Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

After seeing Chen Yi's refusal, Wu Tingting stopped insisting, chatted for a few more minutes, and then turned and left.

Looking at the lively scene next door, Chen Yi couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

He sighed inwardly, then got up and returned to his room.

Chen Yi immediately returned to his room, boiled water, poured it into a wooden tub, took off his clothes, and jumped into the tub for a bath.

"Phew, that feels good." Chen Yi exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling as if every pore on his body had opened up.

Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep leaning against the wooden tub.

When Chen Yi opened his eyes, he found that two or three hours had passed and the hot water in the wooden tub had cooled down.

After drying himself off, Chen Yi immediately returned to his room to rest.

The next day, at noon.

The dazzling sunlight shone on Chen Yi, and he slowly opened his eyes, only to realize that he had slept for a day and a night.

Chen Yi felt refreshed and comfortable all over, and his cultivation level even increased slightly.

He immediately went to the backyard to check on the spirit insects and the spirit field.

The remaining warm jade red rice has matured, some of the iron fire ant colonies have grown into mature forms, and a small number have mutated.

Chen Yi carefully examined the situation of the fire ant colony. All the fire ants had become mature, and a small number had mutated, but no queen had yet emerged.

The number of Azure Spirit Devouring Insects is slowly recovering, but it will take some time to return to its previous size.

Chen Yi took out a breeding bag containing fire crystal insect eggs.

Fire crystal is a supportive spirit insect that can improve the soil and accelerate the maturation of fire-attribute spirit rice.

He immediately set about building the insect enclosure, placed the fire crystal insect eggs inside, and used insect control techniques to establish a connection with them.

The fire crystal worms take about half a month to hatch, so Chen Yi wasn't in a hurry.

He took out Fire Essence Jade, pills, and other items from his storage bag, intending to activate the Supreme Lord Laozi's Blessing.

The next moment, a golden light instantly enveloped the offerings, and several lines of golden characters popped up before his eyes.

[Blessed by the immortals, the shrine descends upon the world]

[Blessing of the Supreme Lord Laozi (Tier 1): Success rate of refining Tier 1 pills +20%, pill production +20%]

[Exclusive Passive: Reduced consumption of herbs for refining, and significantly enhanced control over the furnace fire]

The initial blessing is much more effective and lasts for one month.

In an instant, a golden shrine appeared and floated in front of Chen Yi.

Inside the shrine stood an old man dressed in white robes, holding a whisk.

He was surrounded by auspicious seven-colored clouds, and behind him was the phantom of an alchemy furnace.

"So that's how it is, Lao Tzu!" Chen Yi thought to himself with delight.

The effects of Laozi's blessings are simple, clear, and powerful.

The exclusive passive skill perfectly matches Chen Yi's expectations. The two aspects of herb consumption and furnace fire control alone can greatly enhance the alchemist's alchemy ability and level.

Upon seeing the words "the effect of the first blessing is greatly enhanced," Chen Yi immediately took out the prepared medicinal herbs and spiritual plants.

These medicinal herbs and spiritual plants are the materials for refining the Yellow Jade Pill, and he had prepared them in abundance long ago.

Chen Yi immediately took out the alchemy furnace and began to use his fire control technique to refine the Yellow Jade Pill.

The furnace was opened, and flames rose from within. Chen Yi used his spiritual energy to draw the herbs into the furnace and immediately focused all his attention on controlling the fire to refine the pills.

Time flies.

For the past month, Chen Yi has been focused on refining pills in his room.

At this moment, a unique fragrance permeated Chen Yi's room and the campus.

The courtyard gate creaked open, and Chen Yi walked out of the room.

His clothes were covered in dust and ash, making him look quite disheveled, but a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief; he had been refining pills for the past month.

The effects of the first blessing are greatly enhanced, and Chen Yi naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

In the past month, he has successfully refined elixirs such as the Yellow Jade Pill, the Pure Essence Pill, and the Silver Marrow Pill.

The Yellow Jade Pill is a first-tier elixir, the best elixir for cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining. The required herbs and spiritual plants are expensive, so Chen Yi reluctantly prepared a large quantity.

This time, he successfully refined over a hundred Yellow Jade Pills.

He refined more than a dozen Qingyuan Pills for detoxification and healing, and thirty or forty Yinsui Pills for body tempering.

These three pills were all made by him for the first time, and he was able to successfully make them thanks to the greatly enhanced effect of the first blessing.

Otherwise, even with his talent, it would take him at least half a year to refine it.

Chen Yi put the pills into his storage bag, feeling extremely tired.

He had been refining pills all day, and was naturally exhausted both physically and mentally. Chen Yi returned to his room to rest for a while before beginning his secluded cultivation, hoping to reach the perfect sixth level of Qi Refining.

Just as Chen Yi was about to rest, his senior brother Wu Yifeng's communication jade slip lit up.

He looked puzzled and immediately picked up the jade slip, channeling a wisp of spiritual energy into it.

"Junior brother, Sun Huo wants to see you alone."

He asked you to meet him at Qingyu Teahouse tomorrow; there must be something going on. That guy seems alright, but don't agree to anything he asks for easily.

Chen Yi looked at the inner cylinder that appeared on the jade slip and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

He and Sun Huo had traveled together to the Antarctic Fire Plains, and he had a good impression of him. This person was calm and composed, and quite talented in formations and cultivation.

However, Chen Yi did not expect that the other party would want to see him for something.

After a moment's thought, he decided to meet the other party. After all, his senior brother knew this person very well, and making friends with a young Foundation Establishment stage array master would also benefit Chen Yi himself.

Chen Yi returned to his room to rest and recover his energy.

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Yi pushed open the courtyard gate and walked out, just in time to see Wu Tingting from next door coming out.

Out of politeness, Chen Yi greeted the other person.

He flashed and quickly headed towards Qingyu Teahouse.

A moment later, Chen Yi appeared at the entrance of Qingyu Teahouse. He had the waiter prepare a private room for Sun Huo.

Half an hour later, the door to the private room was opened.

The waiter led Sun Huo into the private room, and the latter immediately told the waiter to leave and then set up an isolation formation.

"Brother Sun, we meet again."

"What brings you here?" Chen Yi asked first.

Sun Huo smiled calmly, sat down opposite Chen Yi, and said:

"I've come here to ask if you still have any pale gold powder."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Chen Yi's eyes, and he answered truthfully:

"Not now, I've run out of all the pale gold powder I have."

"If you want it, you may have to wait a while."

Upon hearing this, Sun Huo's face lit up with joy, and he smiled slightly:

"Waiting a while is fine. These pale golden scales should be the product of some kind of spirit insect."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi felt a chill run down his spine. He did not respond directly to the matter but instead made up an excuse to brush it off.

Sun Huo smiled calmly, picked up the teacup, and drank the tea in one gulp.

He noticed the wariness on Chen Yi's face and slowly said:

"Brother Chen, there is actually another matter I wish to discuss with you today."

"You are not only a formation master, but you must also have a talent for controlling insects."