Chapter 269: Fifth-Grade Alchemist, Strengthen the Soul, and Mediate (5K)

Miao Kuo's comments were of great help to Su Chen.

In just two months, Su Chen had thoroughly understood the elixir recipe and was ready to start using it.

However, the difficulty of refining the Soul Strengthening Pill was much more difficult than he imagined.

"I should have expected that Yuanshi Dan is a fourth-grade elixir that requires the infusion of Yuanli. Strengthening Soul Pill is a fifth-grade elixir. Its difficulty cannot be lower than that of Yuanshi Dan. The refining process will naturally consume Yuanli." The power of God.”

Regardless of whether it was successful or not, after some testing, Su Chen roughly estimated that his soul power could refine several pills in a day.

If you refine the soul-strengthening pill without interruption, you can refine it five times, and if you refine it with interruption, you can refine it six to seven times.

Compared to Yuanshi Dan, this speed is as slow as a turtle.

When Su Chen was refining Yuanshi Dan, he could refine it forty-eight times a day at his peak.

It is equivalent to refining a furnace of elixirs in half an hour, and there is not much loss of one's own energy.

Now it has suddenly dropped from forty-eight times a day to five to seven times. One can imagine the huge difference.

However, Su Chen was not discouraged and quickly adjusted his mentality.

After refining alchemy for so many years, Su Chen found that the more difficult the alchemy was, the more it tested his mentality.

The alchemist can complain or be discouraged, but he must adjust his mentality as soon as possible. Only in this way can he have a chance to refine the elixir.

Otherwise, even if you refine for a lifetime, you may not be able to refine the elixir you want.

After adjusting his mentality, Su Chen changed his priorities.

Before, he thought that he could refine the Soul Strengthening Pill as easily as he could refine the Yuanshi Pill. Now that he could only refine it five to seven times a day, Su Chen focused his energy on the Yuanshi Pill.

While refining Yuanshi Dan, he was refining Soul Strengthening Dan.

"If the panel can display the elixir behind the Soul-Strengthening Pill, I can give up the Yuanshi Dan and refine the new elixir and the Soul-Strengthening Pill at the same time, which will greatly shorten the time."

After such a long time, Su Chen has become very familiar with the refining of Yuanshi Dan. He can't be said to have reached the pinnacle, but he has become a proficient master.

Today's refining is less about honing skills and more about earning money for medicinal materials.

The medicinal materials for the Soul-Strengthening Pill are so expensive that even Su Chen can't afford them.

Often he needs to refine ten Yuanshi Pills to afford the price of a pair of Soul Strengthening Pills.

Unfortunately, the panel is not that considerate and only displays the elixirs needed for the next stage, but not the elixirs needed for the next two stages.

Su Chen guessed the next level of elixirs on the panel.

If nothing else, after the soul-strengthening pill, there should be pills related to the true meaning of martial arts.

There was no pattern to the previous pills, but starting from the Pulse Opening Pill, there was gradually a pattern.

The Opening Pulse Pill is suitable for Tongmai warriors, the Zeng Yuan Pill is suitable for Yuan Gathering warriors, the Yuan Shi Dan is suitable for Situation warriors, and the Soul Strengthening Pill is suitable for Yuan Shen warriors.

By analogy, the next stage of elixirs is suitable for warriors of the divine realm.

But guessing this won't be of much help to Su Chen.

There are not so many elixirs on the market that can enhance true meaning, there are dozens of them.

Su Chen didn't think he had the ability to choose the elixirs needed for the middle panel.

If you make the wrong choice, your efforts will be in vain.

Even though they are all elixirs that enhance the true meaning of martial arts, the difference between each type is even greater than the gap between third- and fourth-grade elixirs.

A slight difference can make a huge difference, and it also applies to elixirs of the same grade that have the same effect but different refining processes.

The slowing down of the rhythm did not reduce Su Chen's accumulation of experience in refining soul-strengthening pills.

On the contrary, because the number of refining times in a day was limited, Su Chen became more and more diligent in improving his skills.

If there is a progress bar displayed, Su Chen feels that his experience in refining the soul-strengthening pill is increasing every day.

I believe it won't be long before he can refine the first soul-strengthening pill.

This belief took a whole year.

After a year of accumulated experience, Su Chen was still one step short of refining it successfully.

"In one year of refining, I went from refining at least five times a day to at least fifteen times a day. I carefully selected the medicinal materials and was meticulous in every step. Why is it always so bad in the end?"

