Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 12: Insanely Increase Proficiency!
Inside the cramped storeroom.

Chen Ye clasped his hands together and bowed repeatedly to the dying silver-scaled flower on the table:
"Amitabha Buddha, God, Laozi, Guan Yu... please bless me so that I can successfully cure the Silver Scale Flower!"

Chen Ye's expression was solemn. Without thinking twice, he prayed once first.

Cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Chen Ye simply couldn't help but be nervous.

The Silver Scale Flower cost him a full eight spirit stones, which was most of his savings.

If one is not careful, eight spirit stones will be wasted.

He took several deep breaths, his gaze fixed on the panel:

Name: Chen Ye

【Shouyuan: 40/62】

[Spiritual roots: gold, wood, water, fire, earth]

[Realm: Qi Training Level 4]

[Technique: Evergreen Technique, Minor Success: 40/100]

【技能：去疾刀诀大成：170/200；刮骨鞭小成：30/100；厨艺大成：15/200;催生法入门：2/10，云雨术入门：2/10】

"Alas, what you learn from books is never enough."

Chen Ye shook his head. After studying for half a day, his proficiency in the Childbirth Technique and the Cloud and Rain Technique had barely increased by two points.

However, when he treated the Green Luo Grass, his Quick-Device Technique increased by a full twenty points.

This kind of spiritual plant technique still requires the use of spiritual plants for practice.

Fortunately, I've already mastered the basics and can cast simple spells.

He has a proficiency panel, and seven days is enough time to increase his proficiency significantly!
Chen Ye picked up the jade knife, his wrist trembling slightly, the blade hovering three inches above the vein of the leaf, hesitant to bring it down.

He held his breath, his mind more focused than ever before, concentrating on the tip of the knife.

A wisp of cyan spiritual energy swirled around the tip of the knife, carefully meandering along the blackened stem of the silver scale flower.

Just as the jade knife was about to cut away the patient's tissue, the silver-scaled flower suddenly trembled.

"This demonic energy can actually spread along the meridians!"

Chen Ye wiped his forehead. The broken leaves were oozing a purplish-black liquid, which corroded fine holes in the table.

He had to use the Cloud and Rain Technique to condense a mist infused with wood elemental energy to cleanse the wound.

A pale blue mist shrouded the silver-scaled flowers, and a sudden change occurred!
The drooping flower bud suddenly opened its sharp, tooth-like sepals and lunged at Chen Ye's wrist.

Chen Ye shrank back in shock, then, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, picked up the jade knife and unleashed his perfected Swift Blade Technique, transforming it into a precise stream of light that slashed towards the leaf vein where the demonic energy was most concentrated.

The flower buds, unable to open or close their sepals, drooped listlessly.

Chen Ye wiped the sweat from his blurred vision, still shaken.
"No wonder it's called demonic energy. It's like a mutation; even a flower can bite."

If it bites his wrist, the consequences are unimaginable.

He had no time to rest and continued to use the regrowth technique to try to revive the severed leaf veins.

The initial stages of fertility induction methods have weak effects and slow progress.

Fortunately, his proficiency was increasing every moment, which gave Chen Ye some comfort.

Half a day later.

Chen Ye exhausted his spiritual power to barely repair the leaf vein.

He condensed a cloud of blue mist and carefully nourished the silver-scaled flower.

The previously listless silver-scaled flower regained a bit of its vitality, and the swirling demonic energy visibly weakened.

Chen Ye let out a long breath and slumped into the chair, his whole body soaked in cold sweat.

Help!

Fortunately, he had mastered the Swift Blade technique early on, so he was quite confident in dealing with the most troublesome demonic energy.

Once his fertility-inducing technique and cloud and rain technique advance to higher levels, treating the Silver Scale Flower will be a piece of cake.

Based on his predecessor's memories, Chen Ye deduced that once these three arts of spiritual plants were mastered, one could pass the Lingyin Sect's assessment and become a true spiritual plant master.

In this vast market, there are very few people who can be called spiritual plant masters; the rest are amateur spiritual plant masters, or herbalists, like the one who came before.

"Xiao Qu Jidao still used too much force."

Chen Ye lit an oil lamp. The drooping leaves of the silver scale flower gleamed with a bluish-black hue in the dim light. As soon as his fingertips touched the stem of the grass, a chill pierced his bones along his meridians.

