I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 75: Opening Up the Heart
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Opening Up the Heart
This matter requires caution.
Many things are still uncertain.
Wait for subsequent changes, do not engage in anything without assurance, and avoid anything that poses a life threat!
With this consideration in mind, he gladly accepted Wen Junyuan’s request for talismans.
The Yang family’s Yang Yuyan, witnessing this scene from the backyard, could not help but regard Li Jizhou with greater esteem.
Even the Wen family seeks his help.
After sending off Wen Junyuan, Li Jizhou returned to the backyard.
However, he was contemplating the matter of the Anomalous Fire, so he didn’t criticize Yang Yuyan too harshly. Seeing Yang Yuyan’s skills improve further, he imparted the next level of techniques before departing.
Having avoided punishment and received some recognition from Li Jizhou, Yang Yuyan did not feel the anticipated joy.
Instead, there was a sense of emptiness.
That day, Li Jizhou brought the first batch of strategic pills to sell at Miaodan Tower.
After half a year of developments, the three sects and five families finally began launching attacks on Inverted Mountain.
Moreover, last month, they started recruiting loose cultivators to join their ranks through employment.
Many loose cultivators, failing to see the situation clearly, thought it was an advantageous position and flocked to respond, with spiritual stones, pills, and other resources available.
Li Jizhou’s stockpile of strategic pills began to surge wildly.
Therefore, this month, Li Jizhou focused on concocting these pills.
Among these pills, two types reached Tier One Middle Level. With Li Jizhou’s current apparent cultivation realm at the Peak of Qi Cultivation Third Level and already possessing the strength of a Mid-level Talisman Honored Guest Elder at Ten Thousand Mansions Pavilion, it was not overstepping.
Nevertheless, Steward Huang at Miaodan Tower remained greatly astonished by the middle-grade premium pills that Li Jizhou brought, unable to calm down for a long time.
“Pill Master Li truly has exceptional talent in the Alchemy Dao!”
“Steward Huang flatters me. I do not know how much precious medicinal material I’ve expended to concoct these pills, I even suffered losses and cannot bear such high praise.” Li Jizhou smiled humbly.
“Pill Master Li, do not be modest. With your skills, you can certainly become an Honored Guest Elder of our Miaodan Tower! I solemnly invite you now to become an Honored Guest Elder of our Miaodan Tower as a Steward of Miaodan Tower.” Steward Huang stated earnestly.
“An Honored Guest Elder of Miaodan Tower? What privileges does it entail?” Li Jizhou smiled faintly, having anticipated this.
“Whatever privileges Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion has, our Miaodan Tower shares.” Steward Huang boasted.
“Perhaps Pill Master Li is unaware of our Miaodan Tower’s background. To be honest, Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion was merely established by a son of a Golden Sun Sect elder, and now with the elder’s fall, internal strife is intense.
But our Miaodan Tower belongs to Miaodan Peak within Golden Sun Sect, offering more privileges than those at Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion.”
“In that case, I respectfully accept!” Li Jizhou slightly cupped his hands.
This was precisely why he deliberately brought out Tier One Middle-Level premium pills today.
Trading with Pill Masters is based on transaction volume, mainly offering preferential privileges, yet lacking customization privileges for certain special medicinal materials which cannot be bought for money alone, lacking connections.
He already needs to make preparations for Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, with the development of the Alchemy Dao, future earnings will rely primarily on it, while talismatic arts aim for high precision; the identity as an Honored Guest Elder of Ten Thousand Talisman Pavilion holds minimal significance.
“Pill Master Li, awaiting your news! However, you are aware of the recent Inverted Mountain affairs, which might slightly delay the process compared to usual.”
“Understood!”
After selling ten percent of his stockpile of pills and adding the tuition from the Yang family, Li Jizhou’s wealth instantly reached the middle-class level.
Upon returning home, Li Jizhou entered his room and affixed a Tier One Advanced Level Restriction Talisman.
Then slowly released the magical power stored within the rings of time.
“Boom~” As the magical power was fully released, Spiritual Qi vibrated within the room, accompanied by a soft sound.
“Indeed, Qi Cultivation Fifth Level!”
During these six months, apart from occasionally teaching Yang Yuyan pill skills, he never halted his research and cultivation.
Prior to Wen Junyuan’s doorstep visit today, he faintly sensed a breakthrough in his dantian’s magical power, which was confirmed upon testing now.
In the Qi Refining Stage, once the initial stage’s threshold is crossed, the subsequent layers generally proceed more swiftly; it took him nine years to go through the early stage’s three levels without encountering any bottlenecks.
However, the Qi Refining Fourth Level took less than three years.
Beyond advancing the cultivation realm to Fifth Level, the Melted Spirit Sand’s body refining also surpassed the second layer.
A Body Refining Second Layer physique proved even stronger than he anticipated, nearly matching the magical power shield at the Qi Cultivation Peak.
His talisman skills are already sufficient for an upgrade to Tier Two Talisman Master, yet he lacks the Tier Two Talisman inheritance, with all skills reaching Tier Two and no trade opportunities found, for Tier Two artisans sustain themselves.
Except for inferior inheritances.
Moreover, the price is not cheap.
