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Chapter 200: The Nine Turns Mechanism Technique
Chapter 200: The Nine Turns Mechanism Technique
In the following days, Su Chen took up residence in the Windriding Pavilion.
The Tower Master, Shengrui Xie, had his reasons for inviting Su Chen to stay.
He invited several powerful individuals to the Windriding Pavilion as guests, all of whom were capable of succeeding the Sect Leader's position.
With Su Chen's friendly gesture, the visiting experts were also very amicable.
After inviting two powerful individuals, Shengrui Xie stopped inviting others.
The lingering thoughts in his mind were completely extinguished.
The sudden appearance of a formidable enemy made these experts and masters feel concerned.
But they weren't foolish enough to antagonize Su Chen on their own.
Su Chen hadn't provoked them, and for now, they weren't affected.
If they helped Shengrui Xie and got injured, what would they do? Risk their safety for the Windriding Pavilion?
The situation soon stabilized.
On the Windriding Pavilion's side, many disciples were sent out to search for ancient texts.
These books and documents were beyond the comprehension of the Windriding Pavilion's members.
They only knew that these were ancient texts passed down through the years.
Upon learning that Su Chen was searching for them, Shengrui Xie secretly arranged for disciples to attempt to comprehend these texts.
However, they all returned empty-handed, wasting their time.
During this waiting period, Su Chen focused on his martial arts cultivation and consolidating his realm, in addition to studying the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique.
He had obtained this secret text in the Wild Secret Realm but hadn't had the time to research it.
In Tiangang City, he lacked both time and the opportunity to study it without attracting attention, as he had suddenly started learning the art of pill concoction.
But in the Windriding Pavilion, he didn't care about being noticed.
Su Chen even asked others to help him gather medicinal ingredients.
The Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique was not easy to understand, as many parts were not clearly explained.
With his Scholar Heavenly Destiny, Su Chen managed to comprehend some of it.
However, the names of the medicinal ingredients mentioned in the text seemed to differ greatly from their modern counterparts.
After some thought, Su Chen described the properties of the ingredients, allowing the Windriding Pavilion's members to find suitable ones.
Using this method, many issues were resolved.
The gathered ingredients seemed to match the descriptions in the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique.
With the preparations complete, Su Chen began to refine pills according to the instructions in the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique.
Pill refinement had always been a challenging task.
Otherwise, the various pill-concocting clans and sects' pill masters wouldn't be so highly regarded.
Pill refinement involved extracting the essence of medicinal ingredients and condensing them into pills.
To extract the essence, pill masters needed not only technical skills but also a strong cultivation base.
Otherwise, during the pill condensation process, they might not withstand the backlash.
After thoroughly studying the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique, Su Chen decided to start with the most basic Qi-Supplement Pill.
This ordinary pill was the first choice for many pill masters as it didn't have any backlash pressure.
During his first attempt, Su Chen didn't activate his Artisan's Ingenuity Heavenly Destiny.
But as he proceeded with the first step, a problem arose.
This failure was due to the unique refinement method in the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique, which was far more intricate than other techniques.
Su Chen lacked a deep understanding of it and initially thought his hands were too clumsy.
However, he had a clever solution: activating his Artisan's Ingenuity Heavenly Destiny, which instantly made his hands dexterous.
Su Chen, who had just started learning the refinement method, didn't use any sophisticated pill furnaces.
He made do with an ordinary cauldron.
Within about a quarter of an hour, the medicinal essence was extracted, and the next step was pill condensation.
This step is the most challenging, as explicitly stated in the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique.
Even skilled pill concocters have a twenty percent failure rate during this step.
Although this was Su Chen's first time refining pills, with his Heavenly Destiny of Artisan's Ingenuity, his hands were incredibly dexterous. His pill refining techniques, which should have been clumsy, showed a certain level of proficiency.
The fire beneath the cauldron gradually diminished until it extinguished.
Within the cauldron, a pill was revealed.
The pill formation was successful, and regardless of anything else, at least this pill had taken shape.
Su Chen took the pill out and placed it in his palm.
Looking at the pill, Su Chen was also uncertain.
The entire pill was indeed like a smooth and lustrous piece of jade.
However, this pill was slightly smaller, and there were many black spots and stripes on it, indicating impurities that had not been thoroughly cleansed.
Sniffing its aroma, it indeed had the refreshing scent of a Qi-Supplement Pill, and it was even more intense.
After years of cultivation and consuming numerous pills, Su Chen had never seen a pill like this.
The Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique specifically mentioned that pills refined using this method would be crystal clear and translucent.
The highest-grade pills could even be seen through with the naked eye.
The pill in Su Chen's hand didn't seem to be of high quality, as even the outer layer had many spots and stripes.
It was far from being translucent.
Based on the description in the Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique, Su Chen's pill was considered successful.
However, Su Chen dared not consume it.
All the pills he had seen before, except for those with special ingredients, were primarily brownish-gray.
This pill appeared clean, but Su Chen couldn't be sure if there were any issues.
If the refinement was incorrect and the medicinal properties clashed, creating a deadly poison, it would be a loss.
Amidst his thoughts, Su Chen prepared to bring the pill back to Tiangang City.
Senior Apprentice Sister Jin Yue was from a pill concocting family, so she could help determine if there were any issues with the pill.
With this in mind, Su Chen took advantage of his free time to attempt the process a few more times.
The Jade and Stone Alchemy Technique listed the names of various medicinal ingredients, and Su Chen meticulously recorded their corresponding names for future convenience.
This was the seventh day since Su Chen had revealed his abilities.
Seeing that Su Chen didn't show any ill intent, the people of Windriding Pavilion finally relaxed their vigilance.
Those sent out to search for books and collections began to provide feedback on this day.
In this world, there were indeed many books written in this style.
Here, these books were preserved as ancient texts.
Although many believed that these ancient texts concealed profound and mysterious techniques, no one had gained insights from them despite countless geniuses studying them over the years.
Currently, these ancient texts were like a double-edged sword for various sects.
They were neither valuable nor worth discarding.
Windriding Pavilion's search for these ancient texts, even with the slight resources they offered, was enough to obtain them.
After obtaining the books, Su Chen began reading them one by one.
Most of these ancient texts were not cultivation techniques.
Many were records of events, some resembling historical books.
They might be significant for researching ancient history, but Su Chen had no interest in studying the history of this place.
For several consecutive days, books continued to be delivered.
Among them, there was an ancient text that caught Su Chen's attention.
This book, titled Nine Turns Mechanism Technique, didn't differ much in appearance from the other ancient texts.
As Su Chen flipped through and studied it, he felt he had found the Sage's Secret Technique.
(End of Chapter)
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