At the age of one hundred, I inquired about the Dao, awakening the supreme spiritual root that shatt

Ling Xiu failed many times, but he never gave up. He went out to purchase the spiritual herbs needed for refining the herbs several times in a row, not caring about any consumption.

This is because he has an inexhaustible supply of spirit stones.

He devoted himself to alchemy year after year, and five years passed in the blink of an eye.

The exploration and depletion of his spiritual senses prompted him to sit cross-legged and meditate to recover, constantly reviewing every detail of the alchemy process in his mind.

On this day, Ling Xiu was in the alchemy room, concentrating on refining pills. His technique became increasingly skillful as he placed one spiritual herb after another into the furnace, continuously channeling his true essence into the furnace. The temperature of the furnace rose rapidly, and the spiritual herbs began to melt.

The alchemy furnace trembled slightly, and a rich and mellow fragrance of elixir slowly wafted out from it.

Ling Xiu remained calm, channeling his true essence into his hands, and suddenly let out a low shout.

"Give me the elixir!"

The alchemy furnace flashed with light, and the medicinal liquid inside rapidly spun and transformed into pills.

He held his breath and waited until the furnace was completely stable before lifting the lid.

This time, five plump and round True Essence Pills lay quietly at the bottom of the alchemy furnace, all of them of the lower grade of the Spirit rank. Five pills were made in one go.

After ten years of dedicated study of alchemy, his hard work finally paid off, and he successfully advanced to the mid-stage alchemist level.

Stroking the warm, nourishing pill in his hand, Ling Xiu felt a surge of satisfaction.

Now that his alchemy skills have entered the middle stage, his cultivation level has steadily climbed to the tenth level of the True Condensation Realm through daily practice and the nourishment of spiritual herbs.

He was just one step away from breaking through to the Profound Realm, and he was confident that he would be able to break through smoothly soon.

His cultivation of the "Nine Dragons True Immortal Technique" had reached the initial stage of perfection, and his physical cultivation had become extremely powerful.

In addition, the Void Heaven Divine Worm that he had carefully nurtured in his early years had long since shed its egg form.

It transformed into a vigorous larva that looked just like a golden grasshopper, its golden light growing ever brighter, ready to hatch at any moment.

Ling Xiu put the five True Essence Pills into the Qiankun Mystic Gourd, left them to stand for a day, and then took them out. The quality of the pills had changed to top-grade True Essence Pills.

"It seems it's time to break through to the Profound Realm!" Ling Xiu thought to himself.

Five flawless, top-grade True Essence Pills lay in his palm, radiating a domineering and powerful medicinal force.

Without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed a pill.

The Yunzhen Pill melts instantly upon entering the mouth, its immense medicinal power surging through the body like a flood, flowing along the meridians and cleansing every part of the body.

He had to hurry and refine the medicinal power, transforming it into pure true essence and gathering it in his dantian.

The transformation to the Great Perfection of Condensation will bring about earth-shattering changes to the dantian, eventually condensing the golden elixir in the dantian, laying a solid foundation for future cultivation.

The powerful medicinal properties of the Supreme True Essence Pill can stabilize the foundation of the dantian to the greatest extent, making the breakthrough process smooth and stable.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the medicinal power of the first True Essence Pill was completely refined. True energy swirled and flowed endlessly within the dantian's energy vortex.

He then swallowed the second pill.

Another month has passed, and the true essence within the dantian has transformed from swirling mist into a spiritual sea, constantly nourished like the spiritual liquid of a celestial pool, converging into an even more vast sea of ​​true essence.

He then swallowed and refined the next three pills.

Within his dantian, a vast sea of ​​true essence surged and condensed into powerful and pure magical power, his cultivation foundation far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators by several times.

The foundation for achieving the Great Perfection of Condensation is now completely solid!

Ling Xiu opened his eyes, his gaze radiating divine light, his aura powerful and terrifying, far surpassing that of the past.

Feeling the surging power within him, he was filled with countless emotions. He was already very close to the threshold of the Profound Realm, and all his cultivation was progressing steadily.

