Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 677: Chapter 41: The Spirit Treasure Returns to Its Master, Advancement to Tier Four Alchemy Master!

”The feelings of my Daoist Brother, Zhou Mou will always remember!” Zhou Xun said sincerely.

True Monarch Qianchuan laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying:

”You’re too kind, little brother, it’s just a small favor. Besides the friendship between us, having one more Tier Four Demon Emperor stationed in Sea Suppression New City is indeed a great fortune.”

”Alright, we haven’t seen each other for a long time, let’s have a good chat, please come inside!”

Saying that, he made a gesture of invitation,

Immediately, the two went to the side hall guest room, sat down, and chatted for quite a while over spirit wine and spirit fruit.

After a satisfying meal, Zhou Xun spoke with a slightly serious tone:

”Daoist Brother, I have come this time for another matter, I wish to retrieve the High-Grade Magical Treasure ’Spirit Locking Ring’ previously pledged here.”

True Monarch Qianchuan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: ”I guessed you would come for it, that ’Spirit Locking Ring’ is indeed a rare treasure. Since you now have sufficient spirit stones, naturally that’s even better.”

Having said that, he brushed his hand over his waist,

A flash of spirit light transformed into a three-inch-sized ring, its entire body was a blue-black color, inscribed with ancient characters ”Spirit Locking.”

”By the way, I only have ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones spare, how about complementing the rest with Thunder Element Purple Metal?”

As he spoke, Zhou Xun waved his hand, and a pigeon egg-sized, entirely purple gold appeared on the table.

”It seems little brother has gained quite a harvest!” True Monarch Qianchuan smiled gently, picking up the Thunder Element Purple Metal, inspecting it carefully,

A moment later, True Monarch Qianchuan nodded slightly and said: ”This Thunder Element Purple Metal is of excellent quality, indeed an exceptional material, can be worth a lot of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, given this, the ’Spirit Locking Ring’ returns to its rightful owner.” Saying so, he handed the three-inch-sized ring to Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun took the ”Spirit Locking Ring,” feeling overwhelming joy in his heart, thanked True Monarch Qianchuan once again: ”Thank you, Daoist Brother, for making it possible, this friendship Zhou Mou will surely remember.”

True Monarch Qianchuan waved his hand and said: ”No need for such courtesy between us. Should you need anything in the future, feel free to come find me.”

Zhou Xun and True Monarch Qianchuan conversed for a while longer, then got up to bid farewell, leaving Sea Suppression Hall.

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Returning to the cave mansion, Zhou Xun’s life resumed its calm state once more.

Every day, apart from cultivation, was spent studying those few Cultivation Hundred Skills. Talisman Dao had already advanced to Tier Four, however due to the lack of Tier Four Talisman Paper, it had to be temporarily set aside.

The Path of Array and Path of Puppetry were constrained by the inheritance, now reaching Tier Three Peak but stagnating,

Only the Alchemy Dao showed progress, having previously obtained the relics of True Monarch Pill Origin from the Black Island Demon Emperor, which contained his alchemy inheritance,

reaching Tier Four Middle-Grade,

Zhou Xun currently focuses his main efforts on this Alchemy Dao.

In the cultivation room, Zhou Xun sat cross-legged,

Picked up the wine gourd at his waist, took a large gulp, then closed his eyes and began refinement.

The liquid entered his stomach, quickly transforming into pure spiritual qi, traveling through his abdomen into his meridians,

Zhou Xun then activated the ”Purple Sky Thunder Technique,” manipulating the spiritual qi for Grand Circulation,

Ultimately refining it into mana, merging it into the Nascent Soul in the dantian.

After refining all the spiritual qi,

Zhou Xun opened his eyes, slightly parted his lips, and a two-inch-sized jade platform of purple crystal color emerged,

It was his Lifebound Magical Treasure, Thunder Pool.

Currently, the newly refined Thunder Seed was wandering inside, continuously absorbing Thunder Element Power to enhance its capability.

Zhou Xun formed a seal with his hands, pointing towards the Thunder Pool in front of him, extracting a strand of Thunder Arc,

It penetrated his body, making him involuntarily tremble, half his body went numb,

The entire body displayed a faint purple hue.

This is the Body Refining Secret Technique in the Purple Sky Thunder Technique—the Divine Thunder Body Tempering Technique!

Now his Body Refining Technique had reached the Tenth Layer, not inferior to those Tier Four Low-Grade Demon Beasts adept at physique,

Even using his own Thunder Power for tempering, the effect became extremely subtle,

Only the thunder in the High-Grade Thunder Pool could still provide tremendous refinement to him.

Even though he had experienced this process countless times,

and already controlled the Thunder Arc to the most subtle degree, the process of thunder traversing, and burning his flesh and bone marrow, followed by the nourishment of Spiritual Power from the Body Refining Technique, constantly regenerating, remains extremely grueling.

