He tried it five or six times in a row, but he failed every time. Fang Xing was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks. When he wanted to continue cultivating, he found that the spiritual power in his body was almost exhausted. He could only drink a mouthful of spirit wine to replenish his spiritual power. This spirit wine was poured into the gourd by smashing the demon cores. The wine mixed with the demon cores had become an extremely precious pill wine.
This was an indigenous method that he had researched in the Demon Miasma Mountain. It could make full use of the demon cores and not waste them.
He was a D-class genius. Originally, he could not absorb the overflowing spiritual energy in the world and could only rely on external spiritual energy to replenish it.
Now that his cultivation level had increased, his body had already been washed twice by the Spirit Qi. His muscles and marrows had been cleansed, and he was gradually able to absorb some Spirit Qi. However, the recovery of Spirit Qi was still very slow. Disciples with excellent aptitude of A grade aptitude would only need four to six hours to recover after their Spirit Qi was used up. However, Fang Xing needed one to two days to recover.
However, if he used spirit stones to recover, he would only need half a day. If he used spirit wine, an hour would be enough.
This characteristic also determined that disciples with lower aptitudes would need to consume far more resources than disciples with A grade aptitudes in terms of cultivation.
It was not unreasonable for Daoist sects to focus on aptitude.
This was because in the future, unless Fang Xing succeeded in building his foundation, this gap would always exist.
Regardless of whether it was practicing magic spells or daily cultivation, they all required the consumption of resources. Many a little makes a mickle, and it was a terrifying number.
This was also a hard truth in the cultivation world. If one lacked talent, they would use resources to make up for it.
Only after successfully building his foundation would this natural defect disappear.
Of course, even now, because Fang Xing had enough resources, he did not need to consider this aspect of consumption.
"Hmm? After using up spiritual energy, I slowly replenish it, but it feels like my spiritual energy has increased? "
Fang Xing's cultivation of the Art of Capturing the Dragon and Controlling the Crane did not make any breakthrough, but he was keenly aware of the changes in his body's spiritual energy. He discovered that by constantly consuming and replenishing his spiritual energy, his cultivation was actually slowly increasing.
Because he was about to reach his limit, his cultivation stagnated, but now it was gradually returning to its peak state.
"That's right. Cultivation is probably the same principle as a person's strength. When Big Uncle taught me martial arts in the past, he said that a person's strength has to be constantly exhausted and then replenished. Through this process, one will become stronger and stronger. It's actually the same principle in cultivation. It's the only way to become stronger and have a solid foundation …"
Fang Xing pondered over the logic of cultivation.
As outer disciples, no one cared about them. These principles of cultivation had to be comprehended by themselves.
After discovering this problem, Fang Xing became even more diligent in practicing the Capturing Dragon Controlling Crane Technique. As time slowly passed, his cultivation that was just a step away from the peak of the third layer of spirit formation slowly rose. Finally, he reached the peak. At this point, he felt that his cultivation could no longer be increased. He had already reached his limit.
And now, it had been about a month since he hit Meng Xuanzhao.
In this period of time, Fang Xing took back all the treasures he had hidden outside and became a small millionaire in the outer sect. And because of this small fortune, Fang Xing prepared to get a Rank Breaking Dan.
Now that his cultivation had reached the peak of the third spirit formation realm, no matter how much he cultivated, he could not increase it any further. However, with one more step, he would be able to enter the fourth spirit formation realm. Not only would his strength increase, he would also be officially promoted to an inner disciple. At that time, the Dao Gate's Vast Sea of Smoke would be opened to him. Only then would he be able to truly cultivate spells and possess the ability to fly!
However, to take this step, he would need a Rank Breaking Dan!
In the Dao Gate's Green Wood Pavilion, there was a complete Rank Breaking Dan for sale, but the price was …
One thousand spirit stones!
The price of a Rank Breaking Pill alone was a thousand Spirit Stones.
One hundred gold taels could only buy one spirit stone. One thousand spirit stones would be one hundred thousand gold taels.
This was gold, not silver.
One hundred thousand gold taels could almost buy half a city in the mortal world.
