Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

Before the old Taoist could react, Chen Mo walked straight to the alchemy furnace in the courtyard.

He crouched down to examine the charcoal fire inside the furnace. Finding it wasn't hot enough, he added a few more pieces of charcoal and quickly pumped the bellows. Soon, flames roared up from the bottom of the furnace, and the fire was perfectly cooked.

The old Taoist priest brought the medicinal herbs and stood aside, looking puzzled but not stopping the young man, wanting to see what he was up to.

Chen Mo worked swiftly, taking the three main ingredients and placing them into the alchemy furnace in sequence. He then covered the furnace and began to boil them over a high flame.

The fire blazed brightly inside the furnace, and the aroma of medicine gradually filled the air.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Mo decisively switched to a low flame, but at that moment, an unexpected change occurred!

"Bang!"

A muffled explosion came from inside the furnace, and the furnace lid was shaken up slightly. Thick black smoke billowed out through the gap, and a pungent smell of burning spread instantly.

"Oh no! The oven's going to explode!"

The old Taoist priest's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively wanted to step forward to stop him.

An explosion in the alchemy furnace is no small matter. It often happens in Taoist temples when disciples explode their furnaces while refining elixirs. At best, the elixirs are destroyed and the furnace is damaged; at worst, people are injured. This is the ancestral alchemy furnace of the Celestial Master's Mansion!

Anyone else would have panicked by now, but Chen Mo's expression remained unchanged, his eyes frighteningly calm.

He glanced at the fire in the stove and instantly found the problem.

The heat was turned up too quickly, and the pure yang fruit's medicinal properties were too strong, directly forcing the moisture out of the shaoyang vine, causing an imbalance in the medicinal properties of the liquid in the furnace!

According to the original prescription, this medicine needs to be simmered over low heat for half an hour.

But he didn't have that much time and had to speed up the refining process. To speed it up, he had to temporarily change the recipe and add an auxiliary ingredient to suppress the potency of the Pure Yang Fruit!

In that critical moment, the logic of matching the rare book he had just read flashed through Chen Mo's mind.

With a flick of his fingertips, he picked up an ordinary auxiliary medicine drying in the sun. This was not a herb from the original formula; it was the optimal solution he had deduced on the spot, combining his ideas on the Blood Tempering Pill!

He precisely threw this small amount of auxiliary medicine into the furnace.

The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded!

The liquid medicine, which had been churning wildly inside the furnace and looked like it was about to explode, suddenly fell silent.

The billowing black smoke quickly dissipated, turning into wisps of white medicinal mist, and the pungent burnt smell disappeared without a trace.

Instead, a clear, mellow, and refreshing medicinal fragrance filled the entire courtyard.

The old Taoist priest was stunned, standing motionless, his eyes filled with disbelief.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Alchemy Proficiency +100

Alchemy (Mastery: 8600/10000)

[Grade: Life Skill]

[Description: The basic skill of refining elixirs. The higher the proficiency, the better the quality of the elixirs.]

[Current Quality: Medium, High; Probability of High Grade Doubled. Single Furnace Yield: 20 pieces]

A system notification popped up.

Become!

Chen Mo raised his hand and lifted the furnace lid, and a faint glow appeared.

Twenty perfectly round, bright red pills rolled into the pill tray, their surfaces still bearing faint pill patterns, steaming hot, and exuding medicinal power.

The old Taoist priest quickly stepped forward, stared at the twenty pills, his expression completely changed, his eyes filled with shock and ecstasy.

He spent his entire life at the Celestial Master's Mansion, refining countless pills with his disciples, but never before had a batch of pills been of such high quality.

The pill patterns are so clear, and the medicinal fragrance is so rich. It is far superior to the pills he and his ancestors, senior brothers and disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion have refined!

Chen Mo picked up a pill, held it to his nose and sniffed it lightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

This medicine is even more potent than the Blood Tempering Pill, and its properties are milder, making it easier for the body to absorb.

Once the pill had cooled slightly, he opened his mouth and swallowed it.

The pill entered the stomach and instantly transformed into a violent yet gentle medicinal power, which spread rapidly in the dantian, flowing quickly along the meridians, cleansing and tempering the muscles and bones of the whole body again and again.

Chen Mo closed his eyes and could clearly feel his muscles and bones being nourished and strengthened. His perception as a master of traditional Chinese medicine allowed him to capture every subtle change in the flow of the medicine.

The effect is twice as strong as the Blood Tempering Pill!

