Cultivating immortality through titles, without bottlenecks.

The other party was taken aback for a moment, then laughed:

"This was made by my father."

"Master? Master can even refine pills?"

Yang Chupei covered her mouth and chuckled:

"After cultivating for a long time, one will inevitably acquire one or two cultivation skills. Why is Junior Brother interested in alchemy?"

Wei Zhong nodded excitedly. His [Breaking the Wall] talent enhanced his cultivation of various arts, so he was naturally very interested.

"Father's alchemy skills are passed down only among relatives, so my junior brother must at least become a direct disciple..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong looked disappointed.

"However, my junior brother's father was kind to my father in his early years, so it's not impossible to make an exception."

"Junior brother, wait here. I'll go ask right away."

Having said that, he gracefully departed, his robe billowing in a fragrant breeze.

Wei Zhong paced back and forth for a long time until Yang Chupei returned.

"Father said that the method of alchemy cannot be supported by anyone less than the mid-stage of Qi Refining. However, after my persistent pleading, I have made some progress."

The other party handed a book to Wei Zhong.

Upon seeing the large characters on it, Wei Zhong exclaimed in surprise:

"Pharmaceutical technology?"

Yang Chupei nodded:

"Alchemy is good, but it is too difficult."

"Junior brother can start by learning medicine making, preparing medicinal liquids and powders."

After a brief perusal, Wei Zhong realized that this medicine-making technique was not simple; it was also a remarkable cultivation skill.

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" She bowed in thanks, which made Yang Chupei chuckle again.

"Medicine and pills are interconnected. If you have any questions, junior brother, feel free to ask me."

"yes!"

Holding a medicine booklet, Wei Zhong walked back to the small house.

"Nourishing Qi Powder? This is a degraded version of Nourishing Qi Pill. Its medicinal properties are only 30% of those of the elixir, but the difficulty of refining it has been greatly reduced."

"The cost of a dose of medicinal powder... is only half a spirit stone?"

"This...doesn't that mean that three doses of the medicine powder can achieve the effect of three spirit stones with only one and a half spirit stones...?"

"The exorbitant profits of alchemy..."

Without even calculating, Wei Zhong could guess that his master had made a huge profit.

"The process of making medicine is not complicated, and I can easily get started, but the raw materials... I don't have spirit stones."

"I expect to receive a spirit stone next month, then I'll try again. Until then..."

Wei Zhong took out a Qi-Nourishing Pill:

"Cultivate first!"

After consuming the elixir and circulating the "Azure Cliff Nourishing Body Technique," a strange heat rose from Wei Zhong's lower abdomen.

Wei Zhong understood that this was the effect of the Qi Nourishing Pill. He carefully circulated his cultivation technique to send this heat into his meridians. After being extracted by several meridians, a surge of magical power was born in his dantian.

"Wow, that's fast! With the help of the elixir, my cultivation speed has increased by at least two times."

With such obvious results, Wei Zhong's motivation to cultivate increased even more.

Nine days passed, and the heat in Wei Zhong's abdomen completely disappeared, indicating that Wei Zhong had completely absorbed the Qi-Nourishing Pill.

A look of disappointment appeared on his face as he felt the thin spiritual energy circulating in his meridians. Wei Zhong sighed.

"What a pity, what a pity! If I had countless Qi-Nourishing Pills, I'm confident I could break through to the second level of Qi Refining within three months. Unfortunately, my spiritual resources are insufficient..."

Unable to purchase elixirs with spirit stones, Wei Zhong had no choice but to absorb the sparse spiritual energy floating in the air to cultivate.

After enduring until the end of the month, Wei Zhong hurriedly emerged from seclusion to collect his monthly spiritual reward.

"Have you heard? Gu Xue has broken through to the second level of Qi Refining."

"What? We've only been practicing for four months, and you've already broken through?"

"Indeed, although it possesses the potential of a mid-grade spiritual root, it seems to be among the best..."