Back when Fang Xing lived in the Ghost Smoke Valley, when it was at its peak, it only had thirty thousand gold taels and seven thousand silver taels. This was the wealth that his nine uncles had accumulated over several decades by plundering and killing.
From the looks of it, cultivation was not something that ordinary people could afford to play with.
Of course, there was another option, which was to collect the various herbs needed to refine the Rank Breaking Dan and ask a Vermilion Cloud Valley Pill Master to refine it.
In this case, excluding the alchemist's remuneration, he only needed to buy the Stone Essence Powder and the other Eight Amidst Elixirs. All the spirit stones added up would only cost five to six hundred spirit stones, which was almost half the price of the finished product.
Of course, there was a risk. If the Pill Master failed to refine the Spiritual Herbs for you, they wouldn't have to bear any responsibility. This risk could only be borne by the cultivator himself.
Or, he could spend one thousand spirit stones to buy the finished product.
Or, he could take the risk of failure and find someone to refine it for half the price.
Speaking of which, Fang Xing could not be considered a pauper. This time, he had earned a hundred spirit stones from receiving the decree, and he had gotten about two hundred spirit stones from Hou Qing, Liu San, and Qian Tong. In addition to the spirit stones he had robbed from Meng Xuanzhao and extorted from Hei San, he had about five hundred spirit stones in total, which was considered rare in the entire outer sect.
Even so, he was still short by half if he directly bought the Rank Breaking Dan.
However, it would be much easier for Fang Xing if he found a Pill Master to refine the Rank Breaking Dan. He had more than enough spirit stones now.
After all, if he used a Pill Master to refine the Rank Breaking Dan, he only needed to prepare the materials himself. The most valuable material was the Stone Essence Powder. This alone was worth three hundred spirit stones, which was more than all the other Eight Samadhi Spiritual Herbs combined. Fang Xing already had the Stone Essence Powder. In other words, he only needed to spend about two hundred spirit stones to gather all the other materials.
Of course, finding a Pill Master to refine the Dan meant facing the risk of failure. The only way to avoid this risk was to find a Pill Master of a higher rank to refine the Dan for him. The higher the rank, the smaller the risk.
After staying in the Dao Gate for so long, Fang Xing had a good understanding of the situation in the cultivation world.
Pill Masters were divided into five ranks: Green Furnace Pill Apprentice, Red Furnace Pill Master, Purple Furnace Pill King, Black Furnace Pill Grandmaster, and Jade Furnace Pill Saint.
Each rank was further divided into ten ranks. The higher the rank, the more brilliant the Dan Refining Technique.
The Blue Cloud Sect had a branch that specialized in Dan Refining. It was the Vermilion Cloud Valley. It was said that the most brilliant Dan Refining Elder of the Vermilion Cloud Valley, Qing Niao, was a Red Furnace Pill Master. However, his exact rank was unknown. The disciples of the Vermilion Cloud Valley were all Green Furnace Pill Apprentices. However, there were hundreds of Vermilion Cloud Valley disciples, so their ranks were naturally different. The most powerful disciple was already half a step into the Red Furnace Realm.
Fang Xing had seen this disciple before. It was Xu Lingyun, the one who had carried Xiao Man into the sect.
The higher the rank of the Pill Master, the higher the success rate of refining the Dan, and the higher the price to hire them.
However, there was no reference for the exact price. After all, most of the people around Fang Xing could not afford to refine the Dan. Fang Xing could only ask them about the general situation. As for the specifics, he had to verify it himself.
With that thought in mind, Fang Xing decided to personally investigate and scout out the area.
After making up his mind, Fang Xing made a trip to the Herb Essence Hall for the outer sect disciples and bought some herbs to refine the Qi Restoring Pill. This Qi Restoring Pill was used to forcibly stabilize a cultivator's Qi and blood when they felt that their Qi and blood were in turmoil and they could no longer control the Spiritual Qi in their body. It was a type of Dan Refining Pill that was not of a high rank, but it was very complicated to refine. It tested the skill of the Dan Refining Master the most.
