Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 686: System cheating, another way, 3 pills into 1, passed the test

Chapter 686: System cheating, another way, three pills merged into one, passed the test
As for the recipe for the Spirit Root Pill, Luo Chen prepared one with the root of heaven and earth as the main ingredient, and thirteen kinds of medicinal herbs such as night feather flower and purple monarch leaf as auxiliary ingredients.

In addition, there are dozens of other medicinal materials available as auxiliary materials, which can be replaced at any time.

Sounds like a small number?

In fact, this number is already considered large.

In Luo Chen's opinion, although the conjectures left by Demon Lord Liantian were a bit outrageous, they were ultimately for mortals who had not embarked on the path of cultivation.

Therefore, the grade of the Spirit Root Pill cannot be too high.

It’s too high, and even mortals can’t withstand the relatively terrifying power of the medicine.

For normal first- and second-level elixirs, the number of main ingredients is not as many as for third- and fourth-level elixirs.

In terms of auxiliary materials, Luo Chen has already selected enough.

It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the Root of Heaven and Earth, while avoiding some of its shortcomings as much as possible. The combination of auxiliary materials involved is extremely difficult even for a fourth-level alchemist, and it requires careful consideration.

Fortunately, now that the main line has been established, we can just explore it bit by bit.

Within the Dan Realm, Luo Chen's figure shuttled between the three mountains and five lakes, and the medicine basket on his back was filled and replaced again and again.

He picked the medicinal herbs he needed one by one with his own hands.

I have to say, this is a job that looks tedious but is very rewarding.

Luo Chen also used some of the knowledge he learned from the bamboo slips in the study in the actual practice of collecting herbs. In addition, some of his experience in collecting herbs came from his accumulation in the first half of his life.

It was also at this moment that he suddenly realized why most of the medicinal herbs in this world were five hundred years old or less?

In a valley depression, Luo Chen carefully dug out a piece of dried and old Zhibai, which is a medicinal herb similar to Polygonum multiflorum.

The Taoist straightened up and looked around.

"If this world is a medicine garden set up specifically for the Spiritual Root Pill test, then it is natural that these medicinal materials are of low age."

"Mortals cannot bear the powerful medicinal effects of herbs that are too old."

"But how did Lord Liantian manage to keep these medicinal herbs neither too old nor too old? Among the methods I know of, there is no method that can do this."

After expressing his emotion, Luo Chen started looking for the next medicinal herb.

Collecting herbs is just a trivial job.

It took about half a month for Luo Chen to successfully collect most of the herbs he needed in the Dan Realm.

Then he returned to the stone house pharmacy and started different treatments.

Each type of medicinal material requires different processing methods. Some can be used directly as medicine, some need to be dried in advance, and some need to be ground into powder for later use.

It was during this process that Luo Chen's understanding of these medicinal materials became more profound, and he also had more ideas about the Linggen Pill recipe he had written before.

While keeping the root of heaven and earth as the main material, he tried to replace the auxiliary materials.

Time passes little by little.

Another half year passed, and everything was ready.

Luo Chen did not start trying to make the elixir directly.

Instead, he calmed down and opened the property panel.

There was no sign of anxiety on his face because he had already tried to open the property panel before.

However, unlike the usual practice of opening the basic attributes, this time he only clicked on the alchemist part of the career chapter.

Career:
【Level 4 Alchemist】

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[Fourth-level elixir: Transformation elixir entry level 5/100, Purple Qi Anti-poison elixir entry level 30/100
Third-level elixirs: Starry Pill Dzogchen, True Flame Pill Dzogchen, Mingyuan Pill Beginner 6/100
Second-level elixir: Huayu powder perfect 376/500
First level elixir: Water Condensation Pill Dzogchen
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After most of the content was reduced, a simple alchemist attribute panel appeared in front of him.

Compared to the past, there are several unfamiliar medicinal pill entries, but they are actually not that unfamiliar.

The Purple Qi Anti-Poison Pill was specially made by Luo Chen for the trip to Ziling Island. After the trip to Ziling Island was successful, Luo Chen stopped refining it and kept a few for backup.

The only incomplete third-level elixir is the Mingyuan Pill, which is a pill recipe he learned in order to break through the Jindan stage.

Among the second-level pills, there is a new one called Huayu Powder. This is a new pill he learned to make in order to recover sooner as he had injured himself while doing body training.

But at this moment, none of this matters.

Luo Chen glanced at the number of achievement points at the end of the panel [300]

This is his greatest reliance!
Originally, there were 334 achievement points, but in order to quickly enter the fourth-level Kaimao technique, 34 points were consumed. This consumption was worth it for Luo Chen, and it was somewhat beyond his expectations.

