Perhaps it was because he had already condensed the One Star Thunderjolt Divine Rune, but Lu Xuan was actually quite proficient in condensing the Two Star Thunderjolt Divine Rune. With his current Soul Strength, condensing the Two Star Thunderjolt Divine Rune wasn't the slightest bit of pressure.
When Lu Xuan's body once again blossomed with a gorgeous greenish-purple light, the Two Star Thunderjolt Divine Rune was successfully condensed, and a message suddenly surged into his mind.
Lu Xuan immediately held his breath and concentrated, carefully comprehending this message. After a long while, he opened his eyes, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes as he muttered to himself, "It's actually a Lightning Attribute Divine Ability!"
The message that had just surged into Lu Xuan's mind was impressively a Lightning Attribute Divine Ability called the "Blitz Lightning Escape".
The Blitz Lightning Escape, as the name suggested, was a Movement Divine Ability that fused the power of lightning into one's body, causing one's speed to skyrocket, allowing one's speed to be extremely fast for a short period of time.
This Divine Ability seemed to have directly fused with Lu Xuan's body after condensing the Two Star Thunderjolt Divine Rune, so he didn't need to practice it at all to be able to execute it.
For a moment, Lu Xuan couldn't help but be tempted, and immediately tried it out. The Thunderjolt Divine Rune revolved, and the invisible power of lightning instantly fused with his body.
"Blitz Lightning Escape!" Lu Xuan shouted in a low voice.
In an instant, Lu Xuan's body abruptly disappeared from where he was, but in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of the quiet room's wall, and was only an inch away from the wall. Lu Xuan broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had restrained his strength in time, otherwise, it would have been really embarrassing if he had slammed into the wall.
But immediately, a burst of joy surged in Lu Xuan's heart. Just now, it was the first time he used the Blitz Lightning Escape, and he was still unsure of its speed, which was why he had almost slammed into the wall. However, this also demonstrated the Blitz Lightning Escape's powerful speed. If it was classified according to the grades of martial skills, Lu Xuan felt that the Blitz Lightning Escape was at least a low-grade Earth-ranked martial skill, and its speed was almost several times faster than the Blitz Lightning Flash!
This was undoubtedly great news. During this period of battle, Lu Xuan clearly felt that the Blitz Lightning Flash was no longer enough. It was enough to deal with cultivators with a lower realm than him, but against cultivators with the same realm, or even higher realm cultivators, the Blitz Lightning Lightning Lightning Flash's Lightning was completely unable to achieve its unexpected effect.
It was just that the Blitz Lightning Escape was too strange, and Lu Xuan didn't know whether it was because of the Aurora Purple Thunder Crystal, or because the Thundershock Divine Rune was a special Divine Rune.
However, this thought was quickly thrown to the back of Lu Xuan's mind, and he excitedly practiced the Blitz Lightning Escape. This time, not only did he successfully condense a powerful Thundershock Divine Rune, but he also unexpectedly obtained such a powerful movement martial skill. For his battle prowess, it was absolutely an enormous increase.
After practicing for a period of time, Lu Xuan had more or less grasped the Aurora Purple Thunder Crystal, and only then did he stop. He glanced at the Aurora Purple Thunder Crystal, and the trace of thunder power within it had already become extremely weak. It was simply not enough to continue condensing the Three Stars Thundershock Divine Rune, so Lu Xuan could only give up.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment, and still kept the crystal. This crystal was extremely hard, and he didn't know what material it was made of, but he might be able to use it in the future.
After adjusting his breathing for a period of time, Lu Xuan gradually calmed his mind, and immediately threw out a small cauldron. With a loud bang, the Taiyi Cauldron, which had shrunk back to its original size, landed heavily on the ground.
After condensing the Divine Rune, Lu Xuan finally began to concoct the pill. Since he had already promised Xia Qi, he had to complete the task. Regardless of whether Xia Qi could gather all the ingredients, he had to at least raise his alchemist level to the fourth grade.
"Open the lid!" The incomparably heavy lid of the Taiyi Cauldron automatically opened.
"Fire!" A raging flame suddenly appeared within the Taiyi Cauldron.
Lu Xuan picked up a few sets of medicinal ingredients beside him, and accurately threw them into the Taiyi Cauldron. Immediately after, the lid of the Taiyi Cauldron closed with a loud bang, and Lu Xuan's Spiritual Strength passed through the Taiyi Cauldron, and carefully controlled the medicinal ingredients within the cauldron, slowly burning them into powder, but not burning them.
This time, the pill that Lu Xuan was concocting was an Earth-tier first grade pill, known as the Qi Shen Pill. It was able to quickly replenish a martial artist's exhausted essence, Qi, and Spirit. It was a great help in recovering from battle, and increasing one's endurance in battle.
This was the first time that Lu Xuan had attempted to concoct an Earth-tier pill. After all, he was only a small third grade alchemist. If not for the Taiyi Cauldron, his failure rate in concocting an Earth-tier pill would have been very high.
Seeing that the medicinal ingredients in the cauldron were about to melt into powder, Lu Xuan did not dare to be negligent. He instantly opened the lid of the cauldron, and with a wave of his hand, a few more medicinal ingredients flew into the cauldron. Because the speed at which each medicinal ingredient melted into powder was different, he could not throw all of them in at once. Grasping the timing was one of the most important factors in refining pills.
After repeatedly throwing the medicinal ingredients a few times, all the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Qi Shen Pill had finally melted into powder. Right at that moment, Lu Xuan's Spiritual Strength instantly increased, and all of it gathered towards the powder in the cauldron.
"Condense the pill!" Lu Xuan shouted in a low voice.
Under the gathering of the powerful Spiritual Strength, all of the powder was squeezed into three balls, and three perfectly round pills were immediately formed. However, Lu Xuan still did not relax. This did not mean that the pill had been formed, and the final critical moment had not arrived.
