Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 146

[Chapter 145: Alchemy (Congratulations to Hanyu Jiangxiang Luan Silver Alliance Leader!)]

Inside the cave.

The patterns of the fire-controlling magic array lit up one by one, drawing spiritual energy from the spirit stones and forming a blue-green second-order flame under the purple jade furnace.

Heat waves swept all around and the temperature continued to rise.

After feeling the gentleness and stability of the flame, Fang Xi nodded with satisfaction.

The magic circle he designed was operating quite successfully, and apart from wasting spirit stones, it had no other drawbacks.

Fang Xi took a deep breath, took out the other herbs, and refined a furnace of “Qi Replenishing Pills”.

This has a scientific name in the alchemy tradition, called “warm furnace”!
An alchemy furnace that has not been used for a long time often performs poorly when refining the first batch of pills, which will slightly affect the subsequent pills.

Therefore, before refining important elixirs, alchemists often refine a batch of other types of elixirs first.

With a solemn expression, he put the refined Qi-replenishing pills aside and took out sixteen jade boxes from his storage bag.

After opening it, materials appeared one after another, among which a grayish-white demon pill was the most eye-catching.

“Let’s get started!”

Fang Xi murmured, took out the jade-white ‘Dragon Ginseng’, and cut off a piece with a jade knife.

To refine the foundation-building pill, you don’t actually need a whole plant of ‘Dragon Ginseng’ as one material. Just cutting off a piece of it is enough.

However, the medicinal effect of this ‘Hualong Ginseng’ is lost quickly after it is damaged, so it is often sold whole plants at a time.

“These demon pills are actually from demon beasts in the early stage of foundation building. I don’t expect to produce more than two pills in one furnace, so I will naturally use the minimum configuration… a small amount and multiple times to accumulate experience…”

Fang Xi released his spiritual sense and entered the purple jade furnace.

The next moment, he put the cut dragon ginseng into the medicine furnace, controlled the flame to wrap it, and refined it into a ball of transparent medicinal liquid.

Next, other auxiliary materials…

During this process, Fang Xi’s spiritual consciousness was carefully observing every change in the medicine furnace.

Anyway, he didn’t prepare the first furnace successfully, so he had a very good attitude and it was purely experimental in nature.

After the grayish-white demon pill entered the alchemy furnace, Fang Xi’s expression suddenly became more solemn than ever before.

Roar!

When the demon pill encountered the flame, it instantly burst out with a force of resistance, and there was a faint roar of a demon beast in it.

“The medicine made from the inner elixir of a demon beast is indeed not as gentle as the spiritual medicine…”

Fang Xi immediately dripped in Biling Liquid in order to combine the medicinal properties and stabilize the various medicinal materials.

However, the next moment!
Boom!

The purple jade furnace trembled, and the liquid medicine inside and the inner elixir of the monster broke out into a violent conflict, and both turned into ashes!
Fang Xi’s first furnace of alchemy, he didn’t even complete the step of condensing the liquid medicine into an elixir!

“Hmm… the impact of the demon beast’s inner elixir is too strong, and the timing of the entry of the Green Spirit Liquid is a little late…”

There was no expression of sadness or joy on his face. He did not care at all that he had accidentally destroyed an extremely precious demon beast’s inner elixir. He was recalling the experience of refining the elixir just now.

After a night’s rest and simulating the process in his mind many times, Fang Xi started refining the elixir again!
Bang!
This time, he barely managed to combine the Biling Liquid into the demon elixir and blend it with the medicinal liquid, but failed at the last step…

…

Three months later.

“The sixth furnace!”

Fang Xi had an indifferent expression and sharp eyes, and he put the materials into the alchemy furnace one by one like flowing water.

Then, there was a purple crystal demon beast
inner pill and the Jade Spirit Liquid! “I was close to forming the pill in the fifth furnace, but I didn’t have enough mana at the critical moment…”

This time Fang Xi was well prepared. He perfectly stimulated the demonic power of the monster’s inner elixir and merged it with the original medicinal liquid, turning it into a translucent liquid with a green tint and a purple tint.

