Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 35: The Inheritance of the Pill Master, Four Arts of Cultivation

"So, what you're saying is that the reason you haven't been able to advance to the Foundation Building stage is because you can't pass the first two trials?" Zhou Sui rubbed his chin and immediately understood what his Dao companion was saying.

"That's right."

Ji Bingyu nodded. "Although I have already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, it has only been a year or two since I reached this stage. I still have a long way to go before reaching perfection. I am still relatively young, only in my thirties. My qi and blood are still quite abundant, but because I haven't been cultivating for long, the true essence in my body has not reached perfection. It will take at least another year or two before I can attempt Foundation Building."

She indicated that she needed at least two more years to prepare.

"Two years? So, does that mean you can start considering Foundation Building Pills now?" Zhou Sui asked.

"Yes, we can consider it, but there are very few Foundation Building Pills available. They are all controlled by the major sects. I have been to the auction in Misty Cloud City before, but there were no Foundation Building Pills up for auction."

Ji Bingyu was helpless as well.

Because the major sects monopolized Foundation Building Pills, independent cultivators who wanted them could only agree to various unequal conditions imposed by the sects in order to obtain them.

Otherwise, they could only wait for a few Foundation Building Pills to be released at the auction.

So, every time Foundation Building Pills appeared at the auction, they would attract the frenzy of many cultivator families. Each auction would see astronomical prices that independent cultivators simply couldn't afford.

"If that's the case, why not refine Foundation Building Pills yourself?" Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes. Seeking help from others was not as good as relying on oneself. Who knows when the sects would release Foundation Building Pills? His fate would be controlled by his enemies.

He didn't want his destiny to be manipulated by others.

Instead of waiting for other cultivators to refine Foundation Building Pills, it would be better to refine them himself.

"Husband, I'm afraid refining pills is not that simple," Mu Ziyan said helplessly. "Alchemy, talismans, formations, and pill refining are the four major arts of the cultivation world. Among them, pill refining is ranked first, not only because of its high value, but also because of its difficulty.

Of course, when it comes to difficulty, formations are the most challenging. The problem is that formations don't require a lot of resources. As long as one has enough comprehension, they can learn it.

But pill refining is different. It requires a large amount of spiritual herbs to forge a top-notch pill refiner. The problem is, where can independent cultivators get so many spirit stones to purchase spiritual herbs? I'm afraid that even a single spiritual herb would be enough to bankrupt a pill refiner. If it weren't for the major sects, there would be no qualifications to cultivate a pill refiner.

And if you want to refine Foundation Building Pills, you need to be at least a second-tier pill refiner. A first-tier pill refiner is not qualified. This also leads to the scarcity of Foundation Building Pills, which are extremely rare and can be counted on one's fingers."

She expressed that becoming a pill refiner was incredibly difficult, to the point of being unimaginable.

Every pill refiner is built on a pile of money, like a mobile spirit stone mine.

"It's okay. We have quite a few spirit stones now, and they're not very useful here. It's better to use them to purchase spiritual herbs and refine pills," Zhou Sui clenched his fist. If he relied solely on his own talent, he didn't expect to become a pill refiner.

But with the power of the Book Gu, it was a different story. As long as he could obtain the inheritance of a pill master and devour enough pill refining manuals, becoming a second-tier pill refiner would be no problem at all.

At that time, he wouldn't need to rely on others to buy Foundation Building Pills. He could refine them himself. He wouldn't need to seek help from anyone.

"Well, I believe in your talent, my husband. I'm sure you can become a pill refiner," Ji Bingyu looked at Zhou Sui affectionately. She believed that her husband could do anything.

"Ji Jiejie has gone crazy!"

Seeing this scene, Xia Jingyan's mouth twitched. She felt that her sister had fallen in love and believed everything others said.

But for some reason, she also felt that this man in front of her seemed capable of anything.

............

Another month quickly passed.

Misty Cloud City gradually calmed down. After all, Misty Cloud City was now considered the territory of the Immortal Mist Sect. It was not beneficial for anyone to let Misty Cloud City remain in turmoil.

So the patrols cracked down heavily, arresting all the troublemaking cultivators and executing those without background.

After a round of crackdowns, there were hardly any cultivators in Misty Cloud City daring to cause trouble.

Many independent cultivators also felt relieved and began to venture out, and the streets gradually regained some popularity.

After a month of arduous cultivation, practicing dual cultivation with two partners seven times a day, Zhou Sui's cultivation had also made some progress.

[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Fifth Layer of Qi Refining (25% progress), Lifespan: 19 (120) years]

[Talent: Eighth-grade Spiritual Root (65%)]

[Sword Dao: First-grade Superior (45%)]

[Rune: First-grade Intermediate (55%)]

[Phantom Demon Transformation Technique: Proficient (35%)]

[Fireball Technique: Proficient (15%), Wind Blade Technique: Beginner, Golden Light Technique: Beginner, Icy Wind Technique: Beginner, Spring Rain Technique: Beginner...]

Seeing this data panel, Zhou Sui felt a wave of satisfaction. If he continued to cultivate like this, he would be able to break through to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining within a year.

To be honest, this rate of progress was already quite astonishing.

For ordinary cultivators, it would be impossible to break through to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining without four or five years of diligent cultivation, and some might even need ten years.

The reason why he progressed so quickly was not only because of dual cultivation with his partners but also because he consumed spirit wine every day.

It was the spiritual energy in the spirit wine that allowed his cultivation to advance rapidly.

Of course, the technique that progressed the fastest was the Fireball Technique. Under his arduous cultivation, it had already reached the level of proficiency, with its power more than doubled compared to before.

Boom~

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui's mind moved, and he instantly condensed a highly compressed red fireball of true essence within his body, blasting it towards the distance.

Immediately, a huge stone in the courtyard was instantly shattered into pieces, leaving behind an astonishingly deep pit on the ground. The surrounding air burned with scorching heat.

It could be imagined that the power of this attack was already comparable to a full-force strike from a cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, and it could even severely injure a cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining. It was extremely terrifying.

Similar to this Fireball Technique, he could launch dozens of them at once, like a bombardment of shells.

For an ordinary cultivator at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, they would probably only be able to use the Fireball Technique four or five times before depleting their true essence.

But Zhou Sui was different. Having cultivated the Divine Gu Sutra, each gu worm in his body was equivalent to a dantian and qi sea. With five gu worms in his body, it was equivalent to having five dantian and qi seas.

So the true essence in his body was six times that of a cultivator at the same level.

If he were to fight against a cultivator at the same level, they would probably be blasted to death by his Fireball Technique, completely annihilated.

(End of this chapter)