Chapter 68 So-called Genius

  Zhang Cheng didn't respond, walking to the front of the dan furnace, his heart stirred, and he cast out the Qianyuan Kontrol Fire Spell. Suddenly, he felt that the earth fire in front of him was like a raging beast, completely beyond his control, causing him to start sweating.

  At first he watched Danchenzi refining the elixir with ease, making it seem very easy, so he naturally thought that controlling fire didn't seem difficult.

  It wasn't until he tried it himself that he realized it wasn't that easy, which was a huge blow to him. After all, even controlling the fire was so difficult, let alone other things.

  "Don't worry, first get familiar with the Qianyuan Kontrol Fire Spell. It's normal to encounter such problems when using it for the first time. Practice makes perfect!" Danchenzi saw Zhang Cheng's expression and a faint smile appeared on his face.

  Dan Chenzi didn't think it was funny, but he thought this way was good too. It would let Zhang Cheng know that alchemy wasn't easy and temper his character a bit.

  "Hmm!" Zhang Cheng nodded his head. He was still obsessed with this fire and didn't believe anyone else could do it, let alone do it so well, which he couldn't.

  Gradually, his mind became completely focused on the use of Kunyuan Controlling Fire Spell, carefully feeling every change in it. As time passed, he became more and more adept at using Qianyuan Controlling Fire Spell, and controlling the earth's core fire also became easier, of course, this ease was relative to the previous difficulties.

  He believed that if he threw the medicinal materials in now, they would definitely be swallowed by the earth fire at the first time, let alone refining them. However, having made progress also gave him hope.

  But just as he was full of energy and wanted to thoroughly tame the terrestrial fire, he found that his true yuan had been consumed by more than half, which was not enough to support him to continue.

  He helplessly shook his head, then sat down cross-legged and started to recite the "Xuanyuan Scripture" to recover. At the same time, his mind was not idle, constantly thinking about where he had gone wrong.

  He still remembered what Dan Chenzi said before, that when he reached the first heavy sky of Qianyuan Kontroluo, he could control the earth's heart fire. However, he had already reached the first heavy sky at this moment, but why was it still so difficult to control.

  "Could it be that Master deceived me?" This thought was immediately dismissed by Zhang Cheng, because he couldn't think of any reason why he would be deceived.

  "Let's take a look again later, maybe it's because I'm not proficient enough in using the Qianyuan Kontrol Fire Spell, let's practice for a while longer!" Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng's mood slightly eased up. After his cultivation recovered, he once again entered the state of controlling fire.

  Watching Zhang Cheng's increasingly courageous attitude, Dan Chenzi was very satisfied. Only with such a persistent heart can one pursue higher alchemy or even have the qualifications to pursue it.

  He was originally worried that Zhang Cheng would be affected by this and had even thought of words to comfort him, but now it seems unnecessary.

  And he also thoroughly put down his mind and sat quietly to one side like an old monk in meditation.

  It's been half a month, and Zhang Cheng's daily routine consisted of controlling the fire and then cultivating. After cultivation, he would continue to control the fire. Gradually, he discovered that the reason why it was so difficult for him to control his heart fire before was entirely due to the lack of proficiency, causing the flames to not listen to his commands.

  With this half-month of cultivation, his use of the Qianyuan Kontrol Fire Charm has been greatly improved. At this moment, he can already control it for a short period of time.

  Although this time is still too short, Zhang Cheng saw hope and worked even harder.

  After this whole month passed, Zhang Cheng finally successfully grasped the Earth Fire, but all of this was within Dan Chu Zi's expectations, so he didn't feel surprised.

  The flame was ready, and the next step was to try refining the elixir. Zhang Cheng followed the Dan Fang of the foundation-building pill, directly grabbed a portion of medicinal materials and threw them into the alchemy furnace, then controlled the heart fire to scorch them.

  But this fire is not easy to grasp, the released power is too strong, the medicine can't bear it, and immediately turns into flying ash. If the firepower is too weak, it will not achieve the desired effect.

  He then took an experimental attitude, gradually increasing the firepower, finding a most suitable temperature, and using his soul to perceive and remember that feeling.

  But he thought it was easy, but it wasn't easy to do, because his perception wasn't as clear as he imagined, and sometimes just caught some feelings, but because of the increased firepower, they were abandoned.

  ……

  "Almost, just almost, damn it's frustrating!" This was already the tenth failure, which made Zhang Cheng somewhat disheartened. However, at this moment, Xiang Tian's voice echoed in Zhang Cheng's mind.

  "Hey, apprentice, if you want to grasp it quickly, you can try putting the Soul Cauldron into this cauldron and then refine the elixir in the Soul Cauldron. This way, you'll be able to perceive the entire process of refining the elixir from all angles. I believe it won't take long for you to master the refinement of this elixir." Xiang Tian reminded him.

  "Hey, Master, won't this Soul Cauldron be damaged by the Earth Core Fire?" Zhang Cheng asked with some concern.