The fire in the furnace was blazing, constantly warming the liquid medicine…

After seven days and seven nights, Fang Xi stuffed a Qi-replenishing pill into his mouth, first recovered some of his magic power, and then calmly cast a spell:

“Congeal!”

Inside the furnace, the purple liquid medicine continued to condense, and its color continued to change among seven colors…

Fang Xi’s forehead was covered with sweat as he struggled to stabilize the various spiritual power conflicts within the pill.

Three days later.

“Open the furnace!”

His magic power surged, and he fired one spell after another into the purple jade furnace.

The purple jade furnace roared, and a light blue pill flew out and landed in Fang Xi’s hands.

But before he could show any joy on his face, the color of the foundation-building pill quickly turned black and exploded… turning into a ball of ashes.

“The method of taking the pill needs to be improved… I was a little hasty before.”

…

March has passed again.

As the furnace was opened more and more often, it took Fang Xi longer and longer to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This is a good thing.

He had failed at the very beginning before, but now, he had been able to persevere to the final step of obtaining the elixir.

“The eighth furnace!”

Fang Xi followed the steps, overcame all the difficulties and obstacles ahead, and reached the final step of obtaining the elixir.

This time, he improved his original method of collecting the elixir, and a seal fell into the elixir furnace.

The purple jade furnace opened with a roar, and the room was filled with the aroma of medicine.

A blue pill fell into Fang Xi’s hand. It was the foundation-building pill!
However, there was a gray pattern on the surface of the pill!

“Inferior Foundation Building Pill?!”

Fang Xi frowned: “It seems that my previous method is still imperfect…”

This inferior foundation-building pill also has the miraculous effect of assisting cultivators in their foundation-building transformation, but the toxicity of the pill exceeds the standard, and its efficacy is slightly worse than that of the genuine foundation-building pill, only about 60% to 70%.

“But enough, enough…”

“As long as the foundation-building pill protects the tendons and veins and can keep me alive even if the foundation-building fails, it will be enough to guarantee a bottom line…”

Fang Xi carefully put away the inferior foundation-building pill and went to have a good sleep.

He was under a lot of pressure during this period, especially when it came to the last few furnaces.

Although he repeatedly reminded himself that if he failed, he could just repeat the process of collecting materials, but the number of demon kings in Daliang was not infinite.

Fortunately, the pressure is now gone!

Overjoyed, Fang Xi went out to play for a few months, and then came back, refreshed and ready to continue refining the furnace! When
refining the ninth furnace of foundation-building pills, Fang Xi followed his heart and soul… He put his previous conjectures into practice one by one, but the furnace exploded in the middle of refining the pills.

He laughed and continued to clean the furnace, refining the last demon beast’s inner elixir.

This time, he seemed to be assisted by God, and in his last attempt, he refined a genuine foundation-building pill!

…

Fang Xi was half lying on the bed in the cave, holding two jade bottles in his hands.

“Ten demon beast inner cores, in the hands of those alchemy masters, can at least produce ten genuine foundation-building pills…”

This doesn’t mean that the other party will succeed every time he refines the elixir, but some alchemy masters can refine two foundation-building elixirs in one furnace!
When it comes to Fang Xi, ten elixirs become two, and one of them is of inferior quality, which is a huge loss!
But Fang Xi still feels that he has made a lot of money.

At least, he obtained two foundation-building pills quietly.

And… he also learned the skill of refining foundation-building pills!
With this skill, he dared to pretend to be a second-level alchemy master!

Although, Fang Xi was not prepared to do so.

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He played with the jade bottle containing the foundation-building pill and began to think about foundation-building.

“It is best to swallow the foundation-building pill to transform on a second-level spiritual vein, as there will be a bonus…”

“With Fang Xi’s identity, I can openly break through the foundation building stage… I am only fifty-eight years old now, and I can announce to the public that the foundation building deadline of sixty is approaching, so I choose to fight to the death!”

Although the success rate for cultivators to build their own foundation is extremely low and the mortality rate is extremely high, there are still lucky ones!

“Or… declare that you have been lucky enough to collect a spiritual item for foundation building?”

“Anyway, after the foundation is established, all the spiritual objects are swallowed up. Who can verify it?”

