Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

The next morning.

Zixiao Sect, Danding Peak, Dan Hall.

Cui Ding led Jiang Yun to the assessment site.

He then explained, "This is the alchemy chamber with the character '甲' in the Pill Hall, where alchemy can be refined day and night by connecting with the earth's fire."

Jiang Yun nodded. This alchemy room was similar to the Zhou family's alchemy room; both could connect with the earth fire to refine pills.

Moreover, the alchemy furnaces within are all of the second-tier superior grade.

After a moment, Cui Ding continued, "The alchemy furnace and nine portions of medicinal herbs have been prepared for you. The assessment can begin now."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun immediately entered the alchemy room.

Once inside, the door to the alchemy room closed automatically.

Subsequently, a special formation began to operate.

Jiang Yun knew that through these formations, people outside could know his every move in the alchemy room.

Therefore, during the assessment period, Dan Dian was not worried about those being assessed falsifying their credentials.

Jiang Yun first inspected the medicinal herbs.

After confirming that there were no problems with the medicinal materials, they began to adjust their mindset and prepare for the assessment.

This assessment is the same as the assessment for a second-tier, low-grade alchemist.

You need to refine three types of pills, each requiring three portions of medicinal materials and three attempts, for a total of nine portions of medicinal materials.

After adjusting his state for two days, Jiang Yun began to calm his mind and focus all his attention on alchemy.

The assessment has officially begun.

He started by refining the Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pill.

Two months later, the Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pill was successfully refined on the first attempt.

Next came the Panacea and the Mind-Clearing and Enlightenment Pill.

Both of these pills were successfully refined in one go, taking the same amount of time as the Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pill.

The assessment was successfully completed after a six-month process.

"I was lucky; all three types of pills were successfully refined on the first try."

Jiang Yun got up and stretched his limbs, then took the refined pills and walked out of the alchemy room.

A short while later, Cui Ding appeared in front of him.

Over the past six months, all the elders of the Pill Hall have been fully aware of Jiang Yun's alchemy practices.

Cui Ding already knew that Jiang Yun had passed the test and that all three types of pills had been successfully refined on the first attempt.

"You have passed the assessment for a second-tier high-grade alchemist. You may now become an honored alchemist in the Alchemy Hall of my Purple Cloud Sect," Cui Ding said in a deep voice.

"By becoming a worshipper of the Pill Hall, one can open one's own cultivation cave on Pill Cauldron Peak."

"In addition, you will receive a stipend of three mid-grade spirit stones per year, and your family will no longer need to pay contribution points."

After speaking, Cui Ding solemnly asked, "Are you willing to become a retainer of the Pill Hall?"

"I'm willing." Jiang Yun nodded and asked, "What does the position of the Pill Hall Master require?"

"Nothing much, just alchemy," Cui Ding explained. "Aren't you skilled at refining the Myriad Spirits Pill, the Yin-Yang Cloud and Rain Pill, and the Mind-Clearing and Enlightenment Pill?"

"After becoming a worshipper of the Pill Hall, you must refine two of these three types of pills for the Pill Hall every year, with the medicinal materials provided by the Pill Hall."

Jiang Yun thought for a moment.

Two pills of each of the three types need to be refined each year, requiring approximately three furnace cycles per year, which means it takes about half a year to complete.

The remaining six months can be spent cultivating on the third-tier spiritual vein.

In addition, you can receive three mid-grade spirit stones and 1,500 contribution points each year.

Although these contribution points are for the benefit of the family, they are still a real benefit.

"Okay," Jiang Yun agreed.

"Give me your identity token." Seeing that Jiang Yun nodded in agreement, Cui Ding asked for the token to change Jiang Yun's identity.

Jiang Yun took out his identity token and handed it to Cui Ding. Cui Ding then used a special method to change the text on the token.

Originally, the front of this identity token was engraved with the five characters "Maple Leaf City Cultivator", but now it has changed to "Purple Cloud Sect Pill Hall Offering".

The back remains unchanged, still engraved with "Zhou Yun of the Zhou Family of Ningyuanfang" and the number of contribution points.