Every time he failed, Su Chen would review and summarize, but no matter how he summarized it, the same result would be produced the next day.

He didn't understand what was wrong.

This is the scariest thing.

If you know the problem, you can still make corrections. If you don't know the problem, you will be like a headless fly, scurrying around.

Not only a waste of money and energy, but also a waste of time.

Su Chen spent more than two years refining the soul-strengthening elixir, which was not a short time compared to other elixirs.

But even so, he still hasn't refined a batch of pills until now.

In order to find the answer to the question, Su Chen had to find Miao Kuo.

After Miao Kuo learned about Su Chen's situation, he was surprised and said: "You are actually a Yuanshen realm warrior!"

Even if Su Chen became a fourth-level alchemist at a young age, he was still a Yuanshen realm warrior.

Such a talent, even he couldn't help but look at him with side eyes.

He took the liberty to ask: "Young Master Hua, do you value Geng?"

Su Chen was silent.

Miao Kuo wondered, what is there to think about in this question?

Could it be that this person often takes beauty elixirs and is much older than he looks?

The reason for Su Chen's silence naturally had nothing to do with his whims.

But it was so long ago that he had forgotten how old he was.

"Less than thirty-five." Finally, Su Chen guessed and replied.

When Miao Kuo heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked: "Do you have any wives?"

Su Chen: "???"

Even through the air, Su Chen could detect the message Miao Kuo released.

Su Chen thought for a while and said honestly: "No."

"Ahem, Mr. Playboy, let me tell you the truth. I have a girl who is as beautiful as a flower, mature and sensible, and can love people. If Mr. Playboy is interested, you might as well consider it, or I can make an appointment for you guys to meet?"

Miao Kuo had a playful smile and his words were a bit serious.

After Miao Qian's husband died early, she had to take care of the family business and take care of Xiao Xing. It was quite difficult for her to play two roles.

As a father, he saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.

Now that the Miao family's shop is booming and Xiaoxing has grown up, he wants to find a Taoist companion for Miao Qian.

After meeting Su Chen this time and learning about his situation, this idea emerged unconsciously and became more intense.

That's why I asked.

Moreover, the two of them are similar in age. Miao Qian is still charming in her forties, while Su Chen is in her prime at thirty-five.

As long as both parties are willing, it will be a good thing.

After listening to Miao Kuo's words, Su Chen felt ashamed, but Miao Qian's charming figure appeared in his mind.

But soon, he dispersed the opponent's figure.

"A woman will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword!"

The Sky-Breaking Sword seemed to be aware of the protagonist's firm belief in it, and couldn't help but press close to Su Chen to express his joy.

Su Chen cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Miao, let's get down to business. Can you tell me what you need to pay attention to when refining the soul-strengthening pill?"

Seeing Su Chen's polite refusal, Miao Kuo was not angry. Instead, his smile dropped and he became serious.

He said seriously: "Actually, many fifth-grade alchemists will make this problem. The main reason is the purity of the soul."

Su Chen looked confused.

Miao Kuo said methodically: "The key to refining the soul-strengthening pill is the pure power of the soul. If the soul is not pure, it will inevitably fail."

As he said that, he glanced at Su Chen and said, "You have entered the Yuan Shen at such a young age, so there is no need to mention your talent.

However, the purity of the soul has nothing to do with talent, and needs to be tempered by the alchemist through the method of soul tempering.

Some Yuanshen realm warriors are very powerful, and their Yuanshen power is far better than those at the same level, but this does not mean that their Yuanshen power is pure.

On the contrary, sometimes the purity of their soul is not even as pure as that of a warrior who has just entered the realm of soul. "

After listening to Miao Kuo's explanation, Su Chen was thoughtful.

The power of his soul is indeed stronger than that of ordinary warriors. I wonder if this is the case.

So Su Chen released the power of his soul and hoped that Miao Kuo would check it for him.

Miao Kuo did not refuse, and the inspection speed was very fast. He concluded the cause of Su Chen with just one glance.

It was precisely because the power of the soul was not pure enough that the refining of the soul-strengthening pill failed.

After learning about it, Su Chen asked: "Is there any way to temper the soul?"

"The easiest way is to buy elixirs to temper the soul, the more difficult ones are to temper them with elixir fire, and the ones that don't require life points are to temper them with thunder... In short, there are many methods, and there is always one that suits you. ."

