A few days later.
Other than Yue Ya 'er who continued to stay in Soul Palace and was personally taught by Chief Yu Shi, the others were escorted by Su Chen to the Parasol Tree Forest to meet up with Kong Lingxuan and the others.
A large group of future Star Phoenixes were on their way to rise.
As the initiator, Su Chen was now back to his boring cultivation routine.
However, this time, Su Chen was practicing alchemy.
It was rare for him to reach the Saint Tier, so it would be a waste if he didn't use it. Moreover, Su Chen found that refining the Spirit Root Strengthening Pill was quite complicated and difficult. Although his ability barely reached the refining standard, once he started refining, his Pudding rate would probably be quite high.
Therefore, before he gathered the materials and started refining the Spirit Root Strengthening Pill, Su Chen needed to hone his alchemy experience and find a feel for it.
For this, Su Chen took all the Saint Tier herbs that he could find in Soul Palace.
Deep underground in Soul Palace.
The dungeon that was originally used to imprison the Mystical Fire Demon was now blazing with golden flames. A four-legged Crimson Flame Cauldron was suspended in the air, spinning at high speed.
Su Chen pinched his fingertips and inserted a cluster of Dragon Marrow Fire into the cauldron in a clockwise direction. It circled one-third of the inner wall of the cauldron for four and a half times.
After waiting for 3.17 seconds, Su Chen inserted another cluster of Soul Fire that contained Spirit Energy into the herbs at a ratio of 9: 1.
He repeated this complicated process over a hundred times.
Finally, the pills were formed.
Looking at the pure white crystal-like pills in front of him, Su Chen nodded with satisfaction. "Twenty-five pills were formed in one cauldron, and only three were wasted. This is already very good, but there is still room for improvement. If I control the steps more precisely, I can completely avoid these three wasted pills."
Putting away the pills, Su Chen stood up and stretched.
Alchemy was still very taxing on one's mind, especially when it came to Saint Grade pills. Generally, Saint Grade Alchemists would need a month or even several months to refine a batch of Saint Grade pills.
Although Su Chen didn't need that long, refining a batch of Saint medicine would take at least two or three days. During this time, he had to maintain his full concentration and couldn't relax in the slightest. This was still quite strenuous.
However, Su Chen already had a huge advantage. After all, he had the Great Holy Flame, a Saint level fire attribute cultivation technique. In addition to that, he also had a top-notch fire attribute and a wood attribute spirit root. All of these were talents that alchemists could only dream of. Su Chen had them all. Moreover, he also had a vigorous spirit energy and recovery ability that far exceeded that of a Saint of the same level.
This was why his alchemy efficiency was ten times faster than other alchemists of the same level.
However, Su Chen was not satisfied.
He knew very well that his advantage was too great. To refine a batch of Saint Pills in three days, other Alchemists could boast about it for a year, but he felt that it was too slow.
According to his current talent, he had the ability to compress the time to one day, or even half a day!
He would rest for a while and conserve his energy. He would continue to refine pills tomorrow.
No, the medicinal herbs didn't seem to be enough. Su Chen considered whether he should go on a long trip to search for some Saint Grade herbs.
Although there weren't many wild Saint Grade herbs in the Spirit Mountain Jing Province, he could still find some. Su Chen's luck was so high that the probability of finding wild Saint Grade herbs wouldn't be low. It would be a waste if he didn't use them well.
Moreover, Su Chen also had the Great Divination of Heaven's Secrets, which was more convenient for him to calculate the approximate location of Saint Grade herbs.
Returning to the surface, Su Chen stretched and prepared to go back to sleep.
As soon as he returned home, Su Chen saw Han Duoduo lying on the big sofa in his living room, sleeping soundly and defenselessly.
Su Chen chuckled and quietly walked up, preparing to tease Han Duoduo.
But just as he approached Han Duoduo, Su Chen suddenly frowned.
There was something wrong with this girl's aura.
It wasn't her own aura that was abnormal, but there was an additional obscure aura on her body.
It seemed that someone had their eyes on Han Duoduo.
Su Chen hesitated for a moment and didn't continue to approach Han Duoduo. Instead, he walked to the side and sat down. His figure slowly disappeared as he entered a state of divine concealment.
He planned to secretly monitor and see who wanted to harm Han Duoduo.
He sat there for the whole night.
During this time, Han Duoduo woke up once. She seemed to be hungry and took out a large piece of barbecue from her storage ring. She wolfed down a few mouthfuls and then fell asleep again.
Su Chen shook his head.
This girl didn't have the temperament of a lady from a wealthy family at all.
As dawn approached, Su Chen was getting impatient. At this moment, a crisp and melodious sound of a flute suddenly came from the seaside.
The sound of the flute was weak. If one didn't pay attention, they would think that it was the sound of the waves hitting the shore.
But the moment she heard the sound of the flute, Han Duoduo suddenly sat up from the sofa.
She seemed to have lost her soul. Her eyes were empty and lifeless. She walked barefoot out of the door and walked towards the beach. She walked on the surface of the sea and crossed the sea.
Su Chen naturally followed behind.
He didn't alert Han Duoduo immediately. He wanted to observe the situation before making a decision.
After leaving Soul Island for dozens of miles, a large fog suddenly floated up from the sea.
This fog seemed to have the effect of isolating Divine Sense.
Su Chen followed Han Duoduo closely. He didn't dare to lose her.
After all, Han Duoduo's identity was special. If something happened to her within Soul Palace's territory, he wouldn't be able to answer to Immortal Dawn Sect.
With Soul Palace's current strength, if they were to become enemies with Immortal Dawn Sect, they wouldn't have any chance of winning.
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the surface of the sea in front.
A black dragon covered in black scales slowly rose from the surface of the water.
Dragon!
It was a true dragon!
It wasn't the flood dragon that Su Chen had seen before.
However, Su Chen wasn't worried.
This black dragon's strength was only at Heaven Ascension Late Stage. Although it was a level higher than him, Su Chen didn't lose at all in terms of battle strength.
However, a true dragon's bloodline was also extremely powerful. In a real battle, this black dragon might be comparable to an ordinary Heaven Raising Realm Sage. Therefore, he couldn't be careless.
At this time, Han Duoduo unconsciously climbed onto the black dragon's body.
Su Chen also followed closely.
However, he couldn't directly come into contact with the black dragon. Above the black dragon's scales, there was a strong spirit energy entwined. Once Su Chen touched it, he might be exposed.
This black dragon clearly wasn't the real culprit who 'abducted' Han Duoduo. Therefore, Su Chen still needed to continue hiding.
With a thought, he directly jumped up and jumped onto Han Duoduo's body. He rode on her shoulder and didn't directly touch the black dragon.
Although this posture was a bit strange, now wasn't the time to worry about his image. After knowing the truth, Han Duoduo shouldn't mind too much.
The black dragon didn't fly over. Instead, under the cover of the fog, it swam north along the surface of the sea.
Its speed was very fast. It didn't take long for it to cross the Soul Sea and reach the north shore.
It continued forward, entering the forest, and came to the foot of a mountain.
At this time, the black dragon suddenly stopped moving.
The surrounding fog hadn't dispersed yet. A black-clothed man's figure passed through the fog and walked in front of the black dragon.
His gaze fell on the unconscious Han Duoduo and he let out a sinister laugh.
"Han Xiao, oh Han Xiao. When you expelled me from Immortal Dawn Sect, I swore that I would definitely make you regret it!"