Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Thinking to himself, Lu Fan drew a small knife from his waist, cut the pill in half, and then threw it all into the pill furnace.

hum.

With a flash of strange light, the pill really did turn into two!

Staring in disbelief at this scene, Lu Fan had a bold guess in his mind: this magical alchemy furnace seemed to be able to repair everything!

Whether it's his crippled leg or spirit stones and pills, throwing them in will restore it!

"This Qi-stabilizing pill is a rare commodity. If it can be mass-produced, not only will I not starve, but I might even be able to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining!" Lu Fan's face showed joy.

After all, he had been bullied a lot during his ten-plus years in the Dao Sect. How humble could he be? Well, let's put it this way: even a dog in the sect would dare to bark at Lu Fan, and Lu Fan couldn't bark back.

If one can cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining using the alchemy furnace, even if one only manages to obtain the title of an elite outer disciple, at least one will no longer be bullied by fellow disciples.

With hope in his heart, Lu Fan felt that life had a purpose. He then cut the two pills into four pieces and threw them all in.

In the blink of an eye, the four Qi-stabilizing pills turned into eight!

Lu Fan continued in this manner, and after several repetitions, the original one Qi-stabilizing pill turned into a total of one hundred and twenty-eight pills!

It should be noted that a normal outer sect disciple can only receive one Qi-stabilizing pill every six months. Although Lu Fan can also receive one, it is clear that he has nothing to do with any of the sect's offerings and benefits.

For example, the monthly offering of spirit stones rarely reached him; they were usually taken by Yan Ruyu or other senior brothers.

As for the Qi-stabilizing pill, it was directly confiscated by Steward Ma, and Lu Fan couldn't even smell it. According to them, it would be a complete waste for Lu Fan to have the pill in his hands.

Actually, they weren't wrong. First of all, these mixed spirits of the five elements are simply difficult to cultivate.

For ordinary single-spiritual-root and dual-spiritual-root cultivators, only one or two Qi-stabilizing pills are needed during cultivation.

But Lu Fan is different. To break through, he needs to take five pills at a time, and with the difficulty of having a mutated mixed spiritual root, he needs to take twice as many.

That means taking ten Qi-stabilizing pills at once. Such a consumption is something that most sects cannot afford.

Even if you can afford to raise them, the resources required after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage are astronomical.

With these resources, the sect would have already trained more than a dozen disciples with dual spiritual roots.

"With these pills, I might be able to steadily enter the tenth level of Qi Refining," Lu Fan said, looking at the pills in front of him with a silly grin.

The Qi Refining stage is divided into ten levels. Most ordinary cultivators choose to establish their foundation at the tenth level. Theoretically speaking, the higher the Qi Refining stage level, the better the foundation. There is no upper limit; you can cultivate to the hundredth level of Qi Refining without any problem.

However, this also has a drawback.

After the tenth level, the required pills increase with each subsequent level. Most cultivators choose to establish their foundation at the tenth or thirteenth level, since the demand for pills increases as they progress.

Moreover, the lifespan of the Qi Refining stage is only a little over a hundred years, and it will not increase with the number of layers. No one would waste their limited life in the Qi Refining stage.

But Lu Fan didn't have such concerns at the moment. With this magical alchemy furnace, he could generate two pills from one, and four pills from two, continuously obtaining the Qi-stabilizing pills.

Since he was currently trapped inside the cave, Lu Fan could only calm down and focus on cultivation.

As Lu Fan sat cross-legged in the secret room, he immediately entered a meditative state. This cave was originally intended for disciples and elders to cultivate in seclusion. With the help of a spirit-gathering array outside, the cultivation speed was faster than in ordinary places.

In addition, Lu Fan had no shortage of Qi-stabilizing pills, so as soon as he entered meditation, he took out ten Qi-stabilizing pills and stuffed them all into his mouth as if he were eating.

