Chapter 341 Individual Cultivation

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan then looked at the second medicinal herb, then the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Each medicinal herb is priced as "Shouqing Dan" (兽清丹), and the number and grade of Shouqing Dan required vary depending on the rarity and grade of the herb.

For example, one of the seventh-grade Lingxiao Fruits can only grow and mature after being nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth for thousands of years in a special environment deep in the mountains and forests. However, because it can be used as the main ingredient of a pill that is extremely useful to humans and can improve their comprehension for a period of time, the price is directly set at ten seventh-grade low-grade Beast Cleansing Pills, or five mid-grade, three high-grade, or one top-grade pill.

The value of the Beast Cleansing Pill is indeed far less than that of the Soaring Cloud Pill, which is why they dared to offer such a price for just one Soaring Cloud Fruit.

At the same time, it could be a hundred times the number of level 6 Beast Cleansing Pills, or ten thousand times the number of level 5 Beast Cleansing Pills.

The same applies to other medicinal materials; the key is to obtain Beast Cleansing Pills, regardless of their grade or quality. They are exchanged based on value, and the more the better.

That's pretty simple and straightforward.

Apart from medicinal herbs, other resources are priced in the same way.

In the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan, Beast Cleansing Pills are their currency.

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Zhong Cai had seen quite a few resources along the way that he wanted, but unfortunately, he didn't have any Beast Cleansing Pills.

No problem, let's browse through all the other shops first, so we can know which shops sell which resources, and then we can start researching the Beast Cleansing Pill when we get back.

After leaving the shop of the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan, Zhong Cai went to the next shop.

Wu Shaogan stayed by Zhong Cai's side and continued shopping with him.

Take a look at each shop, and if there's anything you can buy with Xuan Stones and happens to have exchangeable resources, then exchange for it.

Gradually, Zhong Cai discovered that besides the Moon Gazing Wolf Clan, many other rare beasts of the same clan also opened shops, and many of them would make requests regarding elixirs suitable for beast races.

Sure enough, when the two first entered the Land of All Living Beings, the roars of so many beastmen hoping he would open a pill shop were true; they really needed pills...

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Besides the shops run by rare beasts, the two also encountered many shops run by humans.

In fact, almost all the rare beasts and cultivators who could live on the streets opened shops—even those in the settlements who weren't strong enough would set up a small shop in their mansions or set up a stall directly in front of their houses.

Among the resources sold by the human race are rare herbs, but most of them are of low grade. This is understandable, since cultivators who have improved their strength by using the Land of All Beings can occupy more power in their respective continents and can naturally seek pills from alchemists. Therefore, the best rare herbs they obtain will naturally be given to the alchemists.

Even human powerhouses at the Nirvana or Heavenly Realm levels can give away rare medicines and rare herbs to their disciples and grand-disciples, even if they don't need them themselves. They only put these items in their shops and specify their requirements if the disciples urgently need them for trade. Furthermore, items are only put in shops if the disciples have thoroughly searched through all available resources and found no other outlet.

These shops or stalls sell resources, and various transaction methods are available.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan naturally headed towards the higher-level areas. They would acquire anything they liked that they could trade, but they weren't fixated on anything that couldn't be traded.

They don't have any resources that they urgently need right now.

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Zhong Cai took Wu Shaogan's hand and returned to the two-tiered hall.

"After walking around, I realized once again that we really are broke, Lao Wu."

Wu Shaogan smiled slightly: "We are still young, so naturally we cannot compare with the tens of thousands of years of accumulation of the senior rare beasts."

Zhong Cai had only made a casual, pointless comment, but now she said quite naturally, "That's true."

The two were quite tired from shopping, so they lazily leaned against each other and squeezed into the bed.

Zhong Cai said, "We need to finalize our plans for the future."

Wu Shaogan nodded: "I'll listen to A-Cai."

Zhong Cai immediately started planning, thinking, "The Starlight Arena is geared towards honing the skills of martial arts cultivators. I have just broken through a minor realm, so it's best to consolidate and adapt to my new strength in the short term. I won't go there anytime soon; I'll focus on refining pills at home."

