Chapter 1042 Planting Immortal Herbs, Refining Immortal Pills

Generally speaking, such ancient herbs that have lived for hundreds of thousands of years are truly rare. Only in places like the Crimson Sun Blessed Land, untouched by human presence for hundreds of millennia, could they appear on such a large scale.

Eldrin was naturally quite delighted in his heart to have obtained so many aged medicinal herbs.

He cultivated the Primordial Purple Qi, capable of breaking the shackles of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), and was quite confident in facilitating the advancement of these ancient medicinal herbs.

He gazed upon these ancient herbs and, 1 after another, exhaled 30-8 wisps of Primordial Purple Qi, infusing them into 30-8 of the aged medicinal plants.

Nourished by the Primordial Purple Qi, those ancient herbs seemed to have some invisible shackles unlocked within their essence. Their vast, immeasurable medicinal potency underwent a subtle sublimation, as if transforming into a higher-grade energy of immortal origin.

"It appears that within a 1000 years, these ancient herbs will successively advance to the immortal rank."

Looking at these ancient herbs, Eldrin said with a delighted expression.

These 30-some aged herbs were originally of little value, but once they ascended to the immortal rank, their worth increased by no less than several hundredfold.

The chasm between immortals and mortals could never be measured by mere distance.

But Eldrin knew full well that once these immortal herbs fully completed their metamorphosis, his worth would skyrocket overnight. Even those ancient immortals who had cultivated for a million years might not possess wealth comparable to his.

And this time, the consumption was merely 30-8 wisps of Primordial Purple Qi.

At this thought, Eldrin smiled faintly and said, "30-8 strands of Primordial Purple Qi in exchange for 30-8 immortal herbs."

Eldrin could accumulate 1 strand of Primordial Purple Qi every decade. Gathering 30-8 strands would require only 380 years—a transaction nearly without cost for Eldrin.

However, Eldrin was well aware that the reason for such minimal consumption this time was because these aged herbs were merely a hair's breadth away from their final metamorphosis into immortal-grade.

Had it been an ordinary pure yang spirit herb, he would likely have expended a strand of Acquired Primordial Purple Energy just to elevate it to the immortal rank.

And a single strand of acquired Primordial Purple Qi required him to spend a full 4,900 years to barely accumulate it.

Now, Eldrin only had 2 strands of Postnatal Primordial Purple Qi left on him, and he would not expend them lightly.

"Now, all that remains is to wait for these celestial herbs to mature."

After planting all the old herbs, Eldrin let out a slight sigh of relief.

He gazed at Lyra (Person Name) and Qingji beside him, a flicker of warmth blooming in his heart as he said, "Now that the aged herbs have been planted, I intend to delve into the art of alchemy before they reach maturity."

"If you're interested, Lyra and you, Green Princess, are welcome to study this with me."

Lyra nodded with a gentle smile. "Having obtained the Mianyin Alchemical Tome and the Mystic Heart Manuscript this time, we should settle down for secluded cultivation to study them thoroughly."

Determined to study the alchemical texts and the Earth Immortal's manuscripts, the group returned to their cave abode to enter secluded cultivation.

The 3 of them had only recently broken through to the Ascension Realm and were in a period of rapid advancement. Now, with their first exposure to the Dao Immortal-tier alchemy texts and Earth Immortal's notes, they naturally began studying the Dao scriptures with voracious hunger.

Thus time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, 3 100 years had passed.

That day, after Eldrin finished reading the Mianyan Alchemy Manual, he gazed at Lyra with evident delight and said, "For the past 3 100 years, I have committed every word of this alchemy text and its annotations to memory."

"While I dare not claim to have fully mastered it, I have grasped 70 to 80 percent of its alchemical essence. Further progress cannot be achieved through isolated theorizing—the time has come to personally attempt pill refinement."

Lyra nodded and said, "Allow me to lend you a hand."

Qing Ji did not turn her head. Holding the Profound Heart Manuscript, she said, “My talent in alchemy is merely average, but I possess some aptitude in talisman crafting. I wish to delve deeper into the study of talisman creation.”

