Chapter 36: Alliance
Lu Xia Tian touched his belly and looked at the cliff top, thinking to himself that he must have slept for a whole night. There was nothing to eat here, and if he waited any longer, even if the wolves...(To passersby book lovers, give some collection, recommendation and click.)
Alchemists among wandering cultivators were already extremely rare, and none of the people in their entire courtyard had ever met a real alchemist before. Once they ran out of spirit pills or healing potions used in the mountains, they could easily replenish them nearby. Even buying medicine from Lu Xia Tian required spirit stones, but compared to the shops, it was always a bit cheaper. For them, saving a little was a lot, and in the long run, not only could their cultivation speed be increased significantly, but they could also save a considerable amount of expenses.
“Alright, Brother Luò, you know many people. Could you help me inquire about the alchemical formulas for pills used in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining I'd also like some healing pill formulas. It would be best if I could get them before entering the Moonlit Mountain Range,” said Lu Xiaoteng.
"Brother Lu's skill in alchemy has reached such a level" Luo Yuan exclaimed.
“Brother, you’re being naive. The smell of the Qi Gathering Pill when we first entered was much stronger than the ones we used before. Brother Lu must have refined a mid-grade Qi Gathering Pill. Of course, he can try refining higher-level pills now. Maybe our pills will all rely on Brother Lu in the future.” Luo Qing said with a twinkle in her beautiful eyes.
"Currently, the yield rate of Jùqì Dān is a little over 30%, less than 40%. If you're lucky, you can indeed refine mid-grade Jùqì Dān. If I manage to refine the medicinal herbs needed for the Qi Refinement Middle and Late stages in the future, you two siblings can come to me to buy them. The price will be a little lower than the market price."
Lu Xia Tian had a good impression of these two siblings, and over the past six months or so, they had indeed provided him with a lot of useful information. As the only two people he knew in Wangyue City, he didn't mind helping the siblings out.
More than 30% alchemy success rate, Lu Xiaoteng's talent in alchemy is astonishing." Luo Yuan couldn't help but gasp. Even those alchemists cultivated by the families could reach this success rate, which was very rare. Moreover, they were all masters with decades of experience in alchemy. Even if Lu Xiaoteng started practicing alchemy in his mother's womb, this talent was too amazing. However, upon hearing Lu Xiaoteng's promise, Luo Yuan was overjoyed and patted his chest, "Brother Lu, rest assured, I'll take care of this matter and will definitely find out the recipe for you."
There are several kinds of pills used in the middle and late stages of Qi refining. Nourishing Qi Pills and Yuan Qi Pills are just two examples, and there are other formulas that work well too. It's still four months before the Immortal Sect recruits disciples, so there's plenty of time to prepare and go up the mountain. By then, I should be able to find out more.
“Thank you, Big Brother Lu.” Luo Qing was smiling with joy at the moment, her eyes crinkling as she thanked Lu Xiaodao.
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Lu Xiaitian smiled slightly. In fact, he had been continuously refining Qi-Gathering Pills for the past six months, and his success rate had increased to nearly 50%. He had successfully refined two high-grade pills and more than ten medium-grade pills. If these two siblings knew this data, they would probably have some interesting expressions.
The Luo siblings hurried out to inquire about the whereabouts of the Dan Fang. Lu Xia Tian, disguised as a rough-looking man, also left the courtyard and set up a stall on the street. Next to it stood a wooden sign that read "Selling Gathering Qi Pills".
As the Immortal Gates near recruitment, the number of scattered Immortals gathered in Wangyue City has noticeably increased compared to before. As elixirs are a necessity for cultivation, they are the most popular among scattered cultivators. Although many families in Wangyue City operate elixir shops, on one hand, the limited planting of spirit herbs in spiritual fields means only one harvest per year. On the other hand, alchemists are extremely scarce, so much so that at this time, elixirs are nearly 10% more expensive than usual and still in short supply.
Lu Xiaottian's stall hadn't been set up for long when a dozen or so people gathered around. Because the prices were still the same as before, they were 10% lower than the current shops. Soon, the dozens of Gathering Qi Pills on display were sold out. After collecting over a hundred various spirit stones, Lu Xiaottian packed up his stall and changed into another disguise before moving to a different street.
After repeating this process several times, over three hundred spirit stones had piled up inside the barrier. For a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage, this was undoubtedly a huge fortune.
There were still two bottles of elixir left on the stall. Lu Xia Tian hesitated for a moment, put away the two bottles of Gathering Qi Pills, and prepared to end his business.
“Excuse me, are you still selling these Qi Gathering Pills” A slightly childish voice sounded at this time.
Lu Xiaoteng looked up. He saw a sturdy young man in plain hemp clothes, looking at him with a hint of shyness. His cultivation was at the third level of Qi Refining. “Well then, you’re the last one today. I have seven Qi Gathering Pills and four low-grade spirit stones here,”
“I don't have enough spirit stones. Can I exchange them for something else” the earnest youth said, a little awkwardly.
"What do you have" Lu Xia Tian asked.
“I have a set of battle flags that can form the Shùyuán Formation, capable of trapping a peak Qi Refinement cultivator for about an hour.” The honest youth spoke in a low voice. “However, using the formation for the first time requires twenty spirit stones, the second time forty spirit stones, and so on, increasing with each use. After about four or five uses, the battle flags will be unusable.”
"Flags, are they lethal"
Lu XiaTian's heart skipped a beat as he asked, "In the cultivation world, alchemists are a rare breed. However, array masters are even rarer than alchemists."
