The road is vague

Chapter 55 Lei Wu's Transformation
Li Mo took the fifty spirit stones invested by Wang Feng, plus the sixty or so spirit stones he had left, and crossed the Shenshu Square, preparing to go to the market at the foot of the mountain to buy auxiliary spiritual medicines for refining Qi Gathering Pills.

on the square.

Some disciples who knew Zhao Huaxue were discussing various matters, all of which were about the Yuan Yin Qi.

"I heard that the yin energy of the female cultivators in the Goddess Palace can help male cultivators break through major bottlenecks!"

"Why did I hear that it can harmonize yin and yang and prolong life..."

Li Mo sighed silently, believing that this matter would soon spread among his disciples.

He had suspected Zhao Huaxue's background before, and now it explained why Zhao Huaxue attracted so many male disciples to compete for her.

However, he and Zhao Huaxue were not close friends, so he quickly put the matter behind him.

After Li Mo bought a new set of auxiliary medicines for refining Qi Gathering Pills at the market at the foot of the mountain, he came to the Alchemy Hall and asked Nie Zhen for a secluded alchemy room as usual.

everything's ready.

Li Mo was familiar with the process and used the thunder refining method again. He processed one spiritual medicine after another in order and put them into the alchemy furnace one by one.

An hour and a half later.

As the thunder and lightning subsided, a medicinal fragrance filled the air, and Li Mo's face lit up with joy.

"It's done!"

He excitedly opened the alchemy furnace, took out the Qi Gathering Pills in the furnace one by one, checked them carefully, and put them into the jade bottle.

"There are nineteen in total. They are slightly worse than last time. It should be a problem with the medicinal properties of the spiritual medicine. But this time, only one Qi Gathering Pill has a crack or flaw."

Li Mo did some mental calculations.

"The cost per piece is still less than fifteen spirits."

Then he noticed that after he practiced the Thunder Refining Technique, his body was completely unharmed, with only a slight numbness remaining in his fingertips. This immediately confirmed his guess that the Creation Pill had a great weakening effect on this type of backlash.

the next day.

Li Mo found Wang Feng and showed a smile of sincere gratitude.

Wang Feng was delighted to see this.

"Is the pill finished?"

"Ok!"

After Li Mo gave a positive response, he immediately listed the specific costs of this alchemy.

"This time, I spent a total of 282 spirit stones on refining the pills. Fifty of them are your investment, which is between one-sixth and one-fifth. I refined a total of 19 Qi Gathering Pills this time, but one of them has a crack and needs to be swallowed as soon as possible. So, according to the investment ratio, I plan to give you four Qi Gathering Pills, but one of them must include the one with the crack and defect. What do you think?"

The market price of Qi Gathering Pills with cracks and defects is often only about half of the normal price.

of course.

If it is swallowed and refined immediately, at least 80% to 90% of the medicinal power can be maintained, and there will not be too much loss. Some individual disciples will even specifically purchase such Qi Gathering Pills with cracks and defects, in order to accomplish great things with the least amount of spirit stones.

"You actually refined so many Qi Gathering Pills!"

Wang Feng was shocked.

Although he is not an alchemist, he also has some knowledge about this aspect. Generally speaking, a furnace of Qi Gathering Pills only has about ten to fifteen pills, and there will be some waste of medicinal residues, which is a normal phenomenon.

The quality of a furnace of nineteen Qi Gathering Pills was beyond his understanding.

No wonder Chen Lan said at that party that this good friend was a man of great talent.

At the same time, he was also very satisfied with Li Mo's fair distribution plan. To be precise, he got a lot of benefits because Li Mo did not take into account his own labor costs. He also got a lot of benefits from the so-called one-fifth to one-sixth investment.

"He is indeed a person worth making friends with."

Wang Feng was thinking this in his heart, with a smile from the heart on his face. He took out twenty spirit stones and gave them to Li Mo.

"As a matter of business, I'll calculate it as one-fifth to one-sixth. This is what you deserve."

Seeing Wang Feng's strong attitude, Li Mo shook his head and smiled.

After this matter is over.

In the following days, whenever Li Mo had time, he would go to the market at the foot of the mountain, selling Qi Gathering Pills one by one, trying to maximize his profits, while practicing the Small Circulation of Qi and waiting for an opportunity to buy another century-old elixir.

In the pharmacy, a single Qi Gathering Pill generally sold for thirty-seven or thirty-eight spirit stones, and a set of ten in a bottle cost three hundred and fifty spirit stones. Li Mo sold all fifteen Qi Gathering Pills at the price of thirty-five spirit stones each, earning a total of five hundred and twenty-five spirit stones.

Adding the remaining spirit stones from his previous purchase of auxiliary medicine and the twenty spirit stones given by Wang Feng, he now had a total of more than 560 spirit stones on him, equivalent to more than 5,000 taels of silver. In the countryside, he could be considered a wealthy man, and even in the county town, he was considered a well-known person.

