Three Years and Four Months, Seeking Recommendation Tickets

The stall owner looked to be in his thirties or forties, dressed in a gray-white Daoist robe. His cultivation was concealed, making him look like an ordinary street peddler. But Lu Qingfeng did not need to guess to know that anyone who could put out so many talismans for sale had a cultivation far beyond his own.

Perhaps he had already reached the True Qi Stage.

"Junior Lu Qingfeng greets you, Senior. Can't one stay here?" Lu Qingfeng cupped his fists toward the stall owner and asked.

He only had a half-baked understanding of the Market's various rules and truly did not know.

"Senior is too much. This Daoist is Huang Luo, merely a few years older than you, Young Daoist Friend. If you do not mind, just call me Old Brother Huang."

Seeing that Lu Qingfeng looked agreeable, Daoist Huangluo shook his head. "Other than the stalls, which must be rented, one may stay anywhere in the Market. It is simply that, at the beginning of cultivation, one must most avoid slackness. This Daoist watched you wander the Market for half a day, then sit here in a daze for half the day. I merely could not bear to see it."

That was indeed one reason.

Of course.

There was another reason as well. His stall was not large, and with Lu Qingfeng sitting there without moving, he had occupied nearly half of it, affecting his business.

"Thank you for the reminder, Old Brother Huang."

Lu Qingfeng understood and immediately scooted back.

"It is nothing. I only hope that when cultivation proves hopeless, Young Daoist Friend will not grieve in vain." Seeing that Lu Qingfeng seemed to have only taken half his words to heart, Huang Luo could not help shaking his head.

He merely thought Lu Qingfeng was mud that could not be plastered onto a wall.

He immediately closed his eyes and feigned sleep, unwilling to speak further with Lu Qingfeng.

"This junior takes his leave."

Lu Qingfeng had wanted to exchange a few words with this first senior who had taken the initiative to speak to him, but before he could begin, he was politely turned down. Smiling awkwardly, he cupped his fists and left.

The clamorous Market stood in stark contrast to the silent Blue Stone Talisman.

Inside the Blue Stone Talisman was only a space several yards across.

A workbench for processing medicinal ingredients stood in the center. The surroundings were empty, with no tables, chairs, beds, or couches.

After processing medicinal ingredients each day, Lu Qingfeng cultivated and rested here.

Ordinary players could not endure the silence inside the Blue Stone Talisman and found it stifling. Lu Qingfeng had spent sixteen years in Blackwood Village, so he had instead grown accustomed to it.

Hundredfold Time Difference.

A month passed in the game while less than four hours passed in reality. Lu Qingfeng logged out, ate dinner with Lu Qingyu, then let her pester him into teaching her characters for a while before entering the game again.

This time, he was prepared. Before logging out, he took a Fasting Pill and timed his logout carefully. When he logged in again, exactly six days had passed in the game.

"Continue cultivating!"

Cultivate the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra"!

Study "Medicine Refining Analysis"!

Process batch after batch of basic medicinal ingredients!

Time slipped away without notice.

In the blink of an eye.

Another two months had passed.

Ever since strengthening "Medicine Refining Analysis," Lu Qingfeng's speed at processing medicinal ingredients had become even faster.

Originally, he could exchange for one Yellow Dragon Pill in around eight days, already much better than ordinary Newbie Players. After one strengthening, he could exchange for one Yellow Dragon Pill in roughly four days.

Lu Qingfeng pressed on with renewed vigor.

After cultivating his level back to Level 3, he strengthened "Medicine Refining Analysis" once more.

As the saying went, sharpening the knife did not delay chopping wood. Lu Qingfeng currently relied entirely on "Medicine Refining Analysis" to complete Luo Sheng Pill Refining Workshop's medicinal ingredient processing tasks, thereby exchanging for Yellow Dragon Pills to cultivate.

For him, strengthening "Medicine Refining Analysis" was even more worthwhile than strengthening the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra."

After the second strengthening, Lu Qingfeng could process two hundred portions of medicinal ingredients each day, and his pass rate stabilized above ninety-five percent.

On average, he earned thirty portions of basic medicinal ingredients as rewards each day. In two days, he could exchange them for one Yellow Dragon Pill and one Fasting Pill!

"Two strengthenings have more or less fully unearthed the potential of 'Medicine Refining Analysis.' Even if I continue strengthening it, its processing speed and pass rate will not improve much."

"I wonder what will change after raising 'Medicine Refining Analysis.'"

Cultivation methods like the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra" would gain more Layers after being raised, extending the later portions of the method from its original foundation.

As for "Medicine Refining Analysis," he truly did not know what kind of change would occur.

"Will there be more medicinal ingredients?"

"Or will it be much the same as strengthening?"

Lu Qingfeng glanced at the experience bar and discovered that, without realizing it, his Level 3 Experience Points had filled again.

"Raise 'Medicine Refining Analysis' once first, then strengthen the 'Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra' once!"

From Level 1 (0/5) to Level 3 (15/15), that was exactly thirty Experience Points.

"Medicine Refining Analysis" Deriving; Strengthening: 0/40; Raising: 0/10; Fuse: 0/10

"Raise: 10/10."

Manual: Medicine Refining Analysis

Grade: Basic

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice, raised once

Notes: A basic alchemy handbook, recording the processing methods for forty-nine medicinal ingredients; includes: Fasting Pill Formula

"Fasting Pill Formula?!"

Lu Qingfeng examined the raised "Medicine Refining Analysis" and found that, compared to before, it had neither added new medicinal ingredients nor undergone any strengthening. It had merely gained a Fasting Pill Formula.

