"Huff!"
Feng Wuchen exhaled deeply, his face slightly pale, beads of sweat covering his cheeks.
It was obviously due to excessive consumption, leading to weakness.
Feng Wuchen wiped off his sweat and said with a wry smile, "Making medicine is really exhausting, no wonder the Great Elder couldn't produce many elixirs after a whole day of work. The consumption of soul power is too great."
Glancing at the Qi Condensation Powder he had produced, Feng Wuchen said with satisfaction, "Fortunately, the Evil Dragon God's Dragon Soul Alchemy is powerful. After practicing it, my soul power has increased several times over; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to produce so much powder. The more I refine, the stronger my soul power becomes."
With the memory and experience of the Evil Dragon God, Feng Wuchen found it easy to practice Dragon Soul Alchemy, and according to the experience and mysterious methods of the Evil Dragon God, he was able to produce more than seventy portions of Qi Condensation Powder in a day.
If his soul power had been stronger, Feng Wuchen could have produced even more.
Producing over seventy portions in one day was incredibly terrifying. If Feng Qianyang knew about it, he would probably be scared stiff.
The Dragon Soul Alchemy of the Evil Dragon God was extraordinary; Feng Wuchen didn't need any pill furnace to make the powder, unlike other alchemists who required a furnace for medicine making.
In the production of Qi Condensation Powder, Feng Wuchen simply activated his fire attribute, burning the medicinal herbs directly in his hand. It took only about fifteen minutes to produce a portion, with a rate of speed and zero failure rate.
"My soul power is recovering quickly." After just a short rest, Feng Wuchen felt his soul power had restored significantly, once again astonished at how formidable the Dragon Soul Alchemy was.
"I'll make another Qi Gathering Pill. Combined with the high-grade Qi Condensation Powder I've made, I should be able to break through two layers in a short time, definitely within half a month," Feng Wuchen muttered to himself with a smile.
A Qi Gathering Pill could help those in the Qi Refining Realm to increase their cultivation by one layer. Given the Qi Condensation Powder and Feng Wuchen's terrifying speed of cultivation, he was confident of breaking through two layers within half a month.
After practicing Dragon Soul Alchemy, as long as Feng Wuchen had sufficient soul power, he could refine whatever elixir he wanted.
At the moment, Feng Wuchen's soul power was only at the level of a first-grade alchemist.
"To recover from excessive consumption, I'll practice cultivation; this will yield a more significant effect." Feng Wuchen sat cross-legged and began to cultivate with the Supreme Dragon God Technique.
In half an hour, Feng Wuchen had returned to his peak condition, his spirit multiplied, and he felt his cultivation had improved a bit.
Then, Feng Wuchen refined a Qi Gathering Pill to save for his breakthrough.
"Bang!"
Feng Wuchen activated his fire attribute True Qi, and with a muffled pop, a wisp of blue flame ignited in the palm of his left hand.
"Let's try the Evil Dragon God's Artifact Refining Technique and see to what quality the Fiery Blade can be enhanced. There should be enough Xuan iron to refine a Storage Ring," Feng Wuchen said with a smile, pulling out a fire attribute demon core, placing it on the palm where the blue flame burned.
A Storage Ring is used for storing items, convenient for carrying.
As the Lianqi Jué circulated, Feng Wuchen's left hand performed mysterious gestures, and the demon core quickly melted into a black liquid and then directly merged into the Fiery Blade, while his hand movements changed once more.
The Fiery Blade spun in mid-air, emitting a faint glow of fire, and a strong aura slowly pervaded. As the demon core's liquid completely merged with the Fiery Blade, a fierce aura swept out.
"It's done! The aura of the Fiery Blade has grown much stronger! The Artifact Refining Technique is just as terrifying!" Feng Wuchen exclaimed excitedly, "It's a pity the demon core is only second-tier; otherwise, it might have been enhanced to a high-grade treasure sword!"
Though not perfect, Feng Wuchen was already quite satisfied, especially since he still had the Xuan iron. Enhancing the Fiery Blade to a high-grade treasure sword wouldn't be a problem.
The melting point of Xuan iron was quite high, and with Feng Wuchen's current power, melting it was not going to be easy.
However, Feng Wuchen's blue flame was no ordinary flame.
Melting the Xuan iron took only half an hour.
Merging the fiery red Xuan iron liquid into the Fiery Blade and covering it entirely, Feng Wuchen swiftly changed gestures, each one exceedingly profound. The Fiery Blade, spinning in mid-air and radiating fiery red brilliance, looked like a peerless treasure unveiling itself to the world.
As Feng Wuchen fused the Xuan iron liquid into the blade and altered its shape, the Fiery Blade became longer and more admirable.
The hilt and guard also differed from before; the hilt was somewhat extended, and the guard was entirely gone, leaving only the hilt and the blade itself.
"The aura of the Fiery Blade is beginning to rise!" As he watched the fiery red brilliance of the Fiery Blade, Feng Wuchen became excited, feeling its powerful aura.
Gradually, as the Xuan iron liquid merged into the Fiery Blade, not only did it enhance the blade's aura, but it also made it harder and sharper!
Therefore, weapons forged from Xuan iron are extremely powerful, at least of treasure and spiritual artifact grade.
Of course, weapons forged from meteoric iron are even more fearsome, but such material is incredibly precious and hard to come by.
An hour later, Feng Wuchen successfully infused the Xuan iron into the Fiery Blade, elevating it to the quality of a high-grade treasure sword. Its power increased by several multiples!
