Chapter 498: Chapter 280: Tier Four Middle Grade Alchemist and Talisman Maker

That’s right, this time the elixir is called the Nascent Soul Pill.

Its main ingredient requires a high-quality Tier Four Middle Grade Demon Beast Core.

As for its effects, it’s the best pill formula for assisting the cultivation of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators, passed down in the legacy of the Celestial Pill Elder.

"It even triggered a hundredfold critical strike? The next time I refine the Nascent Soul Pill, it should not fail!"

Seeing that this time it also triggered a hundredfold critical strike, Qi Chuan felt even happier inside.

After all, it’s equivalent to understanding the refinement of a hundred furnaces of Nascent Soul Pills.

With my original level, refining a hundred furnaces of Nascent Soul Pills would make my proficiency quite apparent.

Therefore, the Tier Four Middle Grade Demon Beast Cores in the future should not be wasted.

"Let’s test the effects of the Nascent Soul Pill."

Qi Chuan put away two of the formed Nascent Soul Pills and directly swallowed one on the spot.

Once swallowed, Qi Chuan felt a seemingly gentle yet immensely powerful medicinal power enter his body and then merge into his flesh and blood.

"So this is the medicinal power of the Nascent Soul Pill, truly remarkable."

Feeling this medicinal power, even before starting to cultivate, Qi Chuan could sense its extraordinary quality.

No wonder it’s the best Tier Four Middle Grade Elixir in the Celestial Pill Elder’s legacy.

Subsequently, Qi Chuan immediately began operating the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique and started cultivating.

And from his limbs and bones, strands of the Nascent Soul Pill’s medicinal power flowed into his meridians. Along with Qi Chuan’s Nascent Soul Circulation, it was gradually transformed into Nascent Soul energy and incorporated into the dantian, strengthening the Nascent Soul within.

It wasn’t long before a Grand Circulation was completed.

Qi Chuan opened his eyes, and a line of text appeared before him.

[You operated the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, refined the medicinal power, transformed it into your Nascent Soul energy, triggered an eighteenfold critical strike, gained eighteenfold harvest, and your Nascent Soul foundation has been slightly enhanced.]

As the text appeared, the foundation of Qi Chuan’s Nascent Soul also naturally received some enhancement, and the height of the Nascent Soul increased as well.

Qi Chuan closed his eyes and introspected within his dantian.

A moment later, when he opened his eyes again, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Clearly, Qi Chuan was quite satisfied with the efficacy of the Nascent Soul Pill.

"With this Nascent Soul Pill, plus the Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion and the Mysterious Stone Talisman, I am sure to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage faster."

Qi Chuan thought inwardly, becoming more confident in future cultivation.

"However, since I’ve already broken through as an Alchemist, I should also break through as a Talisman Maker soon."

Qi Chuan thought secretly to himself.

Before I broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Realm, both my alchemy mastery and talisman mastery had reached the pinnacle of Tier Four Lower Grade.

And over the past year, I haven’t focused too much on alchemy, but I’ve been consistently working hard on talismans as well.

Now, although I’m a step behind in talisman making, there’s only a slight gap.

Thus, Qi Chuan tidied up the Alchemy Room and went straight to the Talisman Making Room, intending to break through the talisman-making level first.

Under Qi Chuan’s dedicated talisman making, a month quickly passed.

On this day, Qi Chuan’s talisman making level also broke through to the Tier Four Middle Grade level.

[You diligently drew the Water Element Talisman Array once, and performed Spiritual Infusion, attempting to successfully draw a Water Element Talisman. You triggered a hundredfold critical strike, gained a hundredfold harvest. Your Water Element Talisman Array techniques have greatly improved, and your Water Element Talisman Spiritual Infusion skills have greatly improved, advancing you to a Tier Four Middle Grade Talisman Master.]

A line of text emerged in front of Qi Chuan’s eyes, as a large amount of talisman-making comprehension poured into Qi Chuan’s mind.

This Water Element Talisman is also a rather ordinary water attribute Tier Four Middle Grade Attack Talisman.

The difficulty in crafting it is relatively easy as well.

