The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 244

Chapter 244 - Walk into the Devil?

As expected by Chen An, Qi Rou immediately agreed to his request.

Not only because she cared about the Tianyuan Pill, but also because the earth crystal was quite cheap.

But what can be bought with just a few spirit stones, how precious could it be?

Although Chen An was not sure about Qi Rou's background, judging from her ability to control a golden core cultivator like Lin Qiu and possessing powerful magic tools, it was obvious that her family background was quite good.

Moreover, she could influence the Pill Tower and even suspected that there might be a spy inside the Pill Tower, which made her even more noteworthy.

In Chen An's eyes, this was definitely a big fat sheep that must be taken advantage of.

The first batch of earth crystals was quickly delivered.

The quantity, also one hundred pieces.

Chen An didn't know if these people had an obsession with the number one hundred, but every time they sent them it was always in increments of one hundred.

But that was none of his business.

So he turned around and accepted these things directly.

Two thousand source powers gained.

With one hundred pieces of earth crystal in hand, now calculating the source power balance, Chen An's reserve had almost reached five thousand.

It was considered a small rich person.

With nearly five thousand source power reserves, it should be enough to deduce a formula for the Tianyuan Pill.

Of course, Chen An was not that dumb, he wouldn't start working right away.

Even for a Pill Tower that hired him to work, he still needed to procrastinate, take advantage of all the benefits before starting to work.

The place in front of him was even more so.

Chen An strongly suspected that with the temperaments of these cultists, if he really perfected the Tianyuan Pill, he might be silenced afterwards.

Of course, this possibility was slim, after all, he, a Pill Dao genius, was quite valuable.

Unless there was no other choice, they wouldn't kill him.

But this possibility couldn't be ruled out either.

In the following days, Chen An continued his life.

Unlike before, where he had to balance cultivation with learning other things, now he only needed to refine pills.

This was not good.

The good thing was, they were quite generous here, except for the rare earth crystal that couldn't be collected in large quantities at once, everything else would be sent to Chen An immediately.

In this situation, Chen An's life was quite stable.

As a long-time oppressed worker by the Pill Tower, he deeply understood the mentality of people like Qi Rou, so he didn't hold back anything, squeezing out things slowly like squeezing toothpaste.

Regarding the improvement of the Tianyuan Pill, he already had ideas in his mind, but he still took out a little something every now and then.

It could achieve some success, but there was still a distance from completing the project, this was Chen An's strategy.

And on Qi Rou's side, there didn't seem to be any urgency.

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In the quiet alchemy room, there was no one in sight except for Chen An.

In front of him, a huge black pill furnace was placed there, with a vigorous spirit fire burning inside, looking very strong.

After a while, the pill furnace slowly opened, and several pills had formed.

Don't misunderstand, this was not the Tianyuan Pill, but the Golden Lotus Pill.

In this year, Chen An had gradually become acquainted with Lin Qiu and others, gradually gaining some conditions.

Of course, it was more like a mutual benefit.

In his spare time, Chen An helped Lin Qiu and others refine pills, and Lin Qiu and others also paid him corresponding rewards.

And most of the pills he made here were Golden Lotus Pills.

Taking out the pills from the pill furnace, Chen An picked out the best few and swallowed them directly, then put away the rest of the pills, preparing to give them to Lin Qiu and others later.

This ratio was roughly half and half.

This was agreed upon by Lin Qiu and others.

The Golden Lotus Pill could increase cultivation, even for Hua Ling cultivators, it was extremely effective, so it was definitely a good thing.

This good thing was something Lin Qiu and Qi Rou and others needed.

Or even if they didn't need it, the people beneath them would.

Chen An helped them refine pills, materials provided by them, and Chen An's reward was half of the pills he refined, which was the labor fee.

Of course, it was said to be half, but in actuality, it was much more than half.

Chen An's success rate in pill refining was much higher than others, so for an ordinary pill master, it was half the amount, but for him, it was much more.

There was no way, after all, he was cheating.

After refining the pills, Chen An silently got up and walked to the side.

"Mr. Chen, is it ready?"

In a quiet room, Qi Rou was waiting inside and when she heard the movement outside, she opened her eyes.

She raised her head, focusing her gaze, and then turned her eyes to Chen An.

"These days I've been quite well, so I finished a bit earlier."

Chen An nodded gently, then placed the things in front of Qi Rou, removed the box, revealing what was inside.

Ten Golden Lotus Pills were neatly arranged inside, each one quite beautiful with a faint pattern floating on it, very unique.

