Chapter 81

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With Chu He's current alchemy skills, he can generally safely refine ten batches of Peiyuan Pills, with one or two batches failing.

This achievement is enough to look down on the newly promoted Earth Fire Department disciples.

However, Chu He is still not very satisfied. Not being able to refine lower-grade Peiyuan Pills with 100% success indicates that his technique for refining Peiyuan Pills has flaws, and he won't be able to improve the quality of the Peiyuan Pills in the future.

Perhaps these flaws can be resolved after Chu He's cultivation breaks through. Currently, he is only at the seventh layer of the Qi Refinement stage. Even though his spiritual essence is pure, almost equivalent to the ninth layer's great perfection, it still cannot compare to innate true essence, and the gap is not small.

Due to the lack of stronger spiritual essence, some details in the various steps cannot be perfected, and the quality of the Peiyuan Pills naturally cannot improve.

In such a situation, Chu He can only take it slowly. With the continuous nourishment of the pills, the advancement of his spiritual body will also be faster. Once his spiritual body reaches the middle stage, it will trigger a chain reaction, greatly benefiting both cultivation and alchemy.

After sorting things out, Chu He decided to invest more time in cultivation. He reduced his daily alchemy time to eight hours, using five to six hours to refine the required pills for submission, and the remaining two to three hours to refine the pills needed for himself and the little guy, or the eighth-grade fire-type pills needed by Gu Han.

The remaining four hours are his cultivation time, which is temporarily non-negotiable. It's fortunate that his alchemy skills have improved, allowing him to arrange his time so smoothly.

For the eighth-grade fire-type pills needed by Gu Han, Chu He has also compared and selected from various pill formulas and consulted Instructor Bai Li, before making a decision.

Instructor Bai Li was somewhat curious about his sudden focus on fire-type pills, but after learning that he was refining them for a friend, she didn't say anything more.

Gu Han practices the True Law of the First Yang, which has some differences from the fire-type techniques taught by the sect. The initial movement of the First Yang is called Lesser Yang, characterized by vitality and boundless potential. Compared to other fire-type techniques, it excels in being gentle and enduring but falls short in being powerful and majestic. Perhaps when practiced to the extreme, it will change. After all, the description of the technique's great accomplishment is the creation of a blazing sun in the sky, radiating primordial energy and true essence, which few of the same rank dare to face, and it is not inferior to high-grade magical treasures.

To refine pills suitable for him, one must start from the characteristics of the Lesser Yang to achieve greater benefits. Among several eighth-grade fire-type pill formulas, Chu He chose the Wenyang Pill.

Mentioning the Wenyang Pill, Chu He couldn't help but chuckle. This pill has some other uses: many Qi Refinement cultivators use it to enhance their sexual performance. Due to its gentle medicinal power, frequent consumption does not significantly harm the body, and it is quite effective, making it a best-seller in the market.

"It seems like a legendary aphrodisiac. I actually have to degrade myself to refine such a pill for that kid." Chu He muttered, then focused on studying the pill formula.

The refining process of the Wenyang Pill is quite different from other fire-type pills. Due to the unique herbs, it is refined using a gentle fire throughout, without a hint of fierce fire.

"Truly bizarre." After carefully reading the refining steps in the pill formula, Chu He's muttering turned into a complaint.

No wonder, even though the Wenyang Pill is priced higher than other fire-type pills and Peiyuan Pills, few alchemists want to touch it. Anyone who maintains constant caution and feels restrained for a long time will become irritable, and the long-term accumulation can significantly affect one's Dao heart.

Chu He estimated the process and thought it would take about two hours for his first attempt. In terms of efficiency, it is much worse than the popular Peiyuan Pills. No wonder the pill is more expensive, and few alchemists want to touch it.

Practice, practice! Chu He encouraged himself and began refining.

Since Chu He significantly reduced his time in the pill room, unlike before when he worked day and night, the little guy didn't have much of an issue. As long as there were plenty of pills to keep it quiet, it would just hide in the spirit beast bag and sleep to digest the medicinal power.

The spirit beast bag is an independent space that can isolate the influence of the pill room, so it feels no pressure inside.

Although he had the pill formula and a resilient mindset, Chu He still failed in the first two batches.

Fortunately, after learning from his mistakes, the third batch was successfully refined.

A total of twenty-three pills were refined, all of lower grade. The initial success rate seemed even higher than that of the Peiyuan Pills. This is the benefit of using a gentle fire throughout: slowly simmering to almost completely extract the essence of the herbs, resulting in less waste compared to using a fierce fire.

To ensure Gu Han could use the pills for some time, Chu He specially refined a few more batches.

When delivering the pills to Gu Han, a small incident occurred.

Chu He didn't expect that Gu Han's residence would be bustling with guests: the domineering Zhao Shimei, whom he had met in the market before, was visiting Gu Han with a few female companions, chatting animatedly.

Seeing these arrogant "rich second-generation girls" and Gu Han, who was struggling to hide his distress, Chu He decided to leave after greeting them with a smile: he handed a few small bottles of pills to Gu Han and turned to leave.

Since he hadn't informed Gu Han about refining the Wenyang Pills, Gu Han was naturally confused and quickly asked, "Brother Chu, what kind of pills are these? Please explain in detail." As he spoke, he tried to pull away to follow.

Seeing his hurried appearance, it was clear he wanted to leave and talk to Chu He first.

"Where are you going, Gu Han? Aren't you supposed to prepare a spirit meal for us? You can't leave." Zhao Shimei grabbed Gu Han like a hawk catching a chick.

"That's the Wenyang Pill. If you need more after using them, you can find me. Senior Sisters, I have something to do, so I must take my leave." Seeing Zhao Shimei's timely intervention, Chu He quickly fled.

"Wenyang Pill? Why are you taking this? You have a fire spiritual body. Even if you find the Peiyuan Pills a bit weak, wouldn't the Jinghuo Pill be better? I can ask Uncle Bai to refine ten to eight bottles for you next time." Zhao Shimei was also confused.

"Ha ha." One of the female companions suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"What are you laughing at, Senior Sister He?" Zhao Shimei was still confused and quickly asked.

Gu Han saw a strange light in Senior Sister He's eyes and felt a sudden unease.

"Zhao Shimei, you're young and don't know about this. I didn't expect that Brother Gu, in his prime, would have to rely on this. Young people should be restrained. Before reaching the innate realm, your life essence cannot be excessively depleted, or it will be difficult to reach the innate realm." Senior Sister He was still somewhat reserved, but the more ambiguous look in her eyes made even the dense Gu Han connect the dots with the pill name and guess the general idea.

"Senior Sister He, you misunderstand. These pills are not for me. An outer sect senior, Brother Zhang, asked me to help. I found him truly pitiful, so I asked Brother Chu to refine them." Gu Han quickly waved his hands in defense.

"Still trying to argue? That Brother Chu said to find him after using them! If not for you, who else? How dare you, Gu Han, to be so bold and indulge in debauchery with a fox spirit outside! Today, I'll show you what I can do. Sisters, grab him..." Zhao Shimei was on the verge of losing her temper and wouldn't listen to any explanation.

"It's not like that, Zhao Shimei. I am devoted to you, as heaven and earth can attest... Ah! Don't hit my face... Ah!! Don't hit below..."

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