"Cyan Essence Grass, Heart-Protecting Flower..."
These are some of the main ingredients recorded on the pill formula. Li Huayuan merely glanced at it briefly, and couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face.
Because these herbs are all quite common, they don't even need to be purchased outside, as there's plenty growing in his own courtyard.
But can such common herbs really produce the heaven-defying effect that Ji Chen mentioned?
Had it not been for Ji Chen's guidance, which allowed him to successfully concoct the Spirit Transformation Pill, Li Huayuan would definitely have dismissed this so-called pill formula as a joke.
But now, he had to take it seriously.
Because Ji Chen had no reason to deceive him.
And what excited Li Huayuan the most was the unexpected generosity of Ji Chen, who directly handed him such a precious pill formula.
It would be no exaggeration to say that if he could successfully concoct this Spirit Gathering Pill, it would undoubtedly enhance his own reputation significantly, possibly even making him famous throughout the Chu Kingdom and even the Profound Domain!
After all, in today's world, although there are many such elixirs, there is absolutely none that could achieve the effect Ji Chen claimed.
"There are over four hundred disciples in the Lingyun Sect. If each were to receive two pills per month, that would be eight to nine hundred Spirit Gathering Pills; conservatively speaking, Elder Li, crafting one thousand Spirit Gathering Pills a month, would that be difficult?" Ji Chen inquired.
If one furnace produces ten pills, then a thousand pills would require a total of one hundred furnaces. Such a workload is indeed quite substantial.
"Rest assured, Young Sect Leader, there will be no problem at all!" Li Huayuan confidently replied.
Ji Chen nodded, "In that case, I'll trouble you, Elder Li. As for the compensation..."
"To alleviate worries for the Young Sect Leader, how could this old man dare to ask for compensation?"
Li Huayuan solemnly replied, "If I can smoothly advance to a Third Grade Alchemist, it will be entirely due to the Young Sect Leader's guidance, a grace I can never repay, let alone, alchemy is something I should be doing as an Honored Guest Elder Alchemist."
Observing Li Huayuan's respectful demeanor towards Ji Chen, Fang Qingyao was once again dumbfounded.
She felt that everything she had experienced today completely overturned her understanding.
After seeing off Li Huayuan and Fang Qingyao, Ji Chen began cultivating in his Drunken Ink Residence.
In the following days, life was very leisurely.
Apart from cultivating, Ji Chen had almost nothing to do.
Li Huayuan occasionally dropped by to consult him on issues regarding alchemy.
Ji Chen generously provided patient guidance on all the questions he raised.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
During these seven days, Ji Chen used the Supreme Scripture for cultivation and, with the aid of Spirit Stones, his strength advanced by leaps and bounds.
Now his cultivation had successfully broken through to the Second Layer of the Vein Condensation Realm.
It's important to note that seven days ago, he had just broken through to the First Layer of the Vein Condensation Realm. Such a speed of improvement is indeed quite astonishing.
Ordinary cultivators, even those with exceptional talent, would require at least one to two months to break through from the First Layer to the Second Realm of the Vein Condensation Realm. But Ji Chen only took seven days.
On this day, Ji Chen was as usual in cultivation.
Outside the Drunken Ink Residence, Ji Xiaotian suddenly came looking for him.
Ji Chen welcomed him into the courtyard.
"Chen'Er, your cultivation..."
With just a glance, Ji Xiaotian perceived the unusual aura around Ji Chen.
Compared to the last meeting, it was stronger by more than just a small margin.
Moreover, he could feel that the intensity of this aura meant that Ji Chen had now stepped into the tier of the Vein Condensation Realm!
This realization filled Ji Xiaotian with immense joy.
"I recently had the fortuitous breakthrough to the Vein Condensation Realm," Ji Chen spoke, not concealing anything.
"So it really is the Vein Condensation Realm?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaotian couldn't help but burst into a hearty laugh, his face full of delight.
Over the years, Ji Chen's reputation as a wastrel had almost become known to everyone in the Chu Kingdom.
As the Sect Leader of Lingyun Sect, he had often been ridiculed by others because of his son.
While Ji Xiaotian had always felt frustrated at his son's seemingly worthless behavior, he was also helpless, as his responsibilities as Sect Leader left him little time to discipline Ji Chen.
He had assumed that his son would just remain this way for the rest of his life.
Yet he had not expected to witness the day when his son successfully reached the stage of Vein Condensation.
Thinking this, his eyes couldn't help but become misty with emotion, "Good, good, good, I never thought that the son of Ji Xiaotian would successfully condense his veins, no longer the wastrel and useless person in the eyes of the world."
His tears of joy were almost without question the best news Ji Xiaotian had heard all these years.
Amidst his joy, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, Chen'Er, now that you've condensed your veins, what about your spirit veins..."
Ordinarily, cultivators, when condensing veins, can only have one Spirit Vein in their bodies; only the exceptionally gifted can condense two or even three and more.
Although Ji Xiaotian didn't think his son's talent was particularly outstanding, he couldn't help but inquire, "Let your father see your Spiritual Sea. Some have experienced accidents during vein condensation, resulting in incomplete spirit veins in their Spiritual Sea, affecting the primordial source."
Ji Chen was startled, furrowing his brows. After a moment, he raised his eyes to look at Ji Xiaotian and said, "Father, do you truly want to see?"
"What? Could it be that something is actually wrong with your Spiritual Sea?" Ji Xiaotian frowned, a worried expression appearing on his face.
"Well, there's nothing actually wrong..."
Ji Chen scratched his head, thought for a moment, then stopped hesitating. Right in front of Ji Xiaotian, he revealed his Primordial Spiritual Sea.
"Buzz..."
The space trembled slightly, and shortly after, a Spiritual Sea manifested before Ji Xiaotian.
It resembled a galaxy, luminous with white light, and as indistinct as immortal mist.
Within this immortal mist, nine Spirit Veins, like galaxies, slowly coiled.
"This is..."
Ji Xiaotian was initially stunned, unable to react immediately.
He had even been prepared to meticulously check Ji Chen's Spiritual Sea for any anomalies.
But two breaths later, Ji Xiaotian suddenly realized something was amiss.
"One, two, three..."
"Nine... Nine Spirit Veins?!"
Counting carefully with his fingers twice, the expression on Ji Xiaotian's face instantly froze, staring at Ji Chen with an expression as if he'd seen a ghost, "Chen'Er, your... your Spiritual Sea actually has nine Spirit Veins?!"