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Chapter 82 Breakthrough Pill (Available tomorrow, please subscribe!)

"Master San Shu, you've succeeded in refining it?"

"Barely," Xu Chuan said indifferently.

However, Zhou Yiming's heart was filled with turmoil, because he knew that neither the Zhou family's alchemy elders nor the recruited alchemists had ever successfully refined a pill.

Almost all of them failed to form the pill due to the conflicting properties of the medicine.

He had heard from his cousin, who followed the chief alchemist, that this formula might be an ancient one.

Its medicinal properties are potent, and it is extremely difficult to refine.

The lack of one or two key auxiliary materials left everyone helpless.

And now, it has actually been successfully refined by someone.

"Please wait a moment, Master. I will go and invite Elder Zhou Sen over."

Zhou Sen was the white-haired old man that Xu Chuan and the others had seen in the main hall.

The Zhou family has a total of three alchemists.

Only Zhou Sen was trained by the Zhou family themselves; the other two were recruited rogue cultivators.

However, the Zhou family is now also constantly training its members to become alchemists.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan nodded slightly, put the only finished pill into a porcelain bottle, and then sat cross-legged on the futon to meditate and regulate his breathing.

moment.

Elder Zhou Sen rushed over and said as soon as he saw him, "Fellow Daoist, please take out the pills and let me see them."

Xu Chuan moved the porcelain vase in front of Zhou Sen.

He poured out a mixture of gray and white pills from his body and examined them closely.

"The fragrance of elixir permeates the air, indicating that it is indeed a finished elixir. However, judging from its color, its quality is average and it can only be made into a low-grade elixir."

"Elder Zhou's alchemy is profound; he saw through the mystery at a glance," Xu Chuan said. "This pill is not easy to refine; the slightest carelessness in the process will lead to failure."

"Perhaps my magical power is insufficient and my alchemy skills are not proficient, which is why I was only able to produce one pill."

Zhou Sen sized up Xu Chuan, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Only then did he realize that Xu Chuan actually had the seventh level of Qi Refining cultivation, only one level lower than him.

How could a mere rogue cultivator have reached such a level of cultivation and become proficient in alchemy?
Forget it, what does it have to do with me?
At this moment, Zhou Sen was only concerned with the pill formula, and immediately said, "Yiming, let me see the completed pill formula."

"Yes, elder."

Zhou Sen glanced at it and frowned slightly.

"Did you add Jade Yang Grass and Water Element Flower?"

Zhou Sen looked at Xu Chuan in confusion, "Fellow Daoist San Shu, this pill formula already contains two spiritual herbs with fiery and cold attributes: Thornfire Vine Flower and Frost Grass. Two more have been added."

"Wouldn't this have intensified the fiery and cold elemental properties? How could you possibly succeed in condensing the pill under such circumstances? Are you sure you used these spiritual herbs in the alchemy?"

Zhou Yiming cupped his hands and said, "Elder, I obtained all the spiritual herbs; they are indeed these."

"How did you manage to refine this pill using these medicinal herbs?"

The Zhou family was powerful, and Xu Chuan knew that if he became too arrogant, he would surely face disaster.

However, this formula is quite remarkable, and the pills produced are equally extraordinary. We believe that the Zhou family would accept a higher reward.

"The pill formula has been completed, and I have successfully refined the pill. Elder, please verify the effectiveness of this pill first to see if it meets the needs of your Zhou family before discussing anything else."

Xu Chuan closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Sen and Zhou Yiming left the alchemy room to find someone to verify it.

The fact that the formula was completed and a finished pill was produced alarmed even the patriarch and other elders.

"Is this the Breakthrough Pill?"

The Zhou family patriarch held the grayish-white pill between his thumb and fingers, his eyes shifting without joy or sorrow.

"Let's find a suitable person to test the effectiveness of this pill first."

He glanced around and said calmly, "Is there anyone willing to give it a try?"

