Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 240 Dedicated Alchemy
"The herbs are all gone! But we had plenty of materials for refining weapons!"

"Even if we run out of refining materials, we can still make talismans, research formations, and create puppets!"

Thinking that he still had so many secondary positions to cultivate, Li Yunjing's expression returned to calm.

Let's just pretend we're in seclusion in this remote place called "Huanglongling" for some kind of spiritual cultivation!
Finding joy amidst hardship was the only way Li Yunjing could console himself.

Lost in thought, Li Yunjing drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, after a good day's rest, Li Yunjing was full of energy and vitality.

"Senior Brother Wang will be here soon!"

Li Yunjing tidied up, took out the "True Essence Pill" he had prepared, placed it on the table, and waited for Senior Brother Wang to come and collect it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Sure enough, not long after, Senior Brother Wang came to knock on the door.

He was accompanied by three fellow disciples.

These people followed along, clearly wanting to see Li Yunjing's alchemy results.

After a while, Li Yunjing's voice came from inside the room: "Wait a moment, I'll be right there."

Soon, Li Yunjing walked to the door and opened it.

Seeing his four fellow disciples arrive together, Li Yunjing chuckled, stepped aside, and invited them into the house.

This house was built temporarily by the cultivators of the Yinshan Sect, so it naturally doesn't offer much comfort.

Upon entering, one is greeted by the main hall. The windows of the room had been opened by Li Yunjing, and the room appeared quite bright under the sunlight.

The main hall was very simple, with only a square table in front with some tea sets on it, and next to the tea sets was a jade vase.

"Senior Brother Wang, these are the pills I refined for you. Please check them."

Without much formality, Li Yunjing invited the person into the house, pointed to the jade bottle on the table, and said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Senior Brother Wang feigned surprise and said with a smile, "Alright! Let me take a look at the pills first."

The four senior brothers, including Wang, came for this very purpose.

Senior Brother Wang came to the table, picked up the jade bottle, opened the stopper, and poured out the seven "True Essence Pills".

Instantly, a medicinal fragrance filled the main hall.

The four senior brothers took a deep sniff and found that the "True Essence Pill" had a pure medicinal fragrance and no problems whatsoever.

Senior Brother Wang checked them one by one, then suddenly his expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise, "An eighth-grade 'True Essence Pill'?"

"Hehe! We were lucky enough to get two Rank 8 pills, one for each of us."

Li Yunjing smiled and gestured for everyone to sit down.

He then personally poured tea for the other party.

His confident demeanor was no different from that of an alchemist.

"Junior Brother Li! You are indeed amazing!"

Senior Brother Wang gave Li Yunjing a thumbs up.

This praise was entirely sincere.

Li Yunjing's skill level deserves any praise.

The three who came with Senior Brother Wang also praised him and asked him for an eighth-grade "True Essence Pill" to examine it carefully.

Upon confirming that the pill was indeed freshly made, the three of them had an idea and immediately considered asking Li Yunjing to help them refine the pill.

Before they could even speak, Senior Brother Wang said, "Junior Brother Li, leave your four days of duty to me! I have some materials left; could you help me refine four more batches of 'True Essence Pills'?"

"Junior Brother Li! We don't have many True Essence Pills left. Could you help us refine some as well?"

"Yes! I'd appreciate it if Junior Brother Li could help me out!"

"We'll help you complete your duty!"

The other three got anxious. "All the good things are yours?"

The three of them spoke up, asking Li Yunjing to help them refine pills.

Currently, Li Yunjing is the only second-level alchemist in the entire "Huanglong Ridge". He has definitely become a hot commodity. If you don't queue up to refine pills now, you don't know how many days it will take to get a "True Essence Pill" in the future!

Once the Yinshan Sect retaliates and a great war begins, Li Yunjing will have no time to refine pills. Their True Essence Pills will become increasingly scarce, which will affect their subsequent cultivation.
Every extra day you queue adds another variable, and nobody wants to wait!
In particular, Senior Brother Wang is so inconsiderate, taking up four days of Master Li's time. What is he doing?
Should we book Master Li's services?
"Cough cough!"

Seeing the four people so enthusiastic, talking back and forth without backing down, Li Yunjing was overjoyed, knowing that the scene he had been looking forward to had arrived.

