Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

"410,000 yuan stones are far from enough to break through to the third-level alchemist; I still need to accumulate more."

After selling the pills, Jiang Yun returned to his cave on Dan Ding Peak and began to count the Yuan Stones.

He currently has a total of 410,000 shi (a unit of dry measure) in his possession.

However, these spirit stones are not enough to support the attempt to become a third-level alchemist.

"The cost of medicinal materials for a single grade three low-grade pill starts at at least 20,000 shi, which is more than ten times higher than that of a grade two high-grade pill."

"Moreover, the difficulty of breaking through to the third-tier alchemist is far greater than that of the second-tier high-grade alchemist, and the required cost is incalculable."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but shake his head.

Whether you're an alchemist or a weapon refiner, you need to accumulate a lot of money.

"After the Blood Moon, we need to find a way to earn spirit stones."

"Otherwise, if things continue like this, I don't know when I'll be able to break through to the third-tier alchemist level."

Having made up her mind, Jiang Yun quickly calmed down.

He put away the spirit stones and began to consolidate his cultivation. It wasn't until the second half of the year that he opened the furnace to refine the Qi Condensation and Recovery Pill for the Pill Hall.

one year later.

Jiang Yun finished refining the Qi-Condensing and Qi-Returning Pills for the year in the Pill Hall, and then returned to his cave.

As I left the Pill Hall, an old man with white hair came to greet me.

This person, with a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, is a steward in the Pill Hall, responsible for relaying messages.

Normally, if Jiang Yun is in seclusion in his cave, this person will notify him of any pill-refining tasks assigned by the Pill Hall.

"Senior Zhou, this is a message from the Zhou family of Ningyuanfang. It was delivered to the Pill Hall half a year ago."

The white-haired old man spoke respectfully and took out a communication jade slip from his storage bag.

Did he know that Jiang Yun was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and was also a retainer of the Pill Hall, a second-tier high-grade alchemist?

Therefore, he spoke with great respect and politeness.

Thank you for your trouble.

Jiang Yun accepted the jade slip and walked away from the Pill Hall.

Once he reached a secluded spot, he began to read the message from the jade slip.

"Great news! Return to the family immediately!"

The message in the jade slip was very short, consisting of only one sentence with eight characters.

"happy event?"

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment, wondering what kind of happy event would happen in his family.

He then crushed the jade slip and, instead of returning to his cave, went directly back to his family.

Over the years, Jiang Yun has been able to freely enter and leave the Zixiao Sect.

Moreover, the Zixiao Sect is located in the center of Maple Leaf City, not far from Ningyuan Ward.

Therefore, he would go back to visit his family almost every year.

When he has free time, he also goes to the family's alchemy hall to guide the younger generation in alchemy.

As for his younger siblings, they were naturally well taken care of as well.

Upon returning to the family today, I discovered that there were many more Foundation Establishment cultivators visiting the Zhou family than in the past.

Furthermore, these Foundation Establishment cultivators and their families seemed to have no prior dealings with the Zhou family.

At this moment, the person receiving these guests in the Zhou family was naturally the clan chief, Zhou Hongde.

When Zhou Hongde saw Jiang Yun return, he immediately declined to see any guests, leaving all the guests standing aside.

He led Jiang Yun deep into the Zhou family estate, a broad smile on his face.

"Clan leader, what joyous occasion is there?" Jiang Yun couldn't help but ask.

"Our ancestor has achieved the Core Formation!" Zhou Hongde replied excitedly.

"Core Formation?" Jiang Yun was startled.

This is not just a happy occasion, this is an incredibly happy occasion.

The importance of a Core Formation cultivator to a cultivation family is self-evident.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

At this moment, Ancestor Zhou Ren appeared out of thin air and stood in front of Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde.

He scoffed, then stroked his beard and laughed, "It's just the condensation of a false core, not a true core."

"Congratulations, Ancestor, on condensing the false elixir." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun immediately cupped his hands in congratulations.

