94: Alchemy

The visual impact of the wall full of medicinal herbs would likely shock anyone who entered the room.

Zhou Luo sat in the grand chair, not rushing to perform Pill Refining, but instead focusing his gaze on the booklet on the redwood table beside him.

The cover of the booklet had the four large characters "Pill Refining Log" written on it.

This was specifically used to meticulously record Pill Refining data, and it needed to be submitted to the Sect for review daily to ensure they weren't cutting corners or substituting tasks with Pills they brought themselves.

For Zhou Luo, the tasks assigned by the Immortal Sect were easily accomplished.

What he was contemplating now was whether or not he should "misappropriate public funds."

As a First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist, looking at the various medicinal herbs, it was impossible for him to resist only refining the First-Order Medium Grade Pills requested by the Immortal Sect.

Especially since he had always wanted to refine the First-Order top-grade Pill, Gathering Spirit Pill.

As the spiritual Pill among First-Order Pills that provided the greatest boost to Cultivation, the ingredients for Gathering Spirit Pill had always been the most sought-after on the market.

This resulted in Zhou Luo having the Pill Refining skill but being unable to purchase the Pill Refining Materials.

Now that the Materials were right in front of him, how could he not be tempted?

"Using a little secretly, surely no one will find out."

Zhou Luo murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the cabinets on the wall.

With so many medicinal herbs here, if he used a little, the wealthy and powerful Immortal Sect surely wouldn't notice...

"What do you mean 'using secretly'? This is just normal wear and tear."

The next second, Zhou Luo's eyes became firm, and he spoke to himself righteously.

Anyway, on the first day of Pill Refining, that Deacon Zheng only said they could refine any ten types of Pills.

Perhaps he could take this opportunity to set aside a bit of the medicinal herbs needed for refining Gathering Spirit Pill.

With that thought, Zhou Luo immediately had an idea in his mind.

Refining Gathering Spirit Pill requires a total of nine types of medicinal herbs.

He could refine First-Order Pills that required each of these nine medicinal herbs respectively.

Then, during the refining process, he could pretend to fail a few times, and wouldn't he be able to save the consumed medicinal herbs?

That Deacon Zheng definitely wouldn't notice anything!

After all, he would never guess that his success rate for refining First-Order Medium Grade Pills was one hundred percent.

No sooner said than done!

Zhou Luo immediately picked up the booklet and began searching his mind for First-Order Medium Grade Pills related to these nine types of medicinal herbs.

Fortunately, the First-Order Pill Refining technique rewarded by the System not only included all Pill Refining knowledge but also allowed him to master all First-Order Pills.

Before long, he had determined nine types of Pills and recorded them on the first page of the booklet.

As for the tenth type, he didn't choose randomly; instead, he wrote down the three characters "Beast Spirit Pill."

This First-Order Medium Grade Pill, as its name suggests, is a Pill for spiritual beasts.

Previously in the Zhou Family, he had wanted to cultivate Bai.

But first, he wasn't a beast tamer, and second, he found that the Materials required for the Pills used to feed spiritual beasts were very rare on the market.

As a result, he simply handed Bai over to his daughter later and let it grow on its own.

Now, Bai happened to be by his side, and the Immortal Sect didn't specify the types of Pills on the first day, so refining "Beast Spirit Pill" should be fine.

After writing down the last Pill.

Zhou Luo put down the booklet, stood up in a good mood, and began searching for the medicinal herbs needed for the Pills.

Before long, the medicinal herbs for the first Pill were collected.

Zhou Luo placed them on the workbench next to the Pill Furnace, glanced outside, confirmed there was no one, secretly took out some of the medicinal herbs needed for the Gathering Spirit Pill, and then threw the remaining herbs into the Pill Furnace.

Afterward, he began Pill Refining.

Whoosh—

A fierce flame surged out from within the Pill Furnace, enveloping all the medicinal herbs, and then instantly dissipated.

"Oh no, I failed!"

Zhou Luo said regretfully as he looked at the pitch-black lump of medicinal herbs inside the furnace.

Then he picked up the booklet next to him and used his Divine Sense to record this Pill Refining attempt.

"First attempt at refining Firewood Pill... Due to careless operation, the heat was too high, and the medicinal herbs were destroyed... Failed!"

After recording, Zhou Luo didn't forget to preserve the evidence and put it in the waste pile next to him.

Having done all this, Zhou Luo repeated his old trick, extracting that portion of medicinal herbs and continuing to refine.

He successfully refined one batch of Pills.

After that, as expected, he "failed" again.

"Second attempt at refining Firewood Pill... During the Fusion of medicinal liquid, Divine Sense briefly lost control, causing the medicinal properties to dissipate... Failed!"

Next, Zhou Luo meticulously wrote down the records of his Pill Refining attempts in the booklet.

"First attempt at refining Morning Glow Pill... Errors occurred in the operation of the Pill Incantation... Failed!"

"Second attempt at refining Morning Glow Pill... Took thirty minutes... Success!"

