Published: March 3, 2025
With the four formulas in hand, Liu Yu once again welcomed a brief period of stability.
At the Yuan Yang Sect, in the cave dwelling of Heavenly Peak.
In the training room.
Liu Yu sat cross-legged, his chest slowly rising and falling, the green spiritual light on his face flickering unpredictably.
His spiritual pressure was palpable and steadily deepening over time.
"Whoosh~"
Uncertain of how long had passed, he finished his cultivation and opened his eyes, heavily exhaling a breath of turbid air.
Sensing his current cultivation level, Liu Yu gently nodded, feeling generally satisfied.
After consuming three "Flying Immortal Pills," he continued to take spiritual herbs for the next five years, steadily increasing his cultivation.
Although there was still a great distance to reach the peak of the early stage, he had made a small but steady step forward.
If the yuan ying realm were to be divided into nine layers, he had firmly stepped into the second layer of nascent soul and was steadily advancing towards the third layer.
"At this speed, it will take about 220 years to reach the peak of the early stage."
"In twenty years, if I can raise my cultivation by thirty years, that might be enough for other true lords."
"But for myself, it is still too slow, too slow."
"The secret of possessing a spiritual treasure is a huge potential threat that could erupt suddenly at any time."
"I must have enough strength to protect myself before this secret is exposed."
"And to legally possess a spiritual treasure, my cultivation must at least reach the transformation stage!"
After finishing his cultivation, Liu Yu thought silently.
"It can now be confirmed that there are no issues with the four formulas; once the various spiritual herbs are fully collected, I can start refining immediately."
"As for the lack of alchemical skills, that problem is quite easy to solve."
"After all, with the Immortal Abode as my support, I can mature the spiritual herbs and refine them in large quantities. Even if my skills are insufficient, there will always be times of success."
"Through repeated refining processes, I will surely encounter a few successes, and my alchemical skills will gradually improve."
"Anyway, after taking charge of the sect, the issue of spiritual stones is no longer a problem."
As he pondered, he slightly frowned.
Now that he had the formulas in hand and an Immortal Abode as support, the lack of alchemical skills was not an issue.
The only challenge was that the spiritual herbs had not yet been fully gathered.
The fourth stage spiritual elixirs required at least a thousand types of spiritual herbs.
Some of these were very rare, and collecting them all was not easy.
Even if Liu Yu mobilized the entire sect's resources, five years had passed, and he had only managed to collect two-fifths of what he needed.
It sounded like, in the next five, six, or seven years, he could gather everything.
But in reality, it was not so; it could not be calculated that way.
The easily found ones had already been located, and the remaining uncollected spiritual herbs would require more effort to find and often took much longer.
This process could take two to three decades, or even three to five decades, with a certain element of luck involved.
"Compared to the other three types of spiritual elixirs, the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Flying Immortal Pill are not that rare; I have already collected about sixty to seventy percent."
"But to gather them all, it will be nearly impossible within ten years; it will take at least another decade."
Frowning in thought, Liu Yu gently shook his head.
Having finally obtained the formulas, he could not utilize them immediately and would have to wait for several decades or even longer.
He could not accept this result.
If he continued his cultivation steadily, it would take over two hundred years to reach the early stage peak. If one day the secret of the sword of ruin was exposed, and the divine sovereign or demon emperor came knocking, would he not have to wait for death?!