Chapter 24 Slow Alchemy (Please Read On)

I grabbed three sets of materials for the Qi Gathering Pill, which cost a total of twelve low-grade spirit stones.

Adding the cost of buying the pill formula, Yu Changsheng now has forty-one low-grade spirit stones in his pocket.

There are many pills that assist in cultivation during the Qi Refining Period, among which the Spirit Gathering Pill, Qi Gathering Pill, and Spirit Enhancement Pill are more common. The Spirit Gathering Pill is the cheapest, with a small bottle of six pills costing more than a hundred spirit coins.

The Qi Gathering Pill is its enhanced version, and its price is higher than that of the Qi Gathering Pill. A small bottle of six pills can be sold for more than twenty low-grade spirit stones.

As for the Spirit Enhancement Pill, one is worth more than ten spirit stones.

So with three sets of materials, as long as one set is successful, the material cost can be earned back, with a profit of more than five times!

This made Yu Changsheng sigh that alchemists really make money.

Of course, if you are not good at alchemy, it is also really a waste of money.

If you don't have a furnace, you can rent one from the main peak alchemy hall. It costs three low-grade spirit stones a day. It comes with a formation and ground fire. When you have no mana or are tired of alchemy, it will automatically activate the formation to stabilize the flame.

Generally, the Qi-refining monks who come to rent will run out of mana after two hours of alchemy. This formation gives them a second chance to perform, otherwise they have to find other people to assist in alchemy.

This is also the awkward state of the Qi-refining alchemist.

However, the three-liter fire alchemy is different. It is not like other alchemy techniques that emphasize speed and urgency. It does not require high mana. It is just one word "slow".

Yu Changsheng found the blue-robed manager and entered an alchemy room after handing over the spirit stones.

The alchemy room is very ordinary, with a pit in the center, a small formation painted around it, and a copper alchemy furnace inside. Looking at the fire ash below and the faint smell of medicine in the furnace, you can tell that disciples often use it to make alchemy.

Yu Changsheng summoned the Red Snake King and ordered: "If I don't have enough mana to make the elixir later, you will take over and spray a few flames. Remember not to spray too hard, just a small flame will do."

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The Red Snake King's eyes widened, and a question mark seemed to pop up on his forehead.

Although it can spit fire, isn't it a bit bad to let a monster be a boy to make elixirs?

Yu Changsheng saw its thoughts, touched the snake's head, and said.

"It's okay, you are already a mature Red Snake King, you must learn to help the master make elixirs."

"After refining, I'll let you eat two more."

Hearing this, the Red Snake King became more interested, raised his head and nodded, and stood by the elixir furnace.

Yu Changsheng took out the materials one by one, spread them in front of the elixir furnace, sat down, and felt a little nervous.

"It's okay, everyone has a first time."

"Even if the elixir fails, it's just a few spirit stones."

He pinched the magic formula and used the three-fire alchemy technique to shoot a flame under the elixir furnace.

"First put in the auxiliary materials, and slowly melt them into liquid medicine."

Yu Changsheng swept his hand, and a few herbs flew into the furnace. When the fire was almost ready, he put in the main materials, covered the furnace, and closed his eyes to carefully control the flame.

"Slow, the fire can't be rushed."

"Empty yourself, let the medicinal properties of the spiritual medicine combine naturally."

Beside him, the Red Snake King stared for three hours, his eyes were almost sore, but the furnace seemed to be motionless.

He turned his head to look at his master, who was resting with his eyes closed.

Is this alchemy? Is he dozing off!

It lay down a little bored, and looked at it from time to time.

This alchemy is really slow.

Two more hours later, Yu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, pinched his fingers and swept, and the flame under the furnace turned from slow fire to fierce fire.

"Similarly, when refining the golden elixir, water and fire must be fumigated through hundreds of barriers."

"The elixir is done!"

As the spell was closed, the liquid medicine in the elixir furnace gathered together and took shape, a ray of light shone in the fierce fire, and a rich spiritual energy rushed to the face.

"Pop!"