Miao Kuo listed more than ten methods, and then added, "But in my opinion, the most suitable one for you is Yuan Yuan Dan. Your Yuanshen power is actually quite pure compared to ordinary warriors. I guess After taking a few Yuan-Quenching Pills, you can almost reach the standard for refining the Soul-Strengthening Pill."

Su Chen thought for a moment and then thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Miao."

"You might as well consider the proposal I made before?" Miao Kuo shouted when he saw Su Chen leaving.

Hearing this, Su Chen paused and quickened his pace.

Instead of going back to his residence directly, he went outside to buy elixirs for tempering his soul.

Anyway, there was no shortage of Lingyuan Pills, so Su Chen bought three of each pill based on the tempering effect from low to high.

After returning, Su Chen turned on the retreat mode, swallowed the elixir and began to temper his soul.

It took half a month, and Su Chen had experienced the pain of having his soul torn apart and reassembled countless times before he finally swallowed all the soul-tempering elixirs.

He also didn't know how effective his tempering was. The talisman did not meet the requirements for refining the soul-strengthening pill.

So I decided to test it out.

Once, twice...seven times, the refining failed, but the soul did not feel tired.

Su Chen continued to refine the soul-strengthening pill.

By the fifteenth time, Su Chen felt slightly tired.

But there is no need to continue testing, because he successfully refined the first batch of soul-strengthening pills.

This means that the purity of his Yuanshenjing has reached the standard.

"The number of times a day for refining the soul-strengthening elixir has been increased to thirty times, and every five refining times, at least one elixir will be produced."

Although the number of pills released each time was kept below five, and the highest quality was only high, it was enough to show that Su Chen had taken a big step.

"Since the purity of the soul is helpful in refining the soul-strengthening pill, if I continue to refine it, will the number of soul-strengthening pills that I refine will increase and the quality will become higher and higher?"

Not impossible!

In short, the medicine cannot be stopped.

You have to continue to buy elixirs for tempering the soul to improve the purity and make elixirs more convenient.

This is what Su Chen thought and did, but it backfired.

The idea is beautiful and the reality is bone-chilling.

Maybe it's because his soul power has been tempered to almost the same level, or maybe it's because his soul power is immune to the elixir.

In short, the tempering effect brought about by continuing to swallow the elixir became weaker and weaker every time, and finally became insignificant.

After a few rounds, Su Chen gave up using elixirs to temper the power of his soul.

"Miao Kuo also mentioned other methods. One of them is to use the power of elixir fire to temper the soul. I wonder if Lihuo is feasible?"

He didn't think about it randomly, but went to the market for some research and concluded that it was OK.

Miao Kuo didn't know that Su Chen had mastered the Nine Turns of Lihuo, so he didn't reveal this method.

In fact, Li Huo also has another function, which is to temper the soul.

This is also the reason why such an alchemist chooses to practice the Nine Turns of Leaving Fire Technique.

According to Su Chen's investigation, it takes at least five levels of Lihuo to temper the soul.

Coincidentally, he is now at the sixth level and will soon reach the seventh level, which is more than enough for tempering his soul.

So, while Su Chen was refining the soul-strengthening pill, he was using Lihuo to temper his soul.

After a few days, the purity of the soul increased significantly.

In addition, he also completed the refining of the hundred soul-strengthening pills required for the panel.

It can improve the Nine Turns of Leaving Fire Technique again.

After turning on the simple mode, the Nine Turns of Leaving Fire Technique enters the seventh turn.

The seventh level Li Huo is very rare even in the entire Tiandan City.

If Miao Kuo knew that it took Su Chen only ten years to practice the Nine Turns of Lihuo Jue to the seventh turn, his jaw would definitely drop.

It's a pity that this joy is destined to be enjoyed only by Su Chen.

The seventh turn of Lihuo has improved its tempering effect, making Su Chen more sophisticated in refining soul-strengthening pills.

Completely restored to its original glory when the Yuanshi Dan was refined.

What limits him now is not the amount of power of his soul, but the fact that there are only twelve hours in a day.

He has reduced the time to refine a furnace of elixirs to half an hour, and after refining it twelve times, he can continue to refine it.

At this point, Su Chen began to focus on the next stage of elixirs.

As he expected, the next stage was indeed a pill related to the true meaning of martial arts, called the true meaning pill.

When Su Chen saw this elixir, he beamed on the spot.

Without him, the True Meaning Pill and the Yuanshi Pill are not only very similar in terms of refining, but they are also pill recipes released by the Pill Alliance.

