Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Yin Zhen’s Entry

BOOM!

The Earth Fire erupted.

Before the first furnace of Pills was complete, Bai Mo had already started the second.

The key to refining the Immortal Pill was to fuse over two hundred medicinal ingredients, supplemented by the qi-force from the Dragon Transformation Bone.

According to the creator of this Pill Formula, it was like using the power of all the world’s lakes and seas to help one person achieve immortality.

It was a mystery whether this person had truly witnessed a Cultivator overcoming their tribulation to become immortal, or if they had simply conceived of this Pill through sheer enlightenment.

In the first furnace, the qi-force from the Dragon Transformation Bone had already been extracted. It had taken the form of a transparent flood dragon, stirring up wind and rain within the furnace.

With every mouthful of Pill Liquid it swallowed, its form solidified a little more, its body gradually turning a golden yellow.

Bai Mo glanced at the scene inside before looking away.

The second furnace used a cicada slough and withered wood as substitutes for the Dragon Transformation Bone, so naturally, there was no vision of a nascent flood dragon.

The cicada slough gradually hardened in the Pill Liquid before finally disintegrating with the bubbling and vanishing completely.

Only the piece of withered wood, after soaking in the Pill Liquid for half a day, sprouted a small bud.

Bai Mo studied it for a long time, confirming that this was not the wood regaining its vitality, but rather a phenomenon generated by the process.

The small bud grew, trembling. For every fraction it grew taller and for every new leaf it sprouted, the level of the Pill Liquid dropped by a corresponding amount.

Seeing this, Bai Mo knew both batches of Pills had a chance of success, and the weight in his heart finally lifted.

RUMBLE!

Another muffled boom sounded from outside.

Bai Mo paid it no mind. For the past two days, there had been constant disturbances from outside.

The essence in the Pill Liquid was so rich that its aroma alone could attract numerous Demon Beasts.

With Brother Yin outside, he probably couldn’t find a moment’s peace.

The valley was originally just a place for smithing. Years of conditioning had naturally extinguished any desire for Demon Beasts to approach.

After all, the smoke, fire, and the smell of melting metal held no attraction for them.

But Pills were a different story.

’Brother Yin’s Divine Techniques are vast; he should be fine.’

Bai Mo refocused his attention on the two Pill Furnaces.

’The Dragon Transformation Bone was a material carefully selected by the creator of the Pill Formula, and there are precedents for its success.’

’Being able to extract the qi-force from it is no miracle.’

’But my cicada slough and lightning-struck wood are different. I don’t know the method to make their qi-force manifest, so I had to seek help from Divine Dao Mountain.’

’By activating the qi-force and then gradually destroying the physical material, its qi-force is extracted into the Pill Liquid.’

It was a clever workaround.

’How to use the methods of the Alchemy Dao to extract the qi-force, ideally so it can be freely blended, is the direction I should be exploring...’

After a day of contemplation, Bai Mo still hadn’t reached any conclusions.

Meanwhile, the Pill Liquid in the two furnaces was gradually drying up.

The flood dragon in the first furnace devoured the entire batch of Pill Liquid, then coiled its body and transformed into a round, golden Pill.

This was the Immortal Pill.

The very thing Yin Zhen sought.

The surface of the perfectly round Pill bore the pattern of a flood dragon, giving it a majestic and grand appearance.

After Bai Mo removed the Pill, the piece of Dragon Transformation Bone suddenly crumbled to ash at the bottom of the furnace.

The second furnace followed suit. The small bud that had sprouted from the withered wood had now grown into a small tree, so tall the furnace lid could no longer close.

When the Pill Liquid was completely absorbed, the small tree’s branches rapidly decayed, but at its very top, a flower bud appeared.

When only the trunk of the small tree remained, Bai Mo discovered a golden Pill inside the bud.

As he took it out, the entire small tree rotted away completely.

Even the piece of lightning-struck wood at its base disintegrated into ash.

Bai Mo picked up the Pill and examined it closely.

It was perfectly round and of the same first-rate quality, but its surface lacked the flood dragon pattern.

"It’s finally done."

Bai Mo let out a sigh of relief.

