103: Star Synchronization Technique, Blood Essence Pill

There was already a considerable amount of blood for refining blood essence pills collected in the storage ring.

Moreover, most of it came from Peak Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts, so the quality was excellent.

As for the solid origin flower root,

An unmanned transport vehicle delivered nearly three tons to the villa.

Before Zhang Sheng cleared out the Swift Dragons, he had asked Dean Hou to find solid origin flower roots and plant them on a large scale.

solid origin flower root,

Is no longer rare. As a First-Tier spirit plant, it is not difficult to plant and has a short growth cycle.

More importantly,

Even if not used as Alchemy Materials, directly consuming the Solid Origin Flower has the effect of strengthening the foundation and cultivating the origin. The market supply cannot meet the demand.

Its medicinal properties are mild, with no side effects, making it especially suitable for the elderly and children.

The blood essence pill itself is a top-tier First-Tier Pill that replenishes vital essence.

It was a Medicinal Pill specifically researched by the creator of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex for Cultivating the nine cycles of birth and death in the Qi Sea Realm.

The first step: refining blood.

As Zhang Sheng's thoughts stirred,

Refining Blood became a skill.

"Skill: Refine Blood (Beginner 1/10)"

Zhang Sheng deliberately refined only a tiny bit of blood each time, continuously raising the Realm of this skill.

Until this skill was raised to the Perfected State.

Afterward, he began to add solid origin flower root to neutralize the potency of the blood.

Zhang Sheng recalled an Alchemy technique he had obtained from the eleven Jade Slips earlier—the Star Synchronization Technique.

If he used the process of refining blood essence pills to raise this Alchemy technique to a higher Realm,

It would undoubtedly be equally beneficial for refining other Medicinal Pills such as the spirit gathering pill.

The Pill Furnace flew with Zhang Sheng into the villa's private courtyard.

Performing the Star Synchronization Technique required drawing upon the power of the stars.

As for day and night, there was no difference.

The stars were there.

Whether one could see them or not, they were always there.

The power of the stars resonated with the Pill Furnace and the medicinal ingredients, harmonizing their internal energy frequencies, allowing them to reach a perfect synchronized state during the Alchemy process.

This reduced the internal consumption between the Pill Furnace and the medicinal ingredients and regulated conflicts between the medicinal properties of the ingredients.

When refining the first batch of blood essence pills, Zhang Sheng did not seek success in forming the pills.

Instead, he focused on Cultivating the Star Synchronization Technique, just as he had cultivated the Spirit Tempering skill previously.

"Skill: Star Synchronization Technique (Beginner: 1/100)"

As expected of a Second-Tier Alchemy technique, it required a hundred attempts to advance from the Beginner Realm to the Proficient Realm.

Fortunately,

The speed of switching states, from entering synchronization to exiting synchronization and then re-entering synchronization, was extremely fast.

Under the guidance of his powerful Mental Energy, almost the entire switching process could be completed in an instant.

Therefore, the advancement of this skill's Realm was extremely fast.

Faster than Cultivating elemental Spells.

After two days,

Zhang Sheng finally Cultivated the Star Synchronization Technique to the Perfected State.

The time spent was very worthwhile.

Like Spirit Tempering, this Alchemy technique could be used for almost all Medicinal Pills.

The Materials used for repeatedly Cultivating the synchronization technique had already turned into dregs.

He began to formally refine the first batch of blood essence pills.

In less than ten minutes,

The Medicinal Pills were successfully refined.

Nine blood essence pills, displaying a pure, rich crimson color!

"Skill: Refine blood essence pill (Proficient: 9/100)"

A pleasant surprise!

"The first batch of blood essence pills is Medium Grade!"

Zhang Sheng carefully examined the blood essence pills in his hand.

"Although they are only Medium Grade, the vital essence contained within them is far superior to supreme-grade spirit food pills!

Even among First-Tier Pills, there are differences."

...In less than a day,

The Realm of refining blood essence pills reached Transcendent, and the refining speed also reached its limit.

