The Immortal Wife Is Like A Cloud

He gently touched the herbs for the Breaking Through Adversity Pill with his hands.

Then, just like the previous process, he threw all the herbs into the pill furnace.

He quietly refined the required medicinal properties.

After Su Jingzhen had refined all the materials of the Breaking Through Adversity Pill, many people around him who had entered the second round had also finished refining their pills.

Of course, there were also those who failed and had to start again.

In the second round, neither Ye Zhiqiu nor Bai Xiu, nor Liu Ming, were competing for speed.

Instead, they were all solemnly and slowly fusing the medicinal materials they had refined.

This was their last chance to showcase their skills before the third round, where they would have to accept the specified pill formula provided by the Feng family.

So, everyone was going all out, whether they wanted to show off or compete for a higher ranking.

She only needed one more medicinal material to complete the pill.

Xuening’s expression was also extremely serious, just like before, with a sense of elegance and refinement.

However, Vice President Ouyang and Yao Changsheng on the judging platform frowned slightly.

The two old men’s attention was focused on Xuening.

They exchanged a silent glance.

“Have you noticed?” Vice President Ouyang asked with a slight smile.

Yao Changsheng nodded, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

“I’m impressed. He was too dazzling back then. Moreover, he also guided me on some techniques, otherwise, I might not have reached my current level. Some inherent methods, perhaps that girl doesn’t know, but they are indeed too distinctive. No wonder she can reach this level at such a young age.”

Upon hearing Yao Changsheng’s words, Vice President Ouyang smiled again: “Now you represent the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and the Feng family. But this girl is acting on behalf of Feng Qingya, don’t you worry?”

Yao Changsheng smiled again: “What’s there to worry about? Even if she’s that person’s successor, her age is still a factor. Moreover, most of these people who entered the second round didn’t use their full strength in the first round. Even if she refines a top-quality pill, it’s not certain she can enter the top ten.”

After a pause, Yao Changsheng smiled again: “And most importantly, this is an internal matter of the Feng family, while I’m just a alchemist of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. This has nothing to do with me.”

Vice President Ouyang and Yao Changsheng’s gazes were fixed on Xuening, who had already added the final medicinal material to the alchemy furnace.

The alchemy furnace emitted a fragrance, and the pill she refined was finally complete.

Xuening still carefully let it continue to simmer in the alchemy furnace.

It was not over until she thought it was perfect.

When the pill flew out of the alchemy furnace, Xuening caught it and looked at it, then her eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

Because this time, the pill she refined, even with her full strength, only reached the high-quality level.

Not even a top-quality pill.

Xuening let out a sigh, but she didn’t look disappointed.

Refining pills was a matter of reaching the highest level, and it was never an absolute thing.

In fact, under normal circumstances, being able to refine a high-quality pill was already extremely difficult.

After sighing, she suddenly noticed that Su Jingzhen in front of her had also started refining pills.

“Brother Su is directly using the Black Mountain alchemy furnace? Could it be that he’s also aiming for a superior quality pill?”

Xuening’s eyes showed some curiosity.

Instead of choosing to continue refining pills, she looked at Su Jingzhen for a while.

But what surprised her was that Su Jingzhen’s second Breaking Through Adversity Pill had just started fusing, and he seemed to be intentionally giving up, letting the flames engulf the medicinal materials and turn them into waste.

Then, he directly exited the alchemy state.

Seeing this, not only Xuening beside him was stunned, but also all the people below who were paying attention to Su Jingzhen were extremely puzzled.

“What is he doing?”

“I feel like he intentionally destroyed the medicinal materials.”

“With his previous smooth operation, this pill should have been successful, right?”

“There’s still enough time, I don’t understand why he gave up like that.”

The alchemists on the scene who weren’t on the platform all furrowed their brows.

They naturally saw that Su Jingzhen’s actions were intentional.

“Brother Su, what’s wrong with you?”

Xuening, who was close to Su Jingzhen, naturally saw his actions more clearly.

Her expression showed some concern.

She thought that Su Jingzhen’s state had gone wrong.

When Su Jingzhen heard her words, a warm smile appeared on his lips.

“I’m fine, and my state is better than ever, don’t worry.”

After saying this to Xuening, he closed his eyes again, which left everyone who was paying attention to him even more confused.

At this time, Su Jingzhen’s mental state was truly unprecedentedly calm.

Just now, he had intentionally destroyed that medicinal material.

It wasn’t what everyone had guessed, that he had given up, but rather, he had gained an insight!

It wasn’t that he had gained insight into the Dan Heart, but rather, he had gained insight into his own understanding of alchemy.

In that instant, he suddenly felt that his current spiritual energy was insufficient to refine a superior-quality second-grade pill.

That feeling came suddenly, as if from the unknown.

He suddenly had his own understanding, which was that pills, just like cultivators, required corresponding power to control.

Some alchemists with insufficient spiritual energy or power might be able to refine high-grade pills, but they would absolutely be unable to fully control the pill.

In other words, they wouldn’t be able to achieve a 100% success rate, and they wouldn’t be able to refine a top-quality pill with every attempt.

With his current cultivation, or rather, with his current spiritual energy, he could control Green Spirit Pill and Qi-replenishing Pill, which were first-grade pills.

So, his alchemy skills had reached a level where he could achieve a 100% success rate.

Second-grade pills, with his current state, could achieve an extremely high success rate, but he couldn’t truly reach the superior grade.

Only in that extraordinary place, with the help of its unique energy, could he refine superior-quality pills every time.

He didn’t know about others, but this idea, when it emerged, made Su Jingzhen feel that he should be like this.

He immediately brought out his cultivation panel.

【Cultivation Panel: Open Four Secret Repositories!

Flesh Body Level: Flesh Body Spiritual Embryo (eight layer)

Next Secret Repository to Unlock: Tanzhong Acupoint (0/300)】

【Remaining Points: 320】

He didn’t hesitate at all and directly chose to open the Tanzhong Acupoint!

Originally, the Tanzhong Acupoint was something he would have to use points to open eventually.

Now, he had to verify this guess in his heart.

As the Tanzhong Acupoint opened, he suddenly felt a warm flow gathering in his chest.

This became the fifth energy source in his body.

With the Surging Spring in his feet, the Labor Palace in his hands, and the Tanzhong in the center, Su Jingzhen felt that his entire body had become even more coordinated and stable.

【Cultivation Panel: Open Five Secret Repositories!

Flesh Body Level: Flesh Body Golden Embryo (First layer)

Next Secret Repository to Unlock: Stone Gate Acupoint (0/500)】

【Remaining Points: 20】

The cultivation panel changed again.

Su Jingzhen’s heart was overjoyed.

Just as he had guessed, after opening the Tanzhong Acupoint, his flesh body level had directly reached the Flesh Body Golden Embryo level.

And when he saw the next secret repository to unlock, he was stunned again.