The Alchemist's Guide to Flesh and Blood Ascension

"Yonev, what's wrong?" Balo looked at him with some confusion.

"We need a new drug...we absolutely need one."

Yonivore turned around, his expression apologetic. "This may not be a good thing for me, but it's different for you."

"If the situation develops as I envision, the price of everything here... will double."

The shallow-level monsters have been driven out, while the more threatening mid-level monsters have moved into the shallow-level areas. If the medicinal herbs also mutate as a result...

"Most importantly, we need a more detailed pheromone disguise, and these three herbs... are just what we need," Yunefu said, sounding somewhat grave.

Different processes result in different medicines... It just takes a little more effort, but the combination of these three herbs can achieve the effect of "concealment".

"So, we have to go find the medicine now, right?" Nolay said softly. "Then, aren't Vilkin and the others in grave danger?"

"Ancient iron-core trees, or monsters, of that size release pheromones to mark their territory, allowing them to focus on fighting their enemies."

Nolay pursed his lips. "What kind of medicinal herbs are you looking for?"

"Harmony Flower, Blood Vein Grass... Silent Lily."

Barlow frowned slightly: "Silent Lilies are usually accompanied by swarms of Silent Silver Moths, those bloodthirsty moths that use human blood as fire."

After a moment's thought, Yunefu took out a magic source bullet from the backpack behind him, and under Balo's questioning gaze, replaced it with the fire magic source inside and handed it to Nolai.

"In runic literature, the symbol on your musket represents instantaneous firing, and we only need to make a slight modification..." Yunevo bit his fingertip and added a rounded triangle to the rune on the musket.

"Continued external output?" Nolei tilted his head.

Yunevo nodded. The Fire Magic Source can unleash different levels of fire magic depending on its purity.

The magical fluctuations from empty ammunition can be used to create a dynamic version of the Fire Wall spell – commonly known as a flamethrower.

"There's plenty of fire, the only problem is they won't come..."

Yonivo roughly planned out the route in his mind, "First, find the Harmony Flower. Plants like this that require a specific frequency to manifest are actually the easiest to obtain."

"Harmony Flower? Doesn't it only appear during the windy season at the end of autumn?" Noley asked, somewhat puzzled. "But it's spring now..."

The landmarks for the three medicinal herbs were flashing in the most prominent bright orange on the virtual map in front of him, greatly speeding up the entire search process.

At least... Eunice doesn't have to rack his brains to analyze and waste too much time.

The location of the Harmony Flower is special, yet obvious—the three of them walked through a few thorns and heard the pleasant sound of a constant breeze passing through the tree hole.

Many musical bats hang upside down on the branches that resemble musical staves, quietly awaiting the birth of the Harmony Flower.

Nolay turned a questioning look to Yonivore, mouthing, "What do we do?"

Yonivore barely managed to steady his trembling hands beneath his wide sleeves. "Block the air vents, artificially alter the sound 'frequency' of this area."

He looked at Barlow and said solemnly, "Barlow, I'm counting on you. You must make your move the moment the Harmony Flower appears. With the concealment potion, you don't need to worry about the Sound Bat's sudden attack."

Yunevo took a Fire Demon Source Ammunition out of his backpack and then left the entire bag beside Balo.

He probed each tree hole with his fingertips, leading the girl forward against the flow of the wind.

"Early explorations by alchemists revealed that there are at least two wind elemental veins beneath the Wayne Forest."

"There are many natural forest gaps in the shallow areas, which, combined with the ley lines wind... can just create a constant airflow, one of the main conditions for the birth of the Harmony Flower."

Nolei looked at Yunevo with some surprise. "Ah, I see..."

As Yonivore said, the soil beneath his feet had cracked open by years of air currents, from which the source of the wind demon was constantly leaking out.

"To...to blow open this rift?" Norai gripped his wand tightly, his tone filled with doubt and surprise.

"To be precise, it's about blasting open a section to let more strong winds rush into the tree hole on that side," Yunevo said, pinching the ammunition tail with three fingers and crouching down.

Nolay nodded, raised his wand, and a fireball condensed at the top of the wand, ready to be unleashed.

But Eunice quickly stopped her.

Sensing Nolei's questioning gaze, he first pointed to the freshly engraved runes on the ammunition casing, then rolled the freshly crushed fibers into a ball.

The plants in the windy area receive almost no rain, making them the perfect "fuse and tinder".

After fiddling with it for a while, Yunev pulled Nolay behind a thick tree and whispered.

"The magical impact of the fireball spell will affect the direction of the explosion's vibration, so this method is much better."

After the explosion, Yoniv's face seemed to turn even paler.

But he didn't leave. Instead, he carved several more runes on the ground—Norley had seen many along the way, but Yunevo explained that they were used to stabilize the ley lines.

"Now, go back to find Barlow..." He pulled up his collar, the constant draft making Ionevoy feel cold.

Fortunately... this "explosion" went smoothly without any mishaps, and Barlow was waving a bunch of harmony flowers at them.

"Yonev? Your complexion..." Balo's movements suddenly stopped.

"The result of the equivalent substitution is alright," Yonivo said, looking at the bundle of Harmony flowers. He breathed a sigh of relief and then waved his hand.

"I just saw three velvety vipers," Barlow whispered.

"Your guess is correct; they never used to gather in groups to hunt sound bats in the shallows."

Yunefu swayed, staggering two steps as he suppressed the discomfort within him. "Hurry...go find the Bloodline Grass!"

Nolay and Barlow exchanged a glance, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes.

Then Nolay took the initiative to carry the bag and insisted that Yoniv walk between the two of them.

"It's alright... I won't die," he said, rubbing his temple with one hand, but sweat had already slightly soaked his robe.

"When you smell that damned sweet and pungent smell... be careful where you step," Yunevo gritted his teeth, still insisting on explaining.

Bloodline Grass grows in damp depressions, and when mature, it emits a rusty smell—attracting bloodthirsty ground monsters.

Meanwhile, the rampant growth of demon-devouring moss on the ground can turn any creature that sets foot in this area into valuable nutrients for both of them.

"Before the symbiotic springtails in the moss can react, use the Cloud-Piercing Hand..."

"Cloud-Piercing Hand? Is that the Mage's Hand?" Nora asked hurriedly.

Damn it, why did I blurt out my past life's gaming talent name... Yunefu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and he nodded slightly.

"Let Yonivore shut up," Barlow said, pulling out a dagger and cutting through several vines obstructing his view. "Nolay, it's up to you."

Nolay held his breath and focused, and a dark purple magical hand slowly condensed, floating forward in mid-air.

"Protect Nolay...Barlow...She can't be distracted..."

A startled swamp leaper leaped up instantly, and in the blink of an eye, it was sliced ​​in two by Ballow's blade.

The mage's hand had flown nearly halfway when it stopped, accompanied by the landing of the zebra's corpse...

More crackling and popping sounds came from their feet not far away.