This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 128 The middle stage of foundation building!

Jiang Liu: I got the blueprint for Baixiu Dan after just a few days of grinding. My luck is too good, right?

Sect Leader Lingyun: Damn luck, this is my will to survive!

"You're smart, I won't brush you off anymore."

Jiang Liu held the blueprint of Baixiu Dan in his hand with a happy look on his face. With this blueprint, he could reach the middle stage of foundation building.

After being stuck for so long, I can finally break through!
He put the blueprint back into his backpack and couldn't wait to check the refining requirements.

[Bai Xiu Dan Blueprint: After use, you can refine the low-grade Xuan Dan - Bai Xiu Dan]

[Bai Xiu Dan: After taking, it can increase the current cultivation value by 1%. Only usable in the Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[Refining Materials: Spirit Stone x100, Hundred-Year Spirit Grass x100, Hundred-Year Spirit Grass x10]

[Refining requirements: Xuan-level alchemist]

After seeing the materials for refining Baixiu Dan, Jiang Liu immediately went to Bengbu.

The first item of alchemy material is 100 spirit stones!

I have played so many games, but this is the first time I have seen people use game coins to make elixirs. Xiuxianjiyuan, you are really an immortal.

"100 Spirit Stones isn't that expensive. I've already got a mountain of Hundred-Year Spirit Herbs from drawing cards. And it takes 10 Hundred-Year Spirit Herbs to refine a Hundred-Year Spirit Pill?"

Jiang Liu was speechless. Only one Hundred Repair Grass dropped from each boss and elite monster. If it weren't for the fact that Hundred Repair Grass could also be drawn from the limited pool, he really wouldn't be able to refine many Hundred Repair Pills.

You can draw cards from the limited pool at a cost of 30 spirit stones per draw, which translates to 30 spirit stones for one Hundred Cultivation Grass.

If one hundred-year-old spiritual herb costs one spirit stone, the cost price of a Baixiu Pill is 1 spirit stones.

500 spirit stones, increase the current cultivation value by 1%?
In the real world of cultivating immortals, is it also so expensive?
"No, there is a success rate for alchemy."

Jiang Liu had just finished the calculation when he suddenly remembered that alchemy was not 100% successful. He felt a sudden shock in his heart, as if he remembered something. He hurriedly exited the big world and opened the alchemy interface.

A month later, he entered the alchemy interface again. The interface inside made him feel both strange and familiar.

Especially the column for alchemist level.

It actually shows that it is a magic-level alchemist!
[Law-level Alchemist]: The success rate of alchemy increases by 5%, and can refine law-level pills. The success rate of alchemy fluctuates with the level of the pill (237/10000).

The alchemist level is not enough!
He is only a Fa-level alchemist and cannot refine Xuandan. If he wants to refine Baixiudan, he must first raise his alchemist level.

"I remember that refining one Qi-training Pill only gives +1 Alchemy Experience. Does that mean I need to refine Qi-training Pills first?!"

Jiang Liu's face turned green after he calculated the number. Thinking back to when the zone was first opened, it took him more than an hour just to refine a few hundred Qi-training pills. How long would it take him to refine these ten thousand pills?
numb.

Isn’t this a pay-to-win game? Give me an alchemy experience pack, I’m going to spend tons of money!
"Drawing cards and refining pills, this immortal cultivation is too boring."

Jiang Liu sighed, and with a bitter face, he clicked on the Qi-training Pill refining method.

【Qi-training Pill】

[Grade: Low-grade Magic Pill]

[Material: One Ten-Year-Old Spiritual Herb]

[Success rate: 61%]

The success rate is already 61%?
It’s okay. At least at this stage, the Qi-training pills still have some value, so it’s not a waste of time.

[Should I consume a ten-year-old spiritual herb to refine a Qi-training pill?]

【Yes】

[Alchemy successful, obtained a Qi-training pill, Alchemy experience +1, do you want to continue?]

【Yes】

[Alchemy successful, obtained a Qi-training pill, Alchemy experience +1, do you want to continue?]

【Yes】

Jiang Liu pressed the alchemy function with a numb look on his face. The fire from the Red Refining Furnace illuminated his complexion. As he listened to the +1+1 experience voice in his ears, his face became darker.

It takes about 5 seconds to refine one Qi-training pill, and 5 seconds to refine pills.