"First attempt at refining Gray Earth Pill... Insufficient spiritual power during pill formation... Failed!"

...

"Second attempt at refining Invigorating Pill... Medicinal properties conflicted... Failed!"

"Fifth attempt at refining Beast Spirit Pill... Top-grade quality... Success!"

...

Information was recorded one by one. Fortunately, this booklet could automatically change size; otherwise, one page really wouldn't be enough.

Looking at the dense Pill Refining records, Zhou Luo was not at all depressed by so many failures; on the contrary, he was in a very good mood.

Because through this method, the medicinal herbs he had accumulated were enough to refine at least six Gathering Spirit Pills.

However, he didn't dare to go too far.

Otherwise, it would be awkward if the trick was discovered.

In the afternoon, Zhou Luo completed the refining of all ten types of Pills he needed.

At the same time, when refining Beast Spirit Pill, he also set aside a bottle of thirty spiritual Pills, planning to keep them for Bai.

Seeing that there was still a long Time until he had to submit his work, Zhou Luo walked to the door, took out a few soundproofing spiritual talismans from his In arms that he had previously detached from the room, and pasted them on the door.

Fortunately, he was also a First-Order Spiritual Talisman Master, otherwise it would be difficult to remove these fixed spiritual talismans.

Although these soundproofing spiritual talismans couldn't stop Foundation Establishment Experts, they still provided some psychological comfort.

What's more, Foundation Establishment mighty ones probably wouldn't have Time to bother with a small fry like him.

After doing this, Zhou Luo returned to the Pill Furnace again, taking out the medicinal herbs he had accumulated earlier.

After today, he wouldn't have the opportunity to find medicinal herbs for refining again.

After all, once the Sect stipulated the types of Pills required daily, he couldn't do these things so openly.

He took a deep breath, first placed some of the medicinal herbs in, then raised his right hand and circulated the spiritual energy within his body.

In the blink of an eye, a white light surged from his palm and fell into the furnace.

Whoosh—

The white light flickered, and a blazing flame rose, beginning to melt the medicinal herbs.

Following the steps, Zhou Luo slowly controlled the flame and began adding the remaining medicinal herbs in order.

A few minutes later, under the intense fire, the medicinal herbs gradually turned into pools of golden liquid, boiling incessantly.

Just then, the imprinted pattern on the inner wall of the Pill Furnace suddenly glowed, and a soft light enveloped it. The originally restless medicinal liquid gradually calmed down.

Zhou Luo's eyes lit up.

This Pill Furnace actually had the effect of removing restlessness and stabilizing medicinal properties.

As expected of a magic tool.

He just didn't know what grade it was.

With the help of the Pill Furnace, Zhou Luo no longer needed to expend effort on these tasks. He guided the medicinal liquid, allowing it to intertwine.

Accompanied by the collision of different medicinal properties, the medicinal liquid, which should have been restless, showed no abnormal changes under the shroud of soft light.

Everything went incredibly smoothly.

Zhou Luo focused his mind, continuing to control these medicinal liquids to allow them to fully integrate.

Gathering Spirit Pill is a First-Order top-grade spiritual Pill, and refining it is very mentally taxing. Even a First-Order Top-Grade Alchemist cannot guarantee a one hundred percent success rate.

Before long, a few drops of sweat appeared on Zhou Luo's forehead. He stared intently at the golden medicinal liquid, completely absorbed in the process.

At this moment, the Lingxi Jade on his chest emitted a faint glow, and a cool force surged through his skin into his mind.

Zhou Luo, whose nerves were originally tense, felt a burst of relief, and the fatigue caused by the loss of Mental Energy vanished completely.

He formed the Pill Incantation, smoothly controlling the medicinal liquid to take shape.

Time slowly passed, and after about thirty minutes, a faint Pill fragrance wafted out.

Within the hazy soft light, the original golden medicinal liquid had already gathered into the shape of Pills.

Boom—

A muffled sound came from inside the Pill Furnace.

The next second, soft light surged out. Under the rich brilliance, only a faint golden light flickered, followed by the rich Pill fragrance filling his nostrils.

Pill formation complete!

Zhou Luo withdrew his mind, let out a long sigh, leaned forward, and looked into the Pill Furnace.

The brilliance dissipated, and six golden Pills lay quietly there, round and smooth.

Zhou Luo took them out as if he had found a treasure and examined them carefully.

Upon close inspection, the entire Gathering Spirit Pill had no flaws whatsoever.

Zhou Luo then tried to infuse spiritual energy to test them, and instantly felt a vast aura contained within.

His face lit up with joy.

Four of these six Gathering Spirit Pills were top-grade, and the remaining two were Medium Grade.

This quality was quite good!

He quickly put them away.

Then he took down the soundproofing spiritual talismans, preparing to put them back.

Coincidentally, just as he stepped out the door, he bumped into Lin Xin, who was also coming out of the room next door.

However, this Third Miss seemed to be in a rather poor mood...