Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 97: Five Years (2)
With his three spiritual roots, breaking through the bottleneck of the late stage of qi refinement would face no further obstacles. Cultivating to full circle of qi refinement wouldn't present any bottlenecks either, unless luck was particularly poor.
Liu Yu carefully experienced the changes that came with breaking through to the eighth layer of qi refinement. First, his spiritual consciousness increased from sixty-eight zhang to seventy-five zhang. Secondly, the total amount of magical power increased by about thirty percent compared to before the breakthrough, but it was merely a quantitative increase without any qualitative difference.
Overall, his strength had increased, but the extent of the enhancement was not significant.
The growth of his spiritual consciousness was insufficient to control a fourth-grade magical artifact or a third supreme magical artifact. However, the increase in the total amount of magical power allowed him to wield magical artifacts for longer periods, which indirectly enhanced his strength.
Liu Yu's mind was swirling as he summarized the changes in his Primordial Spirit and magical power.
With one Azure Spirit Pill a day, Liu Yu took less than two years to go from the seventh layer to the eighth layer of qi refinement, which was already slightly faster than cultivators with dual spiritual roots.
The five hundred or so Azure Spirit Pills consumed translated into roughly five thousand spiritual stones, an expenditure that could easily bankrupt a small family like the Feng Family.
Even foundational and golden core families would never invest so many spiritual stones in a direct descendant within just two years, considering the numerous family members and the difficulty in convincing them.
If it were an ordinary cultivator with three spiritual roots, taking one elixir every six or seven days to cultivate would require at least five to six years to advance a level in the late stage of qi refinement.
This was Liu Yu's unique advantage; one hundred spiritual stones could be used through the Immortal Abode to harvest thirty-five portions of spiritual herbs for refining Azure Spirit Pills.
Moreover, after a year of extensive practice, the success rate of refining Azure Spirit Pills had officially reached thirty percent.
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Time passed unnoticed in the world of cultivating immortality; five years slipped by in an instant.
In Cold Moon City, at the Southern City mansion, in the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake.
Liu Yu appeared languid, lying sideways on the smooth, soft thigh of a woman, opening his mouth to swallow a segment of orange brought to his lips, watching the graceful dance of the beauty before him.
Five years had passed, and his cultivation had already reached the ninth layer of qi refinement a year ago. After a year of honing, he was not far from achieving full circle of qi refinement.
He had started practicing the "Art of Spirit Preservation" three years ago. Perhaps due to his innate talent or the effects of Clear Lotus Spiritual Tea, the first level of this technique could be described as smooth sailing, and he could now freely perform the first spiritual consciousness attack spell, "Shock Spirit Stab."
The "Concealment Technique" had also reached the second level two years ago, allowing him to display his cultivation without being seen through unless someone was of a significantly higher realm.
However, Liu Yu possessed the qualification of three spiritual roots, coupled with his identity as an alchemist, so this speed of cultivation was considered normal, and there was no need to hide it.
Liu Yu stood up, leaving the soft, cold beauty's leg. He looked at the two women, each with their own merits, who had served him with utmost tenderness, and his gaze momentarily became distant.
But soon he returned to his usual demeanor, becoming indifferent and calm. He said lightly,
"You may leave now; there is no need for you to come again from this day forward!"
"I have already instructed City Lord Chai to grant you your freedom and prepare some gold and silver, enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your lives."