Chapter 24 Unit 3
Leaving Tantai Chan's herb garden, Wang Yu was momentarily lost. In fact, he could choose to leave the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect now, but the Crimson Kite Demon Realm and the Taihu Spirit Realm were separated by natural barriers and formidable passes. As a mere Qi Refining cultivator, how could he possibly cross them?
In fact, only by having a powerful sect behind him can a cultivator of his caliber continuously improve on his cultivation path. A Qi Refining cultivator has a lifespan of 150 years, and it is best to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage before the age of 100.
According to the theory of Qi and blood, the younger one is, the more abundant one's life force is when it is burned off. It is not reduced at the end but at the beginning.
For Wang Yu, this timeframe is before he turns ninety, and he still has seventy-three years to prepare, which should be enough.
"Blood Cold Pill..."
On his way out of the Evil God's Workshop, Wang Yu blended into the passing disciples and headed towards the Cold Blood Workshop.
His heart fluttered slightly as he noticed the placement bar had changed.
[Placement slot 3: None]
This change delighted him. By analogy, when he breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining, he will also create a fourth slot. Based on this estimate, achieving Foundation Establishment seems to be very close to him, and Core Formation is not out of reach!
Select the skill and place it.
[Placement slot 3: Frostblood Technique]
"Cold Blood Technique (51/100): Practice fifty-six times a day, and you can master it in half a year."
Compared to six months ago, the progress bar has increased by half, and the number of times he practices every day has increased significantly. These are all hidden benefits brought about by Wang Yu's breakthrough in realm and the expansion of his meridians.
The cold spiritual energy within his body circulated throughout his entire body, making his bones stronger day by day. In particular, his blood became thicker and its temperature decreased, making it exceptionally compatible with the "Heavenly Yin Blood" required for the [Corpse Demon Secret Technique].
Even if both placement slots work together, the time to break through to the next realm will be delayed by eight years. He needs external assistance; relying solely on the placement slots is no longer enough.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to put the others aside first.
[Placement slot 3: Cold Blood Pill]
"Frostblood Pill (0/100): Refine it twelve times a day, and it will be ready in half a year."
This move was actually aimed at strengthening Wang Yu's mastery of single pill formulas and closely linking them to alchemy techniques.
He only needs to wait a year until the Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique is perfected and the Cold Blood Pill is mastered to perfection. At that time, he will personally refine the pill, and he estimates that the failure rate will be infinitely close to zero.
As an exclusive elixir formula accompanying the cultivation technique, its effect in assisting cultivation must be astonishing, making it worthwhile to invest more in it.
The next goal is to collect two complete sets of medicinal herbs within a year and resolve issues such as the alchemy furnace and the underground fire chamber.
Upon arriving at the Cold Blood Pavilion, Wang Yu went straight into the Ice and Snow Tower.
Zhao Shang was indeed sitting in that familiar spot, and his voice carried over from afar.
"Junior Brother Wang, you look completely different after half a year. Congratulations."
"I've just recovered from my deficiency of both qi and blood thanks to proper rest. How have you been, Senior Brother Zhao?"
The two were polite to each other on the surface, but Zhao Shang found it quite amusing.
"Junior brother has been gone for half a year. The location of Ice and Snow Pavilion is very precious, and senior brother can't bear to waste it."
"So I temporarily rented it to an inner disciple who is in the late stage of Qi Refining. You won't blame me, will you?"
Wang Yu: "..."
Late stage of Qi Refining, inner disciple!
Once these two conditions are stated, do you think he can get them back? I was truly disgusted. Thinking back to what I learned half a year ago that this person was secretly selling the No. 29 Qi Chamber, several wicked schemes came to mind.
“Senior Brother Zhao, I am going out on a mission. Your actions are probably inappropriate.”
Zhao Shang narrowed his eyes; he dared to do that.
First, they took advantage of Wang Yu's insufficient cultivation and extremely poor aptitude, believing that he had virtually no chance of turning the tide on his own and could only rely on external forces.
