Chapter 121 Alchemy and Departure

Lu Yun felt a little incredible as he returned to the martial arts academy without any obstacles.

He found that everything was too smooth. No one followed him outside the auction house, and no one killed people outside the city to steal treasures.

All this made him seem to be really unnecessary.

"In short, it's better to be careful."

After sighing, Lu Yun came to the kitchen and took out an alchemy furnace from the Xumi bag.

The alchemy furnace was relatively small, only about three feet high, and the whole body was red.

Four toads were carved halfway up the alchemy furnace. The toads' open mouths were the passage connecting the internal space and the outside world.

There was a special top cover at the top, and there was a special hole on it, which could be used to put alchemy materials.

In addition, when refining the alchemy, you can also use this hole to see everything inside the medicine cauldron, so as to better control the temperature.

The surface of the alchemy furnace was also painted with some beautiful and lifelike carvings, which looked quite exquisite.

"This is just the lowest-level alchemy furnace, but it cost me fifty spirit crystals."

Looking at the small alchemy furnace in front of him, Lu Yun felt a pain in his heart.

Fifty spirit crystals are equivalent to about five thousand contribution points, and the energy value converted is several thousand.

If all of them are invested in the Pure Yang Martial Arts Classic, it will be enough for him to complete the last Pure Yang Gang Qi Refining.

"All the sacrifices made now are to better improve my strength in the future."

Patting his cheek, Lu Yun collected his thoughts and took out a large pile of spirit herbs from the storage ring.

Because these are the materials for refining first-grade elixirs, they are not very expensive. Lu Yun only spent six spirit crystals to buy a large pile, which is enough for him to refine the elixir well.

These are the materials for refining energy pills, about two hundred copies.

"With so many copies of materials, even a pig can refine a complete elixir."

Looking at the various spirit herbs filling the kitchen, Lu Yun thought to himself.

"The herbs needed to refine the spirit pill are..." Squinting his eyes slightly, Lu Yun went through the names of all the herbs in his mind, and at the same time recalled the properties and effects of each of them.

After spending nearly an hour to thoroughly study the recipe, he began to put charcoal into the alchemy furnace and ignited it.

"Be careful when refining for the first time."

Then, he began to put the spiritual herbs into the alchemy furnace one by one according to the description on the recipe.

Slowly controlling the temperature, the herbs slowly became liquid.

One of the most difficult steps in alchemy is purification. After the herbs are refined into liquid, they must be controlled by mental power. Generally, the stronger the mental power, the stronger the control of the temperature, and the higher the purity of the liquid.

In addition, the same kind of herbs, different years, different purification difficulties, and different requirements for temperature. The higher the level or the more skilled the alchemist is in alchemy, the better the temperature can be controlled.

The more types of spiritual herbs used, the stricter the requirements for their purity and proportion, the stronger the degree of control of the temperature, and the higher the requirements for alchemy.

Another more complicated step is to condense the pill and grasp the timing.

Timing will not only waste time, but also waste the spiritual power of the medicine liquid, and even cause the risk of furnace explosion, so it is particularly important to grasp the timing of condensing the pill.

The grasp of the timing of condensing the pill is also closely related to the strength of alchemy. The stronger the alchemy, the more accurate the timing.

The last more complicated and difficult step is to separate the liquid and solidify it into a pill. This step has a hard requirement for the strength of soul interference.

Lu Yun carefully controlled the temperature and slowly refined one spiritual herb after another.

However, not long after, when Lu Yun began to refine a black jade grass, because the temperature was a little high, a pungent smell instantly appeared in the alchemy furnace.

The first energy pill material was wasted.

"Keep up the good work!"

Scratching his nose, Lu Yun continued to put spiritual herbs into the alchemy.

This time, he had to be much more careful. Not only did he control the temperature at any time, but he also paid close attention to the movement inside through the hole in the top cover.

However, after just persisting for a little longer than before, he smelled an unpleasant smell.

There is no doubt that the second alchemy failed.

