When it comes to cultivating immortality, it naturally starts with upgrading the herb garden.

Jian Zhu is at the third level of Qi Refining, still some distance from the fourth level. He has not specialized in the Daoist path, nor does he possess any magical abilities. He has a simple background, being born a mortal, and possesses excellent character, even showing some compassion for insects.

Song Chen observed Jian Zhu working in the fields from afar.

No matter how useful branding is, you still need to examine the character and background of the person who came.

Those with unclean origins will cause trouble; those with bad character will eventually bring disaster upon themselves.

Fortunately, everything about Jian Zhu is quite good, and he can even be trained as a bodyguard.

"The guard... is too tall; he's just right for a pill-refining apprentice."

Song Chen had a clear development plan for Jian Zhu.

Song Chen usually focuses on his cultivation, while Jian Zhu tends to the courtyard, so they rarely see each other.

Song Chen can endure loneliness, but Jian Zhu may not.

Most cultivators cannot bear loneliness.

When people feel lonely, they often do things beyond imagination.

Jian Zhu might do that, or she might not.

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

Song Chen called Jian Zhu over to ease his own burden, not wanting her to have any accidents or other problems.

"It would be best to find her a companion."

Jian Zhu wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the house, raised his right hand high, and laughed.

"Good morning, Senior Song!"

The latter's movements were so large that his chest trembled slightly.

Song Chen's lips twitched slightly.

At first, he thought Jian Zhu just had a good figure, but not to the point of being hot. Now it seems that the clothes in the rental apartment have a certain suppressive effect on her figure.

When Jian Zhu changed into ordinary clothes, her figure immediately became more prominent.

With a curvaceous figure, fair skin, and an radiant, sunny disposition, she exudes confidence and charm.

After three days, Song Chen was also somewhat tempted when he saw it.

"Is this woman deliberately trying to seduce me?"

Song Chen thought for a moment and realized.

However, this thought quickly vanished, since the other party was branded and completely obedient to him, and there was no possibility of disobedience or betrayal.

"We should find her some company as soon as possible."

......

Three months have passed.

For some unknown reason, Song Chen's cultivation level suddenly improved dramatically.

This phenomenon also occurs during the gradual cultivation of the Tao, and is called sudden enlightenment.

Sudden enlightenment refers to a cultivator suddenly gaining a completely new understanding of cultivation or the path of cultivation, which greatly improves their cultivation level or the realm of the path.

The path of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is tied to their cultivation level, so this enlightenment was on the Dao of Alchemy.

"Over the years, the accumulation has yielded some results!"

Song Chen was filled with emotion as countless pieces of information about alchemy flashed through his mind. Those fragmented and unconnected pieces of information were now cleverly linked together.

So that's how it is! This place should be like this!

The questions of the past are gradually being unraveled and answered, much like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

"The art of alchemy may involve killing, but it requires the right techniques—alchemy... the art of alchemy?"

Song Chen dodged a technique, a special alchemy technique.

"This is?"

Song Chen was so engrossed in the moment that he entered a deep meditative state.

After tidying up the medicinal herb field, Jian Zhu leaned back in her recliner, swaying back and forth in the breeze, her beautiful legs moving up and down, a truly captivating sight.

Her beautiful eyes gazed toward Song Chen's room.

"Senior, you're so busy! Alright! Since you're working so hard at cultivation, I can't fall behind!"

With this in mind, Jian Zhu sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Her three spiritual roots weren't bad, but she hadn't fared well because of discrimination against "inferior people." Otherwise, her cultivation wouldn't have reached this point.

At this moment, Jian Zhu was in Song Chen's cave, where the spiritual energy was abundant, no one was disturbing her, and her psychological pressure was greatly reduced. It was an ideal place for cultivation.

For a moment, she was also somewhat immersed in the progress of her own cultivation, unable to extricate herself.

After Song Chen finished his comprehension, he entered the fifth rank of alchemy.

