Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

If Luo Chen doesn’t perish, this treasure might have a chance to ascend to the level of a spiritual treasure in the future.

The artifact refining in the side hall was progressing slowly, while the research on the Ti Hu Pill atop Elixir Mountain was rapidly advancing over time.

One day, two days... one month, two months...

During this period, Luo Chen himself never participated; it was all managed by the Soul Splitting Puppet.

It wasn’t until a year later that Luo Chen leisurely appeared.

Seeing Luo Chen, Qu Lingjun’s tired face showed excitement, and he hurriedly approached to report the specifics.

”Master, at present, we’ve ruled out the three ideas you proposed, but seven remain.”

”During this time, your Soul Splitting Puppet also personally tested those seven pill formulas, but all failed.”

At this, Qu Lingjun’s face showed confusion.

”It really shouldn’t be. We all thought those seven pill formulas were the most suitable routes, especially three of them, which were nearly perfect. Even a complete Ti Hu Pill formula wouldn’t be much better. But constant failures have greatly discouraged the disciples.”

Luo Chen nodded and extended his hand, ”I understand, leave the rest to me!”

Qu Lingjun hastily took out seven jade slips from the storage bag, each detailing a method of refining the Ti Hu Pill.

As he held the jade slips, Luo Chen fell silent.

Qu Lingjun, puzzled, could only wait quietly by the side.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Luo Chen spoke.

He picked up a jade slip and spread it out in front of Qu Lingjun, ”Use this method to start preparing the related herbs in large quantities, and also collect ten taels of Shattered Star Sand and a Bodhi Wood from Sect Leader Li, using the orthodox method for processing.”

Qu Lingjun was stunned, then quickly realized that this might be the refining method for the Ti Hu Pill that the master had identified.

Yet he remained full of puzzlement.

”This method failed before, even without showing any signs of forming a pill.”

Luo Chen smiled, ”Failure is a common occurrence, much like having a correct Nascent Soul Formation Pill recipe doesn’t guarantee you’ll refine it successfully on the first try. Refinement failure doesn’t necessarily mean there’s an issue with the pill formula.”

Qu Lingjun asked again, ”Then why add Shattered Star Sand and Bodhi Wood?”

Luo Chen patiently explained, ”Ti Hu means ’enlightenment’, taken from the Buddhist concept of sudden enlightenment. Ti Hu Pill is meant to aid in understanding, and our Divine Consciousness is as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, hard to condense. Therefore, unconventional herbs like Shattered Star Sand and Bodhi Wood are needed as supplements. In this way, the efficacy of the Ti Hu Pill will be slightly better.”

Qu Lingjun blinked, ”Master is so sure?”

”Just follow the instructions.”

Luo Chen was not angered by the rare questioning from his disciple.

Upon contacting the seven jade slips earlier, he had already used the Attribute Panel to confirm their authenticity.

Through the efforts of the Soul Splitting Puppet and all the excellent pill refiners of Luo Tian Sect over the past year, they finally deduced the complete Ti Hu Pill formula.

This accomplished the pursuit of generations of Eastern Wasteland pill refiners.

The additional time spent was Luo Chen, using his insight as a Grandmaster of the Alchemy Dao, adding extra herbs to ensure the refined Ti Hu Pill would have a slightly better effect.

And it gained the system’s recognition.

Creating something from nothing can be challenging, but adding finishing touches, for someone like Luo Chen now, is merely a casual effort.

Qu Lingjun hesitated no more and took his leave.

Next, he would lead the disciples to help Luo Chen prepare a large quantity of basic herbs needed for the Ti Hu Pill refinement. The time saved would be precious for Luo Chen.

Contrarily, Luo Chen fell into contemplation again.

Divine Consciousness spread, turning inward.

In the Purple Mansion, the Nascent Soul wore black armor, holding a gray cauldron.

At this moment, all his attention was focused on that gray cauldron.

The Ming Water Spring Eye was inside the Primordial Chaos Tripod!

A year ago, when he collected the Ming Water Spring Eye on Yanfu Mountain with the Primordial Chaos Tripod, an anomaly occurred.

At that time, after the Ming Water Spring Eye was absorbed, it resisted fiercely, requiring a great expenditure of Luo Chen’s power to suppress.

But strangely, this fierce resistance vanished in an instant.

Luo Chen didn’t think his Primordial Chaos Tripod was powerful enough to instantly suppress the Ming Water Spring Eye.

But that was exactly the case!

For the past year, Luo Chen didn’t actively explore that silent Ming Water Spring Eye, preferring to ponder over it continuously.

Gradually, he found a similar instance in his past experiences.

When he extracted the Tribulation Gu from his son Luo Lingxi, the Primordial Chaos Tripod also easily suppressed it.

Both the Tribulation Gu and the Ming Water Spring Eye far exceeded ordinary treasures in the Cultivation World.

They each contained the True Intent of the Law, comparable to fifth-order treasures.

Why did the Primordial Chaos Tripod suppress them more easily than an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivator?

Ultimately, Luo Chen directed his suspicions toward the gray light he collected from the Land of Fallen Demons years ago.

”What on earth is that thing?”

”It was solemnly hidden inside the Refining Heaven Cauldron by the Refining Heaven Demon Monarch, surely not a common item.”

”For so many years, it never showed any power; not even my Divine Consciousness could capture the slightest trace of it.”

”But coincidentally, after integrating that gray light, whether in artifact refining or pill refinement, I’ve felt as if divinely assisted.”

”Could it actually be a treasure related to the Dao of Refining?”

In his deep thought, Luo Chen felt a growing impulse.

The Ming Water Spring Eye encompasses much more than the Water Origin and is accompanied by extremely potent Power of Filth!

It is naturally formed from the purest Ming Water.

Even the Wang Ghost Emperor, who coalesced his body through the Ming Water Essence, was tainted by it, unable to refine it and instead being assimilated.