Volume 6: The Mighty Starry Sky Chapter 688: A Different Alchemist
After ending the topic, Great Elder Liu Chen pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Three years from now, the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pond will enter a period of weakness that occurs once every hundred years. Are you interested in entering it to train?"
Liu Chen brought up this matter in order to change the subject and see if Li Xuanfeng knew about it.
When he heard him mention the Soul-Extinguishing Thunder Pond, Li Xuanfeng said respectfully, "I am interested in entering it. The lightning power inside is beneficial to my cultivation."
Liu Chen was extremely surprised when he heard this. He did not expect Li Xuanfeng to say without hesitation that he wanted to enter the Soul-Extinguishing Thunder Pool. So he said solemnly:
"There are many dangers in the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pond, and with the large number of cultivators entering and fighting each other, the danger has become even greater. Many second-level masters have perished in it!"
"Are you sure you want to go in?"
Li Xuanfeng said calmly: "As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. If you are timid, how can you become a strong person!"
Liu Chen burst into laughter after hearing this: "That makes sense. You are indeed the one I have chosen!"
Although he was worried that it would be dangerous for Li Xuanfeng, an alchemist, to enter the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool, Liu Chen still agreed with his decision.
This was Li Xuanfeng's choice. Although he joined the Huadan Sect, his own wishes should still be respected in this matter.
At this time, Liu Chen had already decided to let the other two genius disciples from the Earth Profound Realm provide better protection for Li Xuanfeng, and even send an elder from the Sky Profound Realm to protect him secretly.
After chatting for a while, Liu Chen smiled and said goodbye. He now discovered that Li Xuanfeng's personality had many similarities with his own. He was decisive and straightforward, which made him quite happy.
The only thing that made Liu Chen feel a little strange was that he had never seen Li Xuanfeng smile. Even when they were chatting happily, Li Xuanfeng's expression was still very calm.
Based on his own experience, Liu Chen already had some guesses about this matter. It was very likely that Li Xuanfeng had experienced something quite tragic, so he did not ask the reason.
After Liu Chen left, Li Xuanfeng's cave returned to peace again, and he continued his life of practicing and refining pills at the same time.
At this time, Li Xuanfeng was already able to refine mid-grade Earth Profound Realm elixirs, but these were just relatively simple healing and recovery elixirs.
The difficulty of refining elixirs that increase soul power is much greater than these two types of elixirs. Even Li Xuanfeng can only barely refine low-grade Earth Profound Realm elixirs now.
After the art of alchemy entered the second realm, each improvement became extremely difficult and could only be achieved slowly over a large amount of time.
However, if one does not have sufficient aptitude for alchemy, it will be difficult to improve even if one spends more time on it!
However, Li Xuanfeng was not in a hurry. This matter needed to be done step by step and there was no shortcut.
Cultivation may lead to a sudden increase in cultivation level by obtaining good fortune, but the art of alchemy requires many skills, which must be improved slowly through trial and error, and there is no possibility of a leap forward in improvement.
This is also one of the reasons why high-level alchemists are extremely rare.
It is not that difficult to become an alchemist. Many cultivators have tried to refine pills when they reached the first level of cultivation.
But to become a high-level alchemist, one needs tremendous resource support and a lot of time to explore.
Previously in Tianyun City, Li Xuanfeng had already been able to skillfully refine elixirs of the Human Profound Realm grade that could enhance the power of the soul, and some of them could even reach upper-middle grade quality.
Therefore, he has taken a lot of human Xuan realm elixirs to enhance his soul power, which has greatly strengthened his soul power.
Originally, Li Xuanfeng's soul power was not strong, but now it has become quite full, as if it was a shriveled and green fruit that was gradually maturing.
After improving his soul power, Li Xuanfeng found a soul technique with quite astonishing power in the collection of the Five Elements Master. After a period of practice, he is now able to perform it initially.
The art of the soul is an extremely wonderful technique. It seems invisible, but it can produce extremely terrifying power. It can even directly penetrate the body and attack the soul, making it impossible for the enemy to defend against it.
If a cultivator in the first realm faces an attack using soul techniques, he will not be able to sense anything at all, and in the end he won’t even know how he died!
Currently, Li Xuanfeng's soul power is only at the late stage of the Human Profound Realm, and there is still a long way to go before reaching the Earth Profound Realm.
He focused on refining elixirs that could enhance the power of the soul in the Earthly Profound Realm, in order to raise his own soul power to a level equal to his cultivation level.
This way, you can not only give yourself an extra trump card, but also avoid being easily hurt by the soul magic cast by others.
Although there are many cultivators in the second realm in the cultivation world, there are not many who can cultivate their soul power to a level equal to their cultivation level.
Improving soul power is not easy. It is even more difficult than improving physical strength and requires enormous resources.
Moreover, the resources and herbs required to enhance soul power are extremely rare, and even refining such elixirs would cost several times more than other elixirs.
In the calm, time passed quickly. Many talented disciples came to visit Li Xuanfeng, but were blocked by the wooden sign he hung outside the cave.
