Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Condensing the FengFu Star

Nine Yin Gra.s.s, refinement complete .

Earth Dragon Root, refinement complete .

Flame Seed, refinement complete .

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Over thirty types of medicinal herbs were refined one by one, using up over two hours of Long Chen’s time and causing to be covered in sweat .

Refining pills was not the same as simply decocting medicine . Every single medicinal herb’s essence had to be extracted while at the same time removing the impurities, forming a powder .

However the flame in Long Chen’s hand was of far too low a quality and the refined powder still retained many impurities to be ideal . Still, this was the only method that he had .

First of all, Long Chen’s cultivation base was insufficient, and thus he didn’t have the necessary strength to sustain the Pill Flame, making its strength weak .

Second of all, currently Long Chen didn’t have the opportunity or capability to subdue a different flame so he could only settle for what he had .

But wanting to train in alchemy methods required not only a strong Pill Flame, but also required a forceful spiritual energy, and the most important requirement was an exceedingly powerful Spiritual Strength .

The other two requirements were not that difficult . As for the Pill Flame, as long as you obtained all the proper preparations, you could seize a flame type Magical Beast and gradually tame it into a house pet . Drawing on the Magical Beast’s flame, you could cultivate your own flame to match its formidable power .

Over ninety-nine percent of capable alchemists used Beast Flames . Only a couple people who possessed extremely ancient inheritances of powerful strength could control an extremely mysterious and mystical Spirit Flame found within heaven and earth .

Spirit Flames were flames that possessed their own soul, and according to Long Chen’s memories, he had previously controlled an extremely formidable heaven and earth Spirit Flame .

But no matter how formidable it was in the past, right now he could only use this trash flame for his pill refining . After all, the things in his memories were not things he could take out .

After resting enough, Long Chen took a deep breath . He placed a candle into his hand and a yellow flame appeared .

“Not bad, after going through the refinements, the flame’s strength has increased by a slight amount . Whatever, it’s better than nothing I guess . ”

After consecutively refining seven different medicines’ essence, he threw them into the furnace . His Spiritual Strength erupted out and the flame in Long Chen’s hand suddenly fluctuated, and compared to before, it was now several times stronger .

“Using Spiritual Strength to support the flame; if other alchemists saw this, wouldn’t they get shocked to death?” Long Chen bitterly smiled .

Spiritual Strength was the foundation of any pill refinement . At the time of refining, a large amount of Spiritual Strength was needed in order to control the temperature . If even a slight deviation occurred, it would waste all your previous efforts and you would end up refining a pile of pill ashes . And if the medicinal pill had a very large medicinal strength, then you might even cause a furnace explosion .

Most alchemists wouldn’t start using their Spiritual Strength right at the beginning of the refinement . They would only use it towards the latter stages when the pill was about to take form in order to very carefully control the flame’s strength .

After all, that was the critical time in the formation of the pill . At that time the flame’s temperature had to constantly change, sometimes high and sometimes low, and doing so required a large consumption of Spiritual Strength .

If at that time the alchemist’s Spiritual Strength was already exhausted, then the furnace of pills could basically be considered as sc.r.a.pped . However, Long Chen actually started using his Spiritual Strength right at the beginning of the refinement .

And in addition he used this precious Spiritual Strength just in order to increase the flame, treating it like firewood . Any alchemist would definitely rage and curse at him for doing so . Even if someone was a reckless and frivolous spender, no one would actually spend it like this .

But Long Chen wasn’t worried . According to his memories, his Spiritual Strength was already not lacking compared to ordinary alchemists .

Pill Cultivator ranks were Pill Apprentice, Pill Adept, Pill Master, Pill King, Pill Emperor, Pill Ancestor, Pill Venerate, Pill Saint, and Pill G.o.d .

The FengFu Pill was a first tier medicinal pill and generally only Pill Cultivators who had reached the Pill Apprentice stage could refine a first tier medicinal pill .

Long Chen’s current memories also included those of a Pill G.o.d, so he was completely clear on his current capabilities . When Long Chen had awoken, his Spiritual Strength had changed to become abnormally strong compared to his previous trash self, therefore Long Chen was qualified to use his Spiritual Strength in such a manner .

The pill furnace in front of Long Chen faintly trembled, emitting a slight buzzing noise .

“Hehe, by increasing the power of the flame, the speed has increased by quite a bit . ”

He hastily threw in three more medicinal ingredients into the furnace, however at this moment Long Chen’s forehead was already perspiring .

Hurriedly taking out a straw, he placed one end into the medicine jar which was filled with Energy Recovery Liquid and quickly drank a mouthful .

When the Energy Recovery Liquid entered his stomach, the pores all over his body opened and began to crazily absorb the spiritual energy between and heaven and earth . His originally about to be exhausted spiritual energy rapidly recovered .

This was something that Long Chen had prepared earlier . Without it there was no way for him to refine the FengFu Pill . With the current him’s level, it would be a joke if he could actually refine a pill on his own without some kind of a.s.sistance .

With the straw in his mouth, every now and then he would draw in another mouthful of Energy Recovery Liquid to replenish his body’s spiritual energy .

With Long Chen’s spiritual energy being replenished, his Spiritual Strength could show off how extremely powerful it was, and it was only two days later that Long Chen started to feel a bit exhausted . That was a sign that his Spiritual Strength had been largely used up .

But at this time medicinal ingredients had all already been absorbed into the medicinal cauldron, so all that was left was finis.h.i.+ng it up . The medicinal aroma was also starting to fill the air .

Although Long Chen’s impression of a first tier medicinal pill was that it was so easy to refine it could be done with his eyes closed, the current him was no longer the same Pill G.o.d in his memories . His destiny had already been completely changed, and saying that he wasn’t nervous would be a lie .

Buzzz .

Suddenly the pill furnace’s interior started to pulse, emitting a burst of buzzing noises . The energy within the pill furnace also started to beca]ome berserk .