Chapter 228: Chapter 227: Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pill! (Please Subscribe)
"I wonder, if the realm is upgraded, will it unlock new traits?"
Anticipation flickered in Chen Fan’s eyes.
If yes, that would be perfect.
If not, it’s no big deal.
The effects of the Celestial Response trait have far exceeded his expectations.
As for the huge consumption of spiritual power, it’s a problem for now, but it won’t be in the future.
"If I’m not mistaken, the next consumption of experience points should be 1600."
Chen Fan added some experience points to verify his guess.
After adding 1600 experience points, the spiritual power in his mind increased by another thirty percent.
His understanding of the Celestial Response trait deepened even further.
Then it stopped.
"It seems there’s no new trait unlocked. Fortunately, there are still two realms to go."
Chen Fan encouraged himself. This time, he consumed 3200 experience points.
[Celestial Response Technique: Great Success (0%), Traits: Gathering Spirit Level 4, Celestial Response Level 3]
Still, no new traits appeared.
Chen Fan scratched his head.
He looked at the remaining experience points, which were just over two thousand.
Clearly, no matter what, he couldn’t upgrade Celestial Response Technique to the Perfection Realm.
"Let’s leave it at that."
Chen Fan shrugged.
The Celestial Response Technique at the Great Success Realm provided a 1.2x boost to his Spirit Attribute, meaning his Spirit Attribute increased from over fifty-six thousand to nearly one hundred and thirty thousand!
With such a high Spirit Attribute,
even with Celestial Response at Level 3, he could fully activate it for thirteen or fourteen seconds.
That much time was enough for him to catch up to his opponent and end the fight.
"It’s a pity I’m still one step away from perfection."
Chen Fan sighed gently.
Fortunately, it was enough.
"Next, it’s time for alchemy."
He closed his laptop and was about to store it in his space items when the phone rang.
"Is it the chairman?"
Seeing the caller ID, Chen Fan was momentarily stunned but then answered the call.
"Hello, Chairman?"
"It’s me."
Sun Wei chuckled, "Brother Chen, I heard you just went out for a while, right?"
"Yes," Chen Fan smiled, "I was cooped up in the alchemy room refining pills for the past couple of days and was feeling quite bored, so I went out for a walk."
"Understandable, understandable."
Sun Wei coughed and said, "There’s no big problem within the city, but you should still be careful. If you run into Qin Ye, it could be troublesome."
"Got it."
Chen Fan nodded.
It was clear that Sun Wei genuinely cared about him.
However, he definitely needed to go out hunting. Having countless cultivation techniques without experience points was like a fighter jet carrying a load of missiles but lacking fuel...
"Chairman..."
"Brother Chen..."
Their voices overlapped almost simultaneously.
Sun Wei laughed heartily, "Brother Chen, if you have something to say, go ahead."
"Well, Chairman, I purchased another batch of Qi Blood Pill ingredients from the headquarters yesterday and wanted to use the alchemy room in the base again."
"Oh, I thought it was something more serious."
Sun Wei laughed and cried, "Come over a bit later, and I’ll give you the access card personally, so you can use it whenever you want because you’re the only one in our association interested in alchemy right now."
"Sure."
Chen Fan agreed immediately.
Although he was already a Meridian Refining Martial Artist, it didn’t mean he had to go to medium or large cities.
Thanks to the headquarters, he could purchase any resources he needed with contribution points.
Even if the association didn’t have it, he could still go to the Awakened Association.
"Chairman, what was it you wanted to tell me?"
"Haha, didn’t you mention last time that you are a Meridian Refining Martial Artist now?"
Chen Fan’s eyes lit up. "Chairman, do you mean the evaluators from the headquarters are coming?"
"That’s right."
Sun Wei laughed, "I just received their information. They said they would arrive at our branch tomorrow morning. Brother Chen, make sure to be ready and pass in one go."
"Don’t worry, Chairman."
Chen Fan was overjoyed.
It was just the right timing.
"Brother Chen, I believe in you. If you pass, our entire Anshan City Association will benefit."
Sun Wei sighed.
It’s worth noting that the Anshan City Branch has always been at the bottom within the association.
And now, a Meridian Refining Martial Artist had appeared!
It’s important to understand that, so far, less than ten branches had ever produced Meridian Refining Martial Artists, most being in Jiangnan City and a few medium-sized cities.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fan quickly arrived at the chairman’s office and received the access card from Sun Wei.
He then went to the reception desk, collected his package, and entered the alchemy room.
"It’s time to test the effectiveness of my Chen’s Alchemy Skill."
Chen Fan’s lips curled into a smile.
