Pill Refining and Secluded Cultivation for Foundation Establishment

Li Yunjing read through it from beginning to end.

The exchange system devised by Mo Xuan and Shui Yao was quite good.

It made use of practically all the resources the Luozhen Sect currently possessed.

There were also many ways for the Luozhen Sect's outer disciples to earn minor merit points.

For instance, they could water the Spirit Field with spirit water or clean buildings such as the Patriarch Hall and the Scripture Pavilion every day,

or tend to the spirit medicine seeds recently planted in the medicine garden, and so on.

The number of minor merit points awarded varied according to the difficulty of the task.

Cleaning tasks, for example, were very easy.

One had to work for a full month to earn a single minor merit point.

Some tasks were more difficult, such as hunting Demon Beasts and searching for spirit medicine.

Completing one of those earned at least one minor merit point.

"Good, this will do," Li Yunjing said with a nod.

Mo Xuan took the paper back and sighed. "Unfortunately, the Luozhen Sect still doesn't have enough resources. Otherwise, we could lift the restrictions."

For example, exchanges for fine-grade Yellow Sprout Pills were limited to three per month.

The reason was that the Luozhen Sect simply didn't have enough fine-grade Yellow Sprout Pills for the disciples to exchange for.

Thus, they could only resort to this less-than-ideal measure,

imposing restrictions for the time being.

They could lift the restrictions later.

Li Yunjing thought for a moment, then told Mo Xuan:

"Junior Brother Mo, write this down. Add some tasks later, such as building disciples' quarters, a martial arts platform, and an artifact refining chamber.

We need to keep up with the other sects. Whatever buildings they have, the Luozhen Sect should have them too."

Li Yunjing had long planned to add new buildings.

This might be one of the ways to increase the sect's prosperity.

The new buildings could also be upgraded.

They could bring all sorts of effects.

This was vital to both the Luozhen Sect and its disciples.

Mo Xuan wrote down what Li Yunjing said.

Then Li Yunjing told Mo Xuan and Shui Yao,

"Junior Brother Mo, Junior Sister Shui, I plan to enter secluded cultivation after some time and attempt Foundation Establishment."

The two were delighted at first.

Then worry appeared in their eyes.

"Senior Brother, are you confident?" Mo Xuan asked.

Li Yunjing smiled calmly. "If I weren't, why would I do it?"

Hearing this, Shui Yao immediately smiled.

"Wonderful! If you reach Foundation Establishment, Senior Brother, the Luozhen Sect will be safe!"

Mo Xuan clenched his hands in excitement as well.

"While I'm in seclusion, try not to go out. Just stay in Serene Valley and put your minds at ease," Li Yunjing said.

The two obediently nodded.

Next, Li Yunjing briefly told them about the effects of the ten existing buildings.

For example, it was easier to comprehend Cultivation Methods in the Scripture Pavilion.

And the fine-grade eggs produced by the Poultry Coop would have peculiar effects.

Li Yunjing avoided, as much as possible, saying things like cultivation speed increased by twenty percent.

The two wouldn't understand, and Li Yunjing wouldn't have an easy time explaining it either.

After describing the effects, Li Yunjing said they were all manifestations of the patriarch's power.

The two could tell that Li Yunjing was deliberately concealing something.

But they didn't press him for details.

Li Yunjing was their senior brother. Would he harm them?

After making these arrangements,

Li Yunjing left Luozhen Hall.

He headed for the Alchemy Chamber, intending to use up all the spirit medicine he had bought earlier.

Li Yunjing had previously bought ten sets of spirit medicine for refining Yellow Sprout Pills and three sets for refining Flesh Regeneration Pills.

Flesh Regeneration Pills were mid-grade first-tier spirit pills.

Their healing effect was decent.

They were also one of the spirit pills Li Yunjing's master had been especially skilled at refining.

Li Yunjing had inherited his master's craft,

and had some experience refining Flesh Regeneration Pills as well.

He first sat down where he was and meditated.

When he felt ready, Li Yunjing opened his eyes and began refining.

Once he started refining, he spent a full day and night at it.

From the morning of the eleventh of July until the evening of the twelfth,

Li Yunjing remained in the Alchemy Chamber the entire time.

By now, all thirteen sets of spirit medicine in the Alchemy Chamber had been used up.

Li Yunjing sat cross-legged in the Alchemy Chamber, recovering the Law Power and Divine Sense he had consumed.

About two quarters of an hour passed before Li Yunjing opened his eyes.

