Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 193: Alchemy Meeting in the Side Hall
In the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.

Chen Mu still spent most of his time in hard training, but every few months he would find an opportunity to go to Wei Xingyou to buy some pills that would be useful to Xiao Qi.

For this reason, Wei Xingyou would often tease him, saying that as a true disciple, Chen Mu no longer had to worry about his own resources, but he still had to run back and forth for his spirit beast, and that he was not born to enjoy life...

Chen Mu naturally laughed it off as a joke, but with his deliberate efforts to make friends, the friendship between the two of them has become much closer than before.

On this day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the scorching sun was unhindered, radiating its scorching rays unrestrainedly. A breeze finally blew, but in a moment it turned into a rolling heat wave.

"Rumble..."

The stone door of the cave slowly opened, and Chen Mu's figure quietly appeared.

His clothes and appearance remained the same, but his aura was much more ordinary than before.

It seemed that he was no longer a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Condensation, but just a mortal.

However, the smug look that emerged from the depths of his eyes clearly showed that the truth was not as it appeared on the surface.

"It took me over two years, and countless medicinal pills, to finally reach the peak of the twelfth level today..."

Chen Mu sighed quietly, covered his face with his hands, and looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, but his mood did not change with his sight.

"But, could it be that the thirteenth level of Qi Condensation really doesn't exist... otherwise why wouldn't I have noticed it at all?"

However, when he reached the peak of the twelfth level, he did not feel the bottleneck of the next level as before. He only had some understanding of the three levels of foundation building: essence, energy, and spirit.

"Thirteenth level... If I really can't find a way to break through for a long time, I might as well start building my foundation now!"

After all, the thirteenth level is somewhat vague, so it is better to break through to the foundation-building stage as soon as possible.

Chen Mu's eyes were blank, and he nodded slightly, weighing the pros and cons of the two options in his mind.

After a moment, he made up his mind and decided to start planning the resources needed to build the foundation.

As for the thirteenth floor, just do your best and don't be too obsessed with it...

After thinking it through, Chen Mu immediately walked to the edge of the clear pond. After using his spiritual sense to explore downwards, he stretched out his hand and ejected a pill into the pond.

The next moment, a long pink tongue broke out of the water, rolled up the pill and quickly withdrew, as if unwilling to be touched by the scorching sunlight for a moment.

Seeing this, Chen Mu shook his head and smiled. Without stopping, he stood up and flew away.

"Just now, when I pushed to the peak, I realized that among the three levels of my spirit, energy and soul, only the "qi" seemed to have reached the requirements for building a foundation..."

Perhaps it was because the magic power in his body had condensed into liquid, or perhaps it was because the grade of "Water Source Note" was not low, so he didn't need to plan much more at the "Qi" level.

"As for the other two, they are still quite far behind."

The energy is not a big deal. After all, Chen Mu’s age is not a big deal. The lost energy can probably be easily replenished.

What gave him the most headache was the spiritual consciousness...

Because the skills he practiced and his spiritual roots had no additional effect on this, even his mysterious water lotus did not show any effect on his spiritual consciousness.

"If you want to succeed in building your foundation, you need to put in a lot of effort in your spiritual consciousness!"

Chen Mu's white robe fluttered as he fell into deep thought.

"If we can pass these three levels, I'm sure the chances of success will increase significantly!"

"However, if you really want to be safe, the Foundation Establishment Pill is indispensable..."

It’s a pity that in the Zhao Kingdom’s world of immortal cultivation, foundation-building pills are very rare, and it is impossible for everyone to have the pills to help them.

"Foundation Pill!"

Chen Mu's eyes flashed, and he quietly thought about the plan of building the foundation.

Not long after, a breeze blew and brought him back to his senses.

He put away his magic and landed in front of a side hall.

"Brother Chen? Why are you…"

Before he got close, one of the people standing at the side hall door spoke unexpectedly.

Chen Mu looked in the direction of the voice and said with a slight smile, "Junior Brother Li." This person was Li Quan, an immortal seedling from the same class as him, who had accompanied him when the demon plague broke out.

Li Quan was stunned for a moment before reacting and quickly said, "Senior Brother Chen has finally come out of seclusion. I haven't seen you since you became a true disciple several years ago."

Chen Mu nodded and chuckled, "Junior Brother Li, are you here for this alchemy meeting as well?"

Li Quan laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "That's right. This alchemy conference features many rare medicinal pills that are extremely effective in improving one's cultivation. Junior Brother, though not very talented, would also like to compete for a few!"

"Okay, if you need some spirit stones, you can ask me to fill it up!"

Chen Mu nodded and smiled, and after some politeness, he continued walking towards the hall.

"Thank you, senior brother!" Li Quan's face lit up with joy when he heard that, and his expression gradually became a little proud.

Several people nearby dared to ask, looking at Chen Mu's receding figure and saying, "Senior Brother Li, is that the true disciple that the Sect Master granted you a few years ago?"

"Junior Brother Li, could you introduce me to someone?"

"Senior Brother Li, does Senior Brother Chen have a Taoist partner?"

……

Several people spoke in turn, and among them was a female cultivator who looked younger and asked curiously.

Li Quan's expression changed when he heard her words. He chuckled and said, "Junior Sister Jiang, Senior Brother Chen is devoted to the Dao...why don't you consider him?"

"Senior Brother Chen..."

Chen Mu kept walking, nodding in response to the greetings one by one, and soon he walked to the inside of the side hall.

At this time, the small side hall was already crowded with many disciples, most of whom had reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

Besides him, there are two other true disciples like him.

They were Chen Tian, ​​who was defeated in the first round of the gambling fight, and a middle-aged female cultivator named Du Hong.

"Senior Brother Chen, Senior Sister Du."

Because the distance was a little far, Chen Mu greeted him from a distance.

Seeing this, Chen Tian and the other two nodded without saying anything.

Chen Mu ignored it and walked aside to wait.

After a while, as several alchemists approached, the people in the side hall began to greet each other again.

"Master He, are the Xuanyuan Pills ready for this time?"

"Master Qin, have you brought the Sanxuan Pills I asked you to refine last time? My beast is waiting to take them."

"Master Wei Dan, have you produced any top-grade anti-aging pills recently?"

……

Everyone said a few words, causing several alchemists to wave their hands frequently.

After a while, the oldest-looking alchemist came out and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, everyone, please wait for a moment. This alchemy meeting will not disappoint you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone lowered their voices and remained silent for a moment.

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Wei Xingyou, one of the alchemists, and Wei Xingyou nodded at him.

In fact, he came here today entirely at the invitation of Wei Xingyou to attend a gathering of like-minded people called Danhui, which was actually a small trade fair.

According to Wei Xingyou, this alchemy fair has been held for several years. It is organized by the sect's alchemists, who sell some of their excess elixirs in exchange for spirit stones. The disciples who buy the elixirs are also happy to exchange spirit stones for some precious elixirs.

So over time, the sect also tacitly approved the existence of this trade fair. After all, both sides have their benefits.

As for Chen Mu, it was naturally not because of some cultivation pills that he came here.

It was because of a pill called Tian Jing Wan that Wei Xingyou introduced...

(End of this chapter)