There is a rather conspicuous break on the leaf vein.

If you use too much force every time you cut off the demonic energy, you might kill the Silver Scale Flower. But fortunately, it's normal to have a few broken marks. Even those formal spirit plant masters can't say they can do it perfectly every time.

"However, this problem should not occur again."

A slight smile appeared on Chen Ye's solemn face as he glanced at the panel.

Proficiency in the three arts of spiritual plants has greatly improved!

And the Swift Blade Technique had reached its perfect state!
Chen Ye can say without boasting that his Swift Blade Technique is the best in Yunxi Workshop!

【催生法：入门8/10→小成38/100；云雨术：入门8/10→小成20/100；去疾刀诀：大成170/200→圆满20/400】

When Xiao Qu Ji Dao reaches the next level, a qualitative change will occur.

Although he still has nearly 400 points of proficiency, Chen Ye is already looking forward to the changes to come.

It's time to eat!

Chen Ye was extremely weak. His spiritual power at the fourth level of Qi Refining was like a dried-up stream; it would quickly run out after casting a few spells.

I was highly focused just now, but now that I've relaxed, the fatigue I had previously ignored has instantly taken over my body.

He was so tired that he didn't want to get up.

"Master..."

The white fluffy ball stood timidly at the door, holding a steaming bowl of rice in both hands, seemingly there to bring him food.

Chen Ye's face lit up with joy: "Qingjun, quickly give this to Master, Master is starving."

The little girl swallowed hard, then ran to Chen Ye's side at the sound, bowing her head and raising her hands high.

"So nice."

Chen Ye couldn't help but rub the little girl's fluffy head and praise her.

The white fluffy ball didn't dare to breathe, trembling as he stroked its head, its toes constantly rubbing against the ground.

Seeing this, Chen Ye smiled sheepishly, picked up his rice bowl, sniffed it, and after confirming that it was not poisonous, he ate heartily.

Fragrant!
Chen Ye wiped his mouth.

"Master, would you like more rice?" The white-furred ball of fur tugged at its fingers and quickly glanced up at its master.

Excessive mental and spiritual energy depletion caused the man to look increasingly haggard, with his cheeks becoming sunken.

Even more terrifying!

The white fluffy ball held its breath.

Chen Ye shook his head and put the bowl back into Qingjun's small hands.

Finally, he didn't forget to give one last instruction:
“Master is in seclusion these days. If there isn’t enough food, you can cook for yourselves in the kitchen. If you run out of food, just let Master know.”

"Ok!"

The white fluffy ball looked at its toes and nodded vigorously.

After receiving Chen Ye's permission, he fled the storeroom as if escaping.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze and hesitantly took out a pill wrapped in gold foil from his bag.

Qi-restoring pill!
It sells for one spirit stone in the market and can quickly restore a cultivator's spiritual power.

It's expensive, but the effects are really strong!
Silver Scale Flower is the main ingredient of Qi-restoring Pill. A skilled alchemist can refine twelve Qi-restoring Pills from one Silver Scale Flower, which can be roughly divided into one high-grade, four medium-grade, and seven low-grade pills.

A high-grade Qi-restoring pill costs six spirit stones, a mid-grade Qi-restoring pill costs three spirit stones, and a low-grade Qi-restoring pill costs one spirit stone.

A single Silver Scale Flower, worth eighteen spirit stones, can typically be refined into a Qi-restoring pill worth twenty-five spirit stones!
Although there are other auxiliary materials, the cost of these materials is not high, and the profit is at least five spirit stones.

Of course, this is still the 'minimum'!
If we can refine one more high-grade Qi-restoring pill, the profit will double!
The Qi-restoring pill is just one of the most common low-level pills in the cultivation world.

"It takes five treatments of a spiritual herb to earn the same profit as someone casually concocting a pill."

Chen Ye sighed, then tried to cheer himself up and comfort himself.
"But the cost of alchemy is also high. Not to mention, the price of the alchemy furnace is far higher than that of my jade knife."

Chen Ye stroked the pill, somewhat reluctant to consume the Qi-restoring pill.

Eating one is equivalent to eating a spirit stone.

But you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!

Fight!

Chen Ye closed his eyes and swallowed the pill.

The long-dried-up spiritual energy, like spring grass receiving rain, was revitalized once more.

(End of this chapter)