The Tier One Talisman inheritance he practiced is at least top-grade.
Based on this, he is quite satisfied with Xu Mei.
In terms of alchemy, there’s nothing more to say, as quasi-top-grade pill fire effortlessly concocts Tier One Middle-Level premium pills.
The array has already been mastered. Nowadays, in the four corners of his small courtyard, he used entry-level spiritual materials as the foundation for the array, engraved array patterns, and specifically spent one hundred lower-grade spirit stones to exchange for a middle-grade spirit stone for the array hub and energy source, setting up a basic Illusion Array.
Once activated, cultivators in the Early Stage of Qi Cultivation entering it would fall into an illusion, although it wouldn’t last long, as it is just an entry-level setup.
“It’s a pity that although I’ve made significant progress in both medical and poison scriptures, I still can’t successfully concoct ’Desolation Across a Thousand Miles’!”
’Desolation Across a Thousand Miles’ is the insight Li Jizhou gained while observing the third ring of annual rings, connecting the divine soul with time, using time to erase vitality. If this poison can be concocted, it might silently eliminate cultivators in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.
Other than that, he hasn’t researched poisons that have significant effects on Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.
Having just finished checking the results of the past six months, a sound came from the backyard.
“Pill Master Li, I’m unstable again, please punish me!”
“???” Li Jizhou was slightly stunned before he reacted.
Over the past nine months, Li Jizhou had been a bit strict to prevent Yang Yuyan from becoming proud and arrogant. It was, after all, not wanting the five hundred spirit stone tuition to be wasted.
Yang Yuyan also showed determination and possessed notable talent in alchemy, thus making evident progress.
Originally, Li Jizhou wasn’t even planning to be strict anymore, yet she wanted it proactively?
After a moment of silence, Li Jizhou came to the backyard.
Yang Yuyan stood gracefully, waiting with hands lowered.
“There’s no need for this. You have already passed the basics, and over these nine months, you’ve consistently worked hard with a solid foundation. From now on, you only need to follow the essence I’ve shared with you, step by step.” Li Jizhou said calmly, no longer with a stern face.
Upon hearing this, Yang Yuyan suddenly raised her head, her almond eyes widened, her face turning pale, voice trembling: “But where did I go wrong?”
“You misunderstood. What I said was heartfelt. The previous strictness was because you have a noteworthy talent in the Alchemy Dao; I feared you might become conceited and stall with your achievements.
From now on, there’s no need for such. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.” Li Jizhou smiled faintly.
Upon hearing this, two emotions intertwined within Yang Yuyan’s heart.
“Indeed, he was doing it for my sake, a genuinely responsible mentor! Moreover, he holds me in high regard.”
“That time… will it never return?”
One emotion was gratitude, the other was emptiness.
After a moment of silence, Yang Yuyan took a deep breath and bowed to Li Jizhou: “Thank you!”
“No need, it’s merely a transaction.” Li Jizhou waved his hand with a smile.
“Transaction…” Yang Yuyan felt an inexplicable tremor in her heart.
Then suddenly, she raised her head, a faint smile formed: isn’t it just a transaction.
Watching Li Jizhou’s calm and handsome face, an impulse surged forth: “Then… may we talk about things outside of the transaction?”
Observing Yang Yuyan’s gradually cheerful and open-minded demeanor, Li Jizhou turned his wrist: “Certainly!”
“A beautiful scenery, a mesmerizing moonlight, I just happen to be a bit skilled in culinary arts, why not wait a moment, and we can drink and sing?” Yang Yuyan smiled slightly, her almond eyes reflecting the moonlight.
“I am indeed in for a treat!” The path of cultivation is long and arduous, stealing half a day’s leisure might also be a form of cultivation, especially with a companion of exquisite looks and refined temperament, and after nine months of acquaintance.
In no time, under the pavilion in the courtyard,
three to five exquisite dishes were already set up, along with a jar of Hundred Flowers Brew.
“Pill Master Li, please.”
“Please!”
The culinary skills are indeed superb.
“Pill Master Li, now that your skills are extraordinary, securing a livelihood is no longer a concern, have you considered seeking a Dao partner?” After a while, Yang Yuyan asked, her smile charming as ever.
Li Jizhou did not hesitate and casually replied: “The cultivation world is full of unpredictable twists and turns; my current cultivation is shallow, how can I speak of securing a livelihood? Struggling to protect myself, how can I delay a fine lady?”
“Is that truly how you think?”
“Yes, sort of.”
“Hehe~ then, olden times may Pill Master Li consider joining my Yang family? With your skills, securing a livelihood is not only possible!”
“I have never considered it!”
“What if the Yang family’s young lady is willing to become your Dao partner?”
“Do not play with rumors; I have never met the Yang family’s young lady, how do you know she’s willing?”
“She is willing!” Yang Yuyan suddenly spoke with certainty.
Li Jizhou slightly raised his eyes, smiling as he looked at her.
Previously he was unwilling to think about it, but now, Yang Yuyan’s words were too evident.
Thinking quickly, he soon understood.
Taking another detailed look at Yang Yuyan for a moment, he calmly said:
“Haha, destined for a life of wandering, calling the world home, without ties, she is willing too?”
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