Three Years Pass

After dealing with the trivial matters concerning Chen Nianxu's descendants, Chen Nianzhi bid farewell to the Old Clan Leader and flew back to Spirit Isle Lake on his sword.

Now that a large formation has been set up around Darksteel Mountain, the major Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan of Yu Commandery are unlikely to try to seize it. With the Feng Family of Boyang Commandery not taking action, there is naturally no need for him to go there.

With Chen Qinghao in charge, the safety of the Darksteel Mountain Daoist Grounds is assured. Moreover, compared to Spirit Lake Isle Darksteel Mountain far more important.

After returning to Spirit Lake Isle, Chen Nianzhi resumed her usual life of quiet cultivation, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Chen Nianzhi was in meditation when her siblings, Chen Xianyan and Chen Xianling, arrived by boat from outside Spirit Isle Lake.

Chen Nianzhi looked at the two of them and said, "You're back. How was your training this time?"

In recent years, Chen Xianling and Chen Xianyan's cultivation has hit a bottleneck, and they need to hone their True Essence for a long time before they can break through to the Foundation Establishment. Therefore, they went to Heavenly Ruins Mountain to train after a period of stillness.

"We killed a lot of Demon Beast on our trip to Heavenly Ruins Mountain..."

Chen Xianyan smiled and told Chen Nianzhi about what had happened during their training. After excitedly finishing her story, she seemed to remember something and then said...

"Uncle Nianzhi, I went back to Qingyuan Mountain on my way here. The Great Elder asked me to tell you that Aunt Nianfu is preparing to Foundation Establishment."

As she spoke, she handed over a Storage Bag: "He also asked me to give you this."

Chen Nianzhi opened the Storage Bag and found that it contained the few spirit medicine that were missing from the Spirit-Concentrating Pill and the Explosive Origin Pill.

"Alright, I understand. You may leave now. I need to refine a few batches of pills."

After seeing the two off, he returned to the alchemy room and began refining pills. The first batch he refined was the Origin-Gathering Pill.

Over the years, Chen Nianzhi's Alchemy Art have improved by leaps and bounds, and his cultivation level has also increased significantly. Refining the Origin-Gathering Pill again is now a piece of cake for him.

He used True Fire to refine it, and in just one day, he produced a batch of Origin-Gathering Pill, with a total of six pills.

After refining the Origin-Gathering Pill, Chen Nianzhi took out the Fire Spirit Grass Fire Spirit Grass, which is the main ingredient of the Explosive Origin Pill and is considered a very precious item.

The Explosive Origin Pill can temporarily increase the True Essence of Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator by 50%, reaching a level comparable to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. It is Precious Pill that cultivators use as a trump card in life-or-death situations.

This elixir has a drawback: after taking it once, the meridians will be damaged for ten years, requiring ten years of gentle nourishment to recover to their peak condition.

However, if any action is taken rashly within these ten years, it will result in severe damage and almost irreparable harm.

"This Explosive Origin Pill would be most suitable for me."

Chen Nianzhi looked at the Fire Spirit Grass, this thought flashed through his mind. Because of his Self-Foundation Establishment, his True Essence was extremely sharp, and the effect of tempering his meridians was 30% stronger than that of ordinary Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, his meridians had been tempered by the Hongmeng Purple Qi for thirty years, resulting in a combined effect that made his meridians far more resilient than those of other cultivators of the same level.

When an ordinary person takes this Explosive Origin Pill, their meridians will be damaged and become extremely fragile. However, if he takes it, he will probably only suffer minor damage at most, and he can recover in one or two months. Moreover, it should not affect his ability to fight.

Thinking that he would have another powerful trump card after refining the Explosive Origin Pill, Chen Nianzhi couldn't help but smile.

He suppressed his thoughts, put in the Fire Spirit Grass and began to refine the Explosive Origin Pill. With his current Alchemy Art, he was already capable of refining this Explosive Origin Pill, but the success rate this time was not high.

After spending three days, Chen Nianzhi successfully refined two Explosive Origin Pill. This success rate was considered average among Tier 2 Alchemist.

Fortunately, his experience in refining the Explosive Origin Pill improved his Alchemy Art, allowing him to eventually refine three Concentrating Spirit-Concentrating Pill Spirit-Concentrating Pill.

"There are three of them."

Looking at the Spirit-Concentrating Pill before him, Chen Nianzhi smiled. Refining three pills at once meant that he was already quite confident in breaking through to become Tier 2 high-grade Alchemist.

A cultivator can only take one Spirit-Concentrating Pill in their lifetime. After taking it, Foundation Establishment cultivator's Divine Sense can be increased by 30%, making it an extremely precious elixir.

It is important to know that the role of Divine Sense is very important. After reaching the Purple Mansion, cultivators need sufficient Divine Sense to convert their Law Power. A cultivator with strong Divine Sense can also increase their chances of breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

"Take one first."

Chen Nianzhi took out a Spirit-Concentrating Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

In an instant, the elixir transformed into an invisible force that surged through his meridians into his sea of consciousness, continuously nourishing his Divine Sense Divine Sense and making it stronger and more refined.

After he completely refined the Spirit-Concentrating Pill, his Divine Sense increased by more than 30%.

"This power."

Chen Nianzhi sensed his surroundings and found that everything within a 1,200-zhang radius was clearly visible; nothing could escape his divine sense.

An ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator's Divine Sense can only cover a radius of 600 zhang around them, while Foundation Establishment Late Stage can only cover a radius of about 900 zhang around them.

Although he was only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, after years of nurturing by the Hongmeng Purple Qi, his Divine Sense was already comparable to that of Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator. Now, with an increase of another 30%, it has reached a height of 1,200 zhang.

"Legend has it that a cultivator in the Early Purple Mansion realm can have their divine sense cover an area of ten miles."

"Ten miles is three thousand feet. Although I can't reach that level, it's still far beyond the average late-stage Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

With that thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi adjusted to her rapidly increasing Divine Sense before leaving the Seclusion Chamber.

He instructed Xian Ling Xian Yan to guard Spirit Lake Isle, then summoned the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword and flew away with Chen Nianzhi in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, his Lineage has collected enough Geng-Metal Lihuo Twin Essences for him, and refined this natal Life-Bound Immortal Sword to the Tier 2 superior grade.

After its rank was upgraded, the power of the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword increased by more than 50%, and it could unleash a bright blue sword light that was more than ten feet long. Its speed also reached an astonishing level of traveling ten thousand miles a day.

In just half a day, Chen Nianzhi flew more than 5,000 li and arrived at Qingyuan Mountain.

He had just finished wielding his sword when he saw Chen Nianfu waiting for him. Without much small talk, Chen Nianzhi handed her the Foundation-Building Pill and the Origin-Gathering Pill, and then asked her what was wrong.

"How's your True Qi cultivation going? Can you use the Foundation-Building Pill now?"

"The time was a bit rushed, and there's still some room for improvement."

Chen Nianfu said somewhat nervously, "Strictly speaking, my breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment was a bit rushed."

In just three years, she raised her cultivation level from the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, all thanks to the Tier 2 Spirit Peach. The time was too short, and her meridians were not tempered enough.

"The time was indeed a bit rushed, but this Foundation-Building Pill was refined nine years ago, and its effects are almost gone. We can't wait any longer."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, she took out a jade box and handed it over. "This is Meridian-Tempering Pill that I bought from the Mu Immortal Clan a while ago. It can help you temper your meridians."