Chapter 24 Alchemy requires luck

Luocheng No. 1 Middle School, rest area for failed assessments.

Xu Jianliang walked out of the passage dejectedly, saying angrily, "Damn it. If we had known we would run into a ruthless person like Mr. Lu, we shouldn't have tried to be clever."

Zheng Liu on the side complained: "It's all your fault, Jianliang. Classmate Lu was ready to let us go at the beginning, but you insisted on causing trouble for him. Aren't you asking for trouble and pushing us into the fire pit?"

"Can you blame me for this? I was also fooled by Chai Xi. He insisted on reminding me that Lu Chen's body protection watch had no spiritual power, implying that he was actually a spent force."

"If you want to blame someone, just blame Chai Xihuan. He was the one who lied about military intelligence."

"Come on, Chai Xi was just reminding me, but it was you who told me to take action. If you had known earlier that Lu Chen was trying to lure us into taking action first to avoid penalty points, we wouldn't have been eliminated so early."

Xu Jianliang and Zheng Liu walked to the rest area while complaining to each other.

At this time, there were already quite a few students sitting in the rest area.

Some of them were even cheated by Xu Jianliang and Zheng Liu.

However, they just glared at the two of them fiercely and didn't say anything more.

There's nothing we can do. We can only blame them for being too naive and trusting others easily, thus being taught a severe lesson by this sinister trio.

My skills are not as good as others. My skills are not as good as others!

"Chai Xi, why are you out too?"

Zheng Liu was very surprised when he saw Chai Xi who came out a few seconds later than them.

Chai Xi spread his hands and said helplessly: "What else can I do? I was sent out by classmate Lu's sword."

"I remember you didn't do anything. If Mr. Lu attacked you, he would lose points."

"Do you think people care about those points?"

Zheng Liu was stunned for a moment, then said dejectedly: "That's true. With their strength, it's easy for them to get points. They don't have to fight like us."

Chai Xi shrugged and said, "That's what I mean. If we had their strength, we wouldn't be holding a eliminated party here."

Zheng Liu looked at the exam footage being broadcasted on the big screen in the lounge area and said with some envy, "He's already at the third level of Qi training and has such great sword skills and body movement accomplishments. Student Lu's comprehension is truly terrifying. I don't know how he practices normally. I'll go ask him later."

A passerby student who was eliminated early on couldn't help but say, "I advise you not to learn it. You can't learn it."

Zheng Liu asked in confusion: "Why?"

The passerby pointed at Lu Chen who was playing with his phone on the big screen and said sourly, "Because he has been playing games on his phone since the mock exam started. He only put it away briefly when he met you guys."

"He plays all the time, even during exams. Do you think he practices well?"

"ah?!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Liu and the other two were so shocked that their mouths opened slightly, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Although the passerby classmates didn't say much, they contained a lot of information.

Zheng Liu looked at the screen where Lu Chen had returned to the cave and was sitting next to the campfire playing with his phone. He still couldn't believe it and said, "Has he really been playing mobile games since the exam? Is he looking at the information on his phone?"

“After all, even though there is no internet in the secret realm, we can prepare some information about monsters in advance and read it when we get to the secret realm.”

But this time, before the passerby classmate could answer, Chai Xi on the side couldn't help but speak.

"Idiot, have you ever seen anyone use their phone to look up information by turning it sideways and operating it with both hands?"

“…”

Zheng Liu slapped his forehead and realized that he had said something stupid.

If you really just want to check information, one hand is enough, and there is no need to turn the phone sideways.

Therefore, the only possible reason for Lu Chen's current action was to play mobile games.

Even during the exam, he kept his phone in his hand. Is this person addicted to games so much? And how much time does such a person obsessed with games have for cultivation on weekdays? At this moment, Zheng Liu and the other two were not the only ones who had a picture in their minds.

That is, others take time out to play games after practicing.

Lu Chen, however, took time to practice after playing games.

The main point is to squander talent and lose one's ambition due to pleasure.

Slowly, a more terrifying idea appeared in the minds of the three people.

