Chapter 236 Chu Ning Conceives a Baby
Time flies.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
"Junior Brother Chu, you should focus on refining the elixir now instead of practicing."
In Xinhuo Hall, Chu Ning was practicing in a side hall. Newcomers like them who were not favored by the sects could stay in Xinhuo Hall for a hundred years. If they made progress in alchemy during this hundred years, they could apply for assessment and would be re-rated at that time.
As far as Chu Ning knew, Zhang Qi, Wang Ming and others were frantically refining pills in the Xinhuo Hall.
There is a library in the Xinhuo Hall, which contains many jade slips related to alchemy, and the newcomers can read them for free.
Chu Ning did not miss this opportunity and even spent the most time on it. However, after reading the jade slips in the library, he did not rush to make pills, but started practicing.
"Brother Shu, I was thinking that if I could break through to the Nascent Soul stage, my ability in alchemy would also improve."
Chu Ning had a very good impression of Brother Shu. He was a warm and friendly man who would answer almost all of the questions that the newcomers had. Even if he didn't know the answer, he would seek it out and then tell him.
"That's true. You are only in the late Jindan stage now, so it will be difficult for you to refine some pills."
Shu Wenruan nodded, and then asked: "How confident are you of having a baby?"
"Brother Shu, how can I be sure of this? You are from the Lower Realm as well, so you should know how difficult it is to form a baby in the Lower Realm."
Chu Ning smiled bitterly. Although he was certain in his heart that he had about a 70% chance of conceiving a baby, he would naturally not admit it.
"Is it difficult? It's harder to achieve the Divine Transformation in the Qingshan Region where I am, but there are still dozens of Nascent Souls."
Shu Wenruan scratched his head. Chu Ning was stunned. Although Qingshan Domain was also a lower domain, it ranked fifth among the lower domains and was not comparable to Chengshan Domain.
For every few ranking differences in the lower domains, there is a huge difference in strength between the domains. Chengshan Domain is at the bottom, so naturally it cannot be compared with Qingshan Domain, which is ranked higher.
"Brother, in the Chengshan Region where I am, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators can be counted on one hand."
Hearing Chu Ning's somewhat resentful words, Shu Wenruan smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother, I don't know about this situation, but if I want to successfully form a baby, it's best to buy those things that help with forming a baby."
"Does Danyu have anything to help with forming a baby?"
"Of course."
Shu Wenruan gave Chu Ning some information about things that could help with forming a baby.
"There are dozens of items that aid in forming a newborn, but they still need to be differentiated based on the attributes of Junior Brother's golden elixir. The prices of items with different attributes for forming a newborn are also different. Junior Brother, what is the attribute of your golden elixir?"
"What kind of infant-forming aid is the cheapest?" Chu Ning asked back.
Shu Wenruan was silent for a moment. Could this thing change the properties of the golden elixir according to the price? "In the area near the Xinhuo Palace, the water-attributed ones are the cheapest." Although Shu Wenruan was puzzled, he still answered Chu Ning.
"Most of us alchemists are based on gold and fire, a few are based on wood and earth, and water is the least, so there are fewer people who need water-attributed aids for forming infants."
"What a coincidence, Junior Brother happens to be a water-attributed golden elixir."
Chu Ning's eyes lit up and he deliberately showed a look of surprise on his face. For him, the five elements of the golden elixir could be transformed, so he would definitely choose the attribute that was most convenient.
"That's quite a coincidence." Shu Wenruan also felt that it was too coincidental, but he believed that this Junior Brother Chu would not joke about the formation of a baby.
"Brother, do we also use spirit stones to buy items in this Dan Domain?"
"Of course." Shu Wenruan nodded: "Spiritual stones are common to all domains and can be used in any domain. Naturally, our Dan domain can also use them, but we use spiritual crystals in the Dan domain."
Shu Wenruan introduced to Chu Ning: "Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for one spirit crystal. If you have spirit stones, you can go to the treasure pavilion of the Fire Hall to exchange them. As for the water-attributed pill-forming aids, about ten spirit crystals can be exchanged for one. In order to ensure the success of the infant formation, it is best for you to exchange ten kinds of aids."
Ten thousand spirit stones can be exchanged for one spirit crystal, and ten spirit crystals can be exchanged for one hundred thousand spirit stones.
This price is not high!
At least in Chu Ning's opinion, if it were placed in Chengshan Region, one million spirit stones could guarantee the formation of a Nascent Soul, and the number of Nascent Soul powerhouses would definitely be more than a few.
Chu Ning understood why this situation occurred; it was caused by an imbalance of resources.
In Chengshan Domain, there are no such items that aid in forming a fetus, but in Dan Domain, such items are not particularly rare, so naturally their value is not particularly high.
"If you don't have enough spirit stones, you can borrow some from me, my senior brother."
When Shu Wenruan saw Chu Ning hesitating, he thought that Chu Ning was short of money. This was his inference based on the situation in Qingshan Area.
Even in the Qingshan Region, it is difficult for a Jindan late stage cultivator to have a million spirit stones. It is not that a Jindan late stage cultivator cannot earn a million spirit stones.
They can earn millions of spirit stones, but their expenses are also high. Alchemists like them make spirit stones by refining pills and selling them, but they also have to spend spirit stones to buy medicinal materials, and they also need to spend spirit stones on cultivation.
If you want to constantly improve yourself, there will be plenty of places to spend spirit stones.
