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Chapter 433: Chenxiang Pills
Chapter 433: Chenxiang Pills
Normally, it would take at least a year or more to cultivate a second-grade spirit herb to maturity. Lu Chen didn't have the patience to quietly wait for the Huangyun Ginseng to mature, so he came up with the idea of using the Qingming Source Qi to hasten the process.
Although the Qingming Source Qi was extremely rare, now that he had the Nazha Pearl from the Canging Grass Light Group, he could replenish it if he used too much.
Moreover, since Huangyun Ginseng was only a second-grade spirit herb, it wouldn't consume much Qingming Source Qi, so Lu Chen boldly proceeded with his plan.
Thin strands of pale green spiritual energy, filled with vibrant vitality, poured into the dark yellow spirit seed, which greedily absorbed it and grew at a visible rate.
Half a moment later, the inner wall of the spirit seed silently ruptured, and a pale yellow sprout emerged from the spirit soil, trembling gently in the wind, looking fragile and delicate.
One after another, the Qingming Source Qi was consumed, and the pale green light group in Lu Chen's dantian had shrunk to less than half its original size.
He took out a jade green spirit bead from his storage bag, gently squeezed it with his fingers, and the bead burst forth with dozens of subtle wood and plant spirit energies, all of which were guided into Lu Chen's dantian.
In his dantian, the pale green light group rotated slightly, and as it absorbed more and more of the Nazha Pearl, its volume increased accordingly.
After completely absorbing the jade green spirit bead, the pale green light group in his body had also recovered to its original size.
Having manipulated the Qingming Source Qi for an extended period, Lu Chen felt mentally exhausted and returned to his house to rest.
In the blink of an eye, nearly ten days had passed.
All twenty of the dark yellow spirit seeds had grown into normal spirit herbs, but Lu Chen had divided them into four batches, each with slightly different growth progress.
The first five Huangyun Ginseng plants matured.
Lu Chen harvested them one by one.
Due to the forced maturation and lack of careful tending, the quality of these five Huangyun Ginseng plants was ordinary.
Lu Chen had expected this and was not surprised. He stored the mature plants in his storage bag to be used as reserve materials for pill refining.
He shifted his gaze to the five white light groups that had quietly appeared.
He reached out and gently touched one of them.
The white light group exploded into countless specks of light that surged into Lu Chen's body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
【Harvested one second-grade Huangyun Herb, obtained one second-grade Beast Spirit Pill.】
A gray-black pill appeared in his hand, emitting a faint fragrance that prompted Lu Chen to consider consuming it.
【Beast Spirit Pill, a second-grade pill refined from Astral Cloud Fungus and various low-grade spirit grasses and spirit herbs favored by many demonic beasts. It contains abundant spiritual energy and can be used to nurture spirit beasts, promoting their growth.】
"A rather unremarkable pill," Lu Chen muttered as he casually put away the Beast Spirit Dan and proceeded to touch the second white light group.
【Harvested one second-grade Huangyun Mushroom, obtained one second-grade Beast Spirit Pill.】
2 The reward from the first three light groups was consistently the second-grade Beast Spirit Dan.
Lu Chen frowned slightly and touched the fourth light group.
【Harvested one second-grade Huangyun Ginseng, obtained a third-grade treasure, the Chenxiang Pill.】
As the thought flashed by, a dark yellow pill appeared in his palm. The pill was refined from an unknown material, emitting a subtle yet captivating fragrance. Upon closer inspection, the scent seemed to undergo subtle changes.
Lu Chen's consciousness focused on the dark yellow pill.
【Chenxiang Pill, a third-grade treasure refined from various spices, the essence of spirit plant petals, spirit beast musk, and other ingredients. It holds great allure for demonic beasts, especially feline-type demonic beasts, inducing a state of mental and physical bliss, reducing the risk of aberration, and enhancing their cultivation speed.】
【While the pill's fragrance is enticing, do not let it distract you from your goals.】
"Chenxiang Pills... There's such a third-grade treasure..." Lu Chen looked at the pill in his hand, feeling bemused.
