The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 247

Chapter 47 - Effect

"I will bring something for Miss."

Chen An said softly, then took something out from his arms.

Qi Rou hadn't reacted yet, but her gaze fell on Chen An's hands.

Because with Chen An's movements, the contents were already revealed.

It was a pale white pill, accompanied by a very charming medicinal fragrance.

Although it was a very ordinary pill, it felt extremely tempting.

"Is this...?"

Looking at the pill in front of her, Qi Rou's voice trembled slightly.

"Yes."

Chen An smiled and then said, "In three years, I have kept my promise."

"This Tianyuan Pill has finally been refined by me." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ɴøvᴇlFɪre.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

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Just as Chen An's voice fell, Qi Rou's figure in front of him suddenly disappeared.

In an instant, the Tianyuan Pill in front of him was directly taken by Qi Rou, and she eagerly swallowed it.

This kind of behavior surprised Chen An.

So eager?

Even if the pill in front of her was genuine Tianyuan Pill, according to common sense, Qi Rou, with her identity, should have someone come to test it and verify it before swallowing it so hastily.

Swallowing it so carelessly, what if Chen An had given her poison instead?

Wouldn't she be in danger right away?

From this perspective, Qi Rou's situation was probably very serious, so much so that after seeing the Tianyuan Pill, she didn't even think, she just swallowed it.

Fortunately, Chen An still had some scruples.

The Tianyuan Pill was indeed genuine, not something else used as a substitute.

After swallowing it, Qi Rou froze in place, and only after a while did she show some changes.

Her previously pale face began to recover some color, and even the chaotic and violent aura she had before was now suppressed by a new force, making her appear much calmer.

With Chen An's spiritual sense, he could sense a vigorous vitality awakening within Qi Rou's body, nurturing her entire body.

So this was the effect.

Chen An looked with interest at Qi Rou, silently observing the effects on her.

After taking the Tianyuan Pill, there was usually a lot of movement, so for safety reasons, Chen An himself had not swallowed it yet.

Qi Rou's condition gave him an object to observe, allowing him to roughly understand the mechanism of the Tianyuan Pill.

Qi Rou's changes lasted for quite some time, until after a while, she finally stopped and looked at Chen An in front of her, sighing.

"Thank you, Sir Chen."

She raised her head, looked at Chen An, and smiled rarely, "This Tianyuan Pill is truly genuine."

"If it wasn't genuine, could there be fakes?"

Chen An asked.

"Of course."

Qi Rou sighed, "To be honest, I also asked many alchemists before to help me refine the Tianyuan Pill."

"But these people wasted a lot of materials, and the results were nothing."

"Just these isn't so bad, but some people clearly didn't refine anything, but they still used other pills as fake Tianyuan Pills."

It turns out some people really do that.

Chen An raised an eyebrow, admiring their audacity.

Because the risk of doing such a thing was really great.

It was quite difficult to pass off fake pills as real in alchemy.

Leaving aside the different effects of the pills, trying to fake something as unique as the Tianyuan Pill was a really difficult task.

In other words, those who could do such a thing probably not only lacked skills but also had some issues with their brains.

Of course, it could also be that they were forced into a corner and had no other options.

After all, Qi Rou and the others in front of them were not easy to deal with.

If they were delayed for too long, given the other party's temper, they would probably end up in a bad situation sooner or later.

Chen An glanced at Qi Rou in front of him, silently pondering this thought.

"The fate of those people in the end?"

Looking at Qi Rou in front of him, Chen An finally asked.

He was quite curious about the answer to this question.

"In the end?"

Qi Rou was surprised, seeming not to expect Chen An to ask this question.

But she didn't hide anything, she simply pointed around, "They are all here."

Chen An was silent for a moment, now not knowing what to say.

Although he was curious about the fate of those people, in a sense, Chen An was actually in the same boat as them.

The moral of the story was simple.

Chen An's personal safety was still in the hands of Qi Rou and the others.

If he couldn't escape from this place, when he lost all his usefulness, these people in front of him would probably meet the same fate.

It was a lesson learned.

Chen An sighed silently, saying, "Could someone collect their bodies and bury them properly?"

