I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 91 - 79: (Revised) Killing_2
Putting the elixir bottle aside, Jiang Yuebai picked up Lin Suwan’s storage bag to check its contents. There wasn’t much of value inside, just a bottle each of Yuan Nourishing Elixir and Dust Suppressing Elixir, a few talismans, a book, and just over a hundred Spirit Stones.
As she expected, Lin Xiangtian did not care much about Lin Suwan. Aside from a Nine-Grade Flying Sword, her best magic artifact was the pill furnace used for alchemy.
Killing Lin Suwan wasn’t originally in her plans today, but since it happened, it happened. If it affected her arrangements for Jia Xiuchun and Lin Xiangtian, she would find another way.
"This ’Alchemy Introduction’ is just right to pass these two days when I can’t cultivate."
Clearing her thoughts, Jiang Yuebai lay on the bedding, stretching her legs and relaxing her muscles while reading and learning.
After only a few pages, Jiang Yuebai realized that talismans and arrays were indeed the source and foundation of all methods; even for alchemy, one needed to be familiar with fire refining arrays and water refining arrays.
Different spiritual medicines require different fire arrays or water arrays for refining, and the quality of a pill furnace depends on how many fire arrays and water arrays it has.
Arrays are composed of runes that complement each other.
The path of artifact refining is similar. Magic artifacts need to have runes engraved on them; when runes connect to form an array that exerts greater power, it becomes a magic treasure.
Going further, when arrays are linked together and form a cycle, touching the operational rules of heaven and earth, they can transform into spiritual artifacts.
In this way, talismans, arrays, elixirs, artifacts, and even Puppet Mechanism Techniques all actually require a foundation in talisman arrays. Learning about talismans and arrays first does indeed assist the other three paths.
Medicine is unique, Jiang Yuebai only had a superficial understanding from basic medical books and did not understand this path well.
After a brief skim through ’Alchemy Introduction,’ Jiang Yuebai sat up and found the jade scroll where she recorded the formula for the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Elixir.
Each attribute’s Foundation Establishment Elixir requires one main ingredient and nine auxiliary ingredients. Having memorized the ’Hundred Herbs Collection,’ she knew that forty-five auxiliary ingredients were easily available, needing only to buy the seedlings to plant in Huaxi Valley’s spiritual field when she returned.
However, the five main ingredients were hard to find, specifically needing the blood of five spiritual beasts.
Spiritual beasts are not demonic beasts; after domestication, spiritual beasts are docile and can be driven by cultivators. Thus, their blood is relatively gentle, aligning with the way of water benefitting all things without contending, which is the core of the Water Alchemy Method.
For this purpose, blood from five spiritual beasts that correspond to the Five Elements is needed, and the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Elixir will be refined using the Water Refining Method.
It’s best to use spiritual beasts of the Seventh Level or above, corresponding to the Golden Core Stage cultivation level.
"I currently have over twelve thousand low-grade Spirit Stones and just over four thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones. I wonder if that’s enough to purchase these items."
Once anything reaches the Golden Core level, it must be settled in mid-grade Spirit Stones. Moreover, she doesn’t know the Water Refining Method at all, and even if she uses other water refining elixirs to improve her skill level, there will certainly be some waste.
"After dealing with the tattered things on my person, I’ll inquire about the prices first."
If it doesn’t work out, she’ll have to find another way; the spiritual beasts guarding the valleys in the Heavenly Interence Sect do seem to be plentiful...
Jiang Yuebai lay back down and continued reading, but this time, she kept glancing intentionally or unintentionally at the Yuan Nourishing Elixir bottle on the table.
After reaching the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, spiritual energy became full and it was hard to absorb more; her cultivation remained steadfast. In recent times, her daily arduous practice yielded little progress...
Her gaze landed on the book, which was right at the introduction of the Yuan Nourishing Elixir.
To strengthen the foundation and nourish the origin, it condenses spiritual energy to solidify the foundation of the dantian.
At the Peak of Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, the refinement of spiritual energy throughout the body had reached its limit; to become stronger required practicing body refining cultivation techniques.
Lii Jiuchuan had told her that after reaching Qi Cultivation Perfection, the primary task was to condense spiritual energy and solidify the dantian in preparation for the Foundation Establishment.
But she couldn’t absorb more spiritual energy into her body; relying on external pressure to condense it always seemed to lack a force to drive everything forward, thus...
