Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Can it compare to that Alchemy Saint from Zhongzhou in the legends?

That’s impossible.

How could such an existence come here and be trapped in danger?

With a slight retreat of his smile, Luo Chen took a deep breath and conjured up the Spirit Root Pill formula he had previously adjusted in his mind.

Instantly, the System silently flowed out the corresponding information.

[Detected unknown pill formula, incomplete version, do you want to complete it?]

Luo Chen furrowed his brows, this was the formula he had carefully selected and felt most confident about, believing it to be extremely mature.

It’s still an incomplete version?

With the thought, another formula was sent to the System.

[Detected unknown pill formula, incomplete version, do you want to complete it?]

[Detected unknown pill formula, incomplete version, do you want to complete it?]

Time and time again incomplete, each time asking whether to complete, this indicated that Luo Chen’s deduced formulas were not considered mature.

Luo Chen’s mood was slightly displeased, but not too heavy.

In his view, this Spirit Root Pill formula was only Second Order, completing it would only cost within ten Achievement Points.

But he held back the impulse to complete it.

”This is just the first hurdle, nobody knows how many more hurdles and what difficulty lies ahead. These three hundred Achievement Points are the greatest backing I’ve accumulated over the years, it’s best not to waste them easily.”

Muttering to himself, Luo Chen returned to his desk and continued to write diligently.

He tried to make new arrangements and combinations for the System to detect, but all the combinations of medicinal materials were incomplete under the System’s detection.

Several days later, sitting motionlessly on a chair, with red eyes, Luo Chen suddenly moved.

”Perhaps by trying to take shortcuts, I’ve actually gone off track?”

Looking at the piles of drafts on the desk, Luo Chen distinctly felt that he was moving further away from success.

From among the numerous drafts, he found the few initial formulas.

After going through thousands of sheets, the initial intuition should be the correct one.

The incompleteness should not be in the combination of materials but in the quantity allocation...

With this thought, he began to change his approach to modify the formula.

...

A month later, Luo Chen received a satisfactory answer from the System.

[Detected Spirit Root Pill formula, Second Order.]

[Do you want to enter?]

Instantly, joy appeared on his face.

Indeed, this approach was feasible.

By reading a large amount of medicinal materials, relying on personal understanding, selecting the optimal solution, and narrowing the range.

Then correcting the material quotas, even adjusting the refinement methods, and using the System to check for completeness.

In this way, most problems that Pill Refiners cannot improve upon can be solved.

Perhaps doing so involves a hint of taking shortcuts.

But Luo Chen is not a pedantic person, a slight moral guilt will not affect him.

Because he had already researched the specific formula himself, success was imminent, he just used the System to speed up the process, avoiding unnecessary trial and error in between.

”Next, let’s start trying the refinement!”

Muttering softly, Luo Chen walked towards the Pill Room and took out the Primordial Chaos Tripod.

This time, he didn’t choose to directly use Achievement Points to enter.

The formula derived on his own, everything was under his control.

Plus, it was only Second Order, his current Pill Refinement Technique was more than sufficient.

The large amount of medicinal materials prepared in advance came in handy at this time.

Several months later.

Within the Pill Room, a peculiar pill fragrance wafted out.

Holding several multi-colored elixir pills in his hands, Luo Chen had a relieved expression.

”Does this count as success?”

He looked around, no anomalies appeared!

Yet, the Spirit Root Pill was indeed already refined by him.

At this moment, a slightly weak voice suddenly erupted in the void, echoing within the Pill Room.

”The pill forms Second Order Lower Grade, can temporarily act as a Spirit Root, absorb Heaven and Earth Qi, and the potency remains effective for ten years.”

”Assessment result: inferior, unqualified.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen’s face changed drastically.

Shocked by the sudden appearance of the voice, and puzzled by the assessment’s result.

”From where did this voice come?”

”Who issued it?”

”Why did it carry a sense of weakness?”

These questions naturally could not be answered by anyone.

Luo Chen took a deep breath and concentrated all doubts on the assessment result.

”It shouldn’t be!”

”Obviously the elixir has been refined, and according to my system’s evaluation, the pill formula is complete. How could this be...”

Muttering to himself, Luo Chen suddenly recalled the content of the voice he had heard.

”It can temporarily substitute a Spirit Root, absorbing Heaven and Earth Qi, and its efficacy can be maintained for ten years.”