After all, they were all alchemists, to some extent, they were colleagues. Chen An didn't mind showing some kindness and giving them a proper burial.

"Of course."

Qi Rou looked at Chen An in surprise, without hesitation, she nodded.

Originally, she had planned to turn these bodies into medicinal pills once they had no more use. This was a common practice among cultivators of the demonic path.

In other words, if you fell into the hands of cultivators of the demonic path, you couldn't expect to leave with your body intact.

If they hadn't drained your last bit of usefulness, they wouldn't let you go.

Even if these alchemists were dead, what could they do? They still had vitality that could be extracted, right?

Even if the vitality was drained, their bones could still be useful.

The bones of a cultivator were valuable and could be used as materials for refining tools.

Qi Rou had originally planned to tidy up these bodies, make some use of them, and use them to refine some trinkets.

But now that Chen An had said so, she decided to do a good deed.

After all, Chen An still held a significant position in her eyes.

After swallowing the Tianyuan Pill, Qi Rou's condition seemed to be much more stable. Her emotions had calmed down and she was no longer as agitated as before.

At this point, she could finally study the alchemical formula in her hands.

She was quite curious about this refined Tianyuan Pill formula by Chen An.

After looking at the formula, she frowned.

"To refine a Tianyuan Pill, you need twenty earth crystals?"

She looked at Chen An with a puzzled expression, seeming to be confused, "Do you really need so many?"

Twenty earth crystals were quite a significant amount, compared to all the other materials.

Just to refine one Tianyuan Pill, would they need all of those?

"You are mistaken, Miss."

Facing Qi Rou's doubt, Chen An remained calm and just smiled, "Earth crystals are a material that can assist in alchemy, and for me, they are essential in alchemy."

"This pill can still be made without the earth crystals, but the success rate will decrease significantly."

He calmly explained, his expression calm, as if he had nothing to hide.

His words sounded sincere and reasonable.

However, in reality, earth crystals were of no help in alchemy, only useful for Chen An himself.

"Oh, I see."

Qi Rou nodded, looking like she somewhat understood.

In fact, it was true.

She was a traditional demonic path cultivator and excelled in killing, but when it came to alchemy, that was her blind spot.

And not just her.

The alchemical formula refined by Chen An was flawless, even the alchemy experts in the alchemist tower couldn't find any faults in it.

Because by following this formula, one could indeed refine a Tianyuan Pill, although the probability was very low.

But even if the probability was low, it was still possible.

If one couldn't refine it, it was just a problem with the alchemist's skills, not with the formula.

Since the formula was genuine, there was no issue.

"Anyway, I must thank you, Sir, for perfecting the Tianyuan Pill formula for me. I don't know how to repay you, so is there anything you want?"

Qi Rou smiled, a warmer smile than before, "Whether it's anything, as long as I can do it, I will get it for you."

So there were rewards?

Chen An was surprised.

He thought that doing tasks for Qi Rou and the other demonic path cultivators was destined to be a thankless job, but it turned out there was a reward.

It made him feel a bit embarrassed because he had already taken advantage of them before and now he was getting rewarded, which seemed a bit unfair.

Nevertheless, he remained composed and after some thought, he said, "If possible, can you find me a few formation masters?"

"Formation masters?"

Qi Rou was puzzled, not following Chen An's train of thought for a moment.

"Yes."

Chen An nodded, "To be honest, I have a great interest in formations. I studied them carefully when I was in the Changyue Sect, but there were no excellent formation masters there, so I had to study on my own."

"Here, Miss, you should have many such masters. Can I follow and learn from them?"

He said with interest.

"Of course."

Upon hearing this request, Qi Rou immediately agreed, relieved.

She had been worried that Chen An would want to leave this place.

After all, they had promised earlier that once Chen An refined the Tianyuan Pill formula, they would let him leave.

If Chen An had requested them to fulfill this promise now, it would have been difficult for Qi Rou to handle the situation.

Fortunately, Chen An didn't mention it and just made a simple request.

This pragmatic attitude made Qi Rou secretly pleased.

(End of the chapter)

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