Chapter 20 Second Brother Has to Take Action

In Du Xueling's residence there is a spiritual spring that is specially used for medicinal bathing and cultivation. The spring is full of running water, and the bathing experience is excellent.

Soaking in the warm medicinal bath, Nan Wang finally understood what Zhan Chenming said.

The technique did not change, it was still the body refining technique that he had practiced tens of thousands of times, but his feelings were completely different from before.

The dry veins were filled with an endless supply of spiritual energy, and the extremely comfortable feeling even masked the severe pain of reshaping the body under the effect of the medicinal bath.

The spiritual energy that once took him several days to absorb can now be done in just a few seconds.

Nan Wang could feel that his body was growing stronger and the bottleneck of his cultivation was gradually loosening. The barrier of the fifth layer of the body refining was broken in an instant, and it seemed that refining qi was no longer an unattainable dream.

This was the first time since Nan Wang started cultivating immortals that he felt that he was actually cultivating immortals.

The feeling of being rewarded for hard work, or even getting ten times the reward for just one point of effort, is really, really great...

He tried desperately to absorb the overflowing spiritual energy, almost greedily.

Zhan Chenming looked at the abnormal speed at which the medicinal bath was being consumed, thought for a moment, then turned around and went back into the house.

Du Xueling was waiting inside the house. Seeing this, she asked, "Why did you come out?"

Zhan Chenming said: "The elixir I have may not be enough for his use."

Du Xueling said quickly, "What other elixir do you need? Let me see if I have any. If not, I can go to Tianque to ask for some."

Zhan Chenming was silent for a moment, then looked away awkwardly: "No, Senior Sister, all the spiritual medicines needed for this recipe come from the secret realm, and the quantity is very scarce. Even if you count all the ones from Senior Brother, it may not be enough."

Du Xueling frowned: "What, secret elixir? That's really hard to get... Why do you use such a recipe?"

Zhan Chenming scratched his head and said, "Alas, I just want to give my junior brother the best prescription and the best elixir."

Du Xueling nodded in approval: "Your idea is correct. After you run out of elixirs, how about switching to a more ordinary recipe?"

Zhan Chenming said: "It's best not to change it. This prescription is just right for Junior Brother. If you change it, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Du Xueling said in embarrassment: "What should I do? I don't know when the secret realm will open next time. If it's fast, I can go there..."

"Don't bother. I still have some spiritual medicine, but this method of using it is not enough. Junior Brother's way of absorbing spiritual energy is very strange. He needs much more spiritual energy than ordinary cultivators to advance to the same realm. Ordinary spiritual medicine has little effect on him. I'm afraid only the spiritual medicine from the secret realm is useful to him."

Du Xueling asked, "What do you think should be done?"

Zhan Chenming said awkwardly, "The medicinal bath can only support him until the seventh level of physical training. What happens after that... I'm afraid Second Senior Brother will have to take action."

One thing that is very counterintuitive is that the lower the qualifications of the disciple, the better the auxiliary materials needed for practice must be.

If the same elixir was given to Du Xueling, she could shorten the three hours of Qi refining time to one stick of incense. But for Nan Wang, even if he used up all the elixir, he still could not reach the stage of Qi refining.

In this case, instead of lowering the quality of the elixir, you have to use better elixir to stack it up.

If the quality of the elixir has reached its limit, then the only thing we can do is to increase its utilization rate.

The same amount of spiritual medicine refined into pills can be a hundred times more effective than a medicinal bath.

Hearing the words "Second Senior Brother", Du Xueling couldn't help but take a breath of cool air and hurriedly took out the storage bag: "I have pills here too. I have quite a few top-grade pills."

Zhan Chenming said: "The pills we have are a little lacking. If we can use the materials from the secret realm to refine a top-grade Qi Condensation Pill, that would be... the best."

Du Xueling now understood everything.

As a basic elixir, Qi Condensing Pills of lower or middle grade are enough. Generally, no alchemist would specially refine high-quality Qi Condensing Pills, let alone use secret realm elixirs to refine them. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a waste of natural resources.

