Nourishing the Spirit Roots

The team members were greatly impressed; completing the task so easily was a first for them.

In fact, no one even had a chance to make a move.

Finally, I've been assigned a good team leader. I'm sure I'll be much safer when carrying out missions in the future.

After the situation was reported to Shangyu Market, troops were dispatched there to encircle and suppress the enemy.

The group completed their mission and received instructions to return.

Nothing further happened until they reached the foot of the city wall.

Qin Fei bid farewell to his team members and then returned alone to the small courtyard in the puppet scrapyard.

Now that this mission is over, I have almost a month to rest, so I need to make the most of my training.

He flipped his palm, and a crimson spiritual herb appeared in his hand.

Qin Fei smiled slightly and was about to absorb it.

Just then, the Big Yellow walked over and said in a pretentious tone:

"Young Qin, absorbing it like this is a complete waste. In our time, it had to be refined into pills to avoid wasting its medicinal effects."

After signing the Blood Pact, the Big Yellow dog reverted to its previous arrogant attitude.

Upon seeing Qin Fei, he no longer addressed him as "fellow Daoist," but instead called him "young Qin."

Qin Fei didn't seem to mind, and instead asked:

"Oh? Fellow Daoist, do you possess any methods of alchemy?"

He knew nothing about alchemy, not even the simplest Grain Avoidance Pill.

Moreover, alchemy usually requires Pill Formula, which he did not have, hence his question.

The Big Yellow gave a human-like smile and rubbed its two front paws together, clearly wanting a reward.

Qin Fei found his comical appearance amusing.

He thought for a moment, then took a rectangular item out of his Storage Bag and handed it over.

"I guarantee you've never seen this before, so let's trade it for it."

The Big Yellow chuckled and said with a disdainful look:

"I've lived for thousands of years, what haven't I seen? You underestimate me..."

When its gaze fell upon that thing, it suddenly froze.

The object had some strange buttons embedded on both sides, and a water-like light screen in the middle.

On the screen, a tiny figure is bouncing a block, and a mushroom pops out from that block.

"This is..."

It recognized it as a type of puppet, but to its knowledge, it had never seen anything like it before.

"This is a handheld game console, also called a handheld gamer. It's great for killing time; you should try it."

The Big Yellow's eyes lit up, and it entered the device with its Divine Sense. Once it became familiar with how to operate it, it couldn't stop.

However, Qin Fei snatched the palm back, extended one hand, and said:

Where is what I asked for?

The Big Yellow was about to get angry, but then it saw Qin Fei put Zhang You behind his back and put on a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll get it to you right away."

It asked Qin Fei for a blank Jade Slip, entered it with its Divine Sense, and soon finished writing on it.

The Jade Slip records the methods of alchemy and how to refine the five elemental herbs into elixirs.

At the very beginning, there are the words "Essays on Alchemy".

"Fellow Daoist, don't try to fool me. Where did you get this alchemy technique from?"

"Hmph, I've followed my master for many years and know a lot. This is High Person Danqing's alchemy insights, which he shamelessly left behind when he came to ask my master for a favor. You've really gotten a bargain."

Qin Fei ignored his boasting; this old dog never spoke reliably, and he didn't believe a single word he said.

However, the alchemy method recorded in the Jade Slip was extremely profound, and he was completely absorbed in it for a time.

A few days later, a huge Pill Furnace appeared in front of Qin Fei.

This was his first time refining pills, and to avoid being flustered, he also controlled several Technician Number One to assist him.

Processing spiritual materials, grinding, starting the furnace, controlling the fire, purifying, condensing the elixir, collecting the elixir...

He tried the method recorded in the Jade Slip step by step.

The first few attempts all failed due to lack of experience.

On one occasion, even the Pill Furnace exploded and flew into the sky.

The Big Yellow, who was engrossed in playing a game, was startled and jumped three feet high from the ground.

So much so that it developed a psychological aversion to Qin Fei every time he tried, and eventually stopped playing the game altogether and started offering its own guidance.

With the help of the Big Yellow, Qin Fei indeed made rapid progress.

Within three days, the first batch of pills was successfully refined.

He was overjoyed, but the Big Yellow poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"With your alchemy skills, there are plenty of people like you among the disciples of our Heavenly Secrets Sect; you wouldn't even be able to get into the Pill Hall."

Qin Fei didn't care, he just confiscated its mobile game.

The Big Yellow dared not be arrogant anymore. It begged and pleaded for a long time, promising never to be sarcastic again, before finally getting the game back.

Qin Fei took out the refined pills, picked one up, and examined it carefully.

The pill was crimson red, perfectly round and full, and exuded a rich fire-attribute Spiritual Power.

He was overjoyed and immediately put it in his mouth.

The pill melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into a scorching force that surged into the Dantian, finally circling the Fire Spirit Root a few times before attaching itself to it.

If not now, when?

Qin Fei quickly circulated his Cultivation Method to absorb the power of the elixir.

Three days later, he smiled.

Looking inward, his Fire Spirit Root had clearly improved, with a faint flame burning within it, and his overall structure had become more solid.

Qin Fei's eyes flashed, and he took out another pill and put it in his mouth.

He spent the rest of his days cultivating.

As the number of missions increased, the harvest of Five Elements Spiritual Herbs gradually became more abundant.

All four Spirit Root were nourished and grew stronger day by day.

The task of collecting the five elements spiritual materials posted on Yama Pendant has been accepted by people one after another.

Qin Fei accepted all offers without hesitation, spending a large amount of Spirit Stone to buy them all.

He is still far from being able to fully cultivate all four Spirit Root to perfection.

This is a long-term goal, not something that can be achieved in the short term.

Fortunately, the Big Yellow taught him the method of alchemy. The medicinal power of the five elemental ingredients after alchemy was completed was far stronger than that of direct absorption.

Qin Fei once estimated that the medicinal power of the same fire-attribute spiritual herb, after being refined into a pill, would be almost five times that of direct absorption.

This greatly saved him resources and further strengthened his determination to fully nourish and perfect all four Spirit Root.

Qin Fei didn't know was that other Rogue Cultivator almost never focused on nourishing their Spirit Root when preparing to Foundation Establishment.

The reason is simple: there are just too many materials required.

With so many resources, we might as well try to buy a few Foundation Establishment Pill.

After all, Foundation Establishment Pill can directly increase the probability of Foundation Establishment, while Nourishing Spirit Root only makes the foundation more solid.

Without breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, everything else is in vain.

Time passed day by day.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The vanguard of Shangyu Market won a series of victories, nearly routing the Barbarian Tribe.

The monks in the community were filled with enthusiasm, and a surge of interest in joining the army was gradually emerging.

The three major sects and their entire clans commended Shangyu Market for their bravery, and the mistake of losing the secret realm was gradually forgotten.

During this period, Qin Fei spent most of his time cultivating, except when he was carrying out missions.

The nourishment of the Spirit Root has made great progress, and it is almost twice as thick as it was two years ago.

In the Late Qi Refining, the Spiritual Power required for breakthroughs also increases significantly, by two or three times.

However, through tireless practice day and night, he has now reached perfection.

On this day, Qin Fei suddenly opened his eyes.

The time for a breakthrough has arrived.