After a while, seeing that no one responded, Zhou Sen stepped forward and said, "Patriarch, let this elder give it a try. According to the formula, this Breakthrough Pill is used to break through the bottleneck in the late stage of Qi Refining."

"I am at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Although I am not at a bottleneck, I think it will have some effect on improving my magical power, which will be beneficial to me."

"Furthermore, this elder also wishes to personally experience the effects of the elixir through its consumption, so as to make subsequent improvements." The Zhou family patriarch glanced at Zhou Sen, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Third Uncle."

Zhou Sen took the pill, swallowed it immediately, and then sat cross-legged to refine it.

Two hours later.

Zhou Sen slowly opened his eyes and exhaled, "It is indeed a Breakthrough Pill, with seventy percent of the pill formula's efficacy."

Upon hearing this, those around him all showed expressions of joy.

An elder in purple robes asked excitedly, "Cousin, when can we begin mass-producing these Breakthrough Pills?"

Zhou Sen glanced at him and sighed softly, "It's hard to say yet. Let's talk about it after I've refined the finished pill using this complete formula."

The Zhou family patriarch seemed to sense something and said, "Elders, please don't interfere with Third Uncle's research on the pill formula."

"We will inform you all of any good news that comes our way."

Three days later.

Zhou Sen used the complete formula of pills provided by Xu Chuan to refine pills.

However, he either failed to condense the pill or produced a batch of useless pills, which puzzled him greatly.

As for Xu Chuan, he returned to the original courtyard and went into seclusion to cultivate.

"Father, when will we leave the Zhou family?"

When Xu Mingxian asked, Xu Chuan smiled enigmatically, "Do you want to leave or not?"

“Father saw right through me.”

Xu Mingxian was not surprised and said calmly, "This courtyard is not the core area of ​​the Zhou family, but the concentration of spiritual energy is several times higher than that around Bihan Pool."

“Envious?” Xu Chuan said, “But this is the result of the Zhou family’s ancestors’ hard work and accumulation over hundreds of years. In this respect, our Xu family is indeed far behind.”

"But it's not impossible to catch up quickly."

"Oh, how do we get there?" Xu Mingxian asked, intrigued.

"You will know in a while. Although I have completed their pill formula, this matter is not over yet. It will probably take several more days."

Xu Mingxian's brows furrowed slightly, then suddenly converged half an inch in the center, revealing his worry.

"Could it be the Zhou family?"

Xu Chuan raised his hand and laughed, "No, it's just that this pill formula is like an ancient one, and it's extremely difficult to refine. Even with my current peak seventh level of Qi Refining, I dare not relax at all. Moreover, there is a specific refining process. The chief alchemist of the Zhou family probably can't produce a finished pill in just a few days based solely on the pill formula experiment."

“But as a father, I can also use this as an opportunity to ask for more compensation.”

"Father, aren't you afraid?"

"Father knows what to do in this matter."

Seeing that he said that, Xu Mingxian did not ask any further questions.

Who is Xu Chuan? He built the Xu family into what it is today through hard work and has the best understanding of human nature that Xu Mingxian has ever seen.

The first-class alchemy room.

Peng~
A muffled sound came from inside the alchemy furnace, followed by billowing black smoke.

Failed again!

Zhou Sen frowned, his expression like distant mountains shrouded in a thin mist, obscuring his direction.

He remembered something and turned to look at Zhou Yiming.

"What was so special about the finished pills that Fellow Daoist San Shu refined?"

Zhou Yiming thought carefully, "It doesn't seem like anything is different. Wait, does sweating more than usual count?"

"More difficult than ever before?"

"probably."

Zhou Sen stared at Zhou Yiming, wanting to reprimand him but not knowing how.

With his mere Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation and shallow understanding of alchemy, how could he possibly discover the profound mysteries of alchemy?

One must be at least at the fourth level of Qi Refining to develop divine sense before one can easily investigate and possess the profound ability to control objects with divine sense.

"With his Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, how could he become so exhausted after refining just one batch of pills? Could there be some mysterious reason behind it?"

(End of this chapter)