Chapter 239

Chapter 239 - Wool HarvestTime passed slowly.

During this period, Chen An had been inside the Alchemy Tower, discussing with many alchemists around him.

During this period, he felt quite comfortable.

For these alchemists who came from afar, the treatment provided by the Alchemy Tower was quite good, with almost everything they needed readily available.

As long as the requests were not too unreasonable and related to alchemy, their reasonable requests were mostly met.

It was much more comfortable than being inside the Changyue Sect.

Although Chen An could also have his requests met within the Changyue Sect, no matter what conditions, the upper and lower levels of the sect would try their best to fulfill them.

However, no matter how you put it, there were still not enough alchemists within the Changyue Sect, and many of Chen An's requests could not be met.

Unlike the Alchemy Tower, which was well-off, capable of providing all sorts of things for him.

If it weren't for other considerations, Chen An wanted to stay in the Alchemy Tower indefinitely and not leave.

There were many alchemy materials here, almost everything related to alchemy was readily available.

Similarly, there were also the most elite and abundant alchemists in the Southern Region available for day and night exchange and communication of various experiences in alchemy.

For an alchemist like Chen An, this place was indeed a good place.

Chen An was quite satisfied with his stay here.

However, satisfaction aside, in order to continue these days, he still needed to show some real strength.

"What went wrong?"

With a loud bang, a huge alchemy furnace next to him made a dull sound, followed by black smoke rising everywhere, looking somewhat peculiar.

It was a furnace explosion!

Spirit formations rose up all around to directly dissipate the impact within the furnace, so as not to affect the outside world.

Chen An sat alone in front of the furnace, looking at the furnace in front of him, puzzled.

He had been researching the recipe for the Golden Lotus Pill for a long time and had tried to make up for some of its flaws.

This was the result of the efforts of over thirty elite alchemists putting their heads together, finally piecing together a new recipe that filled in some of the gaps in the previous one.

In theory, there should be no problems with this recipe anymore.

But the results were still the same, the furnace kept exploding.

Where exactly was the problem?

Chen An was not sure.

He had been involved in the process of perfecting the recipe from start to finish, and considered himself to be quite knowledgeable about the recipe, with almost no issues remaining.

But the results were still the same.

The reality unfolded before his eyes, as if mocking them silently, slapping the group of alchemists in the face.

Chen An stood still, silently lost in thought.

It was fine if there were problems with the recipe, he could accept that.

But not being able to find where the problem was located was frustrating.

"Let's try it again."

In the end, Chen An looked forward.

He glanced at the source power indicator in front of him, and the number displayed indicated that there was about a thousand left.

A considerable part of this was supplemented by collecting geocrystals over the past few months.

While Chen An was researching the recipe, Song Qi and others had not been idle, and had been purchasing geocrystals as per Chen An's request.

Like the Golden Spirit Stone, the biggest problem with Chen An purchasing geocrystals was not the spirit stones, but the quantity of this material itself.

Geocrystals were also rare spiritual materials in this world, rarely used in normal times, and the production was not rich.

However, the Alchemy Tower was one of the most prosperous places in the Southern Region, so with a little searching and spending a lot of money to buy them, they could still find some.

As for more, that could come later.

Chen An looked at his source power balance, then at the recipe in front of him that had been heavily scrutinized, and finally made a decision.

Soon, the scenery in front of him began to change slowly, as if the world was unveiling its true face.

And in front of Chen An, the purple source power began to burn slowly.

Simulation function, activated!

The simulation function of the upgrade template was essentially a unique state achieved by consuming source power in order to put Chen An into a special state.

In this unique state, everything around would become clear, making it easy to see the true nature of everything hidden behind the surface.

A large amount of information flooded into his mind.

All the information about the Golden Lotus Pill, including discussions among many alchemists, all flowed into his mind without missing a beat, reappearing in his mind.

Materials began to rearrange and combine.

In a short period of time, Chen An easily calculated a terrifying number that ordinary people could not calculate in their lifetime.

This was something that could only be achieved with the assistance of source power.

Under the influence of source power, not only was Chen An's understanding fully maximized, even his perception of the world seemed to have suddenly improved, raising all kinds of states to their best.

Finally, after careful calculation, Chen An found the flaw that everyone had overlooked.

"So that's it."

A sense of enlightenment arose in his heart, giving Chen An an instant feeling of clarity.

At that moment, he had finally identified several flaws in the recipe, pinpointing the problem.

Understanding this, he didn't stop there, immediately taking action.

Boom!

The furnace in front of him was instantly cleaned, then a large amount of medicinal herbs were thrown into it, sinking directly into it.

The dropping of various medicinal herbs into the furnace seemed somewhat hasty, almost like ordinary people casually dropping things, but these seemingly random actions were unusually precise, without causing any adverse reactions.

Though the actions appeared urgent, they had all been calculated in advance during the simulation phase, leaving no room for error.

From the surface, the whole process flowed smoothly without any issues.

A wave of fragrance wafted from the furnace in front of him.

Golden clouds slowly rose, appearing extraordinary.

The vigorous vitality within the pill could easily be felt even across the furnace.

When the furnace was opened, Chen An looked inside, finally relieved that the simulation phase was over.

Inside the furnace lay several golden pills.

Upon the pills were mysterious textures resembling dragon patterns, giving them a unique appearance.

Placing the pills in front of him, a light medicinal fragrance spread out, causing him to take a deep breath, feeling his entire body become lighter.

Without a doubt, this batch of pills had been successfully refined.

The pill lying on Chen An's palm was the authentic Golden Lotus Pill.

According to Chen An's calculations, this Golden Lotus Pill should fully possess the complete effects recorded in the recipe, helping cultivators increase their cultivation, even benefiting Nascent Soul stage cultivators greatly.