Wu Shaogan nodded again.

Zhong Cai continued, "You don't need to come with me. Go back to the arena to train." He squeezed Wu Shaogan's arm, feeling the terrifying power contained beneath his skin, and said, "You haven't used the rewards from the body infusions yet. You can use them later."

"Strive to break through to the late stage of fusion as soon as possible and improve your realm as quickly as possible."

"after……"

Seeing Zhong Cai winking at him, Wu Shaogan understood and laughed, "Afterwards, I'll challenge Chao Hanxiao and snatch the top spot for A-Cai?"

Zhong Cai said with a grin, "Maybe we don't even need to compete for it? But a challenge is necessary, to verify it in real time! It's also to avoid the situation where we're ranked high on the Sky Ranking but the results are unacceptable to others."

Wu Shaogan nodded again and said, "Okay."

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "Maybe he'll challenge you first before you even have a chance to challenge him."

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In Zhong Cai's view, as long as Wu Shaogan breaks through to the late stage of fusion, there is a very high chance that he will be judged as the top of the Sky Ranking.

However, Chao Hanxiao has been at the top of the list for many years and is well-known throughout the continent. If Wu Shaogan cannot fight him fairly and defeat him, then some people will still have some doubts.

The Sky Ranking is naturally fair, as it can be completely judged by the aura of martial arts cultivators. However, martial arts cultivators also understand that their combat strength can change subtly at any time when they are fighting to the death.

Those with a large gap in skill naturally cannot turn the tide, but a strong person like Chao Hanxiao is likely to improve his strength in battle, so how can we rely solely on rankings?

Of course, if Wu Shaogan wasn't a newly arrived young third-ranked player, but rather the second-ranked player who had been competing with Chao Hanxiao for the top spot for many years, even if he were the second-ranked player and not truly defeated by Chao Hanxiao, some people would still think that he was no weaker than Chao Hanxiao in life-or-death battles.

The reason why Weng Yuxian, who was previously ranked second, had no doubts was because she had fought Chao Hanxiao before and was always at a disadvantage...

Therefore, Zhong Cai also felt that if the Sky Ranking really put Lao Wu at the top, Chao Hanxiao would want to fight Lao Wu, whether out of greed or to prove himself.

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On the other hand...

Zhong Cai suddenly asked, "By the way, Lao Wu, are you interested in fighting Chao Hanxiao?"

Wu Shaogan was very frank: "Not interested."

Zhong Cai turned her head to look at him.

Wu Shaogan smiled slightly and said, "I'm only interested in A-Cai."

Zhong Cai: "..."

Lao Wu, you're getting a bit too love-struck!

but……

It doesn't seem to matter.

Because Zhong Cai felt that he himself was also a love-obsessed person.

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Wu Shaogan was indeed not interested in challenging Chao Hanxiao, or rather, there had not yet been a cultivator who aroused his desire to fight.

Chao Hanxiao is undoubtedly very powerful, but his cultivation level is still too high.

If Chao Hanxiao had reached the top of the Sky Ranking in the early or middle stages of fusion, Wu Shaogan might have been motivated to fight.

After all, Wu Shaogan himself was ranked third in the early stages of the fusion, which was much lower than Chao Hanxiao's level when he was ranked third.

And now...

Or perhaps, if Wu Shaogan still couldn't suppress Chao Hanxiao in the rankings when he broke through to the later stages, he would be more interested.

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That concludes our discussion of the Sky Rankings.

Zhong Cai pondered further, "While you go to cultivate, I'll wait for you at home and refine more pills that various beasts like. I feel that the beast race can provide us with more usable resources here, while the humans are willing to give us most of what we don't really need."

Wu Shaogan: "I will make a breakthrough as soon as possible."

Zhong Cai gave him a disapproving look and said, "Be more composed."

Wu Shaogan chuckled: "I understand."

The two exchanged a few words and then snuggled together again.

