Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 39 Earth Fire Refining Pills, Spirit Candle Treasure Tree!

They returned to the familiar residence of the Danfeng disciples.

Lin Chen glanced at the countdown; a new week was about to begin, with 168 hours remaining.

"I'm back again... This time I have a mission. I'll ask my master at dawn if there's a method to generate spiritual energy."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

After organizing his storage bags and nanobags, he continued his cultivation as always.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and every opportunity to improve his strength is precious to Lin Chen.

Especially during the Qi Refining stage, it is an excellent period for improving one's strength.

It wasn't until the morning that the master's voice could be heard outside the door.

"My dear disciple, after lunch, shall we go refine pills together?"

"Yes, Master!"

Lin Chen quickly finished his meal and then hurriedly cultivated for two hours.

Around noon, Han Jihai led him to the spirit field of Danfeng.

Lin Chen glanced at the empty spirit fields around him and asked in confusion:

"Master, weren't we supposed to be going to refine pills?"

Han Jihai stroked his beard and smiled:

"Excellent, today I will teach you the method of refining pills using earth fire..."

"There is a fire-based alchemy chamber on Danfeng Peak, but it's not at the summit, but at the foot of the mountain... I'll take you there myself!"

After saying that, Han Jihai waved his hand, and a spirit boat about ten feet long appeared in front of him.

This spirit boat is simple and exquisite, resembling a fisherman's small boat.

He lightly leaped onto the spirit boat, with Lin Chen following closely behind.

Immediately afterwards, Han Jihai activated his magic, and the spirit boat gradually rose and flew down towards Danfeng Peak.

The spirit boat was flying very fast. Lin Chen watched as the spirit boat flew straight down from a height of seven or eight thousand meters, and his legs trembled slightly.

Fortunately, the spirit boat stopped at the foot of Danfeng Mountain in just a few minutes.

Lin Chen barely managed to disembark from the spirit boat, still feeling a bit palpitations.

Damn, flying down from seven or eight thousand meters in the air, that's terrifying!

Han Jihai rarely saw Lin Chen make a fool of himself, so he laughed and said:

"Little Chen, you can't be afraid of heights... Once you reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, I'll give you a flying artifact, and then you'll be able to fly on it!"

"Really!?"

Lin Chen was secretly pleased and vowed to overcome his fear of heights.

Han Jihai activated a hidden door, revealing a long and deep tunnel leading to even deeper underground.

The stairs in the tunnel continued downwards, and the surrounding air grew increasingly scorching.

After walking for a while, Lin Chen's forehead was already sweating from the heat.

Han Jihai smiled upon seeing this:

"Years ago, I created a fire pit at the foot of Dan Peak... Fire is born from heaven and earth, so it is naturally quite hot."

"Activate your true essence and magical power for protection; we're almost at the Earth Fire Alchemy Chamber."

After hearing this, Lin Chen activated his magical power and true essence for protection, and indeed felt his body cool down considerably.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they came to a ten-zhang-square-meter alchemy chamber made of earth fire.

It was surrounded by mountain walls, inlaid with luminous pearls that emitted a faint glow.

In the center of the alchemy room was an array that emitted a scorching heat.

Han Jihai flicked his finger, and flames burst forth from the formation, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.

"Chen'er, before the beast fire is available, you can use this earth fire to refine pills."

"Refining pills with earth fire uses less spiritual energy, but controlling the flame temperature is a bit more difficult..."

Han Jihai gave Lin Chen a brief explanation, and then began the long process of refining pills.

Several hours passed quickly.

While watching Han Jihai refine pills, Lin Chen also assisted him.

My understanding of alchemy gradually deepened.

As darkness fell, Lin Chen followed his master back to Danfeng.

During the meal, Lin Chen asked Han Jihai:

"Master, the spiritual energy within our Changchun Sect seems much denser than at the foot of the mountain... Is it due to the formation?"

Han Jihai nodded after hearing this:

"That's right. Our Changchun Sect is built on a spiritual vein, and the sect's array masters have set up a spirit-gathering array to gather the spiritual energy within a hundred miles and bring it to the mountain gate."

"Therefore, the cultivation speed of inner disciples on the mountain is naturally more than twice as fast as that at the foot of the mountain..."

Lin Chen's eyes flickered after hearing this. He pretended to think for a moment, then casually asked:

"Master, what about barren lands devoid of spiritual energy... can spirit-gathering arrays still be used?"

"Of course it is possible, it just costs more spirit stones! If it's just setting up a spirit-gathering array in a small area, the cost of spirit stones won't be much."