"Oh well, I can give it to the spirit beasts in the cave during my free time, especially the Cloud-Treading Lynx.
Lu Chen rubbed his hands together, offering a quick prayer to the void, and then reached out to gently touch the surface of the last white light group.
Countless tiny specks of light burst forth, coalescing into a jade slip projection. Before Lu Chen could react, it instantly surged into his body.
【Harvested one second-grade Huangyun Herb, obtained one copy of the second-grade Beast Spirit Pill formula.】
A vast amount of information flooded into Lu Chen's sea of consciousness.
In that fleeting moment, it was as if he had experienced the process of refining the Beast Spirit Pill hundreds of times—how to process the materials, control the Elixir Fire, condense the pill, and determine the optimal timing for opening the pill furnace…
All the previous ambiguities suddenly became crystal clear, and he gained a deeper understanding of refining the Beast Spirit Pill.
As he continued to assimilate the pill formula experience package in his sea of consciousness, a smile unconsciously tugged at Lu Chen's lips.
His body transformed into a stream of light, and he arrived at the pill refining chamber.
"Open the pill furnace! Refine the pill!"
A set of Beast Spirit Pill materials floated before him.
Lu Chen's hands moved swiftly and gracefully as he expertly prepared the materials and added them to the pill furnace in the correct order and quantities.
The cerulean pill fire gradually spread, enveloping the bottom of the pill furnace.
"Success!"
After a while, Lu Chen seemed to have a sudden realization, and he opened his eyes. The lid of the pill furnace lifted, and five ashen-black pills flew out, suspended in the air by his spiritual thoughts.
A semi-transparent, round pill beast slowly floated out of the pill furnace. It was about to swallow the pills when it suddenly froze, staring directly at the pills without moving.
"Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west; don't underestimate the pill master!"
"Who would've thought that after a few days of not seeing me, my pill refining skills would become so formidable?!"
Lu Chen grabbed the pill beast that tried to absorb the pill toxin, a mischievous smile on his face.
He struck while the iron was hot and continued refining Beast Spirit Pills, experiencing both success and failure. The probability of ending up with pill slag was still higher, once again giving the pill beast a full meal.
However, compared to before, his progress was evident. Out of ten attempts, he could succeed once or twice. Lu Chen estimated that with one pill formula experience package, his skill in refining Beast Spirit Pills had reached a proficient level.
"Once the remaining fifteen Huangyun Herbs mature, and I obtain two or three more pill formula experience packages from the light groups, I should be close to the proficient or minor accomplishment level."
Lu Chen thought optimistically, regaining his confidence in pill refining.
As he exited the pill chamber, the rich scent of medicinal herbs lingering on his body, he made his way to the spirit fields to continue inspecting and observing the spirit plants.
"The Wind-Thunder Sword Grass has finally successfully condensed its spirit seed."
Upon reaching the area where the sword grass was planted, Lu Chen noticed significant changes in the first Wind-Thunder Sword Grass that had condensed its spirit seed.
Within the deep black sword-shaped plant, there were three slender protrusions. The surrounding sword qi raged wildly, as if condensing all the minute sword qi of the Wind-Thunder Sword Grass nearby.
Lu Chen reached out and plucked a Wind-Thunder Sword Grass spirit seed.
The spirit seed was about an inch long, deep black in color, and slender like a sword. Faint black wind enveloped the spirit seed, and when his fingertips extended into the black wind, he could sense a sharp intent.
Occasionally, extremely subtle arcs of electricity danced across the surface of the spirit seed, accompanied by faint rumblings of thunder that vanished instantly into the air.
"It is indeed the Wind-Thunder Sword Grass spirit seed, and there's no difference from the previous one."
"It's just that the previous ones were placed within the Yang Xuan Sword Sheath and stimulated with Wind-Thunder Sword Qi to induce a directed mutation into an aberrant spirit seed."
"But now, I've relied on the actual method of condensing a spirit seed to do it myself."
"At least now I can report back to the Sword Hall."
Lu Chen secretly sighed.
(End of Chapter)
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