Even though they were still in the Land of All Living Beings, and it was just a matter of each cultivating on their own, they still felt a sense of reluctance to part.

But neither of them tried to forcefully control this feeling.

After all, the stickiness will subside after a while, so why worry so much?

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Of course, before they went into seclusion, the two also discussed going to the arena first.

As long as they convey their thoughts in front of the tower, these disciples can directly purchase the videos they want to watch.

Wu Shaogan recommended buying all the level 5 items.

Anyway, the price wasn't high for either of them.

The two then took a large bag of image crystals back to the mansion to admire them together.

Of these crystals, fifteen belong to the Cold Spear Knight.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan watched it together.

In the video, Chao Hanxiao wielded his purple spear with unparalleled skill. The aura he exuded during the battle was indistinguishable from the real Chao Hanxiao, and his combat prowess was extraordinary, far surpassing the real-life images of cultivators, past and present, that Wu Shaogan had encountered in the Starlight Arena.

Zhong Cai couldn't understand it after reading it for a while, so she carefully observed her husband's expression.

Well...

Old Wu's reaction was simply no reaction.

Zhong Cai understood that this meant Lao Wu wasn't emotionally affected. Perhaps Lao Wu wasn't moved by such strength. But there were more than ten videos. Maybe this one wouldn't be enough, but the other videos recorded as Chao Hanxiao's strength increased might catch Lao Wu's eye?

So Zhong Cai didn't say anything, but just sat there silently, keeping Wu Shaogan company as they continued watching.

Perhaps the crystals appear from weak to strong. It was around the thirteenth crystal that Wu Shaogan's expression became slightly more serious; when he got to the fourteenth crystal, he narrowed his eyes slightly; and when he got to the fifteenth crystal, he revealed a smile.

Zhong Cai understood.

The strength Chao Hanxiao displayed in the fifteenth crystal made Lao Wu feel that he was a worthy opponent.

Zhong Cai couldn't help but pinch Wu Shaogan's fingers and gently rub them a few times.

Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "The images within the fifteen crystals can put pressure on me right now."

Zhong Cai understood: "But once Old Wu breaks through to the next minor realm, it won't be anything special."

Wu Shaogan nodded slightly: "The recording of the crystal was done more than a month ago. With Chao Hanxiao's abilities, he must have made further progress."

Chung Tsai: "So even if a fight breaks out later, it's still hard to say."

Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "I will try my best to win."

Zhong Cai buried her head in Wu Shaogan's arms and said with a grin, "I believe in Lao Wu!"

A fighting spirit immediately enveloped Wu Shaogan.

Defeating Chao Hanxiao is actually not very interesting, but it would be very interesting if it could satisfy A Cai.

Zhong Cai sensed this fighting spirit that didn't harm her, and happily hugged Wu Shaogan tightly, feeling extremely pleased.

His husband, Old Wu, is the best in the world!

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When Wu Shaogan was watching the video, Zhong Cai initially watched it with him, but later gave up because she couldn't understand it. Eventually, she took out her alchemy furnace and stayed by his side, refining pills while keeping him company.

After Wu Shaogan spent several days watching all the videos, Zhong Cai had already developed the Beast Cleansing Pill.

Not only have they successfully learned it, but their success rate in producing pills is also quite high, at least 80%.

Each batch of pills yielded as many as six pills.

However, since it was only recently completed, there wasn't enough time to refine the technique, so each batch of Beast Cleansing Pills refined by Zhong Cai was only of medium to low grade for the time being.

Zhong Cai herself was not satisfied with this.

Since he believed that Old Wu was the best in the world in martial arts, then he should naturally also be the best in the world in alchemy.

Because of his young age and lack of experience, Zhong Cai felt that his current ranking was just so-so, and even if it might improve, it wouldn't be much better. He certainly wouldn't be able to reach the third place for the time being. However, he did have high expectations for his skills in each alchemy session.

The refining method of Beast Cleansing Pill is quite different from that of pills needed by humans. Zhong Cai was used to the methods and routines of refining human pills, so he was naturally a bit unfamiliar with the methods of refining pills needed by beastmen.

