Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Over the past five years.

Although he spends most of his time refining pills for the family.

However, even though he only refined low-grade pills, he still had time to cultivate.

Several months ago, Jiang Yun had already raised his cultivation to the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

After several months of practice, he discovered that the bottleneck between the mid-stage and late-stage Qi Refining still existed.

Therefore, he decided to take the Qi Refining Pill and break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining in one fell swoop.

"I see. Improving your cultivation is more important than alchemy. Focus on your breakthrough."

Zhou Hongchang suddenly realized what was going on and went to his alchemy room to begin refining pills.

After five years of getting to know each other, he and Jiang Yun became both teacher and friend.

As a first-grade high-level alchemist, he found that he could learn a lot from Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun could naturally learn something from Zhou Hongchang.

Drawing upon the alchemy experiences of both worlds, Jiang Yun's alchemy skills became even more profound.

He was just waiting a few more years to refine a first-grade high-quality pill and advance to the rank of high-quality alchemist.

As far as he knew, the Zhou family had five recipes for first-grade high-quality pills.

Jiang Yun was determined to obtain these five elixir formulas.

However, he has something even more important to do today: break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

He returned to the cultivation room next to the alchemy room, began to regulate his breathing, and entered a meditative state.

At the moment when he reached a state of complete mental clarity, Jiang Yun took out the Qi Yuan Pill and swallowed and refined it.

a few days later.

An aura reminiscent of the late-stage Qi Refining realm emanated from the cultivation room.

"Taking pills is really comfortable; I broke through the bottleneck in just a few days."

"At fifteen, I've returned to the seventh level of Qi Refining!"

In this life, Jiang Yun began cultivating at the age of one.

After fifteen years, his cultivation has finally reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

After consolidating his cultivation, Jiang Yun finally emerged from seclusion.

As soon as he stepped out of the cultivation room, he saw Zhou Hongchang imparting his alchemy experience to his two disciples.

Besides refining elixirs, these two apprentices were also responsible for teaching many of the Zhou family's children.

Since the emergence of Jiang Yun, a genius in alchemy, in the Zhou family.

The Zhou family would occasionally send some children over to learn alchemy, to see if they had any talent for it.

Unfortunately, the Zhou family was unaware of Jiang Yun's true situation.

He simply has the accumulation of merit from his previous life.

"Zhou Yun." Zhou Hongchang asked as he saw Jiang Yun emerge from seclusion:

"The Zixiao Sect will begin recruiting disciples tomorrow. The clan wants Zhou Yiyan to give it a try. Do you want to go?"

"Me?" Jiang Yun shook his head and chuckled, "My aptitude is not as good as Yi Yan's, I'm afraid I won't be of high enough caliber to be considered by the Zixiao Sect."

"The cultivation aptitude of three spiritual roots is barely considered the minimum standard for the Zixiao Sect to recruit disciples."

Zhou Hongchang nodded, "However, one must pass three tests to join the Zixiao Sect, and many cultivators with three spiritual roots fail at the first test."

"Sigh, there are too many geniuses who want to join the Zixiao Sect, it's not my turn yet."

Jiang Yun sighed.

He certainly wanted to join the Zixiao Sect.

Unfortunately, there are many geniuses with dual spiritual roots, or even heavenly spiritual roots, in the forty-nine wards of Maple Leaf City.

Even with the cultivation aptitude of three spiritual roots, one might still be eliminated even if they pass the three trials.

"That's true, the competition is too fierce, and I don't know if Yiyan will succeed."

Zhou Hongchang's face showed worry, and he asked, "Have you been to the Zixiao Sect?"

"No," Jiang Yun shook her head.

"We have nothing planned for tomorrow, why don't we go together?" Zhou Hongchang explained, "Tomorrow the clan leader and others will send Yi Yan to the Zixiao Sect to participate in the assessment."

"Can I enter the Zixiao Sect?" Jiang Yun asked.

"No, we can only wait outside." Zhou Hongchang shook his head.

"Since we can't go in, then we won't go."

"Fine."

The next day.

