166: Zhang made great contributions

"Jiancang, you actually refined a Second-Order Pill!" Chen Yin Su looked at Chen Jiancang in shock.

As an Alchemist, she deeply understood the difficulty of refining pills, and successfully refining a Second-Order Pill was even harder.

Without a certain level of Alchemy talent, and without the accumulated experience from refining pills day and night, how could success be easy?

One must know, before this, her ability to become the Chen Clan's only Second-Order Alchemist, besides possessing some Alchemy talent, was most importantly due to the Chen Clan's strong cultivation.

If not for the large amount of spiritual medicine provided by the Chen Clan for her to practice with, how could she have become a Second-Order Alchemist?

But now, Chen Jiancang had successfully refined a batch of Second-Order Pills right before her eyes; how could this not shock her?

The most important thing was that Chen Jiancang's age was still under eighteen.

An eighteen-year-old Second-Order Alchemist, this was an existence as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns in the entire cultivation world.

"My Chen Clan's Dan Hall has successors." Chen Yin Su felt instantly relieved. One must know that in the entire Qingya Chen Family, she was the only Second-Order Alchemist, and a second Second-Order Alchemist had never been cultivated.

Now, Chen Jiancang, without the help of the Chen Clan, was able to refine a Second-Order Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill. For the Chen Clan, this was simply a pleasant surprise.

At this moment, although the refining of the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill had reached the final step, Chen Jiancang did not dare to be distracted in the slightest, controlling his spiritual power to contain the last trace of medicinal properties.

*Pop* ~

Chen Jiancang slapped the lid of the Spirit Flame Pill Furnace, and the lid flew up in response.

A flash of spiritual light was seen inside the Pill Furnace, and a pill emitting a soft glow appeared before his eyes.

"Only one pill was formed. It seems the experience I gained from harvesting the Blood Nether Vine for the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill is still insufficient." Chen Jiancang lamented in his mind.

During the process of refining the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill just now, Chen Jiancang could sense that the medicinal properties of most of the spiritual medicines were lost during the refining process.

Being able to successfully refine one Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill at this time was already a stroke of luck.

Chen Jiancang was still not satisfied. After all, when he refined First Order Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill, each batch yielded nine pills.

But he didn't consider that most First Order Alchemists only yielded two or three pills per batch, and those who could yield four or five were already considered outstanding among Alchemists.

If others knew his inner thoughts, they would probably feel like banging their heads against a wall.

That was a Second-Order Pill; even forming one pill was extremely rare.

One must know that for those who have dedicated themselves to the path of Alchemy for many years, refining Second-Order Pills, like Chen Yin Su, in most cases, a batch of pills would also only yield one pill.

"Jiancang, I didn't expect your Alchemy talent to be so outstanding. Can you still refine another batch now? If you can, I need you to refine one more batch?" Chen Yin Su looked at Chen Jiancang and asked expectantly.

Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan's vital energy and blood power were severely depleted. One Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill could not guarantee his recovery to Peak condition, but if there were two, it would ensure absolute certainty.

There were not many Materials left for refining the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill. Chen Yin Su did not plan to attempt refining it herself but wanted Chen Jiancang to continue refining.

After all, the sooner the Old Ancestor recovered, the more stable the Chen Clan's situation would be.

Moreover, Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan had already prepared many methods for condensing a Nascent Soul, and now he even possessed a Nascent Soul Pill. If the Old Ancestor's vital energy and blood could be restored to their full state, with the assistance of the Old Ancestor's dual Spiritual Root talent and numerous heavenly Materials and earthly treasures, his success in forming a Nascent Soul would not be an issue.

By then, the Chen Clan would be free from all crises, and with the support of the Old Ancestor as a Nascent Soul cultivator, those Chen Clan Cultivators trapped in the late Foundation Establishment Realm would also have enough resources to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

The Chen Clan had many talented individuals. Over several hundred years, there were dozens of existing late Foundation Establishment cultivators. With so many late Foundation Establishment cultivators, not a single one had attempted to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

The fundamental reason was that the Chen Clan had used the vast majority of its resources to supply Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan's cultivation.

