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Chapter 423: Chapter 419: C-Cloud-Returning Pill?

Calming his heart and focusing his qi, Shen Han had no other thoughts these days.

All his ideas were focused on the cultivation technique “Heaven-Controlling Divine Soul.”

Compared to others’ divine souls, which are full of tricks.

This cultivation technique, “Heaven-Controlling Divine Soul,” should be considered a very solid method of cultivation.

It starts from the basic attributes of the divine soul: as long as the speed is fast enough, the power is fierce enough, and the defense is strong enough.

Whatever tricks the opponents play, it doesn’t hold much significance.

The divine soul can use the techniques it has learned, so he no longer needs to seek those techniques himself.

In his consciousness between heaven and earth, Shen Han summoned the sword shadow of Celestial Dao Sword Momentum.

He engaged it with his divine soul.

The power of the divine soul is actually controlled between his thoughts and is exactly aligned with his methods.

In the past, he dared to use Desperate Intent, relying on the strong recovery of “Unceasing Skill.”

Now, having the divine soul technique, he no longer needs to worry so much about Desperate Intent.

Along the way, Shen Han also tried to activate “Divine Abyss Formulas.”

Unfortunately, “Divine Abyss Formulas” did not seem to work with this technique.

Using the divine soul to perform it showed no enhancement effect, nor any backlash effect.

For three consecutive days, Shen Han never left the small courtyard.

He was always focused on cultivating with the “Heaven-Controlling Divine Soul” technique.

In the initial stage, the Iron Body had already been achieved.

This most basic stage was actually quite easy to reach.

When the divine soul was summoned, its body seemed to emit a metallic luster, looking somewhat cool.

Like a faceless knight in armor, it was quite imposing.

The defensive power of the divine soul also took a leap.

After training the divine soul to have an Iron Body, Shen Han still did not leave.

He picked up the tools and began trying to refine pills in the room.

Outside the courtyard, the person assigned to watch over Shen Han was already dizzy with boredom.

He even doubted whether Shen Han was still in the room now.

For more than three days he hadn’t appeared…

But thinking back, he himself hadn’t slacked off or rested for these three days, so he shouldn’t have lost track.

With some suspicion that he had lost him, his thoughts plagued him with headaches.

At this moment, he was both weary and extremely worried.

Inside the house, those alchemy techniques Shen Han learned beside his maternal grandfather indeed came into play now.

In alchemy, the most basic thing would naturally be the Pill Formula.

If the Pill Formula is incorrect, it might be difficult for the pill to form.

Even if the pill forms, its efficacy might turn out to be problematic.

In such cases, the pill intended to enhance could become a poisonous one.

With a correct Pill Formula, the chance of a pill forming is greatly related to the technique used.

The alchemy technique currently used by the Yun Family is on par with that of Yan Country’s Xiao Family.

In terms of pill success rate, in Great Wei, it is top-tier.

When refining pills, Shen Han naturally chose the Cloud-Returning Pill.

As a newcomer to the Divine Soul Technique, he needed this Cloud-Returning Pill to enhance his soul power.

With the materials prepared, he began pill refinement.

Shen Han didn’t hesitate much, for these materials weren’t very expensive.

If the success rate could maintain at one successful pill per ten attempts, it would be enough to break even.

Many people incur losses in alchemy, often wasting over ten batches of materials with hardly a pill formed.

Occasionally, if one is successfully condensed, the pill quality is very poor.

The complexity of refining a Cloud-Returning Pill is roughly equivalent to refining a Middle Grade Pill.

Though familiar with the alchemy techniques, Shen Han was somewhat rusty.

The first batch of materials failed.

But, with continued practice, there weren’t many more problems.

Shen Han started to continually refine pills.

After purchasing more than twenty batches, he successfully refined eighteen pills.

This amazing success rate even surprised Shen Han himself.

Looking up, most were purple tags labeled [Nourishing and Qi-Boosting Pills].

There were two with grey tags labeled [Slightly Flawed Pills].

Shen Han looked at these two pills, noticing issues in the pill skins which led to some leaking of efficacy.

He removed the grey tags and replaced them with a [Fine Quality] tag.

Overall, it’s much better than having no tag at all, enhancing its efficacy significantly.

Alchemy is somewhat time-consuming, and by the time it was done, it was already late at night.

After swallowing one pill, Shen Han left the small courtyard under the cover of night.

The person sent to monitor him was already not quite skilled, and now utterly exhausted, he surely couldn’t keep up with him.

After leaving the courtyard, Shen Han headed directly towards the Feixia Mansion’s Outer Sect disciples’ courtyard.

It took less than half an hour to arrive.

No guard was assigned at the courtyard of the Outer Sect disciples.

Feixia Mansion had no interest in assigning a guard for them.

Gently knocking on Senior Brother Mu Ming’s door.

Though it was slightly past 9 p.m., a bit late.

After a moment, when the door opened and it was Shen Han, Mu Ming quickly pulled him inside.

Finally, he poked his head out checking around both sides.

If noticed by others, it might lead to trouble.

“You came at the right time, I happen to have something for you.”

Without asking why Shen Han came, Mu Ming spoke to himself and took out a scroll from his person.

“Here, take a look at this; it should be useful to you.”

Shen Han took the scroll and unfolded it, revealing a map of the path around Cangxuan Valley.

“Heard that Zheng Changnian might start his seclusion these days.

You have angered Zheng Changnian in this Cangxuan Valley, and have no one to protect you.

Staying here will only make things harder for you.

Once Zheng Changnian starts his seclusion, escape as shown on this map…”

As he spoke, Mu Ming turned to look at Shen Han, seeing him seemingly unconcerned.

It only worried him more.

“Junior Brother Shen, don’t think that just because you won against Guan Yutang in a contest, you’re safe.

There are many experts in Cangxuan Valley, and Zheng Changnian has many tricks up his sleeve.

Do you know who the woman beside him is?

She is the great-granddaughter of the Grand Elder and is very favored by the Grand Elder.

With Ying Jiu’s status against you, can you withstand it, Junior Brother Shen?”

Perhaps both came from small places and were equally deceived.

Mu Ming felt closer to Shen Han and, with these thoughts, wanted to help him.

Hearing these, Shen Han still kept a smile on his face.

“I’ve noted all Senior Brother Mu said.

If there’s a chance, I will naturally leave Cangxuan Valley.

But tonight, I mainly came to give something.”

Hearing this, Mu Ming also smiled.

He knew Shen Han had won ten thousand contribution points.

He thought it was to give some gift.

“Junior Brother Shen, I, as your senior brother, appreciate the sentiment, but you aren’t untroubled yourself right now.

This ten thousand contribution points shouldn’t be wasted casually.”

As soon as he finished, Shen Han took out eight Cloud-Returning Pills.

Wrapped in a piece of cloth, placing them on Mu Ming’s desk just like that.

“Cloud… Cloud-Returning Pills?”