Chapter 268: Spirit Suppression
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Qin Jinglan looked at Chen Fei’s expression and couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. Qin Jinglan knew that when Chen Fei saw the task list, he would have this kind of expression.
After ail, before, the task of refining the Spirit Snow Pill occurred from time to time, but at most, there were only about five furnaces each time, and then it would be several days before another refining task appeared.
This kind of task to refine dozens of furnaces at once had almost never appeared before, at least not since Qin Jinglan became an Alliance steward. She had never seen anything like this.
“I’ll take this one.”
Chen Fei pointed to one of the seven-furnace refining tasks and said with a smile. The same refining task could only be accepted by one person, and there was a time limit for completing the task.
This time, with so many refining tasks suddenly appearing and not piled together, it was obviously to allow more alchemists to take them.
On the task list, not only did the number of Spirit Snow Pill refining tasks increase dramatically, but the number of other elixirs that could increase one’s cultivation level also increased significantly.
Chen Fei thought for a moment and understood the reason for this situation. The Immortal Cloud Sword Sect was getting anxious.
Tong Zhongqiu still had another twenty or thirty years of lifespan left, even if we consider the longest estimate of over thirty years. For the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, time was still too tight.
If the Divine Flame Sect, their enemy, wasn’t lurking outside, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect could take its time, given its many years of foundation. After all, there were no other sects in the vicinity that could pose a threat.
However, the emergence of the Shenyan Sect, which also possessed a Combined Aperture Tempering realm expert, even though their number was far fewer, posed a significant threat, especially in terms of top-tier combat power. The situation was becoming increasingly urgent for the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect. The Divine Flame Sect’s pursuit of any benefit was equivalent to taking flesh from the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, and they couldn’t tolerate it.
Therefore, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had to continuously strengthen its power. Ideally, they needed to produce another Combined Aperture Tempering realm practitioner within ten years to stabilize their position or even launch a counterattack against Jian Jingsheng of the Divine Flame Sect.
This was the conflict between two major sects, and Chen Fei naturally couldn’t influence anything. But because of the conflict between the two sects, it was clear that the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had to convert all of its reserves into actual strength.
The Alchemist Alliance was a gathering place for alchemists, but in reality, it had become a subsidiary of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect. At this moment, when the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect needed it, the Alchemist Alliance would naturally cooperate fully.
With a smile on his face, Chen Fei entered the alchemy room and began to focus on refining the Spirit Snow Pill. Half an hour later, the first furnace of Spirit Snow Pill was completed, producing four pills. Chen Fei smiled as he placed one of the pills into his medicine bottle.
The second furnace still produced four pills. The third furnace, again, four pills!
Perhaps it was Chen Fei’s good mood that led to a more stable alchemical state. He successfully produced four pills for each of the seven furnaces in a row, except for one furnace where he produced three Spirit Snow Pills.
Spending nearly four hours of continuous work from morning to evening was undoubtedly exhausting. With Chen Fei’s core soul energy and alchemical skills, he even felt a bit mentally strained.
But no matter how challenging it was, seeing the six Spirit Snow Pills in his medicine bottle made Chen Fei’s mood brighten instantly.
Six Spirit Snow Pills were equivalent to six pieces of elemental stone, which translated into silver, had a total value of over two hundred thousand silver taels.
Earning so much money in a single day was an unprecedented feeling. The best part was that there might be significant income every day from now on.
“You’re really amazing, Young Master!”
Qin Jinglan looked at Chen Fei with eyes full of admiration. There were indeed many alchemists in the Alliance who could refine Spirit Snow Pills, and some could do so as steadily as Chen Fei.
However, very few could match Chen Fei’s level of continuous production, especially seven furnaces of Spirit Snow Pills in a single day.
Even those high-level alchemists would need a break. But Chen Fei hadn’t rested and had completed seven furnaces of Spirit Snow Pilis.
His endurance was truly remarkable!
Before the counter, Chen Fei waved his hand with a smile. Despite feeling tired, he was in a very pleasant mood because he had made money, and quite a lot of it. Anyone would be happy in his shoes.
“Please accept this task for me, and I’ll come to refine it tomorrow!”
Chen Fei pointed to a task on the list. It was a task to refine six Spirit Snow Pills, and he had noticed it in the morning. Now that no one had taken it, he wanted to secure it.
If it weren’t for the fact that only one task could be accepted at a time, Chen Fei would have wanted to take on all the tasks to refine Spirit Snow Pills.
“Of course, Young Master!” Qin Jinglan responded with a smile upon hearing that Chen Fei would return tomorrow.
After bidding farewell to Qin Jinglan, Chen Fei left the Alliance’s headquarters.
Standing at the entrance of the Alliance, he gazed at the sky. The city was still bustling as the evening lights came on. However, the sense of carefree revelry that used to fill the air had diminished significantly.
The Divine Flame Sect had a significant impact on Immortal Cloud City and had a profound effect on Chen Fei as well. But now, it seemed that the influence was leaning more towards the positive side. Chen Fei needed to absorb all these positive impacts and rapidly enhance his own strength.
