Vampire Cultivation Notes

Chapter 121 Harvest Inventory, Alchemy Techniques

After his trip to the dragonfly's nest, Li Jieqing tallied up the gains and found they were quite substantial.

Needless to say, a batch of spirit stones.

Originally, Li Jieqing only had one high-grade spirit stone, which was selflessly contributed by Jiang Ping, an inner disciple of the Ruyi Sect. He had been carefully treasuring it, waiting to use it when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now there's no need to be stingy. Counting the spirit stones brought back from the dragon louse's nest, there are about fifteen high-grade spirit stones, and each one is of excellent quality, even better than Jiang Ping's second-hand spirit stone.

These fifteen high-grade spirit stones are arguably more valuable than the more than two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones in Li Jieqing's possession.

Besides these spirit stones, there are also precious materials for refining artifacts, such as Qianlan Jade Gold Crystal.

It is said that this item is more than enough to forge magical artifacts. According to the notes of Zhou Leiwang, a master craftsman in Taipingfang Market, his lifelong wish was to obtain a piece of Qianlan Jade Crystal so that he could forge a top-grade magical artifact.

Li Jieqing had not just one piece, but nine complete pieces, each about the size of a palm and weighing about ten jin (a unit of weight).

Even Li Jieqing himself couldn't tell how many spirit stones this thing was worth, since it had never been sold in Taiping Market before.

There's also the pool of millennium-old Zhongshi Milk that originally nurtured that third-tier demon beast. It's considered a companion to that demon beast. For cultivators, if they don't use it for alchemy but simply consume it directly, it has the miraculous effect of strengthening their tendons and marrow and improving their aptitude.

Upon recognizing the origin of such a wondrous creature, Li Jieqing immediately ate half of it on the spot.

The effects of the Yi Jin Fa Sui were indeed remarkable. Originally, when a cultivator reached the late stage of Lian Qi and his spiritual energy flowed throughout his body, it was already considered a Yi Jin Fa Sui, which increased his lifespan.

After drinking half a pool of millennium-old Zhongshi milk, Li Jieqing, feeling bloated, felt that the effect was equivalent to several times of spiritual energy circulation.

His original five-elemental spiritual root aptitude is now roughly equivalent to that of a four-elemental spiritual root.

Moreover, once ingested, the pure and flawless spiritual energy surges within the body, directly circulating into the microcosmic orbit to replenish magical power. This effect is countless times better than that of the Qi-Nourishing Pill.

After consuming half a pool of the thousand-year-old stalactite milk, Li Jieqing realized that drinking more would not improve his aptitude. So he carefully stored the remaining half pool of the thousand-year-old stalactite milk for future use.

Besides all the above-mentioned gains, the only remaining item is the Jade Marrow Fungus.

There are seven plants in total, which is more than enough to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Li Jieqing was confident that he was a well-known top-grade alchemist in Taipingfang Market in the past, and that he could always refine this naturally grown and wondrous Jade Marrow Fungus in seven chances.

"We shouldn't be too optimistic... The establishment of the Immortal City presents an opportunity, so we should seek out more alchemy traditions and learn them carefully."

This thought came to Li Jieqing's mind.

After obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe, he had the idea of ​​refining the Foundation Establishment Pill himself.

The alchemy techniques passed down in Wanbaoge have been thoroughly examined. There are several sections describing how to refine first-grade top-quality pills, but there are no second-grade alchemy techniques.

However, the Foundation Establishment Pill is precisely a second-tier pill.

Without any prior lineage, Li Jieqing accumulated experience by working at the alchemy workshop. After more than ten years of trial and error, he finally succeeded in becoming a vampire.

Now, if one wants to refine a second-tier pill with a Qi-refining body, one needs to be even more cautious.

"Of the five main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill, we have obtained three. We are only missing a seven-hundred-year-old Heavenly Star Grass and a second-tier demon core."

"The remaining two main ingredients will probably still be needed on Qi Zhen."

