49: Refining the True Spirit Pill

A special Spiritual Artifact?

Unknown Rank?

Just the two words "Unknown Rank" were enough to make Jiang Chen take another look at the Soul Devouring Ring.

Jiang Chen immediately checked the introductory information of the Soul Devouring Ring.

"The surface of the ring has a Seal, preventing the acquisition of its unknown Rank; its current activatable effect is to refine enemy Souls and convert them into one's own Mental Energy."

"Although a Rank 4 Spiritual Artifact is valuable, it's something that can be bought with Spirit Stones."

"Putting aside the Soul Devouring Ring's other abilities, the mere fact that it can convert Souls into one's own Mental Energy is enough for it to stand out!"

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

He immediately made his choice.

With a thought, a ring glowing with white light, the color of bone, appeared in his hand.

As Jiang Chen touched the Soul Devouring Ring, he immediately felt a bone-chilling cold.

He put the ring on his left hand.

Immediately, a surge of information about the Soul Devouring Ring flooded into Jiang Chen's mind.

"It actually has three layers of Seals, which require accumulating enough Souls to unlock."

"The current effect is to refine Souls and convert them into Mental Energy to enhance oneself."

"I wonder what the conversion effect is like."

"It is said that the Cultivation of Mental Energy can only be accessed after reaching the Spirit Martial Realm, at the very least."

Jiang Chen currently did not understand the specific Ranks of Mental Energy Cultivation.

However, Jiang Chen had deduced martial arts several times and found that his Comprehension Ability was not an issue; when his mental state was good, he could quickly comprehend, but once he felt fatigued, the speed began to slow down.

Therefore, Jiang Chen speculated that the progress of martial arts deduction was also greatly related to the strength of Mental Energy.

Anyway, if it can convert and Mental Energy can be improved, it's a good thing.

"I'm still three kill points short of being able to activate it again."

"Whether it's the demonic den or this Ding Family's old master, Ding Xie, they are both extremely dangerous existences. I need to seize the time to improve my strength; I cannot be negligent in Cultivation."

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Then he looked at his panel.

[Physical Body Cultivation: Houtian Realm Ninth Layer]

[Spiritual Qi Cultivation: Houtian Realm First Layer (18/100)]

Apparently, the three women's Realms were still a bit low; once their Realms were higher, Dual Cultivation would lead to faster Cultivation.

"Killing that Innate demon earlier gave me 100 Cultivation points."

"Add them to me!"

Jiang Chen didn't hoard these Cultivation points.

He went all in.

The next moment, the Spiritual Qi within his body surged, even flowing down into his Dantian, subtly forming a small pond.

When the Spiritual Qi in the Dantian transformed into a Spirit Sea, that would be the Xiantian Realm!

[Spiritual Qi Cultivation: Houtian Realm Second Layer (18/200)]

At this speed, if he were to Dual Cultivate at home...

Considering the three women's stamina...

It would take about seven days to reach the Houtian Realm Third Layer.

Of course, Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones are also methods to aid Cultivation.

Jiang Chen took out Ding Polang's Storage Ring, which he had obtained earlier.

Jiang Chen couldn't touch the rings of the other two masters of the Ding Family, and Ding Polang's didn't need to be handed over.

He opened Ding Polang's Storage Ring.

Jiang Chen also found many good things.

Two bottles of Medicinal Pills, a Medicine Cauldron, and some high-quality Spirit Medicine. The Medicinal Pills in the bottles were all Body Tempering Pills, and also Rank 1 Healing Pills.

"It seems this Ding Polang was also an Alchemist."

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

No wonder he was able to win over Xu Tiedao, and some forces from the Black Tiger Gang before; he used Medicinal Pills to bribe them.

"It's all here for me."

"There's even a Pill Formula for a Rank 2 True Spirit Pill."

Although such low-Rank Pill Formulas were not particularly precious, buying them would still cost money and effort, and a place like Dongfeng Town certainly wouldn't sell Pill Formulas.

The True Spirit Pill is a Medicinal Pill that can assist Houtian Realm experts in Cultivation.

Depending on the quality of the Medicinal Pill and individual absorption effects, the degree of improvement after taking the Medicinal Pill also varies for each person.

