FWF Chapter 319 - 266: Easily Meeting the Standard
Chapter 319 - 266: Easily Meeting the Standard
"How many more batches until you can refine a top-grade Primordial Spirit Pill?"
"If I’m only aiming for a top-grade Primordial Spirit Pill, I should be able to refine one after three more batches. But to refine one without creating any wasted pills, I’ll need at least five more batches."
This was all assuming that for the batch that produces the top-grade Primordial Spirit Pill, the main spirit medicine wouldn’t be of inferior quality.
He told Bai Heyan this so that he could better arrange the refining tasks for the Primordial Spirit Pill.
"Alright, I understand."
This time, Fang Yun’s answer was what Bai Heyan had expected.
He had been surprised before, but not this time.
Fang Yun entered the Dan Cloud Pavilion to turn in his task. As Bai Heyan watched his retreating figure, he wondered, ’About how long will it take for Fang Yun to perfectly refine a Primordial Spirit Pill?’
The main spirit medicine for refining the Primordial Spirit Pill had a growth period of forty-two years.
The sect cultivated it in large batches, allowing for roughly eight to twelve batches of pills to be refined each year.
When Fang Yun took on refining tasks for the Spirit Ascension Pill, he would refine no fewer than four batches a month. As for the Primordial Spirit Pill, the next time he’d receive that task would likely be two months from now.
’With Fang Yun’s level of skill in alchemy, it shouldn’t be difficult for him to achieve perfect refinement of the Primordial Spirit Pill within three or four years.’
Lost in thought, Bai Heyan left and returned to his cave residence.
Now that he understood Fang Yun’s progress, he also decided to refine a batch of pills.
He wasn’t refining the Primordial Spirit Pill, but the Spirit Ascension Pill.
In the next few years, with Fang Yun refining fewer Spirit Ascension Pills, those refining tasks would have to be picked up by other Elders.
The reason Bai Heyan was refining Spirit Ascension Pills was because the two batches of Primordial Spirit Pills Fang Yun had just worked on were originally meant for him.
...
In the cave residence of the planting Elder, Mi Zikun.
His grand-nephew, Mi Xiaoqi, was also in his cave residence.
"Grand-uncle, I’ve reached the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer."
"That’s faster than I expected." Mi Zikun smiled faintly. "But I’ve already prepared the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill I promised you."
Mi Zikun had clearly seen how hard Mi Xiaoqi had worked on his cultivation over the years.
Of course, while Mi Xiaoqi worked hard, he didn’t neglect his duties of caring for the spirit medicine.
This was also what he had hoped to see.
"Inside here is the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Take a look."
A jade box, controlled by Mi Zikun, slowly flew into Mi Xiaoqi’s hands.
Mi Xiaoqi opened it, and his gaze was instantly captivated.
’A top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill!’
’With this top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, even someone like me with Four Spirit Roots has a high chance of successfully reaching Foundation Establishment.’
"Thank you, Grand-uncle!"
"With this top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, once you successfully reach Foundation Establishment and become a Sect Elder, come to the Spirit Field Institute."
"I understand, Grand-uncle."
"With your talent, you’ll have a chance to take my position in the future and make more contributions to the sect..."
Mi Zikun said much more to his grand-nephew.
Mi Xiaoqi took all of his words to heart.
"Grand-uncle, this top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill... it must have been made by Elder Fang, right?" Mi Xiaoqi asked, wanting to confirm his suspicion.
"Naturally. Besides Elder Fang, no one else has this ability."
Mi Xiaoqi silently thanked his grand-uncle, and Elder Fang as well.
’If it weren’t for Elder Fang refining so many top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, with my Four Spirit Roots talent, I’d never have been able to use a top-grade pill to help me break through to Foundation Establishment.’
Mi Zikun seemed to see right through Mi Xiaoqi’s thoughts.
"Once you take my position, you’ll have opportunities to interact more with Elder Fang. Right now, the main spirit medicine for many of the pills Elder Fang refines are grown by me."
Mi Xiaoqi couldn’t help but scratch his head, embarrassed that his thoughts had been read so easily.
’Elder Fang has Five Spirit Roots. In terms of Spirit Root Talent, I’m actually better than him.’
He remembered his grand-uncle saying that when Elder Fang was an Outer Sect disciple, he had relied almost entirely on himself. It was different for him; he’d had his grand-uncle looking out for him during his time in the Outer Sect.
’We both have Mixed Spirit Roots, but Elder Fang’s journey was so much harder than mine.’
He truly admired such a cultivator.
"Xiaoqi, when do you plan to attempt your Foundation Establishment?"
