bookrandom Chapter 130 Refining Qi Gathering Pills
Chapter 130 Refining Qi Gathering Pills
"Meow"
As Cui Ying drove the clouds over Chiyang Valley, the little iron-eating beast perched on her feet became excited.
After all, it's a monster that grew up in the Phoenix Mountain Range, so it still prefers the atmosphere of the primeval forest.
"Don't move, or you'll fall."
Cui Ying glared at the little iron-eating beast that was rolling around on the clouds, and shouted helplessly before speeding up towards Jade Bamboo Peak.
"Phew~ We've finally arrived."
The little iron-eating beast seemed to realize that it had returned to the familiar mountains and forests. As soon as it landed, it wiggled its butt and started moving, subconsciously climbing towards the mountainside.
Cui Ying stood at the foot of the mountain without moving, quietly watching it climb into the dense forest.
But just as Little Iron was about to climb into the dense forest, it suddenly stopped, turned its head to look at the girl behind it, its two large, gem-like eyes still glistening with moisture.
"Come on, you should go home."
Cui Ying paused, intending to use a hand seal to perform a cloud-riding technique, and instead waved to the little iron-eating beast, signaling it to continue forward.
"woohoo"
But the little iron-eating beast suddenly turned around and ran back down the hillside. In its haste, it rolled around a few times on the way.
"So you're back again?"
Cui Ying sighed helplessly, patted the little iron beast's round head, and said with a smile, "Can't find your way home? Then I'll take you home again."
When Cui Ying condensed the cloud again, the little iron-eating beast indeed jumped onto it on its own. As the cloud continued to soar higher, Cui Ying also recalled the place where she first encountered the little iron-eating beast.
Because these monsters are territorial, if the little iron-eating beast is accidentally sent to the territory of other powerful monsters, it may be devoured, just as her mother said.
Following the route she remembered, Cui Ying quickly flew to the mountainside where she had previously killed the leopard-striped ape. She placed the little iron-eating beast in a nearby bamboo forest.
"Alright, this place isn't far from where I met you, so I suppose your home is nearby too. Let's say goodbye here."
As Cui Ying spoke, Xiao Shi Tie also darted into the bamboo forest, broke off a tender, green bamboo stalk, and began to gnaw on it with a "crunch crunch" sound.
"giggle"
Seeing her turn to leave with Ta Xue, the little iron-eating beast waddled over, tugged at her skirt, pointed with its paw into the depths of the bamboo forest, and blinked its big, wet eyes at her.
Cui Ying rubbed its head and continued:
"I'll come to see you when I go into the mountains later. You just stay here. Remember, apart from me, all the other cultivators are demon hunters who want to kill you. If you see them, run as far away as you can, understand?"
After saying that, she rubbed the little iron-eating beast's head again, watched it nod blankly, and then turned and left.
This time, Cui Ying did not linger, and the little iron-eating beast did not chase after her; only the occasional rustling sound came from the bamboo forest.
"Wang Wang"
Only after Cui Ying urged the cloud formation to fly all the way to the foot of the mountain did she finally turn around and take a couple of glances, prompted by Ta Xue. Looking at the tranquil, verdant forest, she sighed softly.
"Let's go, Ta Xue, let's go home."
Having been delayed for so long, it was already close to noon, and Cui Ying had no heart to hunt demons anymore.
Thinking of the things I bought at Songlin Market yesterday, I decided to take Taxue home directly.
After lunch, Cui Ying did not return to her room to cultivate. Instead, she told her parents that she was going to start studying the alchemy techniques passed down by her master, and then went straight to the backyard.
Originally, she planned to slowly revive her past life's skills in the alchemy room of the new house after it was built. However, she felt that her cultivation speed was still too slow, and she was still too weak in the face of absolute power.
However, she only possessed a fourth-grade spiritual bone, and if she cultivated step by step, she didn't know if she would ever be able to establish her foundation in this lifetime. Therefore, she wanted to take pills to increase her magical power.
She is now at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and ordinary low-grade Qi Gathering Pills are no longer of much use to her. However, in the mid-to-late stages of Qi Refining, if she wants to increase her magical power, she needs to take a spiritual medicine called "Mysterious Spirit Pill".
Although taking the Xuanling Pill (previously called Ziyang Pill, but changed to Xuanling Pill here for easier memorization) has significant effects, it is extremely difficult to refine. Even ordinary late-stage first-grade alchemists do not have a high success rate.
