's house.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the [Alchemy Technique (In Progress)] remained unchanged.

Having gained experience from the previous deduction of the "River-Blocking Halberd Technique".

Lu Cheng naturally knew that this [alchemy technique] could not be deduced in a short time.

However, this did not prevent the refining of the Blood-Activating Powder.

Whatever we can deduce, it won't do any harm.

According to the instructions in the prescription, the cauldron was cleaned, a fire was lit, and the medicinal materials were processed.

After that, Lu Cheng sat down in front of the alchemy furnace and completely immersed his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness.

In his mind's eye, the black figure of the [Pill Refining - Blood Activating Powder] suddenly grew larger.

Sit cross-legged on the ground, with your hands supporting your body.

A phantom medicine furnace appeared before them.

The flames beneath the furnace flickered and smoldered.

Lu Cheng followed the black-clad figure, continuously conducting simulations.

Every detail was practiced repeatedly with meticulous care.

Alchemy is unlike any other skill or martial art.

Whether it's the technique or the control of the fire in the alchemy furnace, if any step is wrong, the entire batch of medicinal materials will be ruined.

Lu Cheng only had fifteen sets of medicinal materials. If he started practicing directly, he probably wouldn't be able to succeed even if he had twice as many.

Therefore, one must first learn from the shadow in one's sea of ​​consciousness and become thoroughly familiar with all the steps.

More than an hour later, Zhao Cheng took advantage of a break in his training to come to Lu Cheng's side and sat down beside him.

He had been keeping an eye on Lu Cheng.

Lu Chengxian was sitting in front of the alchemy furnace, lost in thought.

Then they started to keep burning firewood and blowing air.

The flames under the furnace fluctuated in size, sometimes so intense they almost covered the entire furnace, and sometimes they nearly went out.

He stopped burning the large pile of firewood, leaving only a third of it, and continued to sit there in a daze.

Seeing this, Zhao Cheng assumed Lu Cheng was clueless, and after thinking for a moment, he offered words of comfort:

"It's alright, Brother Lu. The reason why alchemists are so rare is precisely because the requirements are too demanding."

"Even a master alchemist couldn't learn to refine medicine with just a basic formula."

"You've broken through to the mid-stage of the Qi Refining realm in just half a month; your future achievements will far surpass those of becoming an alchemist!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng pulled his consciousness back from his sea of ​​consciousness.

He smiled and said:

"That's natural. Although alchemists have a high status, it's because other martial artists need their help."

"In this world, it is two completely different things for someone not to want to offend you because of something, and for you to be so powerful that others dare not offend you."

"If one's own strength is insufficient, when faced with a real crisis, one will ultimately have to rely on others. Once the interests are tilted, even the highest level of alchemy skills cannot save one's life."

Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly:

"Indeed, indeed! What Brother Lu has said is truly insightful and true!"

Alchemists are far rarer than physical martial artists.

There are more than ten Body Refinement Realm experts in the entire Yangcheng, but only two alchemists, one from Cuiyun Temple and the other from the Xu family.

Although the cost and market price of the pills refined by these two individuals were similar, they were both highly regarded guests of their respective factions.

However, if a body-refining martial artist is determined to cause trouble for these two, unless they hide in their house all day, no one can protect them.

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, he took a deep breath and began to refine pills.

As the fire in the stove heats up, the first medicinal herb is added.

Within the golden light of his mind, the dark figure sitting cross-legged before the alchemy furnace began to subtly control the heat beneath it.

Lu Cheng also meticulously followed along, controlling the alchemy furnace.

But when only the fifth ingredient was added, a plume of black smoke hissed up from the furnace.

The first attempt failed.

Lu Cheng frowned and stopped.

There is still a huge gap between consciousness simulation and actual operation.

The fire beneath the alchemy furnace did not change as it did in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Despite the shadowy figure making timely adjustments, Lu Cheng still couldn't keep up.

This resulted in excessively high furnace temperatures and slow addition of medicinal herbs.

Lu Cheng stopped and carefully recalled the changes in the furnace fire just now.

Zhao Cheng shook his head upon seeing this:

"Alas, that's how it is with alchemy. Problems arise in the blink of an eye, and you can only watch as the herbs are burned dry."

The implication is that success is unlikely.

But Lu Cheng remained silent.

After reflecting on and comparing the entire process, he cleaned the alchemy furnace again.

Zhao Cheng shook his head, carried the River-Blocking Halberd back to the middle of the courtyard, and continued to wield it.

Two years without any progress drove him to the brink of madness.

Now I wish I could spend all my time practicing halberd techniques, even when I'm eating or sleeping.

Although he has endured two years, he still feels that four months is too long.

She offered Lu Cheng a word of advice, and assured him that he understood the importance of things.

Some things, especially for martial artists like him and Lu Cheng, require experiencing them firsthand before they can truly accept them.

After repeatedly comparing the figure in his mind with the image in his sea of ​​consciousness, Lu Cheng began refining medicine again.

This time, the situation was much better.

The problem only arose when the ninth ingredient was added.

The second batch of medicinal powder failed to be prepared.

Lu Cheng compared the reasons for the failure again, and a quarter of an hour later, he cleaned the stove and started a fire.

……

More than an hour later, Lu Cheng stopped again.

All eleven attempts to concoct the medicine ended in failure.

However, Lu Cheng's face showed a hint of joy.

This was because Lu Cheng had already successfully put the eighteen medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace one after another, and only the final medicinal properties needed to be harmonized.

The key point is that the skill level in refining the blood-activating powder has finally changed.

【Essence Refining - Blood-Activating Powder】

[Rank: None]

[Level: Beginner (1/200)]

……

This means that I have already acquired the ability to refine the Blood-Activating Powder!

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the black figure had become considerably more solid than before.

Even the flames beneath the alchemy furnace began to flicker and leap even more violently.

Zhao Cheng, who was not far away, shook his head upon smelling the burning odor.

He used to come over to check on things after he finished practicing each set of halberd techniques, but later he only came when he was tired.

Now I just glance at it from where I am.

Seeing that Lu Cheng only had two doses of medicine left, she was already thinking about how to comfort him later.

However, Lu Cheng did not react at all.

After quickly absorbing the experience, he began the fourteenth refining process.

This time, Lu Cheng felt an unparalleled smoothness.

When the last wisp of flame under the alchemy furnace crackled and exploded.

A cauldron of white, fine-textured powder with a refreshing medicinal fragrance appeared inside.

Upon smelling the aroma, Zhao Cheng, who was wielding his halberd, abruptly stopped.

He looked at Lu Cheng in disbelief.

The first dose of the Blood-Activating Powder is ready!

【Essence Refining - Blood-Activating Powder】

[Rank: None]

[Level: Beginner (16/200)]

This successful refining actually brought me fifteen points of proficiency.

Looking at the medicinal powder in the cauldron, Lu Cheng recalled the evaluation of [Heaven's Mandate] and couldn't help but smile:

"It really isn't 'very difficult'."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng, who had just approached, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.