The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Chaotic Yuan Pill_1

HUM!

Shen Mo’s face became serious as he quickly made several hand signs into the cauldron.

In an instant, the Fire Chi Cauldron trembled slightly. The elixir juice, formed from the spiritual medicines within, rapidly divided into nine portions, spinning like tops!

As the Green Lotus Flame’s power diminished and the Fire Chi phantom returned to the cauldron’s body, these nine spinning portions also slowly condensed into pill shapes. They were pale yellow, covered with swirling, spiral pill patterns... identical to the Chaotic Yuan Pill described in the sect’s Manuals!

Did it work?

Shen Mo’s first reaction was to check the feedback from the Destiny Panel.

[Your attempt to refine the Chaotic Yuan Pill is successful. Your Alchemy Path experience +200, Chaotic Yuan Pill proficiency +400.]

Only then did a smile of relief appear on his face. After more than three months, he had finally completely recreated the elixir recipe for the Chaotic Yuan Pill and successfully refined it!

This success was based on existing descriptions passed down, from which Shen Mo had inferred many clues and then reverse-engineered the formula.

If he had to design a completely new type of elixir from scratch, it would likely take years of contemplation to refine. Even if he managed to create a pill by sheer luck, its medicinal properties and effects might not meet his expectations.

WHOOSH!

Shen Mo immediately opened the cauldron. With a sweep of his sleeve, he retrieved the nine pale-yellow pills.

They felt warm and smooth in his hand, like carved jade. Upon smelling them, there was no medicinal aroma; the scent, along with the medicinal properties, was tightly sealed within, without the slightest trace escaping.

Among these nine Elixirs, one is of superior quality, three are middle-grade, and five are of inferior quality!

Under the scrutiny of his five senses and his [Method Eye Candle Wisp] Destiny, Shen Mo quickly discerned the quality of this batch of Elixirs. Frankly, he was very satisfied with achieving such quality on his first attempt at refining a Grade V Elixir.

Of course, even if one of the Chaotic Yuan Pills had reached superior quality, Shen Mo wouldn’t rely on it to achieve his Golden Core.

Since the elixir recipe has been successfully recreated, he is determined to refine a peerless-quality Chaotic Yuan Pill.

Otherwise, wouldn’t all the time, energy, and vast amounts of spiritual medicines and spiritual materials he previously expended be wasted?

Immediately, Shen Mo took out two jade Elixir vials and divided the nine Chaotic Yuan Pills. Four of middle to high-grade quality went into one, and the five of inferior quality into another.

He might disdain the quality of this batch of Chaotic Yuan Pills, but for the other disciples in the Riverside Sect who cultivated the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique,” they were invaluable treasures. Even without the opportunity for Core Formation, consuming one could refine their Essence, Qi, and Spirit, aiding their future cultivation!

The only drawback was the peculiar nature of the Chaotic Yuan Pill’s medicinal properties: after taking it once and receiving its benefits, subsequent consumption yielded no further effects.

Otherwise, Shen Mo would have continuously ingested this pill until his Core Formation.

However, that wasn’t feasible now. He could only wait until the moment of Core Formation to take it, allowing the Chaotic Yuan Pill’s effects to be fully realized.

The remaining spiritual medicines are enough for me to refine thirteen more batches of Chaotic Yuan Pills. It shouldn’t be difficult to produce a peerless-grade Elixir!

Thinking this, he focused his mind and unleashed the power of the Green Lotus Flame. Following the established elixir recipe, he added the Thousand-year Ice Lotus, Fire Lotus Seeds, and other spiritual medicines into the cauldron one by one, and began refining once more.

「Another month passed.」

On Shen Mo’s panel, his proficiency with the Chaotic Yuan Pill had risen to the [Entering the Hall] level.

Because he had developed this pill from scratch, figuring it out bit by bit, his proficiency had soared after successfully refining the first batch of Elixirs, directly reaching the [Great] level. Subsequent progress then returned to a normal pace.

