Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 793: Sword Practice and Symbol Crafting, Mentoring the Younger Generation, and the Incarnati - Novel Cool

Chapter 793: Sword Practice and Symbol Crafting, Mentoring the Younger Generation, and the Incarnati

Chapter 793: Sword Practice and Symbol Crafting, Mentoring the Younger Generation, and the Incarnation Pill

Three months later!

In the most serene part of Daching Mountain, a bustling scene unfolded.

"Qi Yi, pour in the Frost Essence Bone Marrow!"

"Yes!"

Qi Yi leaped up, holding a jade bottle, and tipped it over the gray Universe Cauldron.

Spiritual power was activated, and puffs of white smoke rose.

In the white smoke, the Frost Essence Bone Marrow fell into the Universe Cauldron.

Qi Yi silently calculated the amount in his heart...

"Enough!"

Luo Chen, standing beside him, reminded Qi Yi, who also felt that the amount was just right and quickly stopped.

"Adding the bone marrow to the medicine will significantly change the temperature inside the cauldron. If you want the medicinal power to continue to rise and fuse, you must increase the fire. Step back for now, lest my true fire burns you."

Luo Chen instructed, and the withering and flourishing true fire suddenly erupted.

Qi Yi retreated cautiously, watching Luo Chen's every move with anticipation.

It was clear that Luo Chen also had the intention of mentoring him, as he would occasionally explain some details.

"When refining high-level pills, the requirements in all aspects are extremely high. The pill refining equipment, the strength of the pill fire... one could even say that the cultivator's personal spell power is closely related to it. When I refined the Incarnation Pill back then, my cultivation was only at the late Golden Core stage, so it took an extremely long time, and I slowly refined it with meticulous effort. Now that my cultivation is higher, I can save a lot of time."

"Your pill refining technique already has a very solid foundation. The main reason you can't stably refine Tier 3 pills is twofold. First, you haven't refined the extraordinary fire, and second, your spiritual power is insufficient. The former is easy to solve; just find a precious spiritual wood as a substitute and use the fire control and gathering array to solve it. But for the latter, you need to pay attention to tempering your spiritual power."

"Don't underestimate the importance of tempering your spiritual power; it's also related to your future Golden Core path!"

"In recent years, I've gained some insights into tempering spell power and wrote a book called 'Spirit Refinement Technique.' After refining the Incarnation Pill, you can take it to study."

Qi Yi listened attentively, admiring Luo Chen's ability to refine a Tier 4 breakthrough pill during the Golden Core stage and also finding some of his own shortcomings through Luo Chen's words.

When he heard that Luo Chen was going to teach him a secret technique for tempering spiritual power, he was even more delighted.

First, Qi Yi thanked Luo Chen, then asked curiously, "In the previous attempts, we failed. Will we succeed this time?"

Luo Chen was constantly monitoring the situation inside the Universe Cauldron, his face glowing crimson from the majestic withering and flourishing true fire.

In response to Qi Yi's question, he remained calm.

"Whether we succeed or fail, we must give it our all every time!"

"If there comes a day when you think your pill refining skills are sufficient and you refine pills with ease, the charred and foul-smelling pills that result from failure will be a mockery of your efforts."

"Only by being fully focused each time can we ensure that the pill fragrance fills the air in the end, without betraying all the sweat and hard work."

"Pay attention! Next is the most crucial stage of adding the three main ingredients. I won't explain further; how much you learn depends on your comprehension."

As he spoke, Luo Chen threw out a Tier 4 Purple Monkey Flower.

His ten fingers moved like fluttering butterflies, quickly forming intricate hand seals.

As spell power surged, pill techniques poured out from his hands, continuously decomposing and melting the Purple Monkey Flower floating in the air.

A purple mist appeared, dreamlike and ethereal, gradually sinking into the Universe Cauldron.

Qi Yi held his breath, afraid to even breathe, as if trying to memorize every step Luo Chen took.

Several days later.

Boom!

Luo Chen landed gracefully, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Qi Yi, who had been standing guard for days, had bloodshot eyes. "Great Elder, did we succeed?"

