Having settled on the direction of his efforts, Liu Changxu began working toward refining Foundation Establishment Pills soon after returning from his Grand Master's place.
However, his limited skill in alchemy meant that he could not yet refine Foundation Establishment Pills. He first had to raise his alchemy proficiency to at least second-tier top-grade.
Under the division of responsibilities previously agreed upon with his family, Liu Changxu had chosen Artifact Refining, so his alchemy proficiency remained at the first tier.
Thus, in the days that followed, Liu Changxu devoted most of his energy outside cultivation to alchemy.
He first traveled to the Azure Cloud Cultivator Market, more than a thousand li from White Cloud Peak, and spent fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones on a batch of spirit medicinal herbs needed to refine Second-Tier Spirit Pills. After returning to White Cloud Peak, he began his great alchemical undertaking.
The first second-tier lower-grade pill he chose to refine was the Purple Sun Pill.
The Purple Sun Pill was a relatively common Second-Tier Spirit Pill. It was refined using purple sun ginseng at least a hundred years old as its main ingredient, supplemented by several other second-tier spirit medicinal herbs. Its primary effect was to increase the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
What Liu Changxu had not expected was that, upon learning her husband intended to refine pills, Lian'er also asked to learn Alchemy.
Liu Changxu readily agreed to Lian'er's request, which also reminded him of his four children. As they grew older and their cultivation advanced, it was time for them to learn a cultivation craft.
Although Liu Changxu was a Golden Core cultivator with no shortage of cultivation resources, he could not provide resources for his children forever! After all, maintaining his own cultivation also consumed a great many resources.
Therefore,