Chapter 289: Nine Grades of Golden Elixir (two-in-one chapter)
In the box are the spiritual grass seeds needed to refine the Golden Pill, eight of which have not been collected before.
Seeds of different sizes and shapes, faintly emitting extraordinary spiritual light, lie quietly in the jade box.
"Not bad."
"Master Shi's nephew, Mr. Liu always keeps his word."
"The previous investment will officially belong to you."
"Tell me, what do you want? As long as the value is suitable, Liu can consider it."
Putting away all the jade boxes with a wave of his hand, Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
"Returning to Master, my disciple has nothing to ask for, but a treasure that can assist in building the foundation."
"Uncle, please have mercy on me."
After Shi Xianglong finished speaking, he stood up and bent over deeply.
"Nephew Shi, you don't have to be like this. Liu always keeps his promises."
"Since you want a treasure to assist in foundation building, then...just use this."
"With your harvest, you are worthy of something like this."
Liu Yu said, waved his hand and took out a jade box containing dragon blood fruit from the storage bag and handed it over.
"Uncle Liu, I wonder what this is?"
Shi Xianglong asked hesitantly.
"This thing is called Dragon Blood Fruit. It is a second-level rare elixir. Taking it can enhance the qi and blood in the body and slightly strengthen the meridians of the physical body."
"It is most suitable for an older monk like you, nephew Shi, who still does not give up on foundation building."
"And this foundation building experience will also help to break through the bottleneck of foundation building."
"With these two things, Master Shi's nephew's success rate in foundation building will be greatly improved. Maybe he will be promoted to foundation building in the future and become a member of the same profession."
After harvesting eight kinds of spiritual herbs at once, Liu Yu was in a good mood and explained patiently, even making a little joke.
Under normal circumstances, he is still willing to keep his promise.
The dragon blood fruit is rare for monks in the Qi refining stage, but for him, it is just something that can be obtained by spending spiritual stones, and spiritual stones are far more profitable for him who owns the Immortal Mansion than other monks.
Simple.
Liu Yu would be very happy if the problem could be solved with spirit stones.
"Thank you, uncle, for the reward!"
This disciple from some outer sect of the city was overjoyed when he heard about the efficacy of dragon blood fruit, and he immediately expressed his thanks again.
"No need to thank Liu, you deserve this from life to death."
Liu Yu said with a smile.
Afterwards, he chatted with him for a few words and asked about the specific situation in the Bloody Secret Territory and the casualties of the five major sects, before waving him to leave.
"Disciple resigns."
Shi Xianglong was very discerning and upon seeing this, he immediately stood up and left. Seeing Liu Yu nodded slightly, he bowed and turned around and walked out.
Although the Golden Pill is for monks in the Foundation Establishment stage, it is an out-and-out third-level mid-grade elixir, and its refining difficulty is much higher than that of many Golden Pill stage elixirs.
Fifty-six kinds of spiritual grass are needed to refine the Golden Pill, each of which is either precious or rare and very difficult to collect.
Liu Yu has also collected more than twenty species over the years, but now he has collected eight species at once. How can he be unhappy?
If more of the disciples who were arranged to go in this time survived and the harvest was greater, maybe the spiritual grass for refining the gold-forming elixir would be almost there?
Although I know that this possibility is too small, I still can't help but take a chance.
Suppressing some excitement, Liu Yu continued to turn over Qing Yang Kung and waited, but his spiritual consciousness enveloped the entire Cailian Mountain. As long as a monk came, he would know it immediately.
Time passed quickly, and another hour passed in the blink of an eye. A ray of light came from the night sky and set on Cailian Mountain.
A figure of a monk wearing gray robes and a pale face appeared.
His spiritual pressure fluctuated high and low, and his breath was extremely unstable. It was obvious at a glance that his vitality was severely damaged.
Although this person was in bad condition, he still gritted his teeth and walked towards the cave.
Liu Yu looked at the pale and severely injured disciple in front of him, and frowned slightly. With such an injury, it would be difficult to gain much.
The ensuing conversation was as expected.
This person's harvest was far less than that of Shi Xianglong. He only had four kinds of spiritual grass seeds. The gap was huge.
Although this person acted alone and was not as competitive as the two of them together, which was understandable, Liu Yu was still a little disappointed.
For the four kinds of spiritual herbs, although the initial investment will not be recovered, the rewards cannot be as generous as Shi Xianglong's.
Liu Yu only gave this person a foundation-building experience and two hundred spirit stones and sent him away.
This outer sect disciple knew his own weight, so naturally he would not complain. He knew that without the magic weapon given by Master Liu, it would be difficult for him to get out of the bloody secret realm, so naturally he did not dare to be greedy for too much.
Liu Yu routinely asked about the situation in the secret realm, and then asked him to leave with an expressionless face. The value created by this person was far lower than that of Shi Xianglong, so he was naturally not worthy of his kindness.