Looking up at the gray cauldron, Luo Chen smiled slightly.

"The batch of medicinal ingredients given by the Divine Symbol Sect has been stored for too long, so the medicinal power is somewhat diluted. Next, we need to use the pill fire to nurture it for a few days to condense the medicinal power before we can start the furnace. But from my judgment, there's an eighty to ninety percent chance of success!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yi couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

After such a long wait, he had become quite haggard.

Refining high-level pills, even just learning and assisting Luo Chen, was extremely challenging.

However, through this process, he had indeed learned a lot. As long as he digested it well, his pill refining skills would definitely improve!

"You must be tired too. Go and rest for two days!"

Qi Yi nodded subconsciously but then had a second thought.

"I'll stay and watch the fire!"

Luo Chen smiled.

"There's no need. Someone else will take care of the fire."

As they spoke, crisp footsteps echoed from the corner.

Qi Yi looked up and saw the Red Dog Puppet, which had previously been carrying medicinal ingredients, silently walking to the bottom of the Universe Cauldron.

Its body glowed with spiritual light, and then its hands each spat out a thread of withering and flourishing true fire.

With the prepared firewood, the flames beneath the Universe Cauldron were maintained at a certain level.

Qi Yi was astonished. Could this puppet also help with tending the fire?

"With the Red Dog here, there's no need to worry about changes in the pill fire," Luo Chen said with a smile, his eyes full of confidence.

Inside the Red Dog Puppet was his strongest first soul division. Whatever Luo Chen knew, the Red Dog also knew. Combined with the withering and flourishing true fire, it was almost as if Luo Chen was tending the fire himself, so there was little chance of making a mistake.

Then, Luo Chen took out a green-skinned gourd from his storage ring and handed it to Qi Yi.

"This is the Soul Soothing Powder, a Tier 3 Spirit Nourishing Spirit Medicine. When a cultivator is extremely fatigued, not only can it restore their spirit, but it can also slightly strengthen their soul. It's a core medicine of the Medicine King Sect. Fu Lao gave me the pill formula, and I hastily refined some. Take it and have a good rest!"

Qi Yi curiously accepted the gourd, wondering when Luo Chen had refined this spirit medicine.

Could it be during the preparation of the ingredients? But the Soul Soothing Powder is a famous Tier 3 spirit medicine. Has the Grand Elder's pill refinement technique reached such a level that he can refine Tier 3 pills with ease?

"Thank you, Grand Elder!"

After expressing his gratitude, Qi Yi left the pill chamber.

After he left, Luo Chen glanced at the Universe Cauldron once more, ensuring that the Red Dog Puppet could control the situation before leaving the pill chamber and returning to his own bedroom.

He first took a quick look at his storage ring.

The raw materials given to him by Fu Lao were still abundant, with a total of thirteen sets left! However, after deducting the Five Elements Lotus Platform he kept for himself, there were only three sets of materials suitable for refining the Incarnation Pill.

"I'll keep them for now. It won't hurt to refine some in my free time."

Luo Chen wasn't too concerned about the Incarnation Pill, as he already had two of them in stock!

Back then, on the Dragon Abyss Island in the Northern Sea, he hadn't used them all up, and through the Dragon Basin's nurturing, they had become high-quality Incarnation Pills of the middle tier of the fourth stage!

If this attempt was successful, based on past experience, he estimated that he could produce around ten pills.

Fu Lao's minimum requirement was two pills, and he didn't specify the maximum, but everyone understood the unspoken agreement.

When the time came, Luo Chen would be generous and give him three to five pills, leaving plenty for himself.

These pills, which he had "unscrupulously" kept for himself, would become the foundation of the future Luo Tian Sect.

Fourth-stage Incarnation Pills!

He also had a batch of several dozen third-stage Condensing Pills, which were helpful for condensing the Golden Core, from the Dragon Abyss Island. They were based on the third-stage Condensing Liquid Pill from the Heaven Tyrant Demon Lord's legacy.

