Moreover, today is not just about breaking through to the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation; more importantly, the Five Elements Skill has finally reached perfection.
Once again, a meticulous realization.
The extremely pure Mana within his body is slowly circulating by itself, not only accelerating cultivation and recovery but also showing faint signs of liquefaction in his dantian.
"This..." Xu Ping was suddenly startled.
Liquid Mana is typically a feature of Foundation Establishment, yet he is only at the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation and already showing signs of liquefaction?
"Once the Taihang Nourishing God Skill and Five Elements Skill both break through to perfection, perhaps both my Spiritual Sense and Mana might undergo transformation."
"At that time, would I even be called a Qi Cultivator with liquid Mana and Divine Sense?" Thinking of this, Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel incredibly excited.
"Calm down, calm down..." He took a few deep breaths to suppress his excitement.
Ultimately, these are matters for the future; now is not the time to get carried away, but to remain grounded.
"Now that I’m at the late-stage Qi Cultivation, I can start practicing Spirit Eye Skill and Protective Spiritual Light." Finally calming down, Xu Ping pondered.
Spirit Eye Skill and Protective Spiritual Light are both first rank upper grade magic, requiring late-stage Qi Cultivation to practice.
Spirit Eye Skill is a type of auxiliary magic, capable of seeing through disguises and enhancing eyesight; whereas Protective Spiritual Light is purely defensive magic.
The former can help him face complex situations, while the latter simply enhances his defensive power.
Given his current strength, learning attack spells is not necessary for the time being.
Xu Ping closed the proficiency panel, stood up, pushed open the bedroom door, and went into the courtyard.
The gentle stream continued to bubble up from the Spiritual Spring, around which over fifty Bloodstopping Grass plants flourished vibrantly.
"The Bloodstopping Grass is almost mature!"
Seeing this scene, Xu Ping felt even more joyful.
He formed a magic technique with his fingers, and moments later, clouds formed with drizzling Spirit Rain.
With the pour of the Spirit Rain, the Bloodstopping Grass grew even more lush and dripping with vitality.
"Once the Bloodstopping Grass is sold, I can plant Spirit Medicine of higher grade." Xu Ping pondered to himself.
In these two months, his Spirit Rain Skill had advanced significantly and was close to reaching perfection.
Once Spirit Rain Skill reaches perfection, he will be a first rank upper grade Spirit Plant gardener.
By then, he will have numerous choices for the Spirit Medicine to plant.
...
...
Six days later.
Xu Ping used Bone Shaping Skill to conceal his aura to the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation and once more headed to Zhang Yan’s pharmacy.
He planned to wait a bit longer before revealing his cultivation level.
As Xu Ping stepped into the room, Zhang Yan cheerfully approached: "Fellow Daoist Xu, the Hundred Flowers Brew is selling exceptionally well, all twenty-something jugs have been sold out."
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Upon hearing this, Xu Ping was overjoyed.
He could earn over twenty Spirit Stones per jug, and with all these sold out, he could earn five to six hundred Spirit Stones in total!
And it took less than two months.
It seems Zhang Yan, despite liking to indulge in medicine, is quite reliable!
No wonder he can run such a large pharmacy.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, your contributions are outstanding." Xu Ping complimented him with a smile.
"It’s mainly because Fellow Daoist Xu’s wine is indeed excellent, I drink a little every day now." Zhang Yan said, his face flushed.
"Is that so?"
"This Hundred Flowers Brew indeed has a good taste." Xu Ping chuckled.
He had also tasted it, finding it indeed better than the average Spirit Wine.
"Yes, yes, especially when paired with the Bliss Pill and Spirit Wine together, the flavor is simply more pleasurable than being immortal!" Zhang Yan said with satisfaction.
Xu Ping was speechless but couldn’t help good-heartedly commenting: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, I’m afraid your body might not hold up doing this."
Zhang Yan was considered his partner at the present stage; if something happened to him, finding another would be rather troublesome.
"Ah, you just don’t understand, life should be enjoyed to the fullest!"
"Besides, your Spirit Wine is nourishing, and the Bliss Pill likewise, combining nourishing with nourishing, how could anything happen? Look at me, I haven’t slept for five or six days yet I’m still as spirited as ever." Zhang Yan stroked his long beard, immensely proud.
"Five or six days without sleep?"
Xu Ping was dumbstruck, his mouth hanging wide open.
This guy seems to want to become immortal??
Whether before crossing over, or after, he had never been so speechless towards anyone before.
...
Fortunately, Xu Ping refrained from advising further; after all, good words hardly persuade the damned.
After dividing the Spirit Stones, he questioned the matter of Foundation Establishment Pill.
Now that he’s at the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation, it’s time to prepare for Foundation Establishment.
The most crucial is the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, only at the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation, already considering the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Zhang Yan eyed Xu Ping curiously but shared what he knew.
"Foundation Establishment Pill is still incredibly precious in Qiu Xuan Immortal City. To obtain it, you either need to prepare materials and find a second-stage Alchemist in the Immortal City, or see if there’s one for auction."
"Prepare materials, auction..."
Xu Ping pondered for a moment before asking, "How many Spirit Stones might be needed to secure a Foundation Establishment Pill at auction?"
"Judging by past prices, typically close to twenty thousand Spirit Stones."
"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones..."
Xu Ping was speechless and choked up; how long would it take him to accumulate such a large amount?
"Then if seeking a second-stage Alchemist to craft Foundation Establishment Pill, what materials are needed?" He asked again.
"See for yourself." Zhang Yan fetched two sheets of old yellow paper from his sleeve.
Xu Ping took them and looked; they were unexpectedly two Foundation Establishment Pill recipes, which shocked him: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you just handed me these Foundation Establishment Pill recipes??"
"Fellow Daoist Xu, don’t be surprised." Zhang Yan waved his hand, "The circulation of these Foundation Establishment Pill recipes is wide; with some effort, anyone can collect them."
"But the main ingredients and critical rare auxiliary herbs required are strictly controlled by the major clans, never circulated."
"Even if, by sheer luck, you collect it, without a second-stage middle grade Alchemist, it cannot be crafted."
"There aren’t many powers within Yue Country capable of nurturing such an Alchemist."
"So they don’t bother restricting the circulation of Foundation Establishment Pill recipes."
"After all, you would eventually seek them for crafting; if two pills are successfully made, they’d get one for free, if only one, you’d need to pay them quite a significant fee."
"If none are successful, the loss is borne by you; regardless, they don’t lose."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ping understood.
No wonder Zhang Yan handed over the Foundation Establishment Pill recipes so easily.
It seems the recipes themselves aren’t worth much!
However, Xu Ping still read through the recipes carefully.
The materials required were ones he had neither seen nor heard of.
Ultimately, he needed Zhang Yan to explain them one by one.
"Jade Marrow Mushroom, Purple Monkey Flower, Celestial Spirit Fruit..."
"Demon Core, Purple Flower Grass..."
Listening to Zhang Yan’s explanations, Xu Ping felt weighed down.
The main ingredients and important auxiliary herbs like Jade Marrow Mushroom, Purple Monkey Flower, Celestial Spirit Fruit for the first recipe were tightly controlled by major clans, with none for sale, only risking searching in perilous places.
Not to mention Qi Cultivators; even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators might not return.