txolops Chapter 22 Top-Grade Alchemist
Chapter 22 Top-Grade Alchemist
Beast taming is also one of the many arts of cultivation.
Beastmasters gain greater combat power by controlling spirit pets and demonic beasts.
After all, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator can control a second-tier spirit pet, the two of them can fight against one other Foundation Establishment cultivator of the same level.
Tens of thousands of miles away from Wushan Market, there is a force called "Beast Taming Mountain," which is the overlord of the surrounding area of 100,000 miles.
【Beast Taming Mountain is famous for its 'beast taming'】
"That auction twenty-eight years ago..."
You fell into deep thought, deciding to wait until the next simulation to intercept the egg containing the Dark Eagle.
[Spirit beasts with Earth-grade bloodlines are extremely rare. Reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is effortless for them. Even you would find them quite tempting.]
Even if you don't need it yourself, you can easily sell it for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
[There are even many forces willing to exchange this for Foundation Establishment Pills.]
"What? Master Wang is also interested in this Black Wind Carved Egg?"
You Rou asked with a smile.
"Raising a spirit pet takes too much time and effort; I was just asking."
You shook your head and said...
You are indeed interested in the Black Wind Carved Egg.
However, it is not the Black Wind Carved Egg currently at the auction.
[It was the Black Wind Eagle Egg from twenty-eight years ago, which contained the bloodline of the Dark Demon Eagle.]
However, that's for the next simulation.
"Alright, the starting bid is three hundred spirit stones, and each bid must be at least ten spirit stones higher."
After Ouyang De finished speaking, he looked at the many cultivators.
"Three hundred and ten spirit stones."
"Three hundred and twenty spirit stones!"
"Three hundred and fifty spirit stones!"
......
Ultimately, the price of the Black Wind Carved Egg settled at five hundred spirit stones, and no cultivator was willing to raise the price further.
Although the Black Wind Eagle has a mid-grade bloodline, it has the potential to be cultivated to the late stage of Tier 1, but this is contingent on successful cultivation.
The resources and time spent during the training period are enough to train a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
The Black Wind Eagle's only advantage is its unwavering loyalty once it chooses a master.
Five hundred spirit stones is the limit for this Black Wind Eagle egg, and that's only because the Black Wind Eagle it grows up has a slim chance of containing a Grade Earth bloodline.
Without this, the price of a typical first-tier mid-grade bloodline spirit pet egg would not exceed four hundred and fifty spirit stones.
With the sale of the Black Wind Carved Egg, the atmosphere of the auction immediately rose to a new level.
One by one, treasures were brought out for auction, prompting repeated bidding from the cultivators in the arena.
You also took advantage of the situation to buy some elixirs and special resources a few times.
You purchased these special resources in order to cultivate the "Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique".
"I didn't expect Master Wang to be involved in body refinement?"
[You Rou, sitting next to you, glanced at you, her leaning posture exuding charm.]
"Just a little bit of training."
[Your tone was calm. The early stages of cultivating the "Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique" are no different from ordinary body refining.]
As for body tempering... most cultivators will try it when they hit a bottleneck, since it can improve their combat power to a certain extent, which is not strange and there is no need to hide it.
"Does Alliance Leader You know what the highlight of this auction is?"
You asked in a low voice.
"It should be a second-tier pill," You Rou smiled.
"A second-tier pill?" A thought flickered in your mind. "Could it be a Foundation Establishment Pill?"
"How could it possibly be a Foundation Establishment Pill?" You Rou rolled her eyes at you. "Even if Master Ouyang had a Foundation Establishment Pill, he wouldn't be willing to take it out. I guess it's probably a mid-grade second-tier Breakthrough Pill."
The so-called Breakthrough Pill is a pill used to break through one's own bottleneck. It is generally used for breakthroughs from the early to the middle stage, or from the middle to the late stage.
[Second-tier, mid-grade breakthrough pill, used for breakthroughs from the early to mid-stage Foundation Establishment]
Time flew by, and the auction was nearing its end.
[The grand finale was indeed a mid-grade second-tier breakthrough pill.]
Compared to the Qi Refining stage, the Foundation Establishment stage is much more difficult.