Additionally, Luo Chen possessed the Imperial Stream Plasma, which aided in Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, he had obtained a complete set of Spirit Root Pills from the Pill Dao Grandmaster in the Pill Realm, which could grant ordinary humans without spirit roots thirty years of Qi Condensation cultivation.

With this, Luo Chen had gathered all the major breakthrough pills for humans from Qi Condensation to Nascent Soul cultivation.

If combined with corresponding pills for each cultivation stage, the overall cultivation process would be even smoother.

Luo Chen had also almost gathered all the pill formulas for soul cultivation.

The Mystic Passage Pill, Soul Soothing Powder, and Great Soul Pill!

If he could obtain the first-stage Calming Incense Pill formula from the Medicine King Sect or the refining method for the Fiery God Incense created by the Fragrant Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace, it would be even more perfect.

"With these systematic pill formulas, along with the Spirit Plant Cultivation Technique, the abundant spirit soil in the Penglai Octagonal Pavilion, and the large number of dragon worms from the Black King, I can establish a pill sect comparable to the Medicine King Sect."

"For body refinement, we have me, Wang Yuan, and the exceptional junior, Zeng Yilong. We can definitely restore the glory of ancient body refinement cultivators."

"If Qin Yuanjiang is smart enough and masters the art of puppetry, combined with my spirit refinement pills and techniques, he might have a chance to replicate the path of the Cloudfall Sect."

"I've gained some insights into the art of forging. Duan Feng left a good foundation for the Luo Tian Sect in this aspect. If only..."

Each thought represented a beautiful future.

Luo Chen didn't even want to return to Central State to be a guest at the Star Gate.

Why live under someone else's control when he could dominate a region, leaving behind his own legacy? But soon, Luo Chen cut off these thoughts.

Achieving those ideas required too many things.

A vast and resource-rich domain of the fourth stage or higher was necessary, along with a large number of outstanding disciples and a stable situation.

For Luo Chen, these were all things that could be encountered but not sought after.

Instead of fantasizing, it was better to focus on improving his strength.

Reputation and prestige were soft powers.

Cultivation realm, spell power, and supernatural abilities were the hard powers that would allow him to stand tall and unyielding in this chaotic world.

After a brief rest, Luo Chen began his sword cultivation.

He had collected seven strands of Crimson Heaven Qi from the Qingming Realm, and Fu Lao had given him three more.

If he could refine them all, he would enter the first stage of the Thousand Heaven Thousand Transformation Sword Scripture, providing him with an additional combat technique.

But he couldn't slack off!

Luo Chen took out a strand of Crimson Heaven Qi, opened his mouth, and inhaled, storing it in his chest and abdomen.

The Soul Butcher Sword was placed horizontally across his knees, and as Luo Chen breathed rhythmically, it began to resonate with the Crimson Heaven Qi.

His entire being became more and more sharp and imposing, making it hard for others to look directly at him.

...

"Senior, this is the third batch of symbol skin."

In a grand hall, Zeng Yilong hurriedly entered with his followers.

He first respectfully bowed to the tall black ape and then signaled his disciples to place the symbol skin.

A dull voice echoed, accompanied by a stench.

Black Ape Luo Chen walked up to the pile of beast hides, which were stacked higher than a person, and carefully inspected them.

One of the disciples behind him explained, "This batch of symbol skins were made by the Divine Symbol Sect cultivators using various demonic beast hides. They are around the second tier, and their attributes vary. As per your request, we tried to select fire-attributed ones, but there are still many other attributes mixed in."

Black Ape Luo Chen nodded.

This was the only drawback of making symbol skins from beast hides; their attributes were limited by the original attributes of the demonic beasts.

However, it wasn't an issue for him.

His original body could transform his spell power attributes, and he was extremely proficient in various Five Elements spells, so he could make full use of these symbol skins.

His Black Ape puppet avatar only needed to study the art of symbol crafting and master the theory; when his original body arrived, he could put it into practice.

After a thorough inspection, Luo Chen straightened his back with satisfaction.

"You've worked hard, go and collect your rewards from Yang Pingdu."

