Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

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The mass grave was growing dark.

"My dantian energy has increased slightly, but it's just a drop in the ocean. I'm still quite a distance from the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm. It's a pity that that bastard surnamed Qin escaped, otherwise I would most likely be able to break through again...!"

Lu Feng stretched his limbs, a look of regret on his face.

Although he absorbed the essence of the corpses of dozens of Qingtianzhai bandits, it had a negligible effect on his Yuan Power. After all, these people were weak in cultivation, most of them below the Opening Meridian Realm, and only Qin Ming, the second-in-command, was barely worth mentioning.

"Training is over, time to head back!"

With a wave of his hand, he released a wisp of blazing spiritual flame, burning all the bandit corpses on the ground. The next moment, Lu Feng also transformed his Yuan Power into wings, instantly soaring into the air, and finally turning into a streak of black light that disappeared into the vast night.

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In the capital city of Dongyun, in a secret underground chamber

"No way, this Immortal-Nourishing Stone is only this small? It's probably not even as big as my fingernail...!"

Lu Feng was seen fiddling with a jade necklace in his hand, then slowly removing a small piece of jade from it. His expression was rather unpleasant at that moment.

Just as he expected, the "source" that once caused the treasure bowl to resonate was this small piece of jade on the necklace.

However, the Immortal-Nourishing Stone that Lu Feng longed for was not the jade stone itself, but rather the pure white pattern around its edge.

To put it simply, only the scraps of this jade stone contain a trace of the aura of the Immortal Stone, and the total amount is not large. Even if all of them were removed and piled up, they would only weigh less than ten grams!

The fact that less than ten grams of the Immortal Stone would have such a poor effect on restoring the Treasure Basin is evident.

"Fine, I'll give it a try!"

Gritting his teeth, Lu Feng carefully poured the collected fragments of Immortal-Nourishing Stones into the Treasure Basin, his expression extremely focused, as if afraid of accidentally scattering these hard-won "treasures".

hum!

As fragments of the Immortal Stone fell into the Treasure Basin, the basin emitted a faint tremor, and the strange dark green patterns on its surface flickered before falling silent again.

"Damn, that's it?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng was dumbfounded.

Judging from this, the power of the treasure basin has indeed been restored a little, but the effect is unsatisfactory, and from the appearance alone, there is almost no change!

Swish!

With a hint of trepidation, Lu Feng took out a medicinal herb that resembled a snake's tail and was ashen in color from his storage ring and threw it into the treasure basin.

This medicinal herb is called snake tail grass. Although it is not considered precious and can only be used to refine pills of grade two or below, it is old and basically over fifty years old. So when Lu Feng was shopping at the Alchemist Guild, he also bought some for backup.

hum!

Suddenly, a wisp of golden light appeared, and in the next moment, six or seven snake tail grasses appeared out of thin air in the treasure basin. However, two or three of them were not complete, with only a small sprout, and they were emitting a pungent odor.

The strange dark green patterns on the outside of the treasure basin also dimmed slightly, indicating that each use of "Gathering Little by Little" would consume its internal spiritual energy, and it was not inexhaustible.

"Only four snaketail grass plants are intact, while the rest are just small sprouts. They're not even enough scraps to test in alchemy. As for the amplification effect this time, it's probably between 4 and 4.5 times..."

"Forget it, I'll figure something out later. Even a 4.5x increase in the power of the Treasure Basin would be enough for me right now..."

After carefully collecting all the snake tail grass, Lu Feng didn't think much of it and immediately put the treasure basin back into his dantian.

As the saying goes, greed knows no bounds; it's already quite good that the treasure bowl has recovered even a little bit.

Moreover, the spirit of the artifact, Gu Canyang, has not yet awakened, and Lu Feng will need its help in his future endeavors, whether he is searching for more Immortal Stones or exploring the secrets of the Treasure Basin.

"Time to get down to business!"

Taking a deep breath, Lu Feng raised his hand and lightly touched the storage ring between his fingers. Then he took out a magnificent and ancient cauldron carved with dragons and clouds. It was the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron that he had purchased from the Alchemist Guild for one million gold coins.

This cauldron is a fourth-grade furnace, and its effects are first-class whether it is for refining pills and medicines or forging weapons and treasures. It is perfect for Lu Feng now.

After all, Lu Feng's soul power cultivation was not high, only at the first level, and he had never refined pills before. He was a novice among novices and urgently needed a high-level furnace to help him!

Because the higher the level of the furnace, the lower the difficulty of controlling the fire and melting the pills.