Now Zhong Cai wants to get rid of this unfamiliarity.

It's impossible to do in a short time; he can only refine more varieties and get used to them more...

This is actually related to the fact that Qingyu and Qinghui have become sixth-tier rare beasts.

When they were still at the fifth rank, Zhong Cai was busy refining other pills, mainly preparing rare and precious materials for them to break through. Moreover, Zhong Cai's strength at that time was not enough to refine suitable pills for them.

Now that they've both broken through to a higher level, Zhong Cai's alchemy skills are still insufficient for them, so naturally they haven't started researching the pills needed for beasts...

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After watching all the videos, Wu Shaogan entered a meditative state for several hours, digesting everything he had learned.

Zhong Cai didn't disturb him, but continued to refine the Beast Cleansing Pill on the side, and had already successfully refined a high-grade one in just a few batches.

When Wu Shaogan opened his eyes, his aura instantly spread out, creating a monstrous wave!

Zhong Cai was still refining pills methodically, glancing at Old Wu who had just made some progress, and giving him a big smile—his movements were very complicated yet skillful, and he smoothly continued to add several kinds of freshly prepared medicinal herbs into the pill furnace.

The alchemy furnace remained as stable as ever.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shaogan couldn't help but smile with pleasure.

Without saying a word, he quickly composed himself and sat down next to Zhong Cai, resting his chin on his hand as he looked at him.

Zhong Cai coaxed with a smile, "Old Wu, you can't take this pill."

Wu Shaogan said, "Anything that A Cai gives me, even if it's poison, I'll eat it."

Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh: "Then I can't bear to part with it."

Wu Shaogan raised his eyebrows.

While the two chatted and laughed, Zhong Cai spent some time refining the pills and brought them out once again!

After the furnace lid was lifted, the fragrance of the pills wafted out, refreshing and invigorating, yet carrying a subtle yet savage quality—that savage quality is characteristic of pills refined for beastmen, while the lightness is due to the inherent properties of the pills themselves.

Zhong took the pills out of the furnace, his eyes lighting up instantly. He waved them at Wu Shaogan eagerly, saying excitedly, "Old Wu, you're so lucky! You just arrived, and I got a top-grade one!"

Wu Shaogan looked up and saw that, sure enough, Zhong Cai was holding a top-grade Beast Purification Pill.

So he said slowly and deliberately, "It is clearly because A-Cai's skills are excellent that a top-quality product was produced. If I am lucky, it is just that I practiced haphazardly and happened to catch A-Cai's furnace opening."

Zhong Cai solemnly said, "You can't say that!" He then laughed, "Because Old Wu came to see me, I was in a good mood! That's why I was able to get the top-quality item smoothly. It was Old Wu who brought me good luck!"

Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "That's because A Cai brought me good luck."

Zhong Cai waved her hand casually: "I'm not arguing with you, I'm in charge!"

Wu Shaogan: "..."

Zhong Cai glanced at her sideways.

Wu Shaogan immediately said, "A-Cai has the final say. I'm really lucky."

Zhong Cai was finally satisfied.

The two played a few tricks on each other, but in reality, they were expressing their reluctance to part.

Next, Zhong Cai will continue refining pills while Wu Shaogan heads to the Starlight Arena.

A sudden silence fell between the two of them.

Zhong Cai rested her chin on her hand, then sorted out many pills, along with all the Qiongyue Gel and Qiongyue Pearls, and stuffed them into Wu Shaogan's hands, saying, "Old Wu, cultivation is important, but your safety is even more important."

Wu Shaogan solemnly agreed: "Don't worry, A-Cai."

And so, no matter how reluctant they were to part ways, they eventually had to say goodbye.

Wu Shaogan stood up and disappeared in a flash.

Zhong Cai subconsciously wanted to stand up and chase after him, but after thinking about it, she didn't move.

That's a bit pretentious.

never mind.

Zhong Cai released a large amount of wood fire, which swept through the entire alchemy furnace and quickly burned away the impurities within.

