Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Improving Spiritual Root Aptitude

"Wanmei, is that really the good-for-nothing cousin you were talking about?"

Even after leaving Baidantang, Zhou Jing still looked incredulous.

He had heard many embarrassing stories about Wu Fan from Wu Xiaowan, and he simply couldn't connect that good-for-nothing with the resident alchemist of Bai Dan Tang.

"I don't know what happened either..."

Wu Xiaowan was also not fully recovered, but the facts before her eyes left her no choice but to believe it.

From childhood, she looked down on her cousin, thinking he was unrealistic and lacked self-awareness.

But now, he has actually become a resident alchemist at Bai Dan Tang.

No, even if he has some talent in alchemy, his spiritual root aptitude is what it is. He probably just forced himself to reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining by consuming a large number of pills.

This kind of forced growth will certainly not lead to much progress in the future.

Wu Xiaowan could only comfort herself in this way, which made her feel a little better.

After calming herself down, she looked up at Zhou Jing and said with a smile, "Jinglang, let's go back first."

"it is good."

Zhou Jing took her hand and agreed, but in his heart he became more and more curious about Wu Fan, secretly thinking about how to get closer to him in the future.

Wu Xiaowan stepped forward, took his arm, and softly instructed, "You mustn't be so impulsive like today again, okay?"

"Okay, I'll do whatever Wanmei says."

Zhou Jing felt the warmth and softness in her arms, and a surge of heat rose from his lower abdomen. He grinned at her and said, "Husband will definitely be more careful in the future. Tonight... I'll leave everything to you."

"Ugh, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Wu Xiaowan reached out and pinched his waist, her cheeks instantly turning red. She said shyly in a low voice, "You said it yourself..."

......

More than two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Beneath the spirit-gathering array in the second-floor residence of Baidan Hall, Wu Fan's fire-attribute magic power was rapidly circulating through his limbs and bones, his blood seemed to boil, and a warm sensation emanated from him, as if he had taken a powerful tonic.

He dared not delay and immediately activated the Crimson Fire Technique, guiding his magical power to flow along the established meridians of the technique.

A quarter of an hour later, the boiling blood and qi gradually calmed down. Wu Fan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, circled his hands to finish his exercise, and a hint of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

"It would have taken some time to achieve perfection, and forcing a breakthrough with pills is ultimately a bit of a stretch."

He felt the Qi Refining Level 5 mana within his body had stabilized, and a smile appeared on his lips. "However, once the realm is broken through, the mana may be slightly unstable, but I can slowly refine it later. Besides, with this level of cultivation, I will have more power to protect myself during this appointment."

Wu Fan remained vigilant after his previous experience of being robbed and killed by Wang Yan.

Several years ago, when Li Buhui sent an invitation to a small gathering, the relationship between the Bai and Deng families was tense, and news of disciples being injured in battles was frequently reported, making the market and surrounding areas uneasy. So he and Niu Dazhuang politely declined.

The situation has suddenly changed. For some unknown reason, the Bai and Deng families have suddenly stopped fighting, as if they have shaken hands and made peace.

Regardless of whether the Deng family was responsible for the deaths of those dozens of Lingnong, there should be an explanation in the open. However, both families seem to have completely forgotten about it, as if it never happened.

The lives of low-level cultivators are ultimately ignored, which is quite sad to think about.

But this is good news for Wu Fan.

Only when the world is at peace can he cultivate in Yunxi Market in peace.

Now that the two races are at peace, and I have broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, I can naturally go to the appointment with peace of mind.

Lost in thought, Wu Fan couldn't help but sigh.

I have been at Baidantang for nearly seventeen years and am now almost twenty-six years old.

After years of reflection, he can finally be considered a qualified resident alchemist.

He can now refine three kinds of first-grade mid-level pills.

In addition to the original Spirit Gathering Pill, two more have been improved in the past two years.

One type is Huangya Dan, which has a mild medicinal effect and is suitable for cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining to nourish their mana. It is even more effective when taken with Juling Dan.

Another type is the Qi-replenishing pill, which can quickly replenish spiritual energy and is an essential item for cultivators when they go out to fight.

However, of these three types of pills, only the Spirit Gathering Pill can be consistently refined into high-quality pills; the other two can only produce ordinary quality pills.

Fortunately, based on his experience of conditioning himself with Huangya Dan and Juling Dan over the past few months, and combined with the spiritual energy requirements for reaching the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining, he estimated that he should be able to reach the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining before the age of thirty.

Whether he can break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining is unknown.

Even for such a minor breakthrough, it's not uncommon to be stuck for a year or two.

But thinking about these things now is useless. When you really reach a bottleneck, you can break through with the help of elixirs.

Thinking of this, Wu Fan closed his eyes again, focusing on consolidating his newly broken-through Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation.

......

A few days later, at dawn, as the sun rose, Niu Dazhuang's shouts rang out from outside the door: "Brother Wu, Brother Wu, it's time to set off!"

Wu Fan opened the door and came out, asking with a hint of curiosity, "Why are you here so early? Did you set off for Yunxi Market in the middle of the night?"

You should know that Yunxi Market is more than 200 miles away from the Bai family's territory. Even riding a semi-spirit beast or spirit horse, it would take nearly two hours to get there. He originally thought that Niu Dazhuang would arrive at noon.

"It's because I haven't seen Angkor Wat in so long, I missed you! So I set off before dawn."

Niu Dazhuang chuckled, his eyes fixed intently on Wu Fan, clearly waiting for the other to notice his change.

Wu Fan immediately released his spiritual sense to scan the area and quickly realized that Niu Dazhuang was already close to the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining. He estimated that in another six months, he would be able to try to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

With his low-grade spiritual root, this speed is already considered extremely fast, which means he must have received a lot of rewards from the Bai family.

"Wow, Dazhuang, you're almost catching up with me."

Wu Fan saw through his desire to show off at a glance and teased him with a smile.

No matter how old a man is, he will always have a competitive spirit.

Before he finished speaking, he subtly released his spiritual power, revealing his cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"Brother Wu, you actually broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

Niu Dazhuang was shocked. When they met two months ago, the other party was at the same level as him. This progress is too fast.

His cultivation level had improved so quickly only after he had his third child. The Bai family rewarded him with many pills for his contributions to the clan's birth control plan. He had spent the last few months cultivating, except for eating, drinking, and sleeping. He never expected that he would still be left behind by Wu Fan.

Seeing his dejected and wilted appearance, Wu Fan laughed heartily: "Don't be discouraged. I barely broke through this time thanks to pills, so my breakthrough isn't solid at all. How about we make a bet and see who breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining first?"

After saying that, he took out a medicine bottle from his storage bag and handed it over: "Haven't you always wanted a premium Spirit Gathering Pill? Consider this bottle a 100-day celebration gift for your third child."

Niu Dazhuang immediately put on a sly look, took the medicine bottle, and said happily, "Haha, I knew Brother Wu was good to me! I'll definitely catch up with you next time!"

Looking at him like this, Wu Fan couldn't help but chuckle to himself: It seems that his sister-in-law is indeed amazing, she has actually trained Niu Dazhuang, who is honest and simple, to learn the trick of feigning shyness and foolishness.