659: Chapter 659 Four Hundred and Seventy-One Hercules!

Inside Qin Yan's Immortal Cave, the scent of Medicinal Pills permeated the air, and medicinal mist swirled about.

The blood condensation life creation cauldron spun in the air with a whistling sound, its speed fluctuating as it emitted a faint humming noise.

Layers of blood mist surged around the cauldron like red clouds, enveloping its entire form in a hazy shroud.

Waves of pill fragrance dispersed throughout the Immortal Cave.

This was the scent of the aperture awakening pill.

Indeed, what Qin Yan was currently refining was the aperture awakening pill—a Sixth-Rank Medicinal Pill specifically used to assist Sixth-Rank Martial Artists in opening their acupoints.

After half a month of Cultivation, he had finally elevated his Alchemy skill to the Sixth Rank at the end of last month!

Going from the Fifth Rank to the Sixth Rank was no small leap.

A Fifth-Rank Alchemist could only refine pills of the fifth rank and below, which offered limited help to the Cultivation of a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist. A Sixth-Rank Alchemist, however, could refine Sixth-Rank pills, providing direct resource support for themselves and Martial Artists of the same level.

It wasn't until yesterday, when he increased his Alchemy skill to [Sixth-Rank Alchemist (7%)], that he successfully unlocked the refining method for the aperture awakening pill.

The Pill Formula, the heat control, the hand seals, the timing—all the information was clearly imprinted in his mind the moment he spent the Skill Points, making him as proficient as if he had refined it thousands of times before.

Thus, without hesitation, he directly exchanged for ten sets of Materials to refine the aperture awakening pill.

Ten sets of Materials cost him a cumulative total of two hundred and fifty taixuan points.

He had been refining since yesterday up until now.

Ten batches of pills, one after another, with almost no rest in between.

Thanks to his massive Mental Energy, he was able to keep refining continuously without showing the slightest sign of fatigue.

Had it been an ordinary Alchemist, refining several batches of Sixth-Rank pills in a row would have left them dizzy and mentally exhausted long ago.

This was already the tenth batch he was refining, which was also the last.

The blood condensation life creation cauldron spun slowly in the air, the pill fragrance even more potent than before.

The color of the cauldron's body was also changing—from its initial dark red, it gradually turned bright red, and then a brilliant glowing red. This was the sign that the Medicinal Pills were about to take shape.

Qin Yan's Mental Energy sank into the Pill Furnace, silently sensing the timing for the refinement.

His will was like threads of silk, reaching deep into the interior of the Pill Furnace, sensing the state of every medicinal herb, the flow of every wisp of medicinal power, and every slight change in temperature.

That information converged into a complete picture in his mind, giving him total mastery over the situation inside the Pill Furnace.

After a moment, the medicinal power had fused to its optimal state, and the medicinal properties had reached a perfect balance.

The time had come.

Qin Yan's hands formed seals, his fingers flying as a profound hand seal coalesced in his hands.

"Condense!"

Qin Yan gave a low shout and struck out the hand seal, landing it precisely on the body of the cauldron!

"Buzz—!!!"

The blood condensation life creation cauldron shuddered violently, emitting a low hum.

Immediately after, an even more intense pill fragrance wafted out from the cauldron!

The next moment—

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Ten full and round Medicinal Pills flew out of the cauldron in single file!

They were perfectly spherical, ivory-white in color, with a faint luster shimmering on their surfaces.

Every single pill radiated dense Spiritual Qi and medicinal fragrance; one could tell their quality was extraordinary just by looking at them.

With a wave of Qin Yan's hand, the ten pills drew an arc in the air and landed precisely into the jade bottle in his hand.

"Clink, clink, clink—"

The pills fell into the jade bottle, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

With this, the Alchemy session concluded.

Qin Yan put away the blood condensation life creation cauldron as well. With a wave of his hand, the cauldron shrank and turned into a streak of light, vanishing into his Storage Ring.

He picked up the jade bottle and brought it close to his eyes to inspect.