"In two months," Mi Xiaoqi replied. It was an answer he had decided on long ago.
For the next two months, besides preparing for his Foundation Establishment, he also had to take care of his spirit medicine.
The spirit medicine he was currently tending to would happen to mature in two months as well.
As soon as the spirit medicine matured, he would go to Cloud Summit for secluded cultivation to attempt his Foundation Establishment.
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...
Atop the ancient tree in the center of the Demon Spirit Sect.
The figure of Jiang Yingtian, Hall Master of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Soul Destruction Hall, appeared there.
Compared to previous Spirit Destruction Hall Masters, he visited the Demon Spirit Sect rather frequently.
But there was no helping it. If they wanted to completely annihilate the Celestial Cloud Sect, it would be extremely difficult for the Celestial Demon Sect to do it alone.
"Sect Leader Luo."
"Hall Master Jiang, please come in."
The two sat down and spoke for a while.
The Demon Spirit Sect Leader was the one to bring up the topic of the war.
In their previous few conversations, it had always been Jiang Yingtian who initiated the topic.
"Hall Master Jiang, I heard that another one of your subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences was wiped out by a Spirit Refiner. I also heard that this particular influence was quite strong."
"It’s rare to hear you bring this up, Sect Leader Luo. Could it be you have news about this mysterious Spirit Refiner?"
"No news." The Demon Spirit Sect Leader shook his head.
He only brought up the topic this time because his subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences had been constantly raising the issue with him.
The mysterious Spirit Refiner who had annihilated Vortex Cave was undoubtedly a massive hidden threat.
His subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences had learned of the news even before the Demon Spirit Sect itself. The Demon Spirit Sect Leader only needed a moment’s thought to realize that the Celestial Demon Sect was most likely the one spreading this news in their Demon Spirit Sect’s Earth Realm.
They had made a point of letting his subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences know this news.
This mysterious Spirit Refiner had wiped out two of the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences. This meant that they, as subordinates of the Demon Spirit Sect, were also in danger.
Who could guarantee that this mysterious Spirit Refiner wouldn’t target them next?
It was different from when the Feng Family was destroyed.
The Feng Family of Foundation Establishment Demons was considered a very weak force among their Foundation Establishment Influences. Vortex Cave was different. A group of five Foundation Establishment Demons, including one at the late-stage, was already a mid-to-high-tier Foundation Establishment Influence.
The overall strength of most of their Demon Foundation Establishment Influences was inferior to Vortex Cave’s.
This gave them an even greater sense of crisis.
"Your Celestial Demon Sect has been investigating for so long, yet you know nothing about this mysterious Spirit Refiner."
"We do know a little."
"Tell me."
"The mysterious Spirit Refiner is at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment," Jiang Yingtian replied.
"Mid-stage Foundation Establishment? Are you certain?"
The Demon Spirit Sect Leader was stunned for a moment. He had never imagined the mysterious Spirit Refiner was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
’Judging by the power the mysterious Spirit Refiner has displayed, it doesn’t make sense for them to not be at the late-stage of Foundation Establishment.’
"Of course I’m certain. The information was painstakingly sent out by a Foundation Establishment member from Vortex Cave."
The Demon Spirit Sect Leader knew that all the Foundation Establishment Demons of Vortex Cave were dead. For this kind of last-ditch message, there was no reason to lie. The Demons of Vortex Cave would surely want the Celestial Demon Sect to avenge them.
"If he can accomplish all this with only a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, the threat he poses to us will only grow as his strength increases," Jiang Yingtian continued.
He hoped the Demon Spirit Sect Leader would think more about how to deal with this mysterious Spirit Refiner.
Being only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment meant that this mysterious Spirit Refiner was an even greater hidden threat to them.
He was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment now. Once he cultivated to the late-stage, or even the peak of Foundation Establishment, he would be capable of even more.
"Hall Master Jiang, are you certain this mysterious Spirit Refiner is from the Celestial Cloud Sect, and not the Purple Mist Sect?"
As a Nascent Soul Level Spirit Refiner influence, the Purple Mist Sect’s foundation was far greater than the Celestial Cloud Sect’s. It was strange for such a Spirit Refiner to appear in the Celestial Cloud Sect. If they were from the Purple Mist Sect, however, it would be perfectly normal.
"I can say with certainty that he is a Celestial Cloud Sect Spirit Refiner," Jiang Yingtian said without batting an eye. "Sect Leader Luo, you must understand, the Core Formation Stage battles have not yet begun. The Purple Mist Sect would absolutely not send aid to the Celestial Cloud Sect."