It had taken Li Chang’an less than a month to go from receiving the alchemy inheritance to successfully refining a Tier One Low Grade Elixir.
If this news were to get out, it would surely cause a sensation. A Foundation Establishnt Great Cultivator might even show up at his door to capture him for research.
’My talent for Cultivation isn’t anything special, but my aptitude for various Skills is truly remarkable.’
Li Chang’an understood that this was related to his powerful Spiritual Power.
’Still, I need to keep honing my Alchemy Skill. If the quality is too poor, people will probably think I’m selling fake dicine.’
Li Chang’an didn’t rest, imdiately starting to refine his second Qi Nourishing Pill.
His technique was still very unpracticed.
He could only refine them one at a ti.
But the inheritance ntioned that once one’s Alchemy Skill was mature enough, it was entirely possible to refine multiple Elixir Pills at once.
...
For the next two months or so, Li Chang’an’s life fell into a stable routine.
He basically switched back and forth between Qi Refining, Body Refinent, and Alchemy.
In short, it all ca down to one thing.
Refining!
His Alchemy Skill grew increasingly mature, and he could already be considered a veteran among Tier One Low Grade Alchemists.
On this day, inside his residence, the Pill Fire flared to life.
Li Chang’an sat cross-legged before the Pill Furnace, fully concentrated. He took out more than ten stalks of Qi Replenishing Grass at once, sending them all into the furnace.
Under his ticulous control, not a single stalk of Qi Replenishing Grass reacted unexpectedly; they all smoothly liquefied.
After that, he added more than ten portions each of the other two types of Spirit dicine.
After the three dicinal liquids finally rged, a ball of turquoise liquid larger than a fist appeared in the Pill Furnace.
’Divide!’
Li Chang’an commanded with a thought.
That ball of dicinal liquid slowly undulated, gradually separating into twelve smaller globules that began to solidify.
Suddenly, he lost control of several of the globules, and sothing went wrong.
Two of them turned to ash on the spot, and another three shriveled up considerably.
In the end, Li Chang’an only managed to produce ten Elixir Pills.
Seven of them were of good quality and appearance.
The other three were slightly shriveled and dull.
’Seven standard Qi Nourishing Pills and three Inferior Grade ones. That’s a pretty high success rate for a batch this size.’
Li Chang’an was quite satisfied, and he stored the standard Qi Nourishing Pills in a Jade Bottle.
When refining multiple Elixir Pills at once, the success rate was inherently difficult to guarantee. Getting more than half was considered good.
’They say so Alchemists can multitask, refining different kinds of Elixir Pills in the sa Pill Furnace simultaneously.’
’Even more impressively, so don’t even need a Pill Furnace.’
’And so can even achieve One Thought Becos a Pill...’
The alchemy inheritance Zheng Qingqing had given Li Chang’an recorded many such legends.
The legend that Li Chang’an found most incredible was that of "One Thought Becos a Pill."
Without a Pill Furnace or Pill Fire, with just a single thought, one could extract the dicinal liquid from the raw materials, fuse all the liquids, and refine them into a perfect Elixir Pill.
’What kind of realm would that be?’
Li Chang’an couldn’t help but feel captivated by the thought.
To reach that level, a Cultivator’s own Cultivation must be incredibly high.
He shook his head; all of that was too far out of his reach.
’For now, I should just focus on refining High-quality Elixirs.’
Just then, a golden light suddenly appeared before his eyes—it was the day’s Divination.
[Divination Refreshed]
[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]
[Chen Qianya invites you to her ho to discuss Talisman Art. You realize sothing is wrong and send your Puppet Body instead. As expected, you are ambushed and trapped in an Array. However, you use the Array-Breaking Pestle and the Forbidden Spirit Pearl to successfully break the Array, kill the ambushing Tribulation Cultivators in a counterattack, and obtain their Treasures.]
’Chen Qianya?’
Li Chang’an’s brows knitted together tightly.
After all their recent interactions, he considered Chen Qianya a friend and fellow Daoist.
’Why would she try to plot against ?’
’The Divination says I’ll realize sothing is wrong, which must an Chen Qianya isn’t acting like her usual self. Could she be under soone’s control?’
Li Chang’an pondered, his gaze lingering on the two words "Tribulation Cultivator."
’The ones making a move on ... are most likely the Tribulation Cultivators from Black Wind Mountain again.’
Other than Black Wind Mountain, he hadn’t had any major grievances with other Tribulation Cultivator organizations.
’Could Fourth Lady i have used a Gu Insect to control Chen Qianya?’