…

Bai Ze Fairy City is a holy place for independent cultivators to build their foundation.

Every once in a while, news would come out about a cultivator’s successful foundation building.

The credibility can be barely guaranteed.

Since Fang Xi had painstakingly planned the foundation-building pill in order to build his foundation, it was natural that other conditions had to be met to the best of their ability.

As for renting a second-level spiritual vein cave, no place in Yue State is safer than Bai Ze Fairy City.

What’s more… Fang Xi also thought about the problems after building the foundation.

“After I build my foundation, although my spiritual roots are superior enough, I still need a second-level spiritual vein, a foundation-building technique, and certain resources to practice… It would be best if I had a big force behind me.”

“Bai Ze Xian City looks good… If I build my foundation in the city, I will surely be wooed with a clean background. Maybe I can join?”

As for the Jindan sects of the Three Kingdoms? That was not within Fang Xi’s consideration.

Not to mention whether the entrance examination will be more stringent, the fact that Fang Xi is not a disciple trained by the sect from childhood to adulthood means that he is destined to be excluded from the core layer forever unless there are special circumstances.

After all, in a sect, loyalty is more important!
…

With this thought in mind, Fang Xi packed up his cave and returned to Bai Ze Fairy City.

Yanliu Lane, building 87.

He had rented the property for ten years and is still within the term.

Looking at my own courtyard, I feel quite familiar with it.

“Fellow Daoist, you are back. Something big happened here recently!”

Fairy Tengluo was wearing a green dress. When she saw Fang Xi, her eyes suddenly lit up: “Your cultivation is… perfect?”

“I was lucky enough to get some opportunities and finally advance to the tenth level of Qi Refining!”

Fang Xi smiled slightly. After all, he was here to build a foundation, so he didn’t need to hide his cultivation. He asked again, “What happened?”

“Alas… The man of the Jin Ling family was about to die, so he rented a second-level cave in the inner city to try to build his foundation, but he failed and died…”

Fairy Tengluo told everything, her tone respectful.

After all, Fang Xi is already a master who has reached the state of great perfection.

“Ah… I really didn’t expect this.”

Fang Xi hurriedly took gifts and went to Su Lie’s house to mourn.

“Fang Daoyou…”

Jin Ling was wearing a snow-white dress and had a cold expression.

“Friend Jin, I mourn for you…”

Fang Xi said a few words of comfort politely.

“You know Old Su’s temper… He will definitely try his best before his lifespan runs out.” Jin Ling said expressionlessly, “Before he went into the death retreat, he said that the thing he regretted most was that he didn’t choose to try his best before he turned 60, which led to the loss of Qi and blood, and reduced the chance of success… He didn’t care about me at all, what a cruel heart!”

Fang Xi was speechless.

…

The next day, he went to the inner city, found the manager in charge of renting houses, and stated that he wanted to rent a second-level cave residence.

“Okay, okay…”

The manager who rented the room wore a green satin shirt and said his surname was Han. He introduced with a smile: “I wonder why you want to rent the cave? If you want to practice in seclusion and break through, there is the best A-type cave, and the spiritual energy inside is of the second-level upper grade!”

“Of course it’s for a breakthrough in seclusion!” Fang Xi said with determination.

Seeing Fang Xi’s perfect Qi training, Manager Han couldn’t help but look a little serious and asked, “May I ask how old you are?”

“Fifty-eight years old…” Fang Xi answered with a haggard look on his face.

“Alas, one Jia-shaped cave house costs one hundred spirit stones a year…”

Manager Han didn’t say much and quickly helped with the formalities.

After Fang Xi left, he looked at Fang Xi’s back with a hint of pity in his expression.

He has seen many independent cultivators working here, trying their best to survive before their sixty-year deadline.

Most of them failed, and those who were unlucky even lost their lives.

“Building the foundation…”

Manager Han’s face showed a trace of sadness and self-mockery: “The real chosen ones have all completed Qi training before the age of thirty, and then took the foundation-building pill to break through… How can we old men compare…”

Cry… I owe you something, I will definitely pay it back

(End of this chapter)