Through the narrations of the two people, Liu Yu learned that the most fierce fighting in the bloody secret realm was the last two days.
The secret realm has been open for seven days, and the first three days have generally remained calm. The frequency of fighting is relatively low, and the main focus of each sect's disciples is on collecting resources.
In the intervening two days, the monks who entered the secret realm had gained more or less, and they would gradually enter a bloody and tragic moment.
The elite disciples of each sect who have gathered their strength will take action at this time and hunt down the ordinary disciples who have gained something.
But at this time, most of the elite disciples met each other peacefully and rarely fought with each other to avoid being taken advantage of by ordinary disciples.
At this time, ordinary disciples not only have to guard against the same ordinary disciples, but also against the hunting of elite disciples.
Therefore, the two days in between are jokingly called "hunting days".
Under the intensive hunting of elite disciples, time entered the last two days. By this time, ordinary disciples had died in large numbers and could not pose a threat.
At this time, the elite disciples have gathered a large amount of resources, each of which is equivalent to a mobile treasure house in human form.
Youdao means that money and silk can attract people's hearts. At this time, if elite disciples meet, it will be difficult for them to live in peace.
When encountering each other on a narrow road, the brave will win, the loser will be greeted by death, and the winner will take all.
These elite disciples who have collected a large amount of resources have a foundation building probability far higher than that of ordinary monks, almost 40 to 50%. As long as they go out, they will have a bright future.
But first we have to get through the craziest and most brutal fighting in the last two days!
Therefore, the last two days are jokingly called "Judgment Day".
One general's success will destroy ten thousand bones.
Once this difficulty is overcome, with the resources gained from hunting other monks, the elite disciples who emerge will be like trapped dragons ascending to heaven, and will be vigorously cultivated by the sect.
There is no one on whom the magic weapon is not stained with the blood of dozens of other monks. It can be said that they have fought their way through.
As for ordinary disciples, even if they gain something in the end, it will not be as fast as directly plundering resources. The trip to the secret realm will only allow them to gain something, but it will still be difficult to change their own class.
After watching the second outer disciple leave, Liu Yu continued to wait patiently.
But unexpectedly, no monk came for several hours.
This made his heart suddenly sink and he had a bad association.
It was not until dawn that Wu Chang rushed to Cailian Mountain to report the situation.
"Uncle Qi, of the ten people arranged this time, only these two came out of the secret realm alive."
Wu Chang reported.
Speaking of this, his heart trembled, and he instinctively felt that Master Liu was not in a good mood.
Afraid of Master Liu's anger, he unconsciously spoke much softer and bent even lower.
"I know, you can go down."
Liu Yu said expressionlessly.
The fact that the matter turned out to be like this had little to do with Wu Chang, so he would not be angry about it.
"yes."
Wu Chang trembled and said in shock, and then left the cave quietly.
Whether it was an illusion or not, he felt that Master Liu was more powerful and intimidating.
"Bang"
Walking in Wuchang, Liu Yu's face turned completely gloomy, and he patted one on the stone table, leaving several small cracks on it.
"Ten outer sect disciples in the late stage of Qi refining, all carrying high-grade magic weapons, but only two came out alive in the end?"
His chest heaved, his heart rippled, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
"It seems that the gap between ordinary disciples and elite disciples is wider than imagined."
"Even if these selected people are stronger than ordinary disciples, there is still no difference when facing elite disciples."
"Huh, miscalculated."
After a long while, Liu Yu let out a breath and had to admit that he had miscalculated and was too optimistic before.
But in this way, this good opportunity was missed, and only three-fifths of the spiritual grass for refining the golden elixir was collected. What should we do with the rest?
These spiritual herbs are rare and hard to find, and as the spiritual herbs for refining golden elixirs, they must be more or less concerned by the five major sects. It is almost impossible to collect them by ordinary means.
Secretly sponsor one or several disciples to reach the level of an elite disciple, and wait until the next time you enter the secret realm to collect spiritual herbs for yourself?
Liu Yu thought.
No, no.
If you want to reach the strength of an elite disciple, you must at least have the best magic weapon, and your cultivation level must be even higher.
Just because you are interested, you give the best magic weapon to the disciple and let the disciple collect spiritual herbs in the secret realm?
The best magic weapon is not a piece of cabbage, it is a relatively precious thing to the foundation-building monks. It is difficult to convince others just because of interest, and it cannot convince the sect at all.
Once this is investigated in depth, the consequences will be disastrous.
What's more, an elite disciple is not safe. What if he is killed by other elite disciples? Do we need to train a few more?
In the end, Liu Yu gave up the idea. Without him, the risk was too great.
The sect has spiritual grass for refining golden elixirs, bribe the disciples who guard the spiritual medicine garden, and find a way to get the seeds of the spiritual grass?
This is a way.
Kejie Jindan is a strategic resource related to the destiny of the sect. Even the spiritual grass seeds used to refine it will be strictly controlled and strictly prohibited from flowing to the outside world.
