Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 103 A sudden turn of events
After bidding farewell to Lin Qing, he returned to Qingye Peak.

Now that we have news, there's no need to be anxious anymore.

For the next two weeks, he followed the routine, cultivating daily to increase his spiritual power and refine and nurture his sword energy.

His cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Refining progressed gradually, slowly approaching the bottleneck of the seventh level.

He was originally worried that his cultivation level, which had surged in Beiya Mountain, might be superficial and could affect his foundation.

Over the years, I have discovered that the cultivation level transformed from the sword energy left behind by my predecessor is even purer than my own.

Now I can finally relax.

Aside from the essential spiritual energy cultivation, he would also dedicate some of his spare time to cultivating the Five-Star Pulse-Catching Technique.

Song Yan understood the benefits of having a strong spiritual sense better than anyone else.

Although progress is slow now, it's good to get a little stronger.

A cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining typically has a spiritual sense spanning approximately eight to twelve zhang.

This number may fluctuate depending on individual talent in soul strength.

However, Song Yan, who is now at the sixth level of Qi Refining, has a spiritual sense that can travel about twenty feet.

After severing his spiritual root and cultivating his sword, he obtained the complete Five Star Pulse-Catching Technique from the Yin-Yang Pearl.

Unfortunately, one needs to reach the Foundation Establishment stage to formally begin cultivation.

In terms of swordsmanship, Song Yan also diligently practiced without ceasing.

He had already mastered the Cloud Sword technique to perfection. He planned to choose another sword technique to learn once he advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining.

After witnessing the night change in Linghua Valley and seeing Cong Yuzhen's seemingly ordinary yet deadly sword strike that instantly killed the demonic cultivator, he finally understood what it meant to break through all laws with a single sword strike.

While the Cloud Sword is excellent and can handle any situation, it is too noisy and lacks any particularly outstanding features.

"At that time, we must choose a sword technique that can be combined with the true essence of swordsmanship to kill the opponent silently and instantly."

He temporarily shelved the image of the Pure Heaven's Great Illumination Dharma.

We should wait until we reach the ninth level of Qi Refining before we can take it out and try it again.

In recent days, as the sword box has been nurturing the flying sword daily, Song Yan has vaguely sensed that the connection between "Lianli" and himself seems to have become closer.

More importantly...

He sensed that Lianli's aura was subtly changing.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the power of the sword seems to be slowly increasing.

However, while it was also in a box, the unmoored boat did not receive the same treatment.

After much thought, the only explanation is that this sword box was originally made for the two flying swords of Qingmei and Zhuma, the predecessors of Lianli.

It cannot nurture other swords.

Or rather, its nurturing effect on other flying swords is very weak, so weak that even he, as their master, cannot detect it.

It seems that it would be more reliable to use a universal sword case in the future.

On this day, Song Yan left Qingye Peak and headed towards Lingyuan Marsh.

I've used up quite a few spirit-refining pills, so I plan to go to the market today to buy some for backup.

Passing by Grandma Qin's general store, I noticed that the wooden door was ajar.

"what?"

Song Yan stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Qin Xijun was holding the jade seal she had been playing with for a long time, tapping it onto the coating of some pills.

"My dear disciple has arrived."

"Mother-in-law, what...what are you doing?"

After taking a closer look, I realized there were quite a few types of pills, such as Huangya Pill, Baopu Pill, Ningling Pill... even the lowest-level Yangqi Pill.

“In another three to five years, you’ll break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. Your mother has squandered all the spirit stones on eating, drinking and having fun all these years.”

"I have to cut back on expenses and save up some spiritual resources for you. Otherwise, if you need something in the future and your mother-in-law doesn't have it, I, as your teacher, will lose face."

"hold head high……"

"I never knew you could refine pills, Mother-in-law."

Qin Xijun was taken aback: "I don't know how."

Song Yan suddenly realized: "Ah? Then... you..."

“Oh, these are… well, anyway, I got them cheap.” Qin Xijun raised her hand and showed Song Yan the jade seal in her hand: “Look, this is the jade seal of the Dongyuan Sect’s alchemy workshop.”

"With this tap, this is the elixir produced by the Dongyuan Immortal Sect."

"I'll take it to Lingxifang for auction."

"..."

Song Yan was dumbfounded and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Do you have something to say? If not, go do what you're supposed to be doing and don't disturb Granny Qin's great alchemy career..."

"what……"

He then seemed to snap out of his daze and asked, "Grandma, I wanted to ask if you know anything about breakthrough pills."

"A breakthrough pill?"

Qin Xijun then raised her head and looked at the future disciple in front of her.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"...How did your cultivation progress so quickly? I remember you only broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining a few months ago."

She grabbed Xiao Song, prying open his eyelids and taking his pulse.

"What kind of demonic art have you practiced?"

In response, Song Yan offered only a brief explanation, saying that he had a special encounter in Beiya Mountain.

Qin Xijun nodded, muttering to herself, "You're really lucky, kid..."

"Breakthrough Pills... Grandma certainly doesn't have any. But I do seem to have heard rumors about them."

"Oh?"

Song Yan's eyes lit up.

Is there a chance?

"Next month, there will be a 'Mingjue Pill' up for auction at the Lingxifang auction."

Lingxifang?
He thought it would be an auction at Lingyuanze Night Market.

Seemingly sensing the doubt in her future disciple's heart, Qin Xijun explained:

"Aside from some rubbish pills that are just masquerading as breakthrough pills but are actually counterfeit, the genuine pills that can be used to break through bottlenecks are basically made by the sect's pill workshop."

“These pills would not normally appear in Lingyuanze Market.”

"The reasons behind this are complex and you will understand them in the future."

"Lingxifang will be auctioning many good items this time, including a Mingjue Pill, which seems to have come from Xuanjian Mountain."

"If you think you have enough spirit stones, you can try your luck."

Qin Xijun spread her hands: "Anyway, Mother-in-law, I don't have that many spirit stones."

Song Yan pondered in his heart.

The world of cultivation has existed for countless years since its inception.

For any elixir, countless predecessors have modified the formula and optimized the proportions of medicinal ingredients for various reasons or motivations, thus creating new elixirs.

Some of these elixirs are made because the required spiritual plants are rare, too expensive, or have become extinct.

Other materials with similar medicinal properties must be used as substitutes, which will slightly reduce the effectiveness.

Among the pills used to break through bottlenecks in the Qi Refining stage, the Mingjue Pill belongs to the category that has been optimized by senior alchemists and is well-rounded in all aspects.

This pill contains considerable spiritual power, and its medicinal properties are not too strong.

Taking it when breaking through a bottleneck can increase the chance of breaking through by about 30%.

"Thirty percent..."

Given the current state of the sword seed, there is only a 30% to 40% chance of him breaking through with pure spiritual power without external assistance.

It can be said that it was destined to fail.

With the blessing of the Mingjue Pill, the success rate would be around 70%.

At the moment of breakthrough, supplement with Spirit Condensation Pills...

I'm about 80% sure.

That's a pretty high probability.

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