"Later, I'll see if my Rank 3 Alchemy is reliable or not."

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Besides these items, nothing else was seen in Ding Polang's Storage Ring.

Jiang Chen got up and put on his clothes.

By this time, Cheng Yurou had already prepared dinner.

The three women also had their share of household chores.

Cheng Yurou cooked, Xia Si柠 was responsible for washing dishes and cleaning, while Xia Sixuan was in charge of tidying up the inner and outer courtyards.

Aside from that, most of their time was spent Cultivating together and discussing Mind-Cultivation Techniques.

At the dinner table, everyone was laughing and chatting, enjoying themselves. It wasn't like Yang Shishi had said, that when there are many women, jealousy easily arises.

After dinner.

Jiang Chen went to the backyard.

Basically, the rooms in the backyard were all empty, so Jiang Chen converted them into an Alchemy room and a weapons room.

The three women also knew that Jiang Chen was busy improving his strength, so they didn't disturb him.

He looked through the Rank 2 True Spirit Pill Pill Formula in his hand.

Not many Spirit Medicine were needed, only about thirty types.

And Rank 2 Spirit Medicine didn't require demon blood.

Afterward, Jiang Chen attempted Alchemy for the first time.

Jiang Chen placed his palm on the Medicine Cauldron. Inside the Medicine Cauldron was a very simple fire-gathering array, which could be activated by simply channeling Spiritual Qi.

A good Medicine Cauldron would have a better and more stable fire-gathering array effect.

As Jiang Chen circulated the Great Wilderness Emperor Yang Art, Spiritual Qi slowly flowed in, and the fire-gathering array burst into flames.

The entire Medicine Cauldron roared, flames soaring.

Jiang Chen seemed awkward before starting, but when he actually began to refine, it was as if it was second nature to him, as if he had countless Alchemy experiences. He remained calm and composed in the face of the constantly changing fire in the Medicine Cauldron due to the addition of Spirit Medicine.

It took a full hour.

Jiang Chen even absorbed two Spirit Stones midway to replenish his Spiritual Qi.

As the temperature of the Medicine Cauldron gradually dropped.

A hint of anticipation couldn't help but emerge in Jiang Chen's eyes.

"If it's a qualified Rank 2 Alchemist, one furnace can produce one to two Medicinal Pills."

"If it's a top-tier Rank 2 Alchemist, they can refine three Medicinal Pills."

"The amount of Spirit Medicine just now could at most refine five..."

With an excited heart, Jiang Chen opened the lid of the output port at the bottom of the Medicine Cauldron. Only some Advanced Medicinal Pills would fly out from the top of the Medicine Cauldron; generally, they would roll out from the bottom opening.

He opened the output port.

Immediately, he heard several rolling sounds.

Gulu gulu gulu... Five Medicinal Pills rolled into Jiang Chen's palm.

"Five!"

"A single Rank 1 Body Tempering Pill costs forty thousand silver taels on the market."

"Then a Rank 2 True Spirit Pill must be at least one hundred thousand silver taels, right?"

"Medicinal Pills are indeed a huge profit!"

Of course, Jiang Chen also knew that it couldn't be calculated that way.

After all, he could produce five Medicinal Pills entirely because of the System-given, conceptual-level Alchemy.

For an ordinary Alchemist, if one out of three furnaces succeeded, it would already be considered good.

It was precisely because of the high loss rate that the price of Medicinal Pills remained high, and Medicinal Pills became a very rare Cultivation resource.

"Rou'er should still be awake."

"I'll take the Medicinal Pills to her and help her refine them."

The previous Body Tempering Pills had all been discarded by Jiang Chen.

After all, these Medicinal Pills, in Jiang Chen's opinion, were harmful Medicinal Pills, with too many Impurities.

With Cheng Yurou's Cultivation, refining True Spirit Pills would naturally carry risks, but with Jiang Chen's assistance, it would not be a problem.

"Knock knock."

"Rou'er, open the door, I've come to bring you Medicinal Pills..."

Jiang Chen arrived at Cheng Yurou's room and knocked on the door.

Soon, Cheng Yurou's gentle voice, like water, came from inside the room.

"The door's not closed, come in quickly."