Once Liu Yu did it, the possibility of being found out was very high, and the only option was to defect.
It means giving up everything that you have worked hard on in Yuanyang Sect.
Perhaps, this is also a good choice?
If there is really no other way, Liu Yu will not be able to control so much. For the sake of his own path, Liu Yu will give up without hesitation.
As for the bloody secret realm that is opened once every forty years, the same method will be used next time?
This can be prepared, but Liu Yu is not optimistic about gathering the spiritual herbs through the bloody secret realm.
Because some of the remaining rare spiritual herbs are located in the center of the secret realm, only elite disciples have always been able to set foot there. However, cultivating and bribing elite disciples is too risky due to concerns.
Sitting quietly on the stone bench and thinking about it, Liu Yu's expression changed, and for a moment he had no good solution.
He is fifty years old this year. The best age for forming a pill is before he is one hundred and eighty years old. He can still experience three bloody secret realm events.
Relying on the same reliable method and cooperating with external collection, it may be possible to collect all the spiritual herbs, but it is too late.
What if the attack on the golden elixir fails? Doesn’t it mean that the opportunity to try again is lost?
What's more, the golden elixirs formed by monks are not all of the same quality.
The age at which elixirs are formed also has some impact on the quality of elixirs. The younger you are, the more beneficial this effect is, but the older you are, it will be a drag.
Of course, this influence is not absolute, and the most critical factor depends on the monk's own accumulation.
This is generally accepted common sense in the world of immortality.
In the classics on the fifth floor of the Sutra Pavilion, Liu Yu learned that the quality of monks' golden elixirs was divided into nine grades.
The ninth grade is the best and the first grade is the worst.
The seventh, eighth and ninth grades are high-grade golden elixirs, the fourth, fifth and sixth grades are middle-grade golden elixirs, and the first, second and third grades are low-grade golden elixirs.
According to the classics, it is much more difficult for low-grade golden elixirs to condense Nascent Soul than for high- and medium-grade golden elixirs.
If the difficulty of condensing the Nascent Soul from a middle-grade golden elixir is compared to one, then the minimum level of a low-grade golden elixir is five. As for the worst first-grade golden elixir, it is almost impossible to reach the Nascent Soul realm.
The possibility of forming a high-grade golden elixir was too low. Liu Yu had no extravagant hopes at the moment, but for the sake of his future path, he could never accept that he could only form a low-grade golden elixir.
At least, it is necessary to form a fifth-grade golden elixir.
"This matter needs to be considered in the long run. I hope it won't come to that point in the end."
Liu Yu's eyes were dark.
He knew how difficult the life of a casual cultivator was, and he did not want to become a casual cultivator unless necessary.
His spiritual consciousness took a final look around Cailian Mountain, but found no figure of Geng Yunsong. He had already returned when he should have returned. If he hadn't returned at this time, his fate was self-evident.
This kid finally lived up to his great-grandfather's expectations.
However, the boy only had pseudo-spiritual qualifications. Although he was Geng Yuanzhang's only hope, he didn't necessarily have much hope. It was probably just a thought.
There are also secular members of the Geng family, so their bloodline is not cut off.
Only 10 out of 10 people can escape from the Bloody Secret Realm alive, at most 23 out of 10. Liu Yu is not surprised by this result.
If hard work alone is useful, then what else does talent need?
If talent and hard work alone are useful, then what's the use of chance?
This world has never lacked hard-working monks, nor has it ever lacked talented and hard-working monks.
After closing the formation and entering the practice room, Liu Yu took out twelve jade boxes, touched the green light spots with a thought, and entered the world of immortality with the jade boxes.
This time, the red light group appeared directly above the spiritual field in the blue barrier, and underneath were mature spiritual grasses.
"Huh."
Under the shroud of divine consciousness, Liu Yu took in all the scenery in the barrier in a single thought, feeling a little surprised in his heart.
Most of the various spiritual herbs for refining Canglang Spiritual Water have been gathered and are being planted in the black spiritual fields to ripen.
A small number of them cannot be planted again because they have already been planted. Jiang Qiushui and others have been ordered to collect them.
But one of these spiritual grasses planted in the black spiritual field did not bear fruit.
It was a giant tree more than ten feet tall. The bark, body and branches were all light blue, and there were several white flowers growing on the branches.
Astonishingly, it is the Dark Star Spiritual Tree that is extremely important for refining Canglang Spiritual Water!
It takes about four hundred and sixty years for the Dusky Star Spirit Tree to mature and bear fruit. After that, it blooms every fifty years and bears fruit every fifty years. It takes about one hundred years to harvest the Xinglan Fruit.
The black spiritual field has the unnatural effect of accelerating the ripening of spiritual grass, and one hour is equivalent to twenty years in the outside world.
It has been seven or eight days since the seeds were planted last time, so logically speaking they should be mature.
It's still like this now. Could it be that the Immortal Mansion has lost its effect?