If Lu Chen spent a lot of time playing games, he could still achieve such terrifying swordsmanship and body movement skills today.

If he saves the time he spends playing games, wouldn't it be...

Damn it, it's so damned! It turns out that hard work is really worthless in the face of talent!

We practice so hard, but in the end we are not as good as others who practice casually after playing games.

You can't say that Lu Chen is actually gifted, but normal practice has little effect, and he can only become stronger quickly by playing games, right?

How could there be such an outrageous thing in this world!

The reason why he is so strong must be because of his extraordinary understanding.

Playing games... has actually limited his talent! At this moment, in the eyes of the teachers and students of No. 1 Middle School, Lu Chen has completely become a rebellious boy with average spiritual talent, extraordinary comprehension, and a heavy obsession with games.

With such talent, why don't you practice hard to become famous in the world of immortal cultivation in the future, but stay here playing games? It's a waste of talent, it's really a waste of talent!

Why does such a person who does not work properly have such a supernatural enlightenment... Damn it!

Inside the secret realm of Wuquan Mountain.

[Name: Lu Chen (Qingyun Sect's errand boy)]

[Qualifications: Top-grade mixed spiritual roots (gold, wood, water, fire, earth)]

[Cultivation: Qi training stage third level (3700/20000)]

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[Current experience value: 2500]

"I originally wanted to save the experience points to improve my alchemy skills, but why didn't anyone tell me in advance that the most important thing in alchemy is... luck!"

Lu Chen looked at the alchemy furnace on his phone, which had failed again and was emitting billowing black smoke.

He admitted that he was a little defensive.

Fifty-one times. He has tried to refine the elixir fifty-one times.

Surprisingly, he still couldn't successfully refine the 'Qi Gathering Pill'.

There is no reason. Is he really not cut out for alchemy?

If this continues, the spirit stones I earned from completing tasks will soon be used up! Lu Chen looked at the only 200 low-grade spirit stones left in his game, knowing that he had at most four more chances to refine pills.

After spending all the spirit stones, he would have no choice but to go to Qingxuan Forest to chop trees and continue to earn spirit stones.

"Forget it. I've never had good luck since I was a child. This kind of luck-based thing is not suitable for me."

"Go ask Xiao Ye to lend some luck to her. She has the physique of a lucky fish who can pick up money whenever she goes out."

"With her by my side, I might be able to succeed in one try."

"Right now, we should improve our cultivation first. We can't wait any longer."

Real immortal cultivation, add points! [Name: Lu Chen (Qingyun Sect errand boy)]

[Qualifications: Top-grade mixed spiritual roots (gold, wood, water, fire, earth)]

[Cultivation: Qi training stage fourth level (4700/20000)]

[Current experience value: 1500]

"If I were originally a low-grade spiritual root, then when my spiritual power value reaches 10,000 points, it will be the limit of the Qi training stage and I can't continue to improve."

"But now the top-grade spiritual root has raised my spiritual power limit to 20,000 points."

"In other words, low-grade spiritual roots can only be cultivated to the tenth level of Qi training, but I can cultivate to the twentieth level of Qi training."

"But I have never heard of any realm beyond the tenth level of Qi training before. I think most people regard the realm beyond the tenth level as a realm beyond the norm."

“No wonder I always hear about some geniuses who have reached the peak of the Qi training stage early, but have never been in a hurry to break through. It turns out that they have only reached what ordinary people think is the peak, but have not reached their own peak.”

“The gap between ordinary people and geniuses is indeed huge, visible to the naked eye.”

"But now I am... not also an absolute genius, am I?"

"Let's put the alchemy thing aside for now. Let the game character concentrate on cultivation in the next few days."

"According to my current training speed of about 50 experience points per game day, I can increase my cultivation by 1,000 points in 20 game days."

"And this... is just two days in reality."

"Even if I don't use all my experience to improve my cultivation, this speed is still amazing."

"It seems that there is really no need to rush to improve my cultivation. I should concentrate on seeing if there is any way to increase the probability of building a foundation."

"After all, it would be really shameful if I couldn't even complete the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building."

(End of this chapter)