Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Strictly speaking, the first alchemy book Luo Chen came into contact with was bestowed by Mi Shuhua.

Its name is ”Qing Yuanzi’s Detailed Explanation of the Path of Pill”.

This elixir documentation recorded in detail the alchemy experience of refining low-order pills, and included several basic alchemy arts like Washing Brook Hand and Breaking Jade Hand.

When Luo Chen was at a low realm, these alchemy techniques provided him with great convenience.

In addition, there was another technique called ”Qingyuan Pill Nourishing Technique”!

At the time Qing Yuanzi wrote this alchemy book, his realm was merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet he managed to refine Third Order Pills.

He did not have an Attribute Panel like Luo Chen’s cheat, and the reason he could refine pills beyond his own realm was entirely dependent on that Pill Cultivation Technique.

Qingyuan Pill Nourishing Technique:

Requires alchemy equipment at least at Ascendant Grade Magic Tool level, preferably Top Grade, and the best would be at the Magic Item tier!

As for the pills to be nourished, their grade must also be Top Grade!

Moreover, during the nourishing process, it’s necessary to provide about ten portions of raw materials.

Additionally, it should be aided by the terrain, preferably in Spirit Vein Land, at the very least in a special environment beneficial to the pills.

Lastly, the Pill Refiner must continually use the Foundation Establishment True Flame to temper the pill quality.

The nourishing time varies, spanning from as little as half a year to as long as a century.

Such a process is indeed intricate and time-consuming!

Luo Chen has a deep memory of this technique mainly because the conditions for applying this Pill Cultivation Technique are extremely harsh for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

But judging from the current realm, these so-called harsh conditions are actually not that difficult to meet.

Additionally, based on his alchemy experience as a Fourth Order Pill Refiner, Luo Chen analyzed back the Qingyuan Pill Nourishing Technique and discovered numerous errors and omissions in it.

Despite this, Luo Chen still believes this alchemy technique has certain worthwhile points.

Especially since he naturally meets some conditions.

He has Fourth Order Spirit Vein Land.

The required True Fire, he has the Prosperity and Decline True Fire which has already reached spirit communication.

As for time, he is not short of it.

Regarding the other conditions...

”The pill grade needs to be Top Grade, but that’s just a limitation due to the insufficient potency of low-order pills. My Fourth Order Nascent Soul Pill, isn’t it also the pinnacle of excellence at anything below Fourth Order?”

”Ten portions of raw materials, this is even less of an issue. Although the leftover scraps aren’t much, I have ten complete pills, making the effect even better!”

”The only limitation for me, ironically, is the alchemy equipment.”

Luo Chen has already conceived the idea of nourishing the Nascent Soul Pill to enhance its grade.

Just like he told Han Zhan, if a 100% success rate can be assured, why take the risk with only a 70-80% chance?

The alchemy equipment issue is giving Luo Chen some headache.

The Primordial Chaos Tripod cannot be used.

Among the three spare alchemy equipment, two were scrapped after being unable to withstand the Prosperity and Decline Fire after alchemy.

The last Pill Refining Furnace is now on the brink of breaking.

Theoretically, Luo Chen has no backup.

Nevertheless, he does still hold something in his hand!

Swish!

With a flash of Spirit Light, a yellowed Copper Basin landed in front of him.

It’s exactly the Dragon Rearing Basin!

This treasure possesses the effect of nurturing treasures and enhancing their grade.

Previously, Luo Chen used it to nurture the Primordial Chaos Tripod, elevating his Natal Magic Item superbly. He had initially estimated that two to three hundred years of nurturing time would be necessary to completely eliminate impurities, yet using the Dragon Rearing Basin, it took only a few decades to let the Primordial Chaos Tripod begin to shine.

Back then, he thought this Magical Tool could only be used for nurturing weapons.

But gradually, he came to realize that this was a stereotype, influenced by a previous owner, Qian Ting’s, operations reflected on the Dragon Rearing Basin.

This Magic Tool, in fact, can be used not only to nurture weapons, but also pills and even minerals and herbs.

Its efficacy is exceptional, absolutely not something contemporary Immortal Cultivators could refine.

Luo Chen is not interested in delving into the origins of the Dragon Rearing Basin, but currently, it has become the best tool for nourishing the Nascent Soul Pill.

After careful consideration for two days to ensure nothing was overlooked, Luo Chen began the steps before pill nourishing.

He placed the Dragon Rearing Basin in the area with the most abundant Spirit Qi in the Earth Abyss.

Nearby, he set up an Array, then placed nine Nascent Soul Pills within it.

Yes, he only placed nine.

To prevent unforeseen incidents, Luo Chen held back one.

This way, even if the pill nourishing fails, he still has a backup.

Finally, it’s the Prosperity and Decline True Fire!

Luo Chen separated a wisp of the Prosperity and Decline True Fire’s Fire Seed, which, when slowly smoldered, could last a year.

A year later, he could replenish it once more.

Speaking of this small technique of separating Fire Seeds, he gained this insight during Closed-Door Cultivation over the years.

Before, the Prosperity and Decline True Fire was just a single flame, which certainly couldn’t be divided.

But after the Prosperity and Decline Fire absorbed numerous Fire Spirits, its foundation deepened significantly, allowing Luo Chen to intuitively grasp this small technique without a teacher.

Earlier, he had deliberately divided three Fire Seeds to give to Tian Xuan, which was a flexible use of this technique.

Looking at the Copper Basin, watching the potency of the eight pills being pulled by the Array and slowly pooling towards the one in the center, Luo Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Unless new raw materials allow for massive amounts of pill refinement, increasing his alchemy skill proficiency and refining Medium or even Ascendant Grade Nascent Soul Pills, this Pill Cultivation Technique, capable of enhancing the grade of completed pills, even if it’s just a small level, undoubtedly counts as a delightful surprise.

”I don’t expect to raise it to Fifth Order, but as long as it can be raised from Fourth Order Lower Quality to Medium or even Ascendant Grade, it will suffice for my Nascent Soul Formation.”

Luo Chen muttered a sentence and returned to the thatched hut.

Glancing at the Attribute Panel, in the realm section at the top, the progress bar for the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core has already reached halfway.

He is now just less than ten years away from achieving Golden Core Great Perfection.