Chapter 45: Doubts

  "En, this is the safest way." Chen Honghong also agreed: "With that Liu Lao's strength, he has not reached the foundation period at all. If it's Su Mei Zixu, he won't be able to see through him no matter what." After a pause, Chen Honghong continued: "However, Su Mei Zixu is not easy to refine either. I think you should first repair the Hunyuan Cauldron. Once the Hunyuan Cauldron's quality is restored to that of an eighth-grade magic weapon, it can also produce an independent space. At that time, even if a Golden Elixir stage strongman wants to kill you, as long as you hide inside, he won't be able to do anything to you."

  Chu Hao sighed and said: "The materials for repairing the Hunyuan Cauldron are even harder to find than a mustard seed on Mount Sumeru, let's just wait for an opportunity."

  Chen Honghong also sighed and said, "For now, it can only be like this."

  After a moment of silence, Chu Hao stirred the Purple Dragon Fire in his dantian and gazed at the flames dancing on his palm. He shook his head and said, "It would be great if we could use the Lihuo Fire as well. For now, although upgrading our cultivation is crucial, time is pressing."

  "As long as there are sufficient materials, how many Tiger Tendon Pills can you refine in a day now?" Chen Honghong suddenly spoke up.

  Chu Hao thought for a moment and said, "I'm only a first-rank equipment refiner now, and my control over fire hasn't fully stabilized yet. If I make the most optimistic estimate, it would take at least three hours to refine ten or so Tiger Tendon Pills."

  "Houtian pills are just third-rate medicine, your speed is far from enough." Chen Honghong shook her head and sighed.

  Chu Hao said in a bad mood: "I also want to refine 180 pills a day, but I need to have that strength. Didn't you say so? I've just started practicing alchemy, if it wasn't for the Hunyuan Cauldron, I wouldn't be able to refine them."

  Chen Honghong said calmly: "Although it is said that way, don't forget that I haven't made a move yet!"

  "What's the point of you taking action, you're just a tool spirit, not an elixir spirit." Chu Hao sneered, "Let me take a look at the fire timing to remind myself that I'm still okay. Refining equipment and refining elixirs still rely on me, what can you do to help?"

  " Ignorant child!" Chen Honghong hummed, saying: "The Hunyuan Cauldron is the supreme spiritual treasure for defensive alchemy and elixir refinement. Although it's damaged now, there are still true heavenly and earthly spiritual objects in the Hunyuan Cauldron that are different from other treasures. I can use spiritual energy precisely because of it."

  Chen Honghong mentioned this, and Chu Hao suddenly remembered that when Chen Honghong first appeared, he had also mentioned this point, and his heart was also secretly excited: "Are you talking about that golden liquid?"

  "You're still not foolish enough!" Chen Honghong laughed and said, "That's right, the Hunyuan Cauldron can produce the purest golden liquid in the world. If this thing is poured into a magic weapon or treasure, and the quantity is sufficient, it can cause the magic treasure to undergo a qualitative change and produce the pure power of heaven and earth!"

  "How can it be so powerful?" Chu Hao couldn't help but click his tongue repeatedly. As a master craftsman, he naturally knew how terrifying it was for a magic artifact to possess the power of heaven and earth. To put it simply, the reason why magic artifacts could produce massive destructive power or extraordinary defensive power was because craftsmen had infused them with arrays and talismans. However, this was still something created by humans and couldn't be compared to the essence of heaven and earth. If heaven and earth were enraged, all living things would perish - it wasn't an exaggeration!

  And those who possess the mighty artifacts, aren't they all things that people scramble for? As soon as they appear, they will inevitably stir up a bloody storm in the cultivation world.

  "However, with the current state of Hunyuan Ding, even if a one-inch-long magic weapon is infused, it would take several years to accumulate enough golden liquid." Chen Honghong nodded and said.

  Chu Hao immediately lost his temper and said in a bad mood: "What's the use of that?"

