A reincarnated girl, who begins by possessing a cultivator.

"Oh dear, it seems our former Grand Elder is truly finished. She actually gave me such a treasure in exchange, and all I have to do is give her one hundred bottles of Qi Gathering Pills every month."

Fan Yuting looked very proud.

For Core Formation cultivators, the pills needed for the Qi Refining stage are completely insignificant.

"Hmph! She possessed a body with a pseudo-spiritual root, how could she not be crippled? It seems that our Senior Sister Ding is aware of her situation. Keeping something that is not something someone of her level can possess will only bring endless trouble."

"Let's go, we don't need to be afraid anymore. Let's go straight over and explain why we're here."

So the group went to Su Chun's place together.

When Su Chun saw them arrive, she was neither afraid nor panicked. Instead, she laid out all the treasures of the Core Formation stage in front of them and let them choose for themselves, while she raised the price on the spot.

These people didn't dare to rob them by force. They weren't like Xiao Mei. Qu Xinyao didn't even need to deal with them; Yue Ningxuan could handle them on her own.

In no time, Su Chun had cleared out all the Core Formation stage treasures that could be traded.

Out with the old, in with the new—that's how she comforted herself.

She obtained a large amount of things she urgently needed from these elders, such as pills, talismans, spirit stones, or cultivation supplies needed for Foundation Establishment.

It wasn't exactly piled up like a mountain, but it certainly covered the entire room.

For a long time to come, we shouldn't need to worry about cultivation resources.

Just as Su Chun was taking stock of the items she had acquired in the transaction, Yue Ningxuan walked into the attic.

She looked at Su Chun, who was taking inventory of the items, and felt a little guilty.

She had seen the elders' actions, but she did not step in to stop them.

"Senior sister."

Yue Ningxuan called out.

Su Chun immediately looked towards the doorway, and Yue Ningxuan appeared, which did not surprise her.

"They're here! Look at all the things I traded with them. This should be enough for me to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Yue Ning was taken aback when she saw that Su Chun seemed very calm.

In her eyes, these things were all worthless junk; if Su Chun really needed them, she could get as many as she wanted.

"Senior sister, these things are not equal to the treasures you traded out. Why don't you refuse? If you refuse, they won't dare to force you."

Su Chun gave a wry smile.

"Master's lifespan is running out, isn't it?"

This left Yue Ningxuan speechless.

"Speechless now, huh? I knew it. Our Xuan Yue Sect is about to undergo a major upheaval, and you haven't even advanced to the Nascent Soul stage yet. You can refuse today, but do you think I can keep refusing? My physical body's aptitude is too poor, so poor that even I think I might be stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage for life."

"Since everyone feels that Core Formation and Nascent Soul are things that are far away, why be so persistent? Let's live one day at a time and avoid causing you trouble. I don't want to be disturbed all the time either. I've traded away all the treasures I have, so things are much easier now."

Su Chun smiled easily, seemingly not angry at all that her treasure had been stolen.

But whether she was angry or not, only Su Chun herself knew the truth.

"Alright then, Senior Sister, you should focus on your cultivation. I... I'll head back now."

Yue Ningxuan wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it. She could only sigh helplessly and turn away.

As soon as Yue Ningxuan left, Su Chun's expression changed again.

"Hmph! Sooner or later, I will make you pay back double what you took from me. Just you wait."

And so, this very unpleasant night passed.

Since all the treasures he possessed had been traded, these Core Formation cultivators did not come looking for Su Chun again.

Su Chun almost never leaves the herb garden; besides tasks related to the herb garden, all she does each day is cultivate.

Apart from cultivators at the Core Formation stage and above, no one in the Xuan Yue Sect knew Su Chun's true identity.

If Su Chun really is Ding Yuqin, then she would definitely feel a sense of sorrow, as the former Grand Elder has now become a weak Qi Refining cultivator.

Su Chun's cultivation involved practically eating Qi Gathering Pills like food. Since one Qi Gathering Pill had little effect, she would swallow multiple pills at once.

Starting with three pills at a time, and after a month of continuous cultivation, she finally advanced from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the eighth level.

"Ah! I broke through, that was so difficult."

The door to the herb garden pavilion opened, and Su Chun, dressed in a moon-white dress, walked out.

She looks much prettier now that she's wearing the Xuan Yue Sect disciple's robes than before.

Looking around, the room was a complete mess, with bottles of Qi Gathering Pills scattered all over the floor.

It's clear how many pills she took in a month; she must have been so sick of them that she vomited.

"Senior Sister Su, are you there? I've come to pick up my medicine."

Just as Su Chun was standing at the gate lamenting the difficulty of his breakthrough, a female disciple arrived at the entrance of the herb garden.

This female disciple was the first Xuan Yue Sect disciple that Su Chun met.

She is a disciple of the sect's alchemy pavilion named Meng Yu, who is at the fifth level of Qi Refining. She is the one who regularly comes to collect medicinal herbs.

These days, she's the only one who can talk to Su Chun.

"Oh, Junior Sister Meng is here. Come in."

Su Chun registered Meng Yu, then led her to gather herbs in the herb garden, and also took the opportunity to ask Meng Yu about the current situation of the sect.

For example, what has happened to the Xuan Yue Sect recently, or what has happened to the Yue Kingdom.

Meng Yu had told Su Chun almost everything she knew.

As you talk more, you naturally become familiar with each other.

The first few days of the month were a bit lively, but afterwards it became completely deserted.

This feeling, well, it suited Su Chun's tastes, but it was just too boring.

When she thought about the future, about living like this for years or decades, she suddenly felt that it would be better to go back to Qingniu Town and become a medicine boy.

She is now free, but is this freedom truly freedom? It feels more like self-exile.

The key issue is that this training couldn't give her any motivation.

Her cultivation was extremely slow. The number of Qi Gathering Pills she consumed in a month would have been enough for an average disciple to break through several levels long ago.

"This Qi Gathering Pill is really ineffective, at least for me. It's too weak. I wish I could enhance its effects. Wait, alchemy? I also have wood and water spiritual roots suitable for alchemy. Why don't I give it a try?"

Su Chun acted on her idea immediately, since she had nothing else to do anyway.

Ding Yuqin also knows some alchemy; she can refine common low-level pills such as Qi Gathering Pill and Golden Marrow Pill.

However, since alchemy requires extremely high talent, not all cultivators can refine mid- to high-level pills.

After returning to the attic, she took out a medicine furnace from her storage magic treasure, which belonged to Ding Yuqin, and then took out some medicinal materials for refining Qi Gathering Pills and other low-level pills.

"Let's give it a try, maybe it'll work?"

Su Chun sat cross-legged beside the medicine furnace, made a hand seal with one hand, and then spat out a ball of flame into the furnace.

Then, following the steps of alchemy from Ding Yuqin's memory, they began to refine the pills.

The refining of this elixir is divided into five steps: extraction, fusion, tempering, shaping, and extraction.

Although Su Chun had never personally refined medicine, his operation was quite smooth and efficient.

At least it seemed simple to her.

In less than ten minutes, a Qi Gathering Pill rolled out of the furnace.

"Is it that simple?"

Su Chun was very pleased, so she continued to try to refine other low-level pills.

She began to recall the pharmacological knowledge she had learned at Huichuntang, pondering the art of medicine making while considering whether she could improve the Qi Gathering Pill.

She studied medicine for half a year and has a fairly good understanding of drugs.

"Strange, why have secular medical books made my understanding of alchemy in the cultivation world so clear?"

Based on his own understanding, Su Chun began to try to figure out the ingredients of the Qi Gathering Pill, which was made from three kinds of medicinal herbs.

These are Spirit Gathering Grass, Blood Melting Flower, and auxiliary ingredients made from the bones of low-level demon beasts.

The most important ones are Spirit Gathering Grass and Blood Fusion Flower.

Spirit-Gathering Grass is a common medicinal herb that can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while Blood-Melting Flower can accelerate blood circulation.

When the two medicinal herbs are combined, they accelerate the circulation of spiritual energy.

"If I add another herb that can enhance the medicinal properties, will it increase the effect of the Qi Gathering Pill?"

After thinking for a while, Su Chun chose a low-grade medicinal herb called Xuan Yang Vine.

This is a potent medicinal herb, generally used to refine fire-attribute pills, and only cultivators who practice fire-attribute techniques need it.

Chapter 7 Improved Elixir

Based on worldly pharmacology and combined with alchemy skills, Su Chun extracted the medicinal power of the Xuan Yang Vine and prepared to incorporate it into the newly refined Qi Gathering Pill.

In the eyes of lay doctors, this practice is called strengthening the potency of medicine.

She couldn't guarantee whether these worldly methods could be used in alchemy within the cultivation world, but giving it a try was definitely the right thing to do.

Because in the alchemy of the cultivation world, there is no concept of enhancing the potency of medicines; the pills in the cultivation world are all made by combining ingredients according to the pill formulas devised by predecessors.

Even the most ordinary Qi Gathering Pill was created by an alchemist long ago.

The creation of elixirs, especially those closely related to cultivators, causes a great sensation in the cultivation world with the birth of each new type of elixir.

Therefore, alchemists dedicate their lives to creating elixirs, and even the worst low-grade elixirs can make them famous for all time.

Su Chun stared intently at the Qi Gathering Pill and the essence of the Xuan Yang Vine medicinal liquid that had just been refined in the medicine furnace. She used her divine sense to control the medicinal properties of the Xuan Yang Vine and slowly integrate it into the Qi Gathering Pill.

This drug fusion can easily disrupt the original structure of the elixir.

Everything in the world has its counterpart, and the same applies to pharmacology. If any medicinal material could be combined to make pills, then making pills would be too simple, and any alchemist could probably create a pill.

Creating elixirs requires countless trials to find medicinal materials with compatible properties; and even if an elixir is successfully made, it may not necessarily work on the cultivator.