After failing twice in a row, Lu Yun's face became more solemn. After summarizing the experience of the previous two times, he once again devoted himself to alchemy.

Failure!

Failure!

Failure again!

Lu Yun was like an indestructible cockroach. Not only was he not depressed, but he was even more motivated.

Two days later, he finally successfully completed the liquidization step and began to purify.

However, because he was not very skilled, he used too much force, which made the temperature of the fire out of control, causing most of the spiritual liquid to evaporate.

And purification is even more difficult than liquidization. It took three days to purify the liquid medicine.

"Alchemy is not only a technical job, but also a physical job, and it is also a job that consumes financial resources."

Wiping the sweat off his head, Lu Yun continued to work.

After many failures, he had mastered the two steps of turning the spirit herbs into liquid and purifying the liquid medicine. The only thing that could prevent him from becoming an alchemist was the last step, condensing the pill!

Failed again and again.

Ten days later.

Lu Yun was concentrating on controlling the temperature in the alchemy furnace. At this moment, as long as the temperature was slightly higher, the liquid medicine in the furnace would become a charred mass and emit a pungent smell.

After nearly half an incense stick, a little bit of yellow impurities gradually appeared in the green liquid.

Looking at these impurities, Lu Yun's pure Yang Qi moved and removed them from the surface of the liquid.

After the impurities were almost removed, the purification was completed.

After one of the parts was purified, Lu Yun moved his Qi and controlled it to be sent to the top of the furnace to refine and purify another spiritual herb again.

Half an hour later, all the spiritual herbs were refined and purified.

Constantly controlling the temperature of the flame in the furnace, the next step of condensing the pill was the most difficult.

Lu Yun had failed dozens of times here, and the spiritual herbs he wasted were not few.

With Lu Yun's control, a total of four small liquids of different colors merged together.

Lu Yun immediately threw another spiritual grass that had been prepared into the furnace.

As soon as the spiritual grass entered the furnace and came into contact with the flame, it instantly turned into liquid, and under the control of Lu Yun's Qi, it quickly completed the purification.

Squeak!

The moment the liquid medicine purified from the spirit-capturing grass came into contact with the previous liquid medicine, spiritual energy rushed into the furnace.

Not long after, the liquid medicine began to condense, and a rough-surfaced pill prototype gradually appeared in the flames.

As the spirit pill gradually took shape, the temperature in the furnace would gradually change, otherwise the pill would be burnt black.

After calcining for nearly an hour, looking at the completely formed energy pill in the furnace, Lu Yun finally showed a touch of joy on his face.

He excitedly and awkwardly opened the furnace and took out the pill, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, and a faint fragrance filled his nose, and Lu Yun couldn't help but be shocked.

After half a month of failure, he finally refined a spirit pill.

After hundreds of failures, he finally became an alchemist.

After a period of excitement and joy, Lu Yun's eyes fell on the edge of the furnace.

The ground was full of burnt pills, one more burnt than the other.

The most unsightly one looked like an irregular lump of black charcoal.

There were a total of sixty-three burnt pills, which meant that he had failed sixty-three times in the step of condensing the pill.

And he had failed more than forty times in the stage of refining liquid and purifying.

Adding up, he had failed hundreds of times.

It took more than a hundred failures to refine an energy pill. It must be said that Lu Yun's talent for alchemy was far inferior to his talent for cultivation.

"I wonder if the energy value has any effect on alchemy."

Lu Yun said to himself, and opened the panel with great expectation.

[Name]: Lu Yun

[Faction]: Feiling Martial Arts Academy

[Martial Arts]: Seven Killing Swordsmanship (Tongxuan, cannot be upgraded), Black Tiger Swordsmanship (Perfect, cannot be upgraded)

Shocking Wind Sword Classic (Fourth level 8%) (Fourth level. 50 increases one cultivation progress)

Fierce Wind Lightning Step (Perfect, cannot be upgraded)

Pure Yang Martial Arts Classic (True Qi Chapter, Tongxuan 42%) (Tongxuan, 50 increases one cultivation progress)

[Root Bones]: Six Stars

[Martial Arts]: True Qi Realm (11 times of refining)

[Energy Value]: 8 (automatically increases one every two days)

[Artistic Concept]: Killing Artistic Concept (First level 47%)

[Alchemy]: First level (1%)

Sure enough, a new column of alchemy was added to the panel, and a progress bar also appeared.

