Building a sect from scratch.

Just like what the Emperor Bamboo Grass said, even if it explodes, at most you'll have to wait for the resurrection cooldown.

So, a bunch of night owls gritted their teeth, mustered their courage, and lifted the pot lid.

Unexpectedly, not only did it not explode, but a rich aroma wafted out of the pot when the lid was lifted, although there was no steam.

However, the two large pots of soup, originally brimming with spiritual spring water, had simmered for so long that only a small portion remained, barely covering the bottom layer of pork trotters. If it were poured out and portioned, it would probably only yield five or six small bowls at most.

The night owl was prepared for this. He took out the bamboo cups he had bought in advance and divided them into individual portions. He put two or three pieces of pig's trotters in each bamboo cup, added some broth, and finally added an appropriate amount of salt before putting the lid on.

To test the results of his first batch of experiments, he specifically made a shout in the group chat—

"Anyone interested in testing medicinal cuisine? I mean, dishes with special effects! One to boost cultivation! The other to accelerate your speed! Take them and try them for free!"

The Haoqi Changcun community group is always lively, but most of the time, everyone is discussing various spells and skills, as well as strategies for dealing with wild monsters. After all, a group like the Haoqi Changcun community members, who are more enthusiastic about the thrill of combat, still values ​​the actual combat experience.

So, as soon as a group of night owls sent out the message, several players rushed to tag him.

"@A Night Owl, Me! Me! I'm currently grinding! Can I try out the acceleration feature? I'll pay you!"

"@A Night Owl, I'll chip in a dollar! What's a dungeon run! The raid leader just finished an event and immediately formed a large raid group, ready for a 30-man Thunder raid. It'll be perfect for me! Bro, how many did you conjure? I'll take them all! I'll use them before the raid, every extra buff counts!"

Upon seeing this message, a group of night owls felt a sudden urge.

The so-called "Thunder Dungeon" refers to the Rongyu Mountain [Heavenly Thunder Abyss] instance. Inspired by the horrific scene left behind after the immortal Siyang was killed by lightning, Fang Xianyu created this illusionary realm specifically to simulate the environments of some small worlds within the legendary Five-Colored Array. Heavenly lightning strikes intermittently within the instance. While not fatal to players who have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, a few hits are still unbearable. However, if one is locked in a fierce battle with the Nine Nether Demon, these intermittent lightning strikes become extremely unpleasant—they don't discriminate between friend and foe!
In addition, this dungeon, specifically designed by Fang Xianyu with a level 30 threshold, features a fixed boss of three to five medium-level demons, one of whom is always a true demon. Such difficulty is simply beyond the capabilities of a small group of three to five people; it requires a large group of at least a dozen. Of course, Fang Xianyu set the maximum number of players allowed per dungeon cooldown at thirty—because any more than that would overwhelm the Illusionary Realm.

She assigned this part of the work to Jiao Xueling through "hiring"—this traitor who was the first to surrender and even helped "persuade" an elder of the Taiyi Ziwei Sect was really useful. With just a little Taiyin essence and a monthly salary of 500 yuan, she could be appointed as the guide for the [Heavenly Thunder Abyss] dungeon.

Fortunately, among all the players, very few have managed to reach level 30; there are probably only a little over a hundred. Those who have surpassed level 30 are even fewer than ten, several of whom are from Chang'an Sheyi—you should know that level 30 is the level at which one can begin to condense their inner core! Successfully condensing the inner core allows one to advance to the Nascent Soul stage!
However, condensing the core is not so simple. Although Fang Xianyu had specially created a "program" using system energy points to assist players in condensing the core, allowing them to follow the "guide" during the process, the failure rate was still very high. Furthermore, once the first attempt to condense the core failed, subsequent attempts required accumulating sufficient cultivation points before they could attempt to condense the core again.

Therefore, among all players, only a few have successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage: three from Chang'an Village led by Zhu Tu Meng Jin, two from I Love Farming Village, and one each from Longshan Village, Dongfang Village, and Xinghuo Village.

As for the remaining players who haven't advanced to the Nascent Soul stage but have still managed to reach level 30 and can barely be considered high-level players, those who can form a group are extremely rare. Apart from Chang'an Sheyi and Longshan Sheyi, it's unlikely that any other Sheyi could field a full group of high-level players.

Even this large raid group in Nietzsche only managed to assemble eleven high-level players (level 30 and above). The rest were players in their twenties, skilled enough to fill the support roles, along with five invaluable "bosses"—players who simply wanted to survive and gain experience in the dungeon. Regardless, large raid groups like Nietzsche's, capable of consistently fielding a group of high-level players, are quite rare. If a connection could be established and the group could be provided with "medicinal meals" long-term, that bunch of night owls would definitely make a killing!
Before he could even respond, several more messages popped up, this time offering to increase his cultivation level—

"@A Night Owl! Master! I want to increase my cultivation level! I'm just too tired to keep up with the quests! I'm so close to level 30! I can't even get into raids, sob sob!"

"What big shot! That's my godfather! @A Night Owl! I've wandered all my life, never meeting a wise ruler! If you don't abandon me, I'm willing to become your godfather! I only ask that you grant me a cultivation medicine! How can I possibly cultivate!"

……

The lively chatter in the group has left a group of night owls in a bit of a dilemma.

After all, this soup was the result of his first experiment. Although he did add a lot of spiritual ingredients and used spiritual spring water, he didn't know if it would work... What if it didn't work? Wouldn't that disappoint everyone?

Thinking of this, he quickly typed: "Um, I can't guarantee it will work! I just want everyone to try it out! It would be best if you could take a screenshot of the status bar after eating it, so I can have a general idea..."

Unexpectedly, everyone completely disregarded the concerns of a bunch of night owls and responded enthusiastically.

"No problem, Godfather! There's a reward guaranteed!"

"I can pack it all up! And I can even broadcast it in real time!"

"I have a live streaming account for flounder! I can go live from the spot and demonstrate the drug's effects from every angle!"

This enthusiasm is not hard to understand.

The main reason is that the game "Ten Continents Chronicles" is too realistic. Doing anything requires time, just like in real life. So, despite the many people choosing to become alchemists or herbalists when selecting a sect, very few can actually concoct usable pills with minimal side effects like the native cultivators in the game.

Or rather, so far, almost everyone has been buying various pills from native cultivators or from sect shops in limited quantities, which has driven up the prices of many commonly used pills by players several times over! As for the special-effect foods that a night owl mentioned, they are even more outrageously expensive!

Because culinary cultivators are far rarer than alchemy and medicine cultivators! (End of Chapter)