Senior Xue Yao walked into the wooden house, and the place returned to its original tranquility.
"One percent? Top alchemists only have a one percent success rate. How is this possible?" Chu Cheng shook his head, not quite believing it.
If it was really that difficult, how could those great masters in ancient times rob a Lianxinhua plant to their death for the sake of their descendants?
Chu Cheng sat down cross-legged and took out a pill furnace from the storage ring. This alchemy furnace is painted with ink and is engraved with a sacred image of a red bird and a fiery red flame pattern, as if it is really about to spit out a ball of fire.
This is the alchemy furnace used by Changsuntang during his lifetime. Its quality is naturally extraordinary, and it is a third-grade alchemy furnace.
Third-level alchemy furnaces are as rare as third-level alchemists in Qingzhou, only a few dozen.
When Changsuntang was beheaded by Chu Cheng, his belongings were naturally swept away by Chu Cheng. But what makes people speechless is that Changsuntang doesn't have many spiritual stones on his body, and there are only more than 3,000 high-grade spiritual stones.
Fortunately, there are many spiritual herbs and elixirs, and there is no shortage of elixirs used in the foundation building stage. The Ling Lian Powder used in the early stage of foundation building and the Spirit Gathering Pill used in the middle and late stages are all available, and it's not a small sum. In total, there are at least more than five hundred.
This is simply a one-stop service, and the whole process is prepared for Chu Cheng. Just waiting for him to step into the foundation.
It is not unreasonable to say that good fortune and misfortune come together. In times of crisis, there will always be good fortune.
Chu Cheng took a deep breath, took out a Lianxinhua from the jade box, and placed it in the alchemy furnace.
Alchemy is based on earth fire as its root and hand magic as its supplement. But this Ji Dao Dan is completely different.
It has no fire or determination, but uses the thoughts in the heart and the unity of mind and spirit to refine it into elixir.
The Lianxin flower was put into the alchemy furnace. Chu Cheng pinched his middle finger, and a drop of essence and blood fell from the fingertips and seeped into the flower. The pale yellow petals flashed with a deep red.
This trace of essence and blood is to provide an extra sense when refining the elixir.
Chu Cheng began to refine the elixir, and with the thought in his heart, he began to refine the Lianxinhua with that trace of inspiration.
Under this thought, Lian Xinhua began to slowly condense... This is the first step, the step of condensing the elixir.
Condensate the elixir first and then refine it, instead of forming it first and then condensing the elixir, skipping the second step.
As time passed, Lian Xinhua was refined into a yellow pill under Chu Cheng's thoughts.
Chu Cheng has been immersed in this alchemy. This first step seems to be very simple, and he thinks it is very simple.
The elixir had already taken shape, and its round shape appeared in his sight.
The elixir seemed to be ready, but there was still a small crack. Just when Chu Cheng used the power of his mind to heal the crack, a roar sounded from the alchemy furnace. The burning smell wafted out from the alchemy furnace.
"How could it fail?" Chu Cheng was puzzled. This seemed to be the simplest step.
For a person who is about to become a second-level alchemist, condensing the elixir is the easiest step, while refining it is the most difficult. Generally speaking, an elixir can only be called an elixir if its content reaches more than 60%.
"You were careless, do it again." Chu Cheng poured out the dregs of pills in the pill furnace and put it back in.
But the same thing happened, and when the last crack was being healed, an explosion sounded.
Once, twice, three times...it wasn't until the thirty-sixth time that Chu Cheng stopped.
"No! I always feel like something is missing." Chu Cheng frowned. As expected, as Senior Xueyao said, this is extremely difficult to practice.
Only the top alchemy masters have a 1% chance. Chu Cheng is only a first-level alchemy master. He is still far away from the top. Isn't it more difficult to refine the ultimate pill?
"Senior Xueyao!" Chu Cheng stood up and shouted towards the room.
A long time passed, but there was no response. The world is still peaceful.
"That's all, as long as you work hard, an iron rod can be ground into a needle, let alone this." Chu Cheng sighed and sat down cross-legged again. However, instead of rushing to practice elixirs, he closed his eyes and cultivated himself.
He felt very irritable and his mind was full of anxiety. Although there are many Lianxinhua, there are only a thousand of them, and they cannot afford such a squandering.
According to Chu Cheng's attainments in alchemy, ten thousand Lianxin flowers might not be enough. This is just the first step of condensing the elixir. The second step of refining is probably even more difficult.
I don't know how long it took, but Chu Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a glint in his eyes.
Chu Cheng looked up at the lake and smiled. At this moment, he suddenly remembered the previous scene.
Taichu Space, Taichu Blessing, when Xue Yao controlled water to irrigate the spiritual grass, it grew rapidly in an instant.
"Senior Xue Yao said that refining Ji Dao Dan in the Taichu space can increase your chances. I actually forgot this before!" Chu Cheng looked at the lake with bright eyes.
Chu Cheng put another Lianxinhua into the alchemy furnace and began to catalyze it with his thoughts.
