94: Chapter 94 Ye Bufan's Breakthrough

Inside the Earth Fire Chamber, Ye Changge was once again left alone.

The furnace fire remained blazing, and the air held the lingering scent of medicinal herbs and the faint aroma of Talisman ink.

Ye Changge sat cross-legged and meditated for a moment, slowly recovering the mental energy he had slightly depleted from Alchemy and Talisman crafting.

He opened his eyes, gazed at the flickering flames before him, and smiled helplessly.

"With hundreds of people in the Family, daily expenses flow like water... As the head of the household, how can I not strive to earn Spirit Stones?"

As a "father," he carried the future of the entire Ye Family of Longmai Mountain on his shoulders.

He set to work immediately.

Ye Changge flicked his sleeve and retrieved several portions of medicinal Materials for refining "Jade Dew Pills" from his Storage Pouch.

This pill had miraculous effects in repairing hidden injuries in the Meridians and nourishing Spiritual Qi, making it extremely popular among Cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, and it was quite profitable.

At the same time, he flipped his left hand, and three sheets of second-rank "golden sword talisman" paper, uniform in texture and imbued with Spiritual Qi, appeared on the stone table beside him. The Talisman brush and prepared spiritual ink were also ready.

If anyone else were here, they would surely be so shocked their eyes would pop out. Ye Changge was actually planning to perform Alchemy and craft Talismans at the same time!

Alchemy requires precise fire control and grasping every nuance of the Fusion of medicinal properties, demanding intense concentration; whereas crafting Talismans requires the brush to flow with spiritual rhythm, with Spiritual Qi infused evenly and smoothly—the slightest error would result in total failure.

Both are arts that consume extreme mental energy and rely heavily on talent; for ordinary Cultivators, mastering just one is a lifelong pursuit. Those who can attend to both and achieve success in both are one in ten thousand.

For the paths of Alchemy and Talismans, hard work alone is far from enough; that intuition and control over Spiritual Qi, Materials, and the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth are the true thresholds.

And Ye Changge, relying on the complete Legacy of a "Second-Rank Talisman Master" bestowed by the System, as well as his own micro-control over Spiritual Qi under the enhancement of the "Yin Yang Creation Art," had long since crossed this threshold.

His expression was calm. He pressed his right fingers together like a sword, pointing at the Pill Furnace from a distance. The furnace fire divided into several strands, wrapping around the medicinal Materials inside at different temperatures to begin extracting their essence.

Almost at the same time, his left hand had already picked up the Talisman brush, dipped it fully in spiritual ink, and with a faint glimmer of spiritual light at the tip, it touched down on the Talisman paper.

His wrist was as steady as a rock, his brushstrokes flowing like clouds and water, and a complex Talisman pattern containing sharp Sword Qi gradually appeared.

Using his mind for two tasks, it seemed perfectly natural.

Inside the Earth Fire Chamber, only the faint whistling of the furnace fire and the rustling of the brush across the Talisman paper echoed.

Meanwhile, in the Ye Family of Longmai Mountain, in the exclusive Body Refining chamber in the back mountain.

Ye Bufan sat cross-legged, his small face solemn.

Before him floated a Flying Sword about three feet long; this was just an ordinary Magical Artifact, "consumables" left by Ye Changge for him to practice the "Kunpeng Refining Art."

The "Kunpeng Refining Art" was indeed worthy of being called a "passive leveling technique."

There was no need for deliberate meditation to draw in Qi; one only needed to constantly refine and absorb various items containing Spiritual Qi or the essence of blood and Qi, and the Cultivation Technique would operate on its own, steadily enhancing cultivation and the Physical Body with extremely high efficiency.

Ye Changge had his eldest son practice this technique first, also with the intention of testing and observing.

If this method truly had low requirements for Spiritual Root, stable progress, and few hidden dangers, he might in the future pass it on to other descendants with talent for Body Refining, adding another secure path of cultivation for the Family.

At this moment, Ye Bufan operated the Cultivation Technique, and the blood and Qi within his body surged like a tide, faintly emitting the indistinct low cry of a Kunpeng.

