11: Breakthrough to the third level of Qi Refining!

One morning, Li Ye explored the Withered Tree Forest, almost collecting all the Spirit Medicine he could find.

This was the advantage of having the Yao Beast and Spirit Plant Appreciation Handbook.

Others didn't recognize the Spiritual Plant, but Li Ye did, and at this stage, he could quickly refine the first batch of Wash Marrow Pills.

Afterward, he cut twenty blocks of wood, which was 200 pieces, and returned to his Immortal Cave.

Wood and stone were daily necessities; currently, most people were still worried about stone and wood because not everyone had good tools.

At noon, Li Ye and Bai Jie had a meal and then a comfortable spar.

Afterward, he directly placed the ordinary Pill Furnace from his Storage Pouch in front of him.

"[Wash Marrow Pill (10/10) Is it to be refined?]"

"[Refine!]"

The Spirit Medicine Li Ye obtained was just enough to refine Wash Marrow Pills.

Ten minutes later, three black pellets the size of quail eggs appeared in Li Ye's hand.

"[Obtained Ordinary Wash Marrow Pill × 3]"

Li Ye excitedly looked at these three Wash Marrow Pills.

"With these, reaching Qi Refining Stage 3 should be no problem."

He clicked on the interface, then clicked on Cultivation.

Above Cultivation, the progress for Refining Qi Second Layer was 100%, and it prompted that a Wash Marrow Pill was needed for a Breakthrough in Realm.

Then, Li Ye clicked Breakthrough.

"[Do you want to consume one Wash Marrow Pill to Breakthrough to Qi Refining Stage 3?]"

"[Yes.]"

The next moment, Li Ye had a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Stage 3.

A powerful surge of Spiritual Qi emerged from Li Ye, instantly startling Bai Jie, who was sound asleep nearby.

She stared intently at Li Ye's hair, which seemed to be flying, and his clothes, which were fluttering.

"Li Ye, what's wrong with you?" Bai Jie asked, looking at Li Ye in shock.

"Nothing, just a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Stage 3, that's all."

"!!!"

Bai Jie stared intently at Li Ye, feeling extremely surprised.

One had to know that Li Ye was only at Refining Qi Second Layer before; she recalled the mysterious Medicinal Pill, Wash Marrow Pill, mentioned in the chat channel recently, and the scene of him performing Alchemy last night.

"Li Ye, is that a Wash Marrow Pill in your hand?" Bai Jie swallowed, utterly shocked.

"Naturally."

Li Ye handed a Wash Marrow Pill to Bai Jie.

"Cultivate well; once your Qi Refining First Layer progress bar is full, you can have a Breakthrough to Refining Qi Second Layer with the Wash Marrow Pill."

Bai Jie looked at Li Ye gratefully, feeling very sweet inside; she had initially felt conflicted about Li Ye, treating him merely as a transaction, but after multiple 'suns' and being well-fed, Bai Jie now considered him her beloved husband.

Now, she was even more filled with love for Li Ye.

They had only known each other for two days!

Li Ye didn't pay attention to Bai Jie's little thoughts, knowing he would only smile and ignore them; he could be good to Bai Jie, but he couldn't be good only to her, as per the System's requirements, the goddesses in his Immortal Cave would only increase.

Li Ye placed the remaining Wash Marrow Pill on the trading market.

He thought for a moment and wrote, "One Wash Marrow Pill, selling at a high price."

The next moment, his message exploded.

Although there weren't many players at Qi Refining First Layer Perfection, among the large number of players, there would always be a few lucky ones who obtained good items.

"Brother Eternal Night, can you sell the Wash Marrow Pill to me? I'm willing to offer twenty pieces of meat."

"You want to Breakthrough a Realm with twenty pieces of meat? What are you thinking? It's obvious that those who can refine Medicinal Pills don't lack food, alright?"

"I'm willing to pay five Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"I'll pay ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones, give it to me."