  "Although the creation of the law instrument is not possible, the golden liquid produced by the Hunyuan Ding every day is more than enough for alchemy!" Chen Honghong was very dissatisfied with Chu Hao's questioning and said coldly: "Now you can refine at most ten three-grade Tiger Tendon Pills a day, but if you have the help of the golden liquid, not only will the quality of the Tiger Tendon Pill be improved, but also the success rate will be strengthened!"

  Chu Hao's eyes lit up and he asked, "How much of an increase?"

  "Ten times!" Chen Honghong said word by word: "Not only that, but the quality is also much better than ordinary Hu Jin Wan!"

  Chu Hao's heart suddenly rose with wild joy, every day he could refine twenty tiger tendon pills, that was an absolutely terrifying number, especially for his current rank of Human Stage First Order, it was something he didn't even dare to think about!

  So many Hu Jin Wan, even if eaten every day, the effect of the medicine will become weaker and weaker, but as long as they are constantly replenished, breaking through to the acquired peak realm of Lian Pi period will not take much time at all!

  Although he was delighted in his heart, Chu Hao felt that Chen Honghong was too unkind. At this time, she only mentioned such an important thing and said it so deliberately: "It's just a tenfold increase, how little!"

  "Don't underestimate this one!" Chen Honghong naturally understood Chu Hao's thoughts and explained, "My existence is also maintained by these golden liquids. Being able to allocate some every day to refine pills with you is already a huge concession. As the spirit of a Tongling treasure, my status is extremely noble. If it weren't for the seal on your body, which makes your progress as slow as a turtle's crawl in the warrior stage, do you think I would give such an important thing to you? You should know that golden liquids are..."

  "That's the treasure that even the old monsters of the Yin and Yang period are after, right!" Chu Hao interrupted him, saying: "Are you annoying or what, you've said it three times already!"

  Chen Honghong was infuriated by Chu Hao, saying: "At the current rate of producing golden liquid in the Hunyuan Cauldron, it's not even one-thousandth of what it used to be. You little brat should work harder and strive to repair part of the Hunyuan Cauldron. When the time comes, I'll also use my earth-shattering, ghost-crying divine powers, and let you witness them!"

  "Alright, alright!" Chu Hao saw that Chen Honghong was getting a bit angry and hastily put on a flattering smile: "Senior Chen Honghong, you're all-knowing and must have the formula for a medicinal pill to remove this body's seal. Don't be polite, just give it to me directly. You know, I'm a Tianling Root, with the help of medicinal pills, my cultivation will progress by leaps and bounds."

  "You must be dreaming." Chen Honghong chuckled and said, "I have the formula for Qingluo Dahan, but with your current level of alchemy skills, you can't even refine a decent medicine, let alone this. And do you think the materials are that easy to find?"

  "Then you can't just stand by and do nothing, relying solely on medicine to boost your abilities isn't a solution either."

  Chen Honghong said vaguely: "It's just like this for the time being, don't worry, with me here, unless it's a Qi Practitioner in the Foundation Building stage, you won't die."

  Chu Hao saw that there was no fat meat to eat at Chen Honghong's place, and he didn't bother talking nonsense with him anymore. He directly cut off contact and walked out of the storage room after being depressed for a while.

  With his current strength, using a magic tool is still too early. Moreover, if the grade of the magic tool is low, he would not be willing to use it. However, being able to refine around twenty Tiger Tendon Pills every day, Chu Hao still feels very satisfied. Even if his cultivation doesn't improve, he can just rely on piling up dan medicine to increase his cultivation.

  Thinking about it, he walked back into the courtyard.

  At this moment, it was approaching dusk. Xiao Si sat in the center of the courtyard, propping up his hands and dozing off. He heard footsteps and hastily got up, calling out "Young Master Wang". Chu Hao waved his hand and asked: "Has Old Liu arrived?"

  Xiao Si said: "Liu Guan Shi hasn't come over yet."

  Chu Hao thought for a moment, and decided to eat dinner first, then go find his cheap father King Chu Yunfei to have a good chat. Since the cultivation matters had been exposed, it was necessary to get some benefits from Chu Yunfei again, otherwise he would be too disadvantaged.

  It wasn't long after dinner that Liu Lao arrived in the courtyard, followed by the nine soldiers from the school.