First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

Six months later, thanks to Zhang Yu'an's efforts in making arrangements and building connections, the Zhang family's pharmacy successfully opened in the county town.

With the reputation of being a "medicine god," this pharmacy naturally enjoys booming business.

Xu Mu did not provide all the medicinal materials, but only the high-quality ones that could attract large customers. He would use the name of Medicine God Valley to support the pharmacy, and the rest would be purchased and sold by the Zhang family in the market.

Zhang Yu'an has knowledge of medicinal herbs, so he can do all these jobs, which is how he was able to run a pharmacy.

With this business thriving and money to be made, Huang was all smiles. The chickens stopped barking and the dogs stopped crowing, and the Zhang family courtyard became a scene of prosperity.

……

With the opening of Zhang's pharmacy, the large-scale purchase of manure also proceeded smoothly, and Xu Mu became the largest customer in the entire Taoshan County.

In order not to affect the local farmers' use of manure, he personally visited and investigated several manure plants in the county town on Zhang Yu'an's recommendation to determine the amount to be purchased.

Everyone needs to eat, drink, and excrete, so the amount of feces is basically fixed.

Since what he does can be described as "export business," which is a pure consumption of the county's sewage resources, the amount must be controlled to avoid affecting the local people's livelihood.

The production of spiritual fertilizer is also affected by the spiritual herbs growing in the valley.

He needs to first use weeds containing spiritual energy to make first-grade spiritual fertilizer, then use the first-grade spiritual fertilizer to plant first-grade spiritual herbs, and then use the first-grade spiritual herbs to make second-grade spiritual fertilizer.

All of these factors resulted in a very small amount of first- and second-grade spirit fertilizer being produced that could be sold, which was completely insufficient to meet the needs of a spirit field.

If you sell it based on cost and quantity, you definitely won't get a good price.

Fortunately, the owner of Riyuexuan was very resourceful.

She wasn't selling fertilizer, but rather the "concept".

Imagine what the major sects of the cultivation world would think if they suddenly discovered that something had appeared in the world that could nourish the growth of spiritual herbs, so that they would no longer have to worry about their medicinal fields becoming barren.

Whoever obtains this item will be able to cultivate more medicinal herbs and train more disciples.

In order not to fall behind other sects, we have no choice but to devote our energy to research and join this technological competition.

With limited supplies available, is it fair that the highest bidder wins?

Anyone who doesn't buy it and study it will fall behind!

As a result, Xu Mu couldn't even imagine how much she could eventually drive up the limited quantity of spiritual fertilizer.

However, he did not covet the benefits and only took what he was entitled to.

At least for him, after so many twists and turns from Nanlian Valley to Qinghua Mountain, and then to Wulei City, he finally opened up a trading channel.

Next, all he needs to do is acquire cultivation resources steadily and improve his cultivation level step by step.

"It's about time to refine the Golden Saint Pill."

Only after he finished his business affairs did he finally have time to focus on his spiritual practice.

This elixir cannot be refined casually; it requires the right timing, location, and people.

Weather and temperature can also affect the success rate of alchemy.

These all require technical calculations and experiential judgment, so no alchemist dares to say that they can refine pills with 100% success rate.

Moreover, Xu Mu only had one set of materials for the Golden Saint Pill, which could not be lost. Naturally, he was extremely cautious, calculating again and again, and dared not refine it lightly.

If it fails, we'll suffer a huge loss.

……

It started to drizzle that day.

The Peach Blossom Temple remains the same, but everything has changed.

Xu Mu hadn't found a suitable time to refine pills, so he took some time to visit Peach Blossom Viewing and relax.

This was one of the few times he visited friends in the mortal realm.

Although the Taoist priests in the temple do not have the talent to cultivate immortality, they cultivate their minds and character and have their own insights into the Taoist scriptures. Drinking tea, chatting and discussing the Tao together is a rare and wonderful thing.