Wei Zhong could only look on with envy.

After receiving the spirit stones for the month, Wei Zhong wanted to find Yang Chupei to buy medicinal herbs, but Yang Chupei waved his hand and gathered Wei Zhong and the other eight people together.

"Senior sister, what happened?"

Gu Xue asked, and Yang Chupei smiled at this talented junior sister:

"It's nothing, it's just that my father has been traveling recently and has taken on a junior disciple with some talent."

"Taking on a disciple, she has good talent? Could it be...?"

Yang Chupei nodded:

"Superior spiritual root".

These words caused an uproar among the crowd.

"A top-grade spiritual root, what kind of aptitude is that? Gu Xue broke through to the second level of Qi Refining in four months, so this junior brother can complete it in just two months?"

The whispers among the crowd made Gu Xue's expression quite unpleasant.

"Thump thump!"

The approaching footsteps interrupted the group's discussion.

Yang Jingting led a teenager in.

Wei Zhong could tell from the man's tattered clothes that he came from the mortal world and had no background.

"He looks about fourteen or fifteen years old, a blank slate!"

"This is Ning Zhiyuan, from now on he will be your junior brother."

The young man bowed timidly to Wei Zhong and the others.

"Greetings, fellow senior brothers and sisters!"

"Greetings, junior brother!"

Yang Jingting waved his hand:

"Alright, I'll give you all a proper welcome. Please take good care of me from now on."

Then his gaze shifted to Yang Chupei:

"Chu Pei, clean up the house next door. Zhiyuan will live there from now on."

"Yes, Father!"

After they left, the fellow disciples whispered among themselves:

"Master values ​​that boy very much."

"A top-grade spiritual root, how could we not value it?"

"It's a pity our abilities are limited, otherwise..."

When Wei Zhong saw that Yang Chupei had been assigned a task, he knew that he would not be able to get the medicinal herbs today.

Just as he was about to leave, Gu Xue suddenly approached him.

"Senior Brother Wei!"

The two entered the sect at the same time, so there was no obvious difference in age. However, Wei Zhong looked down at Gu Xue's expression and couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Master Gu, Junior Sister, what's going on?"

The latter lifted the hair on her forehead, fully revealing her smooth face.

Wei Zhong admitted that the other woman was somewhat attractive, but still far inferior to his senior sister.

"Senior Brother Wei, your cultivation is not very advanced, have you encountered any trouble?"

Wei Zhong remained unfazed:

"My qualifications are limited; I can't compare to Junior Sister Gu."

"The concept of aptitude is not absolute. The path of cultivation relies on comprehension. Junior sister, I have quite a bit of understanding of the 'Azure Cliff Nourishing Body Technique'..."

Wei Zhong was too lazy to listen to the other party's roundabout way of speaking:

"Junior Sister Gu, please speak your mind."

The latter gave an awkward smile:

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to borrow some spirit stones from Senior Brother Wei..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong suddenly realized that Gu Xue seemed to come from a small Qi-refining family.

There wasn't a single person in the clan at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and the family's resources were limited, which is why they sent him to the Qingya Sect. They couldn't even fully repay the True Qi Spiritual Resources and still owe the Qingya Sect spirit stones.

"They saw that their master had taken in a junior brother with even greater talent, and that they were about to lose their leading position, so they came to me to borrow spirit stones to buy elixirs and miraculous medicines."

No wonder he called me "Senior Brother" so affectionately from the start...

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, junior sister. I don't even have enough spirit stones for myself."

Gu Xue's face turned pale:

"How could that be? Senior Brother Wei comes from the Wei family..."

Wei Zhong offered no explanation, simply cupping his hands in a respectful gesture:

"Goodbye!"

Gu Xue was left standing there, her face alternating between pale and flushed.

The next day, Wei Zhong took the opportunity to find Yang Chupei. Before Wei Zhong could even mention buying elixirs, the latter handed him a cloth bag:

"This was delivered from the market town at the foot of the mountain..."