Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 139 - 101: Bursting Qi Pill, Hundredfold Critical Strike, Pill Formation!

Three days later, at the Wind Moon Sect, within the inner sect area surrounded by the mountains outside Wind Moon Lake, a secluded Inner Sect Spirit Peak.

On this isolated Spirit Peak, there was only one cave mansion, and the Spirit Vein Level within the cave had surprisingly reached Tier Two Middle Grade.

At this moment, within the cave mansion, in a stone chamber, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on a puduan, with a black pill furnace in front of him, about waist-high, carved with dragons and phoenixes, with four fire outlets extending outward like the flying eaves of a great hall.

This pill furnace, named the Black Peak Tripod, was exchanged by Qi Chuan from the Wind Moon Sect’s Treasure Pavilion, and is a Tier Two Pill Furnace that cost him quite some resources.

And at this moment, Qi Chuan was actually wearing the attire of an inner sect disciple.

The Sect Leader assigned him a new identity, that of an inner sect disciple.

This was necessary, as there were not many elders within the Wind Moon Sect, and all of them were acquainted with each other. Moreover, there were only eleven true disciples, so only an inner sect disciple identity could be given to him without raising others’ suspicions.

As for Qi Chuan’s current Tier Two Middle Grade Cave Mansion, it was also modified through special means.

Originally, there were no Tier Two Cave Mansions in the inner sect area, only Tier One Cave Mansions. However, his master, the Sect Leader, secretly adjusted the power of the Wind Moon Sect’s Sect Protection Array.

This Sect Protection Array inherently draws its spiritual power from the Spirit Veins beneath the Wind Moon Sect, and in a sense, is subtly integrated with it.

The Spirit Vein beneath the Wind Moon Sect is essentially a colossal Spirit Vein, albeit divided into main and branch veins. Different places have different concentrations of Spiritual Qi, resulting in various grades of cave mansions within the sect.

His master, the Sect Leader, used the Sect Leader’s token to mobilize the Tier Three Array, slightly altering the direction of Spiritual Qi beneath the Wind Moon Sect, elevating a Tier One Middle Grade Cave Mansion on this remote Spirit Peak to a Tier Two Middle Grade Cave Mansion.

However, this method can only produce a limited number of such cave mansions, as the distinction between main and branch veins is evident, and one cannot transform a main vein into a branch vein or vice versa.

"Other matters can be set aside for now. My new identity is relatively safe. Everyone within the Wind Moon Sect will only perceive me as an ordinary inner sect disciple. Even within the inner sect, only a handful know of me, with my new identity recorded only in the Inner Sect Internal Affairs Hall."

"Right now, improving my alchemy skills takes priority!"

Qi Chuan thought to himself.

The elixir he currently needed was the Yellow Dragon Pill, the optimal elixir for the Foundation Establishment Early Stage within the Celestial Pill Elder’s legacy, which is Tier Two Lower Grade.

This means he must at least become a Tier Two Lower Grade Alchemist to refine it.

Currently, he had not yet formally engaged in alchemy; he was a newbie in every sense.

Fortunately, with the Hundredfold Critical Strike, all problems cease to be issues.

At this time, Qi Chuan pressed his palms against the Black Peak Tripod in front of him, closing his eyes while directing the liquid magical power within his dantian, which wove out through his palms into the Black Peak Tripod.

Whoosh!

Then, a fist-sized flame rose crackling within the Black Peak Tripod, burning quietly as the terrifying heat distorted the space above the pill furnace.

This was an innate true fire, conjured by the liquid magical power of a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

Unlike the crimson flame conjured by the Fireball Technique, this fire was porcelain white, dazzling and extravagant.

Gazing at the porcelain white innate true fire in the Black Peak Tripod, Qi Chuan nodded slightly.

Then, he extracted a pill formula named "Bursting Qi Pill" from the Celestial Pill Elder’s legacy in his mind and carefully read through it in his mind.

This "Bursting Qi Pill" was a Tier One Lower Grade Elixir, intended to instantly boost mana for a Qi Refining Early Stage cultivator for one quarter of an hour, providing notable combat strength.

However, after the quarter hour, the meridians would hurt unbearably, and cultivation would be impossible for the following month.

Therefore, typically only bottom-tier loose cultivators or failing family cultivators are in demand for such an elixir.

Though not very valuable, this Tier One Lower Grade "Bursting Qi Pill" was precisely the gateway for Qi Chuan, the novice, to enter the world of alchemy.

Quickly, Qi Chuan thoroughly read through the "Bursting Qi Pill" formula.

Upon opening his eyes, a line of text appeared before him.

[You meticulously read through the Bursting Qi Pill formula, attempting to thoroughly grasp and comprehend its contents, triggering a Hundredfold Critical Strike, attaining a hundredfold gain, and successfully understanding the contents of the Bursting Qi Pill formula.]

With the text appearing, a flood of understanding of the Bursting Qi Pill formula filled Qi Chuan’s mind.

Moments later, Qi Chuan absorbed this understanding.

Then he discovered in amazement that he directly comprehended the contents described in the Bursting Qi Pill formula, without any sense of confusion or misunderstanding.

"This is the power of Hundredfold Critical Strike..."

Qi Chuan lamented to himself.

While the Bursting Qi Pill formula is a Tier One Lower Grade formula, it is generally not easy for a beginner in alchemy to fully understand its contents.

But with the Hundredfold Critical Strike, once triggered, he immediately understood and comprehended it.

"However, understanding the pill formula is just the first step. The subsequent refining process is crucial, especially the control of the fire, which is key. Often, if the fire is slightly stronger or the temperature higher, the materials may burn, and if the fire is slightly weaker or the temperature lower, the materials cannot be successfully refined and formed into a pill..."