With these people's second-tier materials, his alchemy cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds!

Using other people's materials to practice alchemy, and even getting a share of the profits, plus not having to participate in mountain patrols—this job is simply too wonderful.

Li Yunjing coughed, and all four of them looked at him with expectant eyes.

"How about this? You can give me all the materials, and you can work together to complete my six-day task. Once I've refined the pills, I'll let you know. How about that?"

Li Yunjing explained his plan and asked softly.

"Alright! We'll do as Master Li says!"

Some people have already changed their way of addressing him and are now directly calling Li Yunjing "Master Li".

The initiative was in Li Yunjing's hands, and even if the others were dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do, so they all agreed to the arrangement.

"Hehe! Okay!"

Li Yunjing looked at the materials they handed over, checked them one by one, confirmed the quantity and quality, and finally registered the number of "True Essence Pills" that each of the four people should receive.

Only after completing these tasks did he send off Senior Brother Wang and his three companions.

As for which of the four of them will start taking turns, that's not Li Yunjing's business.

This time, the four of them gathered enough materials for fifteen batches, enough for Li Yunjing to refine for three days.

This put him in a good mood.

Just as Li Yunjing began his second round of alchemy, the war between the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and various other sects, including the "Yinshan Sect," broke out in full force.

The Xuanwu Guardian Army of the Shenxiao Dao Sect was fully mobilized, with one Shenxiao warship after another appearing in the Hengyue Mountains.

High in the sky, powerful figures at the Nascent Soul Realm from all sides have already engaged in numerous decisive battles.

In mid-air, elders at the Golden Core realm often participate in the chaotic battles. The flying vehicles of all sides are generally at this altitude, fighting each other.

As for the lower altitude, Foundation Establishment cultivators from all sides were fighting each other.

In short, chaos has completely erupted.

In the previous sneak attack, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" also achieved an overwhelming victory. In addition to "Huanglong Ridge", there were sixteen other strongholds of various sects that were occupied by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect". The sects involved included the demonic path, the demon race, the Buddhist sect, and even other Xuanmen and Confucian forces.

There were only three targets to attack, and the sneak attack by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" failed to take them down.

This small mistake won't affect the overall situation.

With the arrival of the main force, it won't be long before we can take these three strongholds.

This time, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" suddenly launched an attack, targeting all forces except its allies.

All the forces from all sides were completely stunned in January of the new year.

Nearly 80% of the territory "Across the Mountains" fell into the hands of "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

During the days that Li Yunjing helped refine pills, the Imperial Guards of the "City of Glory", the Xuanwu Army of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", and the garrison troops of various sects and families of the Ming Dynasty were all dispersed into small teams to continuously eliminate various forces.

Almost every moment, small-scale conflicts occur in various places along the "Across the Mountains".

The "Shenxiao Dao Sect's" plan went surprisingly smoothly, and its actions against various hostile forces also yielded brilliant results.

These cultivators from other factions were being chased with nowhere to escape and no other choice.

Some cultivators from non-major sects surrendered directly and were incorporated into a separate army by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" to cooperate with the main force in the complete occupation of the "Hengyue Mountain Range".

Of course, it is still unknown how long the current favorable situation can be maintained.

Among these major sects that suffered losses, there were many behemoth sects capable of directly confronting the "Shenxiao Daozong".

These forces will certainly not let this go.

Beyond the "Mountain Crossing," behemoth sects from other countries have likely already begun assembling large armies, ready to launch a counterattack as soon as preparations are complete.

Faced with the interests of an ancestral lineage, the prestige of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" would have no deterrent effect whatsoever, and large-scale war was inevitable.

Despite the outside disturbances, Li Yunjing continued refining pills at his own pace, successfully completing the "True Essence Pills" for his four senior brothers.

Among these pills, there were also some Grade 8 "True Essence Pills". Li Yunjing kept some for himself and his three senior brothers, while each of them was given three Grade 8 "True Essence Pills". The rest of the pills were all Grade 9.

Seven days later, when Li Yunjing's patrol mission was over, Senior Brother Wang and the others came to Li Yunjing again to receive the pills he had given them.

When the four received the pills, each receiving three Grade 8 "True Essence Pills," the entire "Yellow Dragon Ridge" was shaken.

