Free Web NovelChapter 369: Chapter 157: Eight Fruits, First Alchemy Attempt (7,000 Words)_4
The price was roughly around what he estimated, about ten thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
"However, this time, the number of cultivators in the Black Market has indeed increased significantly.
There are even more than ten Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.
Could it also be related to the upcoming hunt in Divine Wind Valley?"
Zhou Changwang speculated, instinctively feeling that it was right not to reveal his identity as ’Ascendant Feng Hua’ directly.
If he were to be as ’flamboyant’ as before, there would definitely be cultivators tempted to make a move against him.
Moreover, there’s a high possibility that a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator would take action.
Thus, this time, he did not stay long in the Black Market and did not even attend the final small auction.
He thought it would be best to remain cautious when the situation was unclear.
Although he had altered his appearance through the Disguise and Bone-Changing Technique, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to recognize him as ’Ascendant Feng Hua’, let alone his true appearance,
he never doubted that there might be cultivators in the Cultivation Realm who could see through everything.
Not to mention, once a cultivator achieves Foundation Establishment, with Divine Sense, they can ’observe’ others, memorizing the soul aura of the cultivator, thereby identifying their true identity.
One must know that a cultivator’s soul aura is constant, and no matter how much their appearance changes, they cannot alter their soul.
If someone memorizes it using Divine Sense, no matter how one changes their appearance, they will have no place to hide.
So, Zhou Changwang quietly left, and half an hour later, he successfully returned to the Little Peak Mountain Spirit Land.
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In the following period, Zhou Changwang began to focus on cultivating the Star Source Spirit Fruit Tree with all his might.
Steadily increasing the Star Source Spirit Fruit Tree by thirty years of ring time each day.
Fortunately, he had enough Demon Beast Spiritual Liquid in his possession, making this not too difficult to achieve.
"Two hundred and ten years of ring time now.
In another three days, I should be able to cultivate this Star Source Spirit again.
Moreover, this time, it has produced eight fruits, which is quite a pleasant surprise."
Zhou Changwang looked at the eight Spirit Fruits on the Star Source Spirit Fruit Tree, his face full of joy.
Eight!
Even if I leave one as a seed, there are still seven.
Plus, I still have one in my possession...
"I wonder to what extent my aptitude will improve next time?"
Zhou Changwang was full of anticipation.
He then finally attempted his first foray into Alchemy.
Besides cultivating the Star Source Spirit Fruit Tree, he devoted most of his time to studying various knowledge about Alchemy during this period.
Feeling that he had gained a lot.
He also developed his own understanding and experience of Alchemy.
Now, what was lacking was practice!
Zhou Changwang first took out the Alchemy Furnace used as an Array Hub, the Qiankun Tripod.
He replaced it with another Top-grade Magical Artifact, the Turtle Shell.
It’s worth mentioning that when he held the Qiankun Tripod, Zhou Changwang felt an inexplicable sense that its Spiritual Nature seemed significantly stronger?
Although it was still at the Top-Grade Magical Artifact level,
it seemed to have an extra unique aura compared to the average Top-grade Magical Artifact.
At least, it was much stronger than when he first obtained the Pill Furnace back then.
"That’s right.
The Power of Creation!
This Qiankun Tripod has been blessed by the Power of Creation.
No wonder it feels different!"
Then, Zhou Changwang quickly realized.
The Spirit Vein of his entire Little Peak Mountain Spirit Land had been promoted twice.
From Initial-Tier Second Grade directly to Mid-Tier Second Grade, and then to High-Tier Second Grade level.
With each promotion, the Power of Creation was emitted.
The Pill Furnace, as the Array Hub of the Grand Array encompassing the entire Spirit Land, absorbed the most Power of Creation.
With two blessings, it’s naturally a bit different, with additional changes and creation.
"This can be considered a pleasant surprise.
Perhaps it will also alleviate some unknown obstacles on my Alchemy path?"
Zhou Changwang smiled with joy as he took the Pill Furnace to the courtyard.
First, he guided a mass of Spirit Spring Water to clean the Alchemy Furnace before applying the Cleaning Technique.
Then, Zhou Changwang flicked his hand, summoning a flame that landed at the bottom of the Alchemy Furnace with a flick of a finger.
"For the Fasting Pill, a Low-Tier First Grade Spirit Pill, my mastery of the Fireball Technique suffices.
For higher-grade Spirit Pills, other Fire Techniques would be needed.
As for Spiritual Fire? Heaven and Earth Fire? I won’t think about it in the short term."
Zhou Changwang muttered to himself. After preheating the Alchemy Furnace with the flame, he guided another mass of Spirit Water and took out a portion of Spirit Rice.
The Spirit Rice, naturally, was the most common Spirit Grain Rice.
Ten jin per portion.
Although a high-level Alchemy Master can refine a hundred jin or a thousand jin of Spirit Rice into the corresponding Fasting Pills at once,
since Zhou Changwang was only experimenting, he naturally chose to try small amounts repeatedly.
After introducing the Spirit Rice, Zhou Changwang also carefully observed the heat, with his Spiritual Sense always covering the entire Alchemy Furnace. At a certain moment, he hurriedly used the Pill Formulas, controlling the Spirit Rice’s rotation and forcing out the Spiritual Qi within...
Bang!
Soon, a burnt smell wafted out.
"Failed!"
Zhou Changwang sighed slightly.
Even though he had made numerous preparations beforehand and simulated it mentally more than ten times,
truly beginning Alchemy required precise timing and heat control, in addition to coordinating various Pill Formulas... something naturally difficult to achieve at once.
Yet, he was not disappointed.
He never considered himself a genius.
He was also prepared to fail countless times.
After briefly summarizing the experiences of this failure, he used the Cleaning Technique to cleanse the Alchemy Furnace and started the attempt again.
Once, twice, three times...
Clumps of charred Spirit Rice were continually scooped out.
The scent was so off-putting that even the Spirit Dog tucked its tail and refused to taste it.
Ten times, twenty times, thirty times...
"Failed thirty-seven times.
No wonder they say the Alchemy Technique isn’t generally something ordinary cultivators can practice; the difficulty is indeed quite high.
Moreover, it consumes a considerable amount of resources!"
Zhou Changwang couldn’t help but be amazed.
And this was the simplest Fasting Pill.
He had already expended thirty-seven sets of materials. Calculating one portion of Spirit Grain Rice as one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone, he had spent thirty-seven Lower-Grade Spirit Stones already.
One must understand that he was no longer just a little Loose Cultivator at the second or third layers of Qi Cultivation.
He was a genuine Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner, with Spiritual Sense immensely powerful, not weaker than many Eighth-Layer or even Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivators.
Yet he needed to fail over thirty times just for these simplest Fasting Pills.
Imagine how even more difficult it would be for practitioners in the early stages or even those in the mid-stage of Qi Cultivation to approach entry level?
Hundreds or even thousands of attempts would likely be necessary to truly succeed?
"However, fortunately, it’s almost there.
I believe I’ve already grasped many key techniques.
Success is imminent in the next attempt..."
Zhou Changwang was also full of confidence.
Bang!
His face soured — another failure?
Determined, he tried again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three consecutive failures again.
Until the fourth time!
He used the Pill Collection Technique.
Finally, a rolling Spirit Pill appeared inside the Alchemy Furnace, which he then drew out.
"At last, a success!
The first Fasting Pill has been made."
Zhou Changwang’s face was full of joy.
His heart was full of excitement and satisfaction!
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