This means I have to refine pills for 14 hours straight to become a Xuan-level alchemist!
Huh?
14 hours. It doesn’t feel like a lot. Isn’t it just half a day?
It's done!

Just looking at the alchemy experience, Jiang Liu still felt a little desperate, but after a careful calculation, he immediately became energetic.

As long as I can endure for half a day, I can break through to the middle stage of foundation building!
A great mission from heaven!

One hour, two hours, three hours.
"I'm vomiting. I'd better go to the big world and kill some monsters to relieve my mood."

After refining the Qi-training pills for three hours straight, Jiang Liu's spirit was greatly tortured. He suppressed his nausea and cut out, plunging into the big world.

Take in the scenery, stroll around the plains, open some treasure chests, and kill some monsters.

[You killed Sect Master Lingyun and obtained Spirit Stones]

Bad guy, I killed you for the pleasure of killing you. I will definitely not kill you next time.

After wandering around the big world for over an hour and clearing out a wave of elite monsters and small monsters, Jiang Liu's depression finally dissipated. He gritted his teeth and dived into the alchemy interface again.

[Should I consume 1 ten-year-old spiritual herb to refine a Qi-training pill?]

【Yes】

[Alchemy failed, Alchemy experience +1, do you want to continue?]

【Yes】

【Alchemy failed.】

【Alchemy failed.】

【Alchemy failed.】

I give up. With a success rate of 61%, how can you fail three times in a row?

One hour, two hours, three hours.
"I'm vomiting. I really am vomiting this time. Let's go draw some cards."

Jiang Liu exited the alchemy interface again, turned around and dived into the restricted pool.

[You have obtained Baixiu Grass, a hundred-year spiritual grass.]

【You have obtained the Holy Left Arm.】

after an hour.

"Alchemy is disgusting enough, and I'm even drawing cards. What a masochist I am!"

Jiang Liu left the limited pool with a gloomy face and entered the big world again.

Ah, this breeze.

Ah, the fragrance of flowers.

Ah, the blue sky and the clear flowing spring.

That's life.

[You killed Sect Master Lingyun and obtained Spirit Stones]

Just kill me, I will turn my back on you, what can you do to me, just die.

[You were killed by the Divine Power Sect Master. Do you want to spend 100 Spirit Stones to revive?]

【Yes】

"I am in the same line with the five elements!"

[You were killed by the Divine Power Sect Master. Do you want to spend 100 Spirit Stones to revive?] [Yes]

"Thousand-hammered golden body! Hundred-refined fire body! Hit me!"

[You were killed by the Divine Power Sect Master]

Yes, yes, yes.

Jiang Liu switched back and forth between the alchemy interface and the big world. It took him two days to upgrade his alchemist level, which should have taken 13 hours.

In two days, he refined 10,000 Qi-training pills.

No easier than driving screws in a factory!

[Alchemy successful, obtained a Qi-training pill, Alchemy experience +1, do you want to continue?]

[Your alchemist level has been upgraded to Xuan-level alchemist]

【Yes yes yes yes yes! 】

"Huh? Promoted? I got promoted?"

Jiang Liu's eyes were dull as he stared at the brightly burning Red Silk Furnace in front of him in a daze. He was stunned for more than half a minute before he came back to his senses from the numbness.

It’s rising, it’s rising, I’m rising!
"Woo woo woo, you've finally leveled up! You're torturing your father to death!"

Jiang Liu's dull eyes gradually regained their spirit, with a hint of moisture in them, and he looked towards the alchemist level with great excitement.

[Xuan-level Alchemist]: Alchemy success rate +10%, can refine Xuan-level pills, and the success rate of alchemy fluctuates depending on the level of the pill (3/10).

To reach the Spiritual Level Alchemist, one actually needs 10 Alchemy Experience Points?!

Your game has nothing else to do except multiplying the money tenfold, right?
Okay, that’s cruel enough.

I leave my future self to you.

"After more than two days of hard work, I can finally refine the Baixiu Pill."

Jiang Liu let out a long breath, unable to suppress the trembling in his heart, and hurriedly looked at the medicine column on the left side of the alchemy interface.

Ok?
Where is Baixiudan?

Why are there only Qi-training pills?

Damn, I lost my mind and forgot to learn the blueprint.

