Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 48: Mid-grade Pill Master, Perfect Understanding of Pill Theory

Several days passed.

The Cloud Mist Mountain Range entered winter, with heavy snowfall making it even more difficult for cultivators to survive.

Especially for those cultivators who ventured deep into the mountains to hunt demonic beasts, the heavy snow blocked their way, causing the demonic beasts to hide. Not only did this make hunting more dangerous, but it also made it difficult to find prey, resulting in no gains.

Of course, all of this had little to do with Zhou Sui. He stayed at home honestly practicing cultivation.

Swoosh~

At this moment, Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating the power of the Book Gu. Strands of gray energy flowed into the depths of his soul, greatly enhancing his comprehension.

A large amount of knowledge about first-grade alchemy appeared in his mind.

Originally, he had only memorized this knowledge without truly comprehending it. However, with the assistance of the Book Gu, he gained a profound understanding of this knowledge.

It felt as if he had been studying alchemy for over a decade.

Vaguely, his soul seemed to enter the virtual library within the Book Gu, continuously learning how to refine spiritual herbs and concoct pills. It was as if he had been an apprentice alchemist for over a decade.

He had become extremely familiar with alchemy, holding a firm grasp on it.

"A mid-grade pill master."

At this moment, Zhou Sui opened his eyes and glanced at his virtual panel. After several days of arduous cultivation, he had already reached the realm of a mid-grade pill master.

With the help of the Book Gu's power, he devoured the inheritance jade slip of a first-grade pill master and consumed those pill formulas. He had a thorough understanding of the theoretical knowledge of alchemy.

Unfortunately, he currently didn't have an alchemy cauldron, so he had no opportunity for practical experimentation.

In simple terms, his theoretical knowledge was perfect, but his practical skills were nonexistent.

However, he believed that as long as he could practice a few times proficiently, he would be able to completely master alchemy.

It wouldn't take long for him to become a second-grade pill master, and he might even be able to refine Foundation Building Pills.

"The power of the Book Gu is truly profound."

Zhou Sui sighed with emotion.

If it weren't for the Book Gu's help, he probably wouldn't have been able to make any progress even after ten years of hard cultivation.

But now, as long as the Book Gu consumed those books and jade slips, he could independently make progress and reach a perfect understanding of the theoretical knowledge. If he were to use those mysterious gray energies, he could further enhance his comprehension of this knowledge.

If he had the power of the Book Gu in his previous life on Earth, he would have instantly become the top scientist on Earth, mastering all the knowledge from ancient times to the present.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, a series of urgent knocking sounds came from outside.

"Hmm?!"

Zhou Sui's divine sense swept over and instantly sensed that the person outside the door was none other than his neighbor, the pill master Zhang Cheng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Moreover, Zhang Cheng's situation was not good. He had white hair all over his head, and his skin had strange black lines. He emitted the aura of decayed wood, as if his lifespan was about to run out.

Whoosh!

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui's figure flashed and arrived at the courtyard gate, opening the door.

"Uncle Zhang, what's going on with you?"

Zhou Sui was surprised as he looked at the other party.

Because he remembered that Zhang Cheng had followed the Immortal Mist Sect to the Red Gold Mine to mine. Unexpectedly, after just a few months, he had become like this.

Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched with a bitter expression as he recounted his experiences over the past few months.

He explained that although there were no threats from other cultivators in the Chi Jin vein, there were still some terrifying poisonous insect beasts lurking deep within the vein.

If cultivators were not careful, they could be attacked by these poisonous insect beasts.

One of them was the Black Line Poisonous Insect.

They were skilled at hiding in the darkness and contained a potent black line poison. Once they invaded a cultivator's body, it would be like a festering sore, invading the meridians within the cultivator's body.

At that point, the cultivator's true elemental power would continuously decline, and the next step would be incurable. They would be left waiting for death.

Even in the months leading up to their death, they would be tormented by the severe poison day and night.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sui had nothing to say. He had originally thought that being a miner wouldn't bring too much trouble, at most, they might encounter the erosion of the Chi Jin Qi.

But he didn't expect Zhang Cheng to be so unlucky and encounter the Black Line Poisonous Insect.

Indeed, his choice was correct.

Only a fool would choose to go mining with the people from the Immortal Mist Sect. Wouldn't it be better to stay in the safety of the city and cultivate?

After all, anything could happen in the wilderness.

If you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet?

"I wonder, Uncle Zhang, what brings you here this time?" Zhou Sui vaguely guessed, but still asked.

"I want to exchange some spirit stones with you, my dear nephew, to buy high-grade detoxification pills. Only high-grade detoxification pills can remove the black line poison from my body and allow me to survive," Zhang Cheng said straightforwardly.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to give me the spirit stones for free. I just want to sell you this first-grade high-grade pill cauldron on my body, hoping to get five thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Zhang Cheng said directly.

After all, high-grade detoxification pills were expensive, costing at least ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, which was equivalent to one hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

For ordinary cultivators, buying a first-grade high-grade detoxification pill would mean bankrupting themselves.

"Uncle Zhang, if that's the case, then you won't have a pill cauldron," Zhou Sui was surprised.

He knew that the market price for a first-grade high-grade pill cauldron was at least eight thousand low-grade spirit stones. Now it was only five thousand, which was already a discount.

But Zhang Cheng was a pill master. After losing his pill cauldron, he would lose his means of making a living.

It was like a taxi driver selling his own taxi, obviously wanting to change careers.

"If I don't have it, then I don't have it. Once I'm infected with this black line poison, even if I use a high-grade detoxification pill, my path will be completely destroyed. There is basically no hope for me in this lifetime," Zhang Cheng said helplessly.

"After removing the toxins from my body, I plan to return to the secular world, marry several wives, and have many children."

Zhang Cheng said with a defeated expression on his face, clearly giving up on Foundation Building.

Once a cultivator gave up on Foundation Building and returned to the secular world, they could enjoy wealth and prosperity, marry dozens of concubines, and have many children.

In fact, this was also the choice of many independent cultivators.

After reaching their forties or fifties, they basically knew their fate and knew that there was no hope for Foundation Building in this lifetime.

Since that was the case, they didn't need to waste time and chose to return to the secular world to enjoy family happiness.

Originally, Zhang Cheng was a very ambitious pill master, believing that he had a chance to achieve Foundation Building in the future.

But after this blow, he completely understood reality and planned to sell all his assets and return to a peaceful life in the secular world as a wealthy man.

(End of this chapter)