"This trip out of the city was a near-death experience. I was lucky enough to obtain a third-tier demon core, which is how I managed to condense a pseudo-core," Zhou Ren said with lingering fear.

"A third-tier demon core?"

Jiang Yun's heart stirred slightly.

The so-called demon core is the inner core of a demon beast.

The inner core of a demon beast is equivalent to the golden core of a human cultivator, containing the demon beast's lifelong cultivation.

The third-tier demon core is the inner core of a demon beast whose strength is comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage possesses a third-tier demon core, along with cultivation techniques and some Core Formation spiritual items, there is a high probability that they will successfully form their core.

If you feel there is no hope of forming a core during the refining process, you can choose to condense a false core and become a false core cultivator.

This third-tier demon core is an incredible stroke of luck.

In this light, it seems that Ancestor Zhou Ren was indeed very lucky to venture out of the city this time.

"It's already quite an achievement to even produce a fake elixir," Zhou Hongde said with a smile. "Heaven blesses my Zhou family."

Currently, the Zhou family has a pseudo-core cultivator ancestor, plus two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde.

Moreover, Jiang Yun is a second-tier high-grade alchemist and a retainer of the Alchemy Hall of the Zixiao Sect.

The Zhou family is one of the most prominent families in Ningyuanfang, and even in the entire Maple Leaf City.

Jiang Yun nodded with a smile, "It's a good thing that Ancestor Zhou Rencheng has achieved a fake elixir."

The lifespan of a pseudo-core cultivator is the same as that of a true core cultivator, so Zhou Ren can live for another three hundred years.

With him around for three hundred years, the Zhou family would at least not have declined.

The Zhou family will not decline, so Jiang Yun can focus on his own things in a stable environment.

"I have already achieved the false core, and the Blood Moon is about to descend. I wonder how the Purple Cloud Sect will arrange this Blood Moon event."

After a moment, Zhou Ren changed the subject and brought up the matter of the Blood Moon.

Now that he is a pseudo-core cultivator, it is naturally impossible for him to guard only a single Yuantian Lamp as before.

"We'll know in two years," Zhou Hongde said in a deep voice. "Our Zhou family's strength is far greater than it was a hundred years ago, and we will definitely be able to get through this Blood Moon safely."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun couldn't help but nod in agreement.

A century has passed, and excluding the ancestor Zhou Rencheng's achievement of a false core, the number of cultivators in the family at the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Refining far surpasses that of the past.

With this power, guarding the Yuantian Lantern Festival under the Blood Moon Night becomes much easier.

After discussing the matter of the Blood Moon, the three of them went their separate ways.

After staying with his family for half a month, Jiang Yun returned to the Zixiao Sect.

Soon, two years later.

Jiang Yun is 144 years old.

There are ten days left until the blood moon.

During this Blood Moon, the Zhou family will need to guard four Yuantian Lamps, and will receive 5,000 contribution points afterward.

Among them, the ancestor Zhou Ren alone was responsible for guarding two Yuantian lamps.

Jiang Yun and Zhou Hongde each led one hundred clansmen to guard one Yuantian Lamp.

Just like when they dealt with the Blood Moon last time, the cultivators of Maple Leaf City arrived at the city wall ten days in advance, ready for battle.

Several days later, the Core Formation Realm experts of the Zixiao Sect began distributing pills and Yuantian Lanterns.

The distributed pills were naturally Qi Condensation and Qi Restoration Pills, intended for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As for the pills to be taken in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining, the Zixiao Sect had already distributed them to their respective families.

Several days later, the blood moon descended silently, and countless strange phenomena began to attack Maple Leaf City.

Jiang Yun guarded the Yuantian Lantern as before, and commanded his clansmen to fight the strange creatures in turn.

He discovered that many of the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators who had retreated to recover their magical power had consumed Qi Nourishing Pills and Qi Condensation Pills.

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

The battle raged into the early hours of the morning, but everything proceeded smoothly.

If we continue like this for another three hours, we can safely get through this blood moon.

However, at that moment, a mysterious king appeared silently in the sky above Maple Leaf City.