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"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Chen Huai'an's silver alchemy furnace exploded.

"It failed. As expected, this Body Refining Pill is not as simple as I thought. The first batch exploded. It exploded before the medicinal liquids were fully fused together. What happened?" Chen Huai'an, covered in soot, frowned.

"According to the records, it shouldn't have exploded at the step of purifying the medicinal liquid. Could it be that what I'm making isn't the Five Elements True Fire?" After the furnace exploded, Chen Huai'an didn't continue refining. Instead, he pondered which step went wrong and why it suddenly exploded out of nowhere.

Chen Huai'an failed once, but he did not continue to refine pills. Instead, he chose to examine the Five Elements Alchemy Technique to see which step went wrong.

Through observation, Chen Huai'an discovered that the problem wasn't with the Five Elements Alchemy Technique, but rather with the process of fusing the three medicinal liquids during the refining process, which had caused him to become distracted.

This also served as a reminder to Chen Huai'an that he could not afford to be distracted at all when he started planning to refine pills, as any distraction would lead to failure.

Alchemists cannot afford the slightest distraction, which places extremely high demands on their mental focus and spiritual strength. Only by maintaining perfect control during the process can problems be avoided when the medicinal liquids are properly combined.

This is the first time refining pills, so it's perfectly reasonable that a minor malfunction or problem occurred.

What Chen Huai'an needs to do is identify problems and solve them.

He must enhance his divine sense, and he must master the ability to control it with his divine sense. If Chen Huai'an cannot do this, there will still be a risk of the furnace exploding if he continues to refine pills.

Although refining Body Refining Pills wouldn't require many spirit stones, Chen Huai'an resolutely refused to continue, knowing full well that doing so would cause the furnace to explode.

He can control this point with his divine sense, even without refining pills.

What does it mean to be meticulous? He can completely manipulate water.

He placed a ball of spiritual spring water into the alchemy furnace, then used the Five Elements True Fire within his body to heat it. He used his spiritual power and magical power to envelop the ball of spiritual spring water, preventing its spiritual energy from leaking out.

When the spiritual spring water is heated in the alchemy furnace, it hisses and emits steam, which contains abundant spiritual energy. Now, Chen Huai'an intends to use his magical power to envelop the spiritual spring water and then control it with his divine sense to prevent the spiritual energy within the water from leaking out.

It sounds simple, but it's actually quite difficult to do.

It took Chen Huai'an half a day to control the ball of spiritual spring water and prevent the spiritual energy within it from leaking out and dissipating.

This is only the first step. The next step is to use his divine sense to remove the impurities from the boiling spiritual spring water, and then compress it.

What Chen Huai'an is doing is simulating alchemy, but it's a simulated alchemy without using medicinal herbs.

This method of alchemy has very low costs, and even if it fails, there is no loss. However, once it succeeds, the success rate of alchemy will increase significantly in the future.

"I've only tried it a few times, and my mental energy is already completely depleted." Chen Huai'an discovered a problem: his mental energy was being consumed very quickly when he was simulating alchemy.

Insufficient mental strength naturally makes it difficult to control alchemy.

"When the mana in your body is exhausted, you can temporarily replenish it, but when your mental energy is exhausted, you need to rest properly and conserve your energy." Chen Huai'an also discovered a problem: this simulated alchemy was not as easy to operate as he had thought.

Refining pills requires a high level of mental focus to be carried out, and he only managed to simulate it for two hours before his mental energy was exhausted, leaving him feeling dizzy.

Refining pills is not as simple as he imagined. It is a technical skill that can only be mastered through practice. Trying to achieve instant success is simply impossible.

Chen Huai'an didn't intend to become an expert overnight. What he needed to do now was practice. Only by considering all aspects could he increase his success rate when he actually refined pills in the future. In this process, he needed to hone his mental strength and control.

On the other hand, we need to develop his space and grow more medicinal herbs. Otherwise, even if he has the technology, he won't be able to refine pills without the necessary materials.

Unfortunately, the accommodations here are all temporary and there are no protective formations, so Chen Huai'an cannot freely enter or leave his purple gourd space. Chen Huai'an doesn't want to be used as a guinea pig for research, and he doesn't want his precious gourd to be coveted and stolen by someone with ulterior motives.

"Chen Huai'an, are you ready? We can move out now." On the second night, Chen Huai'an received a message from Qin Muyao.

"Senior Sister Qin, I'm ready and waiting at any time." Chen Huai'an used his identity token to send a message to Qin Muyao.

Soon, the two met in the square.

"Senior Sister Qin, what happened? Weren't we supposed to start the operation in three days? It's only been two days!" Chen Huai'an frowned when he saw Qin Muyao.

"The plan has changed. The Yin Sha Sect disciples have begun infiltration. We must deliver a major blow to the enemy." During their time at the Qingyun Mountain mine, things seemed calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging. The Yin Sha Sect hadn't attacked the mine. However, through investigation, Qin Muyao discovered a problem: the mine had been infiltrated by Yin Sha Sect disciples.

If this matter is not stopped, the other side will launch a coordinated attack from within and without, and they simply will not be able to hold on. Not only will they not be able to hold on, but all the spirit stones they have mined during this period will be used to benefit others.

During this period, the miscellaneous disciples and outer disciples of Qingyun Sect worked hard to collect a large number of spirit stones. These spirit stones were to be transported back to the sect. If they were to be stolen by the disciples of Yinsha Sect, he would be a sinner.

The best course of action is not to simply guard the Qingyun Mountain mine, but to launch a preemptive strike and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy. The best course of action would be to kill several Foundation Establishment disciples of the Yin Sha Sect, severely weakening the sect.

Killing a few disciples of the Yin Sha Sect at the Qi Refining Realm is insignificant and the other side won't take it seriously. However, if they can kill a few experts at the Foundation Establishment Realm, it will damage the morale of the Yin Sha Sect and make them hesitant to act rashly.

"These are the third-tier and fourth-tier talismans I prepared for you. They have both offensive and defensive capabilities, which will allow you to be good at both offense and defense." Qin Muyao handed 10 talismans to Chen Huai'an as she spoke.

Of the ten talismans, two are Tier 4 talismans: one is an offensive sword talisman, and the other is a defensive Vajra talisman. This thing can withstand a full-force attack from a mid-Foundation Establishment stage expert. If used properly, this Tier 10 offensive sword talisman alone could kill an early-Foundation Establishment stage expert.

It is evident that Qin Muyao has gone to great lengths to deal with these demons of the Yin Sha Sect. As long as Chen Huai'an does not encounter a powerhouse above the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, he can save his life with these two talismans.

"Senior Sister Qin, thank you. With this, my life is safe. Shall we leave the mine now?" Chen Huai'an asked.

"We have two objectives for this operation: one is to hunt down the disciples of the Yin Sha Sect, and the other is to expose the sect's spies. You'll need to cooperate with me properly for that." Qin Muyao immediately gave a brief explanation of his plan.

"Senior Sister Qin, this might not be a good idea. If I take a batch of spirit stones away from the mine and they are stolen by the enemy, it will be a huge loss for the sect." Chen Huai'an shook his head vigorously after hearing Qin Muyao's plan.

Although Qin Muyao had shown him kindness and support, Chen Huai'an was more concerned with saving his life.

It was already dangerous enough to be used as bait to lure Yin Sha Sect disciples who were at the Foundation Establishment stage, but now he's being sent flying around with a batch of mined spirit stones. Isn't that just making him a live target? He must have a death wish!