Zhang Sheng refined hundreds of supreme-grade blood essence pills in a row.

Cultivating the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex would not require so many Blood Essence Pills; the rest could be consumed daily as spirit food.

As a supreme-grade blood essence pill entered his stomach,

The Gluttonous Eating Method operated on its own, transforming the Medicinal Pill within his body into surging vital essence.

The vital essence it contained was a hundred times that of a supreme-grade spirit food pill.

The blood essence pill itself was a top-tier First-Tier Pill, and a supreme-grade blood essence pill was the best of the best.

Although the Medicinal Pills were now ready, it was still not the time to Cultivate the first cycle of birth and death in the Qi Sea Realm of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex.

A wisp of blue flame spontaneously generated.

Zhang Sheng gazed at this wisp of blue flame from the Flame Manipulation Art.

He began to burn the skin of his finger, while simultaneously controlling his body's self-healing ability to prevent the wound from repairing itself.

He activated the Qi Sea Chapter of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex.

His powerful Mental Energy allowed Zhang Sheng to clearly perceive the damaged cell clusters at his fingertip.

Each cell was like a magnificent Universe,

Containing endless mysteries.

"The human body is truly infinitely profound!"

As the Qi Sea Chapter ran, the cells at the wound continuously divided, generating new cells to restore the injured fingertip.

The newly generated cells seemed to undergo an unknown transformation, becoming even stronger.

"Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Secret Codex - Qi Sea Realm (Beginner: 1/10)"

Three days later,

"Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Secret Codex - Qi Sea Realm (Perfected State)"

This time, Zhang Sheng learned from experience and raised the Qi Sea Chapter all the way to the Perfected State.

To increase safety,

And also to prevent the excruciating pain he experienced last time.

An ordinary Cultivator, even if they obtained the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex Cultivation Technique, it would probably be a disaster rather than a blessing.

Undergoing the tribulation of physical birth and death,

A moment of inattention would lead to death under the tribulation.

Zhang Sheng closed the villa gate, entered the Cultivation quiet room, and instructed Dean Hou to prohibit anyone from disturbing him for twenty-four hours and to prohibit anyone from approaching the villa.

All was ready!

Zhang Sheng swallowed several supreme-grade blood essence pills at once.

Although, according to his understanding of this Cultivation Technique, one would be enough, Zhang Sheng still swallowed several for safety.

Next, was the formal beginning of the Qi Sea Chapter—the First Birth-Death Tribulation!

Zhang Sheng removed all his clothes,

Stood perfectly straight,

His body slowly rose until it stopped three feet off the ground.

Blazing blue flames spontaneously appeared beneath his feet.

The intense flames began to burn Zhang Sheng's feet.

While enduring immense pain, he also had to suppress his body's autonomous healing ability.

Relying solely on the Perfected State Qi Sea Chapter of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex,

Brand new cells were slowly dividing and forming.

Zhang Sheng's body cells were simultaneously being destroyed and reborn.

What was most agonizing and torturous was that,

The process of the physical body undergoing the birth and death tribulation could not be interrupted in the slightest, otherwise, it would have to start all over again.

Destruction could not be interrupted, nor could Rebirth!

Until all the cells in his entire body had been replaced once.

The most difficult part of this was the human brain.

When undergoing the complete birth and death tribulation,

The destruction and Rebirth of brain cells were most likely to cause fluctuations in thought, leading to an interruption of the First Birth-Death.

At best, one would lose their sanity and become idiotic; at worst, one would die!

This was one of the origins of the word 'tribulation'.

However, Zhang Sheng was an exception.

He had Cultivated the Qi Sea Chapter to the Perfected State.

Perhaps, apart from its creator, no one understood this Cultivation Technique more deeply than Zhang Sheng!

Even so,

The intense pain continued to stimulate Zhang Sheng's nerves.

This day felt incredibly long!

As if longer than a week, or even a month!

Until the very last cell completed its Rebirth!

Zhang Sheng fell heavily from the air onto the floor,

And fell into a deep sleep!