"It's significantly heavier, a very nice sword indeed. It's a shame the Xuan iron isn't pure enough; otherwise, enhancing it to a spiritual artifact might not be impossible, but I'd likely invite deadly trouble if I wielded a spiritual artifact now. No need to rush these things." Holding the Fiery Blade in his hand, Feng Wuchen said cheerfully.
Grasping the Fiery Blade firmly, Feng Wuchen began to wield it with enthusiasm, executing moves skillfully and with perfect unity of spirit and form, a hundredfold more masterful than before.
If anyone were watching at this moment, they would be entranced by Feng Wuchen's swordplay, each move lingering in memory and epitomizing the essence of the art.
Ordinary sword techniques, when performed by Feng Wuchen, felt as if a Sword God had descended.
"Sheathe!"
Feng Wuchen let out a low shout, and the Fiery Blade instantly turned into a ball of flames, entering Feng Wuchen's body.
"With the addition of the Demon Core and the Mysterious Iron, the power of the Fiery Blade should be comparable to that of a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact," Feng Wuchen said with a smile, growing more and more satisfied with the Fiery Blade.
After a brief rest, Feng Wuchen used the remaining meteoric iron to forge a Storage Ring. Due to the lack of materials, he could only craft the most common Storage Ring, with a space of merely three square feet.
However, this was already sufficient. Feng Wuchen didn't have much to store, and he planned to forge a higher-grade Storage Ring once he had the materials in the future.
In one day, Feng Wuchen had finished all the matters he needed to tend to.
Afterward, without regard for the shock of the Feng family members, he distributed the seven treasured Qi Condensation Powder.
The higher-ups of the Feng family were so shocked they stood petrified, staring at Feng Wuchen like he was some kind of monster.
He had refined so much in just one day? Over seventy portions, at that. If it were another alchemist, it would probably take half a month to produce the same amount.
But, remembering that Feng Wuchen had a powerful Alchemist as a master, they let out their breath and didn't ask further questions.
The more than seventy portions of the powder were of exceptional quality, far surpassing those refined by Feng Qianyang. Its primary use was for the cultivation of the Feng family's higher-ups. The guards would have to wait for the next batch.
Returning to his room, Feng Wuchen began to cultivate. He poured two portions of the seven treasured Qi Condensation Powder into the bath, then swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill to start his cultivation.
As the Qi Gathering Pill went down his throat, it instantly turned into a massive wave of heat for Feng Wuchen to absorb, and his body began frantically assimilating the medicinal power of the seven treasured Qi Condensation Powder, increasing his cultivation at a terrifying rate.
"Hiss..."
Feeling the speed of his cultivation increase, Feng Wuchen took a sharp breath of cold air, his expression filled with disbelief.
"This is even more terrifying than I imagined! The effects of the Qi Gathering Pill and seven treasured Qi Condensation Powder are indeed powerful," Feng Wuchen exclaimed, and uncontrollable ecstasy surged in his heart.
Feng Wuchen's cultivation speed was now several times faster than before!
The top talent of the Yanhuo Empire couldn't possibly have such a frightening cultivation speed!
Taking a deep breath to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, Feng Wuchen focused entirely on his cultivation, madly absorbing the medicinal powers of the elixir and powder.
As the days passed, Feng Wuchen's cultivation level rose rapidly. After five days, he was nearing a breakthrough to the Second Layer of the Qi Refining Realm, a pace as if he were riding a rocket.
After consolidating the peak of the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm for two days, Feng Wuchen smoothly stepped into the Second Layer, his strength and body instantly becoming several times more powerful.
The medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Pill and the seven treasured Qi Condensation Powder was also half depleted.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye another seven days passed. Feng Wuchen, who had been cultivating madly, reached the peak of the Second Layer of the Qi Refining Realm!
The terrifying speed of his cultivation was something others could only hope to attain.
For Feng Wuchen, a breakthrough was like an adult hopping over a brook; a simple step was all it took.
Breaking through to the Third Layer of the Qi Refining Realm didn't pose any hindrance at all. Within half a month, Feng Wuchen made continuous breakthroughs and had now reached the level of the Third Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
With such a terrifying speed, who in the Empire could compare? It would be hard to find a second person like this across the entire Mainland.
However, just as Feng Wuchen was delighted with his breakthrough to the Third Layer of the Qi Refining Realm, a major event occurred in Unmatched City!
Two of the Yang family's shops had been destroyed, and thirteen guards killed!
Moreover, it all happened overnight without any noise.
The news had spread throughout Unmatched City, and everyone was shocked.
The Yang family was thunderously furious upon hearing the news.
Unfortunately for them, the two Yang family shops happened to be closest to the Feng family's shops, specifically those selling medicinal materials and elixirs.
The Yang family had only recently fallen out with the Feng family. With now thirteen of their people dead, it wasn't difficult for others to suspect the Feng family's involvement, especially since the ruthless methods used bore a striking resemblance to Feng Wuchen!
Of course, suspicion was just that without evidence, and no one in Unmatched City dared to be certain of the Feng family's involvement.
But the Yang family was adamant that the Feng family was to blame. The entire Yang family was calling for the destruction of the Feng family to avenge the dead guards!
Upon learning the news, the first suspect the Feng family thought of was the Mo family; they believed it was a frame-up!
Unmatched City was now in total chaos, and no one dared to leave their homes for fear of being caught in the crossfire.
Unmatched City had been quite peaceful for many years, but today was definitely the most terrifying day in the city's history.
With Yang Qingyun leading the charge, the entire Yang family mobilized with a murderous rage heading towards the Feng family, looking as if they were ready to fight to the death to make the Feng family pay dearly.
On the streets, quiet and desolate, not a single soul was seen, resembling a ghost town yet filled with a killing aura!
A storm of blood and violence was about to unfold in Unmatched City!