Secondly, when Fatty Duan sent someone over last time, although he pointed out that Wang Yu was personally selected by Su Zhenchuan, Duan Ping himself implied in his words that he would make things difficult for Wang Yu.
If he isn't afraid, why should Zhao Shang be afraid?
Wang Yu has no direct connection to Su Zhen's lineage, so what if he forcibly takes over? As long as it's nominally acceptable, that's fine. It's just the release of Qi at the late stage of Qi Refining. Just remind him to show some respect.
“Wang Yu, Zhao is helping you generate revenue. The inner sect senior brother isn’t occupying your room for free; this is a rental fee, which is paid every year.”
The next instant, a dark shadow was thrown at him, and Wang Yu quickly took a few steps back to dodge.
Seeing that it was a spirit stone bouncing repeatedly on the ground, he almost laughed in anger. Was he trying to fob off a beggar?!
"Okay, okay—"
"Brother Zhao's methods are superb, I admit it."
Without resorting to threats, Wang Yu had no desire to go upstairs to negotiate and turned to leave the Ice and Snow Pavilion.
Just wait and see.
Su Zhenchuan gifted him the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, 1,000 contribution points, the agreed-upon second-tier Frost Corpse Arm, and the Outer Disciple Token.
All these things are just minor benefits that slip through the fingers of a true disciple, but the frequency of these benefits is overwhelming, and there is a clear intention to cultivate them.
Zhao Shang didn't know this information, and Fatty Duan wouldn't tell him either.
If Su Zhenchuan ever looks for him and can't find him, Zhao Shang is doomed. That greedy fellow deserves this calamity.
The [Essence Abode] is of little significance to Wang Yu, after all, his aptitude is terribly poor. Normal cultivators with three spiritual roots can gain great benefits, but he can only improve from "1" to "1.01", which is even more useless than chicken ribs.
It's not a big deal if it's lost.
After calming down and sorting out his thoughts, Wang Yu recalled the information he had learned at the Tantai Medicinal Herb Garden and decided to apply for a job at Xu's Pill Shop.
The Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique has been set aside for about two months.
[Placement slot 2: Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique (Incomplete)]
"Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique (16/100): Twelve refinings a day, can be completed in ten months."
This level is already considered entry-level; you can now try refining pills. You've mastered the fire control hand seal and the pill-condensing seal, all based on practical experience.
Even if I don't apply for a job as an alchemist, being a furnace attendant shouldn't be a problem. Xu's Alchemy Shop won't open for another two months, so I can take my time to observe.
Looking back at the Cold Blood Workshop, Wang Yu leisurely left, showing no trace of his earlier annoyance.
Evil God's Workshop.
This place is a melting pot of people, including disciples from all nine peaks, with complex and intertwined backgrounds that are difficult to unravel.
Wang Yu has the Black Blood Disciple Token, so he doesn't need to worry about where he lives. Each neighborhood has a designated area for ordinary cave dwellings.
Since it was within the sect, one could stay in any empty room at the Reverse Blood Ten Workshop for one night.
next day
Considering that he wasn't the only one cultivating the "Cold Blood Technique" on Cold Blood Peak, he went out to various shops to inquire whether there were any finished Cold Blood Pills for sale, and also collected related medicinal materials along the way.
The exploration went very smoothly.
In the [Precious Pill Pavilion] opened by the sect's alchemy hall, they successfully found a large number of medicinal herbs and the Cold Blood Pill itself.
How much is this?
The servant behind the counter should be a formal disciple of the Alchemy Hall. Wang Yu thought that he could also join after passing the assessment. Joining this kind of department would involve the concept of a "basic salary," which is completely different from that of ordinary disciples.
"Low-grade Cold Blood Pill, three hundred spirit stones."
"Mid-grade Cold Blood Pill, four hundred spirit stones."
"Superior-grade Cold Blood Pill, 500 spirit stones."
(End of this chapter)
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