Chapter 62

Li Yang held back.

She didn't do any of the deduction items.

She'd endure anything to save her life!

Lianxin let out a long breath and exclaimed with delight, "Fellow Daoist, thank you! This feels wonderful!"

Li Yang then asked him, "So what kind of air do you consider fresh?"

Lianxin thought about it carefully for a moment and said, "The air here is so fresh!"

Li Yang glanced at the system panel.

Lifespan Unlocking Mission: Breathe Fresh Air, Mission Progress 0.1%.

It's starting to move.

This quest can actually be completed in the Star Ash Mystic Realm?

Etc.

Li Yang realized a serious problem.

The previous task only required 10 years of querying to unlock 5000 years. How many years will this task, which requires 50 years of querying, unlock?

It's definitely more than 5,000 years!

However, Li Yang only has a lifespan limit of 2000 years, and her temporary lifespan is only 24 hours.

She currently needs at least five thousand years to max out her Spirit Points... and the unlocked lifespan will certainly be more than that.

She dared not easily spend money on the "Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra," because if her cultivation technique didn't improve and her Spirit Points plummeted, it would be a losing proposition.

Alchemy!

The most suitable use for temporarily preserved lifespan is to convert it into elixirs.

Li Yang asked the system, "Can I know how much lifespan will be unlocked this time?"

System: [Query about ten years of lifespan consumed.]

Li Yang said irritably, "Investigate! Investigate! Whose Tongzi is so reckless!"

System: [After completing the task 'Breathe Fresh Air', your lifespan will be unlocked to 20,000 years.]

Li Yang: "!!!"

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Old Li, this time it really will be as you wish!"

Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill are definitely more difficult to refine than Star-Attracting Pill.

Even if it takes 20 years to refine one, the temporary lifespan of at least 16,000 years is enough to refine 800!

If Jiang Yuqing could refine pills exceeding this number, then she would accept her defeat wholeheartedly.

The biggest problem right now is actually the ingredients for making the medicine.

She needs to quickly gather enough materials so that she can refine all the pills in one go when her lifespan is unlocked.

The Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill requires three materials: the root of Star Vine Grass, the leaf of Bubble Grass, and Star Ash Seawater.

After only one day of work, Li Yang realized a serious problem.

That's incredibly inefficient!

These materials are actually quite common in the Star Ash Mystic Realm, especially the Star Ember Seawater, which is a vast ocean, but... the collection speed is very slow.

This seawater is very strange; its density is incredibly high. Although it looks like seawater, it is actually made of sapphire. Li Yang spent a long time digging before he could pry off a small piece.

Bubble grass is also very common, growing everywhere in the jungle, but it's not easy to get. The only leaf was inside a pile of solid bubbles, and even with Li Yang's Physique Points, it took him quite a while to knock it open.

The roots of the star vine are relatively harder to find.

This star vine is like a chameleon; it takes a lot of effort to spot it. Of course, once you see it, you can pull it out and find its roots.

Using the materials at hand, Li Yang tried to refine Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill.

The first few used up a lot of lifespan, but she roughly estimated that as her proficiency improved, she could basically make one every 20 years.

The materials Li Yang collected after a busy day were only enough to refine five pills.

That's far from enough!

With 24 days left until the dungeon closes, and based on the current progress of the missions, this new unlocking mission should be completed in 22 days.

If Li Yang didn't want to waste his temporary lifespan, he had to collect enough materials to refine at least thirty or forty pills every day.

Unexpectedly, her lifespan was sufficient, but the materials were insufficient.

The thought of wasting so much of her lifespan made Li Yang's heart ache.

What to do?

What to do!

Just then, several students from the Pill Department saw Li Yang and greeted her. The almond-eyed senior even ran over and asked, "Li Yang, how's your pill refining going?"

On a sudden impulse, Li Yang stepped forward and grabbed the almond-eyed senior's hand, saying, "Senior! I need help!"

The almond-eyed senior was startled, but she quickly said, "Y-you said..."

The rest of their team came over.

Li Yaowan had long ago instructed all the students in the Pill Department to provide Li Yang with as much help as possible, but only in terms of alchemy.

Although the students disagreed, they wouldn't dare to disobey this powerful figure from the Pill Department.

After a quick mental calculation, Li Yang came up with a plan.

She understood human nature well and knew that the students might not go all out based solely on Li Yaowan's "verbal instruction," but if there were enough shared interests, they would definitely put in their best effort and exceed the target.

"I need a lot of Starvine roots, Bubble Grass leaves, and Star Ash Seawater."

Everyone blinked.

Li Yang said, "These are all the main ingredients for refining the Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill. Bring me back two sets of materials, and I'll give you a Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill in return."

