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"Lin Yu, when do you want to start refining pills?" Chen Yongwen asked.

"I'd like to start now, if I may." Lin Cheng said. If he obtained the pill two hours earlier, he would be able to cultivate for two hours earlier. For someone like him who lacked strength, any cultivation time was extremely precious.

"Alright, let the shopkeeper lead you there."

Chen Yongwen nodded and looked at the shopkeeper. He said in a deep voice, "Remember to arrange a pill refining room number six for Lin Yu. You must ensure that he is not disturbed. Otherwise, you can go and beg for punishment at headquarters."

The shopkeeper's expression changed and he quickly said, "Don't worry, Master Chen. I will take good care of Master Lin!"

Lin Cheng clasped his hands and said, "Master Chen, thank you!"

Chen Yongwen smiled and said, "No need to be polite. You and I are both alchemists, so we can exchange pointers whenever we have free time."

Lin Cheng smiled and nodded, but in his heart, he couldn't help but feel moved. This Chen Yongwen's cultivation level was clearly higher than his, he couldn't even tell what realm Chen Yongwen was in. However, he himself was merely at the 4th level of the Body Refinement Realm, yet Chen Yongwen regarded him so highly and even wanted to exchange potion concocting techniques with him.

"Could it be that it's because of the Three Treasures Pill that I refined? What did Chen Yongwen see from the leftover medicinal liquid?"

Lin Cheng slightly frowned as he thought to himself, "Although I used some special methods, I only slightly increased the efficacy of the pill. Without a suitable flame, I can't even refine a Third Cycle pill, what can Chen Yongwen see from this?"

All along the way, Lin Cheng had been thinking about this problem, but he hadn't been able to figure it out. Thus, he decided not to think about it anymore. As long as Chen Yongwen had any ideas, he would reveal them sooner or later.

As for inquiring about the shopkeeper's plan, it only flashed through his mind for a moment before Lin City gave up on this idea.

At the moment, he didn't know what kind of plan Chen Yongwen had in mind. If he recklessly asked the shopkeeper about this, it might alarm Chen Yongwen. If he worried too much, it would instead arouse his suspicions.

Therefore, Lin Cheng's expression was calm as he acted like he was a lost teenager.

"Master Lin, this is the A-6."

The shopkeeper's voice brought Lin City back to reality. He lifted his head and saw himself standing in front of a stone house. The shopkeeper had already pushed open the door, and the heavy stone door looked very simple.

There was a pill furnace, a stone table, a wooden frame, and a stone stove. This was a complete pill refining room.

"Master Lin, if there is anything else you need, please feel free to tell me. I will do as you say." The shopkeeper respectfully said.

"Where are the medicinal herbs?"

Lin City first looked at the shelves, but the shelves were empty, without even a single stalk of medicine.

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Master, you only need to tell me what kind of herbs you need. I will send them over very soon."

"I should first refine a medicinal pill for you all. What medicinal pills do you all need?" Lin Cheng asked.

"Our Dongluo City is close to the border. There are many adventurers and hunters, so most of them require healing pills. Of course, this is the most common type." There are also pills that can increase one's battle prowess in a short period of time, which is even more popular. " The shopkeeper introduced, "Master, I wonder which type you can refine?"

Lin Cheng frowned as he asked, "Aren't you guys going to provide me with a pill formula?"

"This …"

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, "Other than the pill refiners in charge of the store, no one else has access to the pill formulas."

Lin Cheng immediately understood that since this was the case, there was no need to provide him with a pill formula. He would need to refine all of them himself. Without any objections, he nodded and said, "Alright, I will list the required ingredients. You can go and prepare them."

He decided to refine the most ordinary pill, which was the Three-Treasured Pellet that he used to heal his injuries.

First of all, Chen Yongwen already knew about the Three Treasures Pill's medicinal liquid. Perhaps very soon, Chen Yongwen would ask him to refine the pill, and it would be better to start refining it now.

Moreover, the medicinal ingredients needed were not expensive. Only the precious ginseng's price was a bit expensive, but compared to the other miraculous medicinal ingredients, it was only ordinary. Ordinary wealthy adventurers should be able to afford it.

In less than half an incense's time, the shopkeeper brought two servants with him to deliver all the medicinal ingredients that Lin City needed. After Lin Cheng dismissed them, he began to prepare to refine the Three Treasures Pill.

The shopkeeper left the two servants behind and said that he wanted to do chores for Lin City. Lin City didn't care about this. After all, it was necessary to have someone run errands for him.

With his previous successful experience, Lin Cheng was now much more proficient at refining the Triple Treasures Pill this time. The main reason was because he had a better understanding of the use of elemental energy.

In order to refine the Three Treasures Pill in one go, Lin Cheng naturally would not be as harsh as when he refined the pill for him previously. Thus, he had prepared a large amount of medicinal ingredients from the very beginning and wanted to concoct multiple medicinal pills at once.

After dealing with all of the medicinal herbs, Lin Cheng instructed the servants to start a fire and start forging.

