Chen Xuan considered using supreme immortal energy to transmute primordial true fire for alchemy and crafting, but he was frustrated by the lack of necessary materials. First, regarding alchemy: while he had brought the Divine Wood King Tripod to the Mountain and Sea Realm, he possessed neither the herbal formulas nor the medicinal ingredients required for concocting spiritual pills. The same applied to crafting; he needed a complete set of techniques and specific materials for forging dharma artifacts. These two hurdles—formulas and crafting techniques—were enough to stop most low-level cultivators from even considering alchemy or crafting. Furthermore, mastering these arts required significant time. Even a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator with a lifespan of 150 years—let alone a Golden Core cultivator with 300 years—would be reluctant to spend too much time on them, preferring instead to simply buy ready-made artifacts and elixirs.
Consequently, Chen Xuan temporarily set these thoughts aside and focused his attention back on accelerating the growth of the herbs. He once again transmuted 30 percent of his supreme immortal energy into a drop of spiritual liquid, wondering if applying it to a herb he had already matured would further enhance its medicinal properties. However, a second thought gave him pause: most of the herbs in the garden were common varieties. If this matured herb could not absorb a second drop and ended up bursting and destroying itself, he would …
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