He hurriedly opened his backpack, used the Baixiu Dan blueprint, and then hurriedly returned to the alchemy interface.

【Hundred Repair Pills】

[Grade: Lower Grade Xuan Grade]

[Materials: Spirit Stone x100, Hundred-Year Spirit Grass x100, Hundred-Year Spirit Grass x10]

[Success rate: 30% (basic pill success rate 20% + pill furnace 10% + alchemist level 10%)]

Jiang Liu: “????”

Jiang Liu was stunned when he saw the success rate, his face full of disbelief.

If the subsequent success rate bonus was not displayed, there would be nothing much to say. So let it be lower.

But you showed it to me, and it turned out to be wrong. This is a bit unbearable.

"Does this count as a 30% success rate? Doesn't the Immortal Realm have years of compulsory education?"

Jiang Liu was so angry that he laughed. The success rate suddenly dropped by 10%. I want to report it and complain!

I am a noble and heavy-paying player. Am I not worthy of talking to the immortal?

"With a 30% success rate, the cost of one Baixiu Dan is at least 2000 spirit stones. I really don't have the money to cultivate into an immortal."

Jiang Liu shook his head. What else could he complain about? He could only start refining.

[Do you want to consume 100 Spirit Stones, 100 Centennial Spirit Herbs, and 10 Hundred Cultivation Herbs to refine the Hundred Cultivation Pill?]

【Yes】

A large amount of materials were thrown into the Chi Lian furnace, and the furnace burst into flames and made a gurgling sound.

Ten seconds later.

[Alchemy successful, obtained 1 Baixiu Pill, Alchemy Experience +5, do you want to continue?]

【Yes】

It's over. Although refining a Baixiu Pill can add 5 points of alchemy experience, the refining time has also tripled. If we consider the success rate,
10 points of alchemy experience, I'm afraid it will take more than days of alchemy to reach the maximum level, right?
My future self will be dry.

[Alchemy failed, Alchemy experience +5, do you want to continue?]

【Yes】

【Alchemy failed.】

【Alchemy failed.】

【Alchemy failed.】

[Successfully refined the elixir, obtaining the Baixiu Pill.]

For every three failures, there will be one success. This 30% success rate is too real.

"Luckily, I can draw Baixiu Grass from the limited pool. Otherwise, the Baixiu Grass I get from monster hunting wouldn't be enough to refine two Baixiu Pills."

Looking at this success rate, Jiang Liu couldn't help but sigh.

Thank you for Xiuxianjiyuan, fortunately you are a pay-to-win game.

Thank you for your 0.1% off client. It is you who made me a heavy spender.

"My current cultivation bar is 64%, which means that one Hundred Cultivation Pill can increase my cultivation by 0.64%. The higher the cultivation bar, the more I can increase my cultivation."

Jiang Liu silently calculated that he would need about 50 Baixiu Pills to reach the middle stage of foundation building.

50 Baixiu Pills, 200 times of refining, each time using materials worth 500 spirit stones, 200 times is 10 spirit stones.

To achieve a small half-tube of cultivation from the early stage to the middle stage of foundation building, you need 10 spirit stones.

Cultivating immortals is truly something that mortals cannot reach.

after an hour.

Jiang Liu suppressed his excitement, opened his backpack, and frantically ordered Baixiu Dan.

[You took the Baixiu Pill and gained 0.64% of your current realm's cultivation]

[You took the Baixiu Pill and gained 0.65% of your current realm's cultivation]

[You took the Baixiu Pill and gained 0.99% of your current realm's cultivation]

[You have broken through to the middle stage of foundation building]

[You took the Baixiu Pill and gained 0.01% of your current realm's cultivation]

stop!
Eat one more and it will be wasted!
Among the series of reminders about taking the elixir, there was a reminder about a breakthrough, which made Jiang Liu's heart beat violently. He couldn't help but clench his fist and wave it vigorously, shouting with joy.

"Yeah! Finally a breakthrough!"

It took him more than half a month to get from the early stage of foundation building to the middle stage. During that time, he even experienced a full moon upgrade event and the limited pool was closed and reopened before he finally broke through. It was really not easy!
The next second after the breakthrough notification sounded, while he was excited, the notification of new functions and new benefits unlocked in the middle stage of foundation building also sounded.

(End of this chapter)