Looking at the Golden Lotus Pills in front of her, Qi Rou's eyes also showed some subtle changes.

"The Golden Lotus Pill truly lives up to its ancient formula, it has a great effect on me as well."

After a long time, she spoke.

It seemed like she had already taken the Golden Lotus Pill.

"The effect of the Golden Lotus Pill is indeed good."

Chen An nodded, and said, "But Miss, your current state doesn't seem to be as simple as just taking the Golden Lotus Pill."

He noticed that Qi Rou's state was wrong.

Compared to usual, Qi Rou's appearance at this moment looked normal, with her black hair hanging down, looking very peaceful and serene.

But upon closer observation, one could see that her aura was somewhat chaotic, seeming unstable.

This was obviously not normal.

Of course, considering her identity as a cultist, this seemed normal again.

After all, how many times do cultists walk into the devil every year?

Chen An vaguely remembered that what he refined the most in this year was not the Golden Lotus Pill, but the Clear Mind Pill, which could stabilize the mind and suppress walking into the devil.

Seeing Qi Rou's appearance now, there were some signs of walking into the devil.

"There seems to be a problem with cultivation, but it's no big deal."

Qi Rou smiled, then said, "How is the progress of the Tianyuan Pill?"

This was a simple diversion.

But Chen An didn't mind and continued along with her words, "The initial draft has almost been finalized."

"But the specific effects will depend on the situation."

As he spoke, he handed over the prepared pill formula.

The pill formula was genuine, something Chen An had prepared long ago.

But there was still a considerable gap from the final pill formula, with many additional things and a very important item for Chen An.

The earth crystal.

Yes, Chen An directly added the earth crystal to the pill formula.

The purpose of this was obvious.

"Huh?"

Qi Rou was puzzled, "What does it mean by the processed earth crystal?"

"It means what it says."

Chen An's expression remained unchanged, and he took out two earth crystals from his pocket.

Although they were both earth crystals, the appearance of these two earth crystals was completely different, immediately catching Qi Rou's attention.

Of the two earth crystals, one was blue, maintaining the usual appearance of an earth crystal, looking like a normal earth crystal.

As for the other one, it was transparent, looking like it had been decolored, presenting a unique luster.

In fact, this was the earth crystal that Chen An had drained of energy.

After passing through Chen An's hands, the source power in the earth crystal had been absorbed by him, leaving only an empty shell, which explained the unique luster.

But Qi Rou was clearly unaware of this change.

So Chen An began to make up a story, "The earth crystal is effective in the refining of the Tianyuan Pill, but only the processed earth crystal has this effect."

"If impurities are retained, the effect cannot be preserved, so processing is necessary."

He explained in this way.

In simple terms, only the transparent earth crystal, after processing, would be effective.

But how to process it?

Qi Rou would have to ask Chen An.

As for whether it would have any effect, Chen An could only say that he didn't know.

In theory, this material should be ineffective, but it wouldn't affect the pill refining, it was the kind of thing that would work whether added or not.

But Qi Rou obviously didn't understand all this, so she was really fooled by Chen An, nodding half-understood, "If that's the case, I will send people to collect more of this material from the outside world."

"That would be great."

Chen An remained calm and nodded.

Qi Rou wanted to say more, but her expression suddenly changed.

Under Chen An's gaze, Qi Rou's face quickly changed from calm to pale, looking as if there was no blood left in her face.

Her aura was also changing, becoming chaotic at a visible speed, reaching a very obvious level.

Was she walking into the devil?

Sensing the change in Qi Rou's body, Chen An was a little surprised, and couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

"Mr. Chen, please step back for now."

After a moment, Qi Rou seemed to have barely controlled herself.

She struggled to raise her head, looked towards Chen An, and asked him to step back.

Chen An didn't hesitate and left directly.

He had already sensed the danger.

If he continued to stay here, who knows what might happen next.

To be on the safe side, it was better to leave directly.

As he walked out of Qi Rou's room, Chen An met someone outside.

More accurately, it was an acquaintance.

"Elder Lin."

Chen An looked at Lin Qiu in front of him and greeted him respectfully.

He didn't find Lin Qiu's arrival surprising.

After all, when Qi Rou's aura was so chaotic, someone with Lin Qiu's strength would naturally sense it.

It was quite normal for him to come and check on it.

"Mr. Chen, did you see Miss's condition just now?"

Looking at Chen An, Lin Qiu asked.

(End of this chapter)

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