He unpacked the package and categorized the herbs before starting to process them.
This process was the most tedious and monotonous.
It took Chen Fan two to three hours to finish processing.
Next, it was time for alchemy.
Thankfully, the fusion of his alchemy skills not only improved the quality of the elixirs but also shortened the refining time.
Initially, it took fifteen minutes for a furnace, but now it only took twelve minutes. In other words, he could refine an additional furnace each hour.
"Five furnaces per hour, 200 furnaces equate to 40 hours. Alchemy really is time-consuming."
Chen Fan shook his head.
He considered getting two pill furnaces for higher efficiency.
However, the current base only had one alchemy room with just one pill furnace.
"I’ll mention it to the chairman once I start refining True Qi Pills and see if we can add another pill furnace to the room."
Chen Fan noted down this idea and officially began alchemy.
Time passed by the second,
"Bang!"
A crisp sound came from the pill furnace.
"It’s done!"
Chen Fan immediately turned off the fire, opened the lid, and took out a batch of steaming elixirs.
They were all top-grade elixirs, round and red, with a glossy surface.
The rich scent of the elixirs instantly filled the entire alchemy room.
"I knew the ten percent probability wouldn’t be that easy to occur."
Chen Fan muttered to himself as he picked a top-grade Qi Blood Pill and popped it into his mouth.
[Consumed Top-grade Qi Blood Pill, Potential Points increased by 80,000.]
The system notification appeared in his mind.
In less than ten seconds, the entire batch of top-grade Qi Blood Pills had been consumed.
Potential Points: 23.8 million
"To break through the fourth meridian requires at least 60 million potential points; I’m still far off."
Chen Fan sighed and continued refining Qi Blood Pills.
One batch,
Two batches,
Five batches,
Until the eighth batch, a Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pill finally appeared!
The Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pill was about the same size as a top-grade Qi Blood Pill but had a thin film on the surface, giving it a more vibrant color.
"Heaven-grade..."
Chen Fan swallowed hard.
He held the pill between his thumb and forefinger, examining it under the light.
Its mere appearance conveyed a sense of flawless perfection.
In the next moment,
Chen Fan swallowed the pill.
Pills are meant to be consumed, not displayed like artworks.
As the pill entered his stomach, an incomparably pure medicinal power surged forth.
Before Chen Fan could fully savor it, the sensation faded.
[Consumed Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pill, Potential Points increased by 500,000!]
Seeing the system notification, Chen Fan’s eyes widened.
Wow, a single Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pill increased potential points by 500,000! That’s worth half a Low-grade Divine Gathering Pill and more than six top-grade Qi Blood Pills.
"The probability of obtaining one is just too low."
Chen Fan sighed.
He refined eighty pills before he got one such pill.
Imagine the same situation happening later on.
If 200 furnaces could yield 20 Heaven-grade Qi Blood Pills, that would be quite good. If luck was on his side, 30 would be the limit.
"It’s better to stick to refining True Qi Pills."
Chen Fan placed a new batch of ingredients into the pill furnace.
A single Low-grade True Qi Pill provided 100,000 potential points.
Middle-grade True Qi Pills might not provide 500,000 points but would be close.
Top-grade ones could potentially exceed a million points.
Heaven-grade ones, wouldn’t they provide millions?
He continued with alchemy.
Before he knew it, the night had passed, and Chen Fan was still immersed in alchemy, full of energy, not feeling the passage of time at all.
Meanwhile, a thousand miles away in Wan City,
at the city gate, a group of martial artists looked reluctantly ahead.
Two people stood there.
The man had a resolute face, with thick eyebrows, giving off a sense of reliability and steadiness.
What stood out most was the fiery red long blade on his back.
The other person was a woman in black sportswear with a ponytail, exuding a vibrant aura, though she was in her forties and looked just over twenty.
The woman also had weapons behind her, two long swords in a cross pattern.
"Two seniors,"
The middle-aged man at the forefront smiled and asked politely, "Can you stay an extra day so we can properly show our hospitality?"
"Yes, seniors, your guidance last night was invaluable to us, and we haven’t had the chance to properly repay you."
"That’s right, seniors, please stay one more day. Our city is one of the better-preserved small cities, and it would be great for you to see more."
"Yes, please, seniors, stay."
The martial artists voiced their pleas, eyes full of reluctance.
The two were late-stage Meridian Refining Martial Artists. It was rumored they had opened seven meridians, and the last Du Meridian was nearly open.
And they came from the headquarters, late-stage Meridian Refining Martial Artists from the headquarters!
Medium-sized cities might have late-stage Meridian Refining Martial Artists, but their strength was worlds apart.