Jiang Yuebai put down the book, sat up, and took out a Yuan Nourishing Elixir, casting it into her mouth.
"I’ll just try one and see how it feels. At worst, I’ll take three Dust Suppressing Elixirs to detoxify it afterward."
Gulp!
As the Yuan Nourishing Elixir went down, Jiang Yuebai took out a mid-grade Fire Spiritual Stone, holding it in her hand, calming her mind to feel the changes in her dantian.
About three breaths later, a surge of medicinal power erupted violently, instantly stirring a tempest within the dantian.
Jiang Yuebai’s dantian at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer was far different from the early stage, consisting of five spirals like star points, echoing each other, connected by rotating bridges.
Now, massive spiritual energy accumulated within the five spirals, expanding several times over, completely covering the rotation bridges. The boundaries merged as if one, with only a slight gap at the center unfilled.
At this moment, under the influence of the medicinal power, Jiang Yuebai sensed her meridians contracting, requiring nothing from her as they eagerly drew spiritual energy from the mid-grade Fire Spiritual Stone in her palm, charging directly into the fire spin.
Under this driving force, the speed of the fire spin suddenly increased, and the entire cyclone contracted inward abruptly.
With the continuous impact of pure fire spiritual energy, the cyclone shrank, its color deepened, becoming increasingly refined.
[You consumed elixirs for cultivation, and under the influence of medicinal power, the cultivation effect is doubled, Five Elements Returning to Truth Skill proficiency +10]
Jiang Yuebai was overjoyed, this effect was like someone extremely thirsty initially drinking water with a small tea cup, now suddenly switching to a sea bowl, savoring the satisfaction.
No wonder so many people couldn’t resist using elixirs for cultivation; however, this effect would certainly diminish with increased elixir consumption and cumulative elixir poison, not always as intense as the first time.
In less than half an hour, the medicinal power was almost exhausted, with two-thirds of the spiritual energy remaining in the mid-grade Fire Spiritual Stone. Jiang Yuebai took another Yuan Nourishing Elixir and swallowed it.
[You continue consuming elixirs with growing sensation... cultivation effect is doubled, Five Elements Returning to Truth Skill proficiency +10]
The medicinal power surged, fire spiritual energy entered her body, and the fire spin continued to condense.
At this moment, Jiang Yuebai once again felt the difference between Five Spirit Roots and Single Spiritual Root; she needed to condense each one individually, spending five times the time, spiritual energy, and effort, while Single Spiritual Root only needed to condense the spiritual energy of one root to be ready for Foundation Establishment.
If she didn’t use elixirs, the time spent couldn’t be estimated. If she wasn’t still young with plenty of lifespan, she should have long resorted to elixirs to speed up cultivation.
After all, elixir poison can be removed, lifespan is hard to increase, so the choice is clear.
Another half hour passed, and the cultivation progress of two Yuan Nourishing Elixirs matched ten days of hard practice. Jiang Yuebai took a Dust Suppressing Elixir and consumed it.
A refreshing and soothing sensation spread from the dantian, circulating throughout her body, dispersing into the limbs and hundreds of acupuncture points. It was like a relief after sweating in the summer and taking a warm bath.
However, whether the elixir poison was expelled, Jiang Yuebai couldn’t feel it, nor did she have any tangible evidence to prove it.
"Forget it, I’ll research the effects of Dust Suppressing Elixirs more thoroughly later. First, I’ll absorb the remaining spiritual energy from the Fire Spiritual Stone completely to avoid waste."
With another Yuan Nourishing Elixir ingested, Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged with eyes closed, concentrating on cultivation.
[You consume elixirs repeatedly, gradually feeling the effects... Five Elements Returning to Truth Skill proficiency +9]
*
At that moment, outside Qingxi Town, three or five hunters returned with full loads, spotting a young girl with a big black dog, carrying a rucksack and holding a machete, walking determinedly towards Leyou Mountain.
"Tao family’s girl, are you running away from home again after quarreling with your mother?"
"The mountains have wolves, Little Nian’er; don’t venture too far."
The girl stubbornly replied, "I want to enter the mountains to seek immortals, to find my uncle."
Woof woof!
In the oblique light of the west, the girl sought immortals with her black dog, while the hunters with beast meat returned home. In town, a woman was grinding soybean milk with her cat companion.
Each has their fate, each has their destination. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Meow~
