Unexpected breakthrough
Wei Ren listened carefully. His plan worked. Wei Tian was willing to negotiate and loosen his grasp on Wei Ren.
"If this is what you want, then I will allow it." Wei Tian said with fatherly care. His parental feelings for Wei Ren prevented him from treating him as a common soldier. But he knew that if he kept Wei Ren caged in the Rescue and Support Infantry for too long, his grandnephew would retaliate.
He continued with a calm face. "Your cultivation base has barely reached the third stage of Qi Streams. Establish a proper foundation. You have two weeks. Make all the preparations you need. I will assign you a mission. For now, do your usual duties in the Rescue and Support Infantry. Your name will be transferred when you are ready."
"He is being reasonable. I do need time to truly reach the third stage." Wei Ren agreed with Wei Tian in his heart.
The Starmist Law is an unorthodox way of cultivation. Stages of early levels of cultivation are not very discrete. Wei Ren had the aura of a third stage Qi Streams Expert but he was still a few meridians away from truly reaching the third stage. When he establishes the fortieth meridian, his power will rise and become comparable to a true Third Stage Qi Streams Expert.
Two weeks are enough for him to rush to the fourth stage of Earth Law. But he would be relying on medicinal drugs and Devour Spell for this sudden increase in power.
"Um." Wei Ren nodded in agreement.
After finalizing the details of their agreement, he headed back to the Rescue and Support Infantry.
He started planning his next two weeks.
"I need to prepare twenty Pill Potions everyday. If I hasten the process, I am sure I can prepare all the Potions in four to five days." He made calculations as he walked to the Infantry.
"I can spend the rest of the time cultivating." He made up his mind. This way he would maximize the use of his time.
As soon as he returned to his room, he started concocting Pill Potions. He never failed a concoction, ever. So he wasn't worried about wasting ingredients.
After a few minutes of preparation, the Black Heaven Pill Cauldron was filled to the brim with ingredients. He was filling the Pill Cauldron to the brim to make a large batch of Pill Potions at once.
The medicinal aroma of the melting ingredients almost became nauseating because of its density. Wei Ren wrapped a cloth around his eyes and mouth to prevent himself from inhaling any of this dense aroma. He used his senses to observe the changes in the Qi and the ingredients in his Pill Cauldron.
Such a dense medicinal smell can kill a mortal. The Qi in this air was so dense that the meridians of a mortal would explode, if it entered his body. Even Wei Ren didn't want to inhale this aromatic medicinal air. This aroma was not from an actual medicine. It was an impure by product, which is not very useful. The Qi inside this aroma is too chaotic. Even the Earth Law will have difficulty taming such an unruly Qi.
He even blocked his throat and nose with a Qi barrier to stop any of this aroma from entering his body.
Four days passed.
It was a hot afternoon. The sun was at its zenith. Sounds of soldiers marching and sparring with each other could be heard.
In the middle of the plaza of Rescue and Support Infantry was a tall building. The four disciples of the Grand Healer Lu Sheng resided in this building.
Wei Ren was not very famous for his contributions. Although rumours about him being the Devil General were circulating in the troops, most of them were still skeptical.
Inside Wei Ren's room.
His long brown hair was dishevelled. Any person who looked at him right now would mistake him as a beggar. His face had turned pale from exhaustion. But he stared deep into his Black Heaven Pill Cauldron. The cloth that covered his face was gone. Absolute silence pervaded every inch of his room.
He wasn't even breathing.
A pinkish liquid was swirling inside his Pill Cauldron. His green eyes were completely focused on this pink liquid.
It was all he could see. His hands were on the sides of the Pill Cauldron.
Every now and then a white spark would appear in the pink liquid. Every time the spark appeared, the liquid lost its pink colour and slowly turned white.
Thirty minutes later.
"85 percent potency…" He said in a soft murmur.
This white Pill Potion had 85 percent potency!
After four days of continuous concoction, he made a breakthrough.
He has been through the tedious job of concocting Pill Potions continuously for a whole month. But in these four days, he surpassed his own boundaries.
An insight appeared in his mind. He accidentally awakened the ThunderWolf Blood Symbol under stress and a few thunderbolts flew into the Black Heaven Pill Cauldron.
At first he was sure that the Pill Potion must be ruined, but when he observed closely he found a blissful surprise.
Thunderbolts slowed the process of concoction. The concoction became pitifully slow. The formation of Pill Mixture alone took ten times the normal time. But because of this slow speed he was able to make minute changes to his ingredients. Every time an abnormality occurred, he was able to counter it because the speed of concoction was too slow.
He exploited this discovery as much as he could. Thunderbolts kept slowing down the process of concoction. He was also able to use his old Pill Cauldron at the same time. Even though he was dividing his attention, he still succeeded in doing the job.
Even Lu Sheng would be surprised to see this. Controlling two Pill Cauldrons at once is unheard of. His Thunder Attribute became helpful in his alchemy.
"Luck is also important for success.." He made a remark with a chuckle.
With a wave of his hands he retrieved hundreds of empty vials from his void ring. After diluting the thick Pill Potion in his Pill Cauldron, he filled all of them, one by one.
"85 percent potency can be achieved when I slow down the process of concoction. Since my Qi control is lacking, this is the only way to accurately retain the medicinal power of the ingredients. My luck really played out." He was very happy with this unexpected breakthrough.
"Time to deliver these to Elder Brother Li Jian." He got up. Cleaned himself up and changed into a new set of army robes.
Li Jian was surprised to see so many Pill Potions at once. He didn't bother Wei Ren when he didn't show up for four days.
Wei Ren explained to him that the General needed him for a few days, so he prepared the Pill Potions in advance. With this small notice, he left.
He has achieved a breakthrough in his alchemy but he has not advanced much in terms of his cultivation.
"Time to use the Devour Spell." He laughed like a maniac.
With the roars of thunder, he left the Blue Rose Military Base and entered the dense forest that he accidentally charged into while practicing the Thunder Walk Divine Art.
A secluded place like this would serve his purpose.
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