Chapter 235 The Perfection of the Elixir Fire Technique
"Thank you very much, Master. So many Xuanmu Gathering Spirit Pills have been a great help to me."
Ji An cupped his hands in greeting and said:
"If I ask my master to buy the elixirs on my behalf and then transfer the credit to you, I wonder if that would be feasible?"
He wanted his master to act as a "purchasing agent," which would give him an extra forty pills each year.
According to the rules for the treatment of first-class disciples, he can also receive forty pills every year.
If his master could purchase the pills on his behalf, his shortage of pills would become much smaller, and he could take the pills without worry.
"You're dreaming," Ge Ying said, covering her mouth with a laugh.
"Sometimes I need to exchange for other pills, which will also take up my exchange quota. In the future, I will try my best to help you exchange for twenty pills."
As for whether I can exchange for more, it depends on my share.
However, the sect's exchange rules will change after the demonic calamity breaks out, so you should prepare for the worst.
In times of war, sects will coordinate and allocate various resources, and tightening control is inevitable.
The reason she was able to exchange for forty pills every year for the past few years was because Luo Ying didn't need help, but that might not be the case in the future.
"Let's just accept the sect's arrangements and exchange for as many as we can."
Ji An was optimistic and felt fortunate to have it.
He grinned and said:
"Master, when Senior Sister Luo Ying returns, please invite Senior Sister Yue Fei to come over as well."
Senior Sister Zhong is in charge of refining the Profound Wood Gathering Spirit Pill for the sect. We should make more connections with her; perhaps we'll need her help when purchasing Purple Ganoderma Essence Condensing Pills in the future.
"You lazy fellow, you should have been spending more time with your fellow disciples a long time ago."
The cultivation of spiritual plants on Crimson Flame Peak is on track, and the effort required should be much less. Is it simply a matter of not having enough time?
Ge Ying gently scolded, "This disciple is good in every way, except that he is too lazy to move around."
Ji An analyzed, counting on his fingers:
"Master, let me calculate your fortune."
I practice for six hours every day, from the beginning of Mao hour to the beginning of Wu hour, and from the end of You hour to the end of Zi hour.
That means I only have three hours left during the day, and I still need to study and practice alchemy. Time is really tight.
Time is like water in a sponge; you can always squeeze some out. But for him, spending so much time on socializing is a huge waste.
When his cultivation reaches a bottleneck and he is unable to make further progress for a long time, he will choose to travel more and make more friends, hoping to gain insights from other sources.
Ge Ying shook her head slightly. She knew this disciple's personality very well; he was like an abacus bead, moving only when propelled and not moving at all.
If it weren't for some business that required me to go out, I probably would have stayed on Crimson Flame Peak until the end of time.
"Speaking of alchemy, what kind of pills have you refined this month, and how much of the Three Yang Pill Fire Technique have you grasped?"
"During this period, I will refine three batches of Bigu Pills every day. After consuming one hundred portions of materials, the success rate of refining pills reaches 80%, and seven or eight pills can be made."
The next stage is preparing to refine the Yellow Sprout Pill; disciples have already been dispatched to purchase one hundred sets of materials.
Ji An's mind was drawn to the stone tortoise, and he glanced at it.
[Spell: Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique (Perfect 2%)]
He said slowly:
"This disciple possesses a solid foundation in the Perfected level of the Fire Control Technique, and his comprehension of the Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique has reached the Great Perfection level."
He decided to keep a low profile, as it wouldn't be good to be too outstanding in every aspect.
"Very good. The Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique is much more complex than the Fire Control Technique."
"To have mastered it in just one month demonstrates your considerable talent in fire control, which will greatly benefit your alchemy."
Ge Ying forced a smile. This disciple didn't need her to worry about anything, which made her lose the joy of being a teacher and helping her disciple resolve his doubts.
"Five medicinal herbs are needed to refine Huangya Dan, and some experience in refining it is required at the beginning."
The jade slip I gave you doesn't describe all the details. I haven't refined Yellow Sprout Pills for many years, and I've forgotten many of the refining techniques. You'll need to figure it out and try it out yourself.
Did you go to the Transmission Hall and obtain a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation technique?
"I've already received it."
Ge Ying's smile softened considerably as she said:
"Let me tell you about the precautions to take when practicing the cultivation method in the later stages of Foundation Establishment."
Finally, she was able to share some practical knowledge with her disciples to maintain her dignity as a teacher. She explained everything in detail, covering all the secrets of spiritual energy circulation, the problems she encountered, and their solutions.
Before they knew it, more than an hour had passed, and the light in the cave gradually dimmed.
After recounting everything she knew, Ge Ying still seemed reluctant to stop:
"It's getting late. Stay here tonight and keep your teacher company."
She wanted to elaborate on the key points of alchemy and discuss the future situation of the sect.
The signs of the demonic calamity are becoming increasingly clear. Once the war breaks out, the sect will have to operate at high speed, and everyone will be busy. It will be difficult to find such a peaceful time again.
"Your disciple obeys."
The following day, Ji An bid farewell to his master and piloted the flying shuttle to land on the mountainside of Chaoyang Peak.
He put away his shuttle, stepped into the treasure pavilion, took out his new identity jade token, and said:
"Uncle Jia, I'm here to exchange for the Profound Wood Gathering Spirit Pill. I'll take both my quota for receiving and my quota for exchanging this year."
Jia Yu's gaze sharpened slightly, then he laughed loudly and said:
"Good lad, your cultivation is improving faster than I expected!"
