Creating a paradise in an ant nest

Chapter 87 Six Years After Entering the Sect, the Discontent of the People

After being refused leave, Liu He returned to the forest area.

"I've inexplicably offended my boss, and this is a bit of a problem."

He thought to himself.

If even a simple request for leave is met with such difficulties, who knows what kind of trouble I might encounter in the future.

But he has no regrets; no matter what, he will not collude with Marshal Fu.

"We can't go to Lingxiao Market this time; we'll have to wait another six months."

He went to Lingxiao Market mainly to buy Shiling Pills, and also to try his luck and see if he could find any other resources.

Since he can't go, let Meng Kaizhou buy some spiritual pills for him.

One Spirit Pill costs 220 spirit stones. Liu He doesn't have that many spirit stones, so he needs to sell a batch of spirit plants in Lingxiao Market first.

"Never mind, I don't have any spirit pills. I'll buy a Five Spirit Pill at the sect's market. It has the miraculous effect of the ant nest, which should be enough for me to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining."

he thought.

He still had some spirit stones left from the spirit plants he sold in Lingxiao Market six months ago, plus the spirit stipend he received over the past six months, giving him a total of 140 spirit stones in savings.

It was late at night.

Deep within the ant nest, in the cave of the magical artifact.

In front of Liu He was a large, irregularly shaped white "rock" that was about half a person's height.

Actually, it was the shattered pill of Wu Lingdan, and the fragrance of the pill lingered throughout the entire underground spiritual artifact cave.

He broke off a small piece of the elixir, about the size of a finger joint, which he estimated was about the same size as a normal elixir, and swallowed it.

He then sat cross-legged in meditation, circulating his internal energy to digest the medicinal power of the elixir.

To avoid being disturbed, he had Jiuyou guard the entrance to the spirit artifact cave.

The main purpose was to guard against the Eight Desolations, preventing the gluttonous and clingy Eight Desolations from bothering Liu He.

"Splash~~"

Inside Liu He's abdomen, the medicinal power of Wu Lingdan was refined, transforming into rich spiritual energy that surged into his meridians, acupoints, and internal organs.

The spiritual energy was so dense and pure that it was easily transformed into Liu He's own spiritual energy, flowing into his dantian and condensing into a true wisp of spiritual energy.

A wisp of spiritual energy gradually took shape, like a graceful white serpent swimming in the dantian.

Then came the second and third strands —

In the past, it would take Liu He two months to condense a wisp of spiritual energy. But now, in just two hours of cultivation, he has condensed a full four wisps of spiritual energy, and there is still a little residual medicinal power and rich spiritual energy in his dantian that has not yet been fully condensed.

"I'll cultivate and consolidate my strength again tomorrow, and then I can condense another wisp of spiritual energy. My internal spiritual energy will reach eighteen wisps!"

"One Five-Spirit Pill and five strands of spiritual energy are equivalent to ten months of my cultivation."

"Only one hundred and twenty spirit stones."

Compared to eating spiritual plants and fruits raw, carefully refined elixirs are much more cost-effective in improving cultivation.

"If I eat it again next month, I estimate it will take about six months to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining."

he thought.

When he bought the Five Spirit Pills, he asked the cultivators at the Spirit Pill Pavilion in detail. They said that as a elixir to increase cultivation, the Five Spirit Pills would definitely have a reduced effect if taken continuously in a short period of time.

If you take it at intervals, such as every one or two months, the effect will decrease much less.

According to Liu He's plan, he would take Wu Ling Dan once a month and break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining in six months, which was about the same time as Wang Yarong and Meng Kaizhou.

Liu He stepped out of the spirit artifact cave, where Bahuang, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up to him.

"Woof woof~~"

Bahuang stuck out its tongue, its face full of flattery. It smelled the rich aroma of the elixir and couldn't wait to taste it.

"You can't eat this, or you'll lose your life!"

Liu He's serious reminder was not an exaggeration.

The higher the grade of the elixir, the less it should be consumed indiscriminately. Liu He had also asked the cultivators of the Elixir Pavilion about this.

For cultivators, taking elixirs is not necessarily better the higher their grade.

Otherwise, why wouldn't a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator directly take the most cost-effective Hundred Herbs Pill?

The Hundred Herbs Pill is made from a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs. Also called the Hundred Spirit Pill, as the name suggests, taking one pill can increase one hundred strands of spiritual energy, and it is priced at eight hundred spirit stones.

It's equivalent to needing eight spirit stones to increase one wisp of spiritual energy, making it far more cost-effective than the Five Spirit Pill.

In reality, only those at the sixth level of Qi Refining can take the Hundred Herbs Pill.

Because a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining only has three strands of spiritual energy in their dantian when they first break through, and even at the limit of the fourth level, they only have forty strands of spiritual energy. However, by taking the Hundred Herbs Pill, the spiritual energy in their body instantly increases by a hundred strands, several times the original amount!

The consequence is not that one can directly jump from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level, but rather that one's spiritual energy becomes out of control and one suffers from qi deviation. At best, the spiritual energy becomes disordered and the meridians are damaged; at worst, the dantian is destroyed and all cultivation is lost.

The same principle applies to other elixirs.

In short, the pills a cultivator takes must match their own cultivation level; they must not take high-level pills that exceed what their cultivation level can withstand.

