Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 40: Embracing the Elixir and Rejuvenating the Elixir
Lin Le picked up the three booklets and flipped through them.

One book is a cultivation method for refining Qi using the Five Yin Techniques; another explains the true method of refining ghost artifacts; and the last book is a manual on how to raise ghosts.

Lin Le flipped through it, then took out a tinderbox and burned it. This kind of harmful thing should not exist.

Then Lin Le tried using the storage bag. Just by inputting Yang energy, Lin Le felt a different space. After trying it a few times, Lin Le skillfully put away the gold, silver and valuables, and also sorted out the pills.

Speaking of pills, Lin Le seemed to remember something, took out the unknown pill he had obtained from Liao Dong and showed it to Qing Li, asking, "What kind of pill is this?"

"True Essence Pill, it replenishes True Qi, it would be a waste for you to take it." Qingli glanced at it and said, "Give it to me."

Lin Le tossed the True Essence Pill directly to Qing Li without any reluctance: "Then give me a few drops of your blood?"

A look of confusion appeared in Qingli's eyes: "What do you want my blood for?"

"Eat, what else can I do?" Lin Le shrugged. "Your blood should be quite nourishing for me."

Qingli hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat reluctantly, "Then open your mouth."

Lin Le opened his mouth, and then he saw Qing Li stick out her snake tongue and touch his mouth. After that, he felt a cold liquid roll down his throat and into his stomach.

'Could this be considered kissing a snake?' Lin Le suddenly pondered this question.

But he soon ran out of energy to think about the problem.

The liquid, once inside my stomach, released astonishing heat, like ignited oil, making me feel as if my stomach was being burned through.

With the flow of blood and qi, Lin Le immediately began to digest that drop of blood.

His body felt like a furnace, and his blood and energy burned away the last bit of Lin Le's flesh.

The red light illuminated Lin Le completely until the last dark spot between his eyebrows was erased. Lin Le's blood energy automatically surged into his heart, forming a solidified blood pill.

Qi and blood embrace the elixir, success!

A sense of joy rose in Lin Le's heart; he had finally laid a solid foundation in the art of spiritual cultivation.

He looked around and found that he was not in the Cai residence, but in the Liu residence.

Qingli said at the wellhead, "There were cultivators coming from over there, so I brought you here first."

"Oh, thank you," Lin Le said gratefully.

"You're welcome," Qingli said with a smile, then asked with some curiosity, "Did you just achieve the Core Formation stage?"

"Yes." Lin Le nodded.

Qingli couldn't help but crane her neck: "This is too fast! When I first met you, you were only a second-level martial artist, right?"

"I have a special constitution that allows me to perfectly digest all kinds of resources," Lin Le said. "That's why I've progressed so quickly."

This cannot be explained by perfect digestion.

Qingli squinted but then returned to normal. Lin Le had her own secrets, and so did she. There was no need to pry.

It pretended to realize something and nodded: "Is that so? Then you can take this bottle of pills."

"What is this?" Lin Le asked, taking the pill with a puzzled expression.

“Huangya Dan,” Qingli said. “It’s that cultivator’s pill. Generally, it’s given to cultivators in the Yellow Court stage of Qi Refining. But your physique is extraordinary, so you might be able to digest it. That way, your Qi Induction cultivation should be able to reach perfection.”

As for the limit of Qi cultivation, Qingli felt that Lin Le didn't have much hope.

Huang Tingdao's first step is to select those with qualifications, but later on, he doesn't actually value qualifications, but rather their comprehension.

On the contrary, the Lingtai Dao can be practiced even if one has little aptitude in the first step, but the further one progresses, the more aptitude is required.

Therefore, Lin Le's physical cultivation can reach its limit, and his blood and qi can be combined into a core, but as for the limit of qi cultivation, the step of jade liquid returning to the core is very uncertain.

"Oh." Lin Le took the yellow bud pill.

"Oh, right, here's this for you." Qingli returned the reinforced tiger bone gun to Lin Le.