"That's good, this gives us more time to break through to the Chaoyuan stage."
Such a young late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple has ample time to hone his skills and has a high probability of becoming a Chaoyuan stage cultivator.
Several disciples with the potential to break through to the Chaoyuan stage have emerged in the sect. Hopefully, no major accidents will occur during this demonic calamity.
He took out his gourd and took a big gulp of wine. He was happy today, so he deserved a drink!
"Wait here, I'll get it for you."
Jia Yu took out the pills from the secret vault, picked up the pale gold jade tablet, manipulated it for a moment, and said:
"Twenty pills would require a first-class disciple to consume 1,400 minor merits."
After checking the quantity of the pills, Ji An happily put the jade bottle into his storage bag.
He received thirty pills from Liu Suyun, and his master gave him two hundred and forty pills. Adding the forty pills he had already received, he now held three hundred and ten Xuanmu Gathering Spirit Pills.
Jia Yu tilted his head back and drank the wine. After a few sips, he shook the gourd vigorously and grinned, saying:
"It's all gone again. There's just too little Tier 2 Spirit Wine."
Hey kid, how many second-tier Crimson Cloud Pines are there on Crimson Flame Peak? Make some more pine nut wine for me to sell in the future.
"My uncle is quite wealthy, so don't worry about me drinking your wine for free."
The sect still lacks enough materials to brew second-tier spirit wine to meet his needs.
Ji An grinned and presented a jar of second-tier spirit wine:
"I currently have eighty-one second-tier red cloud pines in my area, and I will use about eight thousand catties of them to brew wine, which will amount to about four thousand catties."
However, this is this year's production. In previous years, we only produced 3,000 jin of wine. I'm giving some away to everyone, as I don't have much left.
"Uncle-Master, at the rate you drink, you could easily drink most of my entire stash by yourself."
Because of a shortage of spiritual materials for cultivators to refine in the sect's secret vault, he handed over 20,000 catties of pine nuts this year and received 2,000 minor merits.
Uncle Jia is a third-stage cultivator in the Chaoyuan realm. He can drink freely and easily consume twenty catties of pine nut wine every day.
Jia Yu took the wine jar, tapped off the seal, carefully drank a few sips, and then used a magic incantation to pour the remaining wine into the gourd.
He sighed softly and said:
"Break more spirit wine these next few years, and remember to save five thousand catties for me."
After the demonic calamity breaks out, the sect will forcibly requisition various resources, so it will probably be impossible to use second-tier pine nuts to brew wine again.
For him, first-grade spirit wine was not much better than ordinary spirit spring water; it tasted bland.
Before resource controls are implemented, he wants to store enough spirit wine to last until the demon calamity ends.
Judging from the last outbreak of the demonic calamity, the war, from its full-scale outbreak to its end, will last about five years.
Ji An frowned slightly:
"If we keep more pine nuts to brew wine, we will have to hand over much less pine nuts to the sect."
The sect has the largest number of cultivators practicing fire-element techniques, and the greatest shortage of second-tier low-grade fire-element spiritual items.
Jia Yu was silent for a moment, then whispered:
"Next year, I will keep an extra 5,000 catties of pine nuts to brew wine, and I will take out some fire-elemental spiritual items from my private collection to make up for the shortfall."
By the way, you have so many minor skills, why don't you exchange them for a few spiritual weapons for self-defense?
After the demonic calamity breaks out, none of us can predict how things will turn out. You'll need at least a defensive magical artifact.
If the war escalates to a fever pitch, even cultivators who are not skilled in combat will have to participate, regardless of the sect's will.
Ji An smiled and said:
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. I have an apricot-yellow flag for protection, which should be enough to safeguard myself."
His spiritual weapon has been refined over many years, and he has consistently nurtured it with earth elemental essence, which has given it some spirituality, making it easy to use.
"Good lad, so you were prepared all along. That's good."
The bright moon shines through the woods, its serene light casting a cool hue over the earth.
After Ji An finished his dinner, a maid brewed him a cup of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.
As the warmth of the hot tea settles, a slight coolness begins to spread.
A cool sensation spread to the sea of consciousness, bringing a faint sense of comfort to the soul.
He drank it down cup after cup until the tea became bland.
Ji An scratched his head. The nourishment from the top-grade spiritual tea was weaker than the nourishment he received during his nighttime cultivation. He was now certain that his cultivation technique had indeed 'mutated'.
He rose and flew to the foot of the Azure Jade Tree in the Deep Moon Realm, where he activated the Green Wood Everlasting Technique, a late-stage Foundation Establishment skill.
The difficulty of the cultivation technique has increased significantly, requiring many attempts to reverse the flow of spiritual energy through the extraordinary meridians. It takes time to adapt before one can master it, so he did not choose to take out spiritual objects for refining.
Two hours later, thanks to the precise control brought by his powerful soul, he managed to complete a full cycle of the cultivation technique, albeit with some stumbles.
The beginning is always the hardest, but Ji An persevered and continued to practice his cultivation technique.
As the cultivation technique is activated, spiritual energy from a wider area is attracted.
The nourishing, deep yellow spiritual light, the vigorous and vibrant emerald green spiritual light, and the moist, dark black spiritual light from the distant cold pool all converged on him.
Wisps of silver light fell from the night sky like a light drizzle, swirling around him and then entering his mouth and nose with each breath, filling his soul with joy.
Ji An felt that the speed at which he refined spiritual energy had increased by 20% compared to when he was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
(End of this chapter)
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