Chapter 162: Lure in

"What are the pill recipes which I am going to practise?" Even the first elder didn't provide him with such a large horde of pill recipes. Pill recipes were true treasures in the alchemy world. Every alchemy practising organisation guarded the pill recipe with utmost precaution and secrecy.

"You shouldn't be surprised from these useless recipes. You should remember that you are the current owner of the Crimson Lord artefact and the inheritor of Crimson lord world. You should falter to disbelief when presented with these minute treasures."

"What is the most treasured possession in the alchemy division of the Crimson Lord world?"

"If young master is asking in terms of pill recipes, the Crimson Lord world holds recipes of even level 9 and above."

"What do you mean by above? Should Level 9 correlate to Qi God level? How can there be a recipe above that level? Unless..."

The hall master of pill hall instantly realised the mistake he has done. "You managed to make me spill the beans over a matter you are not allowed to know. You just need to remember that the artefact is invincible in this world."

Long Tao decided to put a hold to his thoughts. Rather than trying to uncover the mystery of his artefact, he decided too put his efforts in increasing the level of his cultivation.

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"The training plan was formulated by me. Since most of the avatars are concentrating on cultivating and battle techniques, I ask you to dedicate 3 avatars for alchemy practice."

"Your main body would be cultivating within the fire vein. The benefits may not be apparent in a short period, but after the end of your practice, you will see the benefits. The training within the pit is just for you get accommodated with the fire energy. The real training would begin after the excavation of the vein is complete."

"Let the one in Pill Hall practice soul power. Ask him to concentrate on practising the usage of soul power rather than the Heaven pestle art."

"The making of a pill is influenced by multiple factors. Except for the fire and wood control, the ingredients and the cauldron, the largest part is played by your soul energy in the pill formation."

'It is the reason you feel extremely tired once the pill concoction is complete, as the amount of soul energy expended is quite large and not easily recovered. A particular variety of pill brew, require a specific amount of soul power to form. Rather than increasing soul power, it is more efficient to regulate the expenditure of soul energy."

"The control of this expenditure can only be achieved if you practice soul energy arts or simply emptying and refilling the vessel."

"The third avatar should practice pill concoction. It is the most time consuming of the three and hence will be practised within the artefact itself. You have around 4 years until the Pill Brew competition formally begins. "

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"Practice the concoction as per the schedule. The first pill you will be concocting is called white dew. It is a medicine useful for cleansing the impurities from the body. Every pill has three grades: Low, medium and top grade. You are to practice until you can successfully create three successive batches of top grade pills."

"The next in line is a kind of bone powder. It is called horse snow. It is used for enriching the bone density and strengthens it. It too has three grades like the pills. The same condition as earlier is applied."

A horde of 20 pill recipes was presented in front of Long Tao to be refined in the next 4 years within the Crimson lord artefact.

"The last one is called the Flame tiger pill, which is concocted using the bones of a black flame tiger. It has the highest amount of difficulty during the pill brewing."

Long Tao allocated the tasks to his avatars and began the training as per the hall masters plan.

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After some days, the pit-

"Did you find any difference within your body or cultivation?"

"The continuous exposure to this extreme temperature seems to have not only refined my body off impurities, but loosen the bottleneck for the next stage in cultivation."

"I broke through to the fourth level of Qi general."

"That much is expected when you are confronting a Emperor grade resource while still being in Qi general. The cultivation for the upcoming pill brew might feel like a distraction from your regular path of cultivation, but the benefit you will obtain might shock you in future."

"You training for the current scenario is to bear these extreme temperatures until the excavation plan is complete. The next stage will be cultivation with the fire stones."

"Didn't you say that these are too high quality in energy for me to practice with? Wouldn't my body just burst from the energy intake? I might be able to hold that amount of energy."

"The fact was kept in mind when formulating the plan for your training. Believe in the hall master. He confirms that you would be able to practice with these resources.'

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"What is the next plan for the excavation?"

"How long will the formation be able to hold?"

"The formation might be able to hold for 8 more days. It's time to begin the second phase."

Long Tao instantly called a meeting of the Black-buck squad. "Were there any more sightings of those people after the last report?"

"Those people are continuously trying to pry deeper into the region general. The aggressiveness seems to have increased, as they are assuming an offensive stance."

"Clear the passage for them."

"I am sorry to have misheard earlier, sir-"

"I asked you to clear the passage and approach the deeper region of the forests. Stage the clearance as if done unknowingly. Don't make it too obvious."

"As per the guards stationed near the beast's dwelling, ask them to start a fire near the plateau. Let it attract the beast. I assume he wouldn't attack instantly, but would surely be disturbed. You are to evacuate the troops as soon as you light the fire."

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6 days later-

"I would like to request an audience with master." The first elder allowed Lu Ming's entry.

"As ordered by master, i requested my martial brother to search for possible locations. He has replied back stating that he might have found what you are looking for."

"What are the characteristics of that location?'

"Huge amount of fire energy is being released on a continuous basis from the region. It seems like a large pit. In order to avoid suspicion, brother have placed an aura hiding formation in that area, but the energy is too monstrous for it to bear. He even stated that he is not able to get close to the inner region. The Fire energy is too high in purity and ferociousness."

The first elder's attention was instantly peaked. A Qi general being unable to even enters the pit lies in perfect coordination with the plan.

"I will alert the sect leader. Get your weapons ready, we will be leaving for that region instantly."

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A figure was sitting within what looked like a world of fire. He was training with his eyes closed, but at this moment, he opened his eyes and spoke out.

"The bait is successful."