novelraw Chapter 27 – Breakthrough
Chapter 27 – Breakthrough
A Qi Refinement Pill's effects can last for 12 hours.
As his meridians gradually calmed and the heat dissipated from his body, Qin Yu noticed that the "stream" within his meridians had grown significantly larger.
Qin Yu immediately opened his personal panel.
[Name: Qin Yu]
[Talent: Mid-Grade Spiritual Root (C-Rank)]
[Progress: 24%]
"In just one day, it went from six percent to twenty-four percent!"
Qin Yu was somewhat shocked.
"I didn't expect the effect of this elixir to be so potent, directly tripling my cultivation speed!"
Without hesitation, Qin Yu took another pill.
After two more days, Qin Yu's supply of pills was exhausted, and his cultivation progress had reached 61%!
With the aid of the elixir, one day of cultivation was equivalent to three days of normal practice.
The rapid growth each day was almost unbelievable to Qin Yu.
He calculated that if he had a sufficient supply of pills, he would only need six days to reach Qi Refinement Stage Two.
"No wonder these pills are so expensive; the effect is simply amazing!"
Without the generous contribution of 50 points from the Beast-Taming Peak, Qin Yu's monthly salary of 10 contribution points would only be enough to buy one Qi Refinement Pill.
His cultivation would definitely be much slower.
Qin Yu adjusted his state, preparing to continue his cultivation.
But without the boost from the pills, cultivation felt dull to Qin Yu.
Having experienced the speed of a plane, who would want to ride a bull cart?
Gritting his teeth, Qin Yu went to the marketplace and bought three more Qi Refinement Pills.
At this point, Qin Yu was left with only 2 contribution points.
He took the pills and continued cultivating.
After another two days, when the effect of the second pill wore off, Qin Yu's aura rapidly increased, and the spiritual energy within his meridians expanded continuously!
[Progress bar reached 100%!]
[Congratulations to the host for gaining a chance to copy a talent!]
[Progress bar reset!]
Qin Yu broke through Qi Refinement Stage One, officially reaching Qi Refinement Stage Two!
"I broke through!"
Qin Yu exhaled slowly!
"My cultivation speed shouldn't be considered slow among the Outer Sect disciples. In half a year, I can challenge any Outer Sect disciple and enter the Outer Sect!"
Outer Sect disciples include those with Mid-Grade and High-Grade Spiritual Roots, and since Qin Yu also has a Mid-Grade Spiritual Root, combined with the elixir's boost, defeating those Outer Sect disciples with Mid-Grade Spiritual Roots should be no problem.
Qin Yu stood up and stretched his muscles.
"My strength has increased significantly, and my body looks stronger. The spiritual energy in my meridians seems to be nourishing my body."
Bang bang bang~
Just as Qin Yu was observing the changes in himself, he heard someone knocking on his formation outside.
Qin Yu opened the door and saw Li Zhengtong standing at the entrance.
"What's up?"
Qin Yu deactivated the formation.
Li Zhengtong said, "Today, the Inner Sect senior brothers and sisters from the Artifact Refining Peak, Formation Peak, and Pill Refining Peak are giving lectures to us servant disciples. Let's go and have a look!"
"They're giving us lectures?"
"Yes, many servant disciples have already gone."
Qin Yu was a bit surprised. He thought the sect only treated servant disciples as tools, but it seemed the sect was quite considerate towards them.
"Yu Ge, are you going?"
"Yes!"
Qin Yu was a bit tired from cultivating, so it was a good opportunity to take a break.
"Are you planning to learn alchemy?" Qin Yu asked.
Li Zhengtong thought for a moment and said, "Yu Ge, didn't you suggest I learn formations? I'll go listen to the formation lecture!"
Qin Yu didn't expect his status in Li Zhengtong's mind to be so high; a casual suggestion from him changed Li Zhengtong's decision.
"Listening to advice fills your stomach. I think you have great talent in formations."
Qin Yu remembered that Li Zhengtong had a C-Rank formation talent, so learning Formation Basics should be a breeze for him.
"Yu Ge, which one do you want to learn?"
Qin Yu pondered for a moment. Whether it was artifact refining, formations, or alchemy, he could learn any of them.
Since Li Zhengtong was going to learn formations, Qin Yu felt there was no need for him to learn it for now. He could leave formation matters to Li Zhengtong in the future.
As for artifact refining and alchemy, Qin Yu felt there was no comparison.
He had just been won over by elixirs; how could he live without them?
"I'll choose alchemy!"
Qin Yu had an idea: 'Since I have a high demand for elixirs, why not refine them myself?'
The lecture was held in a particularly large room, which reminded Qin Yu of a lecture hall from his previous life.
Once they arrived, the two separated. Qin Yu observed that the number of people learning alchemy and formations was about the same, while those learning artifact refining were fewer.
This was mainly due to the nature of the weapon industry.
Weapons, though expensive, could be used for many years once a cultivator bought a flying sword, leading to low demand.
This meant that skilled blacksmiths could make a lot of money, while the rest would struggle to survive.
Alchemy and formations, on the other hand, didn't have such worries. They were consumables with a large market demand, allowing practitioners to earn money from their skills even in the early stages of learning.
The lecture was given by an Inner Sect disciple from the Pill Refining Peak named Jiao Xiaoxiao.
Jiao Xiaoxiao first explained the benefits of alchemy at length, which Qin Yu could summarize in one sentence: "Becoming an alchemist can earn you money."
Why are cultivators so materialistic?
There's no choice; a cultivator consumes too many resources along the way.
Qin Yu couldn't feel it now, but in the future, during Foundation Establishment, he would need to buy Foundation Establishment Pills, and during Core Formation, he would need to buy elixirs, not to mention the auxiliary pills used in daily cultivation.
In addition to that, there are spiritual artifacts, talismans, antidote pills, spirit pets, and more.
All of which require money.
Lack of resources is the biggest obstacle for all Outer Sect disciples in improving their cultivation.
Many servant disciples leave the sect without reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage due to insufficient contribution points to buy auxiliary elixirs.
However, if you become an alchemist, all these difficulties will be easily resolved.
Jiao Xiaoxiao's words were tempting to Qin Yu.
He was currently facing a lack of money.
With only one pill left, which would be gone in a day, and only two contribution points left, he couldn't buy anything.
Qin Yu still had one chance to copy a talent. He had just tested it and found he could still only copy D-Rank talents.
'Why not copy an alchemy talent to learn alchemy?' Qin Yu pondered.
If he copied another [Low-Grade Spiritual Root], he would have both [Mid-Grade Spiritual Root] and [Low-Grade Spiritual Root] talents.
Whether both roots worked simultaneously or only the [Mid-Grade Spiritual Root] worked, it wouldn't significantly affect Qin Yu's cultivation speed.
On the other hand, if he learned alchemy, he would have a continuous supply of elixirs, greatly enhancing his cultivation speed.
This would allow him to gain the next talent copy opportunity more quickly.
It's a win-win!
'Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of chopping firewood!'
'I'm currently safe under the sect's protection, with no enemies outside, so there's no need to rush in improving my strength!'
Jiao Xiaoxiao's voice continued to echo in Qin Yu's ears.
"Don't worry that alchemy will affect your cultivation speed. On the contrary, alchemy itself is a form of cultivation."
"It not only enhances your cultivation but also increases your control over spiritual energy."
"Continuous cultivation can be quite tedious, so learning alchemy when you're tired of cultivating is a good choice."
Qin Yu slapped his thigh, no longer hesitating!