The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Without thinking much, Zhu Yu stepped down the stairs.

Upon arriving in the living room, he waved his hand and brought the small water tank placed in the corner to his front. He picked it up and examined it. Compared to seven days ago, the medicinal liquid had decreased by almost half, enough only to cultivate the tiger corpse species three or four times.

And the one who started it all.

It was the little jade that flew down to the edge of the jar and kept buzzing.

Although Xiaoyu, who had consumed half a vat of medicinal liquid, failed to break through to the middle grade, her aura was noticeably stronger than before.

"Alright, alright, here you go..."

Zhu Yu reached out and tapped Xiao Yu's head, drawing out a ball of medicinal liquid for him to use his spiritual power to hold and eat, then picked up the water vat and walked out the door.

The little black dog lying at the door immediately rushed over and obediently lay down on the ground. But instead of Zhu Yu, it was Xiao Yu who was gulping down the medicine. After it landed, it ran off to the corpse.

"That sycophant..."

Zhu Yu shook his head helplessly, picked up the water vat, and followed.

A few days passed, and Xiao Hei had become quite familiar with Xiao Yu. It was unclear what had gotten into him, or if he had just developed a knack for flattery, but he was incredibly attentive to Xiao Yu.

Not only did it pick up and drop off Xiaoyu at the corpse site, but after learning that it liked to eat live insects, it would often circle around the mound, catch an insect, and happily deliver it to her.

It's a veritable licking insect...

They arrived at the site of the corpse.

Zhu Yu looked around at the corpse taro plants that had been growing for nearly a month. Thanks to Xiao Yu's care, none of them had been eaten by insects, and they were growing very lushly.

He withdrew his gaze, stepped to the center of one acre of corpses, squatted down, placed his hand on the grave mound, and stared intently at it.

[Non-product quality: 39%]

Seven days have passed.

The tiger corpse's cultivation level increased by a full six points.

In addition to the initial growth from the cultivation elixir, it's almost equivalent to an increase of one point per day.

"The effect is surprisingly good..."

Zhu Yu's expression immediately lit up with joy.

At this rate of development, in another two months, the tiger corpse seed will be able to draw in Yin energy and advance to become a living corpse.

At that time, he will have gained another great help!

"Drink more, and strive to transform yourself soon..."

Zhu Yu smiled, closed the information panel, picked up the water vat, tilted his arm, and gushed out the bright red liquid. When it landed on the grave mound, it seeped in at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the soil on the grave mound turned a dark red.

Zhu Yu stopped pouring, glanced at the remaining liquid in the vat, and thought to himself, "Perfect timing to buy some demon tiger blood from that senior brother..."

After checking the tiger's carcass again and confirming it was unharmed, he picked up the water vat, left the site, and returned to the wooden house.

Not long after.

Zhu Yu, carrying his family's wealth, stepped out of the courtyard. With a slight thought, he summoned Xiao Hei and Xiao Yu, who were patrolling the corpse area, to his side. He climbed onto Xiao Hei's carapace, sat cross-legged, and gave the instructions:

"Little Black is gone..."

Squeak…

Little Black raised its head and let out a neigh. A burst of spiritual light emanated from its body, and it took six steps, rushing down the mound like the wind.

Once on the path, the speed increased.

at this time.

A small hill not far away.

A plump young man dressed in a black robe was carrying a coffin down the mound with a worried expression. He hadn't gone far when he suddenly saw a tortoise-like monster speeding past on the path ahead.

He paused, then looked back at the coffin on his back, his face growing increasingly sorrowful. He gritted his teeth and said:

"That damned insect, I never want to see you again..."

Thinking about this, Bai Meng felt a bit annoyed. Just a few days ago, he was applying corpse oil to the living corpses he was cultivating.

Suddenly, a demonic insect appeared out of nowhere and severed the head of the exquisitely crafted corpse that had been nurtured for over a year.