He opened his mouth and inhaled, and an invisible force of attraction enveloped the Flying Sword before him.

The Flying Sword's radiance rapidly dimmed, and the faint spirituality and metal essence contained within the blade were extracted thread by thread, turning into wisps of pure energy that merged into Ye Bufan's blood and Qi.

The sword lost its luster at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning grey and dull.

Time passed bit by bit.

After a few joss sticks of time, with a soft "click," the floating Flying Sword completely turned into ordinary iron, then shattered into several pieces of scrap metal and fell to the ground.

Ye Bufan's blood and Qi surged violently, his skin taking on a more pronounced bronze luster, and the Spiritual Qi within his body began to surge, rushing toward a certain barrier.

"Hum!" A slight vibrating sound came from within his body, and his aura suddenly climbed a notch.

Qi Refining Stage, second level, Breakthrough!

At the same time, the operation of the "Kunpeng Refining Art" became even more smooth and harmonious, officially entering the Middle Stage of the first level.

Ye Bufan opened his eyes, a flash of light in his pupils. Feeling the increased strength within his body and his tougher muscles and bones, joy instantly filled his heart.

He jumped up with a "thump" and instinctively wanted to run outside: "Go find Father! Tell Father this good news!"

His steps had just started, but he stopped.

He remembered that Auntie Shiyin had said that his father had been away at Sky Dome Immortal City for some time and was not at home at the moment.

The excited light on his small face dimmed slightly, replaced by a firm determination: "I must Cultivate harder, and when Father returns, I will give him a big surprise!"

In the Immortal City, inside the Earth Fire Chamber of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

Ye Changge's left hand made the final stroke with the Talisman brush. The Talisman paper beneath the brush suddenly shone with brilliant golden light, and a sharp phantom of Sword Qi flashed over the Talisman paper before instantly retracting into the Talisman.

Second-rank High Grade "golden sword talisman," complete!

He did not continue crafting, because in his right-hand's sensing, the Fusion of the medicinal liquid inside the Pill Furnace had reached the most critical moment, and the Spiritual Qi fluctuations were approaching Perfection.

He focused entirely on the Pill Furnace and gently set down the Talisman brush with his left hand.

After a few joss sticks of time, the medicinal fragrance inside the furnace became extremely rich, and a faint rosy glow could be seen seeping out from the gaps in the furnace lid.

"Open!" Ye Changge gave a low shout, changed the hand seal he was holding, and the furnace lid rose in response.

Twelve pills, the size of dragon eyes, crystal clear like jade, and surrounded by a faint white mist on their surface, flew out, floating in mid-air, exuding an enticing fragrance and pure medicinal power.

He dared not be negligent and tapped out with both hands in succession, sending strands of pure Yin and Yang Spiritual Qi into the Medicinal Pills to perform the final purification and seal in the medicinal efficacy, further improving their quality.

A moment later, the brilliance of the Medicinal Pills was contained, and their quality was even better.

Ye Changge took out a mutton-fat white jade bottle he had prepared long ago, swept his sleeve, and gathered all twelve "Jade Dew Pills" into the bottle.

He weighed the jade bottle in his hand, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The cost of the Materials for this batch of Medicinal Pills was no more than eighty-odd Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but given the quality and quantity of the pills in the bottle, they could be sold for at least three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones at the Hundred Herbs Pavilion!

After deducting the commission for the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, he could still net over two thousand Spirit Stones.

The profits of Alchemy were indeed exorbitant, especially for an Alchemist like him with such a high success rate and quality.

Just as he was planning to take a short rest before continuing to refine the next batch of pills—

【Ding! Detected that Host's direct Bloodline descendant Ye Bufan has successfully Cultivated the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique "Kunpeng Refining Art" to the Middle Stage of the first level and has made a Breakthrough to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage.】

【Congratulations to the Host, the first descendant has mastered a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique; you have received one System lottery opportunity!】

【Descendant feedback: Physical Body strength slightly enhanced, recovery speed of blood and Qi slightly increased.】