This was the description of the efficacy of the Spiritual Root Pill he had refined. The other party had not taken this pill; how could they make such an evaluation?

Unfortunately, there was no test subject before him.

Luo Chen steeled his heart and directly swallowed the Spiritual Root Pill, immediately sitting cross-legged to meditate and feel the changes in its efficacy.

Such a Second Order Pill was no big deal with his current cultivation level.

A day later, Luo Chen vaguely sensed where the problem lay.

”This Spiritual Root Pill indeed has the effect of temporarily substituting a Spirit Root to absorb Heaven and Earth Qi, but its efficacy is too strong, only Qi Refinement Cultivators can endure it.”

”But the target group for this pill is mortals, who wish to use it to cultivate to the Qi Refinement Stage.”

”In this way, it becomes contradictory.”

For a moment, Luo Chen’s expression was uncertain.

In the end, I underestimated the mortals’ ability to endure the power of pills.

A Second Order Pill is already beyond limits!

But how to solve this?

Refine a First Order Spiritual Root Pill?

That’s impossible, a First Order Pill couldn’t have this miraculous effect, and a pill refined using the Heaven and Earth Roots as the main material for five hundred years couldn’t be of low grade.

This confusion lasted for several days.

Until Luo Chen recalled the unique process he had undergone when taking pills, back when his cultivation level was low.

His powerful physique, detoxification pill techniques, and so on.

All these allowed him to endure more powerful efficacies at the same cultivation level.

If it’s impossible to lower the order of the Spiritual Root Pill, could improving the physique of mortals be an alternative path to assist in cultivation?

With this thought, a flood of inspirations appeared in Luo Chen’s mind.

Immediately, he stepped into the study and continued writing diligently.

Three months later, Luo Chen, holding two pill formulas, returned to the Pill Room.

This time, he didn’t stay inside for long.

In just two months, he had two more types of Elixir Pills in his hands.

Meanwhile, the voice with a slightly strange and weak tone appeared again.

”Five Viscera Nourishing Pill, the pill is of First Order Lower Grade and can help mortals nurture their five viscera.”

”Snow Spirit Vein-Opening Powder, the pill is of First Order Lower Grade, and long-term use can aid mortals in opening their meridians.”

”Spiritual Root Pill, the pill is of Second Order Lower Grade, and in combination with the Five Viscera Nourishing Pill and Snow Spirit Vein-Opening Powder, it can help one absorb Heaven and Earth Qi, with the efficacy maintained for thirty years.”

”Assessment result, fair... passed!”

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen’s face was instantly filled with joy.

Indeed!

His conjecture was correct.

When he couldn’t optimize the Spiritual Root Pill further, developing auxiliary pills that enhance a mortal’s physique was a better choice!

Thirty years!

This amount of time is enough.

If within thirty years, mortals cannot use the Spiritual Root Pill to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage, then all efforts are in vain.

But if by chance they succeed, they can lay the foundational roots of The Great Dao Path!

At that time, it can be considered a preliminary completion of the conjecture to break the gap between immortals and mortals.

As for how to continue cultivation after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage with the help of the Spiritual Root Pill, that’s not something Luo Chen can solve right now.

Or rather, taking one step at a time, by then perhaps a better method can be found.

At least, with the Dantian Sea Transformation and the Sea of Qi already established, the foundational roots of The Great Dao Path built, it’s far better than the mortal stage.

Comparing it to those pseudo-core cultivators in the North Sea who relied on Demon Beast Inner Pills to achieve the Golden Core Period is understandable.

Pseudo-Core Cultivators are also forever unable to advance to the Middle Stage Golden Core.

But those who chose this path had already prepared for it long ago.

Thinking of this, more inspirations seemed to appear in Luo Chen’s mind again.

Instead of following the path of Pill Spirit Root, how about taking the path of Demon Spirit Root instead?

The specifics are as hazy as clouds and fog, not knowing the method, but at least there’s a path.

As Luo Chen was excited, the surroundings suddenly became illusory.

”What’s this?”

Surprised, Luo Chen seemed to realize something.

He quickly flew to the study, waving his hand towards the bamboo slips.

However, something unexpected happened.

The bamboo slips were also becoming illusory.

”Can’t take them along?”

Luo Chen felt a bit regretful.

The next moment, the stars shifted, and he appeared in an unfamiliar territory.