Originally, according to estimates, it would take Chen Fei several months to open another cultivation aperture, and reaching the mid-level of the Aperture Tempering realm would require at least a decade.
But now that the entire Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had launched into action, and with an ample supply of Spirit Snow Pills, Chen Fei could greatly compress this period of time. Moreover, he had some insight into simplifying various cultivation techniques that had been a bit troublesome before.
A smile played at the corners of Chen Fei’s mouth as he vanished from the spot.
After some time had passed, Chen Fei returned to his sect. He had sold a few Spirit Snow Pills, exchanged them for silver, and recharged his panel. The amount of silver on Chen Fei’s panel was now quite substantial.
“Organize the Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique!”
Inside a secret room, Chen Fei issued the command to his panel.
Since obtaining the Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique and its subsequent cultivation techniques, Chen Fei had tried to organize them on his own, but the results were less than ideal.
Chen Fei didn’t expect to complete what Dragon-Elephant True Immortal had been unable to achieve for many years in such a short time. His intention was merely to see if he could slightly reduce the cost of organizing the panel.
However, it was clear that the result of Chen Fei’s efforts was not very valuable in the eyes of the panel. The taels for organizing remained unchanged. After all, even if he organized it incorrectly, he could still cultivate the technique, at most causing a misalignment in his cultivation but not making it impossible to proceed.
Because there was only one correct answer, and without actual cultivation, one would never know if the arrangement was correct. The panel, on the other hand, would provide the correct answer directly, making a significant difference.
The amount spent on organizing the technique was insignificant compared to the vast and complex Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique fragments.
“Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique organization in progress… Organization successful!”
As the text on the panel blinked, a technique appeared in Chen Fei’s mind. He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and carefully digested the content of the technique.
It took more than an hour before Chen Fei let out a slow breath and slowly opened his eyes.
“The part for Spirit Suppression is complete, but the part for Soul Suppression has only some cultivation methods, and the rest is just the creator’s deductions and theories.”
Chen Fei furrowed his brow slightly. He hadn’t expected that such a powerful technique would still be considered an incomplete work in the end.
Perhaps the one who created the Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique had perfected it afterward, but it wasn’t recorded on this piece of animal skin, leaving later generations with only this semi-finished product.
Chen Fei’s expression gradually relaxed. Incomplete is incomplete, but at least the part for Spirit Suppression was absolutely complete, and there were no problems in cultivating it.
Even the part for Soul Suppression could be cultivated. When Chen Fei reached a certain level, he might be able to deduce the remaining parts himself.
“New technique discovered. Spend 1.5 million taels to simplify the Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique’s Spirit Suppression part?”
Another prompt appeared on the panel, and when Chen Fei saw the simplified amount, he breathed a sigh of relief. One and a half million taels were certainly a considerable sum, and a few days ago, Chen Fei might have hesitated.
But now, with the efficiency of obtaining Spirit Snow Pills greatly increased due to the conflict between the two sects, Chen Fei might be able to accumulate this amount in less than a month.
So, should I try recharging elemental stones into the panel?”
Chen Fei hesitated for a moment, holding an elemental stone in his hand.
When the panel first prompted him, he refused because his main source of income at the time was ordinary elixirs. He was afraid that if the panel consumed elemental stones, it might disdain silver taels, which would be a problem for him.
However, now that Chen Fei’s main income had shifted from ordinary elixirs to Spirit Pills, Flying Ascent Pills had become secondary in value compared to Spirit Snow Pills.
There was also another critical reason: Chen Fei’s frequent exchanges for silver had started to seem very strange. Who would exchange for so much silver, and it would be inconvenient to use too. It would draw too much attention.
Nobody had noticed this yet, but as Chen Fei continued to exchange, even if he concealed his identity while doing so, it would eventually attract unnecessary trouble.
Considering this, Chen Fei decided to change his way of making money and try storing elemental stones.
Relative to silver taels, the number of elemental stones wouldn’t attract the attention of others, as it was perfectly normal for Aperture Tempering realm cultivators to use elemental energy. However, using silver taels instead of elemental stones was quite odd.
After some contemplation, Chen Fei’s elemental stone disappeared, and the panel slightly flickered. Below the stored amount, there was an additional quantity of elemental stones.
The panel’s grid representing silver coins remained intact and didn’t disappear.
Chen Fei tried continuing to store silver taels and found that it was still possible.
The panel hadn’t removed the use of silver taels because the option for elemental stones had been added. Clearly, the concerns Chen Fei had earlier about the panel hadn’t materialized.
Chen Fei couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. Being able to use both methods provided him with more options. After selling Spirit Snow Pills, he no longer needed to carry silver taels to exchange; he could simply sell elemental stones.
“Save money, and then simplify the Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique (Spirit Suppression).”
Chen Fei’s sea of consciousness resonated with the cultivation method of the
Dragon Suppressing Elephant Technique as he began to attempt to cultivate it..