Very soon, the stench of Star Orchid Grass melted, causing the two servants' faces to turn pale. Even if they held their breath, that stench would still enter their nostrils. If they were not prepared and channeled their elemental energy in advance to defend, they would instantly faint.

Fortunately, these two servants had a certain level of cultivation, and one of them was even stronger than Lin City. He had reached the sixth level of the Reeves Realm and had quickly recovered.

At this time, Lin City had already thrown the last precious ginseng into the pill furnace.

The two servants looked at each other in shock. They had not seen how Lin City had dealt with the stench just now, nor did they know how the stench had turned into a clear fragrance in the blink of an eye.

"It seems like the mission given by Master will not be completed." The two of them were in low spirits.

However, Lin Cheng didn't pay any attention to them as he focused on concocting pills.

As time passed, the activity within the pill furnace lessened. Lin City knew that this was the critical moment for the pill to be formed.

He immediately circulated all the elemental energy in his body and placed his hands on top of the pill furnace. His ten fingers instantly moved, and countless complicated finger arts flowed out like water. Looking from the side, one could only see the afterimages of his ten fingers, but not his movements.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, Lin Cheng's palm slammed into the pill furnace, causing a stream of liquid medicine to spurt out, but his other hand was already holding onto the pill furnace, continuing to refine.

However, right at this moment, Lin Cheng suddenly frowned. He felt as though he was being watched in secret, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.

With a thought, Lin Cheng immediately changed his finger techniques again, but at a much slower speed.

After half an incense's time, Lin Cheng's forehead was full of sweat. The rapid consumption of elemental energy made him very weak. He shouted, "Open!"

"BOOM!"

He smacked the lid of the pill furnace away, and in that instant, a refreshing fragrance assaulted his nose, quickly filling the entire stone house.

The Three Treasures Pill was a success!

The two servants' eyes were wide open as they looked inside the pill furnace and saw a pile of round pills lying there. There was even a faint mist emanating from the furnace and that refreshing fragrance was coming from there.

When the temperature slightly dropped, Lin Cheng picked up the porcelain plates that he had prepared earlier and picked up all the medicinal pills in the furnace.

"35 pills, the success rate is still too low." Lin Cheng silently mused as he shook his head.

If it was at his previous level, these medicinal ingredients would at least be able to form sixty or more medicinal pills. The terrifying temperature of the green blue flame was enough to refine most of the medicinal ingredients impurities. However, right now, he could only use his original method and the pitiful Yuan Power in his body to refine as many impurities as possible.

However, the eyes of the two servants at the side caused a look of surprise to appear on their faces. One of them cried out involuntarily, "So many pills?"

Lin Cheng cast a sidelong glance at him. "How much more is this?"

The servant nodded, "Please forgive me, Master, but this lowly one has lost his composure, mainly because I was too surprised. I have also seen Master Chen concoct pills, but very rarely has Master Chen managed to form more than thirty pills out of so many ingredients.

"Shut up!"

Another servant quickly stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense, you don't want to live anymore!"

The servant was startled. He looked around and found that the door to the stone house was closed. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to speak anymore.

Lin Cheng gave a noncommittal smile as he thought to himself, 'This servant probably doesn't have much experience. If there is such a large quantity of medicinal ingredients, it would be normal for him to not be able to obtain more than thirty elixirs.

Since Chen Yongwen was the overseer of this group, he couldn't possibly have such a low level. Perhaps the quantity of the herbs was not that great, so the servant remembered incorrectly.

However, what made Lin City curious was that ever since he refined the pill, the feeling of being watched had disappeared. He pondered for a moment and guessed that it might be two servants secretly learning to concoct pills, so he didn't pay it any heed.

The poisonous mist that had been released from the melting of the Star Orchid Grass had made the two servants dizzy. He had intentionally caused the two servants to steal a master; this was not a big deal, but he did not want his pill forging methods to be leaked out.

Moreover, he wasn't sure whether or not Zuo Mu, Princess Anya and the others were still alive. Before he had enough strength to protect himself, he could only try his best to keep a low profile.

"Call your manager over. Tell him that the medicinal pills have been refined." After Lin Cheng gave his instructions, one of the servants immediately ran out. The other servant followed Lin City's instructions and started to place the pills in bottles one by one.

Seeing how cautious the servant was, Lin Cheng could only shake his head and smile. Perhaps this servant regarded the Three Treasures Pill as something precious, but he did not know that this kind of medicinal pill was too common in the eyes of Lin City.

Moreover, if it really was a precious pill, it couldn't be stored in this kind of ordinary porcelain bottle. At the very least, it would have to be placed in a jade box to reduce the loss of medicinal properties.

Refining the Three Treasures Pill could be considered as Lin Cheng's greeting gift. Next, he would have to ask the shopkeeper for the medicinal ingredients that he needed. What he truly wanted to refine was a medicinal pill that could help him cultivate.

This was also the reason why he came here today.