signingbooks Chapter 348 - 281: 20 Years Later
Chapter 348 - 281: 20 Years Later
After Bai Heyan left.
Fang Yun, having finished his cultivation, began refining the Foundation Establishment Pills.
The first batch of Spirit Medicine he used was the worst one given to him by the Wind Ling Sect.
One of the main ingredients, the Mingqing Xuan Grass, was of inferior quality.
It was impossible to refine an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill with this batch of Spirit Medicine. That was why Fang Yun had set a goal of one Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and three Upper-grade ones.
As long as only one of the main Spirit Medicines was of inferior quality, refining a Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill was still relatively easy for him at his current level.
He began refining the first of the four batches.
Just as expected, he produced a Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.
The moment he finished the refinement, Fang Yun began to analyze the experience.
While refining this batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, he had focused on observing the intricate details of the process. This would allow him to learn more from it.
Only someone like him, who now possessed a seven-star Alchemy Talent, would dare to attempt such a refinement method.
After he finished his analysis, his skill in refining Foundation Establishment Pills had improved once again.
Soon, he began refining the second batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.
Fang Yun was exceptionally careful while refining this batch.
Time passed without him noticing.
"The goal... is in the bag!"
Fang Yun beamed as he looked at the newly refined Foundation Establishment Pill.
It was an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill!
The refinement of this second batch had the biggest impact on his overall goal.
Now that he had successfully produced an Upper-grade pill from this batch, and with more experience under his belt, his chances of success with the remaining batches were even greater.
Furthermore, the Spirit Medicines for the next two batches were the best two he had.
When he had finished refining all four batches of ingredients provided by the Wind Ling Sect.
Fang Yun had achieved the goal he set for himself.
He now had three Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pills and one Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.
At this point, Fang Yun felt that if he were to refine just one more batch, he might be able to achieve a perfect refinement.
Once he could perfectly refine Foundation Establishment Pills.
Even if all three main Spirit Medicines were of inferior quality, he would still be able to produce a Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, as long as the supplementary ingredients were of normal quality.
For the Spirit Medicine used to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, you had to use whatever quality the main ingredients were grown as. Supplementary ingredients, however, were a different matter.
Many Spirit Medicines were common ingredients for various pills. The supplementary ingredients for one pill could be the main ingredients for another.
For a pill as important as the Foundation Establishment Pill, the supplementary ingredients provided were rarely of poor quality; those were typically used for refining other pills.
Fang Yun had complete faith in Bai Heyan when it came to the allocation of Spirit Medicine.
He just needed to focus on refining the pills. Bai Heyan would handle all other related matters for him perfectly.
’In the future, once the Celestial Cloud Sect’s stock of Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills is depleted, they probably won’t appear again.’
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「Dan Cloud Peak, Dan Cloud Pavilion.」
A man dressed in the robes of an Inner Sect Disciple arrived.
Wu Ruiyang was a very ordinary disciple in the Celestial Cloud Sect. He had no background, and his talents were average.
If one had to pick his best talent, it would be his Spirit Root Talent.
Three Spirit Roots.
He was the Cultivator with the most Spirit Roots in the entire Celestial Cloud Sect.
He was already thirty-nine this year and had steadily cultivated to the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer. Wu Ruiyang also considered himself quite lucky; compared to other Sect Disciples, he had a considerable amount of Spirit Stones and Contribution Points.
He had saved them all up himself.
Whether breaking through from the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer to the Seventh Layer, or from the peak of the Ninth Layer to the Tenth Layer, he had never used any supplementary pills. And yet, he had succeeded each time.
This allowed him to save up even more Spirit Stones and Sect Contribution Points.
In the Celestial Cloud Sect, disciples with Three Spirit Roots and no background typically reached the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer between the ages of thirty-seven and forty-two.
Next, a huge challenge lay before them.
Foundation Establishment!
Only by successfully reaching Foundation Establishment could one become a Sect Elder and extend their lifespan by over a hundred years.
’One Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill... I hope it’s enough to help me succeed in my Foundation Establishment.’
With this thought in mind, Wu Ruiyang stepped through the doors of the Dan Cloud Pavilion.
The fact that Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills could be purchased within the sect had motivated him to start saving Spirit Stone Contribution Points early on. That was why he had set aside a sum for himself during his breakthroughs in the Qi Refining Stage.
He also cultivated diligently and actively took on missions in his daily life.
By doing so, he had managed to gather enough Spirit Stone Contribution Points to purchase a Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill before he turned forty.
Wu Ruiyang knew very well that if he were outside the sect, it would have been incredibly difficult to buy a Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill with his current savings.
"Steward, I need one Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill."
"We are out of Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills," the Steward said, shaking his head.
"What?!"
Wu Ruiyang had always felt that while he might be ordinary, his luck within the sect was rather good. But at this moment, he no longer felt lucky at all.
’I painstakingly saved up all those Spirit Stone Contribution Points, and I thought I could buy a Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pill in the sect... only to be told they’re all gone now.’
"Steward, when do you expect to have more Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills?" Wu Ruiyang asked immediately, snapping out of his shock.
Asking when there would be more Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills was the same as asking when the sect would next be refining them.
"It will likely be very difficult to get any more Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills," the Steward replied, clearly aware of the situation. "Although the Dan Cloud Pavilion has no more Lower-grade ones for sale, we do have Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pills."
"What?! Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pills?!"
Wu Ruiyang exclaimed in shock.
He had heard other disciples say that the sect was now allowing them to exchange for Lower-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and that they might even make Middle-grade ones available later on.