Lu Yun's mind fell on alchemy.

"Improve."

After consuming two energy values, alchemy increased by two progress.

When the energy value is completely consumed, the progress of alchemy is increased to level one (9%)

"My alchemy skills have improved. If I refine the energy pill again, the success rate should be greatly improved." After putting away the panel, Lu Yun's eyes fell on the spiritual herbs beside him.

Now, there are still ninety-four materials for refining the energy pill.

Start refining.

Start fire.

Add medicine.

Refining.

Purifying.

Condensing the pill.

Two hours later, the energy pill was successfully produced.

Looking at the slightly green energy pill with a hint of light blue in his hand, Lu Yun exhaled a long breath.

"It only took two hours this time. Compared with the previous time, the speed has almost doubled."

After carefully putting the energy pill into the jade bottle, Lu Yun continued to refine.

Ten days later.

The remaining materials were finally refined by Lu Yun, and he had the seventy-five energy pills in his hand.

Ninety-four materials, sixty-seven energy pills were refined, and the success rate reached a terrifying 70%.

In addition, after continuously refining energy pills, the progress of alchemy has also been greatly improved, reaching 32% of the first level.

After washing up, Lu Yun had a good rest.

Refining pills for almost a month in a row, Lu Yun's mental and physical strength were greatly consumed. He slept for a whole day and night.

The next day, after Lu Yun got up, he found that there was suddenly one more person in the room.

"I want to go out for training, do you want to go with me?"

Xiao Chen stared at Lu Yun with starry eyes.

Lu Yun did not answer.

He is now concentrating on improving alchemy, and has not thought about other things at all, let alone going out for training.

After a little silence, he said: "Now is still a period of rapid improvement in our strength. Staying in the martial arts academy is the best choice."

Xiao Chen shook his head: "Although the environment of the martial arts academy is good, it is too comfortable. It is not suitable for me or you."

Lu Yun retorted: "We are too weak now. We are nothing without the martial arts academy."

"If a seedling does not experience wind and rain, it will never become a towering tree. It has always been under the protection of the martial arts academy. Not only has its enterprising spirit been gradually wiped out, but its vision has also been limited to this corner of Lingwu County."

The look on Xiao Chen's face was very determined.

"There is the Vientiane Tower in the martial arts academy that is enough for us to train, and there are many senior brothers who can help us surpass ourselves."

"As for those trash, under the same circumstances, I will kill a lot of them with one sword!"

"There are also many senior brothers and sisters who are in the late stages of Huayuan Realm or even Yuanye Realm."

"The senior brothers and sisters you mentioned are no longer in the martial arts academy for about ten months a year."

…

The two of them exchanged words with each other and continued to be in a stalemate for half an hour.

Finally, Xiao Chen frowned slightly: "You don't want to go with me?"

Lu Yun was silent for a while, and finally said: "I am more afraid of death. I will not go out to travel easily unless I have the ability to protect myself. Even if I go out to do tasks, it will only be within Lingwu County."

Hearing this, Xiao Chenxing's eyes flashed with disappointment.

"In that case, goodbye."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared into the room.

"Why!"

Lu Yun sighed softly.

It's not that he is afraid of death, but there are still many places where he can make money in the martial arts academy, and he doesn't want to let them go easily.

The most important thing is that his current goal is to improve alchemy, which is related to the path of martial arts.

"Well, it's time to go to the Vientiane Tower to collect wool!"

…

The fifteenth floor of Vientiane Tower.

This is a gray-black mountain range.

At the highest point of the mountain range was an active volcano, with lava spurting out from high in the sky at any time. Lu Yun felt a palpitation in his heart even though he was more than ten miles away.

