Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 361: Tier 2 Pill Master

The next day.

Accompanied by Wei Yafei, Shen Xuan arrived in front of a magnificent hall at the core of the Inner City of Weihai Immortal City.

This is the Alchemy Hall equipped with Earth Fire and Spirit Vein construction by the Divine Sword Sect, divided into four levels—A, B, C, and D—based on Earth Fire Spiritual Power grade, providing eight hundred Alchemy Rooms for the disciples of Divine Sword Sect and city cultivators to use for alchemy.

"Shen Pill Master, our Divine Sword Sect is good at forming ties, and our Alchemy Rooms are available for rent, ensuring safety at low prices, charging only at cost."

"Book me an A-grade Water Technique Alchemy Room, the best kind."

"No problem. Yafei will definitely take care of this matter for Shen Pill Master."

Soon, Wei Yafei brought Shen Xuan to see the Chief Elder of the Alchemy Hall in Weihai City, the Tier Two Pill Master Lin Mengbing, whose hair and beard were all white.

Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, with declining vitality, it’s estimated he would find it difficult to break through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Uncle Lin, this is Water Technique Alchemist Shen Changsheng."

Upon hearing Wei Yafei’s introduction, Lin Mengbing looked at Shen Xuan quite surprised. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Water Technique Alchemist? A rare guest, indeed!"

After hearing Wei Yafei’s low-voiced introduction, Lin Mengbing’s expression markedly warmed up.

"Shen Pill Master, you want an excellent Water Technique Alchemy Room, right? Please follow me!"

Before coming, Shen Xuan had inquired through Shopkeeper Hu.

The Alchemy Hall in Weihai Immortal City has excellent Water Technique Alchemy Rooms available for rent.

However, the cost is not low.

The monthly rent for an A-grade Alchemy Room is as high as three thousand Spirit Stones.

The Earth Fire, Spiritual Qi, Spiritual Spring, and other cultivation resources consumed are billed separately.

However, for the wealthy Shen Xuan, it’s insignificant.

After all, in the short term, he didn’t expect to earn Spirit Stones through alchemy.

Upon hearing Shen Xuan wanted to rent an Alchemy Room for alchemy, Wei Yafei proactively accompanied him.

Lin Mengbing led Shen Xuan to a secret chamber built with white jade at the top layer of the Alchemy Hall.

Taking out a Command Arrow-shaped Magical Treasure, he opened the secret chamber’s door restriction.

"Shen Pill Master, this Alchemy Room is the best Water Technique Alchemy Room."

Lin Mengbing handed the Command Arrow to Shen Xuan, smiling as he spoke.

"With this Command Arrow, aside from myself, no one else in Weihai Immortal City can enter or leave this Alchemy Room."

"Regarding safety, rest assured!"

"Thank you, Pill Master Lin!"

Shen Xuan cupped his fists in gratitude.

"Shen Pill Master, my daughter will be here waiting for you. If there’s anything, just instruct her."

"Alright!"

Shen Xuan gave a noncommittal nod to Wei Yafei.

A Middle Stage Qi Cultivation Female Cultivator, if not for her originating from the Wei Family of White Crane Island, Shen Xuan wouldn’t care.

Shen Xuan entered the Alchemy Room, the door slowly closing.

Only then did Lin Mengbing ask, "Can this person really achieve Tier Two Water Technique Pill Master status?"

"Uncle Lin, these words were said by Uncle Hu."

Wei Yafei said with some envy, "Tier Two Water Technique Pill Master! I wonder if he has a Dao companion!"

Lin Mengbing glared at Wei Yafei.

"Nephew Wei, don’t allow your mind to wander and ruin your Dao heart."

"He’s not interested in you!"

"Oh!"

Wei Yafei blushed slightly, sighing softly in her heart.

She didn’t mind Shen Pill Master’s status as a loose cultivator.

However, judging from his demeanor along the way, Shen Pill Master truly showed no interest in her.

A woman is particularly sensitive to such things.

If Shen Pill Master had shown even the slightest willingness, Wei Yafei would have tried to create an opportunity to get closer.

What a pity.

Clearly refined and elegant, yet he showed no affection towards her.

Is there really a cat that doesn’t crave fish in this world?

Could it be that alchemy has rendered him incapable in that regard?

Wei Yafei lamented inwardly.

What she didn’t know.

Shen Xuan wasn’t interested in her at all.

Having been accustomed to gourmet delicacies, he disdained Wei Yafei’s ordinary fare.

Moreover, he harbored plans against the Wei Family of White Crane Island.

In the future, there’s a possibility to turn hostile.

There’s no need to secretly associate with the Wei Family Female Cultivator.

Upon entering the Alchemy Room, Shen Xuan first examined it meticulously.

About one hundred square meters, equipped with all living utilities like jade bed, jade table, and puduan.