When he came to his senses, the demonic insect had actually... run away!

This angered him so much that he couldn't sleep for several days, waiting for the demonic insect to return, but after many days, he still didn't see it.

Fortunately, he wasn't the only one who was unlucky; several of his neighbors also appeared to have suffered injuries...

"Sigh, now I'll have to postpone buying the mount again..."

Bai Meng sighed deeply and slowly walked towards the path carrying the coffin.

……

market.

One person and two insects stepped into the archway, turned into the side street, and after walking for a short while, a two-story pavilion came into view.

At the entrance of the pavilion.

Two figures, one fat and one thin, were chatting.

"Senior Brother Xiang has finally emerged from seclusion!"

Upon seeing one of the handsome faces, Zhu Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace as he walked over.

Upon hearing footsteps, Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan turned to look. Seeing Zhu Yu's figure, they smiled and went to greet him.

"Wishing you well, Junior Brother."

"Senior Brother Xiang, Senior Brother Liang."

Zhu Yu cupped his hands in greeting and looked intently at Xiang Sui.

"ha…"

Xiang Sui knew what he meant, gave a dry laugh, took out a pill bottle the size of an adult's fist from his sleeve and handed it over. Seeing Zhu Yu's questioning look, he coughed and forced himself to remain calm, saying:

"This is a meditation pill I refined based on an ancient formula for meditation elixir. As for its effects... it's ten times more potent than the meditation elixir..."

"ten times?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu was initially puzzled, but then his face lit up with joy.

Xiang Sui had no reason to deceive him; if he said the effect was ten times that of the meditation liquid, then it must be ten times.

"Well..." Xiang Sui scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "It's this side effect, which is also ten times stronger than the meditation liquid."

Having said that, he turned and ran back to the wooden house, carrying a jade jar almost the size of a water vat. He handed it to Zhu Yu and said:

"This is a meditation liquid I've refined over the past few days. It's about twice as effective as the previous one, but the side effects are similar."

"Hmm, and it's best not to take that meditation pill..."

As if realizing something, his face paled for a moment.

Liang Kuan, standing to the side, looked puzzled but nodded in agreement, saying, "Junior Brother can keep this Meditation Pill for self-defense. If necessary, grind it into powder and scatter it; it might have a miraculous effect."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Sui's face turned even paler, and she glared at him fiercely.

"For self-defense?...

Zhu Yu looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. "Isn't 'Meditation Pill' a kind of medicine? How can it be used for self-defense?"

But when he thought about the side effects of the meditation liquid, he immediately understood what it meant to be a self-defense aid.

"Senior brother is amazing!"

Zhu Yu put away the elixir bottle and gave him a thumbs up.

It is easy to imagine that if someone were to inhale meditation pill powder, whose side effects are ten times stronger than those of meditation liquid, the consequences would be unbearable!

"Ha... thank goodness..."

Xiang Sui waved his hand awkwardly, seemingly afraid to discuss the topic further. He turned and pointed to the two-story pavilion, quickly saying, "Junior Brother, please begin your lesson first. We can talk later..."

"it is good."

Zhu Yu nodded slightly and walked towards the wooden house with the two of them.

Not long.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"Fellow disciples, please take care."

After seeing off the students who had been absorbing knowledge and distributing the spirit stones, Zhu Yu suddenly felt a pang of emotion. He looked at Xiang Sui, who was preparing to leave, and asked:

"Senior brother, do you know about Starry Sky Tree and Divine Flower?"

"Um?"

Seeing that he wasn't asking about the meditation pill, Xiang Sui stopped in his tracks, surprised, and asked, "Why is Junior Brother asking about this?"

"I just heard Mu Ruo mention it before, saying that he was a second-tier being..." Zhu Yu casually made up an excuse.

Xiang Sui frowned, his expression solemn as he looked Zhu Yu up and down, then suddenly asked, "Junior Brother Zhu, you didn't draw the divine essence into your body, did you?"