Attempts and Insights

After resting for an hour, the Star Sea within his body returned to its original state. Lin Xuan took out a Waste Pill, sat cross-legged, and began to try again.

Circulate, control the Blue Light Spot to enter the Waste Pill...

Bang!

Another failure. It seemed the speed of the light spot's flow needed to be even slower.

Rest, then try again.

This time, Lin Xuan tried to slow the speed down even further, taking it step by step. Haste makes waste; since the speed of the light spot entering was too fast and caused the pill to explode, he would just have to be a little slower.

However, another accident occurred. When the speed of the light spot entering the Waste Pill was too slow, the impurities were not purified out; instead, they moved within the pill and became even more tightly entangled with the essence, inseparable.

It seemed that being too slow wouldn't work either.

Lin Xuan toyed with the failed product, pondering carefully. The process of purification was truly not easy to master. Too fast wouldn't work, too slow was improper; he had to control the speed within a certain range to have any hope of success.

But what exactly was that range? Only trial and error would tell.

Lin Xuan meditated and rested for a while. Once his energy recovered, he began to purify again. He did not sleep at all that night, resting and trying, constantly striving to master the secret of the Blue Light Spot as quickly as possible.

Darkness was dispelled by the dawn; the sun broke through.

Lin Xuan held a snow-white pill in his hand. After a night of attempts and wasting five more Waste Pills, Lin Xuan had finally succeeded in purifying one.

Recalling the speed of the light spot during the purification, Lin Xuan wore a thoughtful expression. After a short rest, he took out another Waste Pill.

However, a moment later, it ended in failure. Lin Xuan shook his head. Although he was now clear on what speed was required, his control was still very raw. There was no other way; he could only improve through practice, for practice makes perfect.

Still, even with his current success rate—one successful purification for every five Waste Pills, a twenty percent chance—it was not low. Last time, Elder Ma had made things difficult for him, throwing two bottles of Waste Pills at him in place of two medicinal pills.

It had originally been a raw deal, but now, with the Blue Light Spot...

There were one hundred Waste Pills in a bottle; from two bottles, he could purify at least forty medicinal pills. Compared to the original two, he had earned twenty times as much.

A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Xuan's mouth. It was not because he had obtained a large number of medicinal pills, but because with the supernatural ability of this Blue Light Spot, there was hope for his cultivation. As long as he had the support of medicinal power, even an ordinary person could succeed.

The research into the Star Sea had yielded preliminary results; what he needed to do now was to continue deepening his understanding and mastery. Lin Xuan pushed open the window. The sky was already bright, and it was time for cultivation. Lin Xuan carefully put away the jade bottle and the purified pills, walked out of the room, and arrived at the Qi Refining Hall of the Young Eagle Pavilion to begin meditating. Even though he now had the Star Sea and did not need to worry about the consumption of medicinal pills, hard work was still essential.

Over the next ten days or so, Lin Xuan diligently practiced while quietly purifying Waste Pills. This was not only to obtain the medicinal pills needed for his cultivation but also to familiarize himself with the usage of the Star Sea as quickly as possible, to thoroughly understand and master it.

After all, this was the hope for how far he could go on his path of cultivation; naturally, there could be no mistakes!

Having made up his mind, Lin Xuan began to implement his plan. The process was arduous; one could say he was crossing the river by feeling the stones—holding the Waste Pill, circulating the blue light, controlling the speed, and carefully observing with his divine sense.

Bang!

Another failure. Lin Xuan's face sank. In the eyes of others, Waste Pills were trash, but to him, they all had the potential to become medicinal pills, so he felt a pang of heartache for every one he wasted.

But this was the trial stage, and losses were inevitable. Moreover, besides the consumption of the Waste Pills, the volume of the Star Sea had also decreased significantly, forcing Lin Xuan to rest for a while...

Just like that, practicing and purifying pills every day, two weeks passed. Practice makes perfect. Initially, Lin Xuan could only succeed once every five or six Waste Pills, but as time went on, he could now succeed once every three.

He used to work hard all night and purify at most two medicinal pills, but now, after a single night, he could obtain five or six low-grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.

Both his speed and success rate had improved greatly.

After nearly a month of effort with the two bottles of Waste Pills, the harvest was better than expected. After deducting the failures, Lin Xuan had obtained a full sixty medicinal pills.

Sixty was definitely a significant number; it was as much as an ordinary disciple would receive in thirty months of medicinal pill rations.

Lin Xuan's current net worth was already quite substantial; he could be described as a wealthy man. He carefully stored the Marrow Cleansing Pills away; this secret must never be known by a second person.

With sufficient medicinal pills, the next step was naturally to practice diligently. During his time in the Floating Cloud Valley, Lin Xuan had increasingly realized that strength was the foundation of a cultivator's survival. Fairness, justice, and logic were just words spoken by others; at critical moments, whoever had the biggest fist was the boss.

Power is directly proportional to strength!

Furthermore, even for cultivators, life is not infinite; the higher the cultivation, the longer one lives.

Cultivators in the Spirit Movement Stage have not truly stepped onto the path of immortality; their lifespans are similar to those of mortals. Those in the Foundation Establishment Realm see their lifespans double, living up to two hundred years, while those in the Core Condensation Realm double that again, living to four hundred years. In other words, in the eight stages of cultivation, the lifespan doubles with each advancement.

The subsequent stages are eight hundred years for the Nascent Soul Realm, one thousand six hundred years for the Lihe Realm, three thousand two hundred years for the Dongxuan Realm, and so on...

Finally, if one can successfully transcend the Tribulation, one becomes an Immortal, achieving eternal life and shining as brightly as the sun and moon.

Lin Xuan did not believe in reincarnation. Rather than pinning his hopes on an ethereal afterlife, it was better to work a little harder now. Although he lacked a Spirit Root, with the Blue Star Sea, Lin Xuan's path to immortality was definitely full of hope.

Lin Xuan created a detailed plan for increasing his cultivation.

Using the medicinal pills as a foundation, combined with diligent effort, Lin Xuan took one Marrow Cleansing Pill each morning, noon, and night, then meditated to refine the medicinal power.

Although the Marrow Cleansing Pill was not considered a holy medicine in the Cultivation World, no one could be so extravagant as to consume several pills every day. Driven by the powerful medicinal force, after about a week, Lin Xuan felt his internal spiritual power becoming increasingly abundant. The bottleneck that had previously blocked his path was no longer a concern.

It was time to launch an assault on the second layer of the Spirit Movement Stage!