On this wooden sign, there are four small words written: "Retreat".
Seeing these big words, the visitors knew that Li Xuanfeng refused to see them, so they had to leave with a rather strange look on their faces.
Originally, after hearing about Li Xuanfeng's terrifying talent, they wanted to get to know him so that they could ask Li Xuanfeng for help in refining pills in the future, and they could also help Li Xuanfeng.
However, they didn't expect that Li Xuanfeng, who had just arrived at Huadan Sect, was so arrogant that he actually blocked all of their visitors from entering the door.
In their opinion, although Li Xuanfeng's talent shocked the five major forces, he was an alchemist after all, and many things still needed to be done by these powerful geniuses like them.
This is the method chosen by almost all alchemists, to make friends with geniuses or strong people who have powerful combat capabilities. In this way, they can get the protection of the strong people and make other cultivators dare not offend them easily.
Due to the scarcity of alchemists and the benefits of elixirs on cultivation, countless geniuses and powerful people are willing to make friends with alchemists and even establish forces to support a large number of alchemists.
Many cultivators find it extremely strange that an alchemist like Li Xuanfeng, who has just arrived at Huadan Sect, or even at Hongyuan Star not long ago, has not made friends with the strong and the geniuses.
Can Li Xuanfeng stay in the Huadan Sect forever and be protected by the Huadan Sect without encountering any danger?
Is it true that Li Xuanfeng will never need help from geniuses or strong people?
Although other cultivators may be wary of Li Xuanfeng joining the Huadan Sect, the other four major forces will not be too wary!
Moreover, if you fall into madness under the huge temptation, even the monks from other forces will not care who backs you!
Because of this, when alchemists need to go out, they will almost always seek the company of a strong person, so that their safety can be guaranteed.
Alchemists like Li Xuanfeng, who refuse to associate with geniuses and strong people, are extremely different.
Although surprised by Li Xuanfeng's way of doing things, the genius of Huadan Sect also has his own pride, and naturally would not wait in front of Li Xuanfeng's cave all the time.
It was because of this wooden sign that Li Xuanfeng had never been disturbed and was immersed in alchemy.
He knew that it was extremely difficult to improve his current cultivation level in a short period of time, and he could only accumulate it continuously.
Since his cultivation level cannot be easily improved, Li Xuanfeng decided to improve his combat power so that he would have stronger strength!
Improving soul power is only one of the options, and entering the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool is the second.
The Huadan Sect would send a batch of resources to Li Xuanfeng every six months, and the amounts were always as abundant as the first time given, which made Li Xuanfeng feel a little embarrassed.
I haven't made any contribution to the Huadan Sect, but I have received so many resources from the Huadan Sect. It seems a bit unworthy.
However, what Li Xuanfeng lacks most now is resources. If he does not take over these resources, it seems that he would be doing himself a disservice.
Between the two options of being sorry for Huadan Sect and being sorry for himself, Li Xuanfeng chose the former...
Seeing that the Huadan Sect provided such a large amount of resources, Li Xuanfeng couldn't help but sigh that the strength of the Huadan Sect was indeed extremely amazing, and it deserved to be the most mysterious force among the five major forces.
Even a genius who has good potential but has not yet grown up can receive such amazing training. It really shows that the family is very wealthy.
Li Xuanfeng couldn't help but wonder, if he became the grand elder of the third realm, what kind of vast resources would the Huadan Sect provide?
However, if his cultivation had reached the third level, Li Xuanfeng might have already left the Huadan Sect.
Half a year later, Li Xuanfeng also began to refine some extra second-level elixirs and hand them over to the Huadan Sect to avoid bearing too much favor.
Although Great Elder Liu Chen told Li Xuanfeng that it was not necessary, Li Xuanfeng still insisted on refining a lot of pills and handing them over to the Huadan Sect.
Liu Chen probably knew what Li Xuanfeng was thinking, so he didn't try to persuade him any further and just let him make his own choice.
It was the large amount of resources provided by the Huadan Sect that provided great support for Li Xuanfeng's alchemy and cultivation, allowing him to continue to improve steadily.
Although Li Xuanfeng's cultivation level has not improved, it has become more solid and his soul power has been greatly enhanced.
As time flies, nearly three years have passed quickly.
At this time, the atmosphere within the Huadan Sect had become quite solemn. A large number of elders and disciples were actively preparing, eagerly waiting for the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool to enter its weakening period.
Although there are many dangers within the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool, there are also extremely abundant resources, which are of great benefit to improving one's cultivation. The depths of the Thunder Pool can even attract a large number of Second Realm cultivators.
If it weren't for the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool's weakening period, very few cultivators would enter it. Even if they did, they would only be cautious on the periphery and would not dare to go deep into it, otherwise they would be in danger of death!
But even in the weakened period of the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool, the danger deep in the thunder pool is still extremely terrifying, and many second-level strong men have died there!
But despite this, every time the Soul-Destroying Thunder Pool enters its weakening period, countless cultivators will still enter in search of resources and luck.
