42: Alchemy Control

Lin Feng did not immediately start learning Alchemy at this time. After a month of secluded Cultivation, he emerged. The first thing Lin Feng did upon emerging was to find out if anything major had happened in Liuyun Market and its surroundings over the past month.

Recently, Great Xin and the six major Sects of Wei Country, along with the Evil Path, had maintained a state of minor skirmishes, which put Lin Feng at ease. Lin Feng did not plan to Cultivate for the next month. He dedicated all his time to Talismans crafting and Cultivating the "Iron Bone Soul Forging Art," and also used his spare time to start collecting some relatively simple Pill Formulas.

Generally, precious Pill Formulas do not circulate on the market; each family is unwilling to make them public. Therefore, Lin Feng only acquired two relatively common and low-value Pill Formulas: one for Pigu Pills and another for Siling Pills, used for raising Spirit Beasts.

Lin Feng consumed the blood heart lotus seeds. After consuming these seeds, Lin Feng felt an abnormal abundance of energy. Every day, he frantically Cultivated the "Iron Bone Soul Forging Art" to strengthen his Physique.

The blood heart lotus seeds enhanced Qi and blood on one hand, and continuously strengthened Lin Feng's Physique on the other. Lin Feng already possessed Strong Bones and Muscles, and now with the blood heart lotus seeds, his Physical Body experienced a slight improvement. His Body Refining speed increased by four to five times, and due to the enhanced Qi and blood, Lin Feng had to Body Refining for five to six hours every day to temporarily suppress the turbulent Qi and blood within him.

These blood heart lotus seeds could support Lin Feng's highly efficient Cultivation for a full month. Now, Lin Feng felt his Physique strengthening every day.

Every day after Body Refining, Lin Feng would craft Talismans, occasionally taking time to study Magical Arts. Lin Feng's schedule was packed every day, with very little rest time. As a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, he only needed one hour of rest per day to maintain full energy.

After a month of Cultivation, although Lin Feng's Body Refining had not advanced in Realm, his strength had increased by 40%. His current strength was such that even if he competed in strength with a first-order Yao Beast, Lin Feng was confident he could defeat many Yao Beasts.

Speaking of which, Xiao Ying suffered quite a bit this past month. Lin Feng often took Xiao Ying outside the market to compete in strength and endurance, one person and one beast. Silver Shadow Leopard didn't get to eat blood heart lotus seeds, so this month tired her out immensely. The little one is now a bit withdrawn, hiding in her Spirit Beast Pouch and refusing to come out.

Lin Feng crafted two months' worth of Talismans this month, then entered secluded Cultivation again. This cycle repeated, and a year passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng's Body Refining Cultivation Breakthrough to the First-Order Middle Stage, capable of Breakthrough to the First-Order Late Stage at any time. Lin Feng's current Physical Body strength could already crush Shadow Leopard.

Lin Feng's Physical Body strength was only slightly weaker than Xiao Ying's. Yao Beasts naturally have stronger Physical Bodies than humans, which is unavoidable. However, Lin Feng was confident that with continued Cultivation, he could catch up to and even surpass Xiao Ying.

And in a year's time, Lin Feng finally Breakthrough to Qi Refining Level 8. Lin Feng's long-awaited new entries appeared again, accompanied by a prompt on the entries panel.

Breakthrough Realm, obtain entry selection right.

One: White entry · Optimistic and Cheerful (You can view everything positively and optimistically.) Cannot advance.

Two: Green entry · Alchemy Mastery (Alchemy success rate increased by 30%.) Can advance.

Three: Purple entry · Heaven-Sent Ten Years (Once every ten years, you can receive a Cultivation infusion, each infusion grants ten years of Cultivation.) Can advance.

Lin Feng looked at the new entries on the panel and hesitated. This was his first time encountering a purple entry, and it was very powerful. A ten-year infusion, granting ten years of Cultivation – Lin Feng really wanted it.

But at this moment, Lin Feng was conflicted. Infusion was important, but Lin Feng currently needed Foundation Establishment Pills more. He had a mixed Spiritual Root; what if the infusion alone couldn't help him Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment? At Lin Feng's current Cultivation speed, he could Cultivate to Qi Refining Level 9 within three years, before he turned twenty.