It’s very suitable as a stepping stone for a Tier Four Middle Grade Talisman Master.

Qi Chuan closed his eyes, absorbing and digesting this talisman comprehension. Only after a while did he open his eyes.

"Advancing to a Tier Four Middle Grade Talisman Master means gaining an extra trump card. In the future, I can refine various Tier Four Middle Grade Talismans and keep them with me, so that once Sword Slash Yin Yang Divine Techniques have issues, they can be useful."

Qi Chuan thought to himself.

Basically, a single Tier Four Middle Grade Talisman is equivalent to a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator’s strike.

As long as there are enough in number, I can face any situation fearlessly.

"As for Array Mastery..."

With breakthroughs in both alchemy and talisman making, Qi Chuan thought of arrays again.

Currently, Qi Chuan’s array mastery is still at a relatively low stage.

Still at the level of a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master.

The gap between it and alchemy and talisman making is quite significant.

However, this is mainly because Qi Chuan started learning arrays relatively late.

In fact, being able to reach the level of a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master at this time is already quite impressive.

"Perhaps, I don’t have to wait until I become a Tier Four Upper Grade Array Master to unlock the mysterious ancient array on Dawu Island. Once I become a Tier Four Lower Grade Array Master, I can go and assess the situation first. Perhaps I might discover something then."

Qi Chuan thought internally.

There is indeed a huge disparity between a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master and a Tier Four Upper Grade Array Master.

But the gap between a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master and a Tier Four Lower Grade Array Master isn’t quite as vast. With some effort, I should be able to reach it.

By then, I can first head to Dawu Island and check the situation.

At present, with my array master level of Tier Three, I can’t discern much. But things might be different at Tier Four Lower Grade.

By then, perhaps I may even unlock the mysteries within the mysterious ancient array as a Tier Four Lower and Middle Grade Array Master.

"I must keep striving forward."

Qi Chuan gathered his thoughts.

After all, there’s still quite a journey from a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master to a Tier Four Lower Grade Array Master.

"Moreover, the Sea-Splitting Sword should be close to advancing as well... Let’s prioritize advancing the Sea-Splitting Sword first."

Qi Chuan thought to himself.

...

Qi Chuan initially thought that the Sea-Splitting Sword was not far from advancing, but little did he expect that it would take another six months.

On this day, in Qi Chuan’s Tier Four Lower Grade Cave Mansion, within the Secluded Stone Chamber.

Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed, his palms facing each other in the air, the left palm below holding a peculiar high-tier metal, and underneath his right palm, a Tier Four Lower Grade Flying Sword, the Sea-Splitting Sword, was suspended.

At this moment, Qi Chuan was fully circulating the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Technique.

A massive amount of Nascent Soul energy gathered and flowed between his palms like a violent storm.

Within that storm, the power of devouring manifested.

Strands of Metal Essence Qi rose from the peculiar high-tier metal, moved to the side of the Sea-Splitting Sword, and then drilled into it, absorbed and refined by the latter.

In this process, if someone with powerful perception was present, they could feel that the quality of the Sea-Splitting Sword was steadily enhancing.

Time passed slowly.

After more than half a day.

A cracking sound echoed, as cracks began to appear on the surface of the high-tier metal held in Qi Chuan’s left palm.

The cracks gradually spread across the entire body of the high-tier metal.

Boom!

Then, with an explosive sound, the entire high-tier metal shattered into powder.

Qi Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the scene of the consumed Tier Four Upper Grade Metal without any surprise on his face.

He merely continued to operate the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Technique, absorbing the last strand of Metal Essence Qi released by the metal into the Sea-Splitting Sword.

Buzz.

Accompanied by the Lifebound Flying Sword swallowing and refining the final strand of Tier Four Upper Grade Metal Qi, the sword emitted a peculiar buzzing sound, with a special fluctuation spreading out within the sword body.

As this fluctuation spread out in the void, even the void distorted, presenting an abnormal phenomenon, as if even the void was influenced by the aura of this sword.

At the same time, quietly, a line of text appeared in front of Qi Chuan’s eyes...