Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 178 - 120: Tremendous Power Boost, 26 Drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation!

Chapter 178: Chapter 120: Tremendous Power Boost, 26 Drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation!

However, with each cultivation method, as one approaches a breakthrough, it becomes increasingly difficult to condense new liquid magical power. The extra two years is a "budget" Qi Chuan set for himself.

"Currently, I need to refine another batch of Yellow Dragon Pills, as I have consumed the entire previous batch."

About a year and a month ago, Qi Chuan refined a batch of Yellow Dragon Pills, forming six pills in total, with two wasted pills, leaving four effective ones, all of which have been consumed.

If he wants to continue consuming Yellow Dragon Pills, he must refine another batch.

Qi Chuan stood up, planning to go to another stone chamber to refine Yellow Dragon Pills, as this place was his secluded stone chamber and was not suitable for alchemy.

Soon, Qi Chuan arrived at the Alchemy Room.

Boom!

Sitting cross-legged on a puduan, Qi Chuan touched the Qiankun Bag at his waist, and the Black Peak Tripod flew out instantly, landing on the ground in front of him.

Subsequently, Qi Chuan took out eighteen jade boxes from the Qiankun Bag, each containing various spirit herb materials needed for refining Yellow Dragon Pills.

The lids of the jade boxes were opened one by one, revealing the different materials inside.

There were a total of thirteen Tier One Top Grade spirit herb materials and five Tier Two Lower Grade spirit herb materials.

All the Tier One Top Grade spirit herb materials, and even three of the Tier Two Lower Grade ones, though some were rare, could still be found within the Wind Moon Sect at a certain cost.

However, the two Tier Two Lower Grade materials, Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower, were each only found in four portions a year and more ago when Qi Chuan searched throughout the Wind Moon Sect.

About a year and a month ago, when he refined that batch of Yellow Dragon Pills, there was a batch of wasted pills, so he actually used two portions of Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower.

But previously, when he returned to his clan in Red Maple Valley, with the guidance of his clan leader Qi Wuyou, he found one portion each of Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower in the Qi Family’s Treasure Vault.

So as of now, Qi Chuan still has three portions of these two types of spirit herb materials left.

"I hope that in my next attempts to refine Yellow Dragon Pills, every batch will be successful, avoiding needless waste of precious materials..." Qi Chuan thought to himself.

Blazing!

Immediately after, he placed both palms on the Black Peak Tripod before him, liquid magical power within his dantian catalyzed, flowing through the meridians into the palm centers, transforming into porcelain white Innate True Fire, which surged within the Black Peak Tripod.

Whoosh Whoosh!

Once the Innate True Fire stabilized, Qi Chuan waved his sleeve, and several Tier One Top Grade spirit herb materials floated out from the jade boxes and entered the Black Peak Tripod through four fire openings.

Subsequently, Qi Chuan devoted himself wholeheartedly to alchemy.

A little over a half-day later, the alchemy was complete.

At Qi Chuan’s beckoning, there was a clinking sound as the lid of the Black Peak Tripod opened, and six dragon-eye-sized pale yellow pills flew out, hovering in front of Qi Chuan in a line, totaling six.

Among them, three were wasted pills, and three were formed pills, achieving a fifty percent pill formation rate, which, though not as good as the batch a year earlier, was still considered fairly decent in the world of alchemy.

Pill formation rate is something that, unless Qi Chuan uses the Golden Finger to hone his skill in refining Yellow Dragon Pills to perfection, cannot always be maintained at a high level; this being only his third attempt, achieving success without wasting materials was already commendable.

However, a line of text appeared before Qi Chuan. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

[You carefully manipulated the Foundation Establishment Divine Sense and Alchemy Technique to condense Yellow Dragon Pills, attempting to form six pills and triggering a fiftyfold critical strike, gaining a fiftyfold harvest. Your skills in refining Yellow Dragon Pills and control over heat have significantly improved.]