The clan leader and others took Zhou Yiyan to the Zixiao Sect to participate in the assessment.

Zhou Hongchang, having nothing else to do, went along too.

A month later.

Zhou Hongchang then returned to his family.

Inside the alchemy hall, Jiang Yun saw Zhou Hongchang return and asked, "How did it go?"

"Alas." Zhou Hongchang shook his head and sighed, "Yi Yan's temperament was not good, and he failed the third test, failing to pass the Zixiao Sect's assessment."

"Zhou Yiyan is seventeen years old this year and has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining cultivation. Is there still a chance for him?" Jiang Yun asked.

"There will be another assessment opportunity in five years. If you are over twenty-five, you will not have another chance," Zhou Hongchang explained.

"It's alright, let him try again in five years," Jiang Yun comforted him.

"This is the only way."

……

Five years later.

Jiang Yun is twenty years old.

For the past five years, he has been refining mid-grade pills in the alchemy hall.

He also consumed a large number of pills to raise his cultivation level to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

He secretly bought medicinal herbs and refined elixirs for his own consumption, a practice he developed in the world of cultivation.

And they also consumed the elixirs of this world.

This allowed him to quickly raise his cultivation level to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Now, another five years have passed.

He can't wait.

It's time to advance to a first-grade superior alchemist.

"When Zhou Hongchang returns, we will ask him for the formula for the top-grade pills."

Just like last year, Zhou Hongchang accompanied the clan leader to send Zhou Yiyan to the Zixiao Sect to participate in the assessment.

It will probably take another month before I can come back.

Jiang Yun waited patiently.

A month later.

Zhou Hongchang returned to the alchemy hall with a joyful expression.

"Elder, is there any good news?"

Jiang Yun observed Zhou Hongchang's expression and began to guess what was going on.

It seems that Zhou Yiyan has lived up to expectations and successfully passed the assessment to join the Zixiao Sect.

"Great news!" Zhou Hongchang stroked his beard and laughed, "Yiyan has passed the Zixiao Sect's assessment and has officially become an outer disciple of the Zixiao Sect!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Jiang Yun quickly offered two congratulatory remarks, then changed the subject.

"Elder, I am now able to refine high-grade pills. May I see the clan's high-grade pill formulas?"

Taking advantage of the good news that Zhou Yiyan had joined the Zixiao Sect, Jiang Yun made his request.

"What?!" Zhou Hongchang exclaimed in disbelief, "You can refine high-grade pills?"

"Not at all," Jiang Yun laughed. "I've already mastered refining mid-grade pills, and now I want to refine high-grade pills."

"That's more like it!"

Zhou Hong let out a long breath.

In five years, he rose from a low-grade alchemist to a mid-grade alchemist.

If it only takes five years for a mid-grade alchemist to become a high-grade alchemist, wouldn't that be incredible?

"Are you going to try now?" Zhou Hongchang asked. "The difficulty of refining high-grade pills is far greater than that of refining mid-grade pills."

"If we fail even once, we'll waste spirit stones!"

"Okay." Jiang Yun nodded immediately: "Let's try it now."

"Alright, come with me."

Zhou Hongchang was in a good mood and walked ahead, leading Jiang Yun into his alchemy room.

Inside the alchemy room, there was actually a secret room hidden.

Inside the secret room were five prescriptions for elixirs.

"These are the formulas for five high-grade first-tier pills. Many families have them, so it's not a secret," Zhou Hongchang said to Jiang Yun. "Write them down."

"Golden Elixir, Wood Elixir, Fire Elixir, Water Elixir, Earth Elixir?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun wrote down these pill formulas one by one.

The names of the five elixirs were easy to remember, but it took me some time to memorize the formulas.

"These five types of pills seem simple in name, but they are very difficult to refine," Zhou Hongchang explained.

"Taking it can enhance one's cultivation level in the later stages of Qi Refining, and it is in high demand and short supply in the market."

"Most importantly, this is only a first-grade high-quality pill. There is also a second-grade pill that can be taken during the Foundation Establishment stage, but the family does not have a formula for the second-grade pill."