This means that he does not need to go to great lengths to find the elixir recipe and can just buy it directly.

Similarly, because it is a recipe published by the Alchemy Alliance, there will also be a mark on the recipe.

The next day, Su Chen bought a detailed recipe for True Meaning Pills and changed his focus from Soul Strengthening Pills to True Meaning Pills.

There are two reasons why we continue to refine the soul-strengthening pill.

One is to make money to buy the medicinal materials of True Meaning Pill.

Every time the conditions on the panel change, it means a large amount of new expenditure. If Su Chen wants to refine new elixirs, he naturally has to earn medicinal material fees.

The second is to strengthen the soul.

Strangely enough, other soul-refining elixirs were obviously ineffective on Su Chen, but the soul-strengthening elixir was effective.

The effect cannot be said to be significant, but it is comparable to the fifth turn of Li Huo.

Under the double tempering of the Soul Strengthening Pill and Lihuo, Su Chen's soul power was reduced by one-third, but the purity was increased by two-thirds.

With the experience of Yuanshi Dan, Su Chen was more careful when refining the True Intent Pill, fearing that he would inject too much true meaning of martial arts and accidentally cause a sensation in Tiandan City.

It turns out that he thought too much.

The problem now is not the true meaning of martial arts, but the refining skills.

Although Su Chen had studied for three months and mastered the elixir recipe, his refining level was still not up to standard.

what to do?

You can only burn money like crazy to accumulate experience.

In this way, after two years of burning money and accumulating experience, Su Chen saw the dawn of hope.

The first furnace of True Meaning Pill was successfully refined.

The next step was still crazy refining. After the first successful experience, Su Chen made progress at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than ten days, Su Chen successfully refined a hundred True Meaning Pills to meet the panel's needs.

After improving the Nine Turns of Lifting Fire Technique to the eighth turn, Su Chen looked at the panel.

"The condition for the ninth turn is the longevity pill!"

The longevity elixir is a life-span elixir that is used to increase the life span of a warrior. It can generally increase the life span by three years. A maximum of three pills can be taken.

It is at the bottom of all life-span elixirs, but it is the most popular elixir among warriors and is very common.

Universal does not mean simple, nor does it mean easy to practice.

On the contrary, longevity elixirs, even the simplest ones, are extremely demanding.

Not to mention the medicinal materials, soul, alchemy fire, alchemy furnace, etc., the alchemy master alone requires a sixth-grade alchemist or above to refine it.

"Sure enough, the panel always refreshes my knowledge." Su Chen was speechless.

He could barely be called a fifth-grade alchemist now. Before he could gain a firm foothold in the fifth-grade position, the panel gave him another huge challenge.

To be precise, two.

Not to mention choosing the sixth-grade elixir, it is still the most difficult to refine the life-span elixir among the sixth-grade elixirs.

"Fortunately, refining the longevity elixir does not need to consume a warrior's lifespan. Otherwise, with my prodigal elixir refining method, even a 10,000-year lifespan would not be enough!"

Even though he learned that the next stage was the longevity pill, Su Chen still focused on the true meaning pill.

Without him, earn money for medicinal materials!

The medicinal materials for Zengshou Pill are too expensive, so expensive that even fifty True Meaning Pills may not be affordable.

Of course, its price is also high, one longevity pill costs nearly four hundred pure yuan pills.

In Tiandan City, one Pure Yuan Pill is worth five hundred Lingyuan Pills, which is equivalent to two hundred thousand Lingyuan Pills.

If he could refine a life-enhancing pill, Su Chen wouldn't have to be too attached to the Divine Will Pill.

But the problem is that he currently cannot refine the longevity pill, so he can only make money through the divine will pill.

Moreover, the current problem is not the cost of purchasing medicinal materials, but the purchase of elixirs.

The recipe for Zengshou Dan is not cheap either, and Su Chen will have to work hard for a while to buy it.

The only thing that pleased him at the moment was that the panel also felt that the longevity pill was too difficult, so they showed mercy and only needed to refine ten longevity pills to complete the conditions.

"Unlike Yuanshi Dan and Zhenyi Dan, the Alchemy Alliance announced the recipe for Zengshou Dan not to encourage alchemists to refine more elixirs, but in the hope that alchemists can refine elixirs, so I don't need to worry about the recipe. , you can buy it directly when you make enough money.

But for now, let's use the eighth-turn Lihuo to temper the soul. "