That day, he had just stabilized his own aura when he suddenly sensed a slight vibration coming from the protective barrier of the True Ruins Pavilion.

Could it be that someone has come to visit?

Ling Xiu immediately spread his divine sense to investigate and found that they were three neighbors from Qingxu Pavilion and Fuling Pavilion next door. He couldn't help but wonder what they wanted to do here. He then opened the door to welcome them.

Standing outside the door was a middle-aged male cultivator, whose cultivation was at the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm. He was wearing a Taoist robe covered with talisman patterns, and was clearly a talisman master.

Beside them was a young couple, the man in his early thirties and the woman in her late twenties. Both of them were at the late stage of the Condensation Realm. The woman was beautiful and charming, and Ling Xiu couldn't help but take a second look.

He looked at the three of them with curiosity and asked a question.

"May I ask what brings you three fellow Daoists here?"

Before leaving, he had already activated the "Hidden Heaven and Concealed Dao Technique" to conceal his aura and suppress his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Condensation Realm.

"Fellow Daoist often goes out to collect spiritual herbs, presumably because you are in seclusion refining pills. We have come specifically to congratulate you on your great progress in cultivation and your successful completion of seclusion!"

The man who spoke had a smile on his face and showed no malice whatsoever.

"My name is Lin Mo, this is my wife Su Hui, and this is the spirit talisman master Liu Yang. The three of us are from the Tianxuan Sect."

Lin Mo took the initiative to introduce himself.

Ling Xiu looked at Liu Yang, a talisman master at the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm, and Liu Yang nodded slightly in response.

"Fellow Daoist's seclusion caused a violent fluctuation in the spiritual energy of the True Ruins Pavilion, and we came to offer our congratulations after we noticed it."

We've been neighbors for several years but never really met. Today is a good opportunity to get to know each other.

Ling Xiu returned the greeting with a cupped hand, his expression humble and friendly.

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoists."

I am merely a rogue cultivator, using the alias Li Xiuyuan, and I have indeed made a slight breakthrough in my cultivation recently.

I am usually busy refining pills and often go out to purchase spiritual herbs, so I have not been able to pay you a visit beforehand. I hope you will forgive me.

"I knew the fellow Daoist residing in the True Ruins Pavilion must be an alchemist, and I was right!"

Lin Mo smiled broadly, his tone becoming increasingly enthusiastic.

"Master Li, please forgive my disrespect. My wife and I are both independent practitioners who travel around and gain experience all year round. It is truly an honor for us to meet a master of alchemy today."

The woman, Su Hui, spoke in a gentle voice.

Liu Yang chimed in.

"Fellow Daoist Li, there's no need for such formalities. It's fate that we met while cultivating abroad. Neighbors should look after each other. If you ever need our help in the future, just ask, and we will do our best to assist you."

"It's truly remarkable that Fellow Daoist Li has achieved the rank of Alchemist at such a young age. May I ask what rank you currently hold?"

Ling Xiu was very modest.

"Fellow Daoist is joking. I can hardly be called a pill refiner. I only know a few basic things about pill refining and have barely reached the threshold of a mid-stage pill refiner."

Upon hearing this, the other three were both surprised and envious. Mid-stage alchemists are extremely rare, and all the top sects would compete to recruit them.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries and becoming acquainted, the group exchanged more pleasantries and became more familiar with each other.

Lin Mo and his wife were experienced and knowledgeable, and they were very clear about the value of a mid-stage alchemist, which made them respect him even more.

"Fellow Daoist Li has just gone into seclusion and is probably unaware of the fact that the City Lord's Mansion, in conjunction with the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, is holding a large-scale auction soon. It's sure to be a very lively event. Would you be interested in joining us for some fun?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiu's heart stirred, and he showed curiosity.

"The Wanbao Chamber of Commerce is going to hold a large-scale auction? I've been in seclusion for a long time and haven't heard of it. There must be many rare treasures in the venue."

"Of course, there are countless rare and precious treasures!"

Su Hui's fair arm was linked with Lin Mo's arm, and her beautiful face was filled with a smile.