The moment the Qi-strengthening pill entered my mouth, it immediately transformed into a gentle stream of warm current that filled my meridians and flowed into my dantian, while the dregs went into my stomach, giving me a slight feeling of fullness, so nothing was wasted.

As Lu Fan circulated his cultivation technique, spiritual energy gathered from all directions, and with the powerful medicinal effects of the ten Qi-stabilizing pills, he quickly accumulated spiritual energy.

The cultivation technique Lu Fan practiced was the Nine Spirits Technique, which was commonly used by outer disciples. This technique was not a top-tier technique and could only be cultivated up to the early Foundation Establishment stage, but it was very suitable for Qi Refining disciples.

After all, the Nine Spirits Technique has been refined over hundreds of years by some elders and ancestors of the Dao Sect, and is almost flawless, enabling disciples to steadily increase their Qi Refining level.

At this time, Lu Fan possessed a mutated mixed spiritual root. Even with the assistance of a large number of pills, his cultivation speed was not fast. Fortunately, the Qi Refining stage did not require targeted cultivation of attribute spiritual energy.

All you need to do is continuously accumulate spiritual energy to break through the layers. Only after you have established your foundation do you need to specifically cultivate attribute spiritual energy.

During his seclusion, Lu Fan would eat Qi-stabilizing pills whenever he was hungry and drink spring water dripping from the stone walls of his secret chamber whenever he was thirsty.

However, without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one is ultimately unable to transcend the mortal realm, so the necessary eating, drinking, and excretion are indispensable.

However, Lu Fan was locked in a secret room, so he could only relieve himself by digging a hole.

Because the cave outside the secret chamber only has a very small ventilation opening, the smell is inevitably a bit strong.

However, Lu Fan, who was extremely excited at the moment, didn't care at all and was completely immersed in the joy of cultivation.

And just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Fan also successfully broke through from the second level of Qi Refining to the third level. This long-awaited sense of breakthrough made him feel excited from the bottom of his heart.

However, ten days have passed and there has been no movement outside the cave. This made Lu Fan wonder if Yan Ruyu had forgotten about him.

"That venomous woman! If it weren't for this alchemy furnace, I would have starved to death here. You are truly ruthless!" Lu Fan clenched his fists, but at this moment he was helpless.

After all, the stone door to the cave is protected by restrictions. If no one opens it from the outside, it would be very difficult for him, a Qi Refining cultivator, to break through it, unless he is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

So Lu Fan only complained a few times before continuing to immerse himself in cultivation.

...

Sitting there, spring turned to winter.

Lu Fan could only vaguely tell that he had been locked in the secret room for a year, but he couldn't remember exactly how long.

With his cultivation at the third level of Qi Refining, he successfully reached the fifth level of Qi Refining within a year thanks to a massive amount of Qi-stabilizing pills.

Reaching two levels in a year—such a cultivation speed is considered normal by some disciples with single or dual spiritual roots.

But for Lu Fan, with his mutated mixed spiritual root, it was equivalent to the speed of light.

Lu Fan touched his storage bag and found that he had eaten 128 Qi-stabilizing pills, and only a few were left.

This not only baffled Lu Fan, but also made him realize that there were 128 of them. According to his initial estimate, that would have been enough for him to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining.

But he's only reached the fifth level of Qi Refining! He still underestimated the difficulty of cultivating with a mutated mixed spiritual root!

Based on this calculation, it would probably take at least two or three hundred Qi-refining pills to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining.

Fortunately, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, one can project one's divine sense outwards, and one's ability to withstand hunger has improved significantly, so one's strength has naturally increased accordingly, which can be considered a great leap forward.

"Sigh, it's no wonder the sect abandoned me. If it were me, I wouldn't have provided such a huge amount of resources to such a useless person," Lu Fan shook his head and mocked himself.

After exiting his cultivation state, Lu Fan prepared to mass-produce a batch of Qi-stabilizing pills, at least enough to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining.