Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed by in a hurry.
After finishing the chalcedony elixir refining in the afternoon, Luo Chen did not go to the wasteland at the foot of Huiye Mountain to practice spells.
Instead, he stayed in the alchemy hall and watched the rice grains being refined into Bigu Powder.
With a large supply of raw materials, the technology for refining rice grains has already reached its peak.
Out of ten times, it can be successful two to three times.
If it were put into the system, it should be a proficient to perfect evaluation.
Luo Chen was very satisfied with Mi Li's progress.
The profits of Bigu San are not high, and the market competition is extremely fierce.
The purpose of refining Bigu Powder is not to make money, but to meet the current internal use of Luo Tianhui.
It's winter, and the monks' activities are greatly affected.
Although the Lianyun Merchant Alliance took the opportunity to occupy the original Lingyuanzhai market and transferred a lot of spiritual rice from other places for sale.
But for now, it cannot satisfy the tens of thousands of remaining casual cultivators in Dahefang.
There are also many monks in the Luotian Society who have suffered greatly.
In this case, Dantang can provide Bigu Powder at a low price, which is very popular.
Compared with whole grains, Bigu Powder, which contains a little spiritual energy and can fill the stomach, is much better.
After the rice grains, Tangquan took charge of refining Zhongmiao Pills.
At this time, Mi Li, who had washed his hands, held a little boy and stood in the corner to watch.
Luo Chen held his hands in front of him and looked calm.
"How many times has this happened?"
"I don't know, but it must have been hundreds of times!"
"So many times of refining, but no success even once? Is he really good at it?"
"Who knows, after all, Uncle Tangquan is the elder Zeng Wen, and he has a high and powerful position."
"But doesn't the president feel sad for such a waste of medicinal materials?"
Tiny chatter came from the helping medicine apprentices and pyrotechnics.
Even though Tangquan had been used to it for a long time, he felt a little sad at the moment.
This is Dantang, the last raw material for Zhongmiaowan!
If it fails again, I am afraid that Chairman Luo Chen will not be obsessed with this elixir in the future.
Everyone knows that Luo Tianhui's focus is now on Chalcedony Pill.
Thinking about these, Tangquan began to refine Zhongmiao Pills.
Halfway through, a slightly burnt smell came out.
It's so familiar!
Tang Quan's heart sank.
At this moment, Luo Chen pulled him behind.
"Look carefully, this is how the Zhongmiao Pills are made."
"I will only demonstrate this for the last time. If it fails again, it will prove that you really have no talent for alchemy."
After taking over from Tangquan, Luo Chen injected a spiritual power into the Ziyun Copper Furnace.
The spiritual power entered the furnace and first prevented the further release of the medicinal power.
Separate first, then fuse!
Luo Chen's hands and fingers flew like flowers, free and easy.
Everyone was dazzled by what they saw, and they felt that it was completely different from before Tangquan.
Luo Chen didn't care about this. His mind was all in the alchemy furnace, and he used spiritual power from time to time.
The fireman next to him was also under his command, increasing or decreasing the size of the fire.
After about a cup of tea, a refreshing scent of elixir flew out of the copper stove.
"rise!"
The furnace lid floated up, and Luo Chen reached out to grab it.
Immediately, ten dark red pills with three cloud patterns printed on them fell into his hand.
The scalding temperature seems to be absent.
Luo Chen threw it away, and Tang Quan hurriedly picked it up.
"Top grade!"
Mi Li next to him exclaimed, "President, your alchemy skills have improved again!"
Looking at those pills, Tang Quan was extremely shocked.
It’s not a secret that the president can refine top-grade Zhongmiao Pills.
However, this furnace just now was already on the verge of failure!
In this harsh situation, he was able to reverse the failure, and in the end, Yun Danfengqing condensed it into a pill, and even the finished product was the best!
This is such a profound alchemy.
After the shock, there was immense bitterness and frustration.
Do you really have no talent for alchemy?
While he was in a daze, Luo Chen had already walked around him and headed outside.
When passing by the door of the alchemy room, Luo Chen paused.
He rubbed Qu Lingjun's little head and asked with a smile: "Have you fully understood the Baicao Atlas?"
Qu Lingjun raised his head and looked at Luo Chen with admiration.
He nodded excitedly.
"I've memorized it all, and my understanding has passed the test. Sister Mi Li can testify!"
Luo Chen looked at Mi Li, who nodded gently.
"I've taken his test several times. I made mistakes at first, but now I can basically get everything right."
"When it comes to understanding the Baicao Atlas, he is at the forefront even among the medicine disciples."
It seems that he is indeed a smart and good boy!
It's a pity that the talent is a bit lacking.
Luo Chen glanced over and saw that the other party was exuding faint spiritual power fluctuations.
This is the sign of entering the first level of Qi refining.
However, the fluctuations in spiritual power were too weak, almost nonexistent.
As far as he knew, Qu Lingjun started practicing a month ago.
As the only Miaomiao in the Qu family who can practice, Qu Hancheng will definitely not treat him badly.
But after one month, is that all it takes?
Luo Chen thought of Yuan Xiaoyue. It only took her a month to go from the second level to the third level of Qi Refining.
After thinking for a while, Luo Chen took out a small bottle.
"Very good. You have perfectly completed the task I assigned you. This is your reward."
Qu Lingjun happily took it and wanted to open it, but was stopped by Luo Chen.
"We'll see when we get home!"
That deep look made Qu Lingjun immediately understand its meaning.
He was a sensible child and immediately bowed and thanked him.
Luo Chen didn't care, turned around and left the alchemy room, leaving a group of people to clean up the mess.
Like a little grown-up, Qu Lingjun followed the others, cleaning the alchemy furnace, repairing the fire pit, and replacing the fire-proof bricks.
When encountering residual medicinal residues, collect them with great care.
Mi Li asked him with a gentle smile, these medicine residues were of no use and were usually buried in the wilderness, so why did they need to be collected?
Qu Lingjun just said with wide eyes that these are the dregs of successful medicines. If you collect them and compare them with those that have failed, you may be able to find other differences between success and failure.
Outside the alchemy room, Luo Chen, who was about to return to the stone house, paused for a moment.
He also has the habit of learning lessons from each failure.
However, he never seemed to pay attention to the remaining residue of the successfully refined elixir.
It's like doing a math problem.
Many people get the wrong answer and look for the wrong step.
But few people, after getting the correct answer, study the meaning of each step in the calculation process.
Because everyone is immersed in the joy of success.
Whether it's refining elixirs or doing questions.
“Although it’s better than nothing, it did open up a new way of thinking for me.”
Luo Chen chuckled and stopped paying attention.
After returning to the stone house, he activated the formation and went down the mine tunnel to Changyin Mountain.
Both Tuyue Technique and Wave Technique have reached the perfect level.
When it comes to evaluations among immortal cultivators, it can be regarded as somewhere between a small success and a great success, and it is already running smoothly.
He wants to try today, the second-level spell Landslide derived from the three spells of fireball, earth mountain, and wave combined into one!
…
"Lingjun, stop playing in the mud, it's time to practice."
"Grandpa, I didn't play in the mud!"
Qu Hancheng gave a helpless smile and pulled the dirty Qu Lingjun up from the basin.
He looked down and smelled a fragrant smell mixed with burnt beetroot.
"Is this medicine residue?"
"No, this is no ordinary medicine residue!"
Qu Lingjun smiled proudly, "This is the dregs of medicine between failure and success!"
"Um?"
"Forget it, grandpa, you are old and don't understand this."
"Tch, brat, go and wash up."
While Qu Lingjun was washing up, Qu Hancheng looked at the gradually darkening sky and looked at the former Dahei City in the distance.
Now, it's a ghost town.
And all his descendants, sons, daughters-in-law, and two little grandsons who had no spiritual roots, all died inside.
"Dexian, go with peace of mind! I will definitely train Lingjun into a powerful monk."
With determination in his heart, Qu Hancheng took out two jade bottles from his storage bag.
The former is a low-grade chalcedony pill, which he bought and hoarded at the internal price when he was in the Poshan Gang.
It is very suitable for use in Qu Lingjun's realm.
The latter is a Qi-nourishing pill, which he recently bought at a high price from the black market in the southern part of the outer city.
This product is produced by Yaowang Zong and has mild efficacy and no sequelae.
"Taking too much low-grade chalcedony pill will cause the sequelae of jade in the pubic area."
"Logically, Lingjun should be allowed to take the Qi Nourishing Pill, but I..."
Qu Hancheng thought that his life was short and he had been seriously injured. He really didn't have a few more years to live.
As a firework deacon in the Alchemy Hall, even though the president gave him several salary increases, the amount of spiritual stones he earned in a month was only close to that of a late-stage Qi Refining monk.
"Qi-nourishing pills are getting more and more expensive, and I can't buy many of them with my spiritual stones."
"Save these bottles for now. When Lingjun is in the middle stage of Qi refining, stop using Chalcedony Pill and use this Qi Nourishing Pill again!"
After making the decision, Qu Hancheng put away the bottle of Qi Nourishing Pill very preciously.
When Qu Lingjun finished washing and ran out naked, he laughed and scolded him and asked him to get dressed and practice.
Unexpectedly, Qu Lingjun stood on the bed, shook the bird, and loudly said with reason:
"don't want!"
"I heard the president say two days ago that getting close to nature and experiencing the great road are the foundation of spiritual practice."
"Practice wearing clothes will make it difficult for me to absorb external spiritual energy."
Qu Hancheng looked confused. Is there any other way to say this?
The left and right sides are nothing more than a layer of close-fitting clothing.
But when he thought it was Luo Chen who said it, he couldn't help but believe it tentatively.
"Okay, it's up to you. This is the pill I'm going to use today. Before practicing, swallow one first."
While talking, the old man raised a brazier in the corner.
The charcoal fire started burning, bringing a touch of warmth to the room.
He opened the window a crack again, allowing the cold air outside to seep in.
We can neither let our little grandson freeze nor let anything happen to him in the house.
It’s hard for this little old man.
But looking back, I found that Qu Lingjun did not practice directly.
Instead, he squatted on the bed and stared blankly at a pill in his hand.
"But the low-grade chalcedony pill, what's so good about it..."
Qu Hancheng was stunned.
Because the pill in the child's hand clearly has three cloud patterns, which means it is not a low-grade chalcedony pill.
But the top grade Chalcedony Pill!
He grabbed the elixir and asked nervously, "Where did you get it?"
Qu Lingjun pouted, "The president gave me the award today, saying that I memorized the Baicao Atlas well."
Given by the president!
Originally he was worried that Qu Lingjun had stolen it, but when he heard that it was Luo Chen who gave it to him, his heart dropped.
No matter whether we are in the Poshan Gang or the Luo Tianhui, our old Qu masters rely on being honest and concentrating on their work, so that we can stand out from many casual cultivators step by step.
Stealing is a taboo!
It must not be contaminated.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Qu Hancheng finally reacted.
"High-quality Chalcedony Pill!"
"Oh my God!"
"Has the president's alchemy skills actually improved to this level? Only a short time has passed, and he has actually refined a top-grade chalcedony elixir."
"If Gang Leader Mi is still alive, I'm afraid he will be extremely happy."
While he was talking to himself, Qu Lingjun held him back.
"Grandpa, please don't tell anyone about this!"
"Um?"
Qu Hancheng didn't understand. The president's attainments in alchemy had made another breakthrough. Why couldn't he tell the outside world?
Qu Lingjun's face was sullen, imitating Luo Chen's demeanor during the day, and stared at his grandfather.
He said seriously: "You must not tell anyone, this is what the president wants!"
Qu Hancheng opened his mouth, but he didn't realize his grandson's expression and tone.
In a trance, there was a hint of Luochen charm.
In this case, he also stopped trying to promote the president's reputation to the outside world.
It's not a good idea to flatter a horse by slapping him on his hooves.
But this time, he hesitated.
Should I let my grandson use a low-grade chalcedony pill, or a high-grade one?
"It must be top quality!"
"Since the president has rewarded a bottle, he must have considered Ling Jun's realm."
"Moreover, he seems to like this child quite a lot. If he can help Lingjun reach the realm as soon as possible, he might be able to be reused."
"Just keep these low-grade chalcedony pills for me to use. Anyway, I have never taken a few pills in my life."
After finding a reason to enjoy himself, Qu Hancheng urged his grandson to practice.
He stood at the door and gave up the air in the room to Qu Lingjun, so that the spiritual energy would not be absorbed by him.
Facing the biting cold wind, Qu Hancheng pulled out a pipe from his waist.
Skillfully used the fireball technique to light the pipe and took a sip.
I just feel that the tobacco leaves that used to be choking have a hint of sweetness.
…
A sad look crept onto his face.
Luo Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and drank a small sip of the pulse-replenishing liquid.
He lowered his head and looked at the small raised dirt bag not far away.
"Is this the power of the second-level spell?"
"Gan!"
"Zhenlong black market won't sell pirated and fake goods!"
After cursing and complaining, Luo Chen recalled the situation at that time.
According to the secret book, as long as all three spells reach the level of Xiaocheng, you can start practicing "Landslide".
He has perfected the Fireball Technique, perfected the Tuyue Technique, and perfected the Wave Technique. He has already surpassed Xiao Cheng's level.
However, the three techniques cannot be combined into one!
"What went wrong?"
The basic conditions are already met, so why does it still fail?
Luo Chen did not doubt his magic talent.
Even compared to the alchemy skills that were coveted in both the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage, his spell talent was genuine.
I have learned so many spells, but none of them rely on the system to get started.
It was all on his own, through hard training alone.
While thinking, Luo Chen looked at the little bumpkin.
This is the effect of Earth Moon Technique.
If it was used with all its strength, it should be at least tens of meters tall.
But when he was released just now, the spiritual energy in his body was disordered, and he went berserk for a moment.
Not only did the operation fail, but his meridians were slightly damaged.
Fortunately, I had the pulse-replenishing fluid that I got from Gao Tingyuan's inheritance, otherwise today would have been a waste.
"Where's the water?"
"I also activated the Wave Technique, but why didn't I see any water droplets? I didn't even notice the water aura."
"It can't be Earth Moon Technique and Wave Technique. I haven't mastered it yet!"
In doubt, Luo Chen suddenly reacted.
Perhaps it wasn't because he hadn't mastered these two prerequisite spells.
But the attainment of fireball technique is too high.
The Dzogchen Fireball Technique is pushed to the extreme, even comparable to the second-level fire-type Fierce Sun Technique.
The three techniques combined into one are about balance and then explosion.
If balance cannot be reached first, how can there be an explosion?
As a result, it can only be detonated in advance.
And if it detonates in advance, the person who is injured is the one who performs the technique!
"So, what I have to do is upgrade the two pre-spells."
"Or, control the spiritual power input of the fireball technique?"
The first two require a lot of hard work, at least they can be calculated in units of "months".
The latter, on the other hand, is easier to handle.
In the past few months, he has been optimizing the fireball technique.
The Dzogchen spiritual vision technique made him even more powerful.
Until now, the optimization of fireball has reached a very advanced level.
If it is fused again to form the Fierce Sun Technique, its power will be even three points higher than before.
Even if you give him enough time to drain all his spiritual power, he will definitely be able to unleash a brilliant blow.
If you just control the amount of spiritual power input, this is not difficult to solve.
Luo Chen wanted to continue practicing the spell, but his eyes narrowed slightly.
Under the night, an old wolf exuding a powerful aura was climbing up the mountain from a hundred miles away.
Immediately, a shrill, deep wolf howl resounded through the barren mountains and ancient forests.
