Medicinal Bath Tempering, Twentyfold Critical Hit (Please Bookmark)

Inside the cave dwelling's quiet room, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on a cushion, flipping through the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Manual with utmost seriousness.

Before long, Qi Chuan, having finished reading it once, slowly closed the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body cultivation manual. A trace of amazement appeared in his eyes.

You carefully read through the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, attempting to comprehend it. Eightfold Critical Hit triggered. You gained eightfold rewards. Your understanding of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body has improved slightly.

At the same time, a line of text appeared before his eyes, and further insights regarding the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body surged into Qi Chuan's mind.

The understanding he gained this time was far deeper than when he had hurriedly skimmed through it in the valley. His careful reading gave him a relatively complete grasp of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body.

"This Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body truly is an exceptionally fine body refining cultivation method."

Qi Chuan murmured in amazement.

According to the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, aside from its lack of further stages and the fact that it reached its limit at the sixth layer, it was absolutely no inferior to any other cultivation method during the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Body Cultivator stages.

It contained the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation method, as well as all manner of methods for strengthening the physical body. Once cultivated to the end, one's skin, bones, flesh, internal organs, and more would all become like crystal and jade, possessing terrifying might comparable to a spirit artifact.

Among the many methods recorded for strengthening the physical body, the most suitable for a beginner like Qi Chuan, who had never encountered a body refining cultivation method before, was a medicinal bath method.

By adding various spirit herbs and spirit materials to a medicinal bath, then using the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's cultivation method to absorb their medicinal properties, one could continuously strengthen the physical body, undergo a rebirth, and reach the level of a Tier 1 Body Cultivator, with strength comparable to a Qi Refining cultivator.

Moreover, the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body also recorded several medicinal bath formulas. With certain medicinal ingredients complementing one another, they could achieve an effect where one plus one was greater than two.

"If I can cultivate this Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body to Perfection Stage at the third layer and reach the level of a Peak Tier 1 Body Cultivator, wouldn't my physical body alone possess might comparable to a top-grade magic tool?"

"With such a body then, and vigorous qi and blood, it would also be of immense help in breaking through to Foundation Establishment!"

Thinking of this, Qi Chuan's eyes brightened slightly.

He then carefully reread the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body several times, thoroughly understanding it. Unlike other cultivation methods, this body refining cultivation method was generally not difficult to comprehend; the difficult part was the subsequent cultivation.

"First, I'll go to the Pill Pavilion and buy some of the spirit herb materials listed above."

Qi Chuan's gaze fell upon one of the medicinal bath formulas in the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body. This formula was very mild and quite effective, so he would start with this one.

Thus, Qi Chuan excitedly left his cave dwelling and headed toward the northwest of the Inner Sect.

Pill Peak was located in the northwestern area of the Inner Sect. Its Pill Pavilion not only offered all kinds of elixirs for exchange, but also spirit herbs and spirit medicines.

Qi Chuan had come here more than once before to exchange for Gathering Yuan Pills.

Outside the Pill Pavilion, quite a few Inner Sect Disciples came and went. Aside from the Mission Hall, the Pill Pavilion was also a bustling place, and many Inner Sect Disciples came here to exchange for elixirs after earning Contribution Points through missions.

Qi Chuan appeared outside the Pill Pavilion. He looked up at the plaque, then stepped directly inside.

After entering the Pill Pavilion, Qi Chuan went straight to the fourth floor. The first three floors of the Pill Pavilion were for exchanging elixirs; only the fourth floor was for exchanging spirit herb materials.

There was no other reason for this, merely that fewer people exchanged for spirit herb materials than for elixirs.

Before a counter on the fourth floor of the Pill Pavilion, Qi Chuan took out a sheet of paper and said to a steward behind the counter, "Please get me these spirit herb materials."

The paper listed some information about spirit herbs, but both the varieties and quantities had been altered or increased, making it impossible to reconstruct the medicinal bath formula.

"Are you planning to learn alchemy?" The steward picked up the paper, glanced at it, and asked with some surprise.

"No." Qi Chuan merely smiled and shook his head.

"Alchemy not only requires immense investment, but also consumes a great deal of energy. As an Inner Sect Disciple, and one so young, you should not immerse yourself too deeply in it. Your own cultivation base should take priority."

However, the steward had clearly misunderstood something. Seeing Qi Chuan deny it, he smiled faintly and went to fetch the medicine.

Seeing the other man misunderstand, Qi Chuan smiled and did not explain.

Very soon, the steward gathered the medicine and handed Qi Chuan a large medicine bag. Smiling broadly, he said, "Five Contribution Points in total."

"So much?"

Qi Chuan accepted the medicine bag, his heart aching.

These five points of Inner Sect Contribution were equivalent to fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones.

It seemed body cultivation was also a resource-devouring behemoth. Those without some family wealth could hardly afford to play with it.

He wondered how long this bag of medicine would last.

Though it pained him somewhat, Qi Chuan still readily paid the Contribution Points. Carrying the medicine bag in his arms, he turned and left the Pill Pavilion.

Some time later, inside Qi Chuan's Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion.

Gurgle...

Inside a stone chamber stood a large stone vat. The scalding medicinal liquid within boiled, dark red in color, with spirit herb materials rising and sinking inside it. A rich medicinal fragrance spread throughout the stone chamber.

Qi Chuan had found this large stone vat in a corner of the cave dwelling, then condensed clean water with spell power and scrubbed it several times.

He then placed the spirit herb materials inside, condensed another vat of clean water with spell power, and heated it to a boil with spell power. After several hours, he had forcibly brewed it into a vat of somewhat viscous spirit medicinal liquid.

Now, gazing at the scalding medicinal liquid before him, Qi Chuan gritted his teeth slightly. He hesitated somewhat, but upon thinking of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, he no longer wavered. He stepped directly into the vat and sat cross-legged within it, leaving only his head above the water's surface.

"Hiss..."

The instant he came into contact with the medicinal liquid, its scalding heat surged wildly in through his skin, making Qi Chuan bare his teeth in pain. When he lowered his entire body into a cross-legged position, it became even worse.

For a moment, Qi Chuan even wanted to circulate the Golden Skin Technique to resist the heat. But after gritting his teeth, he abandoned the thought. If he did that, the medicinal liquid would be blocked outside, and he would be unable to absorb its medicinal effects.

As Qi Chuan endured through gritted teeth, aside from the excruciating pain, his skin and body were not cooked and suffered little damage. Later on, the pain gradually became numb as well.

This was because Qi Chuan himself was a Qi Refining Fourth Layer Xiu Xian practitioner. After years of nourishment by spell power, his physical body had already been strengthened considerably. This degree of heat could no longer harm him.

"It is time to begin cultivating."

After calming his mind, Qi Chuan began circulating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation method. As a body refining cultivation method, the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body also required one to possess spiritual roots in order to cultivate it. Qi Chuan not only had spiritual roots, but also possessed spell power, so he naturally met the requirements.

Trickle, trickle.

After circulating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation method, he could feel threads of spirit medicine power within the viscous medicinal liquid around him enter his body through every pore, continuously strengthening his physical body.

You circulated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body in a medicinal bath, absorbing medicinal power and strengthening your physical body. Twentyfold Critical Hit triggered. You gained twentyfold rewards. Your physical body has been strengthened slightly.

A moment later, a familiar line of text appeared in Qi Chuan's field of vision.