"I'll pay twenty..."

Li Ye stared intently at the trading platform.

He was very short on Spirit Stones, and twenty or thirty pieces were also very rare.

However, his was likely the only Wash Marrow Pill refined so far, because no one else recognized what Scarlet Silk Grass was, or what Hengxin Grass was.

So he had to sell it for a good price.

Suddenly, a message caught Li Ye's eye.

"Brother Eternal Night, can I exchange a Human-Tier High Grade Wood-attribute Cultivation Technique, Spring Wood Art, for one Wash Marrow Pill?"

"Finally, someone has something genuine; sure enough, with more people, more good things are found."

Li Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Deal."

The next moment, the Wash Marrow Pill in Li Ye's hand instantly disappeared, replaced by a green, blank book.

"[Obtained Spring Wood Art, do you want to learn it?]"

"[Yes!]"

Soon, abstruse and difficult-to-understand knowledge entered Li Ye's mind.

His head felt swollen and dizzy; a Human-Tier High Grade Cultivation Technique corresponded to a Cultivation Technique for the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

Moreover, its Cultivation speed was four to five times that of the Eternal Life Formula.

And it could also increase the power of Wood-attribute Divine Abilities by fifty percent!

In other words, when Li Ye now cast a Wood Thorn, it was equivalent to casting a Wood Thorn with 1.5 times the power.

"Comfortable! A mere Wash Marrow Pill could be exchanged for a Human-Tier High Grade Cultivation Technique; although the other party didn't lose out, it was clearly a great value."

Li Ye gave the Spring Wood Art to Bai Jie for her to learn; Bai Jie had ordinary Four Spiritual Roots, only lacking a Water Spiritual Root.

But Li Ye always felt that Bai Jie was best at playing in the water...

Things are truly unpredictable...

Soon, Li Ye packed up; he was ready to head to the Secret Realm.

Now at Qi Refining Stage 3, plus two Divine Abilities, and with wood generating fire, casting Fireball Technique on the tip of Wood Thorn might even have unexpected effects.

He would also pick up some trash along the way; anyway, the Storage Pouch could be used for a long time.

After Li Ye left, only Bai Jie remained in the Immortal Cave; her eyes showed some worry, she had wanted to go out with him, but Li Ye had refused her again.

She could only obediently act as a pretty vase and then learn the Spring Wood Art.

With the Spring Wood Art, she estimated she could Breakthrough to Refining Qi Second Layer in just a few days.

...

Li Ye had now arrived in front of the Secret Realm from before.

"[First Order Secret Realm, do you want to enter?]"

"[Yes!]"

The next moment, Li Ye's entire body disappeared from the spot and reappeared in a strange, new environment.

"I wonder if there's only one entrance to this Secret Realm; if there are multiple, I might encounter other people, which could lead to conflict."

Li Ye thought, feeling vigilant.

"[Entered Secret Realm, will automatically return to the entrance after 5 hours.]"

"Only five hours? But that's enough."

This was a picturesque plain with clear waters and distant mountains faintly visible.

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi content was much higher than outside.

Cultivating here had twice the effect with half the effort.

Li Ye wandered around this Secret Realm for a while, and within a few minutes, he saw two Hengxin Grasses.

"To encounter Spiritual Plants so quickly means the resources inside the Secret Realm are much richer than outside."

From the entire Withered Tree Forest, Li Ye had only managed to produce three Wash Marrow Pills.

However, Li Ye's eyes paused slightly; in front of these two Hengxin Grasses, he saw a red creature resembling a lizard.

"[Ding! Detected a First Order Medium Grade Yao Beast, Fire Lizard. Females are larger, males are smaller. Attack method is spitting fire from the mouth. Weakness is the head.]"

At this moment, the Fire Lizard also saw the human intruder in its territory; for a moment, the lizard and the human faced each other, the Fire Lizard's eyes filled with danger, it stared intently at Li Ye, growling continuously.