Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1429: Chapter 534 True Flame Pill, Blazing Heaven Sevenfold Rings

When Luo Chen killed Yan Nantian and subdued the cultivators of the Flying Swallow Islands, it meant that he would have a long period of tranquil cultivation ahead of him.

In such a remote place, as long as he didn’t encounter a large-scale beast tide or extreme natural disasters at sea, a Golden Core Cultivator was enough to wield power and dominate, claiming kingship and hegemony with ease.

Generally speaking, it was akin to the time when Pang Renxiong came from the west with his sword, suppressing The Great River District.

The only difference, probably, was that the area and the number of cultivators on the Flying Swallow Islands far exceeded The Great River District, with the overall scale being only slightly smaller than Tian Lan Immortal City.

It was for this reason that Luo Chen set his sights on this territory.

A region that was only slightly inferior to Tian Lan Immortal City, with a Third-Order Lower Grade Spirit Vein present, was more than sufficient to sustain the needs of an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

Even if he was comparable to a Gold-swallowing Beast!

After the Cheng Family delivered the first batch of herbs, Luo Chen plunged into the busy work of making the True Flame Pills.

This time in his refinement, he still didn’t use the huge amount of Achievement Points accumulated on his Attribute Panel.

After producing Fourth Order Transformation Pills, he was already deemed a ”Fourth Order Pill Refiner” on the panel.

Even though he only mastered one kind of Fourth Order Elixir, with his solid and undeniable foundation in the Dao of Alchemy, this title of Fourth Order Pill Refiner was indeed well-deserved.

As such, producing Third Order Pills was not a particularly difficult task for him.

Once the foundation was laid, everything else would fall into place!

From his arrival on the Flying Swallow Islands to the kill of Yan Nantian, waiting for herbs—in total, seven months had passed.

During these seven months, apart from cultivation, Luo Chen spent most of his spare time studying the formula of the True Flame Pills.

Now that the raw materials had arrived, it was time to put theory into practice.

”The Gleaming Seed should be peeled first as its medicinal properties are too short-lived; prioritize its refinement.”

”This Yan Hua, as the main component of the True Flame Pill, should be handled with the Juniper Heron Hand!”

”Fire Ginseng is rare, and only Iron Rock Ginseng with its intense dry nature can replace it. However, this means the related Pill Techniques must shift three times.”

Every time Luo Chen handled an herb, his mind would conjure up which Pill Technique to use, the timing, and the degree of heat needed for the pill refinement process.

Even though he had not yet started the actual pill making, his mind had inadvertently simulated it thousands of times.

By the time he finished processing all the herbs, another whole month had passed.

Luo Chen was not quite satisfied; handling herbs without assistance was this troublesome!

But for the moment, that was the only way.

After processing the herbs, he immediately continued his relentless work on the pill refinement.

Once, twice, thrice...

The complexity of Third Order Pill refinement far exceeded that of the commonplace First and Second Orders.

Consequently, the time taken for refinement was also greater than the usual one or two hours.

To make a batch of True Flame Pills, Luo Chen estimated, at least one whole day was needed!

This duration was even longer than it took to make a Fourth Order Transformation Pill.

There was no other reason than that, to have significant potency, the True Flame Pill required, in addition to its raw materials, that Original Source True Fire simmer within the Pill Tripod for a full three hours after pill formation!

Only then would the True Flame Pills possess a potency far surpassing that of ordinary Third Order Cultivation Pills.

Luo Chen was well-prepared for this situation.

Refining pills was like an Immortal Cultivator’s cultivation; the higher the realm, the longer each Closed-Door Cultivation took, and the same applied to pills—the higher the quality tier, the longer the refinement might take.

It was rumored that for the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, which could reportedly send someone directly to Azure Cloud Heaven with just one pill, it required a full four thousand nine hundred years to refine a batch!

Of course, such myths were not credible.

After all, no pill could enable a mere mortal to ascend directly to immortality, not to mention whether one had the power to make such a pill. The sheer medicinal force contained within these pills was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

However, Luo Chen also clearly understood that the higher the Elixir Quality Tier, the more time-consuming the process of making it.

Previously in Qingdan Valley, when producing Nascent Soul Formation Pills, it took at least three days, and at most five or six days.

And this was still the duration without completing a successful refinement.

Considering that the True Flame Pills only required one day to refine, that was quite impressive.

”No wonder high-ranking alchemists always hold such high status.”

”Not to mention how useful the refined elixirs are, just considering the amount of energy and time consumed, to the detriment of their own cultivation, is enough for the various powers to accord high-ranking alchemists prestigious positions.”

”However, if that’s the case, there will likely be fewer individuals who end up possessing sufficient mastery at the peak of the Dao of Alchemy.”

One day may not seem like much.

But as little bits add up, one cannot imagine how many years would be delayed, how much lifespan would be consumed.

And this is just Third Order Elixirs; what about Nascent Soul or Divine Transformation in the future?

Throughout the vast Mountain Sea Realm, over ten thousand years, there has only been one known as the Alchemy Saint.

From this perspective, such delays truly affect the advancement in realm for high-ranking alchemists.

”Perhaps I need to find a way to delegate the task of processing raw materials to others, to save more of my time.”

”I need to select someone trustworthy... actually, there’s no need for someone too trustworthy, as long as I station them on Yao Yue Island, and I can monitor them at all times, there’s no fear of any foul play.”

”If so, that would be much easier.”

Luo Chen changed his initial thoughts and decided to set up a team to take care of those tedious tasks of processing raw materials.

And the choice for the team leader was simple; Cheng Haixin, who had recently established her Foundation, would suffice.