The two most important steps in refining elixirs are controlling the fire and melting the elixir!

In addition, these two steps must be done correctly and cannot be omitted, otherwise a bunch of worthless pills will be produced, or even the furnace will explode and burn!

As for the underground chamber where Lu Feng is currently located, he specially spent a thousand low-grade spirit stones to rent it. Not only is it located deep underground, but it is also airtight all around. No matter how much noise he makes, no one will know. It is the most suitable place for seclusion!

"If I remember correctly, the main ingredients for refining the Soul Evolution Pill should be Pure Heart Grass, Blooming Spirit Flower, and a demon core of at least Profound Rank..."

He raised his hand and released a wisp of Yuan energy, which transformed into alchemical fire, controlling the temperature of the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron within a suitable range. The next moment, Lu Feng also leisurely took out a small cloth bag from his storage ring, seemingly preparing alchemy materials.

The Soul-Evolving Pill is one of the sixth-grade pills. After being ingested, it can slightly enhance the soul power. Even mortals who have not yet developed soul power will benefit from it, making it invaluable!

However, refining the Soul Refining Pill is extremely simple, or even effortless. Even the worst first-grade alchemist has a success rate of over 50%!

The reason is quite simple: a shortage of medicinal herbs!

The Soul-Evolving Pill requires two main ingredients: Pure Heart Grass and Spirit-Blooming Flower. These two ingredients are now virtually extinct in the wild on the mainland, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them.

Therefore, this is why, although the Soul-Deriving Pill is easy to refine, it is still a sixth-grade pill, because things are valued for their rarity!

"We have the Pure Heart Grass, the Blooming Spirit Flower, and even the demon cores of Xuan rank and above. Excellent!"

Lu Feng poured out all the alchemy materials from the small cloth bag, carefully counting them while silently nodding.

"With my current stockpile, I can only refine three batches of Soul-Refining Pills at most. I hope the furnace doesn't explode, or I'll suffer a huge loss...!"

Following the recipes recorded in the fragments of the Medicine King's Manual, Lu Feng carefully placed the medicinal herbs and demon cores into the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron while silently praying.

After all, the two medicinal herbs, Pure Heart Grass and Spirit Blossom, are not only rare and valuable spiritual plants, but they are also virtually extinct in the wild on the mainland today, meaning that even money cannot guarantee that they can be bought.

As for the Pure Heart Grass and Blooming Spirit Flower in Lu Feng's hands, they weren't just lucky to find them by the roadside; they were gifts that Song Xin'er had given him in the past.

In the past, Song Xin'er gave him some spiritual plant seeds, and Lu Feng did not waste them. Using the Treasure Basin's ability to accelerate time, he spent almost three days cultivating all the spiritual plant seeds that had not yet sprouted to maturity!

"Control the temperature of the alchemical fire at the melting point of the medicinal materials, and then purify them with elemental energy...!"

Lu Feng used both palms simultaneously, controlling the temperature of the alchemical fire while slowly purifying the essence of the medicinal herbs in the cauldron. At this moment, beads of sweat were faintly dripping from his forehead, and he was completely focused, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.

After all, he had gone to great lengths to obtain these spiritual plants and demon cores. If he were to lose focus and cause the alchemy furnace to explode, Lu Feng would feel a great pang of regret!

tumultuous!

After an unknown amount of time, a wisp of flame from the cauldron burst through the mouth of the cauldron, and the entire secret chamber was enveloped in wisps of green smoke, emitting a pungent fragrance, as if the medicinal herbs had been completely purified and were emitting impurities.

"Melting Elixir!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng also withdrew his inner fire, then put his palms together and released a wisp of soul power outwards.

Swish!

This wisp of soul power, like an invisible giant hand, instantly enveloped the entire Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron. At the same time, it repeatedly kneaded and mixed the small mass of medicinal essence inside the cauldron, which resembled viscous mud, until it finally transformed into a small, cyan pill that was beginning to take shape.

Bang!

Another half hour passed, and a slight vibration came from inside the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron. The next moment, a strange medicinal fragrance slowly spread out and then enveloped the entire secret chamber.

"It's done!"

Sensing the strange medicinal fragrance wafting towards him, Lu Feng immediately leaped forward and eagerly lifted the slightly hot lid of the cauldron.

"No! This is... a failure?!"

His gaze fell upon the interior of the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron, and upon discovering three small, bluish-black pills lying quietly at the bottom of the furnace, Lu Feng's expression froze slightly, then turned somewhat grim.