My Cultivation Starting from Archery

He did not delay.

He began adding ingredients to the alchemy furnace.

Prepared earlier, the Spiritual Rice Medicine Ointment, ginseng, Lingzhi, and Spirit Rice...

The ginseng and Lingzhi, which are genuine spiritual objects born within the Cultivation World, are relatively inexpensive when converted to spirit stones, but they are beyond comparison with ordinary medicinal materials.

Each ingredient was added to the alchemy furnace in a specific proportion and at a specific time, without any deviation allowed.

For Chen Sansi, this was straightforward.

The challenge lay in "Enlightenment."

During the process of alchemy,

he needed to place his hands on the alchemy furnace, transferring mana through the formation into the furnace to assist the Abnormal Fire in refining the elixir pills. Too much or too little would not work, and the intensity had very strict requirements.

The previous steps were clearly written on the pill recipe.

But this step,

since each person's cultivation realm, cultivation technique, and even physique are different and cannot be precisely quantified, completely relied on one's own feeling, much like the "moderate amount" mentioned in recipes.

It also involved something known as "Divine Sense."

In the early stage of the Immortal Path, a cultivator's Divine Sense is weak and not very effective, but it is not entirely useless. To accurately control the alchemy temperature, one must use the Divine Sense to feel the subtle changes within the alchemy furnace.

Chen Sansi closed his eyes, activated the "Five Elements Decision," and patiently sensed the changes inside the alchemy furnace. He did not know how much time had passed until at one moment, he felt himself become void and then entered the alchemy furnace, witnessing the transformations within it firsthand.

This was not merely alchemy.

It was a cultivation of the great Dao!

Within the alchemy furnace, it contained the universe's myriad phenomena and the transformations of the Dao!

Each collision would affect the quality of the elixir pills ultimately produced.

"Bang!"

An explosion sounded next to his ears.

Chen Sansi was suddenly jolted awake.

The alchemy attempt had already failed.

He cast a spell to open the lid, and a pungent odor rushed to his face, the interior of the alchemy furnace a charred mess.

Since alchemy includes transformations of the Dao, it naturally carries risks.

After spending at the Treasure Tower, they had also given him a booklet, basically on the basic knowledge of alchemy. The higher the level of the elixirs, the greater the risk, and one could even blow oneself up.

[Skill: Alchemy (Not Entry-Level)]

[Progress: 2/100]

[Utility: None]

One more time!

Chen Sansi felt he had grasped some tricks, and since the Fasting Pill was relatively simple, containing only twelve variations, he did not waste much effort and mastered the knack after just five tries.

Formation, flame, natural and earthly treasures.

Tempering.

Combining.

Smelting.

Although he was physically outside the alchemy furnace, he could vaguely sense the changes inside it and then adjust them with his mana until he successfully mastered the twelve variations.

The elixir is complete!

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound as the lid of the alchemy furnace opened.

The bottom of the alchemy furnace was clean and quiet, with five elixir pills lying peacefully.

Even within the same batch of elixir pills, there could be a disparity in quality.

For instance, out of these five Fasting Pills, two were of the finest quality, two were good, and one was inferior; if one were to calculate based on price and cost, it would be a loss.

Cultivation includes a hundred arts, how could it be easy?

Otherwise,

there wouldn't be so many cultivators forced to mine, farm, or even risk their lives in exchange for spirit stones and cultivation resources.

According to the booklet,

successfully creating a Fasting Pill within ten tries would be considered average talent.

Chen Sansi succeeded in five tries.

That was considered excellent.

His Spirit Root was poor, but his comprehension was quite good.

This also involved the enhancement from [Seven Orifices Exquisite].

[Skill: Alchemy (Not Entry-Level)]

[Progress: 20/100]

[Utility: None]

Learning how to refine the Fasting Pill was not enough to enter the path of alchemy.

He realized more elixir types such as the Nourishing Essence Pill and the True Martial Pill needed to be created.

Luckily, he had prepared early.

For Chen Sansi, it was just a matter of time.

Picking up a top-grade Fasting Pill, he was about to chew it, but the pill, as if alive like a star, flew into his stomach on its own, and then he felt refreshed and energized, with a trace of Spiritual Energy contained within it.

Consuming a Fasting Pill could stave off hunger for a month and also had the benefit of restoring a Martial Artist's Qi Power.

With these few pills in hand, enough... for never exhausting one's strength on the battlefield!

Indeed worthy of being an Immortal Pill.

Even the lowest grade Immortal Pill could have such a significant effect. The Fasting Pill did not simply mean filling one's stomach on the literal level.

After swallowing the pill,

Chen Sansi was full of strength and, taking his long spear, continued to practice in the courtyard.

[Cultivation Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear, Profound Image (Small Achievement)]

[Progress: 1288/2000]

Great Success is imminent!

Picking up the pace!

Heading to the Luotian Mountain Range, to find the Zouwu that got away last time, plus with the aid of the Nourishing Essence Pill, it would not take long to achieve great success in the Profound Image Realm, and then he could start preparing to break through to the Martial Saint Realm.

After becoming a Martial Saint, let alone in the mortal realm, even entering the Cultivation World would not be at the bottom level.

Thinking thus,

Chen Sansi quickly completed that day's training.

His current main tasks were twofold.

One, to patrol and keep watch over the Great Wall.

Two, to arrange for troops to patrol the city and search for Witch God Sect followers.

Presently, Liangzhou City had four camps stationed.

Hongze Camp and his elder martial brother's three camps.

Two of these were in Dongyi City and West Barbarian City, with another stationed at the frontline stand-off.

This meant that only Hongze Camp was responsible for the city's interior.