"You are now an honorific in the Pill Hall of the Zixiao Sect," Cui Ding said, handing the token back to Jiang Yun. "You are now allowed to open a cave dwelling on Pill Peak."

After speaking, Cui Ding led Jiang Yun out of the Pill Hall and indicated which places could be opened up for cave dwellings and which places could not be opened up.

Jiang Yun wasn't picky; as long as it was on a third-tier spiritual vein, the location of his cave dwelling didn't matter.

So he chose an inconspicuous place and carved out a simple cave dwelling.

This cave dwelling is used solely for cultivation.

As for alchemy, you can go to the alchemy room in the Pill Hall.

After clearing the cave, Cui Ding took out a jade slip containing a recipe for elixirs and handed it to Jiang Yun.

"This is a second-tier mid-grade pill formula, the Qi Condensation and Recovery Pill. Every second-tier mid-grade and high-grade pill master in the Pill Hall must master the refining of this pill."

"Because a large number of these Qi-Condensing and Qi-Returning Pills need to be refined before the Blood Moon arrives."

After Cui Ding's explanation, Jiang Yun understood.

When the last blood moon descended, Foundation Establishment cultivators resisted the strange phenomenon and recovered their mana by taking the Qi Condensation and Recovery Pill provided by the Zixiao Sect.

These Qi-Condensing Pills were all refined by the alchemists and worshippers of the Pill Hall.

"I see."

Jiang Yun nodded and accepted the jade slip containing the formula for the Qi-Condensing Pill.

In fact, he would refine this Qi Condensation and Qi Recovery Pill when he was trying to become a mid-grade second-tier alchemist.

However, at this point, it doesn't matter whether you explain or not.

"That's all. I'll visit again another day."

After thinking it over for a while, Cui Ding, seeing that the matter had been explained clearly, turned and left.

However, he still made sure to discuss the path of alchemy with Jiang Yun; otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned coming to visit Jiang Yun.

After Cui Ding left, he did not want to leave and returned.

He took out a token, shook his head and smiled, "I almost forgot, there's also this token for entering the Zixiao Sect. With this token, you can freely enter and leave the Zixiao Sect."

Only after handing the token to Jiang Yun did Cui Ding truly leave.

Holding the token, Jiang Yun flew out of Dan Ding Peak and arrived at the mountain gate.

Using this token, they arrived at Qingfeng Town and then returned to the Zhou family from there.

After returning to the Zhou family, he told Zhou Hongde that he had passed the test.

"Okay, okay!"

Zhou Hongde said "good" three times in a row.

After that, the family no longer needed to pay contribution points to the Zixiao Sect every year, which greatly reduced the pressure on him as the clan leader.

"In that case, I should also leave the city."

Ancestor Zhou Ren appeared and said with satisfaction.

The next day, he traveled far away to Maple Leaf City to seek an opportunity to form his core.

Half a month later, Jiang Yun began to reside permanently in the Pill Hall, cultivating in his cave and refining pills in the Pill Hall.

Cultivation and alchemy oblivious to the passage of time.

Spring comes and autumn goes, and before we know it, twenty-eight years have passed since Jiang Yun became a worshipper in the Dan Hall.

For the past twenty-eight years, aside from refining pills for the Pill Hall, Jiang Yun has focused entirely on cultivation on the third-tier spiritual vein.

Now, twenty-eight years have passed.

He has condensed ninety-eight drops of liquid magic power.

The ninety-ninth drop of liquid magic is currently being condensed.

The cave was filled with spiritual energy.

Jiang Yun activated his cultivation technique with all his might, compressing spiritual energy to condense liquid mana.

Half a month later, the last drop of liquid mana was successfully condensed on the third-order spiritual vein.

Jiang Yun unleashed an unprecedentedly powerful aura.

Even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators would avoid this aura.

"The ninety-ninth drop of liquid mana has been condensed."

"At the age of one hundred and forty-one, he finally achieved the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!"

Jiang Yun opened her eyes and calmed herself down.

Now that my cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, it's time to put the matter of breaking through to the third-level Alchemist and Core Formation on the agenda.

However, it seems that there are only three years until the next blood moon.