Chapter 469: Qi Replenishing Pills
Shen Xu originally thought that perfect grade healing and qi replenishing pills would work on Zhen Yuan.
Because of this, he obsessively practised them until he could produce not fewer than four perfect grade pills in every furnace.
Although the perfect grade pills were still useless to Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu gained an abnormally high success rate in the two pills.
At this time, he naturally chose to use the qi replenishing pill for the competition because he was confident that few could outdo him.
After reaching plot twenty-seven, the double arranged a workplace before activating a protective formation disk.
’I will refine five furnaces for each plot.’ He thought, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to adjust his condition.
An incense stick later, he opened his eyes and took out the spirit grasses he had already soaked in spiritual water.
At this time, he gave them a quick rinse with spiritual water, and when he saw that the grasses didn’t excrete any impurities, he nodded and smiled.
After rinsing his equipment, he released his spiritual root fire and started heating his furnace.
Soon after, he put fifty sets of spirit grasses in the furnace and began refining the pills.
However, Shen Xu was not careless.
Although the spirit grasses had already been cleansed, he spent three hours removing stubborn impurities from the fifty sets of spirit grasses.
When this was done, he extracted the medicinal essence and began another round of purifying.
This round lasted half a day, and the double was exhausted when he completed it.
However, he was satisfied with the results and began mixing the essences of the different spirit grasses before purifying the mixture for the third time.
When he was satisfied that he couldn’t extract more impurities, he divided the mixture into four hundred portions and then began the condensing process.
Although he was tired, Shen Xu was used to refining pills, and the condensing part was not difficult.
In no time, the four hundred portions solidified into pills, and the surrounding qi began rushing into the alchemy furnace.
Seeing this, Shen Xu smiled but didn’t relax.
Instead, he continued forming hand gestures and didn’t stop until the pills turned into perfect circles and the qi stopped rushing.
At this time, Shen Xu withdrew his spiritual root fire and opened the furnace lid, releasing an intoxicating fragrance to the surrounding area.
"Three hundred and fifty-six perfect-grade qi replenishing pills and forty-four top-grade pills." He said and smiled.
This outcome was better than his usual results.
However, this was expected because he had spent more time purifying the spirit grasses and essence than usual.
’I would have done better if I refined one furnace at a time, but this result is not bad.’ He thought and began plating the pills.
Shen Xu had six plots, and each plot needed five furnaces, meaning forty pills.
Since he had three hundred and fifty-six perfect grade pills, the double decided to use forty perfect grade pills at each plot.
’I will be convinced if someone can defeat this outcome.’ He thought and leaned back.
A moment later, he swallowed one of the leftover qi replenishing pills and a soul replenishing pill, and closed his eyes to recover.
Seeing this, several people exchanged glances, but no one said a word until ninety breaths later.
"What did we just see?" Someone asked in a strangled voice.
"Junior Shen refined fifty sets of spirit grasses in one furnace. Is this something that a fusion realm cultivator can do?" Another asked.
"His qi and soul power reserves are too deep. Otherwise, he couldn’t refine so many pills in one go."
"Is that what you are most concerned about?" A female cultivator asked in an agitated voice.
However, she didn’t wait for an answer before continuing.
"An ordinary alchemist would be proud if they refined one perfect grade pill in their lifetime, but what about Shen Xu? He actually refined three hundred and fifty-six perfect grade pills and forty-four top grade pills in one go." She said.
"This is my first time seeing a perfect-grade pill."
"It’s hard to encounter a top-grade pill, let alone a perfect grade pill. I didn’t expect Shen Xu to be so heaven-defying. It’s no wonder that he is guarding six plots."
"When did such a powerful alchemist appear in the Tianxuan sect? Does anyone know?"
"I know a little about this." Someone said, and the surrounding people turned to look at the person.
"I heard that two monsters joined the Tianxuan sect a little over three hundred years ago. However, the story was so exaggerated that I thought it was just a rumour."
"Could you be talking about the two monsters who defeated ten geniuses without breaking a sweat? Wasn’t that a rumour that the Tianxuan sect started because they wanted to recruit powerful disciples?"
"I thought so too, but I am beginning to think that it wasn’t a rumour." A male cultivator said and quickly continued.
"I have just received word that the formation association can’t break Zhen Yuan’s arrays. They don’t even know where to start."
"Is that true?"
"It’s true. My junior sister saw it with her own eyes."
"A lot of people thought that the Tianxuan sect would not do well in this competition, but that may not be the case. Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan are mountains that others can’t climb."
"Won’t it be terrible if those two monsters decide to challenge left and right?"
Hearing this, the crowd fell silent, but each was a little panicked.
A moment later, each rushed to their plots, planning to harvest and mine as fast as possible. That way, they would get something even if the two monsters later won their plots.
While the competitors were rushing and panicking, Zhen Yuan arranged formations around all his and Shen Xu’s plots.
At the same time, he left puppets to mine at each plot before heading to the next. When the last plot was done, he activated the formation and smiled with a satisfied expression.
[Go to plot one hundred and eight?] Shen Xu asked, and Zhen Yuan nodded.
[Plot one hundred and eight and plot eighty-one are adjacent. Let’s go to our own plots and meet in the space. I will then take you out on my side.] The man suggested, and Shen Xu nodded.
[Got it.] He said.
Soon after, Shen Xu entered plot eighty-one, and Zhen Yuan entered plot one hundred and eight.
A moment later, they met in the space and exited in plot one hundred and eight.
"No one would guess that there is a hidden cave under this barren land." Shen Xu said while looking around.
"It’s our luck." Zhen Yuan said and chuckled.
After leaving puppets to mine the plot, Zhen Yuan led Shen Xu towards a group of boulders.