I opened the window and looked outside.

Jian Zhu is currently cultivating.

"I've been here for a long time and haven't noticed anything unusual. I cultivate on time every day and have never asked about the herb field. Perhaps I've never tended to the herb field before and haven't noticed anything unusual about the growth of the spiritual herbs there."

Song Chen thought to himself, and relaxed his guard against Jian Zhu a little more.

......

Five more months have passed.

Song Chen intended to use a fifth-grade elixir formula.

Five months after breaking through to the fifth-grade alchemist level, he has not yet cultivated a fifth-grade pill even once.

Fifth-grade pill formulas are precious, and pills at this level mostly provide cultivation assistance to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It's either a short-term, drastic boost to one's Dao Qi, a short-term, significant improvement in comprehension, or a miraculous elixir for refining one's marrow and changing one's meridians.

The scarcity of elixir formulas may also be due to the scarcity of alchemists at this stage.

"A fifth-grade pill formula. I've never seen one at a fifth-grade auction before. It seems it will take some time to refine a fifth-grade pill to amplify my Dao Qi."

Song Chen didn't want the fifth-grade pill; he was after the Dao Qi produced by it.

Refining pills of different grades also significantly enhances one's Dao Qi.

High-grade pills produce significantly more Dao Qi than low-grade pills.

The qualitative change of a fifth-grade pill is so significant that it must be far greater than that of a fourth-grade pill.

Unfortunately, even the best things need to be available.

Song Chen shook his head, ceasing his thoughts on the matter of elixirs.

At least for now, relying on the special fourth-grade pills, the Enlightenment Pill, the cultivation speed is also very significant.

Song Chen took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil.

The door was pushed open.

It is a bamboo slip.

Dressed in a sporty outfit, she walked towards Song Chen with a smile, and naturally placed her hands on his shoulders, rubbing them.

"Senior, is cultivation tiring?"

Song Chen smiled.

"Not tired."

With this person in my life, there's a bit more style to it than before.

However, Jian Zhu would occasionally show Song Chen kindness, using her alluring body to seduce him, which was really hard to resist.

Song Chen was in his prime, not a true gentleman, and after being seduced once, he also gave in to her wonderful invitation.

That night was very moist.

It is extremely difficult for cultivators to conceive; even if they try deliberately, the failure rate is very high.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators never have children in their lifetime, and this is even more true for cultivators with higher cultivation levels.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, most people take on disciples, and it is rare for a Nascent Soul cultivator to pass on his skills to his Nascent Soul disciple, or for a son to pass on his skills to his Nascent Soul grandson.

Very, very few.

Even spells specifically designed for conception cannot guarantee it.

Song Chen enjoyed the softness behind him, his mind sweeping over Jian Zhu.

Having reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, my cultivation speed has increased considerably.

Having spent a lot of time tending to medicinal fields lately, I seem to have gained some insights into the art of medicine.

If that's the case, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let her develop in that direction.

During this time, Jian Zhu worked like a slave for Song Chen, sacrificing a lot and also buying him more time to cultivate.

Even if they didn't achieve great things, they still put in a lot of hard work.

Song Chen took out a first-grade copy of "Complete Guide to the Path of Medicine".

"Take it and cultivate diligently."

Jianzhu held the book, her face beaming with joy.

"Thank you so much for your guidance, senior!"

"If you encounter a bottleneck in your cultivation, you can also come to me, and I can lend you a hand."

Song Chen said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Jian Zhu felt as if she had been struck by happiness, and her whole body felt light and airy. She didn't even know how she left the room.

He gazed at the book in his hand and murmured to himself.

"Could this be a token of love?"

Jianzhu shook her head, went back to her room, and it took her a while to come to her senses.

"Don't overthink it. How could someone as powerful as you possibly be interested in an ugly duckling like me? I need to work even harder to stay by your side!"

With this in mind, she devoted herself to the cultivation of medicine.