  "You don't have to worry about that, once the Soul Cauldron is fully condensed, it will be between the soul and the Dan Cauldron, even the Three Flavors True Fire can't harm it. Moreover, the higher the level, the stronger the flame it can adapt to, so you don't need to worry at all." Xiang Tian was speechless about Zhang Cheng's performance.

  He originally thought that Zhang Cheng did not want to learn alchemy through this method, after all, this was not truly achieved through his own efforts and had a hint of cheating.

  But who would have thought that others didn't care about this at all, and were worried that their own soul cauldron might be harmed, which made him feel unbearable.

  "Hehe, it's fine as long as nothing happened. I was worried that it would be ruined, so I didn't dare to use it!" Zhang Cheng smiled and took advantage of Danchenzi's distraction to directly take out his own Soul Cauldron and throw it into this Dan Cauldron.

  After the soul tripod is formed, it can be used at any time like a magic treasure. However, it differs from ordinary magic treasures in that it exists within the spiritual space and does not exist within the elixir field.

  Moreover, the Soul Cauldron itself is also a part of Zhang Cheng's soul. It usually exists in a spiritual state, and whenever he needs it, with just a thought, the Soul Cauldron will re-condense and emerge from his body. When not needed, it will return to its spiritual state, making it very convenient.

  With the addition of the Soul Cauldron, Zhang Cheng's perception was greatly enhanced. He could even observe the various situations of the elixir from a 360-degree angle, as if countless magnifying glasses were placed in front of his eyes, making him "see" extremely clearly.

  This made Zhang Cheng involuntarily sigh in admiration, this is probably the most awesome cheating device in history.

  However, even with the help of such a cheating device, Zhang Cheng still lost several times before finally mastering the refining method of a Dan medicine.

  However, he did not succeed in refining the Dan, but instead covered up the dust of Danzi's ears and eyes, continuing to practice the refinement of other elixirs. In just three days, Zhang Cheng mastered the method of refining ten elixirs.

  And his soul had already locked in the feelings of various key moments deep within, so now with these ten pellets, he could completely achieve a 100% success rate.

  However, in order not to shock the world, he did not rush to tell Dan Chenzi, but instead tried to refine multiple elixirs in one furnace according to Dan Chenzi's requirements, thus increasing the difficulty invisibly.

  After all, controlling several elixirs at the same time is equivalent to releasing several equal parts of firepower at the same time, so Zhang Cheng seems to be a bit struggling, but the effect is indeed extremely obvious. In just one month, Zhang Cheng's control over the Qianyuan Huo Fire Spell has become more and more handy.

  For a period of time afterwards, he didn't try to refine any more pills because at this moment he was already able to refine ten pills simultaneously. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't reach eleven pills.

  Zhang Cheng understood that with his current cultivation level, refining ten pills at the same time was already his limit.

  He stopped wasting time and shouted at Dan Chenzi: "Master, I have already grasped the ten elixirs."

  "Huh?" Dandan suddenly opened his eyes, looking at Zhang Cheng with some disbelief, making sure he wasn't joking, and asked: "Are you certain you've got everything under control?"

  "Hmm, I'm certain, and the success rate has absolutely exceeded 30%!" Zhang Cheng replied.

  "How can you be certain?" Danchenzi was somewhat puzzled, wondering what kind of trick Zhang Cheng was playing. After all, during this period of time, he hadn't seen him successfully refine a single dan medicine, so where did the three successes come from!

  "Heh heh, not succeeding doesn't mean I don't have the ability, just you watch." With that, Zhang Cheng picked up a portion of the Bugu Dan medicinal material and tossed it into the alchemy furnace. Before long, the medicinal properties within the material were extracted.

  Then, he saw his hands clasped in front of his chest, fingers fluttering, and suddenly spat out a word: "Condense!"

  In an instant, the elixir in Dan Ding was compressed into a ball and continued to be smelted. The whole process was exactly the same as when Dan Chenzi refined it before.

  When Zhang Cheng felt that the fire was almost ready, his handprint suddenly changed, and he opened his eyes wide, shouting: "Done!"

  "Boom!" Another firecracker-like sound, a Dan medicine the size of a bean shot out, and Zhang Cheng's right hand pulled it in, directly collecting the Dan medicine.

  "My goodness, how is this possible?!" Dandanzi seemed to have seen something unbelievable, his two eyes were as big as cow's eyes, and at the same time, the shock in his heart reached an unprecedented level.

  It's been less than half a year, and several months were spent by Zhang Cheng in cultivation, the actual time spent refining elixirs was definitely not more than three months.

  In just three months' time, he was able to achieve a breakthrough in his alchemy, something that even Dan Dust himself couldn't surpass.

  But Zhang Cheng's actions didn't end there, he picked up another elixir and continued to refine it. In less than a day, the ten elixirs were already quietly lying in Dan Dust's hands.

  And all ten elixirs were successfully refined in one attempt, leaving Dan Chenzi speechless for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Is this what they mean by genius?"