The stove hissed and crackled, and wisps of strange aroma quickly appeared, only to be swiftly swept away by the firewood.

Keep refining the elixir, keep refining the elixir.

Old Wu has gone to work hard, so he also needs to work very hard.

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This time, the separate cultivation took quite a while.

Zhong Cai has been refining Beast Purification Pills, and his skills have been honed rapidly. The probability of producing top-grade pills in each batch has also increased, and he has quickly reached the level where each batch contains one to three top-grade pills, while the rest are of high quality.

After finishing refining the Beast Cleansing Pill, Zhong Cai got a little tired of it and started researching the Beast Spirit Pill.

Similarly, it takes a lot of time to continuously refine and polish...

After successfully bringing the alchemy level of the Beast Spirit Pill to a level similar to that of the Beast Cleansing Pill, Zhong Cai began refining the Beast Essence Pill.

The Beast Essence Pill is more difficult to make than the Beast Cleansing Pill and the Beast Spirit Pill, so Zhong Cai will spend more time making it. However, because of his experience with the previous two types of pills, Zhong Cai has gradually adapted to the routine of making beast pills and has become more proficient in the techniques. Therefore, although the overall time spent is longer, it is only a small amount.

Once the Beast Essence Pill reaches the corresponding level, Zhong Cai will continue to research other beast-type pills.

For example, there are herbs that can help beasts strengthen their bodies, herbs that can sharpen their muscles and bones, herbs that can hone their teeth and claws, herbs that can strengthen their scales... and herbs that can purify the bloodline of beasts—the medicinal materials required for this are even more complex.

As Zhong Cai became more familiar with the methods of refining animal-based pills, even for more difficult pills, the time required to refine them was not too long.

It wasn't until the Beast Spring Pill—which, as the name suggests, is actually a Beast "Purification" Pill, a pill that purifies the bloodline of beasts—that Zhong Cai devoted even more effort to it.

For example, Zhong Cai has been working on it for four or five days now, but he is still not confident enough to start refining.

Zhong Cai had a habit of thoroughly understanding everything he needed to know before each alchemy session, and becoming familiar with all the medicinal materials before he would begin. It was precisely because of this extensive preparation that he was able to complete all the steps so quickly and minimize errors during the alchemy process.

Gradually, Zhong Cai found that her mind was getting a little muddled.

The elixir for purifying bloodlines caused Zhong Cai to experience a bottleneck.

It wasn't anything else, but Zhong Cai found the existing pill formulas' refining methods awkward and somewhat redundant. As he tried to refine them, he kept feeling that something was wrong here and something was not right there.

This was actually because Zhong Cai's talent in alchemy was too high, and he had previously devoted himself to the pills needed by beasts, so when he saw the pill formula, he was dissatisfied with the formula itself.

He vaguely wanted to modify some things, which caused a conflict between the recipe and his own ideas when he was making the product, so everything felt wrong and awkward.

Zhong Cai quickly realized where the bottleneck was, so she simply put it aside for the time being.

Let's wait until he develops a technique that suits him well based on this prescription before continuing.

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It's understandable that this formula for purifying animal bloodlines isn't good enough.

There are so many cultivators in the world, and so many pills are needed, yet the number of alchemists is so small. How many alchemists would be willing to spend their time researching pills for beasts?

Even research is often conducted for contracted rare beasts, but there are relatively few cultivators who truly cherish contracted rare beasts and want to obtain better elixirs for them, and even fewer who are willing to spend a lot of money to assist alchemists in their research.

Moreover, cultivators who have the means to hire alchemists are already powerful and capable enough to find a large number of precious natural treasures for their contracted beasts, so they don't necessarily need any new pills.

Therefore, many of the elixirs that animals prefer were developed by alchemists themselves after they became interested in them.

Naturally, the variety is much smaller, and relatively few high-quality products exist.

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Zhong Cai is still quite interested.

The main point is that once this kind of beast bloodline purification pill appears, it should have a large market in the Land of All Living Beings.