At that moment, Lu Xuan was controlling the fire array in the Taiyi Cauldron to gradually extinguish it. He did not dare to be fast at all, nor did he dare to be slow at all. Just as the flames were completely extinguished, the pill was still round, and Lu Xuan could not help but be happy in his heart.
But just at that moment, the three pills suddenly moved at the same time, and a gap appeared on each of them. Obviously, Lu Xuan was happy too early.
Using his Spiritual Strength to "see" the scene inside the pill cauldron, Lu Xuan could not help but reveal a bitter smile. He had extinguished the fire a little too early, and had not completely formed the pill, which was why it was unstable and caused the pill to crack. However, he could not extinguish the fire too slowly, if he was too slow, these pills would be burnt, and at that time, they would truly become useless pills.
In short, the pill refining this time could be considered a failure, but this furnace of Qi Shen Dan was not considered a waste pill. It was just that because the pill had cracked, it would cause the medicinal properties to continuously leak out, and the effects would not be as good as the real finished product.
It was a good thing that Lu Xuan had gotten all the herbs from Xia Qi's vault, so he did not feel much of a pinch even if he failed. He took out the substandard pills, sorted out his thoughts, and began another round of concocting. Aside from the fact that concocting pills had a high requirement for one's soul power, the rest of it required constant practice. There was no other way than to be familiar with the process.
Just like that, Lu Xuan did not leave the room, and stayed in the quiet room to refine pills for close to a month. In order to become a true Fourth Tier Alchemist, the consumption was even greater than what Lu Xuan had imagined. During this period of time, he had used up all the medicinal ingredients, and had no choice but to go to Xia Qi's treasury to retrieve another batch.
The medicinal ingredients that Lu Xuan had consumed in this month were probably worth close to ten thousand top grade Yuan Stones, and many of the medicinal ingredients could not be simply measured with top grade Yuan Stones. Fortunately, Xia Qi had a wide collection, which was why he was able to provide Lu Xuan with so many medicinal ingredients in a short period of time.
However, although the consumption was huge, the results were also outstanding. Not only had Lu Xuan become a true Fourth Tier Alchemist, he had also refined over a hundred Earth Stage Level One pills, over eighty Earth Stage Level Two pills, and over thirty Earth Stage Level Three pills. In terms of total value, it had reached around three to four thousand top grade Yuan Stones.
Other than that, Lu Xuan had also successfully refined an Earth Stage Level Four Pill!
Although being able to refine an Earth Stage Level Four Pill meant that one had reached the level of a Fourth Tier Alchemist, but with the Tai Yi Cauldron in his possession, his success rate far exceeded that of ordinary Alchemists. Only by successfully refining an Earth Stage Level Four Pill would Lu Xuan have the confidence to refine the First Cycle of Longevity Restriction Pill for Xia Qi.
The medicinal ingredients needed to refine an Earth Stage Level Four Pill were far more precious than those needed to refine an Earth Stage Level Three Pill, so Lu Xuan did not go to Xia Qi to ask for medicinal ingredients. Instead, he used his remaining Frigid Pool Peony as the main ingredient to refine the pill. The pill was called the Water Rejuvenating Pill. Not only could it cure injuries and detoxify, it was also extremely beneficial to those who cultivated in water-type and ice-type Cultivation Methods.
As for those Earth Stage One to Level Three Pills, Lu Xuan had gifted them to Xia Qi. After all, he had used Xia Qi's medicinal ingredients to refine them, so Lu Xuan was very satisfied with them. Naturally, he would not be too greedy and take these things for himself. This could more or less be considered as making up for Xia Qi's nearly emptied treasury. However, as for the Water Rejuvenating Pill, Lu Xuan kept it for himself.
"Lu Xuan, are you sure that the Ling Long Tree Root really exists?" Xia Qi asked in a flustered manner. During this period of time, other than dealing with state affairs, he had been focused on searching for the Ling Long Tree Root. But even after more than a month, there was still no news of the Ling Long Tree Root. After all, he only had a limited amount of lifespan left, and with every passing day, his lifespan would decrease by a day.
Lu Xuan looked at Xia Qi. After not seeing him for more than a month, Xia Qi seemed to have aged even more. This time, it wasn't because of the baleful Qi, but because of Xia Qi's body. If he didn't receive treatment soon, Xia Qi would die in half a year's time.
"Your Majesty, this pill formula of mine is an ancient one, and it might even originate from ancient times. This humble one cannot confirm its authenticity, but I'm sure it's not fake. It's just that I'm not sure if the Ling Long Tree Root still exists in this world." Lu Xuan said honestly.
"Sigh, we can only make every possible effort now." Xia Qi sighed, then said, "During this period of time, I have already built your mansion in Dongtai City. The teleportation formation has also been opened, and you can travel between Nine Dragons City and Dongtai City at any time. If you have nothing else to do, you can go to your new mansion to take a look. At the same time, help me ask old brother Su if there's any news about the Ling Long Tree Root."
Lu Xuan was slightly startled. He didn't expect the Nine Dragons Empire to be so efficient. The mansion was built so quickly. He originally thought it would take at least a few months or even half a year.
However, at this moment, he felt a little itchy. Some time ago, he saw how grand Xia Qi's mansion was. He didn't expect that he would also own a mansion a month later.
"Then I will go to Dongtai City to take a look. If old hall master Su has any news, I will definitely come and inform you as soon as possible." From the way Lu Xuan addressed himself, it could be seen that he still didn't consider himself as a subject of Xia Qi, even if he was now the Prince of Peace of the Nine Dragons Empire.
Xia Qi didn't care about this. He waved his hand, signaling Lu Xuan to leave.
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