The crow flew and the hare ran; in a flash, more than a month had passed.
On Riverside Mountain:
Wang Quan sat upright on a millstone, with ten cases hanging behind him.
Those ten cases held a total of a hundred thousand kidneys.
The kidneys ran the [Yang Qi Furnace], strengthening the foundations of his flesh-and-blood body.
Over the past month and more, he had practiced Dharma Refining and sold Dharma power, buying numerous [Life Cultivation] materials to prepare for his cultivation.
That day, with everything ready, he snapped his fingers.
A Flower Sprite flew over on beating wings. "Master!"
"Stand the Sandalwood Incense upright; activate the auxiliary cultivation materials!"
"I'm going to worship the great sun and formally begin Dharma Refining!"
The Flower Sprite was excited. "As you command!"
The next breath, she beat her wings and soared into the air, then put a morning glory to her mouth, puffed out her little cheeks, and blew hard.
Toot! Toot! Toot!
The strange sound enveloped Riverside Mountain and all the martial artists cultivating below, reaching the ears of the spirit monsters on the surrounding mountains.
The spirit monsters and martial artists froze for a moment, then cried out, "Master is formally beginning Dharma Refining!"
"Quick, help Master with Dharma Refining!"
Some spirit monsters carried bolts of golden silk out of their caves, tied one end to the cave entrance, then slung them over their backs and sprinted along prescribed routes.
Other spirit monsters carried out bundles of Sandalwood Incense, each stick as thick as a bamboo pole, and distributed them to every intelligent spirit monster and martial artist.
When they came across spirit monsters such as hedgehogs and porcupines, they planted plenty of Sandalwood Incense on their bodies as well.
The centipede spirits, spider spirits, and others refused to be