Time passed by, and just when the elixir was about to take shape, Chu Cheng pointed toward the lake. Water suddenly rose up in the lake in the distance, and fell into the elixir under the tug.
Suddenly! Thick mist rolled up from all directions, and as the water fell, spiritual energy rolled in from all around!
At this moment, the last crack on the elixir healed!
Chu Cheng smiled slightly, his expression immediately returned to calm, and he started refining in one go.
Refining is to remove impurities from the elixir and improve the purity of the elixir.
After a stick of incense, an explosion sounded...
"Failed!" Chu Cheng's face was stained with dirt in the explosion, and his face was completely dark.
This failure is not considered a failure. The refining just now was just too hasty, speeding up and causing the furnace to explode.
Chu Cheng took a deep breath and continued to refine the elixir. From the refining of the condensed elixir, everything is done in one go.
A yellow elixir floats in the elixir furnace, turning around and releasing traces of black mist.
After a long time, this yellow pill gradually began to melt...
This is the easiest step to convert the elixir. After the elixir is transformed, there is the sublimation elixir liquid, which is used to refine the liquid to the extreme.
An hour later, Chu Cheng exhaled heavily, his body was sticky and sweaty.
When everything melted away, Chu Cheng reached the lake, and the lake water came again.
At the same time that the elixir was re-formed into an elixir, the liquid, with its strong spiritual energy, seeped into the elixir.
There was a burst of clear light, and the elixir began to condense rapidly again. In just three breaths, a golden pill appeared in front of him.
This is a golden elixir, ordinary yet extraordinary. It looks like an ordinary golden elixir on the outside, but it contains a Taoist charm inside.
"It's done!" Chu Cheng received the elixir in his hand and smiled happily.
Although one can only increase the success rate by half, as long as there are more of them, even an idiot can pile them up.
After the first time, there will be a second time, and it will be much easier.
Chu Cheng took out a jade box, put the Jidao Pill in it, and then took out a Lianxinhua and started refining it. After having the first experience, he became very skillful.
As time passed, the number of elixirs in the jade box containing the Jidao elixirs began to increase.
One, two, three...four...
More than a year later, the pill ash around Chu Cheng has piled up into a hill. But the jade box was filled with Jidao pills, more than a hundred of them.
"Complete!" Chu Cheng took back the last Jidao Pill and smiled. The jade box containing the Lianxinhua has long been empty, and the last one has been refined into elixirs.
In this year, Chu Cheng failed more than 230 times and succeeded 148 times.
The success rate of top alchemists is only one percent, but Chu Cheng's success rate is about 40 percent, which is considered high.
Chu Cheng stood up, dusted off his hands, and went to the lake to wash himself. But I found that when my hand touched the lake water, it was like touching nothingness.
"What's going on!" Chu Cheng exclaimed. The lake water was untouchable, but it could clearly water the spiritual grass.
He then pointed, and the lake rippled and floated in front of him under the tug of his finger.
"Wow~!" The lake water scattered in mid-air, and the rich and sticky spiritual energy rolled around Chu Cheng.
This spiritual energy is very rich, more than a hundred times richer than the inner sect area of Luoyun Sect. If you practice in such an environment, your practice speed can be increased at least several times. It's a pity that these spiritual powers can only be seen but not touched. It cannot be used for it.
"If I can practice here, I can reach the late stage of foundation building in less than ten years!" Chu Cheng looked at the heaven and earth, feeling a little hot and a little regretful in his heart.
"This is just a small piece of soil, and it cannot condense everything in Taichu Space." At this moment, Xue Yao walked out of the house, shook his head and said: "With Taichu Blessing, the success rate is only 40%. It’s really a waste, if I change to that person, it can be 100%.”
Chu Cheng was a little speechless. He was just a nobody. How could someone who didn't even build a foundation compare with the supreme beings of ancient times?
"Okay, one hundred and forty-eight Ji Dao Pills. Although there is only a chance of success, as long as it is not too bad luck, it should be possible." As soon as Xue Yao finished speaking, before Chu Cheng could speak, he waved his hand.
In the moment of waving his hand, Chu Cheng felt that everything around him was turned upside down, and a suction force pulled him away from here.
Chu Cheng came into darkness again in a trance, followed by the sound of objects falling from all around. It was a jade box filled with Jidao Dan, and it made a clattering sound when it fell to the ground.
As soon as Chu Cheng sent it out, he understood what was going on.
Advanced foundation building requires a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy, and although the spiritual energy in Taichu space is rich, it cannot be absorbed, which is not conducive to foundation building.
Chu Cheng sat down cross-legged and began to meditate with his eyes closed. It is said that only one month has passed outside, but a year has passed in the cave.
Every time he refines the Ji Dao Pill, a drop of blood essence is dripped out, which consumes a lot of energy. More than three hundred drops of essence and blood were consumed, which was also a huge drain on vitality. If you want to advance to the ultimate realm, you must be in the best condition.
Three days later, Chu Cheng, who was lying cross-legged on the ground, slowly opened his eyes.
He slapped the storage ring, and piles of spiritual stones poured out from it, immediately filling the entire cave.