"Can you stop being so realistic? Even scenes like active volcanoes can evolve." Lu Yun couldn't help complaining after dodging a stream of magma falling from the sky.

Rumble, streams of magma fell from the sky, and the mountains suddenly shook.

Fortunately, it didn't last long and the volcano stopped erupting.

At this moment, the magma that fell on the ground suddenly began to sway and gather.

Soon, under Lu Yun's surprised gaze, a magma giant stood up.

It has a body of five feet tall, with two red lantern-like eyes on its head. Its whole body is burning with flames and exudes a powerful aura. It is similar to a third-order peak monster.

Creep, creak, creak, several more flame giants appeared around them, and their auras were almost the same as those of the first flame giant that appeared.

"Is the 'monster' on this level a flame giant?" A ray of light flashed in Lu Yun's eyes.

"Roar!"

After the flame giant stood up completely, he immediately took steps and rushed toward Lu Yun with a bang.

As the flame giant ran, streaks of blazing flames fell on the charred ground.

When he was about to approach Lu Yun, the giant hand burning with flames slammed down at Lu Yun, and the air was completely burned by the hot temperature.

Faced with such a terrifying palm, Lu Yun did not dodge, and gently stretched out his fingers, pure Yang Qi gathered on his fingers.

The moment the giant flame palm fell, a bright light penetrated the palm and penetrated the body of the flame giant.

Boom!

A pile of boulders burning with flames clattered down in front of Lu Yun.

"Ho ho ho!"

At this time, the other four flame giants roared angrily and attacked Lu Yun at the same time.

Clang!

Draw your sword and chop horizontally.

The dazzling sword light bloomed out, gorgeous and brilliant, completely covering up the light of the flames burning on the flame giant.

After more than ten breaths, no one of the flame giant, which was equivalent to a third-level peak monster, was standing anymore, and the ground was covered with boulders burning with flames.

Looking at the gravel on the ground, Lu Yun suddenly remembered the young man with sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes.

If it were so easy for me to kill the fifth-level monsters that day, I would definitely leave this corner of Lingwu County.

That day won't be too far away.

…

In that small courtyard that has remained unchanged forever, a young man in white robe wielded a heavy giant axe, and the sound of breaking wind could be heard on the ground.

Ye Xingchen closed his eyes and was rocking on the wooden couch, making a very regular creaking sound.

"With less time for a cup of tea, you passed the fifteenth floor of the Vientiane Tower, but didn't continue on, and didn't even enter the sixteenth floor?"

"After leaving the Vientiane Tower, you went to the Pill House to redeem five bottles of Xuanyuan Pill?"

Ye Xingchen slowly digested these two pieces of information.

After a while, the pair of eyes full of vicissitudes of life and wisdom slowly opened.

"This little guy exchanges elixirs so frequently, isn't he afraid of erysipelas?"

"Also, being able to clear the fifteenth level in less than a cup of tea proves that his strength is far superior to that of ordinary Nine-Refined Zhenqi warriors, even compared with those geniuses who have ten-refined Zhenqi.

With such a strong background and foundation, it doesn't look like there is too much accumulation of erysipelas.

Could it be that there was a problem during the original root bone test and that the five-star root bone was not his real talent? "

In an instant, several questions appeared in his mind.

"Master, it's almost half a year since I arrived at the martial arts academy. Can I go to the Vientiane Tower?"

At this time, Gu Yuan came over carrying an ax.

Compared to a few months ago, Gu Yuan's temperament and appearance had undergone tremendous changes at this time.

Martial, strong, and burly.

Ye Xingchen raised his eyelids, glanced at his beloved disciple, and said with a smile: "How many levels have you reached in your Tiangang Earthly Evil Ax training?"

"the third floor?"

"Okay, but I have a request."

"Master, please speak."

"Pass the first eight floors in one go."

"The first eight floors?"

Gu Yuan thought for a moment and then said: "Master, please wait for my good news!"