Therefore, once this pill is successfully refined, one pill is enough to sell for several hundred spirit stones, and it is often the kind that is priced but not available.
However, the pills refined by ordinary alchemists not only have a low success rate, but also contain many impurities.
Therefore, Cui Ying did not want to spend a lot of spirit stones to buy things that would not be of much benefit to her.
Unfortunately, the spirit medicine shop in Songlin Market was too small, and she had not yet been able to purchase the auxiliary materials for refining the Profound Spirit Pill, but she had already purchased most of the auxiliary materials for refining the Qi Gathering Pill.
Therefore, she plans to use the Seven Star Grass cultivated with spiritual liquid to refine some Qi Gathering Pills for her family to take.
After she entered the herb garden, she first took out the alchemy furnace she had bought yesterday, dripped blood onto it to bind it to her, and then took out the materials from her storage bag.
She then formed hand seals, first cleaning the inner wall of the alchemy furnace with a water ball, and then activating the furnace's built-in flame array. As the flames rose, Cui Ying waved her hand, and one of the materials immediately flew into the inner wall of the furnace according to a certain pattern.
After adjusting the flames, Cui Ying sat cross-legged to the side and waited quietly.
And so they waited until sunset and moonrise.
Immediately, a faint fragrance wafted from the alchemy furnace. Cui Ying immediately opened her eyes, made a hand seal, lifted the lid of the furnace, and then with a single hand gesture, two spiritual herbs sprouted from the ground and flew straight into the furnace.
Then, Cui Ying changed her hand seals again, and the alchemy furnace closed again, continuing the refining process.
After refining for about two more hours, Cui Ying took out six snow-white pills from the furnace, and she couldn't help but show a tired yet joyful smile.
The main room of the Cui family residence.
"You must be starving! Come and eat, Mom made some spirit dumplings today."
Wang Rong, who had been sitting cross-legged in the main room with her eyes closed, immediately came out to greet them upon hearing the noise.
"It's almost midnight, you must be starving! Come and eat, Mom made some spirit dumplings today."
"Yes, I am a little hungry."
Cui Ying rubbed her rumbling stomach and looked around: "Mother, Father and the others are asleep, where is Second Sister?"
"Well, they all went to sleep after cultivating for half the night. Only your second sister said that the success rate of drawing the Flame Burst Talisman would be higher after breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining, so she has been cultivating in her room ever since she came back, and she didn't even eat dinner. Is there something you need from her?"
"Nothing."
After gesturing to her mother not to disturb her second sister, Cui Ying handed over a small porcelain bottle:
"Mother, this is a Qi Gathering Pill that I refined. Please remember to give it to my second sister after she comes out."
"OK, no problem."
Seeing her mother take the bottle of Qi-gathering pills and carefully touch them, Cui Ying smiled and reassured her:
"Mother, don't worry. If I can refine the first bottle of Qi Gathering Pill, then I can refine the second and the third bottle. Give me some time, and our family will get better and better."
"Okay, okay, Mom has always believed in you."
After finishing her meal, Cui Ying returned to her room only to find that Xiao Yue hadn't fallen asleep at all.
"What, are you reluctant to part with the little iron-eating beast?"
"Hmph~ Third Sister, you sent it away without even saying goodbye to me. I didn't even get a proper farewell."
Cui Yue sat up in bed, glaring angrily at her third sister.
“My silly little sister, Jade Bamboo Peak isn’t far from our home. Once your cultivation level is high enough, you can go see it anytime.”
Cui Ying gently rubbed Cui Yue's head, and seeing that she was still sullen, she thought for a moment and suggested:
"How about this, when your third sister comes to Thundercloud City in a few days, I'll buy you a puppet doll to play with, how about that?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Yue's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked curiously:
"What puppet doll? Is it one of those humanoid puppets powered by spirit stones?"
She had heard from her friends in the village that some high-level cultivators preferred quiet places and would place humanoid puppets in their mansions, which they would drive with spirit stones.
"You'll know when your third sister buys it for you."
Attracted by the puppet doll, Cui Yue finally smiled with joy and anticipation:
"Thank you, third sister."
Cui Ying smiled, put her arms around her sweet and soft fourth sister, and lay down side by side:
"Go to sleep, Third Sister still has to go into Phoenix Mountain Range, and we have to get up early tomorrow."
"Yes, Third Sister, wait for me to grow up. When I grow up, I will earn a lot of spirit stones, and you won't have to work so hard."
"Okay, Third Sister, just wait."