Li Chang’an imdiately thought of this possibility.
Gu Techniques were quite bizarre.
According to legend, so Gu Insects were particularly strange. Once they parasitized a Cultivator’s body, they could control their host’s every word and action, turning the Cultivator into a puppet.
’Looks like in this battle, I not only have to kill Fourth Lady i, but I also have to do my best to save Chen Qianya’s life.’
Li Chang’an imdiately began his preparations.
The Array-Breaking Pestle and the Forbidden Spirit Pearl ntioned in the Divination were both Array-Breaking Treasures he had found in Zheng Songcheng’s Storage Pouch. The Array-Breaking effect of either one was no weaker than the Small Forbidden Array.
The two combined could break almost any Array below Tier Two.
In addition, he had to bring the Beast Slaying Shuttle, which would be useful for killing the Gu Insects.
...
「The next morning.」
Li Chang’an had already hidden deep within his Array.
His Puppet Body sat quietly in the courtyard, waiting for the Tribulation Cultivators to arrive.
About an hour later, a familiar voice rang out from outside the door.
"Daoist Li, are you ho?"
’It really is Chen Qianya.’
Li Chang’an got up to open the door.
"Daoist Chen, what can I do for you?"
"Daoist Li, I’ve recently run into so confusion with my Talisman Art and was hoping to discuss it with you."
At a glance, Chen Qianya seed normal today.
But Li Chang’an had interacted with her many tis before, and he quickly noticed sothing was off.
For example, her expression wasn’t as lively as usual; her eyes looked sowhat stiff, and her tone of voice was different.
"Daoist Chen, please co in. I happen to have so questions about Talisman Art myself."
Li Chang’an pretended not to know anything and invited her into the courtyard.
Chen Qianya shook her head and said, "Daoist Li, let’s go to my place instead. I recently obtained a Treasure from a Secret Realm and wanted to ask you to take a look."
"Alright."
Li Chang’an did not refuse.
He imdiately went out the door and headed to her residence with Chen Qianya.
Their residences were not far apart.
They arrived before long.
"Daoist Li, please co in."
Chen Qianya smiled, though the corners of her lips were still sowhat stiff.
Of course, anyone who didn’t know her well wouldn’t have noticed a thing.
Li Chang’an entered her courtyard, appearing completely unsuspecting.
"Daoist Chen, where is that Treasure you ntioned?"
"Right here."
Chen Qianya chuckled lightly, as if about to show Li Chang’an the Treasure.
But just as she spoke, she suddenly made her move, instantly casting a large, nearly invisible net.
’A Shadowless Net?’
Li Chang’an was taken aback; this was the first ti soone had used this kind of Treasure against him.
Fortunately, he had been on his guard the whole ti.
He dodged it with a simple sidestep.
Then, he also cast a Shadowless Net, instantly binding Chen Qianya and casually tucking her into his Spirit Beast Bag.
"Huh?"
A surprised voice ca from the shadows.
"Li Chang’an, you were already prepared?"
That voice belonged to none other than Fourth Lady i!
Li Chang’an said coolly, "Fourth Lady i, did you really think such a petty trick could fool ?"
"Li Chang’an, I admit I miscalculated, but so what? You’re already inside the Array. You can’t escape now!"
Fourth Lady i’s sinister laughter echoed all around, seeming to co from everywhere at once.
In the next instant, the world around him warped. The entire courtyard vanished, leaving only a thick, oppressive darkness.
A palpable killing intent arose, yet nothing could be seen.
Vaguely, it seed as if strange shadows were flitting through the darkness.
’So it’s the Shadow Slaughter Array.’
Li Chang’an wasn’t panicked; he recognized the Array imdiately.
This Array was similar to the Cloud Mist Hidden Killing Array and considered quite exceptional among Tier One Arrays. It possessed both trapping and killing functions.
At this mont, more and more shadows began to swarm around him.
Every shadow carried a strong killing intent, flickering in and out of existence, like vengeful spirits wandering the mortal world.
"Li Chang’an, you used an Array against Old Fifth back then. Now it’s your turn to taste what it’s like to be trapped in one!"
Fourth Lady i’s icy voice rang out again.
"Today, your defeat is certain!"
As soon as her voice fell, a nearly invisible shadow shot toward him.
Like a cold draft, it was upon Li Chang’an in an instant.
’Petty tricks!’
Li Chang’an casually slapped out a few Talismans to protect himself.
BOOM.
The shadow crashed into the shield released by the Talismans, instantly dissipating into a wisp of black smoke that returned to the surrounding darkness.
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