"It's hard to continue practicing this technique today."
"That's all, now that I have found the general problem, I will be able to master this technique sooner or later."
Without hesitation, Luo Chen turned around and left.
Xiaoyao Yufeng unfolded, the strong wind roared, and black clouds hid his figure.
In an instant, Luo Chen disappeared from Changyin Mountain without a trace.
…
Back in Xianyue Valley, Luo Chen did not practice directly.
In the past few days, the raw material processing of Tongyou Pill has been completed.
Ten processed main materials were placed in his storage bag.
"Forget it, the means of protecting the Tao are only for protecting the Tao, and cultivation is the foundation."
"First refine the Tongyou Pill and increase your cultivation level!"
System, get started!
There was no hesitation.
Ten achievement points were wiped from the panel.
On the properties panel, there is an additional entry.
【Tongyou Dan 1/100】
Based on past experience, the extra "1" represents the acknowledgment that Luo Chen has already had a successful experience.
Therefore, it will be evaluated as entry level.
Don't underestimate this "1".
Without this "1", no one knows how many failures they would have experienced before this.
At least Luo Chen realized from Tang Quan the frustration caused by not being able to succeed even once.
In order to get started with Zhongmiaowan, Tangquan has refined it more than a hundred times.
Calculated based on the cost of five spiritual stones per serving, he has wasted five hundred low-grade spiritual stones.
What is this concept?
When Luo Chen started from scratch, his total net worth was only fifty spiritual stones.
Five hundred spiritual stones required him to start all over again and make comebacks ten times!
There is even no hope of success.
Only when you succeed once can you remember the most wonderful memory and learn more successful experiences from the successful memory.
In a word, successful people always succeed!
Faint thoughts passed by, and Luo Chen released the Four Elephants Cauldron.
This is the magic weapon he is most familiar with now, ranking above the Ziyun Copper Furnace, Xuanyun Cauldron and Divine Wood Cauldron.
"Old man Mi, I miss you very much!"
After reminiscing, Luo Chen lit the fire by himself, and then put in the medicinal materials one by one.
"Zhanxingcao, bamboo yellow..."
"Huanyou grass, separated by blue orange grass juice..."
"The last thing is the snow fox demon blood, so...that's not right!"
In just a moment, Luo Chen woke up from his trance.
And just from this trance, the pungent fishy smell came over.
He rose into the air and looked down at the situation in the cauldron.
A large stream of snow-white solid liquid mixture flows through it.
The pungent smell comes from this.
Luo Chen's face was gloomy, he failed!
It failed even before it reached the stage of fusion of medicinal power.
Not to mention the Hedan step.
"Just stimulating the blood of the snow fox demon and the hallucinogenic feeling made me addicted for a moment."
"In just this moment, the refining failed!"
"This is the only time I have encountered a counterattack from an elixir in all my years of refining alchemy."
This situation is rare.
Or rather, there is!
But it generally only exists in high-level elixirs.
For example, some high-level elixir refining processes that use living animals to refine elixirs must face counterattacks from the elixir raw materials.
Unexpectedly, this situation would happen in every Tongyou Dan.
"It may be caused by the fact that the pill recipe I completed did not suppress the hallucinogenic ability in the snow fox demon's blood."
"But now that we have started, it is too late to temporarily change and optimize the recipe."
"I have to find a way to prevent me from being hallucinated while refining the elixir."
If there is a problem, solve it!
Luo Chen was not discouraged. He had experienced many failures.
Without these failures, how could there be more success?
It's just that in this short day, he experienced the failure of spells and alchemy, which really made him exhausted.
"Maybe it's also related to being too tired during this period."
"It just so happens that my meridians were slightly damaged today and I need to rest for a while."
"I won't practice any more today. I'll just take the golden jade liquid and clear liquid, and then go to bed!"
Luo Chen understands the principle that going too far is not enough.
He decisively chose to go to bed.
Needless to say, I slept quite peacefully this time.
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(End of chapter)