Qi Refining Level 9 is the final Realm of Qi Refining. Further Cultivation would only enhance his magic power. At Qi Refining Level 9, he only needed to refine his magic power before he could Foundation Establishment. A ten-year infusion couldn't help him Foundation Establishment, and Alchemy Mastery was very important to Lin Feng right now. If he didn't have Alchemy talent, even if he was given ten years to learn Alchemy, he wouldn't be able to master the crafting of Medicinal Pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Lin Feng hesitated for a long time, and finally could only helplessly comfort himself, "It's okay, there will be more in the future," and chose Alchemy Mastery.

At this moment, Lin Feng's entries panel showed new changes.

Character: Lin Feng

Realm: Qi Refining Level 8

Gray entry one: Early Misfortune (Early Misfortune, but after experiencing misfortune, there will be an opportunity, kin-killer.) Note: Cannot advance.

Green entry one: Minor Comprehension (Comprehension Ability is twice as high as the average person.) Can advance.

Green entry two: Talisman Control (Talismans crafting success rate increased by 30%.) Can advance.

Green entry three: Strong Bones and Muscles (Possesses strong Meridians and bones.) Can advance once.

Green entry four: Drug Resistance (Consuming Medicinal Pills will not produce Drug Resistance.) Cannot advance.

Green entry five: Alchemy Mastery (Alchemy success rate increased by 30%.) Can advance.

Blue entry one: Spirit Rhinoceros Eye (Analyzes the operation trajectory of Cultivation Techniques, can see through low-level Magical Arts, has a very small chance to replicate low-level Magical Arts, but replicating high-level Magical Arts will result in backlash.) Note: Can evolve once.

Blue entry two: Keen Observation (Perceives subtle Spiritual Qi fluctuations within ten zhang, and emotional fluctuations of people around.) Can advance once.

Blue entry three: Heaven Rewards Diligence (Daily Cultivation for four hours has double the effect; every additional three hours adds another double effect.) Note: Cannot advance.

Lin Feng looked at the entries he possessed and nodded with satisfaction. With the blessing of the entries, he was more comprehensive than even an ordinary Heavenly Spiritual Root talent.

Having acquired Alchemy Mastery, Lin Feng decisively took all the Spirit Stones he had accumulated over the past year, a total of over three thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, which was all of Lin Feng's wealth.

Lin Feng came to the Treasure Artifact Pavilion in Liuyun Market. After checking it once, he went directly to the second floor, found the shopkeeper, and asked him to find him an excellent pill refining furnace.

Under the shopkeeper's introduction, Lin Feng finally chose a low-grade Spiritual Artifact pill refining furnace. This furnace could not only refine Medicinal Pills but also serve as a defense in combat. Lin Feng was very satisfied. However, Spiritual Artifacts are generally treasures used by Foundation Establishment cultivators, so at Lin Feng's current Realm of Qi Refining Level 8, he could only barely activate it.

Lin Feng's pill refining furnace was called the Calm Heart Furnace. The price of this furnace was not cheap. After some bargaining by Lin Feng, he acquired it for two thousand Spirit Stones. A major reason why Lin Feng favored this furnace was that it could increase the success rate of refining some low-grade Medicinal Pills.

After choosing the pill refining furnace, Lin Feng did not leave. His previous low-grade Magical Artifact, the Azure Wolf Talisman Brush, could no longer keep up with Lin Feng's Talismans crafting. Therefore, Lin Feng purchased another Talisman Brush here. This Talisman Brush could not only craft Talismans but also increase the success rate of crafting Talismans, allowing for smooth and stable Spiritual Qi flow during crafting.

Lin Feng purchased a top-grade Magical Artifact Talisman Brush, the Golden Radiance Talisman Brush. With this round of spending, Lin Feng directly became a VIP of the Treasure Artifact Pavilion. Under the enthusiastic reception and farewell of the shopkeeper, Lin Feng almost emptied all the Spirit Stones he had.

Looking at the more than five hundred Spirit Stones he had left, Lin Feng rushed to the Danxia Faction's shop that sold Spirit Medicine and Medicinal Pills. Lin Feng purchased a batch of Materials for refining Pigu Pills and Siling Pills. Lin Feng planned to start learning Alchemy now.