For someone like Li Yunjing to be able to refine twelve Grade 8 "True Essence Pills" is already a very high level of skill.

Such alchemists are rare and hard to find!

Moreover, this was handed over by Li Yunjing. In fact, putting themselves in his shoes, they had long believed that the number of Grade 8 True Essence Pills left by Li Yunjing was far greater than twelve!
More than a dozen batches of pills yielded twenty to thirty grade eight pills!

Such skill has drawn praise and sparked much discussion.

Soon, all his fellow disciples came to him.

Some people don't lack "True Essence Pills," but the eighth-grade level still tempts them, and they want Li Yunjing to help them refine some.

As a result, Li Yunjing's doorstep was almost worn down by the crowd.

That day, he did nothing but receive his fellow disciples.

After seeing everyone off, Li Yunjing poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

A total of over 112 batches of "True Essence Pill" materials ended up in Li Yunjing's hands.

These materials were provided by his fellow disciples. With so many materials, Li Yunjing could refine the product for half a month.

Because of this, Li Yunjing was able to rest for another month and didn't have to patrol the mountain.

This situation even alarmed Yu Yuanhua.

However, Li Yunjing's current schedule was full of alchemy tasks, so Yu Yuanhua did not go to see Li Yunjing.

If Yu Yuanhua were to stop Li Yunjing from helping the disciples refine the "True Essence Pill" and incur so much resentment, he wouldn't want to invite trouble for nothing.

Since someone was helping Li Yunjing patrol the mountain, he simply turned a blind eye and stopped paying attention.

This time, Li Yunjing wasn't in a hurry to refine pills.

He has clearly told his fellow disciples that he has been refining pills too much lately and needs to rest for the next six days.

Everyone expressed their understanding.

As for whether Li Yunjing was tired or not wanting to waste his time, saving it for his own cultivation and using his patrol time to refine pills for them, no one delved into that.

Only a fool would ask Li Yunjing if that's what he thinks.

Without the disturbance of outsiders or the interference of the mission, Li Yunjing calmed down completely.

Through conversations with some fellow disciples, he also managed to obtain three recipes for second-tier pills.

This is good stuff!

Li Yunjing really wanted to study and figure out how to refine elixirs that could enhance spiritual awareness.

Li Yunjing's current cultivation level and physical training rely mainly on the Five Elements Technique and the power of thunder to temper his body, without any top-tier body-refining techniques.

It is indeed a divine body, but it has not been developed to its full potential and has many flaws.

As for cultivating normal magical techniques, Li Yunjing has no shortage of methods. Whether it is the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method", "Heavenly Fire Divine Flame Seal", "Reversing the Innate Five Elements Technique", or "Five Elements Withering and Flourishing Technique", they are all cultivation methods that he can currently keep up with.

Among these techniques, there are even those that can be used at the Golden Core stage.

Neither of these two aspects are major problems for Li Yunjing.

What he currently lacks is the cultivation of his spiritual mind.

Li Yunjing knew that as long as he returned to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", he could complete the assessment task and successfully obtain the spiritual cultivation method issued by the sect.

Besides this method of cultivating the mind, one can also enhance mental strength by taking "Nourishing Spirit Pills".

These past few days, Li Yunjing has been preparing to study the refining of the "Nourishing Spirit Pill".

The refining of this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" requires utmost care, as Li Yunjing only has enough materials to refine one batch of "Nourishing Spirit Pills".

If it fails, then all your investment will be lost.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yunjing spent three whole days mentally rehearsing the process of refining the "Nourishing Spirit Pill" before preparing to start refining the pill.

A month later, Li Yunjing had already finished refining the pills for the sect members.

During this alchemy process, Li Yunjing even unexpectedly produced three seventh-grade "True Essence Pills".

His alchemy skills improved once again.

The refining of the "Nourishing Spirit Pill" also yielded mixed results.

The good news is that Li Yunjing successfully refined a ninth-grade "Nourishing Spirit Pill". The bad news is that his success rate in refining pills has dropped again, and he only managed to refine three "Nourishing Spirit Pills"!
A success rate of 30% has lowered Li Yunjing's expectations to a whole new level!

It almost drove Li Yunjing to despair. He even began to question the meaning of life. Why was this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" so difficult to refine?

(End of this chapter)