I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 5: Breakthrough to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining

After spending nine spirit stones at Fellow Daoist Li's shop, Lin Qing walked out. In addition to the materials he needed to buy from other shops, he also needed three sets of formation materials.

"Fellow Daoist, take care," said Fellow Daoist Li with a smile from behind.

Lin Qing smiled faintly. His shop was right next to Fellow Daoist Li's, so there was no need to say "take care." It was just a few steps away. However, Lin Qing still needed to go to other shops to buy some materials. After bidding farewell to Fellow Daoist Li, Lin Qing headed towards the shops he had visited a few days ago.

But just as he had walked a short distance, Fellow Daoist Li called out to him again.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please wait," said Fellow Daoist Li.

Lin Qing turned back in confusion, and Fellow Daoist Li caught up to him and handed him something.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, take this. I was supposed to give it to you a few days ago, but I forgot. It's not too late now. I spent a lot of money on it, but it's a good thing," said Fellow Daoist Li with a strange smile before running back.

"Oh?" Lin Qing was puzzled. He took a look at what Fellow Daoist Li had given him and quickly closed it.

He was in the middle of the street, and this kind of book was not suitable for public viewing.

Thinking of Fellow Daoist Li's five wives, Lin Qing thought to himself that Fellow Daoist Li truly lived up to his reputation in this aspect.

In the evening, Lin Qing tried it out with Chao Yun. Apart from making Chao Yun blush, it didn't have any effect on his formation experience. He was a bit disappointed, but he didn't discard it. It could still be used for other purposes.

For the next three days, Lin Qing continued to make formations, but this time he only succeeded once, barely breaking even.

However, Lin Qing was not discouraged. As long as he could break even, he could continue. His own experience in making formations would continue to increase. Coupled with the powerful Goldfinger, it wouldn't be long before his success rate greatly improved.

After selling the formation he made this time to the Fellow Daoist from the previous day, Lin Qing began to continuously purchase materials and make formations. Gradually, his success rate increased to fifty percent. During this period, he occasionally sold formations without arousing suspicion. Half a year later, he had accumulated eighty spirit stones, which was why he didn't dare to sell too many.

His formation experience had also become: [Formation Master: First Rank Intermediate (3946/10000)]

This was the result of his efforts in making formations and Chao Yun's hard work.

At this point, Lin Qing did not continue making formations. In the cultivation world, whether it was making formations or other cultivation techniques, the purpose was to serve cultivation itself. He couldn't focus solely on making formations just because he had a high success rate. Moreover, considering the scale of Qingmuji, his formations were already somewhat saturated, and there weren't many cultivators who needed to buy formations in the past six months.

Furthermore, during the past six months of continuous production, some materials were already in short supply at Qingmuji. If he continued to make formations, the cost would likely increase. It was better to stop here.

Lin Qing hung a sign at the entrance of his shop indicating that sales were temporarily suspended. He then went to pay the rent for the next year and bought a hundred catties of first-grade inferior spirit rice. At the same time, he bought three bottles of "Qi Nurturing Pills" that he had already set his sights on for later Qi Refining cultivation.

In fact, in the only pill shop in Qingmuji, there were only some first-grade inferior pills for healing and a first-grade intermediate pill called "Qi Gathering Pill."

However, Lin Qing had already tried taking the Qi Gathering Pill, which was only used in the mid-stage of Qi Refining according to his aptitude, but it couldn't help him break through. If he wanted to break through, he could only start with the Qi Nurturing Pills.

This Qi Nurturing Pill is not cheap. It costs ten spirit stones per bottle, and five pills can sustain half a year of cultivation. In addition to the cost of purchasing from the Xuan Yu Shop that he asked the pill shop owner to bear, these three bottles of pills have cost him a total of thirty-five spirit stones.

In the past, he would never have dared to think about such a price, but now, he has only spent half of his savings.

With the pills, Lin Qing now has hope for a breakthrough. He has been stuck at the third level of Qi Refining for a whole ten years, which would be a joke in a major sect, but in the Qingmu Sect, it is the norm.

Not only him, but many cultivators with low aptitude and no resources are also trapped here. Those with good luck can barely break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining after several decades, but those with bad luck will remain stuck for a lifetime.

Holding the pills in his hand, Lin Qing's jaw tightens, and his gaze reveals an unprecedented determination.

The day after closing the door, Lin Qing had breakfast with Chao Yun, eating spirit rice.

After eating the spirit rice, Lin Qing felt as if he had swallowed a warm stream, extremely comfortable in his abdomen, and his appetite was larger than usual. Chao Yun, on the other hand, only ate half a bowl before rushing to the toilet.

For mortals, even half a bowl of spirit rice contains too much spiritual power. Their bodies cannot adapt to it at first and need to slowly accept it. It is a slow process.

After eating, Lin Qing tried to cultivate.

Taking a Qi Nurturing Pill, Lin Qing held a spirit stone and began to cultivate. When he cultivated with a spirit stone before, it would take him a full four months to absorb one, and progress was extremely slow. But now, Lin Qing felt that the spiritual energy that used to seep through a pinhole had become as thick as a chopstick, and his cultivation speed was at least ten times faster than before.

During his breathing exercises, Lin Qing's body absorbed the spiritual energy like a drought-stricken land receiving a downpour.

As for the cultivation technique he was practicing, it was called the Primordial Origin Formula, which could be cultivated up to the sixth level of Qi Refining. But now, he didn't need to consider it much.

Time flew by, and Lin Qing continued to cultivate like this. During this period, some people came to buy formations, but he did not sell them. For him, the most important thing now was to improve his cultivation.

If he continued to sell formations, with his cultivation at the third level of Qi Refining, he would inevitably attract attention.

After a whole year of cultivation, Lin Qing had already consumed two bottles of pills and thirty spirit stones. His cultivation had reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, but he was still a little short of a breakthrough.

His aptitude was still too poor, and Lin Qing felt somewhat helpless. With thirty spirit stones spent, other cultivators with better spiritual roots would have already made a breakthrough. Only he, with the worst Five Spiritual Roots, could progress so slowly.

And now, his previously accumulated spirit stone savings had been depleted. In order to continue cultivating, Lin Qing had no choice but to sell the two sets of formations that had not been sold before.

When selling the formations, Lin Qing was surprised to find that the two cultivators who had previously made an appointment with him to ambush the Flame Wolves had come to invite him to go out and hunt monsters. Faced with their overly enthusiastic invitation, Lin Qing naturally refused. Although he was no longer afraid of Flame Wolves thanks to the formations, hunting monsters was not as profitable as making formations. After all, monsters were not easy to come by.

Moreover, in the cultivation world, humans were scarier than monsters.

After selling the formations, Lin Qing bought daily spirit rice and continued to cultivate.

Three months later, with a strong surge of spiritual power, Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes and then revealed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

He had finally broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining!

This meant that he was no longer at the lowest level of the cultivation world. It meant that the obstacles that had hindered him for twelve years had finally been cleared. It meant that he had the qualification to continue advancing on the path of cultivation. It meant so much.

He had been waiting for this day for too long.

Fortunately, his luck was good, and he hadn't waited until the day he died.

(End of this chapter)