"Phew, I'm finally done."

Li Yunjing murmured to himself.

On a table at one side of the Alchemy Chamber,

eight pill bottles stood.

Six contained Yellow Sprout Pills, while the remaining two contained Flesh Regeneration Pills.

Li Yunjing had been fairly lucky this time.

He had succeeded five out of ten times at refining Yellow Sprout Pills.

And of his three attempts at refining Flesh Regeneration Pills, he had actually succeeded twice.

Of the five successful batches of Yellow Sprout Pills,

Li Yunjing had obtained five to seven pills each time.

In the end, Li Yunjing obtained thirty-two Yellow Sprout Pills.

Thirteen of them were fine-grade Yellow Sprout Pills.

The remaining nineteen were ordinary Yellow Sprout Pills.

The proportion surprised Li Yunjing as well.

His pill-refining skills had improved considerably.

As for Flesh Regeneration Pills, Li Yunjing obtained twelve.

Four of them were fine-grade Flesh Regeneration Pills.

Walking out of the Alchemy Chamber, Li Yunjing took a breath of fresh air.

In the distance, on the plaza in front of Luozhen Hall,

Mo Xuan was teaching the five new disciples how to fight.

There were no mortals left in the Luozhen Sect now.

Of the four new disciples who had joined earlier,

Lü Hong had already been at Early Qi Refining.

The other three had been mortals,

but after ten days, all three had drawn Qi into their bodies.

Hu Ruizhu and Hu Ruiyang had always had decent talent.

Drawing Qi into their bodies was very easy for them.

After being taught a Cultivation Method,

they succeeded in drawing Qi into their bodies in just six hours, becoming Qi Refining cultivators.

Ge Shuyuan, on the other hand, was too old, and his Root Bone was ordinary.

Li Yunjing had thought it would take Ge Shuyuan at least a few months.

To his surprise, Ge Shuyuan had succeeded in drawing Qi into his body on precisely the tenth day.

Li Yunjing was surprised too.

Although the sect buildings' effects had played a part,

surely their effect couldn't be that great!

In any case, Ge Shuyuan's success in drawing Qi into his body was a good thing.

Having become an Early Qi Refining cultivator, Ge Shuyuan's physical condition had noticeably improved.

His once-hunched body had straightened, and he walked with the wind at his heels.

He could now do some heavy work.

He was no longer like before, when even washing a bowl left him panting, with his waist and back aching.

Li Yunjing came to the plaza.

Everyone stopped practicing and prepared to bow to Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing signaled for them not to mind him and to carry on with what they were doing.

Then Li Yunjing went to find Shui Yao.

"Junior Sister, these are some pills I refined. You and Junior Brother Mo can divide them up as you see fit."

Li Yunjing handed all the spirit pills he had just refined to Shui Yao.

He had refined these pills for the two of them and the five disciples in the first place.

"Senior Brother, when do you plan to enter seclusion?"

Shui Yao asked as she took the pills.

"Tonight," Li Yunjing said.

Time waited for no one. The sooner he entered seclusion, the greater his chance of resolving the problem.

"Senior Brother, I wish you success in reaching Foundation Establishment," Shui Yao said.

Li Yunjing smiled and nodded to her.

Then Li Yunjing returned to his cave abode.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and silently thought, Use the enlightenment opportunity.

In an instant, Li Yunjing felt himself leave the ground and hurtle into the sky.

The next moment, Li Yunjing opened his eyes

and found himself floating above a golden ocean.

"This is... my sea of consciousness!"

The sea of consciousness was the place where a cultivator's Divine Sense originated.

It was also where a cultivator protected their soul.

Li Yunjing had now entered his own sea of consciousness in the form of his soul.

Before Li Yunjing could figure out what was happening,

a brilliant radiance suddenly burst forth overhead.

Li Yunjing looked up and saw an ocean of light emerge above him, pouring down and permeating every opening.

Within the ocean of light, Li Yunjing sensed a force vast enough to span heaven and earth.

Li Yunjing didn't know what it was.

His soul slipped beyond his control and drifted toward the ocean of light.

When it reached the ocean of light, Li Yunjing's soul was enveloped by its gentle radiance.

Li Yunjing felt his soul grow warm.

Soon, Li Yunjing found that he had suddenly understood all the difficult problems he usually encountered.

Li Yunjing knew he was experiencing enlightenment, so he made the most of his time, determined to seize the opportunity and solve some of his difficulties.

But before long, Li Yunjing noticed his consciousness growing hazy...