Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

"It hasn't been long, and it's already improved again... Is this what a pre-third-tier demon beast is like?"

His face showed undisguised amazement; in just over a year, the spirit pet's cultivation had actually caught up with its master's.

But looking at the bluebird on his shoulder, Wang Xuan had no choice but to admit defeat.

Because these are demonic beasts, this is their innate talent.

Even with the same aptitude, they can realize their potential faster than human cultivators, until they approach the level of their bloodline or become a third-tier great demon.

If it weren't for the shackles of bloodline also restricting their path to breaking through limitations, high-level bloodlines would find it even more difficult to reproduce.

It is likely that the world today is still dominated by demons, and humans will not become the mainstream of the cultivation world.

It can only be said that the way of Heaven is constant. Apart from the legendary Holy Spirit who is born and nurtured by Heaven, there is no reason in the world to take advantage of others.

"Superior bloodline, Azure Shadow Sparrow."

"A flying sparrow-like monster with wood and wind attributes, renowned throughout the world for its speed."

"He was born with two great bloodline talents: 'Lightness' and 'Shadow Splitting'."

"The former can make their weight and aura almost non-existent, making it difficult for those of the same level to detect their existence."

"The latter can differentiate into afterimages that are almost identical to the original body, to confuse the enemy at crucial moments."

"Killing without a trace, coming and going without a trace."

"With the growth rate of a superior bloodline, it won't take more than a few years for it to smoothly enter the late stage of the first tier, and its combat power may even surpass that of a rogue cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining. Only when it enters the second tier will its growth rate gradually slow down."

"In the process of improving one's cultivation, one can awaken several practical spells and talents... There is no need to practice like humans do."

"With it by my side, my safety is somewhat guaranteed."

Overjoyed, Wang Xuan obviously wouldn't mind that the Azure Shadow Sparrow, which he named "Azure Bird," surpassed him in cultivation, as his natal spirit beast.

When Qingniao truly begins his attempt to reach the second tier, he will undoubtedly have already prepared the second-tier origin, which can help him further elevate his bloodline.

Earth-grade bloodline... Before the third rank, almost no human would be foolish enough to compete with a demon beast with a high-rank bloodline in terms of growth speed, with only a few long-lived species like turtles being exceptions.

Once it grows up, Wang Xuan will be able to completely get rid of the problem of low combat power in the early stage, and even sweep across the same realm, with few rivals.

"No, this is just the beginning."

"I'll buy another protective artifact later and upgrade my defense to ensure my safety."

"Then we can prepare for the potential turmoil that may befall the sect."

"Danger can also be an opportunity... and as long as you are well prepared and have the strength, there is no danger, only opportunity."

"Second-tier essence blood, complete inheritance... I could only obtain it relatively easily when I was still in the sect."

With a slight smile, she fed the bluebird a low-grade first-level spirit-feeding pill.

That's what they say, but from various perspectives, Wang Xuan really hoped to cultivate in peace.

However, as Qi Refining cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world, they often have no choice.

Such unpredictable changes within the sect have always been a thorn in his side.

I cannot have peace of mind until the disease is eradicated.

……

In the alchemy room of the Linzhang branch of Baiyun Mountain.

The ground was ablaze with fire, and the aroma of medicine was rich.

Sitting cross-legged in front of a mid-grade magic artifact-level alchemy furnace, Wang Xuan formed hand seals.

As the hand seals shifted, magical power combined with spiritual awareness harmonized the medicinal properties, balancing heat and cold, and condensing the elixir.

Generally speaking, apart from foundation-building pills and spirit-ascension pills, which require very high medicinal strength to break through to the next level, the theoretical number of pills produced per batch of most spirit pills exceeds twelve. The final number of pills produced depends on the alchemist's skill level.

Theoretically, one batch of Spirit-Feeding Pills he is currently refining would yield twenty-four pills.

After all, this kind of pill is meant for demonic beasts, so the requirements for its fineness are not that high. Therefore, among the first-tier spiritual pills recorded in the [Baiyang Pill Book], it is one of the more productive types.

wow...

Several hours passed quickly, and with a low creaking sound, the flames in the furnace gradually subsided.

At a certain moment, Wang Xuan's fingers and palms changed, and the Elixir-Gathering Seal Technique was instantly altered.

bang——

As the word "open" was uttered, the furnace lid naturally lifted, and thirteen elixirs flew into the palm of the hand.

Eight of them were perfectly round and had a subtle fragrance, while the remaining five had some gray marks, which were traces of excessive erysipelas.

"Eight genuine Tier 1 low-grade Spirit Feeding Pills and five substandard ones. This time, the performance was not bad."

"Although demonic beasts are not as concerned about the poison of pills as humans, it's still best not to feed Xiaoqing pills of this level."

"As its cultivation level increases, my alchemy skills have already progressed more slowly... I can't feed it inferior pills since I don't have any mid-grade first-level pills to feed it."

"Fortunately, before it breaks through to the late stage of the first tier, my alchemy skills should be able to improve further..."

Nodding secretly, Wang Xuan placed the genuine and inferior pills separately.

A batch of pills has a success rate of over 50%, and most of them are genuine.

This level of alchemy skill is already more than sufficient for minor mastery, qualifying one to become a first-tier alchemist officially recognized by the sect.

However, Wang Xuan was aware of his own level. He had not actually studied the lower-grade first-order section of the "White Yang Elixir Book" thirty times, and had not yet reached the level of minor mastery.

However, besides gaining insights from the Dao Fruit, Wang Xuan himself could also gain experience from the process of alchemy.

Although limited by talent, the speed of progress is far slower than that of directly comprehending concepts.

However, the difference is still noticeable in pills like the Spirit-Feeding Pill, which are produced in larger quantities.

Strictly speaking, if you include the seven or eight kinds of pills he frequently refines, he is now a genuine, officially recognized alchemist.

However, it will inevitably take some time to comprehend the first-tier, mid-grade part of the alchemy manual.

"At most another year... As my alchemy skills improve, the number of pills that can be made from the same medicinal herbs is also increasing, and the amount of demon beast blood obtained in return is also increasing."

"It won't be long before I can comprehend the next stage of alchemy."

"However, after a while, the transaction with the Han family will require us to exchange the reward for spirit stones."

"Buying the essence blood of low-level monsters over a long period of time will always arouse suspicion. Once Xiaoqing advances to the late stage of the first rank, I can go out and buy it myself."

Wang Xuan silently calculated that within three years, advancing his alchemy skills and upgrading his spirit pets should not be a problem.

At this moment, he only hoped that the sect could exist for a longer time, otherwise, without the free supply of medicinal herbs, he would not be able to be as wealthy and powerful as he is now.

Putting aside other things, wild demon beasts can capture other demon beasts for food, while domesticated ones can only grow by being fed elixirs.

However, once the sect's supplies are cut off, this alone could bankrupt an ordinary rogue cultivator.

Even ordinary sect cultivators simply cannot afford to raise their own spirit beasts.