In the center are eight Earth Fire Sprayers, with a Spiritual Energy Sprayer and a Spiritual Spring beside.

As for the usage method, the Jade Scroll placed on the jade table gave a detailed explanation.

You only need to find the valve to adjust the Earth Fire, Spiritual Qi, and Spiritual Spring water usage as you wish.

However, each is billed separately according to usage.

Shen Xuan wasn’t concerned about Alchemy Room costs.

He was more focused on safety and secrecy.

The Jade Scroll stated very clearly.

There’s no monitoring equipment in the Alchemy Room.

Besides the renting person’s Command Arrow, there remains only a backup Command Arrow held by the Alchemy Hall chief.

Unless a particularly large unexpected event occurs, generally, without the Command Arrow, even a Third-stage True Master couldn’t force entry from the outside into the Alchemy Room.

Alchemy is a technical craft.

Every Pill Master does not wish to be disturbed during the process.

The Divine Sword Sect is one of the seven sects in Song Country; its jurisdiction is barren and it greatly respects Pill Masters.

This assurance, Shen Xuan trusts.

After all, the Divine Sword Sect desires growth and the introduction of skilled cultivation talent is extremely important for reputation.

"A hundred sets of Spirit Gathering Pill materials should be enough for me to advance to Tier Two Pill Master!"

Shen Xuan thought thoroughly.

For the development of his future Dao path, he would eventually delve into the Alchemy Dao.

Since that’s the case, laying a solid foundation is especially important.

He had already mastered the basic operation of Water Technique Refining.

Personally, he also had the Cultivation Technique in Spiritual Power and Divine Sense to become a Tier Two Pill Master.

What he lacked was merely experience.

He just needed to repeat the refinement process of the Yellow Dragon Pill over a hundred times.

Shen Xuan didn’t believe he couldn’t advance to the Tier Two Pill Master.

Transform, Filter, Seal, Boil, Simmer, Nourish, Brew, Spot, Pour, Steep... Ten steps that seem more complex than Fire Technique Refining.

Actually, as long as Spiritual Power and Divine Soul are strong and control is precise, it’s even easier than Fire Technique Refining.

Of course, this is limited to Shen Xuan’s exceptional circumstances.

Outstanding Spiritual Power and Divine Soul, majoring in such special Cultivation Techniques as the Divine Hidden Sea Technique and True Ice Heart Technique.

Along with the assistance of Essence Spirit Water from the River and Sea Map, which is far superior to ordinary Spiritual Springs.

Moreover, Shen Xuan was wealthy and unconcerned with profit or loss, willing to use materials liberally for practice.

Spirit Gathering Pill is a Tier Two Spirit Pill.

The refining is much more difficult than Yellow Dragon Pill.

Refinement time is ten times longer than Yellow Dragon Pill.

Requiring three days and nights continuously.

"Isn’t it just a matter of stamina?"

"I, being someone from a small town who works hard on problems, excel in this aspect!"

Shen Xuan had already finalized his plan.

Adjusting his breath to fill the Alchemy Room with Spiritual Qi.

Subsequently, he summoned the Ancient Mysterious Water Pill Furnace, opened the Earth Fire Sprayer, and began using the Water Technique to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill.

With a full hundred sets of materials, it was enough for his practice.

Three days and three nights later.

The Spirit Pill Liquid poured from the Ancient Mysterious Water Cauldron only solidified into one Spirit Gathering Pill.

Furthermore, both the appearance and smell seemed a bit off.

Shen Xuan shook his head slightly.

Clearly, a Spirit Gathering Pill of such quality is merely of inferior grade.

It contained too many impurities and had severe pill toxins.

It was something cultivators didn’t dare consume.

It could only be given to demon beasts.

"Not bad. To be able to refine a spirit pill on the first attempt."

"Even though it’s of inferior grade, it still proves I have talent in alchemy."

Shen Xuan closed his eyes, while circulating his cultivation technique to slowly recover, he recalled the steps of the alchemy process just now.

The poor quality was definitely due to some step not being precise enough, the effect wasn’t good enough.

Alchemy is a meticulous task.

Especially for Water Technique Refining, the control of Spirit Water needs to be extremely precise.

Thinking repeatedly, it might have been rushed during the "brewing" step.

After resting for a day to let his body recover.

Shen Xuan began his second attempt at alchemy.

This time, the effect was somewhat improved.

He successfully refined two Spirit Gathering Pills.

One of them was very close to ordinary quality.

Shen Xuan continued to reflect and correct himself.

A day later, he continued with alchemy.

A month passed by before he knew it.

Wei Yafei waited for a month, seeing that Shen Xuan hadn’t come out.

She finally couldn’t bear it anymore and went back to the Divine Sword Pavilion first.