The related spiritual materials were also nearly depleted. This time, Shen Mo had refined over a hundred Chaotic Yuan Pills in total. Among them, two reached impeccable quality, five attained flawless quality, and more than twenty were of superior quality.

Even during the sect’s heyday, the number of disciples who cultivated the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique” and could afford this pill wouldn’t have been very large.

It’s even more so now...

These hundred-plus Chaotic Yuan Pills might take decades to sell. Producing more, aside from advancing my attainments in the Alchemy Path, holds little other significance.

Shen Mo pondered this inwardly, then put away the Green Lotus Flame, the Fire Chi Cauldron, and other related items.

Before coming to the Jade Pool Dungeon, he had already negotiated with Patriarch Zhou. He would take some spiritual medicinal materials as compensation for this trip.

Since he had not revealed his true intentions or his attainments in the Alchemy Path, the finished Elixirs he refined and the Chaotic Yuan Pill’s elixir recipe all belonged to him personally.

In the future, even if he were to sell this Elixir or submit the elixir recipe to the sect, he would have to wait until Zhao Lingyin became a Grade IV Alchemist and do so under her name.

The Core-forming blessed land, the Chaotic Yuan Fruit, and the Elixir—all three are ready...

Once I recover my condition, I can attempt to break through to the Golden Core Realm!

The nature’s spiritual energy in this Dungeon is dense, time flows nine times faster than in the Outer Realm, and there are no prying enemies. This is the most suitable place for Core Formation.

Shen Mo had already decided to leave only after achieving the Golden Core.

After all, the current Red Flame Zone was fraught with too many unknown threats, making it difficult to find a location for Core Formation comparable to the Jade Pool Realm.

As for the accelerated flow of time, it mattered little to him. His Lifespan was more than sufficient; staying here for two or three hundred years wouldn’t be an issue!

After reassuring Mi, who was anxious to return to Fairy Flower Valley and report on her mission, via a Divine Sense transmission, Shen Mo activated his cultivation method. He began to recover his condition and strived to push his cultivation and cultivation level to the point where advancing even half a step further was exceedingly difficult.

Within the Riverside Sect, Sect Master Yuan Qingshi and the three Peak Masters all had cultivation that had reached a level just half a step short of the Golden Core Realm, and they had remained at this stage for many years.

Perhaps they hadn’t sensed the opportunity for Core Formation, or perhaps they wished to accumulate more before attempting to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

Although Shen Mo was a rising talent, his foundation was exceptionally solid. Coupled with the great opportunities he possessed, achieving the Golden Core was not a difficult task for him.

The true challenge lay in whether the Chaotic Yuan One Qi Pill he would form could reach perfect or even excellent quality, as he hoped.

HUM!

HUM! HUM!

As Shen Mo operated his cultivation method at full power, the dense Spiritual Qi permeating the Dungeon transformed into an invisible vortex, continuously gathering towards him.

Within a two-foot radius of Shen Mo, the air was saturated with an incredibly pure breath of Primal Spirit.

WHOOSH!

Thick streams of Spiritual Qi were drawn into Shen Mo’s body. Refined by his cultivation method, they transformed into hair-thin strands, which then intertwined with the surrounding aura of Primal Spirit.

Simultaneously, wisps of Turbid Qi, tinged with an ominous hue, emanated from outside this aura. This Turbid Qi—the impurities within nature’s spiritual energy, separate from the pure Primal Spirit—was so overwhelmingly abundant it seemed to encompass nearly all the Spiritual Qi and Demonic Qi in the world.

However, all this Turbid Qi, under the effect of his [Flawless] Skill, was expelled from Shen Mo’s body and gradually dispersed back into the heavens and earth.

After an unknown period, Shen Mo felt that his vitality, soul, and the True Yuan in his Spirit Sea had all reached their peak.

He immediately took out a Chaotic Yuan Fruit and, with a CRUNCH, bit into it!