Simultaneously, countless insights into refining Yellow Dragon Pills and experiences in heat control surged in Qi Chuan’s mind.

After absorbing them, both Qi Chuan’s skill in refining Yellow Dragon Pills and his heat control technique improved significantly.

"Not bad. With this fiftyfold harvest, although I may not always guarantee a high pill formation rate in the future, the remaining two portions of Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower will certainly not be wasted, and each batch will yield at least three formed pills!"

Qi Chuan smiled slightly.

This way, at least for the next two to three years, he won’t need to worry about Yellow Dragon Pills or the materials for refining them.

And two to three years later, he will likely have a foundation of forty to fifty drops of liquid magical power, sufficient to prepare for an attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

"However, I’ve been secluded for a year now, feeling a bit stifled. It’s about time I went out to relieve this pent-up unease."

Despite having refined a new batch of three Yellow Dragon Pills, Qi Chuan did not immediately consume them or meditate for cultivation. Instead, he tidied up the Alchemy Room and headed out of the Cave Mansion.

He had not forgotten his plan made a year ago to occasionally venture out and temper his mind in preparation for potential heart demons during Core Formation.

Leaving his Tier Two Middle Grade Cave Mansion situated in a secluded part of the Inner Sect, Qi Chuan first headed to a small island in the depths of Wind Moon Lake, where he found his sect leader and master. Through him, Qi Chuan announced a long-term, high-price purchase task for Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower in both the True Inheritance Hall and the Inner and Outer Sect Task Hall of the Wind Moon Sect.

He even stated in the task announcement that if there was no Dust Suppressing Grass or Life and Death Flower, providing information about them would also earn a high reward in Spirit Stones.

A year and a bit ago, he scoured the Wind Moon Sect and found three portions of Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower, and now the Wind Moon Sect had no stock left.

The remaining two portions he had might not be enough. Before reaching the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he might use them up, so he needed to attempt collecting more in advance to avoid unexpected situations.

For Qi Chuan’s request, the Wind Moon Sect Leader, Situ Jiang, who had high hopes for him, naturally agreed and personally issued the task under his name.

...

Wind Moon Sect, Inner Sect, Task Hall.

Many Inner Sect Disciples were coming and going, occasionally talking eagerly or calmly about task information or about their expeditions, slaying demon beasts, or collecting high-tier spirit herbs.

As one of the more popular places in the Inner Sect, this place was bustling with activity every day.

In the grand hall, many Inner Sect Disciples were browsing the information on the three large jade walls surrounding them, occasionally conversing in low voices with familiar Inner Sect Disciples.

"Excuse me, could you let me through?"

At this moment, a young man dressed in Inner Sect robes entered from outside the hall, politely addressing the two Inner Sect Disciples in front of him.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing the voice of the young man behind them, the two Inner Sect Disciples at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer turned around to find a seemingly ordinary young man, and though they frowned, they instinctively stepped aside without hesitation.

"Thank you."

The seemingly ordinary young man politely thanked them and walked through the space they made, unhurriedly.

The two Inner Sect Disciples at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer watched the back of the seemingly ordinary young man, feeling somewhat perplexed as to why they didn’t hesitate to make way upon hearing his voice.

"Am I really that well-mannered?" the two Inner Sect Disciples wondered to themselves.

However, it wasn’t just them.

As the seemingly ordinary young man walked through the hall, weaving through the many Inner Sect Disciples, everyone inexplicably and instinctively stepped aside wherever he passed.

Soon, the seemingly ordinary young man reached the forefront, standing beneath one of the large jade walls.

This seemingly ordinary young man was Qi Chuan, who had used the Illusion Body Talisman and the Concealing Breath Talisman to change his appearance and hide his aura.

Standing beneath the jade wall, Qi Chuan looked up, here to check on the almost sect-wide task his sect leader and master published for him.

Just as he looked up, a line of task information refreshed to the most prominent position at the top of the jade wall.

It was the long-term, high-price purchase task for Dust Suppressing Grass and Life and Death Flower.