The difficulty of refining a fourth-grade Precious Pill is more than ten tis harder than a third-grade Spirit Pill!
Throughout the entire process, Li Zhirui couldn't afford to relax even slightly; he had to maintain complete focus at all tis.
Otherwise, the slightest bit of negligence would inevitably lead to failure.
Furthermore, Li Zhirui's previous calculations were not accurate, and after using up fifty batches of materials, he still failed to successfully refine the Green Heaven Pill.
"Where did it go wrong?" Li Zhirui frowned deeply, utterly puzzled.
Despite years of ntal training, allowing Li Zhirui to accept continuous failures with calmness, he still couldn't help feeling a bit impatient.
He had not made a single mistake at any step, yet he still couldn't obtain a successful Green Heaven Pill!
And these dozens of failures also made Li Zhirui hesitant to attempt refining again, for fear of wasting more materials.
After all, he didn't even know where the problem lay, so wouldn't further attempts simply be a waste of materials?
Li Zhirui could only flip through the recorded alchemy processes captured on the mory Stone, trying to identify the problem.
After several days of reviewing, Li Zhirui reluctantly ca to a conclusion, but the answer seed ludicrous!
The problem wasn't with him, it was the Alchemy Furnace used for refining, whose grade was too low to fully seal the dicinal efficacy, causing the final product to fail to condense into a Precious Pill.
"To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools!" Li Zhirui said with a bitter smile, "Such a simple truth, and I had actually forgotten it!"
It was no wonder Li Zhirui overlooked this, after all, the Alchemy Furnace he was using was a high-quality third-grade Magical Treasure that was exceptional in every respect, which is why this issue had never co to his attention.
"A fourth-grade Alchemy Furnace..." Thinking of this, Li Zhirui felt a headache coming on, as such a grade of Magical Treasure would definitely not be cheap! And to get a better one would cost an astronomical price.
But the problem was, Li Zhirui was now penniless! He didn't even have ten thousand Spirit Stones to his na, so how could he afford a fourth-grade Alchemy Furnace?
"It seems I'll have to ask the family to lend so Spirit Stones," he thought, but the family's finances were tight as well, and he wasn't sure how much they could spare.
Yet when Li Zhirui brought this matter up with his family, they offered him their utmost support!
The result was that the Spirit Stones needed for the Spirit Vein upgrade would have to be saved for a few more months.
With the Spirit Stones in hand, Li Zhirui made another trip to the Xuanfa Pavilion, but this ti, he didn't see Fu Qinghuan, who was reportedly in seclusion, seeking the opportunity to Transform the Golden Core into a Nascent Soul.
While wishing him well in his heart, Li Zhirui also began to select the fourth-grade Alchemy Furnace which would accompany him for a long ti, so it was best to buy the very best all at once to avoid having to replace it later.
After comparing back and forth several tis, Li Zhirui finally chose a jade Alchemy Furnace nad the Three Treasures Yunling Furnace.
The main reason for choosing jade was that it had better sealing properties and also suited his aesthetic more.
But even now that he had made his choice, he couldn't imdiately take possession of the furnace; such precious fourth-grade Magical Treasures were stored in the headquarters' vault, to ensure absolute security.
Therefore, Li Zhirui would have to wait over a month before he could get the Alchemy Furnace and then verify whether his previous guess was correct.
anwhile, on Wanxian Island.
"Mother, this ti I plan to go to a farther place and train for a while," Li Chengshuo said, his eyes full of eagerness as he looked at Jiang Fengwu.
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"Where are you planning to go?"
"Fragnted Star State!" Li Chengshuo dared not conceal anything.
Jiang Fengwu's face imdiately changed at the ntion of this place. It was extrely dangerous and chaotic. Even a Golden Core cultivator could not guarantee their safety there, let alone Li Chengshuo, a re Foundation Establishnt junior?
Fragnted Star State was located to the southwest of Wanxian Island, within the mainland. It was a vast State Domain, larger than both Yunping State and Guangqing State combined, and it was rich in Spiritual Energy and resources, making it a pri cultivation haven.
But why was it described with adjectives like dangerous and chaotic? Because the area would occasionally erupt with massive teor showers!
The most exaggerated one to date was when one looked up to see the sky filled with enormous teors, whistling down from beyond the nine heavens, bringing with them bewitching blue-purple flas and destroying all life on the ground!
Therefore, no major forces occupied the area—Nascent Soul powers had better places to go, and Golden Core powers didn't have the strength—after all, who could guarantee that there wouldn't be a terrifying 'teor storm' in the future.
"No! I don't agree!" Jiang Fengwu decisively refused Li Chengshuo, saying, "You can go anywhere else, but the Fragnted Star State is not for you at the mont!"
"Well then, it should be fine if I go to Great Void Province, right? It's right by our family's territory, and the periphery isn't that dangerous." Li Chengshuo's eyes flashed with craftiness and triumph, yet he still pretended to be quite unhappy.
Jiang Fengwu frowned slightly, finding it a bit troubleso. Indeed, the outskirts of Great Void Province weren't that dangerous to her.
But Jiang Fengwu didn't believe Li Chengshuo would be that obedient!
She was certain that once Li Chengshuo went to Great Void Province, given her nature, she would definitely venture deep into the interior to explore!
"What are you two talking about!"
Right at that mont, Li Zhirui entered by pushing open the door and casually asked.
"Dad, mom just went back on her promise to !" Li Chengshuo hurriedly approached and took the initiative to complain.
Unfortunately, Li Zhirui knew her too well to believe her true intentions, so he turned his gaze toward Jiang Fengwu.
"She initially wanted to go to the Fragnted Star State for experience, but I think it's too dangerous and I don't agree…"
After hearing the explanation, Li Zhirui glared at Li Chengshuo angrily and said, "You girl, actually scheming against your mother!"
Seeing this, Li Chengshuo inwardly exclaid that this was bad and her complexion turned pale, "Dad, I didn't an to, I just wanted to go out for experience, I didn't intend to sche against mom…"
"Even so! You should not treat your mother like this!"
Li Zhirui saw that she was still arguing rather than admitting her mistake and was imdiately filled with disappointnt.
He knew that Li Chengshuo was naturally vivacious, and he hadn't thought it to be a problem, so he hadn't disciplined her much and had let her grow freely.
But as a result, his indulgence had caused her to lose all sense of boundaries. Now, she was even calculating against the people closest to her!
"Since you want to go out for experience, then go. You may go wherever you wish." Having said that, Li Zhirui, without giving her another glance, took Jiang Fengwu's hand and went straight back to their room.
"Zhirui, aren't you overreacting a bit? Shuo is just being thoughtless," Jiang Fengwu spoke up to persuade him.
Li Zhirui shook his head and said, "It's good to teach her a lesson through this matter, to prevent her from becoming more unruly in the future!"
Hearing this, Jiang Fengwu fell silent for a mont before letting out a helpless sigh, "Let's do as you say then."
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