Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2730 - 1008:

Should Luo Chen survive, this treasure could potentially elevate to spiritual treasure status someday.

Artifact refining in the side hall dragged on sluggishly, whereas Ti Hu Pill research on Elixir Mountain surged ahead swiftly as time flew by.

One day, two days... one month, two months...

Luo Chen himself stayed completely uninvolved during this span; the Soul Splitting Puppet oversaw everything.

Not until a full year had passed did Luo Chen make a relaxed entrance.

Qu Lingjun's weary expression lit up with thrill upon spotting Luo Chen, and he rushed forward eagerly to relay the details.

"Master, we've already eliminated the three notions you suggested, leaving seven options."

"Your Soul Splitting Puppet even tried out those seven pill formulas personally during this period, yet every one failed."

Confusion clouded Qu Lingjun's features at that point.

"It truly doesn't make sense. We believed those seven pill formulas offered the best paths forward, particularly three that seemed almost flawless. Not even a full Ti Hu Pill formula could surpass them much. Yet the repeated failures have demoralized the disciples badly."

Luo Chen gave a nod and reached out his hand. "I get it—hand the rest over to me!"

From his storage bag, Qu Lingjun swiftly retrieved seven jade slips, each outlining a distinct Ti Hu Pill refining technique.

Silence enveloped Luo Chen as he grasped the jade slips.

Perplexed, Qu Lingjun stood by patiently in silence.

After roughly the time to sip a cup of tea, Luo Chen finally broke the quiet.

He selected one jade slip and laid it before Qu Lingjun. "Begin gathering vast amounts of the required herbs via this approach, and secure ten taels of Shattered Star Sand plus a piece of Bodhi Wood from Sect Leader Li—process them through the standard orthodox technique."

Stunned at first, Qu Lingjun soon grasped that this was likely the Ti Hu Pill refining method his master had chosen.

Still, doubts lingered heavily in his mind.

"We tried this method earlier, and it flopped completely—no hint of pill formation at all."

A smile crossed Luo Chen's lips. "Failures happen all the time, just as possessing the right Nascent Soul Formation Pill recipe doesn't ensure success on your initial attempt. A failed refinement doesn't always signal a flaw in the pill formula."

Qu Lingjun pressed further. "So why include Shattered Star Sand and Bodhi Wood?"

With patience, Luo Chen clarified. "Ti Hu signifies 'enlightenment,' drawn from the Buddhist idea of abrupt awakening. The Ti Hu Pill aims to boost comprehension, while our Divine Consciousness resembles the endless sands of the Ganges—difficult to gather. Hence, special aids like Shattered Star Sand and Bodhi Wood serve as vital supplements. This tweak will enhance the Ti Hu Pill's potency just a bit."

Qu Lingjun blinked in surprise. "Master feels this certain?"

"Simply carry out the orders."

Luo Chen showed no irritation at his disciple's unusual probe.

Earlier, upon touching the seven jade slips, he had verified their validity via the Attribute Panel.

Over the past year, relentless work by the Soul Splitting Puppet alongside Luo Tian Sect's top pill refiners had at last uncovered the full Ti Hu Pill formula.

This fulfilled the lifelong quest of countless Eastern Wasteland pill refiners across generations.

Luo Chen had devoted that extra moment, drawing on his Alchemy Dao Grandmaster wisdom, to incorporate additional herbs for a marginally superior Ti Hu Pill outcome.

And the system acknowledged it fully.

Forging anew from scratch proves arduous, yet perfecting the details comes effortlessly to a figure like Luo Chen at present.

Qu Lingjun dithered no longer and departed promptly.

He would now guide the disciples in assembling the massive stock of foundational herbs essential for Ti Hu Pill refining, conserving vital time for Luo Chen.

In contrast, Luo Chen sank back into deep thought.

His Divine Consciousness extended, folding back within.

Within the Purple Mansion stood the Nascent Soul clad in black armor, gripping a gray cauldron.

Right then, his focus locked entirely on that gray cauldron.

Inside the Primordial Chaos Tripod lay the Ming Water Spring Eye!

One year prior, as he harvested the Ming Water Spring Eye from Yanfu Mountain using the Primordial Chaos Tripod, something peculiar transpired.

Back then, once absorbed, the Ming Water Spring Eye put up a savage fight, demanding huge drains on Luo Chen's strength to subdue it.

Oddly enough, that intense struggle evaporated in a flash.

Luo Chen never believed his Primordial Chaos Tripod possessed the might to quash the Ming Water Spring Eye so abruptly.

Yet that proved precisely what happened!

Across the last year, Luo Chen refrained from probing the quiescent Ming Water Spring Eye directly, opting instead for nonstop rumination.

Slowly, a comparable event emerged from his previous memories.

Back when he drew out the Tribulation Gu from his son Luo Lingxi, the Primordial Chaos Tripod had effortlessly subdued it too.

Within the Cultivation World, both the Tribulation Gu and the Ming Water Spring Eye vastly outshone standard treasures.

Each one held the True Intent of the Law, rivaling fifth-order treasures in might.

How could the Primordial Chaos Tripod overpower them far more readily than a typical Nascent Soul Stage cultivator?

In the end, Luo Chen turned his doubts to the gray light he had gathered from the Land of Fallen Demons long ago.

"What exactly is that thing?"

"The Refining Heaven Demon Monarch hid it with utmost care inside the Refining Heaven Cauldron; it must be no ordinary object."

"All these years, it showed zero power; my Divine Consciousness failed to sense even the tiniest hint of it."

"Yet, ever since fusing with that gray light, be it artifact refining or pill refinement, everything felt like divine intervention."

"Is it possible that it's a treasure tied to the Dao of Refining?"

While lost in profound contemplation, Luo Chen sensed a surging impulse rising within.

The Ming Water Spring Eye holds far more than mere Water Origin, burdened by incredibly fierce Power of Filth!

It arises naturally from the most pristine Ming Water.

Not even the Wang Ghost Emperor, who shaped his form via Ming Water Essence, escaped its corruption—he couldn't purify it and was consumed instead.