Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 179: Azure Origin Pill
The paper had noticeable creases, revealing that its owner often flipped through it, clearly having put a lot of effort into it.
Liu Yu had a similar habit when refining elixirs, liking to record his insights in his alchemy manual. If he had any inspiration during the refining process, he would take out the manual to jot it down at any moment.
One could say the alchemy manual witnessed his growth on the path of alchemy, while the insights on spiritual herbs reflected the growth trajectory of the spiritual plant cultivator.
Of course, not all alchemists and spiritual plant cultivators would record their insights; it was purely a personal habit.
For things beneficial to his path of cultivating immortality, Liu Yu was always very diligent. So absorbed was he that he didn't realize ten hours had passed.
He then lay back without putting away the insights on spiritual herbs. Closing his eyes, he reached out with his thoughts to touch the green light point in the Mud Pill Palace, where the yuan spirit embryo had already entered the Immortal Abode world.
After ten hours, some spiritual herbs had matured and produced seeds, emitting a faint fragrance. The various colors of the spiritual herbs were as lush as emeralds, making one feel delighted and reluctant to leave.
The Dragon Blood Tree had now grown to two feet and had stopped growing. Unlike ordinary trees, its trunk was a deep red, as if nourished by blood. Despite that, it didn’t appear sinister; rather, it exuded a sense of purity.
Its roots were strong and deeply embedded in the black spiritual soil, absorbing nutrients. The leaves were also light red, with a somewhat translucent quality, and the tree had produced four or five flower buds, their colors a mix of red and white, ready to bloom.
As for the medium-grade spiritual stone placed on it, it had long turned to ashes, its spiritual energy fully absorbed.
The Dragon Blood Tree took two hundred and fifty years to grow, and thereafter, it would produce a batch of Dragon Blood Fruits every two hundred years. By now, this young sapling had been growing for several decades and was now bearing fruit, which naturally required a bit more spiritual power.
The Dragon Blood Fruit was an extremely rare spiritual object. Even if it wasn't used for refining elixirs and was eaten directly, it could slightly strengthen one's physical body and enhance vital energy, providing significant help for body cultivation—a coveted spiritual object for many body cultivators.
The tier of these spiritual herbs was relatively high, so it was normal for them to consume more spiritual energy.
Liu Yu replaced the exhausted spiritual herbs with new spiritual stones, carefully packed the matured spiritual herbs in a jade box and placed them in the small wooden house on the right, while the seeds were stored in a wooden box with labels in the small wooden house on the left.
After doing this, he returned to his physical body and reviewed the insights on spiritual herbs. Another ten hours passed, and all the spiritual herbs and elixirs had matured.
Liu Yu put away all the spiritual herbs and seeds except for the Return to Origin Flower and the Dragon Blood Tree, placing them in the two wooden houses.
The Return to Origin Flower had produced seven seeds, which he replanted in the black spiritual farmland. At the same time, four bright red fruits hung from the Dragon Blood Tree, all of which he picked, allowing the tree to continue producing fruit.
After completing these tasks, Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction, taking the Return to Origin Flower and other spiritual herbs needed to refine the Azure Origin Pill. With a thought, he returned to his physical body, and over twenty jade boxes appeared beside him.
Since the Return to Origin Flower had been successfully ripened, he could officially start refining the Azure Origin Pill. Liu Yu quickly pushed open the door and entered the alchemy room.
At present, the potency of the Vitality Pill was growing weaker, making his cultivation speed slow down. Although Liu Yu maintained a calm exterior, he felt a sense of crisis within.