Ten aperture awakening pills, each one plump, uniform in color, and rich in medicinal fragrance.

"Not bad."

The corners of Qin Yan's mouth curled up slightly, a flash of satisfaction in his eyes.

Ten batches of Materials had yielded ten batches of pills; not a single batch had failed.

"Adding these to the ninety pills I refined earlier, I now have a total of one hundred aperture awakening pills. This should be enough for me to Breakthrough to the Peak of the Aperture Awakening Realm."

If he were to exchange for one hundred aperture awakening pills using taixuan points, it would cost a full one thousand two hundred and fifty points!

But because he mastered Alchemy, he only spent two hundred and fifty points.

The difference was exactly one thousand points.

One must know that currently, the Holy Land only rewarded him with two hundred taixuan points per month.

One thousand points was equivalent to five months' worth of rewards.

Through Alchemy, he had saved this huge sum of money in one go.

"Alchemists are practically in a high-profit industry."

Qin Yan sighed emotionally in his heart.

"However, with these aperture awakening pills, after I consume them, my Qi Refining Cultivation will actually fall behind."

Qin Yan chuckled and shook his head.

Regarding his Alchemy so far, he had not yet unlocked the Pill Formulas for Sixth-Rank Fire-attribute Spirit Pills or Earth-attribute Spirit Pills.

Not unlocking them meant he was unable to refine them.

Without Spirit Pills, relying purely on absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to Cultivate was excruciatingly slow.

Qin Yan had already decided that if they weren't unlocked for too long, he would directly exchange for Spirit Pills to achieve a Breakthrough.

Though it was a bit expensive, it was better than being stuck at the Late Stage of the Sixth Rank.

After all, his current Qi Refining Cultivation had already been surpassed by his Mental Energy.

Thinking of this, Qin Yan immediately opened his panel to check.

[Qi Refining: Sixth Rank Late Stage (Five Elements Primordial Scripture Layer 1: 53%)]

[Body Tempering: Middle Sixth-Grade (Indestructible Blood Demon Scripture Layer 2: 50%)]

[Total Blood Qi: 1,254,000 Cal]

[Qi Refining: 720,000 Cal]

[Body Tempering: 534,000 Cal]

[Mental Energy: 471 He]

[Spear Dao: Six-Stage Spear Intent

Spear Intent: Fourth-Rank Destructions End Spear Intent (100%)

Third-Rank Nirvana Spear Intent (100%)

First-Rank Destruction Spear Intent (45%)

First-Rank Taibai Sharp Metal Spear Intent (1%)

First-Rank Yimu Longevity Spear Intent (1%)

First-Rank Xuanming True Water Spear Intent (1%)

First-Rank Nanming Li Fire Spear Intent (1%)]

[spirit weapon: moyuan spirit weapon]

[Alchemy Dao: Sixth-Rank Alchemist (7%)]

[Physique: Indestructible Blood Demon Body (Minor Achievement)]

[Martial Skill: Blood Puppet Creation, Five Elements Martial Arts General Outline—Ice Flame Spear Technique (Major Achievement)]

[Origin Divine Ability: Blood Curse, Demonic Utterance Heavenly Edict (Demonic Path · Blood Curse Advanced · Seal), Five-Colored Spiritual Light]

[Supreme Divine Ability: Incomplete Four Secrets of the Heavenly Demon]

[Skill Points: 0 points]

Indeed, after this half-month of Cultivation, Qin Yan's Mental Energy had now reached 471 He.

471 He.

This number, when placed among the Mental Energy Cultivators of the Taixuan Holy Land Inner Court, was already considered outstanding.

Mental Energy of 471 He meant his strength was equivalent to a Rank 6 Peak Martial Artist—in some aspects, he was even more powerful than a Rank 6 Peak Martial Artist.

The Shadow Clone combined with the endless Darkness Profundity; these two together were practically a winning hand.

The Shadow Clone itself was a condensed body of pure darkness Mental Energy, possessing an extreme affinity with darkness.