Having made her decision, Jiang Yue went to the merchant guild to clear out all the talismans she had accumulated over the decades. Afterward, she bought some materials needed to refine a pill furnace. After returning to her cave, she devoted herself to studying how to refine a pill furnace. She first warmed up her skills with low-grade materials, and once she was proficient enough, she began to refine pills formally. Jiang Yue was quite lucky and succeeded in just a few tries. Her pills reached the middle level of the fourth rank. A fourth-rank pill furnace should be more than enough to exchange for top-grade third-rank pills.
After arriving at the Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Yue found Manager Zhou, whom she often dealt with. Upon seeing Jiang Yue, Manager Zhou led her to a private room, brewed a pot of spiritual tea, poured her a cup, and said, "Fellow Daoist Qian, what do you need this time? Are you here to lend me some talismans?"
"This time it's not about the Nascent Soul Pill."
After hearing Jiang Yue's words, Steward Zhou spat out a mouthful of water: "Didn't you only break through to the Golden Core stage a hundred years ago? Are you about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Jiang Yue briefly revealed her disguised mid-stage Golden Core aura: "I've only just broken through to the mid-stage Golden Core. Isn't it a waste not to exchange this for a Nascent Soul Pill, given that I've refined such a fine item?" With that, she waved her hand, releasing the alchemy furnace from her storage bag. Steward Zhou grabbed it, saying, "Let me see. Where does this alchemy furnace get the confidence to exchange for a Nascent Soul Pill? You must know that's a top-tier third-order pill..."
"Hiss~, a mid-level fourth-order alchemy furnace?" Manager Zhou gasped after speaking, excitedly standing up from his chair. He examined it carefully for a while, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Jiang Yue: "This...this really was personally refined by Fellow Daoist Qian?"
"Yes, I can hardly believe it myself," Jiang Yue said calmly, taking a sip of tea.
"No wonder Fellow Daoist Qian is so confident in exchanging for the Nascent Soul Pill. It's more than enough. In terms of quality, this pill furnace is much higher than the Nascent Soul Pill. However, the Nascent Soul Pill is, after all, a breakthrough pill. Even so, something needs to be added to the Nascent Soul Pill. Fellow Daoist Qian, is this still considered to be handled by our Chamber of Commerce? Our Chamber of Commerce is offering a discount; we will not charge any intermediary fees for this transaction."
"Of course, I came to you because I trust your chamber of commerce. We've been cooperating for so many years."
"Then please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qian, your alchemy furnace is more valuable than a Nascent Soul Pill. A single Nascent Soul Pill is not worth as much. What would you like to add?"
"Things and ores that increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation, you know I like to research all kinds of ores."
"Okay, then leave it to me."
The two chatted for a while. Manager Zhou seemed a bit awkward, so Jiang Yue looked at him and asked, "We've gotten to know each other a bit now, so what's the matter?"
"Fellow Daoist, you succeeded in refining the alchemy furnace on your first try? Do you have any more...?" After saying that, Manager Zhou glanced at Jiang Yue and said, "I have a grandson who is also an alchemist. He doesn't need a fourth-tier alchemy furnace. Do you have a third-tier alchemy furnace, Fellow Daoist?"
"Oh, I thought it was something serious." Jiang Yue waved her hand and took out the two alchemy furnaces she had been testing, one a top-tier third-order furnace and the other a mid-tier third-order furnace: "Take a look and see which one you want."
Manager Zhou looked around and selected the top-tier third-tier item. Finally, he asked Jiang Yue what she wanted to exchange for it. Jiang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Do you have the Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique, 'Five Elements Technique'?"
Manager Zhou shook his head and said, "The Five Elements Technique, a cultivation method for those above the Golden Core stage, has long been lost. After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, one can switch to cultivating the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Technique, which is the choice most people would make."
Jiang Yue glanced at the world's plot. The protagonist had also switched to this cultivation method, but later switched back after obtaining the subsequent techniques of the "Five Elements Technique." The secret realm for obtaining the technique wouldn't open for over two thousand years, and Jiang Yue couldn't wait that long: "Shopkeeper Zhou, can I buy the 'Five Elements Primordial Technique' now?"
Shopkeeper Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Under Fellow Daoist Qian's current authority, it is not possible unless you join the Universal Chamber of Commerce, or you need to upgrade to a gold member. Since Fellow Daoist can refine fourth-order magic treasures, wait a moment while I apply to the headquarters to see if we can help Fellow Daoist upgrade to a gold member."
After saying that, Manager Zhou contacted the headquarters. A moment later, Manager Zhou opened his eyes and said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist. You are very lucky. There happened to be a manager from the headquarters on duty today to handle business. The application was approved, and I also applied for the cultivation technique. I will pay for the spirit stones needed for you, as a way to exchange for this alchemy furnace."
Both parties were satisfied with the transaction. Before leaving, Jiang Yue handed over the remaining alchemy furnace to Steward Zhou to replace it with refining materials. Jiang Yue then returned to her cave to familiarize herself with the cultivation technique. This "Five Elements Primordial Technique" was also developed by later generations from the "Five Spirits Manual," and it was not particularly difficult to understand.
Now that the cultivation technique issue is resolved and the Nascent Soul Pill is almost ready, all that's missing are the Nascent Soul stage spells and magic weapons. Jiang Yue doesn't plan to refine magic weapons now; she'll wait until she reaches the Nascent Soul stage. By then, she estimates she'll be confident in refining a top-tier fourth-order magic weapon. If successful, she won't need to frequently change magic weapons throughout her Nascent Soul stage.
Several months later, Jiang Yue finished researching the cultivation technique. After leaving her seclusion, she checked the communication talisman and found that Manager Zhou of the Chamber of Commerce had already taken care of everything. The Nascent Soul Pill had been replaced with a top-grade one. She went to the Chamber of Commerce to retrieve the item. The preparations for forming the Nascent Soul were almost complete. Her magical power had been honed to its limit, and her physical body had reached the Golden Core Perfection stage. Although her spiritual sense was also at the Golden Core Perfection stage, its strength was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Jiang Yue was quite confident in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.
However, just in case, she filled the space in advance. After all, if she failed to break through, at best her cultivation would regress and her lifespan would be greatly reduced, and at worst she would lose her life. After making all the preparations, Jiang Yue hid her identity and went to a city a little further away from Juxing City to break through. Otherwise, if she was discovered to be breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in Juxing City, she would be in trouble.
Six months later, Jiang Yue arrived at her destination. After entering the city, she changed to a different merchant guild and rented a cave dwelling for her breakthrough. After entering the cultivation room, Jiang Yue cleaned herself up and sat cross-legged on the futon to begin cultivating. Breakthroughs are not something that can be achieved at will; one must find the right opportunity. Therefore, Jiang Yue was not impatient and simply honed her magical power.
When her mind and body reached a peak state, Jiang Yue began to form her nascent soul. Suddenly, the spiritual energy above the cave became chaotic, forming a vortex of spiritual energy in the blink of an eye. Soon, the spiritual energy within a hundred miles was attracted to it, and the spiritual acupoints within her kung fu also spewed out spiritual energy at full power. Jiang Yue closed her eyes tightly in the cave, and the spiritual energy within her body also surged wildly. Before long, a miniature baby about an inch tall emerged from the top of her head.
Upon closer inspection, the baby looked exactly like Jiang Yue when she was a child. Its fair and tender face was full of excitement and joy. After a while, the baby flashed with a blue light and returned to Jiang Yue's body. When the baby returned to its place, Jiang Yue opened her eyes and looked inside. Seeing the sleeping baby, she also showed a happy smile.
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