"Master Chen Rong, you are not deceiving me."

Li Mo couldn't help but think of the various plans that Chen Rong had mentioned in the sermon class. Now, they were all fulfilled one by one. He couldn't help but grin and planned to refine another furnace of Qi Gathering Pills to generate income. Unfortunately, as the sunset moon approached, he never encountered the century-old elixir again, so he had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, his cultivation has improved significantly in the past two months, and he has reached the middle stage of the eighth level of Qi training.

This is really thanks to his experience as a gatekeeper in Jubao Hall, which allowed him to learn the fancy small Zhoutian luck.

After the sunset, it is time for the year-end assessment.

"Let's first buy a handy magical instrument. As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools."

After sighing, Li Mo came to a magic weapon shop called Jinbao Pavilion.

This is the largest shop in the market town and also the external shop of the Equipment Refining Hall.

After entering the Jinbao Pavilion, Li Mo was immediately attracted by the various magical instruments in the display cabinets.

In addition to conventional magical weapons such as knives, swords, axes, and hammers, the display cabinets also contained many defensive and auxiliary magical weapons with unique shapes. It was a dazzling array of items. Li Mo was overwhelmed and kept comparing them, striving to satisfy himself.

Generally speaking.

The price of low-grade magic tools ranges from eighty to one hundred and twenty spirit stones, and very few fine ones can reach one hundred and fifty spirit stones.

The price of a mid-grade magic weapon usually starts at two hundred spirit stones, a few can reach three hundred spirit stones, and a very small number of fine products will cost a little more.

Li Mo was fascinated and noticed that many customers had gone to the second floor.

So he followed him to the second floor.

When he saw that the price of the top-grade magic tools here actually started from 500 spirit stones, the price of the best-grade magic tools exceeded 1,000 spirit stones, and the price of some of the best-grade magic tools even exceeded 1,500 spirit stones, he immediately returned to the first floor in shame.

For disciples in the Qi training stage, a top-grade magic weapon is enough.

The so-called top-grade magic weapons can also be called pseudo-magic weapons in some aspects. They are generally mixed with some gold essence needed to refine magic weapons, but they are still at the level of magic weapons and can only be controlled by foundation-building monks.

For cultivators in the Qi training stage, the mana required to activate a top-grade magic weapon is too huge, and forcing it to activate is also a burden. The actual combat power is even less than that of activating a high-grade magic weapon. Therefore, except for a very small number of disciples from aristocratic families who are favored by everyone and use it as a decoration to show their status, ordinary disciples in the Qi training stage will not pursue top-grade magic weapons.

Same thing.

The realm of the second-year disciples in the Advanced Training Hall is generally at the third or fourth level of Qi training. Only low-grade magic tools can be used to their full potential. Forcibly activating mid-grade magic tools would be like a child swinging a sledgehammer, neither fish nor fowl, and would become a laughing stock. They would be unable to exert their true power, let alone high-grade magic tools.

With Li Mo's current magical power level of the eighth level of Qi training, only a mid-grade magic weapon can bring out his true strength.

When he reaches the ninth level of Qi training, he can try to replace it with a high-level magic weapon. When he reaches the tenth level of Qi training, he can fully exert the power of the high-level magic weapon.

Finally, Li Mo gritted his teeth and chose a flying sword.

"Shopkeeper, I want to see this magical weapon."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper came over with a smile. After confirming what Li Mo was pointing at, he immediately took out his flying sword and began to introduce it.

"This mid-grade magical weapon, the Thunder Sword, is not only incredibly sharp against enemies, but also possesses lightning and thunder properties, capable of illuminating darkness, expelling evil spirits, and dispelling the influence of sound waves. It's priced at 250 spirit stones. Our shop is a specialty store of the Lingmu Sect's Weapon Refining Hall. We offer genuine goods at fair prices, no deception, and no bargaining."

This was Li Mo's first time to come into contact with a magical weapon.

After he got a little familiar with it, he immediately looked satisfied and nodded continuously.

"Okay, I want this flying sword magic weapon."

Then he took out two hundred and fifty spirit stones and purchased the Thunder Sword. Seeing Li Mo so happy, the shopkeeper immediately smiled happily.

"Sir, please take a look at the other magical instruments in our shop..."

"No, thanks."

Although Li Mo has a lot of spirit stones on him, he also has his own plans.

"Welcome to come again next time."

After leaving Jinbao Pavilion, Li Mo went up the mountain towards his master's sect.

Xiyue will arrive in a few days. He can only hide in his master's sect to avoid being harmed by Xiyue. Otherwise, he can only act with caution.

So he won't go down the mountain for the next half month or so.

In the next few days, Li Mo first familiarized himself with the Thunder Sword. Only after he was sure that he could skillfully wield it and unleash the power of the Thunder Sword as a mid-grade magical weapon did he come to the Guardian Hall again and find Tian Fen.