Spiritual weapons, magic weapons, formations...
There are only spirit stones that are not enough to spend, but there are no spirit stones that cannot be spent.
"Junior brother, I sold a lot of elixirs in Chengshan Territory and earned some spirit stones. I should be able to collect enough. If it's not enough, I will borrow from you later."
Although Senior Brother Shu is a very kind person, Chu Ning will not reveal how many spirit stones he has.
Ever since he sold a batch of medicinal ingredients for Shouyi Dan, plus the sponsorship from the group of Jindan elders of Xuantian Sect, not counting some spiritual weapons and materials, the number of spirit stones alone has reached 1.6 million.
After seeing Shu Wenruan off, Chu Ning did not delay and went directly to the treasure pavilion of Xinhuo Palace. During these three years, he had gained some understanding of Xinhuo Palace.
He couldn't get close to the core area of Xinhuo Palace, and there were many newcomers like them who were not selected by the sect, and they were all arranged in the outer side halls of Xinhuo Palace.
A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning came out of the treasure pavilion with one hundred and fifty spirit crystals on him.
After exchanging 1.5 million spirit stones, Chu Ning kept 100,000 spirit stones for himself. These 100,000 spirit stones were kept in case of emergencies that required the use of spirit stones.
There were no treasures that could assist in forming a baby in the treasure house of Xinhuo Palace, so Chu Ning found Shu Wenruan again.
Shu Wenruan knew that Chu Ning had already gathered all the spirit crystals, and he enthusiastically said that he would help Chu Ning find things to assist in forming the core. He didn't even take the spirit crystals from Chu Ning yet, and only said that he would give them to him after he brought the treasures back.
Looking at Shu Wenruan's departing figure, Chu Ning felt a little ashamed. Just now he was still considering whether to give the spirit crystal to Senior Brother Shu.
After all, we must be on guard against others. What if Senior Brother Shu runs away with the donation?
Now it seems that he was judging others by his own standards. Senior Brother Shu is truly a kind-hearted person.
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Senior Brother Shu is quite like Senior Brother Gu.
Chu Ning sighed softly. He saw the shadow of Senior Brother Gu in Senior Brother Shu, but unlike Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Gu was nice to him because he felt that he could lead the sect to glory.
But Senior Brother Shu is not only kind to me, he is also caring to other newcomers without any selfish motives.
If we have to say whether Brother Shu has any selfish motives, we can only say that he is casting a wide net and investing, taking care of these newcomers, hoping that one of them will be able to make a comeback and rise.
A month later, Chu Ning met Brother Shu who had returned from a long journey.
"Junior Brother Chu, I have lived up to your expectations. Here are ten water-attributed golden elixir-forming auxiliary treasures. They cost ninety-three spirit crystals. Junior Brother Chu, just give me ninety spirit crystals."
"That won't do. Senior Brother Shu has worked so hard for my junior brother to form a baby, how can you give him less?"
Chu Ning shook his head and took out a hundred spirit crystals. After Chu Ning's repeated requests and saying that if he didn't help, he would never bother Senior Brother Shu again, Shu Wenruan finally accepted the hundred spirit crystals.
Holding the storage bag given by Shu Wenruan, Chu Ning returned to his side hall with excitement in his eyes. Now he was only one step away from forming a baby.
If he were in Chengshan Domain, he would choose an extremely safe place to conceive a baby, but in Dan Domain, the Xinhuo Palace is the safest place.
But even so, Chu Ning still set up several formations in his side hall before starting to form a baby.
Chu Ning sat cross-legged in the center of the hall and entered a state of cultivation.
Half a year later, Chu Ning's condition has reached its peak, and his aura is as sharp as a sword unsheathed.
After adjusting his state, Chu Ning slapped his storage bag, and the ten treasures that aided in forming a baby floated in front of him.
However, Chu Ning did not rush to use these ten treasures, but began to control his soul and compress it towards the golden elixir.
From the golden elixir to the formation of the primordial infant, it is a process of compressing the soul into the golden elixir, and then the golden elixir breaks up and the primordial infant is formed.
Compressing the soul into the golden elixir is not a difficult task for other cultivators, but it is a bit troublesome for Chu Ning.
Because his soul is far superior to that of ordinary Jindan cultivators, this means that the difficulty of compressing his soul into Jindan will be higher than that of ordinary cultivators.
Chu Ning kept the seals with his hands. After a month, he pointed his finger and a magical medicine in front of him flew directly into his mouth and was swallowed in one gulp.
Watergrass.
After taking it, textures will appear on the water-attributed golden elixir, and the soul can follow these textures into the golden elixir.
Half a month later, Chu Ning took the Soul-Shrinking Grass again. This grass can help compress the soul.
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A year passed like this, and seven of the ten treasures in front of Chu Ning had been used up.
A year later, after Chu Ning took the last three treasures together in one breath, his aura continued to weaken.
It is normal for the spirit and soul to become weaker when entering the golden elixir state.
The next step is to use the soul to nurture the Nascent Soul within the golden elixir.
To put it bluntly, there are two types of eggs laid by hens. Without the help of a rooster, the eggs laid by the hen cannot hatch into chicks because they lack essence.
The spirit and soul are equivalent to essence and energy. Now that we have essence and energy, we can start to conceive and incubate.
This process may take as fast as half a year or as slow as three to five years.
(End of this chapter)