"Raising 'Medicine Refining Analysis' gives pill formulas?"

On closer thought, the contents of "Medicine Refining Analysis" were forty-nine basic medicinal ingredients and their processing methods. This was originally the foundation of pill refining. After Deriving and raising it, continuing the derivation from that foundation to obtain a pill formula was perfectly natural.

This spared Lu Qingfeng the trouble of searching everywhere for pill formulas. Even a simple pill formula such as the Fasting Pill Formula could not be bought without ten or twenty Yellow Dragon Pills.

Now, it only cost two or three Yellow Dragon Pills, plus some time.

That was entirely within what he could accept.

"Since it can derive a Fasting Pill Formula, perhaps it can also derive a Yellow Dragon Pill Formula!"

A thought struck Lu Qingfeng. He immediately abandoned strengthening the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra" and instead raised "Medicine Refining Analysis" once more.

His level was stripped all the way back down to Level 1, but the result of the derivation delighted Lu Qingfeng immensely!

Manual: Medicine Refining Analysis

Grade: Basic

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice, raised twice

Notes: A basic alchemy handbook, recording the processing methods for forty-nine medicinal ingredients; includes: Fasting Pill Formula, Yellow Dragon Pill Formula

"Yellow Dragon Pill Formula!"

It was truly a pillow delivered just as sleep came!

With this pill formula, Lu Qingfeng could study pill refining in advance! Once he mastered the methods of refining Fasting Pills and Yellow Dragon Pills, his cultivation in reality could also soar by leaps and bounds!

But calculating the time, he had spent a total of three months in the game since reincarnating, while a full day and night had already passed in reality. It was nearly time to get up.

"I'll log out first and begin studying it tonight."

Life in reality still had to continue.

At the very least, before Lu Qingfeng possessed enough strength to contend with or evade the Returning Truth Sect, he still needed to put up some appearances to conceal himself.

The Crops in the fields could not be neglected either. Judging by his current cultivation progress, he would be unable to accumulate sufficient strength before the food at home ran out.

Without Crops, learning to refine Fasting Pills would keep him from starving to death, but if he could not pay the Returning Truth Sect's tribute, that would be troublesome!

From that day onward.

Every morning, Lu Qingfeng worked. In the afternoon, he set aside two hours to cultivate the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra," gather herbs, and process medicinal herbs.

This meant he had to enter the game every half hour or so and take a Fasting Pill to sustain himself. It looked somewhat troublesome, but once he kept the timing straight, entering and leaving the game did not even delay a single breath.

Unfortunately, without Lu Qingfeng's control, his game character could not automatically circulate the "Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra." Otherwise, gaining Experience Points by grinding levels while offline would increase his efficiency by at least thirty to fifty percent!

But even without being able to grind levels while offline.

Every day, Lu Qingfeng entered the game at six in the evening and logged out at eight the next morning. Every night, he could still remain in the game for a full two months.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed in reality.

Three years and four months had passed in the game, and Lu Qingfeng had spent a full two years there intermittently!

Name: Lu Qingfeng

Race: Human

Faction: None

Title: None

Cultivation: Postnatal Fetal Breathing Realm First Layer

Level: Level 1 (3/5)

Inner Breath: 4/4 (Quality: Exquisite Level)

Lifespan: 19/68

Root Bone: 1

Merit: Unknown

Karma: Unknown

Cultivation Methods: Yellow Court Scripture First Layer (Beginner) Traits: Deriving Methods (First Layer); Govern All Arts (First Layer); Karma Elimination (First Layer); Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra Second Layer (Complete) Derivable;

Spells: Fireball Art (First Layer); Heavenly Eye Art (First Layer); Nether Smoke Step (First Layer); Heart Burning Palm (First Layer)

Divine Power: None

Equipment: None

Alchemy: "Alchemy Primer" (Small Success) Derivable; "Medicine Refining Analysis" (Small Success) Derivable

West City Market.

Lu Qingfeng sat behind a stall and brought up the Attribute Panel.

Although Lu Qingfeng's level had remained stagnant over the more than three years in the game, his "luxurious" Attribute Panel was still a pleasing sight!

Cultivation Method: Azure Wood Blazing Sun Sutra (Incomplete)

Grade: Exquisite Level, nine Layers total

Deriving Methods: fused once, strengthened four times

Cultivation Requirement: None

Cultivation Method Trait: Blazing Sun Power

Description: fused from "Azure Wood Art" and "Blazing Sun Scripture"

Manual: Medicine Refining Analysis

Grade: Basic

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice, raised three times

Notes: A basic alchemy handbook, recording the processing methods for forty-nine medicinal ingredients; includes: Fasting Pill Formula, Yellow Dragon Pill Formula, Clear Spirit Powder Pill Formula

Spell: Fireball Art

Grade: Low Grade, four Layers total

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice

Description: Contains terrifying high temperatures; nothing cannot be pierced, nothing cannot be burned.

Spell: Heavenly Eye Art

Grade: Low Grade, two Layers total

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice

Description: Can observe the cultivation of cultivators no more than one realm/First Grade above one's own cultivation; can mentally intimidate Ordinary People, leaving them flustered and unsettled.

Spell: Nether Smoke Step

Grade: Low Grade, two Layers total

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice

Description: A lightness skill that consumes physical strength and grants extreme speed.

Spell: Heart Burning Palm

Grade: Low Grade, two Layers total

Deriving Methods: strengthened twice

Description: Palm Techniques containing supremely yang palm force, capable of Splitting Stele and Stone and burning the heart with one palm.

Note: Spell grades are divided into low grade, middle grade, high grade, and super grade.

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