However, in terms of effect, using high-grade Qi Condensing Pills to refine Qi can not only make up for one's own lack of qualifications, but also make the spirit platform after refining Qi extremely solid and will not loosen or fall off.

This method is not only suitable for Nanwang, but for any cultivator, it is the best way to break through the Qi refining stage.

The only problem is -

"With Second Junior Brother's temper, it's probably going to be hard to get him to take action..."

Du Xueling sighed.

Zhan Chenming analyzed: "Second Senior Brother is arrogant and will not easily agree to such a shortcut, but the elders are not here during this period of time. Second Senior Brother is the only top-grade alchemist in the Dan Sect. The other disciples are really not up to the task."

Du Xueling said: "Yes, to make the elixir for Junior Brother, I naturally have to find the best alchemist."

Zhan Chenming thought about it, leaned over, and whispered: "Second Senior Brother and Junior Junior Brother can also be considered...right? For the sake of being a fellow disciple, maybe Second Senior Brother will give in."

Du Xueling was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily: "I understand. I'll go to Danzong right away."

"It's all up to you, Senior Sister." Zhan Chenming thought of something, and his face suddenly froze: "By the way, Senior Sister, I came here today to ask you something. I heard from Fifth Junior Sister that... there's something wrong with your natal spirit sword?"

"Good news never comes out, but bad news travels a thousand miles." Du Xueling sighed: "If it weren't for my junior brother's help, I wouldn't have known that I would be betrayed by the people around me. This time, I also owe my enlightenment to my junior brother..."

"What do you think about the matter of my natal spirit sword, Senior Sister?"

Du Xueling said: "Recasting my natal spirit sword is a big deal. I have to wait for the elders of the Weapon Sect to come back. Before that, I will use other spirit swords to replace it. I don't think it will have much impact."

Zhan Chenming said: "Senior Sister knows what's going on, so I feel relieved."

…

Fa Zong, the Star-Gathering Tower.

In the curling tea smoke, Chu Songping heard Du Xueling's purpose and rejected her immediately:

"Master Sister, there is no need to say more. This is absolutely impossible."

Du Xueling wanted to try harder, but before she could open her mouth, she was interrupted by Chu Songping:

"What I hate most in my life is people who take shortcuts, especially those despicable people who are used to self-degradation and only want to take shortcuts."

Du Xueling said helplessly: "Second Junior Brother, you are exaggerating. Junior Brother has worked very hard, he just lacks a little talent..."

Chu Songping interrupted her, "Grand Sister, there is no need to speak well of him. I am not targeting him alone. The herbs in the secret realm are hard to come by and are so precious. They are more than enough to be used to refine the top-grade Nine Revolutions Mysterious Pill. But now they are being used to refine the Body-Building Pill for a disciple who cannot even successfully refine his Qi. This is such a waste of resources that it will make people laugh if you tell others about it!"

Without waiting for Du Xueling to reply, Chu Songping added:

"I will not agree to anything anyone asks me for, even if it's Senior Brother Zhu Tianque!"

This means that Du Xueling will completely stop looking for someone else to act as a lobbyist.

Du Xueling: “…”

Sometimes she was really worried that with Chu Songping's personality, he would be beaten if he took two steps out of the door.

Most of the people who practice Taoism pay the most attention to cultivating their minds. The higher the level of cultivation, the easier it is to talk to a cultivator. But Chu Songping is the opposite. The higher his level of cultivation, the worse his temper!

Chu Songping was really grateful that he had learned a lot of magic and had the identity of an alchemist to save his life, which allowed him to live until now.

Otherwise, whether he can step out of the Star-Snatching Tower today depends on the glass sword in her hand.

Although he cursed Chu Songping in his heart, Du Xueling had to force a hard smile and said in a warning, "Okay, then don't practice it. But my junior brother has a kind heart and has a supernatural power. You are so decisive in doing things, don't regret it later."

Chu Songping sneered and said firmly: "That day will never come!"