After all, the Dan of Breakthrough was very important. Fang Xing would not randomly find someone to help him refine it. Therefore, he was prepared to use the Qi Restoring Pill to test the waters. After confirming that he had found an Dan Refining Pill that he could trust, he would then discuss the matter of refining the Dan of Breakthrough. The Qi Restoring Pill was more difficult than the Dan of Breakthrough. A Dan Refining Master who could refine the Qi Restoring Pill would not have much of a problem refining the Dan of Breakthrough.
With all the herbs needed to refine the Qi Restoring Pill, Fang Xing packed them into a bundle and headed for Vermilion Cloud Valley.
Vermilion Cloud Valley was located on the west side of Hidden Cloud Peak and was close to the Hundred Thousand Spirit Fields. It was convenient to collect Spirit Herbs, and this place was basically isolated from the Blue Cloud Sect. The disciples of the sect rarely interacted with the normal disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect. This valley was ten times the size of the Clear Stream Valley that Fang Xing lived in. The treatment of the disciples of Vermilion Cloud Valley was also different from that of normal disciples. Even the outer sect disciples had their own caves.
These disciples who cultivated in alchemy were different from normal disciples. Their status was not determined by their cultivation, but by their mastery in alchemy. The rank of the pills they could refine would determine their status. If one wanted to enter the Vermilion Cloud Valley, they also needed to be talented. They either had to have a wood or fire spirit bloodline that was naturally suited for alchemy, or they had to have extremely high mastery in the art of medicine and spirit medicine.
The reason why Xu Lingyun cared so much about the Xiao Man was because the Xiao Man had a wood spirit bloodline.
The wood spirit bloodline was innately close to Spirit Herbs, and could even alter the medicinal effects and age of Spirit Herbs. Cultivating alchemy would be twice the result with half the effort.
After entering the Medicine Spirit Valley, the surroundings were quiet and peaceful. Medicinal clouds filled the air, and a small path led into the depths of the clouds.
"Who am I looking for?"
Fang Xing stood at the entrance of the valley and scratched his head for a while. He might as well start from the entrance!
Sweeping his gaze around, he saw a young alchemy apprentice weeding in a flower field in front of a cave to his left. Fang Xing squeezed out a smile and walked up to greet him. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, the young alchemy apprentice glanced over and sized up Fang Xing. He expressionlessly said, "Each time you make a move, no matter what Dan it is, whether it is a successful or a failed Dan, it will cost ten Spirit Stones …"
Fang Xing was stunned for a moment. "Eh, how did you know I'm here to refine Dan?"
The alchemy apprentice glanced at Fang Xing and said, "Outer Sect disciples come to our Vermilion Cloud Valley to refine Dan, what is it?"
"Are these alchemists all acting like lords?"
Fang Xing laughed bitterly and said, "Alright, I want to refine a cauldron of Qi Repairing Pills …"
Before he finished speaking, the alchemy apprentice frowned and said, "Refining Qi Repairing Pills is troublesome. It requires Three Revolutions Twelve Fires and Seven Tempering Nine Malevolent Spirits. Ten Spirit Stones is too low. At least thirty Spirit Stones are needed for me to make a move!"
Fang Xing was shocked by him, and asked cautiously, "Then I'll ask again, how confident are you?"
The alchemy apprentice was instantly displeased and coldly scolded, "You don't know the rules at all. When refining Dan, first, it depends on Heaven's will. Second, it depends on the Qi of the Earth, and third, it depends on the alchemist's skill. Whether it succeeds or not, it all depends on Heaven's will. How can you ask me how confident I am?"
Fang Xing was speechless. He rolled his eyes and said, "You're taking money to refine Dan, so why can't I ask you how confident you are?"
The alchemy apprentice stood up and shook his head helplessly. He said, "In this world, there are more and more people who don't know the rules. Fine, I'll tell you frankly. I'm a second-tier alchemy apprentice, and I have … thirty percent confidence in refining this Qi Repairing Pill!"
"F * ck!"
Fang Xing jumped up and shouted, "Thirty percent confidence, and you're charging me thirty Spirit Stones? Do you think my Spirit Stones fall from the sky? "
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