Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 5 Qi Refining Level 3
Five days later.

It was late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were few, and all was quiet.

"Whoo~"

Inside the Grade D cave, Lin Changheng swallowed the remaining low-grade pill, the Blood-Replenishing Pill. After refining it, the deficiency in his essence and blood was almost completely replenished.

But the small square box in his hand was completely empty.

"A low-grade Blood-Replenishing Pill costs two spirit stones, and this adds up to twenty-four spirit stones to our consumption every year."

"In addition to a fixed amount of spirit rice and spirit tea, the Xu family also provides an extra three low-grade spirit stones per month, as well as a monthly supply of materials for refining the Crimson Flame Pill."

The Xu family has carefully calculated and verified that these resources are absolutely sufficient and can meet their daily cultivation needs.

For Lin Changheng, this was also extremely generous; the labor of an alchemy apprentice could not possibly be exchanged for this.

However, the problem lies in the consumption of [Blood Replenishing Pills], which leaves him short of money and lacking resources for cultivation. He often has to squeeze out [Alchemy Materials] to exchange for some spirit sand.

In the early years, Lin Changheng knew he had no chance of successfully refining elixirs, so he used materials to subsidize his expenses.

"No wonder it has been so difficult to break through to the third level of Qi Refining; this reason cannot be ignored."

This is a series of negative effects.

Interlocking links form a dense, impenetrable net that descends upon us.

"This time, we must break through! And we definitely can!"

As Lin Changheng's cultivation technique progressed and his essence and blood were replenished, he also experienced a sudden, inexplicable surge of inspiration.

This is the trigger for a breakthrough.

It's time to break through the realm that has been stagnant for so long!

Lin Changheng immediately took out one of his two spirit stones, held it in his hand, and simultaneously began to circulate his cultivation technique, "Flowing Fire Technique."

He immediately crushed it with force, and the spiritual energy dissipated. A sudden suction force burst out from his palm and was drawn into his body.

……

Time slowly flows forward.

Lin Changheng closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the futon. His breathing remained steady, and the spiritual energy within his body had gathered, flowing like a small river, surging forward in his meridians.

The operation of the "Flowing Fire Technique" was smoother than ever before, without any stagnation, and the speed and efficiency of refining magic power were faster.

The effects of the [First-Tier Origin Treasure Seed] are manifested here!

As the cycle of Qi continued, the spiritual energy eventually transformed into magical power, like smoke and mist, and sank into the dantian.

This makes it more substantial.

The more this happened, the calmer his mind became, remaining undisturbed and unhurried.

Finally, Lin Changheng vaguely touched a critical point.

"Crack!"

It seemed as if there was a sound, but in reality there was none.

Lin Changheng's mind remained calm. After refining the remaining spiritual energy from the shattered spirit stone in his hand into his body, he slowly finished his practice.

open one's eyes.

There is no joy of enlightenment, only a sense of composure that comes naturally.

Three levels of Qi training!

Lin Changheng broke through and, after a brief assessment, discovered that the upper limit of his magical power had increased by more than 50%.

This not only means that low-level spells can be cast twice more, but also that there is no need to worry too much about running out of mana when refining pills.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

He stood up, pushed open the window, and saw the bright moon shining like frost, filling the courtyard.

He couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"All that has happened before is but a few hardships."

……

Three more days passed.

As soon as Lin Changheng stepped into the shop early in the morning, he was greeted by the clansmen who did odd jobs.

"Brother Lin, Mo Keqing is looking for you." Lin Changheng went straight upstairs to the second floor.

On the left is a place for receiving guests, while on the right is a secret training room exclusively for Master Mo.

"Master Mo, you wanted to see me?"

Lin Changheng arrived at the reception room, which was empty. On the main tea table in front of him were two long wooden boxes. Upon seeing this, Lin Changheng's pupils contracted slightly.

This is……

"Yes, please have a seat."

With a hoarse voice, Master Mo walked out of the training room and sat in the main seat.

"Please give your instructions." After thirty years of wasted time, Lin Changheng's demeanor was perfectly controlled.

Master Mo pushed the two long, rectangular wooden boxes forward, and they shot out, landing in front of Lin Changheng, who caught them with both hands.

"Didn't I tell you about inferior and useless pills a while ago?"

Lin Changheng nodded at the right moment without interrupting, but he had some guesses in his heart and was secretly excited.

“Originally, Xu Hanzhou was in charge of dealing with waste pills and inferior pills, but since he has returned to his clan, you will have to take over.”

"After all, the only people I can trust and who are capable of doing this are the two of you."

Lin Changheng immediately showed a hint of excitement on his face, "I will certainly live up to Master Mo's expectations."

Then, Master Mo handed over an old book, saying, "This is the method for dealing with inferior and waste pills. Take it and learn it. Return it to me after you have mastered it."

"These pills need to be processed within two days, and then they can be sent to 'Li Family Spirit Meat Shop' on the east side of the market, handed over to the shopkeeper, and the bill will be settled immediately."

After making the simple arrangements, he waved to Lin Changheng, indicating that he could leave.

"Yes!"

Lin Changheng clutched the old booklet and left, clutching two long wooden boxes tightly in his arms, but his heart was burning with excitement.

The alchemy room in the backyard is closed today, and no one will come, so it's quite quiet.

Lin Changheng put the old books aside and picked up two long wooden boxes first.

This box is made of pear wood and is quite heavy. It can greatly delay the loss of medicinal power and is often used to store low-level pills.

If the elixir is precious, it will be stored in a specially made jade bottle, or a [Spirit-Locking Talisman] will be affixed to a wooden box to suppress the loss of medicinal power to almost nothing.

Open the wooden boxes one by one.

They discovered that each wooden box had twenty slots for pills, and two boxes would contain forty.

Only twelve holes were empty, and the pills were covered with red cloud patterns.

【Crimson Flame Pill】!
There are a total of twenty-eight!

That should be the number of defective pills produced in a month.

Although he didn't know why there were no Wood Essence Pills, Lin Changheng didn't have time to think about it anymore.

As soon as he reached out and touched the pill, the [Yuan Ding], which was quietly standing in his sea of ​​consciousness, reacted, and azure light surged from its mouth!
"Sure enough!"

Once Lin Changheng received confirmation, the curve of his lips was impossible to suppress.

"Twenty-eight pills, I wonder how much spirit they can absorb?"

Despite these thoughts, Lin Changheng did not act rashly, but instead began to peruse old books on how to dispose of inferior pills.

……

After about half a cup of tea's time.

Lin Changheng slowly closed the old book, a thoughtful expression on his face.

According to the old book

Waste pills are easy to deal with; simply crush them, burn them thoroughly with a flame until they turn to ash, and then collect them.

At that time, the harvest will be collected annually within the clan and scattered into the Blackwater River, where it will turn into black mud to protect the grass.

Inferior pills, on the other hand, are much more complicated to prepare. They use a very low-cost neutralization method to moisten the pills, dissolving most of the toxins and forming substances that are harmful to humans but harmless to animals. Then, the pills are cut and sold.

"The essence and blood within a discarded pill can be fully absorbed, but only a portion of an inferior pill needs to be extracted; it cannot be completely removed, otherwise it may expose the deception..."

(End of this chapter)