Lin Mengbing had been watching Shen Xuan’s alchemy room the entire time.

A Water Technique Alchemist took a hundred sets of Spirit Gathering Pills inside, wanting to break through to Tier Two.

It was the first time he had encountered such a thing.

Regardless of whether Shen Xuan could advance or not, he was worth making acquaintance with.

Shen Xuan hadn’t come out for a month, Lin Mengbing was surprised.

He looked and saw the alchemy room’s earth fire, spiritual qi, and spiritual spring being continuously consumed.

This indicated that Shen Xuan was continuously refining pills.

This caused Lin Mengbing to have a faint expectation in his heart.

The cost of the alchemy room was a minor concern.

If he could bring a Tier Two Water Technique Alchemist into the Divine Sword Sect, it would be a big achievement.

Even though Wei Yafei had said that Brother Hu’s introduction failed.

Lin Mengbing, however, thought the timing wasn’t right.

Shen Xuan could possibly be waiting for a better offer.

After all, the treatment of a Tier Two Pill Master compared to a Tier One Top Grade Pill Master is as different as heaven and earth.

Three months had passed, and Shen Xuan’s alchemy room still hadn’t opened.

The earth fire, spiritual qi, spiritual spring were still being consumed continually.

At first, Wei Yafei came once every half a month.

Gradually, it became once a month.

Until she stopped coming entirely.

Half a year later, Shen Xuan’s alchemy room was still tightly closed.

Lin Mengbing gradually lost interest.

He had seen many such things.

Alchemy in seclusion for such a long time.

Most likely meant continuous failure.

If he had advanced to a Tier Two Pill Master, there was no need to be in closed training like this.

About a year later.

Inside the alchemy room.

Shen Xuan sat cross-legged, forming hand seals, using techniques to solidify the last furnace of Spirit Pill Liquid into Spirit Gathering Pills.

"Four Spirit Pills, one of which is of decent grade, for now, it will have to do!"

On the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

A line of plain ancient golden text was changing.

[Spirit Gathering Pill: Small Accomplishment (18/400)]

In over a year.

Apart from practicing [Divine Hidden Sea Technique]and [True Ice Heart Technique]in an orderly manner, and utilizing [Devouring All Things]to refine Tier Two Demon Beast Meat for three meals a day, the rest of the time was all spent on Alchemy Dao cultivation.

Considering the success rate of the last few furnaces of Spirit Gathering Pills, if converted into decent grade, it was about sixty percent.

Undoubtedly a Tier Two Pill Master!

Only the Spirit Water refined from the River and Sea Map had consumed tens of thousands of Spirit Stones alone.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Gathering Pills he refined could only sell for thirty to forty thousand Spirit Stones.

Not enough to cover the cost of the materials.

And that didn’t include his expenses for the alchemy room.

"Indeed, being a Pill Master is a money-burning skill!"

Shen Xuan didn’t intend to recoup his costs by refining Spirit Gathering Pills.

His real goal was to refine special elixirs like the Purifying Foundation Pill by himself.

Master one technique, master all.

The principle of Water Technique Refining was fundamentally similar.

Although the herbal properties and techniques might have subtle differences.

But as long as the alchemy skills improve, it will be easier to refine other spirit pills.

Many Pill Masters can’t advance.

The main reason is that their own realm cultivation is insufficient, lacking spiritual power and divine soul, unable to precisely control the higher-tier herbs during pill solidification.

The secondary reason is that a large amount of herbs need to be consumed during the alchemy process, making it unprofitable.

These are not issues for Shen Xuan.

"With my current alchemy skills, even the True Essence Pill of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment and the Solid Spirit Pill of the Late Stage can be refined."

This means, if Shen Xuan wishes, becoming a Tier Two Top Grade Pill Master is no problem.

"However, it’s unnecessary!"

A sixty percent success rate of Spirit Gathering Pills is enough to make his name known in Weihai Immortal City, nearing White Crane Island’s Wei Family.

On this day, Lin Mengbing, out of habit, checked the consumption of the earth fire, spiritual qi, and spiritual spring in Shen Xuan’s alchemy room.

Normally, it was a three-day consumption, rest for a day.

Today should have marked the beginning of new consumption.

This would also mean Shen Xuan was refining again inside.

However, to his surprise, there was no consumption today.

Lin Mengbing’s heart skipped a beat.

"The hundred sets of Spirit Gathering Pill materials, Alchemist Shen should have used them all!"

"Just don’t know what the result is!"

"No matter what, even if there’s a slight chance, it can’t be neglected."

Lin Mengbing hurriedly rushed to the top floor of the great hall outside Shen Xuan’s alchemy room.

At this moment, just by coincidence.

The jade door of the alchemy room silently and slowly opened.

Then he saw a beaming, confident smile on the face.

It was the very Alchemist Shen who had entered a year ago!