Primordial Harem System

Chapter 346 Alchemy

Shen Yuan playfully smiled, "Maybe due to my handsomeness?"

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"Alright alright, I don't know it myself, but I'm as comfortable with a scythe as I'm with my sword. Both weapons seem to have sthe ame familiarity for me." Shen Yuan stopped joking around and said seriously.

[Well anyway, we can't learn much about it. So what will you do next? From the looks of it your seclusion should be comi-]

"Nuh uh, hold on, are you underestimating my genius?" Shen Yuan raised one finger and made her pause.

[...what?]

"ALCHEMY and BLACKSMITHING! How can you forget those cashcows? I need to improve them as well now that my cultivation is higher." Shen Yuan excitedly said.

[...I see. Go ahead, do it.]

Yue Lan's voice came out as if she had given up on persuading Shen Yuan otherwise.

"Haha no need to get depressed like this. I was already a Peak Earth Grade Alchemist and Blacksmith, now I only want to reach Mid Rank Heaven Grade Alchemist and Blacksmith so I can forge artifacts and cook pills for Peak Dao Core Forming Realm cultivators."

[Do whatever you will, I will just...watch from here.]

Shen Yuan gently smiled and shook his head, 'She worries to much.'

"Anyways, I need to learn the third level of the Crimson Lotus Flame Art as well to create Heaven Rank pills. Okay thats the plan, first I will focus on alchemy before focusing on Blacksmithing."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Shen Yuan seated himself cross-legged in the center of the chamber, a deep, serene calm settling over him. The faint flickering ember of his Crimson Lotus Flame Art danced along his fingertips, its warm glow flickering in harmony with his calm breath.

Lotus Spark – foundational: refining the flame's essence for stable, precise temperature control. Ideal for Spirit-level pill refinement.

Blossoming Inferno – intensify the flame without losing control. Forging more complex pills, typically Earth-level.

Petals of Precision – bestowing pinpoint accuracy, able to differentiate between impurities and essence in each ingredient. Ideal for Heaven-level pill refinement.

Shen Yuan's lips curved into a faint smile. "Time to claim that third step."

The pill furnace in front of him—a masterwork he'd found back when he went into the Inner Sect Treasury—sat quietly, arcs of heat shimmering around it.

Shen Yuan flicked his wrist, summoning a small but potent flame at his palm. Initially just an ember of red-hued fire, it carried the unique phoenix-lotus signature from the technique's earlier levels.

Finally, after what felt like a day of ceaseless focus, an invisible threshold broke. A hush pulsed through the chamber.

Shen Yuan's flame settled into a stable, gorgeous blossom—each "petal" dancing with precise control.

The furnace glowed from within, the flame's edges etched in golden lines like lotus filaments. He inhaled, and a wave of satisfaction coursed through him.

"...Fucking finally. Petals of Precision is complete."

Shen Yuan took a long breath, calming his beating heart.

The faint flickers of the Crimson Lotus Flame danced around the pill furnace, now shaped with a near-sentient sensitivity for sorting essence from impurities. The chamber still shimmered with the glow of his flickering flames.

"Alright... let's see if this art truly holds up under pressure."

He clapped once, and a swirl of Qi brought out his his storage rack—well, in truth, several racks scattered about the Dual Cultivation Chambers form his storage ring.

There, a multitude of rare herbs and materials gleamed in sealed jade boxes and stasis crystals. Most had come from the Radiant Lotus Sect's inner treasury, but some were the ones he carried out from his own Pagoda Treasury.

With a flick of his wrist, he summoned three of the rarer items he'd gotten:

Moonlit Solar Flower

A bizarre hybrid that soaked up both yin and yang energies, famed for its contradictory dual petals—silver underside, golden top.

Typically used in high-tier medicinal elixirs that balanced conflicting elemental powers.

Golden Dragon Vine

Rumored to boost longevity and vital essence, often found coiling around spiritual springs in the deeper wilderness.

Even advanced cultivators struggled to refine it fully because of its tough, fibrous structure.

Phoenix-Feather Grass

A precious herb rumored to carry faint traces of phoenix essence, resonating with the fire laws.

Perfect for synergy with the Crimson Lotus Flame Art, particularly in forging Heaven-level pills that target rebirth or extreme bodily regeneration.

Shen Yuan arranged the herbs on a low, wide platform near the furnace. Each one radiated a faint, sacred glow.

Under normal circumstances, any single one of these ingredients would suffice for advanced Earth-level pills. But combined, they formed the backbone of a true Heaven-Grade concoction.