When Tian Fen learned the purpose of Li Mo's visit, his expression became a little solemn.

"Are you really sure you want to spend three hundred spirit stones to learn my secret technique of thunder magic?"

Li Mo nodded seriously and took out three hundred spirit stones.

"Brother Tian, ​​please give me some advice!"

Seeing Li Mo's firm attitude and placing so many spirit stones in front of him, Tian Fen thought of his current difficult situation and sighed deeply.

"As long as you're willing to take the associated risks, it's all fine. Now that I think about it, it's hard to say whether this secret technique I created is a blessing or a curse. If I hadn't used it several times before and damaged my cultivation, I might have been able to attempt to reach the tenth level of Qi training during the graduation exam. Although the chances are slim, it's worth a try. What if I succeed? Sigh."

After muttering, Tian Fen's expression gradually became serious.

"This secret technique of thunder magic is called Lei Wu Hua Ji. I created it myself after gaining some insights from a fragment of an ancient book..."

As Tian Fen slowly narrated, Li Mo's expression gradually became more and more solemn.

In order to practice this so-called Leiwu Huaji secret technique, the cultivator must first have a thunder spiritual root and a certain understanding of thunder. After that, he must master a special method of luck, and then continue to practice luck according to this method for about half a month, and gradually condense a so-called thunder crystal in the dantian.

During the process of condensing thunder crystals, your cultivation level will not be improved.

After a thunder crystal is condensed in the dantian, the magic power can be used to detonate the thunder crystal at any time when needed. The caster will instantly gain incredible magic power, speed, and strength until the thunder crystal is consumed or the caster actively interrupts the secret technique.

As for the price of performing this secret technique, the meridians will be damaged by the violent thunder spiritual power. At the very least, the person will be weak for a period of time, and at the worst, he will lose some of his magic power.

Therefore, the key to mastering the secret art of Lei Wu Hua Ji lies in its unique method of condensing thunder crystals.

This can be seen as a secret technique of collapsing and condensing magical power.

Li Mo was thoughtful after hearing this.

"Could the true purpose of the contents of that fragmented ancient book be a secret technique for breaking through bottlenecks?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Fen shook his head, unwilling to say more.

"Don't be distracted."

"it is good."

In just two days, Li Mo completely mastered the method of condensing luck crystals in the Lei Wu Hua Ji secret technique. Next, he needed to condense the thunder crystals himself.

"If you calculate the time, we should still be able to catch up with the last two days of the year-end assessment."

Think of this.

After saying goodbye to Tian Fen, Li Mo came to the Alchemy Hall.

As usual, he applied for an alchemy room and began to concentrate on condensing thunder crystals in it, hoping to condense all the thunder crystals within the last two days of the year-end assessment, using this as his trump card.

As for whether swallowing the Creation Pill can reduce the backlash after activating the Leiwu Huaji Secret Technique, it can only be determined after he personally tests it.

Before this, everything was just Li Mo's theoretical speculation.

Gradually.

Intensive thunder and static sounds were heard in the secret room. Li Mo sat cross-legged in the center of the alchemy room, concentrating on condensing the thunder crystal. Only after a complete crystal condensation cycle could he temporarily interrupt and do other things. However, this process could not be too long, otherwise the half-condensed thunder crystal would gradually dissipate.

soon.

As the evening moon in late February passed, the annual year-end assessment of the training hall officially began.

The first-year disciples were full of yearning, the second-year disciples were sharpening their knives, and the third-year disciples were nervous and solemn.

The latest news from the sect!
Starting this year, the top three students in the final examination of the third-year students of the Advanced Studies Hall will represent Lingmu Sect to go to Zhongshan State to participate in the ceasefire and friendly exchange activities between Qian State and Lu State.

During this period, not only the major sects of Qian and Lu will send outstanding disciples, but disciples from sects of some small countries will also participate.

"Exchange?"

"It seems that this time the truce has really come."

“That’s hard to say!”

"Tsk tsk, I heard that Zhongshan State was invaded by the armies of Daqian State and Lu State because of its wavering stance. It is devastated and will not be able to recover within a hundred years..."

No one can say for how many years such activities can continue.

After all, over the past hundred years, war has become the norm between Qian and Lu, and peacetime has only occupied a very small part of the time.

After all, the two sides have been holding grudges for a long time, and war may break out again at any time if there is any disturbance.

Three quarters of a hour.

Li Mo slowly opened his eyes in the secret room.

"It should be in time."

Two beams of lightning flashed across his pupils. After Li Mo ended his luck, he opened the mechanism door of the secret room and walked towards the entrance hall of the training hall.

On the way, he heard about the friendly exchanges that Qian and Lu would carry out in Zhongshan.

However, this activity only involved the disciples who were taking the final examination, so Li Mo didn't care.

(End of this chapter)