Geez you guys must be on real cheap servers to be using this many books for parts to make another eq that also uses a book.

to OP if you are having trouble with making a dress use fine golden rose+magic crystal powder instead. fails a lot less, and you can get rank 20-22 flower/magic items which will work the same as dress or golden qi pao (rank 42).

For blue boots/black gown (both rank 42 grass) use fine grass+black jade on PRIMARY alchemy (cheaper and works better than grass/g. flower) if you get wooden/red gown just compound it with a skeleton iron sword to get blue boots.(just don't forget to change back to superior alchemy before you make the swords)

book 3 is usuable for demon jade stone+ vertical wing as it is only a +3 jump (save those bk 4's)