490 Alchemy Chamber [2]
Qi Nue, Qi Xue, and Zhao Tian made their way towards the Alchemy Chamber.
As they approached the towering structure, the distinct scent of rare herbs and spiritual essences filled the air.
The chamber itself was an impressive sight, an imposing building carved from jade and obsidian, with golden talismans glowing faintly on the walls.
Looking at Zhao Tian, Qi Xue asked "By the way, Little Brother.. is it really okay for you to be in Alchemy Chamber?"
Huh? Zhao Tian's gaze squinted upon hearing this "Why you ask that, Sister Xue?"
Qi Nue wrapped her arm around Qi Xue's shoulder and replied, "Well... most men don't come to Alchemy, you know..."
"They all think it is a woman's job to refine pills, go collecting herbs."
"So, most men won't accept the herb picking tasks in the Alchemy.. they all want to be powerful and cool." Qi Xue clicked her tongue and muttered "Wannabe heros..."
Hearing this, Qi Nue burst out laughing "Hahaha..."
"And since you are powerful who bullied all the new batch of outer disciples, I thought you would want to train in combat, so just wanted to say...other men would taunt you for coming to Alchemy."
Zhao Tian shrugged casually "Well, I don't really care about their opinions."
Upon hearing this, Qi Nue and Qi Xue looked at each other and chuckled "I like you, Little Brother... come with us later."
"We can go and pick some herbs in the forest."
"Yeah, yeah..."
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As the three of them enter the Alchemy Chamber, Zhao Tian glanced around at the disciple and most of them are actually female disciples.
Qi Nue turned to Zhao Tian and spoke "Little brother, lets go to the 5th floor.. that's where Master is."
"Hm..."
Following Qi Nue and Qi Xue, Zhao Tian walked over to the elevator and as they stepped in Qi Nue tapped the button marked "5" on the sleek dashboard inside the elevator.
But ne needed this, because this is one of the ingredients he needed to refine his physique to first stage—Astral Convergence Fusion, according to the notes left by the First Honoured One in the black Pagoda.
If he can refine his Honoured One physique, his combat prowess would exponentially increase.
He can fight people who are stages above him in cultivation.
His gaze squinted in contemplation. 'I have a lot of High grade Astral stones.. but not enough credits to buy it from the Sect. I should also look into the pill shops in the Empire capital.'
'There I can use.. my High grade astral stones to buy them.'
'I should also find any auction house here...'
He has a lot of useless high grade weapons left in the Artifact's warehouse which are all left by the first Honoured One.
So he can convert them to money.
Zhao Tian cancelled that search and began to search another herb 'Ironbark vine.'
Qi Nue and Qi Xue were startled and asked "What are you trying to create with such costly herbs little brother."
Looking at them, Zhao Tian chuckled faintly "Just trying to create a pill for my breakthrough."
Qi Nue sighed "But using pills to breakthrough isn't always the best idea, little brother. The impurities left behind by these herbs can accumulate and destabilize your cultivation base over time." "Well, using them in small margin is no harm."
"Yeah..."
"And you have to be careful Little brother, these herbs are not just rare.. they're expensive and difficult to refine properly. Even a small mistake could ruin the entire process."
Zhao Tian continued scrolling through the list, evaluating the costs, availability, and rarity of each herb.
Blood Vine, Whitesage Herb, Blue Petal Fern, and Silvermist Lotus were all key ingredients.
He couldn't compromise on their quality or risk using substitutes.
"50,000 credits..." Qi Xue muttered under her breath. "These prices are ridiculous."
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