After a pause, Han Jihai continued:

"But if we were to set up a spirit-gathering array covering tens or even hundreds of miles, the amount of spirit stones required would be enormous!"

Lin Chen sighed inwardly after hearing this.

If we rely on spirit stones to set up a spirit-gathering array to supply the cultivation of martial artists in the Great Xia Kingdom, how many spirit stones would it cost?

So he asked again:

"Master, besides the spirit-gathering array... are there any other ways to generate spiritual energy in barren land?"

"There is a way, of course..."

Han Jihai squinted and recalled:

"Legend has it that countless years ago, the area around Changchun Gate where we are located was a barren land. Later, a Nascent Soul cultivator moved mountains and filled seas, bringing a spiritual vein here so that it would be suitable for cultivators to practice..."

"Besides spiritual veins, there are also rare plants and spiritual objects in the world that can generate spiritual energy."

"For example, the Companion Grass, and the legendary Spirit Candle Tree!"

Lin Chen timely revealed a look of doubt and admiration, "Master, you are truly knowledgeable!"

"Haha, my good disciple, if you lived to my age, you would also know about these rumors!"

Looking at Lin Chen's adoring gaze, Han Jihai said somewhat lightly:

"Companion grass is quite common. I have some planted in my spirit field. I'll take you to identify it tomorrow."

"But that Spirit Candle Tree, it's the legendary wondrous tree of heaven and earth!"

Han Jihai's eyes held a hint of longing.

"Legend has it that the Spirit Candle Tree takes a thousand years to mature, and after that, it takes thirty years to sprout leaves, another thirty years to bloom, and another thirty years to bear fruit..."

"A ripe Spirit Candle Fruit resembles a white jade candle in shape and melts in the mouth... Consuming it is greatly beneficial to cultivation!"

"And the Spirit Candle Tree itself is equally extraordinary! Within a thousand miles of its tree, the spiritual energy is abundant, like a blessed land..."

Lin Chen felt a slight stirring in his heart upon hearing this.

This spirit candle tree is the treasure he has been longing for!

As long as we can bring this tree back to Great Xia, why worry about it lacking spiritual energy?

……

For the next two days, Lin Chen followed Han Jihai to learn about alchemy and medicine identification.

After seeing the Companion Grass, Han Jihai also gave him a small bag of Companion Grass seeds.

According to Han Jihai, this herb is vigorous and can generate a faint spiritual energy.

If the quantity is limited, it will be difficult to supply cultivation, but if accumulated, it can even become the main source of spiritual energy for immortal sects.

Just like Changchun Sect, each elder's cave dwelling is planted with some spirit-accompanying herbs.

"This thing is something the Great Xia Kingdom has always dreamed of..." Lin Chen murmured, looking at the dozens of seeds in the bag.

He carefully preserved the seeds, hoping that if the technology of the Xia Kingdom could be used to cultivate the spirit-accompanying grass, there would be hope for the birth of spiritual energy!

……

On the morning of the fourth day after arriving in the cultivation world, Lin Chen finished his cultivation and felt his physical fitness had been enhanced once again.

Just now, he took another Marrow Cleansing Pill, and his Qi and Blood value officially reached 39 points!

"I'm getting closer and closer to the samurai level. My punching power is probably no less than 1800 kilograms now, right?"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

As far as he knew, the standard strength of a samurai was 2000 kilograms, and his peak running speed was no less than 35 meters per second.

Lin Chen is getting closer and closer to this standard.

After breakfast, Lin Chen worked in the fields with his master.

Han Jihai was getting old, and after working for a while, he wanted to slack off and lean against the shade of a tree to drink tea and eat fruit.

He gazed at Lin Chen's retreating figure and suddenly said:

"Chen'er, why do I feel like you've grown so much taller? It's only been a short time... how come you seem so much stronger?"

Lin Chen paused slightly after hearing this.

In just over a month, he advanced from a martial apprentice to a high-level martial artist, and his health points nearly quadrupled!

Such an improvement in physical fitness naturally made him look a bit stronger.

"Cough cough, maybe he grew taller because he ate well in the mountains?"

Lin Chen broke out in a cold sweat and tried to brush it off.

Han Jihai didn't think much of it, and simply nodded:

"That's true, you're at the age where you're growing..."

"I initially thought you had practiced some kind of body-refining technique!"

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing Han Jihai's words, he suddenly thought of something.

"Wait... a body-refining technique!?"

(End of this chapter)