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After changing the spirit stones of the array formation on the west side, Jiang Chen headed towards the southern part of the sect.
The laborer who was in charge of this place had died yesterday from fire poison.
Before any new laborers arrived, Jiang Chen would now be responsible for the South District.
According to the green-robed steward disciple, Jiang Chen deserved the job since he completed his tasks the fastest in the entire Firesmith Hall. Who else was the steward disciple supposed to give the job to?
Arriving at South District, Jiang Chen looked at the familiar buildings and felt somewhat emotional.
The Skyfire Sect’s Laborer Courtyard was located in South District, and he had once lived there for more than a year.
But after being assigned to the Firesmith Hall, he never came here again.
The environment of South District was much better than that of West District.
Firstly, the temperature here was much lower, and there were no flames that could erupt at any time, nor was there poisonous smoke everywhere.
That was true. If the environment here was the same as the West District, the newly recruited laborers would probably not even last a year.
After this trip, Jiang Chen found many places that he could sign in again, especially the Ancient Phoenix Tree, the Forging Hall, the Alchemy Hall, the Ancient Cold Pond, and so on.
These places had plenty of spiritual charm. If he signed in here, he should be able to obtain decent rewards.
He had thought that in just two or three days, new laborers would be assigned to the area.
However, he hadn’t expected that even after a month had passed, no new labor disciples would be assigned over. Jiang Chen was still responsible for the two areas alone.
The green-robed steward seemed to have turned a blind eye to this matter, and he didn’t urge the Labor Department to quickly dispatch new people over.
However, Jiang Chen did not mind. It was good that no one came.
That way, he could enter and exit the South District openly.
…
South District, Earth Fire Furnace.
In this place, there was naturally an Earth’s Heart Flame that would not cease for years. The temperature was extremely high, and it was a good location for either pill or weapon refinement.
Therefore, the Alchemy Hall and Forging Hall were both set up here. One was in the east, and the other was in the west.
“I’ve already failed 187 times. I must succeed this time.”
Beside the Earth’s Heart Flame, Xu Xin was carefully examining the herbs in front of her.
She recalled the contents in her mind, carefully comparing the medicinal herbs in her hands, carefully checking if there was anything missing.
Very soon, she was ready to give it another try.
This time, Xu Xin thought that there shouldn’t be any mistakes and that she would definitely be able to succeed.
After getting prepared, Xu Xin held her breath and spiritual energy surged out from her body.
Xu Xin cast an Alchemy Art with her hands, but only after casting a Fire Incantation first. With a bang, the Earth’s Heart Flame immediately surged. The black-red flames passed through the Fire Gathering Array and gathered into a dark blue flame.
At the side, an adult fire spirit beast that was more than a meter long also spat out a stream of flames and used its natural ability to control the temperature of the flames.
Xu Xin had captured this beast from the Magma Domain.
She waited until the pill furnace was completely heated up. With a turn of her slender fingers, the lid on the pill furnace automatically opened. The medicinal herbs placed at Xu Xin’s side, under the guidance of her spiritual energy, entered the pill furnace one by one.
Xu Xin continued to cast the Alchemy Art. Spiritual energy entered through the furnace and mixed the medicinal ingredients in a particular order.
…
Another month passed, but no new laborers came.
Naturally, Jiang Chen didn’t know that this was because the steward of the Firesmith Hall, Wang Feng, was deliberately making trouble for him.
Jiang Chen arrived at the South District’s Alchemy Hall and quickly replaced the depleted spirit stones in the Fire Gathering Array. As he was leaving, he passed by the Alchemy Hall.
“Sign in here.”
Jiang Chen had never signed in at the Alchemy Hall before. Since he was here today, he might as well sign in once and see what he could get.
[Congratulations to Host for signing in successfully at the Alchemy Hall and obtaining a Grandmaster-Grade Pill Refining Technique.]