Those with superior spiritual root aptitude are considered exceptionally gifted during the Qi Refining stage, capable of rapidly advancing to the Qi Refining Perfection realm.
However, once one enters the Foundation Establishment stage, even those with superior spiritual roots will experience slow progress or even stagnation.
Most Foundation Establishment stage cultivators possess spiritual root aptitude no lower than top-grade.
Therefore, at this time, the Breakthrough Pill is crucial, as it can help Foundation Establishment cultivators increase their chances of breaking through bottlenecks.
Ultimately, this Breakthrough Pill was won by a Foundation Establishment cultivator wearing a black bamboo hat.
This Foundation Establishment cultivator exuded a terrifying aura that would chill even a Qi Refining cultivator to the bone.
After the auction, you parted ways with Yourou and returned to your cave.
[You are beginning preparations to refine high-grade pills and attempt to become a high-grade alchemist.]
In the thirty-second year, at the age of forty-seven, you finally refined a batch of superior-grade pills, thus becoming a top-grade alchemist.
"High-quality alchemist!"
Beyond the simulation, a smile appeared on Zhou Qing's face.
Two simulations, nearly a century later, you have finally become a top-grade alchemist.
Compared to the status of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, the title of a high-grade alchemist is more prestigious.
After all, those who are in the late stage of Qi Refining need to rely on high-grade pills to cultivate, and only high-grade pills can be refined by high-grade pill refiners and even higher-level pill refiners.
Relying solely on one's own cultivation? Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? Unless one possesses an earth-spirited root, progress will be slow.
"The basic objectives have been achieved in the second simulation."
Zhou Qing thought to himself.
Before the simulation, he set many phased goals for the simulation.
The fundamental goal is naturally to reach the late stage of Qi Refining and become a high-grade alchemist.
As for the next goal... it is to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and even become a Foundation Establishment cultivator or a second-tier alchemist.
After becoming a top-grade alchemist, you will begin to accept tasks from the Pill Alliance to refine top-grade pills.
This level of task offers higher rewards and represents your status as a top-grade alchemist.
[You've been stuck at the mid-grade alchemist level for many years; it's perfectly normal for you to rise to the high-grade alchemist level.]
Vice Alliance Leader You Rou visited your cave that very night.
Inside the cave, you and Vice Alliance Leader You Rou sit facing each other.
"I knew Master Wang wasn't far from becoming a top-grade alchemist..."
Vice Alliance Leader You Rou smiled, her eyes clear as water.
"By the way, now that Fellow Daoist Wang has become a high-grade alchemist, his cave dwelling naturally needs to be changed. I have already selected a high-grade cave dwelling for Alchemist Wang..."
Vice Alliance Leader You Rou tossed her hair and said with a smile.
This is also the normal treatment for top-grade alchemists within the Alchemy Alliance.
[Being able to become a top-grade alchemist means that, at least within Wushan Market, one can leave independently at any time and no longer need to rely on the Alchemy Alliance.]
This is also why Vice Leader You Rou has been frequently showing you goodwill lately.
"Thank you."
[You respond]
"No need for thanks... If Master Wang needs anything, please let me know..."
Vice Alliance Leader You Rou chuckled.
"Since that's the case, I do have something I need to ask Alliance Leader You for..."
[A thought suddenly struck you, and you spoke up.]
"I would like to ask Alliance Leader You to help me investigate information about that hidden realm in the mountains and seas..."
[You looked at You Rou and said...]
More than ten years have passed since the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm was revealed. At this point, it shouldn't be too difficult to gather information about it.
The reason you're gathering information about the Mysterious Realm of Mountains and Seas is, of course, to prepare for the simulation later.
[In this simulation, you were limited by your mid-stage Qi Refining strength and could only focus on Ye Feng. However, in later simulations, your strength will continuously increase, potentially reaching the Qi Refining Perfection stage? Or even the Foundation Establishment stage?]
At that time, your goal will naturally not only be Ye Feng, but the entire Mountain and Sea Secret Realm.
[The Mountain and Sea Secret Realm has only been around for three or four years, and you've already earned tens of thousands of spirit stones just by selling low-grade and mid-grade pills. You can imagine the value of the entire secret realm.]