Now, what were the real effects?

Chen An was very interested.

To test the real effects, he checked the pills briefly, confirmed that there were no issues, and directly swallowed them.

A refreshing sensation rushed to his head.

Compared to the pills he had swallowed in the past, the vital energy contained in the Golden Lotus Pill was quite pure, instantly merging into his body upon ingestion, transforming into various pure divine powers flowing into his body.

Boom!

A sound of thunder erupted from within Chen An's body.

In his Purple Mansion, roaring divine power reverberated, the power within growing every moment and accumulating strength that, once unleashed, could overturn mountains and rivers, easily destroying many things.

But within his body, this divine power was all constrained by the Purple Mansion, not erupting easily but remaining inside.

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Feeling the roaring in his Purple Mansion, a smile appeared on Chen An's face. He immediately crossed his legs and began trying to refine the medicinal power of the Golden Lotus Pill.

He had swallowed many pills before that could increase his cultivation, but their effects were limited and mostly only effective in the Qi Refining stage.

This was the first time Chen An had seen such a potent effect on Foundation Building cultivators, and he was quite surprised.

As the Changyue True Classic circulated, the Purple Mansion continued to roar, converting divine power that drove the Purple Mansion to expand outward.

Slowly, the scene within the Purple Mansion began to change, various transformations taking place.

After a while, Chen An opened his eyes slowly, a smile appearing on his face.

"The effect is good."

This thought flashed through his mind.

Compared to his previous simulations, this Golden Lotus Pill had a significant impact on cultivation.

Just one Golden Lotus Pill could drastically reduce the years of hard work for Chen An.

Of course, it would take time to refine the medicinal power and completely assimilate the divine power into his body.

This process would probably take about half a month.

Overall, it was quite good.

Chen An looked ahead.

Scenes flashed before his eyes.

Yes, after the struggle earlier, Chen An's source power balance had decreased by three hundred, completely exhausted during the simulation process.

But this consumption was not in vain.

In the inheritance section, the recipe for the Golden Lotus Pill had already appeared.

However, currently, he was only in the beginner state regarding this recipe.

Chen An tried to manipulate it.

The label behind the Golden Lotus Pill recipe quickly changed from the initial beginner state to adept mastery.

In a short time, Chen An had improved his proficiency in this recipe twice.

The cost was a full five hundred source power.

With his already limited source power dwindling further, he now had only about seven hundred left.

Looking at his source power balance, Chen An felt a bit regretful, but he still walked forward, silently sitting in front of the furnace, and began trying to refine pills.

After all the effort put into enhancing the recipe, it was necessary to make good use of it.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of source power.

Of course, the reason for such urgency was also due to Chen An's desire to harvest some wool from the Alchemy Tower.

During the period in which these alchemists had been researching and perfecting the Golden Lotus Pill recipe, all the materials needed for refining the Golden Lotus Pill were provided free of charge, although not unlimited, there was still a considerable amount.

For Chen An, he didn't want to miss out on this opportunity.

The Golden Lotus Pill was an absolutely top-grade pill, requiring precious materials for its refinement, and if he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to get a good deal, it would be extremely difficult for him to find materials on his own later.

Chen An had already figured this out in his mind.

So during this period, Chen An used up all his material supplies every day.

All the materials were used for alchemy.

Later on, he even found it too slow, and went to borrow materials from others.

The alchemists invited to the Alchemy Tower this time had limited quotas for raw materials, and theoretically, if they couldn't use them all, they could be handed over to others.

Even if he quietly took the materials for himself and filled his pockets, it wouldn't be a problem.

Just that these alchemists were people of status and position in the Alchemy Tower and couldn't do such a despicable act.

Others might have some scruples, but Chen An didn't care.

Not to mention he was someone who liked getting a good deal and taking advantage, even in his current childlike appearance, even if he was caught red-handed, so what?

He could always play the cute card.

Chen An was already used to such things.

Over a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Chen An's stock of pills had greatly increased.

In the White Tower, there were hundreds of Golden Lotus Pills stored.

Chen An estimated that even if he broke through to the Golden Core stage, he probably wouldn't be able to use up so many Golden Lotus Pills.

This wool-harvesting move he made this time was quite cunning.

At this point, Chen An finally stopped.

Don't get it wrong.

The reason he stopped was not because his conscience suddenly kicked in but simply because he couldn't continue to harvest the wool.

After all, the Alchemy Tower was not a charity.

The Golden Lotus Pill was important and deserved a certain investment of resources, but if the recipe couldn't be perfected, and no profits could be gained, then the Alchemy Tower wouldn't continue like this indefinitely.

A project that required continuous input without any returns couldn't be sustained by anyone.

And as time passed, by now, it was very close to the deadline set by the Alchemy Tower.

The batch of invited alchemists had already begun to prepare to leave.

Chen An's wool seemed like it was no longer worth harvesting.

So at this point, he was also preparing to change his strategy.

One morning, he walked out of his alchemy room, and after a long absence, went to find Zhao Feng.

Without waiting for Zhao Feng to say anything, he directly reached into his pocket and took out something.

It was a pill with golden dragon patterns on it, giving off a faint fragrance that seemed exceptional.

And that unique scent was even more dazzling to cultivators, making Zhao Feng's eyes light up as he stared at it, his breathing becoming more hurried.

"Friend Chen, could it be..."

His breathing quickened, and with eager eyes, he looked at Chen An, as if he wanted to say something.

And Chen An did not disappoint him.

Under his expectant gaze, Chen An smiled tiredly, then bowed slightly, "After many days of research, Chen An has luckily succeeded, not disappointing your expectations."

Sure enough!

This was indeed the Golden Lotus Pill!

Upon receiving the confirmed answer, Zhao Feng's eyes became extremely bright.

(End of this chapter)."