11: Advancement and Refining of Bigu Pills

While the chat channel was buzzing, Senior Mu Feng’s private messages exploded, reaching 99+ in less than ten seconds.

“Senior Mu Feng, can I trade ten pieces of wood for your spiritual fruit fruit?”

“Brother, can you give me this fruit? As long as you give it to me, I’m willing to do anything, anything at all!”

“Senior, how did you get this fruit? Can you tell me?”

“Can you give me the fruit? I’m willing to buy it for one million, no, ten million US dollars!”

“Mr. Mu, if there’s no bai xiang flower, can I use other Spiritual Plants for exchange? I have some Spiritual Plants here, I’ve sent you screenshots of all of them, which one do you need?”

“Mu Feng, I’m starving, can you give me this hongxiang fruit to eat? I think we’re all in the same channel, we should help each other.”

.......

The private messages were varied.

There were those trying to get something for free, those using moral blackmail, those asking where the fruit came from, those wanting to exchange other items, and those using beauty as temptation.

But there was no bai xiang flower, which Mu Feng wanted.

After scrolling through a few messages, Mu Feng directly blocked private messages.

Anyway, the item had already been uploaded to the Transaction Channel.

Those with bai xiang flower would naturally trade directly with him.

His mood had almost recovered, and it was time to refine the shaling fruit.

Sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, Mu Feng took out the shaling fruit and ate it in one bite.

The taste of the shaling fruit was a bit worse than the hongxiang fruit, slightly sour, but with plenty of moisture.

However, he couldn't bother with that now.

As the hongxiang fruit went down, a powerful surge of energy welled up from his abdomen, spreading throughout his limbs and bones.

Mu Feng knew the shaling fruit was taking effect, and immediately began to Cultivate the Five Elements Skill on the spot.

As the Cultivation Technique incantation circulated, the surging energy in his body was absorbed little by little.

Before long, he successfully entered the second layer!

This made Mu Feng very happy.

However, this was just the beginning.

After several cycles, the third layer of the Five Elements Skill also Broke through.

Then, the fourth layer also Broke through in one go!

......

Time passed quickly, and two hours went by in a flash.

“What a pity, if I had a little more time, I could have Broken through to the sixth layer,” Mu Feng said with some regret.

The absorption speed of the Five Elements Skill was too slow; he only Cultivated to the fifth layer Peak. If the Cultivation Technique had been better, he felt he could have at least Broken through to the seventh or eighth layer.

The energy from the shaling fruit was actually overflowing.

“Open personal page”

“But it’s enough!”

“My current Realm should be far ahead!”

Mu Feng’s thoughts stirred, and his personal panel appeared before his eyes.

【Name】: Mu Feng

【Realm】: Qi Refinement Stage Fifth Layer

【Spiritual Root】: Water, wood, Fire

【Cultivation Technique】: Five Elements Skill

【Skills】: Fireball Technique, Water Binding Technique, Wood Escape

......

“Not bad, not bad, directly to the fifth layer Peak!”

“And I’ve learned three skills!”

“Comfortable!”

Feeling the surging magical power within his body, Mu Feng was overjoyed.

After ascending to Qi Refining fifth layer, his magical power was more than ten times what it was before.

This meant that if he used the Qingming Bell in combat now, he could use it more than ten times, which was a very significant improvement.

What pleased Mu Feng most were the three additional skills.

They were Fireball Technique, Water Binding Technique, and Wood Escape.

Mu Feng clicked, and soon the effects of the three skills appeared before him.

【Fireball Technique: Condenses one’s magical power into a Fireball. The more magical power, the stronger the Fireball’s power.】

【Water Binding Technique: Transforms one’s magical power into chains to restrain the opponent. The purer the magical power, the stronger the chains.】

【Wood Escape: Transforms the body into wood elements. After casting, one can temporarily hide in trees.】

The three skills corresponded to attack, restraint, and escape, respectively.

All of them were very practical.

With these three skills, he no longer had to worry about encountering a good Immortal Cave Secret Realm but being unable to choose it because he couldn’t defeat the challenges.

He would have more choices during his next Immortal Cave exploration.

The future was now bright.

“This is great!”

“I wonder if the bai xiang flower has been found?”

Mu Feng satisfactorily closed his personal page and opened the Transaction Channel.

He wanted to see if the hongxiang fruit he had put up for sale had been sold.

【System Reminder: The hongxiang fruit you put up for sale has been traded. Please check your mailbox.】

As soon as he logged into the Transaction Channel, a message popped up.

“It’s been traded, excellent!”

Mu Feng’s face lit up with joy as he quickly opened his mailbox.

Five purple flowers emitting a faint fragrance lay inside.

He picked one up to examine it.

【Name】: bai xiang flower

【Age】: One year

【Description】: A type of Spiritual Plant that grows on cliff edges, slightly bitter, cannot be consumed directly, an auxiliary Material for refining low-level Medicinal Pills.

“That’s right, it’s this one!”

“A flower that grows on cliff edges? No wonder it’s so hard to find.”

All three Materials for the Bigu Pill had been collected.

Mu Feng eagerly opened the Workshop.

He selected the Bigu Pill Pill Formula.

【System Reminder: Do you want to refine Bigu Pill?】

“Refine!”

【System Reminder: As there is no Pill Furnace, do you want to use the Pill Furnace provided by the Workshop? Using it once requires one Spirit Stone.】

Damn, it needs Spirit Stones!

Mu Feng’s face darkened.

Fortunately, he still had some Spirit Stones in his possession.

Otherwise, he would have to wait longer.

“Use!”

Mu Feng took out a Spirit Stone.

【System Reminder: Please put hongxiang fruit x3, bai xiang flower x1, qingfeng grass x1 into the Pill Furnace.】

He sequentially placed the Materials into the Pill Furnace.

After everything was done, Mu Feng activated the Pill Furnace.

Soon, flames ignited beneath the Pill Furnace.

Mu Feng waited expectantly by its side.

About twenty minutes later, the Pill Furnace began to shake.

This made Mu Feng a little flustered.

He wondered if it was going to explode.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.

The Pill Furnace only shook for a moment before stopping, and then a clear fragrance emanated from within.

【System Reminder: Bigu Pill successfully refined】

【System Reminder: Bigu Pill x10】

【System Reminder: Alchemy proficiency + 10】

(The higher the Alchemy proficiency, the better the quantity and quality of Medicinal Pills.)

He picked up a Medicinal Pill to examine it.

【Name】: Bigu Pill

【Quality】: Normal (Medicinal Pill Quality: Inferior, Normal, Good, Excellent, Perfect.)

【Effect】: Provides satiety for one day after consumption.

“Not bad, not bad, it’s pretty much as the Pill Formula said!”

Mu Feng nodded in satisfaction.

“I just don’t know how it tastes? But it smells so fragrant, it shouldn’t be too bad!”

“Should I try one?”

The Medicinal Pill smelled very enticing; even though he wasn't hungry now, he couldn't help but want to eat one.

“Forget it, forget it, don’t waste it!”

He had spent a lot of money to produce this Medicinal Pill, and he was counting on it to make a lot of money.

Besides, he wasn’t hungry now; there was no need to satisfy a mere craving.

After playing with them for a while longer, Mu Feng put all the Medicinal Pills into his Storage Pouch.

Following the same method, he refined the remaining batch of Medicinal Pills.

【System Reminder: Bigu Pill successfully refined】

【System Reminder: Bigu Pill x12】

【System Reminder: Alchemy proficiency + 12】

With the experience from the first batch of Alchemy, although the quality of this batch of Medicinal Pills remained unchanged, the quantity increased by two pills.