The Merit Academy of the Luo Tian Sect had changed leadership long ago.

It was no longer Sima Wenjie but Yang Pingdu, who joined the Luo Tian Sect midway.

He wasn't a powerhouse cultivated by the Luo Tian Sect but had joined with his own skills. Without a strong backing within the sect, he tried to remain impartial.

Even if he offended everyone, it could be considered as not offending anyone.

He was the most suitable person to lead the Merit Academy.

When Zeng Yilong was about to leave with his group, Luo Chen suddenly called out to the young man who had introduced the symbol skins earlier.

"You stay!"

The crowd was a bit surprised but didn't dare ask any questions.

After everyone else left, Luo Chen looked at the young man with a somewhat familiar silhouette.

"You're Qu Jiu!"

Qu Jiu was caught off guard. He didn't expect the Grand Elder to know him.

If he had to say it, the Grand Elder was not only the old ancestor of their sect but also his grandmaster.

When he was asked to stay, he wondered if it was because of his father's matter?

However, Luo Chen brought up another topic.

"You're not interested in the Pill Dao, but you seem very familiar with these symbol skins. It seems you have a good understanding of the art of symbolic scripts!"

Qu Jiu was startled, then hesitantly said, "Because of my mother, I was curious about the art of symbolic scripts, so I learned a bit."

"Oh? Is it because of her?"

"Yes, before my mother passed away, she left me a safety talisman. Later, during a battle with a demonic beast, that talisman saved my life. I asked the elders in the sect and learned that it was a third-tier defensive seal personally drawn by the powerful elder Ye of the Divine Symbol Sect, which she obtained through connections."

Qu Jiu reminisced about the past, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Then, he returned to the topic.

"After that, I became interested in the art of symbolic scripts. It's a convenient and powerful skill, and the key is that it can protect those close to you even when you're not around."

Black Ape Luo Chen stiffly nodded and slowly said, "The art of symbolic scripts is indeed like that. Although it doesn't directly enhance a cultivator's strength, it can help us in various aspects."

This understanding was also what Luo Chen had realized through his recent research and insights into symbolic scripts.

Symbolic scripts could not only be used in combat but also applied in various other ways.

Most importantly, it was extremely challenging for cultivators to ascend to higher realms. Once they encountered battles, their spell power would be greatly depleted, and recovery would become a lengthy process.

If they could infuse their unused spell power into symbolic scripts to replace the consumption during battles, it would indirectly assist cultivators in their cultivation.

Of course, it was not advisable to become overly obsessed with crafting symbols.

Looking at Qu Jiu, who was quite talented, Luo Chen felt an inexplicable closeness in his heart for some reason.

After a moment of contemplation, Black Ape Luo Chen spoke in a low voice, "From now on, follow me and learn how to craft symbols!"

Qu Jiu was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"Grand Elder, I..."

"Just call me Grandmaster."

Luo Chen patted Qu Jiu's shoulder with his firm palm and said, "My current level of symbol crafting, according to the system evaluation, has barely reached the third tier. It's not that impressive."

But teaching Qu Jiu was still well within his capabilities.

With the abundance of symbol skins now, he could accumulate proficiency, and it was easy to imagine how quickly Luo Chen's symbol crafting skills would improve.

Qu Jiu, under his guidance and with his pointers, would surely progress faster than if he studied alone.

"I'll first test your foundation in symbol crafting, and then..."

Just as Black Ape Luo Chen was saying this, his voice suddenly halted.

He looked up and gazed into the distance, toward the direction of his original body.

"Did it succeed?"

"It seems Fu Lao will be here soon!"

Once Fu Lao arrives, the news of successfully refining fourth-tier pills will inevitably spread.

This would confirm that what Luo Chen said during the Incarnation Ceremony was not an empty boast.

He indeed possessed the Grand Mastery realm, capable of refining a hundred pills with nothing beyond his abilities!

Those powerful cultivators who had been waiting and demanding pills would surely become restless.

"The leisurely days of my original body are coming to an end."

"I hope the new arrivals will bring some unique pill formulas!"

(End of Chapter)

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