Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 411 - 202: Can He Refine Foundation Establishment Pills?

I just don’t know which spirit medicines Alchemist Xiao is lacking.

If Fellow Daoist is willing to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill, I am willing to give these spirit medicines to you free of charge.

At the same time, after you’ve refined the Foundation Establishment Pill, I will exchange it with you for spirit stones or treasures as well."

Chu Ning was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

He opened the jade boxes one by one, then softly began to mutter.

"Golden Essence Grass, Spirit Wood Fruit, Vermilion Fruit."

These three spirit herbs are indeed the ingredients for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, though only the Spirit Wood Fruit is a main ingredient.

However, the other two herbs are also important auxiliary materials.

If I have these herbs, plus the ones I originally obtained through various channels in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, especially those obtained from the cultivators of the Song and Liu families,

I can truly refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.

For a famous elixir known throughout the Cultivation Realm, Chu Ning indeed had an interest in giving it a try.

Thinking for a moment, Chu Ning said:

"These herbs will indeed be useful. Five days from now is the bi-monthly elixir sale, come back then."

Hearing Chu Ning’s words, the chubby old man was instantly overjoyed and said:

"Then I will wait patiently for your good news in five days. To be honest, my disciple’s talent is much stronger than mine.

If he can succeed in Foundation Establishment, his future cultivation will definitely surpass mine.

This favor, my disciple and I will certainly remember."

After saying this, the chubby old man seemed to remember that Chu Ning didn’t like to talk much, and quickly laughed heartily:

"Alchemist Xiao, then I won’t disturb you any longer. I’ll come back in five days."

Chu Ning merely nodded casually, then turned and flew back to the top of the cliff.

He appeared extremely aloof.

However, this early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator didn’t mind, instead becoming immediately cheerful after Chu Ning nodded.

It wasn’t until Chu Ning’s figure disappeared that he turned around and left.

Once Chu Ning reached the small platform on top of the cliff, he headed straight towards the Alchemy Room.

Although he had just refined a batch of Heart Cleansing Pills, it did not affect Chu Ning’s ability to continue refining pills.

He reached into his storage bag and took out the Essentials of Spirit Pill, brushing up on the alchemy techniques for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

He then put away the Essentials of Spirit Pill and took out several spirit medicines from his storage bag.

In addition to the three spirit medicines provided by that chubby old man, there were also Heaven and Earth Flower, Silver Frost Dew, and over a dozen other spirit medicines.

Among these, the most difficult to find was the Heaven and Earth Flower.

The Foundation Establishment Pill allows a Qi Refining cultivator to sense their divine sense upon breaking through, and when Foundation Establishment is successful, it allows for the extension of the divine sense, with this flower being the key.

Chu Ning had not obtained this spirit medicine before.

But two days ago, Chu Ning accidentally found it in the storage bag of that middle-aged Confucian scholar.

However, according to Chu Ning’s calculations, this flower might not necessarily have belonged to that middle-aged scholar.

Because Chu Ning also discovered many items from the Chen family of the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.

It seems his earlier calculations were correct, that the Chen family patriarch was also destroyed by the Yin Demon Sect.

And a great many things ended up in the middle-aged scholar’s hands.

With these spirit medicines laid out before him, Chu Ning waved his hand and cast a spell to draw out the Earth Fire.

Two days ago, Chu Ning had already renovated the Alchemy Room for better pill refinement.

The array formation tools that Cen Zijin had set up for his Alchemy Room were replaced by him with those he brought from the Thunder Fire Sect, along with a new Alchemy Furnace.

Although Xiao Cheng’s previous Alchemy Room and Alchemy Furnace were good, they were not comparable to his.

As the Earth Fire heated up, feeling the rising temperature on the Alchemy Furnace, Chu Ning cast a series of spells, beginning to control the fire.

One by one, the spirit medicines were methodically thrown into the Alchemy Furnace by him.

Meanwhile, Chu Ning’s divine sense split into several strands, probing into the furnace.

Purification, solution, separation...

Even though it was his first time refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, Chu Ning controlled the process flawlessly, as if he had done it countless times.

Not only that, the powerful divine sense combined with the Divine Splitting Technique made Chu Ning appear even more at ease.

At this moment, Chu Ning’s divine sense split into nine strands, resting upon the nine groups of pill liquid in the furnace.

He carefully sensed the state of the pill liquid.

The next moment, Chu Ning’s hands cast another series of exceptionally intricate spells.

Simultaneously, Chu Ning softly uttered.

"Condense!!"

In the Alchemy Furnace, the nine groups of pill liquid began to slowly form pills.

Once all the liquids condensed into pills, Chu Ning’s hands didn’t stop.

He cast several more spells in quick succession.

Instantly, streams of spiritual qi converged into the Alchemy Furnace.

When all the spiritual qi fully merged, Chu Ning struck towards the Alchemy Furnace with a palm.

Immediately, nine fragrant pills flew out from the Alchemy Furnace and landed steadily into the jade bottle in Chu Ning’s hand.

Looking at the nine pills of uniform color and quality, Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction.

He then reached into his storage bag and took out a jade bottle, pouring out a single pill.

Comparing this pill with the nine, Chu Ning’s smile broadened a bit.

"First time refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, and nine pills formed in one batch, with quality even surpassing those of the Yaochi Palace!

The enhancement of divine sense truly aids significantly in improving my alchemy skills!"

Although Chu Ning had refined a few other pills in the past two days, none felt as remarkable as refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

To have such standard on the first attempt at the Foundation Establishment Pill, even with Chu Ning well aware of his Primordial Pill Spirit Body, he was genuinely surprised.

Chu Ning also knew this was thanks to the near doubling of his divine sense.

It allowed him to use the Divine Splitting Technique more freely, precisely mastering the pill formation process for each pill in the furnace.

While Chu Ning was satisfied with his one-time success at refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

At this moment, in a certain cave mansion on Jiuhua Mountain.

Sitting opposite that chubby old cultivator was an elderly Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator with full white hair, who exclaimed loudly.

"Brother Ma, you’re not lying, is Alchemist Xiao truly able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

The chubby old man nodded with a smile and said:

"He accepted my alchemy materials, and he told me to return in five days to pick up the pills. Based on my estimation, he should have at least a fifty percent chance.

I’ve known you’ve been looking for a Foundation Establishment Pill for your daughter, so I shared this news with you.

Once he hands me the Foundation Establishment Pill that day, the news is sure to spread.

The remaining Foundation Establishment Pills might be immediately targeted by the Jiuhua Sect, and we won’t stand a chance."

The white-haired elder’s face immediately showed a hint of joy.

"I must seize this opportunity, in five days I’ll go with you, I must persuade Alchemist Xiao to leave one for me."

After speaking, he sighed and said:

"The position of Jiuhua Sect is becoming increasingly awkward, not only is there a shortage of Nascent Soul cultivators but also alchemists.

Since Alchemist Qiu of the Alchemy Hall passed away and Alchemist Ling had an accident a few years ago, the whole sect only has Elder Ling at the Golden Core Stage who can refine high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills.

But I hear this Elder Ling has been in secluded cultivation trying to reach the Middle Stage of Golden Core for ten years, who knows when he will emerge.

For a time there is no one in the entire sect able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, making them incredibly scarce inside the Jiuhua Sect, let alone for us loose cultivators."

"Indeed." The chubby old man said with a solemn expression.

"Brother Liao, this information must not be spread. We need to secure at least one pill first."

"Of course!"