The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 118 Sixth-Order Pills
Qinghe was refining pills on the island in the heart of the spirit lake. It took her three whole days to completely refine a level seven demon core. After adding medicinal herbs to strengthen the body and nourish the vital energy, when the pill was almost complete, it indeed triggered a strong celestial phenomenon. Auspicious clouds gathered in the sky, colorful and vibrant, and the fragrance of the pill furnace wafted for miles.

When the furnace was opened to retrieve the elixir, a beam of light shot straight into the sky, piercing through the colorful auspicious clouds with astonishing force.

The sixth-order Spirit-Stabilizing Pill was successfully made. Qinghe held the pill in her palm. The core was no bigger than a fingertip, but it was surrounded by a halo, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary object.

Thus, Cui Qinghe officially advanced to the sixth-grade alchemist.

With the successful completion of a sixth-grade pill, Qinghe's cultivation level also improved significantly. The continuous refining process over three days and three nights was equivalent to a period of seclusion.

Jiang Yuan stood by and watched, but didn't interfere at all. He was confident that Qinghe would succeed on her first try.

After resting for two days, Qinghe began refining the second Spirit-Stabilizing Pill; the Spirit-Melting Pill would probably have to be saved for last.

Jiang Yuan swallowed the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill and meditated on the other side of the small island to refine and absorb it.

This time, Qinghe only took two days to completely refine the seventh-level demon core, and the resulting core was of even better quality.

Jiang Yuan also fully absorbed the previous Spirit-Stabilizing Pill, got up and practiced the Sword Pill once, which greatly increased his magical power.

The spiritual energy required in the late stage of the Golden Core realm is several times that of the middle stage. Many people stay at this stage for decades, which is simply due to resource issues.

If Chu Yunfei hadn't been accepted as a closed-door disciple by Master Zhu and become the young sect leader of Luofu Mountain, those old Nascent Soul cultivators would never have so easily given up their cultivation resources. Once they had the resources, Chu Yunfei would have condensed his Nascent Soul in just two or three years.

Jiang Yuan never worried about resources in his previous life. He condensed his Nascent Soul before the age of sixty. Before that, he rarely left the sect. All his combat skills were acquired later.

In this life, he obviously doesn't have such good spiritual roots and can't join a major sect, so he's forced to wander around. However, his luck is quite good, and he always manages to get some opportunities.

For a month straight, Cui Qinghe successfully refined four Spirit Stabilizing Pills and one sixth-order Spirit Fusion Pill.

His cultivation level had improved no less than Jiang Yuan's, so the two were still at the same level. However, he still couldn't beat Jiang Yuan in a sparring match.

Jiang Yuan did not swallow a second Spirit-Stabilizing Pill. The cultivation level improved by pills was relatively weak, and he needed a lot of practical combat experience and Qi cultivation to cultivate and recuperate.

For more than a month, the little golden eagle and Miaomiao have been completely free to roam and play to their hearts' content in the spirit realm.

The little golden eagle can now understand human speech, and has finally become enlightened, barely qualifying as a first-level demon. She has been consuming spirit-nurturing pills for two years, so once she becomes enlightened, her growth will be quite rapid.

Qinghe felt that there was no shortage of medicinal herbs in the Spirit Realm, and there were still some Spirit Feeding Pills in stock, so she distributed some to the four inner disciples of the Mermaid Clan, especially the little mermaid who swam the fastest. She was only at the third level of demon power and didn't seem to have fully awakened yet.

The flower fairy Qiongniang put in a lot of effort to teach them to read and speak, and they progressed very quickly.

Jiang Yuan then taught the four merfolk disciples basic water-based techniques. Merfolk are not human after all; only their upper bodies are human, and their spiritual meridian systems are different. He told them to practice for a few days and then see how to adjust.

Jiang Yuan and Qing He sparred several times in the Spirit Realm, their battle raging across the sky.

Qinghe has mastered the techniques for fighting Jiang Yuan. She advises him not to get within three miles of him and to use the Wind and Thunder Bow to deal with him, forcing him to dodge. In addition, her Wind Escape technique allows her to fly fast, making it impossible for Jiang Yuan to catch up. This puts her in an invincible position, making it impossible for her to win.

Jiang Yuan plans to stay in the Spirit Realm for three to five years to raise his cultivation level to the late Golden Core stage.