Because Array Masters' advancement is more difficult than alchemy, and more importantly, their in-depth study of arrays consumes a large amount of energy and time, their cultivation levels are usually not very high. However, once they refine an array, its destructive power is usually incomparable to ordinary cultivators.
“No, no.” the honest boy mumbled.
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Lu Xia tian was speechless. A single formation required twenty spirit stones to activate, and it could only be used five times. After that, using it again would cost one hundred and twenty spirit stones, which was likely unaffordable. Furthermore, it could only restrain an opponent for about an hour and had no killing power. It was truly useless. Buying this set of formation flags also cost money. With these spirit stones, it would be better to buy more talismans.
“I spent twenty-three low-grade spirit stones on the materials for this set of battle flags, I, I only need five Gathering Qi Pills.”
The earnest young man seemed to know that the battle formations he had crafted weren't very practical. He set up a stall in the city for several months, but only a few people asked about them. Occasionally someone would inquire, but when they saw the cost of using the formations, they would shake their heads and walk away without a second thought.
Lu Xiaoteng originally thought it was useless, but after thinking about it, he didn't have any powerful spiritual artifacts in his hands. If he really encountered a formidable opponent, it would be good to be able to hold the opponent back and escape with his life. Moreover, the young man in front of him looked honest and down-to-earth, like someone who hadn't experienced much of the world. Making friends with an array master might be helpful in the future. For a cultivator like him, it was easy to refine Qi Gathering Pills at any time.
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Thinking about this, Lu XiaTian took out a pill from the pill bottle and handed it to the kind young man. "You are now at the third level of Qi refining, and breaking through to the middle stage of Qi refining is especially important for pills. There are six Gathering Qi Pills here, hopefully they can help you reach the fourth level."
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"Thank you, thank you, Big Brother. My name is Wang Mo. May I ask your esteemed name" the earnest young man said excitedly, his words tumbling over each other.
"My name is Lu Xiaitian."
After receiving the four azure, foot-long banners from Wang Mo, and chatting with him for a few moments, I learned that Wang Mo was from a small cultivating family called Ye Qin Nation. His family had been passed down for generations, and after his parents' lifespans ended, Wang Mo decided to come to Moonlit City in search of opportunities to join a cultivating sect.
Lu Xia Tian's heart sank. Even for Qi Refining cultivators, if they couldn't enter the Foundation Building stage, they were no different from ordinary people.
To head to the Mount望月 Range, Lu Xia Tian needed a lot of preparation. He put away his formation flag first and went to the Lingfu Shop to replenish himself with several dozen low-level talismans. Now that he had a bit more leeway financially, the talismans he bought were slightly better than before. Then he spent over sixty spirit stones to buy a spirit sword.
With a sufficient supply of medicinal pills, at the current cultivation speed, it would take about a year to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining. If a new formula were obtained, the speed would be even faster. Therefore, the issue of new cultivation techniques had to be considered.
The newly acquired weapon was a golden short sword, a mid-grade spiritual tool. After admiring it for a while, Lu Xia Tian inquired at two shops selling martial arts manuals along the way, but he couldn't find the lower volume of the Xuan Yuan Jing. He didn't give up and walked two more streets, arriving at the largest martial arts shop in Wang Yue City.
"If this one doesn't work, just choose another technique." Lu Xiaoteng made his decision and strode inside.
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As expected of the largest martial arts shop in Wangyue City, it's filled with dozens of antique bookshelves. At a rough estimate, there are at least tens of thousands of martial arts manuals inside. There are also ten ordinary human clerks on hand to explain the purchases to the buyers. Right now, many people are browsing the shelves for their own suitable ones. Some are also asking the shop assistants for information.
“This Immortal Venerable, what kind of cultivation technique would you like to choose Our shop has tens of thousands of cultivation techniques, and we believe that there is definitely one that the Immortal Venerable desires.”
As soon as Lu Xiaitian entered the shop, a clerk enthusiastically greeted him.
"Do you have the Xuan Yuan Jing here, specifically the part for the later stages of the Qi Refining Period" Lu Xia Tian asked.
"The Xuan Yuan Jing No immortal has ever chosen this cultivation technique, it's very obscure. Immortal Venerable, please wait a moment, I'll look for it."
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, chin in hand, then led Lu Xiaitian to the innermost bookshelf. The shop's martial arts techniques were classified and arranged according to the elements: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, thunder, etc. Within each element, there were further divisions based on their proficiency level: early, mid, and late stages.
The Five Elemental Roots are the most common type of spiritual root. Lu Xia Tian hasn't tested his own spiritual root value, but he learns any branch of the Five Elemental Arts at the same speed. While Ice Wind and Thunder are slightly less effective. A cultivator's spiritual root value, no matter how high, will not exceed one hundred points. Below thirty points, the aptitude is considered inferior. Above fifty points, it is considered excellent.
Lu Xia Tian estimated that he had all five elemental spiritual roots, and they were very balanced. Even if he calculated it at its fullest, each system wouldn't exceed twenty points. He was definitely one of the worst in the inferior category, so he didn't bother taking the test anymore.
Most cultivators choose to focus on cultivating a single type of spiritual root through their chosen method. While there are some who choose the Mixed Origin Sutra, which has no requirements for attributes, they are few and far between.the late stage of Yuan Ying, someone who could shake the Blue Demon Sea with just a stomp of their foot.In comparison, this cultivator with only a seventh-tier war pet was like an ant next to the powe...