Chapter 23 Qi Refining Level 4
Wait quietly for an hour.
Wang Yu twitched his fingers once or twice, and a few alchemy experiences and feelings appeared in his mind, as if he had personally tried to refine pills once, but failed.
This was a completely different experience from anything he had ever had before, because he had never had any foundation in alchemy, and the experience he had when he tried it directly was very poor. It was as if he was developing into someone who relied on intuition.
"So this is what it feels like..."
Muttering to himself, Wang Yu stopped worrying about it and decided to read more books on pharmacology and medicinal properties in his spare time so that he could make up for his lack of basic knowledge sooner or later.
The mission has reached its second half, with two months remaining. Wang Yu's spiritual energy has almost solidified, with only three strands of spiritual energy yet to be combined.
The final breakthrough time was roughly in line with previous expectations.
The room where Tantai Chan was in seclusion became more and more noisy each day, the temperature near the house rose higher and higher, and at the same time, waves of elixir fragrance permeated the air.
The days spent in the herb garden were very peaceful, and no one dared to cause trouble.
Thus, Wang Yu spent the most peaceful period of his life.
The time has come to the 189th day.
As Wang Yu sat cross-legged in meditation, the air around him distorted, and spiritual energy gathered at a visible speed, as if a "pop" sound could be heard in the silence.
His aura leaped to a new level, his bones cracked and popped, as if he had undergone a second growth spurt, completing a small transformation.
The itching between my eyebrows was unbearable, as if invisible tendrils had finally broken through the limitations of the body and were able to sense the outside world.
This is precisely the characteristic of consciousness leaving the body; within a radius of about ten feet centered on the body, every detail is clearly visible, not much different from what the naked eye sees.
Qi Refining Level 4, achieved!
The hundred strands of spiritual energy transformed into ten more solid strands, much denser and already possessing a misty quality. Although fewer in number, they were enough to overwhelm their previous forms.
Most importantly, both Ice Sword Technique and Ice Shield Technique are mid-grade spells, which means that Wang Yu can finally unleash the full power of these two spells, causing his combat strength to skyrocket.
The physical signs of aging caused by the rapid loss of lifespan were restored upon breakthrough, and the person no longer showed any signs of aging.
Most of his hair is still white, with only a little black showing at the roots. It will probably turn completely black after he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Wang Yu was very excited.
After all, with a useless spiritual root aptitude, it often takes a lifetime to reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
He's only seventeen this year, and he has plenty of time to cultivate. Placing him in the display case is the most important thing!
Composing himself, Wang Yu attempted to activate the Night Concealment Spell.
The aura instantly returned to the third level of Qi Refining without any flaws. The qualitative change in spiritual power greatly increased its effective duration, reaching the three incense sticks' worth, making it usable.
The fourth level of Qi Refining cultivation continues into the stage of accumulating spiritual power.
By accumulating ten to three hundred repetitions, one can break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Based on the scale of ten strands merging into one, that's 2900 strands of spiritual power. The difficulty of cultivation increases by more than several times. According to the efficiency of the placement bar, if only one cultivation technique is placed, it will take two days to get a single strand of spiritual power back.
It would take 5,800 days, or more than sixteen years, to accumulate spiritual power and break through to the next level. This number made Wang Yu's scalp tingle.
The disadvantages of the qualification are becoming more and more obvious. One placement slot is no longer enough, and it will take more than eight years to upgrade two placement slots together. Improving the qualification is urgent.
The Cold Blood Technique has subtle effects in this regard, but these effects will only become apparent once the cultivation is complete.
"By the way, the placement bar might change as my cultivation breaks through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining..."
Just as Wang Yu was about to unfold the document to take a look, he suddenly sensed Tantai Chan's presence in the Wind Piercing Hall and quickly activated the Night Concealment Spell to greet her.
She was a few days late compared to the agreed-upon six months.
Upon their reunion, after inspecting the herb garden, Tantai Chan released her aura to summon Wang Yu. Seeing his handsome, pale-faced appearance, Tantai Chan frowned.
"Wang Yu?"
"It is I. Greetings, Senior Tantai."
"Your face..."
Wang Yu had already anticipated this. Feeling the Foundation Establishment divine sense sweep over his body, he cursed inwardly but remained outwardly calm.
"Wang Yu was born a spirit slave, and his lifespan was rapidly depleting, which is why he aged prematurely. Fortunately, he was promoted by Su Zhenchuan and was able to advance to the outer sect. In the past six months, he has taken good care of himself and consumed a lot of qi and blood replenishing pills, which has allowed him to recover."
Tantai Chan ignored all the explanations, only hearing a few words—[Su Zhenchuan values this!]
Indeed, there are very few examples of spirit slaves being promoted to outer sect. There must be other reasons for the special promotion. Tantai Chan's idea of withholding her reward was dispelled, and her cold expression suddenly became much more amiable.
"But I've never heard you mention your relationship with Su Zhenchuan."
“Since Senior Tantai didn’t ask, Wang Yu naturally didn’t dare to say anything more.”
"Fine."
He took out his steward's token and tapped it lightly on Wang Yu's black blood waist token. Two hundred contribution points were credited to his account, while the three hundred belonging to the Ice and Snow Pavilion had already been deducted.
"Thank you, Senior Tantai." Wang Yu bowed and then said, "I would like to request to purchase two 'Frosty Nine-Leaf Grass' plants from the herb garden. I wonder if you would be willing to sell them to me, sir."
Tantai Chan agreed after only a moment's thought.
"Yes, if you are collecting spiritual herbs for alchemy, you can come to me after you have collected them all. With my rank of second-level mid-grade alchemist, I can help you more than enough."
Wang Yu could only express his gratitude again. After breaking through his cultivation realm, he roughly calculated the time needed to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Spiritual pills that could assist in cultivation, such as the Cold Blood Pill, became very important.
He wouldn't trust someone else to refine what he was going to eat, which is one of the reasons he insisted on learning alchemy!
The environment in the demonic path is too harsh; vigilance must be at its highest.
Wang Yu rubbed his hands together, his expression becoming uneasy.
"Then... what is the price?"
Tantai Chan remained silent for a moment.
"Two Frost Nine-Leaf Grasses are quite rare. The exchange price in the sect's treasury is 120 contribution points. How about I charge you 100 spirit stones for each one?"
The value of spirit stones is generally half that of contribution points, but this price is very reasonable, especially since it is the main ingredient of the Cold Blood Pill. The price of the auxiliary ingredients would be even lower. Wang Yu nodded repeatedly.
He had made a windfall six months ago, and hadn't used it except for food. The spirit stones Wang Yu gave him were mixed with eighty catties of spirit sand, which was quite stingy.
After obtaining what you want, seal it in a jade box.
Preserving elixirs is also a technical skill. Jade sealing is the most common and cheapest method. Slightly more advanced methods use talisman sealing, as well as cauldron sealing, stone sealing, wax sealing, and other different techniques.
Some old alchemists also have unique skills. Every field of knowledge in the cultivation world has existed for countless years, and the content derived from it is so vast that one could not learn it all in a lifetime.
Therefore, monks often specialize in only one or two minor skills.
However, as one's cultivation level gradually increases, one's scope of knowledge will also become broader. With a high-level perspective, it is normal for a Nascent Soul cultivator to be proficient in the first and second tiers of the four arts.
(End of this chapter)
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