Chen Mo opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them, picked up another pill, and handed it to the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest looked at the pills in front of him, but did not reach out to take them. Instead, he turned his head to look into the depths of the alchemy room.

There, the memorial tablets of the patriarchs of the Celestial Master's Mansion were enshrined. After a full half minute of silence, when he turned his head again, his cloudy eyes were filled with gratitude, shame, and relief.

He didn't say anything more, turned around and walked into the depths of the alchemy room.

When she came out again, she was holding a thin, worn-out booklet in her hands, which she solemnly handed to Chen Mo.

"This is the 'Celestial Master's Alchemy Notes,' which contains the alchemy insights of our Celestial Master's Mansion's past masters. Unfortunately, the disciples of this generation are mediocre, and no one can understand the intricacies within. Following the recipes to refine elixirs, they fail every time. This notebook is just a useless dead object in the mansion."

The old Taoist priest spoke with a sigh.

"Seeing you refine pills today, I finally understand that it's not the formula that's wrong, but that later generations haven't grasped the essence of controlling the heat and combining ingredients. This stuff can only truly be used and come alive when it's in your hands!"

Chen Mo straightened his expression and respectfully accepted the notebook with both hands.

Upon opening it, he was overjoyed, for it contained detailed records of the unique processing methods for local medicinal herbs on Earth.

There are also several ancient elixir formulas that have long been lost. Although the latter half of the book is incomplete, the discussion on the compatibility of medicinal materials in the foreground fills in the gaps in his knowledge of alchemy on Earth!

With this notebook, and the pill formula logic of "The Supreme Elixir Record", the alternative pill formula for the Blood Tempering Pill has finally come into focus, and it may even be possible to refine an upgraded version of the pill with stronger effects!

The trip was far more fruitful than expected, a veritable bonus!

Chen Mo carefully put away his notebook, knowing full well that the old Taoist priest had given him an immense opportunity during this trip to Longhu Mountain.

He remembered this kindness.

Chen Mo said sincerely.

"Master, the wild medicinal herbs in the Celestial Master's Mansion are of extremely high quality, far superior to those in the market. I would like to purchase a large quantity at a high price, whether it is commonly used herbs or medicinal herbs like the Blazing Sun Grass and Pure Yang Fruit used in the alchemy just now. I will buy as many as you have."

His purpose on this trip is to refine the elixir formula and produce an upgraded version, which will require a huge amount of medicinal materials.

Instead of searching around piecemeal, it's better to cooperate directly with the Celestial Master's Mansion in the long term, which saves time and ensures the quality of the medicinal materials.

The old Taoist priest was already grateful to Chen Mo for revealing the secrets of alchemy, which gave the Celestial Master's Mansion's lost art of alchemy a renewed hope, so he readily agreed.

They had all the high-quality medicinal herbs in the alchemy room sorted out, and the prices were very reasonable.

Chen Mo did not haggle and directly transferred double the amount quoted by the old Taoist priest, settling the huge sum on the spot.

The Taoist priest asked his disciples to help transport the medicinal herbs down the mountain.

Before leaving, Chen Mo gave the old Taoist ten top-grade Sanyang Guiyuan Pills, exchanged contact information, and gave him repeated instructions.

"Master, if the Celestial Master's Mansion has any surplus medicinal materials or finds any rare herbs in the future, please contact me. I will buy them all, regardless of the price. I will never let any medicinal material go to waste, and I can also help the Celestial Master's Mansion repair its alchemy room and continue the way of medicine."

Looking at the insightful and loyal young man before him, the old Taoist priest nodded repeatedly and readily agreed. The two thus established a long-term cooperation agreement for medicinal herbs, and Chen Mo would no longer have to worry about the source of medicinal herbs.

After packing everything up, Chen Mo bid farewell to the old Taoist priest and went down the mountain with the young Taoist priest who delivered the medicine. When they reached the bottom of the mountain and were alone, he put all the medicinal herbs into his bronze ring.

This trip to Longhu Mountain not only yielded a substitute for the Blood Tempering Pill and a copy of the Celestial Master's Alchemy Notes, but also secured a stable supply of medicinal herbs, making the gains far exceed expectations.

But he did not stop searching for medicines and elixirs. The truly good things are never on the market; they are hidden in secluded sects!

Longhu Mountain is just the first stop among the many secluded Taoist holy sites.

Next, he will travel to other Taoist holy sites such as Wudang Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain to continue searching for lost ancient medical texts and formulas, and to collect more rare medicinal materials.

To thoroughly understand the alchemy tradition of Blue Star and refine even stronger pills.