"Very well."

Eldrin gave a slight nod. If Qing Ji could successfully refine the Immortal Talisman, it would prove to be no small advantage for them.

After bidding farewell to Lady Qing, Eldrin immediately emerged from his secluded cultivation chamber and entered the alchemy room.

As this was his first attempt at crafting an immortal elixir and he lacked a cauldron of immortal rank, Eldrin simply fetched the Dragon’s Might Black Gold Cauldron.

Although the cauldron was more suited for artifact forging than alchemy, being a supreme-grade immortal treasure, it likely surpassed even ordinary immortal-grade alchemy furnaces when used as a pill refinery.

With the alchemy cauldron in hand, Eldrin did not delay. He retrieved the Sunfruit and declared, "Among these 7 types of immortal pills, I currently lack confidence in refining the 4 that are of mid-grade immortal rank or higher."

"Yet for the 3 inferior-grade immortal pills, the Enlightenment and Contemplation Elixir requires the Flower of Enlightenment—a celestial herb neither you nor I possess."

"Both the Dragon Phoenix Dao-Forging Pill and the Pure Yang Immortal-Ascending Pill can be refined, though the Pure Yang Immortal-Ascending Pill is relatively simpler. We could first attempt to refine this 1."

"Very well."

Lyra gave a slight nod and immediately set about assisting Eldrin in refining the immortal elixir.

The Refined Yang Immortal Ascension Pill was not overly difficult to refine. Both of them possessed astonishing foundational mastery, and their comprehension abilities ranked among the finest even among immortals. Thus, the refinement process felt natural and effortless to them.

Although there were minor missteps due to lack of experience, causing several pills to be wasted midway, under Eldrin's guardianship this cauldron of celestial pills was ultimately refined successfully.

"Whoosh—"

The moment the elixir was forged, astonishing phenomena instantly manifested.

Between heaven and earth, a vast tide of immortal energy converged, pouring entirely into the great cauldron, from which ultimately flew out 2 dazzlingly resplendent Immortal Pills.

2 Immortal Pills.

Eldrin collected the immortal pill in 1 swift motion, yet remarked with a tinge of regret, "What a pity that we lack sufficient experience. Otherwise, this batch could have yielded at least 3 or 4 pills."

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but chuckle, "Producing 2 pills in your very first attempt at crafting immortal elixirs—this alone would put countless immortals to shame."

Lyra understood full well that Eldrin’s words were far from empty talk.

Because Eldrin possessed extraordinary talent, long before attaining immortality, he had already demonstrated a brilliance and comprehension that were unparalleled throughout the ages.

Now, as Eldrin's cultivation advanced and his primordial spirit grew increasingly powerful, his comprehension and talent had unknowingly reached a terrifying level.

Even Lyra (Person Name) would feel inadequate in comparison to him. If ordinary immortals were measured against him, it would be like comparing fireflies to the brilliant moon—utterly incomparable.

Moreover, with his cultivation base being several times stronger than the Sixth Celestial Ascension Realm and Lyra (Person Name) assisting by his side, refining this celestial pill naturally became as effortless as following his heart's intent.

"Let's give it another try."

Storing away the 2 immortal pills, Eldrin pressed on with unwavering determination to continue his alchemical refinement.

Drawing from his previous experience, Eldrin (Person Name) grew increasingly adept at refining immortal pills. The second batch yielded 3 immortal pills, and not long after, he successfully completed the third cauldron.

This time, he successfully refined a full 4 immortal pills and felt he had broken through a critical barrier in his alchemical mastery.

"My alchemy skills should have reached the Middle Grade Immortal rank."

Eldrin murmured under his breath, vaguely sensing that he could now attempt to refine mid-grade immortal pills.

However, he did not attempt it immediately. Instead, he stored away all the Pure Yang Immortal-Augmenting Pills and began refining the Dragon Phoenix Dao-Forging Pills.