The elixir furnace opened, revealing six Qi-gathering pills inside, each round and full, with a elixir pattern!

Seeing this scene, Yu Changsheng put away his magic power and smiled happily.

"This method is really powerful. Even with my magic power, I can finish the whole process, and it doesn't consume much, and there is no fatigue at all!"

With his proficiency in the three-fire alchemy technique and his understanding of the second-level alchemy, it is not difficult to refine the first-level Qi-gathering pill. It's just that he is a little nervous for the first time to refine it, otherwise the number of pills can be increased by a few more, even reaching the perfect maximum of ten!

"I just don't know how effective this medicine is."

Yu Changsheng took out the jade bottle that had been prepared long ago, filled it with pills, and looked at the red snake king next to him.

The red snake king immediately swam over, blinked, and opened his mouth wide.

An expression that said "Feed me quickly".

"Eat it. You've been guarding for so long and it's hard work."

Yu Changsheng smiled and threw a Qi Gathering Pill into its mouth.

The Red Snake King didn't even chew it and swallowed it directly. Although the effect was not as comfortable as the Soul Enhancement Pill, it could make it feel a little more comfortable.

[You successfully fed a Red Snake King, consumed 1 Qi Gathering Pill, and received a reward of 18 essence points and a trace amount of mana]

This trace amount is a real trace amount. It can't be compared with the Soul Enhancement Pill. Yu Changsheng didn't feel anything when he came in.

"No wonder the price difference between Qi Gathering Pill and Soul Enhancement Pill is so big. Even if an ordinary Qi Refiner eats a few bottles, it may not be able to improve a realm."

Yu Changsheng shook his head, a little disappointed.

In comparison, he still likes the feeling brought by the Soul Enhancement Pill. The increase in mana is obvious.

He didn't dare to imagine what the effect of the lower-level Soul Gathering Pill would be.

After the Red Snake King finished digesting it, Yu Changsheng fed it another Qi Gathering Pill. This one was obtained from Luo Lesheng. The quality was worse than the one he refined. It didn't even have the pill pattern, and the essence it brought was only 12 points.

"Continue refining the elixir, there are still six hours left."

Yu Changsheng lit the fire and focused on the magic spell.

Nine hours later, he refined all the remaining two sets of materials into elixirs. The elixir-formation rate was ridiculously high, which was partly due to the second-level elixir path and the contribution of the three-fire alchemy technique.

After everything was cleaned up, Yu Changsheng took back the Red Snake King and pushed open the door of the alchemy room.

Outside the door, the steward in blue robe saw him and said with a straight face: "If it exceeds three hours, I will charge you an extra spiritual stone."

"Of course, of course, please take care of the trouble." Yu Changsheng handed over two spiritual stones and said with a smile.

Many outer disciples need to use the alchemy room. The blue-robed steward had accepted a gift before and only allowed one of his handyman disciples to use it for one day. In the end, it lasted more than three hours. Isn't this offending?

Fortunately, no outer disciples came this morning. The steward in blue robe silently took the spirit stone, his face looked much better, and he asked.

"How's it going? Did you gain anything from refining alchemy for the first time?"

"Hey, no matter what I gained, I lost all of it and fed it to the alchemy furnace."

Yu Changsheng looked heartbroken and sighed.

"It's normal. You've only been involved in alchemy for a month. Let me tell you, you should go to more lectures before refining alchemy. If you're not good at it, it's easy to lose your fortune."

"I didn't trick you last time, but Master Gongsun's method is most suitable for you Qi refining monks. Although he is slow in teaching, if you can understand a little bit of the essence, it will be enough for you to benefit a lot for the rest of your life." Lan The steward said earnestly.

Yu Changsheng nodded quickly and said with a smile: "Alchemist Gongsun's class is too profound. I still want to try more so that I can understand alchemy well."

The blue-robed steward shook his head and said, "Forget it, go ahead."

"Anyway, you have many spiritual stones. If you want to refine them, just refine them."

Yu Changsheng left the alchemy hall with a smile.

Little did he know that as soon as he left, Gongsun Yang came to the alchemy room.