Over the past three days, both refining the Pills and studying the changes during the qi-force extraction had taken a great deal of his mental energy.

Relaxing so suddenly, a weary expression appeared on his face.

After placing the Pills into a brocade box, Bai Mo extinguished the Earth Fire and rested for a quarter of an hour before opening the door of the Stone Lodge.

The moment he stepped outside, he heard the sound of arguing in the distance.

"Damn it! My beloved pet!"

"Senior Brother, how could you be so cruel!"

The voice was heart-wrenching and filled with sorrow.

"Scram!"

Yin Zhen’s calm voice followed.

"If you don’t discipline it properly next time, I’ll go to your mountain peak and seek justice from your lineage."

"Oh."

The commotion died down.

Bai Mo looked around. Puddles of blood still stained the ground of the valley.

The foul stench of blood filled the hot, dry wind of the valley, creating a nauseating odor.

There were also claw marks from some massive creature on the ground, now being slowly covered by sand and dust.

But it was clear that many battles had taken place here.

Yin Zhen hurried back, having obviously noticed the sound of the Stone Lodge opening.

From a distance, Bai Mo could see the exhaustion on Yin Zhen’s face.

As he drew near, Bai Mo started to laugh.

"Brother Yin, is this exhaustion from fighting Demon Beasts?"

Yin Zhen shook his head.

"That, and disciples like the one just now, who show up to cause trouble for no reason. I’ve already sent several of them packing."

Bai Mo chuckled and presented the brocade box.

"Mission accomplished. Take a look, Brother Yin."

Yin Zhen froze instinctively.

He took the brocade box, opened it, and saw two Pills lying inside.

They were a brilliant gold, and as he opened the lid, they seemed to emit a faint golden glow.

"So this is the Immortal Pill."

The dynasty he belonged to was not particularly powerful. After its founding ancestor passed, its national strength had become merely average.

This was the first time anyone had successfully refined this Pill.

Suddenly, his expression shifted.

He had clearly noticed the difference between the two Pills.

But when he gently probed their auras, there was truly almost no difference at all.

"Junior Brother, what remarkable skill."

Yin Zhen couldn’t help but praise him.

"You praise me too much, Brother Yin. I just had a small insight."

Bai Mo didn’t act overly modest.

"Time is of the essence. You should set off quickly, Brother Yin. The people I invited are probably not in an optimistic situation right now."

Yin Zhen put away the brocade box without protest.

"Alright."

"I’ll first have to see where they’ve ended up. Once I’m inside, I have my own ways of finding people..."

...

An Caiwei stood beneath a screen of light, her heart aching with every passing moment she watched.

The thirty-three people she had gathered were in a situation far worse than just "not optimistic."

They had suffered repeated setbacks, and before they had even seen the shadow of an opportunity, they were already on the verge of losing members.

’Hiss! If Junior Brother saw this, would he say I’m incompetent?’

It had to be said, these people had terrible luck. Shortly after entering, they ran into a Demon Beast hunting party.

Their journey had barely begun before it devolved into an endless flight for their lives.

Qin Zheng felt this wasn’t good.

He was the disciple from Divine Dao Mountain.

Just moments ago, they had been nearly captured by a group of ghost soldiers that had burrowed up from the ground, their attackers craving their flesh and blood.

’At this rate, when will we ever be able to settle down and focus on finding opportunities?’

"We’re being too passive."

He said softly.

Someone spoke up in agreement, filled with indignation.

"Exactly! Have we stopped even once on this journey? If we weren’t constantly running, we’d have been captured and roasted long ago!"

Qin Zheng thought for a moment.

"Our strength is clearly insufficient. Half of us should take the Pills."

"They’re the trump card Junior Brother Bai left for us."

The words had barely left his lips when the sound of a stampeding beast horde echoed from the distance.

One disciple quickly tossed a Pill into his mouth while looking toward the approaching horde.

Unexpectedly, a sudden, intense pain shot through him, and his vision went black.

His face contorted, and he struggled to regain his senses, forcing his eyes open.

PLOP!

His arm rotted and fell off, hitting the ground.

Qin Zheng and the others could only stare, utterly dumbfounded.

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