"Back then, the Seven True Ones chased me off the island, and it is only natural that they would become my vanguard in the future."

"We just need to be careful in our actions. It would be best if Fairy Shecai could take the blame for us."

Li Jieqing sighed inwardly.

He had concealed his identity and hidden for decades, but Qi Zhen still guarded against him closely, forbidding him from taking a boat out to sea to seek an opportunity to establish his foundation.

They really don't do human things.

"...Chengwu, after you go back, report to Qizhen that the person who stole the treasure from the Hidden Dragon Lice's nest was the same person who was Fairy Shecai back then," Li Jieqing said after considering for a moment.

Qi Zhen doesn't know Fairy She Cai's identity yet, how can this be allowed?

Although the Immortal City is quiet now, if Qi Zhen continues to relentlessly patrol everywhere, it will be bad if he finds out about her, which would go against her ideal of making a fortune in silence.

Whether it's using someone else to do the dirty work, eliminating Fairy Shecai, or making her take the blame for the treasure robbery, we can't let her hide any longer.

"Yes."

Cheng Wu immediately agreed.

"Hmm..." Li Jieqing nodded, looking at Cheng Wu's appearance, and then asked, "What excuse did you use to come here today?"

"I said I came to inspect the fish farm."

"Foolish! You're someone I already have a grudge against, and you suddenly show up here with such a lame excuse. Are you trying to get me killed?"

Li Jieqing quickly used the Blood Search Technique to carefully investigate, fearing that someone might be following them from the direction of the Immortal City.

Master Baozhang's ability to accept disciples is not as great as that of Baozhou in the past.

Cheng Wu's actions were truly inappropriate.

Li Jieqing was relieved to find no one following him. In the past, Cheng Wu had been careless in his actions, which was why he was the first to be controlled by Li Jieqing's Blood Fiend technique. Now, he could no longer complain.

"Chengwu, go find a Jade Wave Fish King in a little while. When you return to the Immortal City, tell them that you actually came here secretly to catch fish to give to your master, Master Baozhang, to heal his injuries."

"The Azure King Fish seems...too expensive?"

"Do you think Master Baozhang needs just one fish?"

Li Jieqing found it strange that someone like Chengwu could be so pleasing to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Currently, the person with the highest status among those controlled by the Blood Fiend is none other than this individual. When it comes to finding information and inheritance regarding second-tier alchemy techniques, we might really have to rely on him.

Li Jieqing shook his head and took out a Soul-Soothing Fruit from his sleeve.

I bought two Soul-Soothing Fruits in the past, keeping one as a seed and taking out the other one.

"Chengwu, when you get back, first deliver the Azure Wave Fish King to the fish farm, so as not to arouse suspicion about your purpose in coming here. Then deliver this Soul-Soothing Fruit to the fish farm. Do what you were supposed to do earlier and bring your relationship with Master Baozhang closer. Only at the end should you bring up the matter of Fairy Shecai, saying that it was information you gathered from your investigation. No one in Taiping Market had ever seen Fairy Shecai die, which is a big suspicious point."

"After you accomplish these merits, I guarantee you will enjoy endless benefits in front of a Foundation Establishment True Person. I will have further instructions for you then."

One's status rises accordingly.

Either they were too suspicious and were tortured before being killed with a sword.

Li Jieqing felt it was worth taking a gamble.

If I win, I'll have a place to practice my second-tier alchemy; if I lose, so be it.

Anyway, Master Baocheng had lost many disciples, and he wanted to kill Chengwu as soon as possible.

All you need to do is report the matter of Fairy Shecai before you die.

The situation in the Immortal City is too quiet. Qi Zhen has been back for a month and has done almost nothing. It's unlikely that they're all just recuperating. Informing Fairy Shecai of the situation will at least make things clearer.

"I've got it."

Although Cheng Wu was reluctant to buy the Azure Wave Fish King, he couldn't refute Li Jieqing's words and could only nod in agreement.

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