Shen Wangzhi sent a talisman, saying that something terrible had happened: the Taiyi Sect's Laoshan branch had been wiped out overnight, with a total of 180 people, including a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage. They hadn't even sent out a distress signal, and the culprit could not be found.

There are only two possibilities: either there's a fish that slipped through the net in Laoshan, and a big one at that. Only a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would have the power to instantly kill over a hundred people. Or it was the Sa Shen Cult that did it; Jiang Yuan is certain that they have at least three late-stage Nascent Soul demonic cultivators among them.

Jiang Yuan quickly returned to Fu Shu, abandoning the Xinluo Cave and relocating immediately. Jiang Yuan certainly didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Taiyi Sect; he didn't have the power to do so.

Following Jiang Yuan's directions, Shen Wangzhi arrived at the Spirit Realm Island three days later.

It's good that everyone is alright, and they even brought seven or eight million spirit stones.

Shen Wangzhi said that he had simply emptied the cave, leaving no trace whatsoever. The spiritual spring was blocked, but all the internal and external restrictions were preserved. In case no one discovered it, they could always go back to Silla to mine some spirit stones in the future.

When everyone entered the outer cave, they were startled to see hundreds of merfolk.

The merman leader, along with over two hundred mermen, waited in the water below the corridor, shouting in unison, "Welcome back, Sect Master!"

Even the extremely composed Shen Wangzhi was taken aback. This Brother Guan is truly amazing! He's clearly the sect leader, arranging everything, yet he always reaps the benefits without lifting a finger!

The Xie brothers, Chengqian and Kunyang, stared wide-eyed. This was the legendary mermaid!

Nan Zhi was furious. She created a small water balloon in front of the two brothers, spraying them with water to make them wake up, because their masters were watching!
The flower fairy Qiongniang also flew to Shen Wangzhi to pay her respects, and even asked her master Qinghe for praise, "How was it? Did you teach me this sentence well?"

After walking a few miles further in, there was actually a cave dwelling.

Qinghe had made arrangements in advance; everyone had their own room, and other functional rooms were also provided, although most of them were empty.

Jingxuan then led several of his young disciples to open their storage artifacts and lay out the items they had brought from the Silla Cave.

Jiang Yuan did not linger, and led Shen Wangzhi, Liu Caiwei, Li Shouzhong and Lao Lu to the Spirit Realm Secret Realm.

Shen Wangzhi and the others were shocked once again. They never thought they would be able to get their hands on a blessed land!
Old Lu's eyes welled up with tears. "Am I blessed with good fortune from my past life?"

Qinghe smiled and said, "This place is not the best yet. There may be a better place in the future. We will invite you to move here again!"

Jiang Yuan noticed that Old Lu looked much better, decades younger, and that he might actually be able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

"This secret realm evolved from the spiritual domain of ancient cultivators, and there is a spirit-gathering array in the middle. In addition, the five surrounding peaks are arranged in accordance with the five elements, and you can find a suitable main peak to cultivate on."

"This secret realm is of the blessed land level, and its spiritual energy is much better than that of ordinary spiritual veins, enough to support the condensation of a nascent soul."

Shen Wangzhi and Liu Caiwei had already begun to open their spiritual veins and replenish their five elements, so they didn't choose a mountain peak. Instead, they built a wooden house on an island in the middle of the lake for cultivation purposes only. It could be dismantled at any time without affecting the spirit-gathering array.

Old Lu built a thatched hut on the Green Mountain of Wood, where the wood spiritual energy was the purest. He had been cultivating the Myriad Things Life Technique and recuperating there. Apart from refining pills, he had nothing else to do, making this peak the best place for him.

Li Shouzhong naturally preferred the metal-type mountain peaks, but he had many things to do now. Jiang Yuan had passed on the restrictions for the corridor and cave to him, and the more than two hundred merfolk were considered outer disciples of Wanghai Tower, so all sorts of rules had to be implemented.

When Jingxuan and his little apprentices finished their work, they were overjoyed to enter the secret realm.

The Xie brothers, Chengqian and Kunyang, went to Huofeng, leaving Nanzhi alone at Shuifeng.

Jingxuan did not go to Mufeng to build a residence, but preferred to stay in the outer cave as a steward.

Qinghe felt that Senior Sister Jingxuan was always a bit gloomy. Jiang Yuan guessed that it was probably related to her early experiences. She needed to break through her mental barriers, otherwise her cultivation would not be able to make great progress. Even if she did not lack resources, she would not be able to overcome the tribulation of inner demons when she formed her golden core.

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