In this constant cycle of dying and rebirth, Zhou Xun’s flesh continued to strengthen slowly.

Half a day later, Zhou Xun concluded his work.

The daily body refining completed.

Then he took out True Monarch Pill Origin’s Lifebound Magical Treasure, High-Grade Magical Treasure Pill Furnace, and several Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Grass,

With a wave of his hand!

Whoosh!

A Nascent Fire ignited instantly, enveloping the pill furnace.

Immediately, herbs flew into the pill furnace to start refining, followed by merging the refined liquid,

Invoking the spirit pill!

Several hours later, a fragrance of medicine filled the cultivation room, followed by the opening of the pill furnace, six creamy white elixirs fell into Zhou Xun’s palm.

Tier Three High-Grade Yuan Replenishing Pill, two of them even richer, subtly conveyed a sense of perfection.

”These are two premium level Yuan Replenishing Pills,”

Zhou Xun felt a joyful surge in his heart,

For these two pills were refined directly, not purified through Spirit Medicine Essence,

This means Zhou Xun’s Chu Dandao attainment has reached the pinnacle of Tier Three,

And has already touched the realm of Tier Four.

”It seems it’s time to attempt refining Tier Four Elixirs!”

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One month later, Cultivation Room!

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged; today he would attempt a breakthrough to become a Tier Four Alchemist!

During the past month, he had prepared to refine Tier Four Qi Recovery Pills

The Qi Recovery Pill, starting from Tier One Low-Grade to Tier Three High-Grade, he had refined countless times, mastering each process thoroughly.

But this Tier Four Qi Recovery Pill, though it was his first attempt,

Shares lineage with lower-tier Qi Recovery Pills, differing only in refining technique and main materials.

Thus, to Zhou Xun now, this pill’s refining difficulty is relatively low, perfect for a breakthrough.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to adjust his breath,

After a long time, he opened his eyes again, containing calm eyes like the surface of a serene lake, showing no ripples.

The Essence, Qi, and Spirit adjusted to the best state.

Without hesitation,

He slapped his hand onto the Storage Bag, numerous Spirit Lights flew out, landing on the ground:

An ancient-shaped, entirely deep green small cauldron, precisely the High-Grade Pill Furnace ”Pill Origin Cauldron”.

Over ten Spirit Medicines of various colors, among them a few were particularly eye-catching: Tier Four Low-Grade Rejuvenating Spirit Profound Ginseng!

His mouth slightly opened, a Nascent Fire burst forth to envelop the cauldron.

At this moment, Zhou Xun was not in haste to refine the spirit medicine; this step was to warm the furnace.

Sensing the state of the pill furnace, after a period, Zhou Xun’s mind moved, the flame instantly reduced significantly.

Then his fingers gestured, the lid automatically opened, and simultaneously, the over ten Spirit Medicines all levitated, one after another, they floated into the pill furnace.

He was extremely familiar with the refining method of the Qi Recovery Pill, simulating countless times in his mind before refining.

Thus very quickly, all spirit medicines were processed, successfully transforming into medicinal liquid.

Next comes the fusion.

This step was extremely perilous,

With a slight mishap, the medicinal liquid would be ruined, and a batch of materials destroyed in one fell swoop, resulting in a loss of over a million Spirit Stones!

Zhou Xun’s hands arranged seal gestures, spells casting onto the pill furnace.

Under the spell’s effect, over ten different medicinal liquids merged seamlessly.

Beginning to emit a faint medicinal aroma.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun changed his spell,

A peculiar power split the medicinal liquid into three portions, then under the influence of the Spiritual Fire, they slowly solidified into pill prototypes.

By his current skills, refining Tier Four Elixirs was still somewhat challenging, so dividing them into two portions was more prudent.

As time passed,

An astonishing medicinal aroma spread from the pill furnace, permeating the entire cultivation room.

A deep inhalation made Zhou Xun’s mind shudder.

Because it seems the mana consumed during alchemy had slightly recovered.

Indeed worthy of a Tier Four Qi Recovery Pill, truly remarkable in effect.

At this stage, the refining process was essentially problem-free.

Yet Zhou Xun’s heart held no relaxation, the last Condensing Pill Technique struck out.

The pill successfully formed.

Zhou Xun let out a slight smile!

”Refining success!”

With a wave of his sleeve, the lid automatically opened, immediately two shiny white pills flew out, landing in Zhou Xun’s palm.

”Crack!”

A soft sound resounded,

A thin crack appeared in the middle of one pill, its color dimmed slightly.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief,

”One pill successfully formed, fortunately a genuine product, thus the refining is considered successful!”

At this point, it represents Zhou Xun’s formal achievement of becoming a Tier Four Low-Grade Alchemist,