Chapter 286: Modified: Chapter 285 Setting Sun Peak, Alchemy Pavilion (Please Subscribe)

The piled Blood Spirit Wood ignited into flames.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths…

Feeling that the temperature of the alchemy furnace had reached a certain point, Bai Ziyue quickly tossed a hundred Dragon Fish Whiskers into the furnace.

These Dragon Fish Whiskers were one of the main ingredients for the Beauty Pill. Generally, one Dragon Fish Whisker could only produce one Beauty Pill. Clearly, Bai Ziyue planned to melt the materials for a hundred Beauty Pills at once, refining a large batch of spirit pills.

This was an experiment, but also a challenge.

Even though Bai Ziyue was already a Second-grade High-tier Alchemist, he appeared extremely serious at this moment.

Under the scorching flame, the Dragon Fish Whiskers quickly melted. With a series of pill formulas, all the melted azure liquid from the whiskers merged into one, spinning swiftly, ejecting strands of impurities, then evaporated into black smoke due to the high heat, expelled from the alchemy furnace.

This was the method of a Second-grade High-tier Alchemist, seemingly innate, knowing how to respond to situations securely for the continuation of alchemy and ensuring a high success rate.

At this point, Bai Ziyue became more composed, knowing he was now fully confident in completing this alchemical process.

One by one, the materials were methodically added to the alchemy furnace; with each performed pill formula, he could always achieve the desired effect.

Occasionally adjusting the Blood Spirit Wood, manipulating pill formulas to control the temperature came naturally to him.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

“The pill is formed!”

With a slight pinch of his fingers, the spiritual power within him transformed into a beam of light that directly shot into the alchemy furnace.

In that instant, the alchemy furnace lightly trembled, and a spirit pill as large as an adult’s head formed.

“Not done yet.”

Bai Ziyue’s eyes gleamed, his hand seals changed again, and with a pinch, he drew on the heavens and the earth, integrating spiritual power and spirit to form a special talisman.

Buzz!

Green light shot into the alchemy furnace.

“Pill Separation Technique!”

In a moment, the gigantic spirit pill began to automatically divide.

One became two, two became four, four became eight…

In the blink of an eye, a total of one hundred twenty-eight Beauty Pills were separated out.

“The pill is formed, collect!”

With the final Pill Collection Technique cast, the Beauty Pills, like homing swallows, all rushed out of the alchemy furnace.

Prepared in advance, Bai Ziyue summoned a Purple Gold Gourd, capturing all the Beauty Pills.

This Purple Gold Gourd wasn’t considered a treasure, merely a gourd formed from a spirit vine. Its inherent locking spirit quality made it suitable for storing spirit pills and other substances.

Bai Ziyue spent a contribution to receive a total of eight of them.

“A hundred portions of materials yielded a full one hundred twenty-eight Beauty Pills, and the quality of these Beauty Pills isn’t bad.

Fifty-six of them reached the level of a First-grade High-tier Spirit Pill, and the remainder were First-grade Middle-tier Spirit Pills.

All in all, this gourd of Beauty Pills should be worth at least five hundred points of good deeds.”

His eyes lit up, and Bai Ziyue’s face showed a trace of satisfaction.

“Next is Second-grade Spirit Pills, Cyan Jade Pill, Replenishing Essence Pill, and Nourishing Spirit Pill.”

With this in mind, Bai Ziyue tore a Cleaning Talisman, cleared the alchemy furnace, and began preparations.

Three days later, Bai Ziyue emerged from his cave dwelling and, without stopping, headed straight for the main peak of the Sunrise Daoist Sect, Sunrise Peak.

“Refining Second-grade Spirit Pills is much more difficult than First-grade.

Even with my abilities as a Second-grade High-tier Alchemist, the success rate is only around eighty percent.

Of course, the greatest influence is likely due to the flames. The temperature of the Blood Spirit Wood is just too inadequate for refining Second-grade Spirit Pills.

If not for my use of the spirit fire technique and Earth Core Fire Technique, both fire attribute spells to maintain temperature, the materials might have been impossible to melt.

However, techniques can often be savage, unlike the easily controlled flames of Blood Spirit Wood.

Even though I had already trained these two techniques to perfection, enabling effortless control, and despite this spiritual artifact-level alchemy furnace being remarkable with its regulating function, the pill success rate and quality were still impacted.”

Bai Ziyue silently contemplated, feeling somewhat helpless.

This was indeed an oversight on his part.

Using spells for alchemy not only increased consumption but also undeniably added difficulty to the pill-making process.

“For the next alchemy session, attempting it at the Alchemy Pavilion would be most appropriate.

In the Alchemy Pavilion of the Sunrise Daoist Sect, directly linked to earth fire and with array suppression of earth energy and fire toxin removal, the earth fire, although scorching, is relatively mild, making it ideal for alchemy.

Refining there not only makes the process smoother, but the success rate and pill quality will also improve.

However, it’s said that only recognized alchemists have the qualification to use the earth fire for alchemy, so it seems I need to prove myself before doing so.

Conveniently, having an alchemist identity would also benefit me.”

Thinking this, Bai Ziyue didn’t stop and skillfully made his way to the Internal Affairs Pavilion at Sunrise Peak.