I originally thought that the fourth-level spell would consume more achievement points, but after mastering the prerequisites of Kaimaoshu, Yuandanshu and Locking Pearl Curtain, I only spent thirty-four points to successfully get started.

Now there are exactly three hundred points left, which gives Luo Chen great confidence in deriving the pill formula this time.

“Even if someone is ahead of me, if the test questions are the same, no matter how powerful that person’s alchemy skills are, as long as he has not reached the level of Zhongzhou Alchemy Saint, he will have to try and make mistakes bit by bit, wasting countless time and energy.”

"It's different for me. With the panel in hand, I don't need to waste so much time!"

"Even the refining process can save energy."

Luo Chen smiled slightly and became more confident.

In his opinion, the pioneer might have a high level of attainment in alchemy, otherwise he would not have passed the first level in less than three years after the opening of the Fallen Demon Land.

But can he be compared with the legendary Alchemy Saint in Zhongzhou?
That is impossible.

How could that kind of being come here and be in danger?
Luo Chen faded his smile, took a deep breath, and the recipe for the Spirit Root Pill that he had prepared earlier came to his mind.

Instantly, the corresponding information flowed out of the system silently.

[An unknown recipe has been detected, an incomplete version, do you want to complete it? ]

Luo Chen frowned. This was the pill recipe he was most confident in after carefully selecting it, and he felt it was extremely mature.

Is it still a defective version?

With a thought, another pill recipe was sent to the system.

[An unknown recipe has been detected, an incomplete version, do you want to complete it? ]

There were incomplete formulas again and again, and he kept asking whether they should be completed. This meant that the pill formulas deduced by Luo Chen were not mature enough.

Luo Chen was in a slightly unhappy mood, but not too heavy.

In his opinion, this Spiritual Root Pill recipe was only of the second level, and it would only take ten achievement points to complete it.

But he resisted the urge to complete it.

"This is only the first level. No one knows how many levels there are and how difficult they will be. Three hundred achievement points are my greatest confidence accumulated over the years. It's best not to waste them easily."

After muttering to himself, Luo Chen returned to his desk and continued writing furiously.

He tried to make new combinations and let the system test them, but all the combinations of medicinal materials were incomplete under the system's detection.

A few days later, Luo Chen, who was sitting in the chair with red eyes, suddenly moved.

"I wanted to take a shortcut, but maybe I took a wrong path?"

Looking at the densely packed drafts on the desk, Luo Chen clearly felt that he was getting further and further away from success.

He found the original few recipes from among the many drafts.

After reviewing tens of thousands of papers, your initial intuition should be correct.

The reason why it is incomplete is probably not the combination of medicinal materials, but the quantity quota...

After having this idea, he began to change his thinking and modify the pill recipe.

……

Another month later, Luo Chen got a satisfactory answer from the system.

[A complete recipe for the Spiritual Root Pill has been detected, second level.]

【Are you ready to start? 】

Suddenly, surprise appeared on his face.

Sure enough, this idea is feasible.

By reading a large amount of medicinal materials and relying on personal understanding, I can select the best solution and narrow the scope.

Then calibrate the quota of medicinal materials and even adjust the refining method, and use the system to check whether it is complete.

This will solve the problem that most alchemists cannot improve.

Perhaps doing so might seem like taking a shortcut, but Luo Chen was not a pedantic person, and a little moral guilt would not affect him.

Because he had already researched the specific recipe for the pill, success was just around the corner. He just used the system to speed up the process and avoid unnecessary trial and error in the middle.

"Then let's start trying to refine it!"

Muttering to himself, Luo Chen walked towards the alchemy room and took out the Hunyuan Ding.

This time, he did not choose to start directly with achievement points.

He derived the pill formula by himself, and everything was under his control.

Plus, the grade is only second level, which is more than enough for his current alchemy skills.

The large amount of medicinal materials prepared earlier came in handy at this time.

A few months later.

In the alchemy room, a strange elixir fragrance wafted out.

Luo Chen held several colorful pills in his hands, looking relieved.

“Is this considered a success?”

He looked around, but nothing unusual happened!

But the Linggen Pill had indeed been refined by him.

At this moment, a slightly weak voice exploded in the darkness and echoed in the alchemy room.

"The pill is of the second-level lower grade, and can temporarily replace the spiritual root, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Taking it can ensure that the medicinal effect will not decline for ten years."

"The assessment result is poor and unqualified."