After being reforged, the tiger bone spear had a pale white luster, looking as if it were made of bone, except for the spearhead, which looked like metal.

Lin Le weighed it in his hand and found it to be more convenient than before.

"Do you want me to protect you?" Qingli asked. "Thank you for your trouble." After saying that, Lin Le swallowed a Huangya Dan.

The Qi-Gathering Technique operates spontaneously, digesting the Yellow Sprout Pill.

Lin Le used his internal supernatural powers to examine the spoils of destroying the Cai family.

Currently, there are 142 points of merit in the human realm, 12 points of merit in the earth realm, and 54 points of merit in the killing karma.

Cai Xiuyong had two ghosts on him. One was killed by Lin Le, and the other was exorcised by Lin Le on the spot, so he gained ten points of earthly merit.

With a thought, the earthy yellow lotus seeds evaporated.

In a year, Lin Le first tried refining his soul, but it didn't work. Then he tried combining his power, but that didn't work either. Finally, he tried the Golden Light Divine Mantra and found that he could practice it.

However, Lin Le did not practice the Golden Light Divine Mantra. Instead, he diligently cultivated the Qi Gathering Technique until his Qi Sea was perfected and he achieved the Jade Elixir Return to the Core.

When Lin Le regained consciousness, he felt the medicinal power of the Huangya Dan that he had just digested being frantically absorbed by his Qi Sea.

One Huangya Dan after another was swallowed, leaving Qingli standing to the side stunned, fearing that Lin Le might overeat and kill himself.

If it hadn't sensed that Lin Le's breathing was steady and that he was getting stronger at a consistent rate, it would have stopped Lin Le from this suicidal act long ago.

After digesting all five Yellow Sprout Pills, Lin Le felt a sense of harmony emanating from his Qi Sea.

The Jade Elixir is complete!

This thought popped into Lin Le's mind.

Compared to the limit of body refinement, Lin Le actually understands the limit of Qi elicitation better, because it is mentioned in the Qi Gathering Technique.

There is actually a fifth step in the four steps of Qi cultivation, namely the Jade Liquid Elixir, which involves refining Qi into a pseudo-elixir. That is the true ultimate foundation.

By opening the Yellow Court Secret Realm in this way, not only will the secret realm be expanded to ten zhang, but a bit of spirituality will also be born.

That spirituality can combine with all things to create a natal magical artifact, which can grow together with its master, making it the best choice for a protective treasure.

"Your Qi Sea is complete?" Qingli blinked and asked.

"It's complete, and the Jade Elixir has been restored." Lin Le got up and stretched.

"Jade Elixir?!" Qingli suddenly raised her voice, "How is that possible!"

"Why is it impossible?" Lin Le retorted.

Qingli straightened her neck and said, "To obtain the Jade Liquid Elixir, you must first achieve the Great Perfection of your cultivation method and comprehend the power of momentum to suppress the qi."

"You mean momentum?" Lin Le swung his fist at Qing Li, and the air suddenly distorted, as if steamed by high temperature. "Is it like this?"

Qingli froze, realizing that what she had just done was undoubtedly the power of fire.

"You grasped it a long time ago. When did you grasp it?" Qingli asked.

"The day before yesterday, I think," Lin Le said.

The day before yesterday? Qingli recalled that was when it had just dropped Lin Le off in Qinghu Town.

"Did you learn this in battle?" Qingli asked.

"Hmm." Lin Le pondered for a moment, "More or less."

Qingli looked Lin Le up and down: "Do you possess some kind of Battle Saint Body or Battle King Treasure Body? Only those with this kind of physique can exhibit such a performance."

"If only there were such a thing." Lin Le shrugged. "I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. I could just find a powerful sect to follow."

"That's true." Qingli nodded.

Lin Le glanced at the sky and realized it was already evening.

"Take me back to the Cai residence again; I have some things to take care of," Lin Le said to Qing Li.

"Okay." Qingli didn't ask why and left with Lin Le.

(End of this chapter)