When he left the Internal Affairs Pavilion, his Identity Token had gained an additional six thousand points of good deeds.

These good deeds were naturally exchanged for the Spirit Pills he refined.

Even though he knew that handing them over to the Internal Affairs Hall for recycling meant the price would be relatively lower, if he sold them to other senior brothers or directly went to the Yunmiao Mountain Market, only a few dozen miles from the Sunrise Daoist Sect, he could surely obtain more Spirit Stones.

But he didn’t want to waste time, because even if he got more, it wouldn’t be by much.

With the time spent going back and forth, he could earn more by refining pills.

“I didn’t expect that after going through all this, my good deeds have returned to six thousand points.”

Bai Ziyue thought to himself, his steps unfaltering, as he directly arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion.

The Alchemy Pavilion of the Sunrise Daoist Sect was not located on the main peak, Sunrise Peak, but was built at the top of the nearby Setting Sun Peak.

Perhaps due to its connection with Earth Fire, Setting Sun Peak had a relatively low elevation and was divided into eastern and western sides.

The eastern side housed the Alchemy Pavilion, while the western side belonged to the Artifact Refining Pavilion.

Perhaps due to its proximity to Sunrise Peak with its Third-Grade Spiritual Land, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of Setting Sun Peak was equally abundant. The misty Spiritual Qi enveloping the area could make an ordinary person feel lighter and more comfortable with just one breath. Spending ten days to half a month recuperating here could even delay significant illnesses.

It truly could prolong life.

Although Setting Sun Peak itself only had a First-grade Spirit Meridian, Bai Ziyue estimated that the density of Spiritual Qi here was actually not weaker than a Second-grade Spirit Meridian.

The Alchemy Pavilion did not prohibit ordinary disciples from entering, and every day many disciples, even Martial Artist servants, would come to deliver certain alchemy materials they had gathered.

Compared to recycling with the Internal Affairs Pavilion, the good deeds granted by the Alchemy Pavilion were more generous.

However, to enter the Alchemy Room, one had to be an Alchemist.

To facilitate the future refining of Enlightenment Pills, and also because the identity of an Alchemist provided some convenience in collecting various materials, he directly sought out a Steward in the Alchemy Pavilion.

The steward appeared to be around forty years old, with a cultivation not high, only at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement Stage, yet he walked with a somewhat self-satisfied demeanor.

His Alchemist’s Robe commanded respect, even from Cultivators at the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation.

High-tier First-grade Alchemist!

Bai Ziyue’s eyes flickered over the Identity Token the steward had deliberately displayed, understanding in his heart.

“The Alchemy Pavilion doesn’t restrict anyone from applying to join, but you must prove that you are an Alchemist.

This means you have to pass our examination, only then will we acknowledge and mark your Identity Token with the identity of an Alchemist and bestow you the corresponding Alchemist’s Robe.”

He looked at Bai Ziyue and said in an indifferent tone.

“Naturally, there’s no problem.”

Bai Ziyue replied easily.

“Come with me then. Which type of First-grade Spirit Pill are you skilled in?

Daring to come for the examination, you must have some confidence.

But I must remind you, you only have three chances, if you fail all three, the expense of this examination will be on your head.”

Gu Qingfeng said with a casual expression.

He didn’t have high hopes for Bai Ziyue.

*Not that he thought Bai Ziyue would definitely fail, but he understood that a disciple as young as Bai Ziyue, who had already reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation, was unlikely to delve deeply into the profession of an Alchemist.*

*Their most pressing desire was surely to become an Enlightenment Immortal Master.*

*Their elaborate efforts to become an Alchemist were actually a means to boost their own status.*

*With the identity of an Alchemist, their ranking in the queue for exchanging Barrier-Breaking Pills and Enlightenment Pills could be advanced relatively, perhaps not having to wait for three, six, or even nine years to exchange these two types of Spirit Pills.*

*In truth, becoming an Alchemist wasn’t too difficult for an Immortal Cultivator, as long as they were willing to spend resources, and a few thousand good deeds, continuously refining one type of Spirit Pill, in about one or two months, they could generally ensure a success rate to become a First-grade Initial-stage Alchemist.*

*The real difficulty for an Alchemist lay in the upward path.*

*First-grade Initial-stage Alchemists were common, but First-grade Middle-tier Alchemists were relatively rare.*

*Often, only one in ten would advance.*

*Alchemists like him, a High-tier First-grade Alchemist, were even rarer.*

*That’s precisely why, despite his low cultivation, he could become a steward.*

“What I want to refine isn’t a First-grade Spirit Pill, but a Second-grade.

The Second-grade Spirit Pill, Cyan Jade Pill.”

Bai Ziyue said calmly.

“What?”

Gu Qingfeng was astonished, his body suddenly froze, looking at Bai Ziyue in disbelief, and asked, “What Spirit Pill do you want to refine?”

“A Second-grade Spirit Pill, the Cyan Jade Pill.”

Bai Ziyue repeated matter-of-factly.

“You… Are you… a Second-grade Alchemist?”

Gu Qingfeng’s body trembled, his voice stuttering slightly, and there was a hint of respect in his tone.

“What’s going on?”

At this moment, a deep and authoritative voice suddenly rang out.