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Chen's face changed drastically.

I was shocked by the appearance of the voice, and puzzled by the assessment results.

"Where does this sound come from?"

"Who sent it again?"

"Why do you feel such an unconcealable weakness?"

Naturally, no one could answer these questions for him.

Luo Chen took a deep breath and put all his questions on the assessment results.

"It shouldn't be!"

"The elixir has clearly been refined. My own system evaluation shows the complete elixir formula. How could it be..."

While muttering to himself, Luo Chen suddenly recalled the content of the voice.

"It can temporarily replace the spiritual roots and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Taking it can ensure that the medicinal effect will not decline for ten years."

This one was a description of the medicinal properties of the Spirit Root Pill he refined. How could the other party make such an evaluation since he had never taken the pill?

Unfortunately, there is no one to test the medicine in front of me.

Luo Chen made up his mind and swallowed the Spirit Root Pill directly. He then sat cross-legged in meditation to feel the changes in the medicinal power.

A mere second-level elixir was no problem for him at his current level. Even if there was some backlash, he could still withstand it!

One day later, Luo Chen vaguely realized what the problem was.

"This Spiritual Root Pill does have the effect of temporarily replacing the spiritual roots to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but the medicinal power is too strong. Only Qi Refining cultivators can withstand it."

"But this pill is targeted at mortals, who just want to use it to cultivate to the Qi Refining Stage."

“This is contradictory.”

For a moment, Luo Chen's expression was uncertain.

After all, I underestimated the ability of mortals to tolerate elixirs.

Level 2 is beyond the scope!
But how to solve it?
Refine a first-level spiritual root pill?

That's impossible. A first-grade elixir can't have such miraculous effects. The quality of an elixir made with the Root of Heaven and Earth as the main material can't be too low.

This doubt lasted for several days.

Until Luo Chen recalled that when he was at a low level, the process of taking the elixir was different from that of others.

A strong physique, detoxification elixir, and so on.

All of these allow him to withstand more and greater medicinal power at the same level.

Since Spirit Root Pills cannot lower their grade, is there another way to improve the mortal's physique and help them practice?

Thinking of this, many inspirations suddenly emerged in Luo Chen's mind.

Immediately, he stepped into the study and continued writing.

Three months later, Luo Chen returned to the alchemy room with two pill recipes.

This time, he didn't stay in there for long.

In just two months, he had two more kinds of pills in his hands.

At the same time, that slightly weird and weak voice reappeared.

"The Five Organs Nourishing Pill is a first-grade, lower-grade pill that can help mortals nourish their five internal organs."

"Xueling Tongmai Powder, the pill is of the first-grade lower grade. Long-term use can help mortals open up their meridians and open up their profound gates."

"Spiritual Root Pill, second-level lower grade, combined with Five Organs Nourishing Pill and Snow Spirit Meridian Opening Powder, it can help people absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the medicinal power will last for thirty years."

"Test result: Good... passed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Chen's face instantly turned into ecstasy.

really!

His guess was correct.

Since his foundation is not enough to further optimize the Spirit Root Pill, it would be a better choice for him to find another way to research auxiliary pills that can strengthen the physical body of mortals!

Thirty years!
This time is enough.

If a mortal cannot cultivate to the foundation-building stage with the help of Spirit Root Pills within thirty years, then all hope will be lost.

But if by luck it succeeds, then we can lay the foundation for the great road!

By then, the conjecture of breaking the barrier between immortals and mortals will be preliminarily completed.

As for how to cultivate to the foundation-building stage with the help of the Dan Linggen, it is not something Luo Chen can solve now.

In other words, take it one step at a time and maybe we can find a better way.

At least, the Dantian has turned into the sea, the Qi sea has been opened up, and the foundation of the Great Dao has been established, which is much better than the mortal period.

It would be easier to understand if we compare it to those pseudo-alchemists in the North Sea who used the inner elixirs of monsters to cultivate to the Golden Core stage.

A fake alchemist will never be able to advance to the middle stage of the golden elixir in his lifetime.

But those who choose this path have naturally already made preparations.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen seemed to have another inspiration in his mind.

What if you change your path from Dan Linggen to Yao Linggen?

The details are like clouds and fog, and I don't know the right method, but at least there is a way.

Just when Luo Chen was excited, the surroundings suddenly became illusory.

"This is?"

Luo Chen was surprised and seemed to realize something.

With a thought, he flew to the study room and waved his hand towards the bamboo slips.

However, something unexpected happened.

The bamboo slips were also fading away at the same time.

"Can't you take it with you?"