Everyone: "!!!"

Li Yang added, "I only need 800 portions. Anything exceeding that will not be redeemed."

Several students from the Pill Department gasped repeatedly. One of them asked suspiciously, "What if you can't refine the Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill?"

Without wasting words, Li Yang asked directly, "Do you have these three materials on you?"

The almond-eyed girl said, "I have it!"

She handed the materials to Li Yang, Li Yang didn't waste any words and directly took out the Exquisite Furnace. Following the steps, she put all the materials in and began to quickly refine the pills.

Two minutes...

Two minutes at most...

A Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill was perfectly produced.

Everyone was stunned, looking at Li Yang as if she were a demon.

They were all students in the Pill Department, so they naturally knew how slow the alchemy process was. For something like the Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill, it would take at least three hours.

Of course... high-level alchemists can refine them quickly, but the problem is that Li Yang is only at the Second Grade Realm!

The almond-eyed girl's materials came in two portions, so Li Yang quickly refined another Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill.

Everyone was already numb from watching.

Once is an accident, but twice is?

Li Yang handed a Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill to the almond-eyed girl, saying, "This is yours."

Almond-eyed girl. "!!!"

She looked down and examined it carefully for a long time, then smiled and said loudly, "I'll go collect the materials for you!"

After saying that, she turned and ran, like a bouncy little rabbit.

Li Yang said, "Senior! I'll wait for you here."

The almond-eyed girl didn't even turn her head, saying, "Don't worry, I'll search the entire Star Ash Mystic Realm and find you!"

Li Yang: "..." Why do I have this feeling of being hunted down?

The others also got excited and said one after another, "Let's go find the materials right away."

Oh My God!

This is going to be released!

Since the materials from the Star Ash Mystic Realm cannot be taken out, if they are expected to refine pills themselves, a small team can only produce twenty or thirty pills after two months of hard work.

As for Li Yang, he gave them one in no time.

The quality of Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill varies greatly.

The most expensive ones can sell for 200 merit points, while the cheapest ones can still get 30 merit points!

Even if Li Yang's pill is of extremely poor quality, it still grants 30 merit points!

Li Yang wasn't idle either; he went to find some students from the Pill Department and asked them to help collect materials.

Many hands make light work.

The materials were brought over one by one, but Li Yang's lifespan had already run out. She could only wait for Little Lianxin to breathe enough fresh air to unlock her lifespan.

The students in the Pill Department also had doubts, because Li Yang was no longer exchanging items immediately. However, firstly, many people had obtained them before, which proved Li Yang's strength, and secondly, Li Yang had clearly told them this.

"I need to recover a bit, everyone. Don't worry, I mean what I say. For the first 800 sets of materials delivered, I'll give everyone the corresponding Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill. Even if the Star Ash Mystic Realm can't provide it, you can come find me at the school!"

The almond-eyed girl was already a die-hard fan of Li Yang. She said, "What's the panic! Li Yang must be Heavenly Fortune Bearer in the Alchemical Dao Department, which is why Professor Li values her so much. We should just listen to her. At worst, we can go find Professor Li after we leave the secret realm. It's just a few dozen Fast-Acting Star Recovery Pill; Professor Li has plenty of money!"

Li Yang smiled and said, "That's right, everything I did was at Teacher Li's behest."

Having already received instructions from Li Yaowan, the group felt relieved and continued collecting materials.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Jiang Yuqing and Wei Cang have already stockpiled enough materials for five hundred sets. All he needs now is Star Ash Soil. Once he gets the Star Ash Soil, he can start refining pills.

Wei Cang was still surprised and said, "Why not refine it in advance? Waiting until the last two days is too rushed."

[Shock Points +5]

Jiang Yuqing: "Don't worry, you know how fast I can refine pills."

He deliberately left it until the last two days so that he could demonstrate rapid pill refining in front of all the students of the Central Capital Pill Department.

With such a large amount of Shock Points, it's a waste not to collect it.

Chapter 62

There are two days left until the Star Ash Mystic Realm closes.

The progress of the "[Breathe Fresh Air]" task has finally reached 99%.

Li Yang felt quite nervous at the thought of the huge amount of lifespan she was about to receive, "How are you feeling?"

Lianxin replied earnestly, "It feels great!"

"It's a pity we have to leave soon..." Li Yang paused, then added, "Don't worry, I'll take you out for some fresh air again when I have the chance."

Little Lianxin remained unmoved, but her Spirit Sea responded quickly, "Thank you, fellow Daoist!"

At the same time, the words "[Lifespan +10 years]" kept flying in front of Li Yang's eyes.

The system beeped, and then a message popped up: [Current task completed. Based on task difficulty, lifespan will be unlocked soon.]