Now that Qingfeng Daoren has passed away, he is looking for a new abbot, just as Zhang Yu'an replaced the old scholar.

In their view, this was a long-standing friendship between Medicine God Valley, Peach Blossom Temple, and the Zhang family; in reality, it was just him who had known them generation after generation.

……

Two months later, on a sunny morning.

While sitting on the cliff "sharpening his sword", he suddenly had a feeling and immediately took out his alchemy furnace and materials to refine pills.

As the morning sun shone down, the flames surged within the alchemy furnace.

The charm of cinnabar is an indescribable feeling. When this feeling arises, it is a natural progression, and the charm is achieved.

In just half an incense stick's time, the flames subsided, and a yellowish-brown pill appeared inside the furnace.

This pill is quite large, about the size of a table tennis ball.

"Finally, we succeeded." Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of joy.

After a thorough examination, it was determined that there were no problems.

This Golden Saint Pill is a poison. Only if the body can withstand it can it enhance one's constitution. If one cannot withstand it, it will have the opposite effect, and may even lead to death and the dissipation of one's cultivation.

Trying to defy fate is never easy.

If erysipelas appears again, then we're in even more trouble.

Fortunately, he had been preparing this pill for so long, and finally found the right opportunity. The final result can be said to be quite perfect.

"Go for it!"

So that afternoon, after eating his fill and getting his body in order, he went to a cave and sat cross-legged on the ground.

This cave was specially created by him to prevent accidents from happening during his training and injuring the two sisters, and it was specifically used for training.

He then adjusted his state and swallowed the Golden Saint Pill in one gulp.

"They're here!"

A powerful medicinal effect quickly washed over his entire body.

"ah--!"

Xu Mu gritted his teeth and endured it, his whole body feeling as if it was about to explode.

Immediately circulate spiritual energy to resist and frantically digest it.

He soon lost his seated position and lay curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp, his skin red and blood seeping from every pore.

This blood was forced out! The pain involved is unimaginable.

His muscles bulged wildly, as if countless earthworms were wriggling inside him, and he was a piece of land being violently cultivated.

All the meridians were forcibly stretched open.

This painful period seemed to last longer than his lifespan to date.

As the pain subsided, he felt a sense of relief and fainted.

……

"Is the young master alright...?" Li Zhihua asked with a worried expression, unable to hold back her tears.

"Yes, he must have fainted from the pain! Quickly give him his medicine!" Li Zhiyuan cried out.

"Mmm." Li Zhihua hurriedly touched her body.

"I didn't have it! The medicine is with you!"

Li Zhiyuan then realized what was happening and quickly asked her sister to help her up. She took out the Rejuvenation Pill and put it into Xu Mu's mouth.

The two carefully lifted Xu Mu to the side.

Seeing the amount of blood on the ground, the two were so frightened that their lips turned white and they couldn't help but cry, fearing that Xu Mu would meet with misfortune.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Mu finally woke up.

Looking up, half of my view was blocked, and then I saw Li Zhiyuan's tearful face.

His head was resting on Li Zhiyuan's lap, and Li Zhihua was kneeling to his right, holding his right hand tightly.

"Young Master! Young Master is awake!" Li Zhihua smiled through her tears of joy.

Li Zhiyuan hurriedly wiped away her tears, hugged his head, and cried, "Young Master..."

Xu Mu smiled and said softly, "I'm sorry to have worried you, I'm fine."

"It's alright, it's alright..."

Li Zhihua threw herself on him and cried; she looked genuinely terrified.

Xu Mu tried his best to comfort them.

Only after they calmed down did they carefully help him up.

After sitting down, Xu Mu closed his eyes, circulated his internal energy, and felt the changes in his body.

I have indeed overcome it, and the spiritual energy is now circulating more smoothly within my body.

In addition to his original control over his own spiritual energy, every strand of spiritual energy was like a thread in a needleworker's hand, which he could use with ease.