“A grandmaster-grade pill refining technique? What should I do with this?”
Jiang Chen frowned. He couldn’t even finish all the medicinal pills he had obtained. What was the use of a pill refining technique? Even if it was a grandmaster-grade pill refining technique.
However, it was still something from the system. With a thought, Jiang Chen internalized the pill refinement technique. Immediately, a detailed memory appeared in his mind.
Even with Jiang Chen’s current cultivation level, he was stunned by this flood of memories. But a moment later, he recovered.
“This grandmaster-grade pill refining technique seems to be quite good too!” Jiang Chen muttered to himself. Several pill recipes revolved in his mind.
The Six Desires Mystery Pill was a pill that gathered six types of desires: greed, anger, ignorance, infatuation, attachment, and hatred. It was refined with the Human’s Heart Flame and possessed the ability to bewitch the soul. After consuming this pill, one would become the puppet of the caster.
The Earth Aeon Pill had seven types of earth vein qi as its foundation. It was supplemented with five-element spirit stones and refined with Earth’s Heart Flame. This pill could be used to forge an Earth Aeon body, perfect for cultivating earth-attribute cultivation techniques.
There were even Divine Fire Pills, Fire Dragon Body Forging Pills, Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pills, and so on. They were all top-quality medicinal pills.
“Eh? This might actually be a good idea!”
Immediately, Jiang Chen thought of a magic formulation called the External Pill Technique. It condensed nine types of evil wind, five types of fire, and six types of qi. By refining it with heaven-grade true fire, one could refine a Golden Core.
This Golden Core was formed from external pills. As long as one refined it, one could reach the sky in a single step and attain the Primordial Core.
A Primordial Core expert was already considered the top combat power in the world today. Even among the Ten Major Sects, not every sect had a Primordial Core ancestor overseeing them.
“The method is good, but it’s too cumbersome, and the materials are hard to come by.”
In the end, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but sigh.
Even after signing in every day, he only had 20% of the materials he needed.
If it were not for the fact that the Demonic Wind, the Five Flames, and Six Qi were extremely hard to collect, he would have definitely refined an external pill and used it to reach the Primordial Core realm.
However, he was a man with a cheat code…
Bang!
Jiang Chen was about to leave when a loud explosion sound came from somewhere not too far away on his left.
He turned around and saw a black cloud rising into the sky along with flames. Following which, a wisp of medicinal fragrance drifted over.
“Three Firecloud Ganoderma, a stalk of Green Jade Grass, two Purple Lotus Fruits, and the scent of the Earth Dragon Blood… Someone’s refining the Fire Dragon Body Forging Pill.”
Jiang Chen immediately identified several kinds of medicinal herbs. He could even clearly distinguish the number of herbs used.
With the information about the medicinal herbs, he naturally knew what kind of medicinal pill was being refined.
The Fire Dragon Body Forging Pill was a middle-quality spirit pill.
Its function was to remove impurities from one’s body, purify one’s bloodline, and raise one’s aptitude for fire-attribute cultivation techniques. It was very popular in the Skyfire Sect.
“It’s a pity that the refining method was too crude. The reason for the failure should be the wrong order of use.”
Jiang Chen shook his head. With the memories of an alchemist grandmaster, the only thing he lacked compared to a real alchemist grandmaster was the experience.
“Why did it fail again? Why is this Fire Dragon Body Forging Pill so difficult to refine? I have clearly followed Master’s process.”
The pill furnace had just exploded. Luckily, Xu Xin was prepared and had avoided it in advance.
Now, as she looked at the fragments and the remnants of the medicinal herbs on the ground, she found it hard to accept. This was already her 188th failure.
At this moment, Jiang Chen’s whisper reached her ears.
Xu Xin was shocked and realized that there was someone beside her.
“What did you just say? What did I do wrong?”
Xu Xin was completely immersed in the frustration of another failure and didn’t notice Jiang Chen’s attire at all.