410: Sixth-grade elixir, mission accomplished

The elder waved his hand, and all the jade talismans flew towards Xie Weilou: "Alright! Just refine the pills within three months. You took on that task of refining a sixth-grade pill, probably intending to practice and try to reach the sixth-grade in alchemy. However, you must be careful with this matter. There's only one set of ingredients for the sixth-grade pill, and they are extremely rare. If you fail, the three-grade and five-grade pills you've refined might not be enough to compensate."

After speaking, he took out another storage ring and handed it to Xie Weilou: "All the ingredients are inside. After refining, bring the pills to me to collect your reward."

"Don't worry, I naturally won't mess around. If I can't do it, I'll ask Fourth Mr. to step in."

Xie Weilou smiled as he took the jade talismans and the storage ring.

"Mm! Regarding your alchemy, I will keep it confidential here and won't tell your information to others."

The elder nodded slightly.

"Thank you!"

Xie Weilou didn't linger and turned to leave immediately.

Not long after Xie Weilou left.

A woman dressed in a purple long dress with snow-white skin appeared in the Merit Hall. She looked at the elder: "Elder, has anyone taken on the task I posted?"

Throughout the entire Saint Institute, there was only one sixth-grade alchemist, located in Danxia Cave. She had previously sought out Danxia Cave, but the Lord of Danxia Cave was not present, so she could only post the task here.

The Lord of Danxia Cave would occasionally visit the Merit Hall and accept some alchemy tasks based on the rewards offered.

This time, she offered generous rewards, only hoping that the person would come, and that the rewards she offered would catch their eye.

The elder smiled and said: "Someone has already taken on your task."

"Was it the Lord of Danxia Cave who took it?"

The purple-dressed woman's heart stirred, and a hint of joy appeared on her face.

The elder gently stroked his beard: "Within three months, whether it's successful or not, I will contact you."

Upon hearing this, the purple-dressed woman didn't ask further. She mused: "Then I'll wait another three months!"

After speaking, she turned and left.

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Chunqiu Peak.

Inside the wooden house.

Xie Weilou waved his hand, and over a hundred jade talismans flew out, suspended in front of him. He then took out many medicinal ingredients.

Some cultivators intentionally prepared several sets of ingredients. He only needed to refine one set, and the remaining ingredients could be kept.

At that time, he could exchange them for other rewards, which would definitely be a huge profit.

Moreover, he could find ingredients for refining sixth-grade pills from different medicinal materials and try his hand at them.

They say alchemists are very wealthy, and it seems that's truly the case now.

"Next, I'll first refine pills below the sixth-grade."

Xie Weilou memorized all the pills requested by the jade talismans, then took out his alchemy furnace and conjured the Taixu Spirit Fire.

Hum!

The Taixu Spirit Fire enveloped the alchemy furnace. Xie Weilou took out a set of ingredients, placed them inside the alchemy furnace, and immediately began refining...

In a flash.

Seven days passed. Except for the task of refining the sixth-grade pill, all other tasks were completed without a single failure. From these, he also obtained over a hundred different sets of medicinal ingredients.

Xie Weilou once again screened through the medicinal ingredients and finally found seven sets of ingredients that could be used to refine sixth-grade pills.

"Seven sets of Dragon Transformation Pill ingredients. I can refine the Dragon Transformation Pill first. As for that sixth-grade pill task, it's to refine a sixth-grade Rising Dragon Pill!"

Xie Weilou stared at the medicinal ingredients before him, a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

The Dragon Transformation Pill can increase the chance of a Profound Phase Realm Peak cultivator entering the Dragon Transformation Realm. The grade of this pill is not low; among sixth-grade pills, it is considered extremely difficult to refine. However, his current ingredients can only be used to refine the Dragon Transformation Pill.

As for the Rising Dragon Pill, it is suitable for those in the Dragon Transformation Realm and can increase their chances of breaking through minor realms. It is also a high-grade pill and equally difficult to refine.

"Practice first..."

Xie Weilou took a deep breath. He didn't start refining immediately. Instead, he set up a grand formation in the room, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Then he conjured the Taixu Spirit Fire, enveloped the alchemy furnace, and then placed one ingredient into it, slowly refining it.

Previously, when refining fifth-grade pills, he had accumulated much experience. Combined with Dragon Old Freak's alchemy notes, Danhe Old Ancestor's notes, and Fourth Mr.'s alchemy scrolls, he had benefited greatly, and his understanding of alchemy was extremely profound.

Furthermore, alchemy could be integrated with formation arts and Restriction.

He felt that he was actually already capable of refining ordinary sixth-grade pills, but the true outcome would only be known through practice.

The refining began.

Refining ingredients, purifying impurities, continuously adding new ingredients, continuing to refine and purify...

Half an incense stick later.

The ingredients were refined. Xie Weilou began to fuse different medicinal liquids. With the enhancement of formations and Restriction, the process was extremely smooth.

However, after forming the pill, it still needed further purification to enhance its medicinal efficacy.

An hour later.

The refining ended, and the first Dragon Transformation Pill was successfully produced. There was only one pill, and it had no pill patterns.

"It seems my feeling was correct. Refining sixth-grade pills is indeed not a problem. However, the consumption of soul power is quite significant. Without the Taixu Spirit Fire, without formations, Restriction, and strong soul enhancement, even with sufficient understanding, it would be very difficult to succeed."

Xie Weilou mused to himself. He was not complacent. Instead, he put away the pill and continued refining.

The first batch had been successful, giving him 70% confidence.

The remaining 30% required more experience in refining sixth-grade pills, 10% needed to improve the pill's grade, and 10% needed to increase the pill's quantity.

Three days later.

All seven sets of Dragon Transformation Pills were refined. The first six batches only yielded one or two pills, and their grades were not very high, all without pill patterns.

However, by the seventh batch, Xie Weilou's practical experience and understanding of refining sixth-grade pills reached a certain level. The number of pills increased to three, and each pill had two pill patterns added to it.

This also meant that his alchemy had successfully advanced to the sixth-grade.

"It's still a bit lacking. Perhaps only refining the Dragon Transformation Pill will limit my refining insights. To continue improving later, I'll need to refine different types of pills."

Xie Weilou muttered to himself.

Understanding one thing leads to understanding a hundred, which is naturally not a problem. But to master a hundred things by mastering one, that will require some time.

"Next, I'll refine the Rising Dragon Pill!"

Xie Weilou gazed at the set of Rising Dragon Pill ingredients. He felt no pressure at all. He directly took the ingredients and placed one into the alchemy furnace.

He now had full confidence that he could refine this Rising Dragon Pill. As for the quantity and pill patterns of the Rising Dragon Pill, that remained to be seen. After all, the requirement was only to refine one Rising Dragon Pill, with no quantity or pill pattern requirements.

Hum!

The Taixu Spirit Fire erupted again, enveloping the alchemy furnace and melting the ingredients...

Two hours passed.

The refining ended.

A golden Rising Dragon Pill flew out of the alchemy furnace. The pill had three pill patterns. The quantity hadn't increased, but the pill's grade had, which was quite good.

"A three-pattern Rising Dragon Pill, not bad at all."

Xie Weilou put away this Rising Dragon Pill, a smile appearing on his face. The task was completely finished. He waved his hand, and all the items in the wooden house were put away.

"I'm a bit tired. I'll sleep first!"

Xie Weilou stretched, then lay directly on the ground, intending to go to the Merit Hall tomorrow.