Therefore, Liu He forbade Bahuang and Jiuyou from taking the Wuling Pill.

The Five Spirit Pill is meant for cultivators at the fourth level of Qi Refining to increase their cultivation level; it is not suitable for spirit beasts to consume.

Moreover, the strength of Bahuang and Jiuyou is not strong enough. If they cannot withstand the spiritual energy of such a rich elixir, something bad will happen.

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The underground magical cave of the ant nest.

After taking the Wuling Pill for the sixth time and cultivating for two hours, Liu He condensed two strands of spiritual energy in his dantian, reaching a total of thirty-nine strands.

Although it is taken one month apart each time, the effect of Wulingdan will inevitably be weakened after taking it so many times.

"Once the medicinal power of this Five Spirit Pill is fully converted, and with my usual accumulation, I will be able to condense forty strands of spiritual energy and break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining in another ten to fifteen days!"

"In a little over half a month, it will have been six years since I joined the sect."

Time flew by in Liu He's monotonous cultivation, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Six years ago, he was just an ordinary person who had just transmigrated.

"Three years have passed since I arrived at the Spirit Wood Garden. It's time again for the sect to test spiritual roots and recruit disciples, and it's also the time for the Spirit Plant Peak to conduct its selection."

he thought.

However, this was irrelevant to him; he was an outer disciple of the Spirit Wood Garden and was about to reach the fifth level of Qi Refining.

What's relevant to him is the upcoming birthday celebration for Marshal Fu and the perks of going to Lingxiao Market.

"When I first arrived at the Spirit Wood Garden, it happened to be Marshal Fu's birthday, and I bought some Spirit Oranges for three Spirit Stones."

The following year, when the violet radish was ripe, I gave him two, which were worth four spirit stones.

The jade melon given as a gift in the third year was worth more than ten spirit stones.

As a result, he made things difficult for me even when I asked for leave.

Liu He felt he had suffered a huge loss.

"How about we just ignore this this year?"

He hesitated.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with the spiritual plants; after all, he had more spiritual fruits in his spiritual plant garden than he could eat.

I'm just annoyed. Why should they give it to Fu Shuai?

But if he falls out with Fu Shuai, will Fu Shuai use the same methods against him as he did against Zhao Jianlei?

With Liu He's current cultivation level, breaking ties with Commander Fu would be like twisting the thigh between two arms.

"We'll see when the time comes. Let's discuss it with Li Zhi and Su Miao."

he thought.

Since Commander Fu broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, his attitude towards his subordinates has become more differentiated: he takes care of Huang Shideng, Tan Linong and others as much as possible, and thinks of them whenever there is a good thing.

He treated Li Zhi, Liu He, and the others with cold words and assigned them all sorts of troublesome tasks, making things difficult for them in various ways.

The group had long harbored resentment towards him.

If Li Zhi and Su Miao decide not to give Fu Shuai a birthday gift this year, Liu He will definitely support them.

Deciding to take things one step at a time, Liu He stopped thinking about it and headed to the miniature spiritual plant garden.

The miniature plant garden, which has been cultivated for three years, has undergone significant changes.

At first, we planted fewer violets and green radishes, but more of other kinds of spiritual fruits.

That Podocarpus macrophyllus tree that guards the mountain has grown to be more than a person tall.

Especially the spirit fruit trees planted in the second year, under the daily nourishment of Liu He's "Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique", began to take shape.

The dozen or so Purple Apple Spirit Fruit Trees grew to over ten feet tall, with lush canopies and spirit flowers adorning their tips.

The Purple Apple Fruit takes five years to mature.

Liu He's "Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique" allows the Purple Apple Spirit Fruit to grow in one day, which is equivalent to two and a half days, and in two years, it is equivalent to five years.

The time for them to bear fruit is almost here.

Once mature, the Purple Apple Spirit Fruit will become the most expensive spirit fruit in the Spirit Plant Garden.

"Woof!"

The Eight Desolations rushed in like a whirlwind, already reaching Liu He's waist in height, beginning to display the majesty of a spirit dog.

Its thick, steel-like tail swung rapidly, and it stuck out its tongue and grinned foolishly as it rubbed against Liu He.

"He seems to have grown taller and is quite robust."

Liu He reached out and rubbed his body, estimating that he had the strength of the third level of Qi Refining.

Jiuyou, on the other hand, was lazily dozing off next to the Zhenshan Luohan Pine in the distance, and its size was a bit smaller than Bahuang's.

Liu He couldn't deduce Jiu You's strength, only that she was extremely fast, and sometimes even with his eyesight, he couldn't catch her movements.

"Let's go, have some jade melon."

He went to the pavilion, cut open the jade melon, ate half of it himself, and gave the rest to the Eight Desolations.

Drink a bowl of water infused with the roots of the ancient Chinese toon tree.

After playing with Bahuang for a while, he returned to the wooden house in the forest area; it was time to patrol the forest area.

After patrolling the forest area several times, Liu He met someone who surprised him quite a bit.

Liu He.

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A voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Who?"

He was greatly surprised and quickly looked around, spotting a blurry figure in the distance.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Meng Yunxiang.

"Greetings, Steward Meng."

He wondered why Meng Yunxiang would come looking for him.