Although the Qingya Mountain Range was rich in resources, they were all spiritual items that Foundation Establishment cultivators could use.

As for the spiritual items that aided Golden Core Formation, they needed to be purchased from outside at a great cost.

However, after five generations and three hundred years of accumulation, all resources were prioritized for Chen Qingyuan's cultivation, which also led to the Chen Clan having no surplus resources to cultivate new Golden Core Realm Cultivators. Therefore, in the Qingya Mountain Range, there had always been only Chen Qingyuan as a Golden Core Cultivator.

Prioritizing resources for Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan was the policy set by the Chen Clan when it was established.

Back then, there were few exceptionally talented individuals among the second generation of the Chen Clan. Therefore, the second generation of the Chen Clan all did their best to earn resources for the Old Ancestor.

They knew that the Chen Clan's current situation was all due to the Old Ancestor alone; as long as the Old Ancestor was here, the Chen Clan would be here.

Their plan was that even if they couldn't enjoy the Old Ancestor's support themselves, their descendants would have a chance, so they had no complaints.

Now that Chen Qingyuan was about to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, the third generation of the Chen Clan also did their best, temporarily giving up Golden Core Formation, and prioritizing all resources for the Old Ancestor alone.

After over a hundred years of effort, the moment to see hope had finally arrived.

At this crucial moment, to avoid any mishaps, the Chen Clan did not even dare to purchase Second-Order Pills to replenish vital energy and blood from outside, relying entirely on Chen Yin Su to figure out how to refine them herself.

Fortunately, Chen Jiancang, this unexpected surprise, actually solved the Chen Clan's biggest current problem.

Chen Jiancang looked at Chen Yin Su's expectant eyes. Although he hesitated slightly in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Hall Master, I can try refining another batch. However, I consumed a lot of spiritual power refining this pill just now, so I need a little time to recover."

Refining the Second-Order Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill was not like the Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill, which Chen Jiancang could refine almost infinitely with little spiritual energy consumption.

But ultimately, the experience gained was insufficient. Although he had successfully refined the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill just now, Chen Jiancang's spirit and spiritual energy were both excessively consumed.

If he were to continue refining another batch, he might not have enough strength.

Chen Yin Su quickly said, "No problem, feel free to recover. There's no need to rush. I'll be right here protecting you. Just say if you need anything."

Without the pressure, Chen Yin Su's tone became much more relaxed.

Chen Jiancang did not delay at all. He sat down cross-legged, took out several Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill from his storage bag and consumed them, focusing on recovering his spiritual energy.

After a long while, Chen Jiancang got up, informed Chen Yin Su, and while his touch was still hot, he started the furnace again and began refining.

As the spiritual medicines and the spiritual flame mingled, purifying the dross, the dense vital energy and blood power of the Blood Nether Vine gradually merged into the spiritual medicines.

The pill took shape, refined by fire into a pill.

Jiancang completed it in one go, lifted the furnace lid, and another Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill was refined.

"Jiancang, you have truly performed a great service for the Chen Clan this time. You go back first, I'll come find you later." Chen Yin Su put the two Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pills into a jade box, instructed Chen Jiancang a few words, and then left in a hurry.

Although Chen Jiancang did not know the purpose of Chen Yin Su needing this Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill, he could tell from Chen Yin Su's demeanor that it was of great importance.

Chen Jiancang did not linger long and left directly.

After all, his purpose for coming here today was to seek an introduction to a Second-Order Array Master through Chen Yin Su. Chen Yin Su had already agreed to this, so he just needed to wait patiently.

Chen Jiancang did not know that the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill he had just refined was prepared for Chen Family Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan. He exited the Main Spiritual Vein, took out his Wind Breaking Boat, and headed towards the Little Cloud Mountain Spiritual Vein.

At this moment, Chen Yin Su had already taken the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill to the Chen Clan's discussion hall to find the Family Head, Chen Yinlong.