Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 6: First Steps into Alchemical Pill Refining (Great Repair)
In the Chu State, low-grade magical artifacts are priced around one hundred spiritual stones.
Medium-grade magical artifacts cost two hundred spiritual stones, while high-grade magical artifacts are four hundred spiritual stones.
As for supreme magical artifacts, eight hundred spiritual stones is just the starting price, and they are often difficult to obtain.
This is because supreme magical artifacts are typically used by foundation establishment stage cultivators, making it hard for qi refinement stage cultivators to compete.
Outer sect disciples of the Yuan Yang Sect receive only five spiritual stones each month.
Aside from the standard magical artifacts provided by the sect, even if one saves diligently, it would take nearly two years to gather the spiritual stones needed to purchase a low-grade magical artifact, let alone a medium-grade one.
Watching Senior Brother Wu depart, Liu Yu refocused his thoughts.
Thus, his cultivation journey in the spiritual herb garden officially began.
He first took the spiritual herb seeds he had collected and planted them in the Immortal Abode, waiting for them to mature before placing them in the prepared jade box.
He also spent fifteen spiritual stones to replenish the spiritual energy consumed by the black spiritual farmland.
This made Liu Yu feel a pang of regret, as his storage bag now contained only eighteen spiritual stones, significantly depleted.
He patted his storage bag and let out a long sigh, feeling a pressing urgency to earn more spiritual stones.
Every day, he dedicated two hours to tend to the spiritual herb garden, weeding and watering the spiritual herbs.
Then, he spent another two hours carefully studying the basics of alchemical pill refining, recording the parts he didn’t understand, and pondering them repeatedly.
After that, he practiced spells and magical artifacts for an hour.
On the road to immortality, for various reasons, conflicts are unavoidable.
Besides cultivation realm, magical artifacts and spells are also crucial; as means of protection, they are vital for survival and must not be neglected.
In the evenings, he spent four hours in meditation and qi refining, utilizing the rich spiritual energy from the herb garden.
The cultivation realm is the foundation of everything, and Liu Yu always kept this in mind.
As for the last three hours, they were reserved for sleep and rest.
Qi refinement stage cultivators are still unable to go without sleep, requiring rest to recover their exhausted energy.
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Each day was spent according to plan, making life exceptionally fulfilling.
Time flew by, and over half a month passed.
The planted spiritual herb seeds had matured in the Immortal Abode, yielding thirty portions of spiritual herbs for refining the Spirit Gathering Elixir and fifteen portions for the Clear Spirit Elixir.
Sunlight streamed through the window, casting a warm glow over his body.
“It’s time,” Liu Yu thought in the thatched cottage.
After more than half a month of contemplation, he felt he had grasped the basics of alchemical pill refining and had developed some ideas on how to refine the Spirit Gathering Elixir.
Liu Yu planned to start his alchemical journey with the "Spirit Gathering Elixir," as it was the easiest pill to refine for those in the early stage of qi refinement, requiring one less type of spiritual herb than the Clear Spirit Elixir.
Using it to familiarize himself with the alchemical process was the most suitable choice.
Progressing from easy to difficult is a necessary path for every alchemical apprentice.
Otherwise, no matter how astonishing one’s alchemical talent is, without a gradual process, failure is the only outcome.
Liu Yu tidied up the thatched cottage, clearing the clutter into a corner, and placed the Purple Copper Cauldron in the center of the room.
Given the simple conditions, he had to make do for now.
Next to the Purple Copper Cauldron, he carefully inscribed a tiny magic formation and placed three low-grade spiritual stones at the intersections of several lines.