343: Alchemy and Body Refinement

This bit of yin fiend energy had no effect on Liu Xuan; he absorbed it like eating a popsicle, feeling a refreshing coolness.

Human joys and sorrows are indeed not shared; he could not empathize with the children's pain, but instead felt quite good.

Tolerance for pain also varies among people; some children screamed and retreated, immediately holding their breath and using magic to isolate the yin fiend energy from entering their bodies.

Some children screamed while their eyes lit up; not only did they walk deeper, but they also inhaled more yin fiend energy, frantically practicing the Body Tempering Art.

The effect of yin fiend Body Tempering was obvious; one could directly feel the increase in physical strength and the acceleration of cultivation speed. This allure could completely offset most of the pain.

It was just physical pain, no big deal; you get used to it after a while... Without Liu Xuan forcing them, most children were highly proactive, constantly challenging their limits and working hard to Cultivate the Body Tempering Art... A few months later.

The Artifact Refining Workshop had begun to take shape, but it could not yet start refining large flying boats; it could only refine some standard Magical Artifacts and some flying boat components.

However, with the heavy investment from the Liu Family, the business of Vast Gathering Pavilion in the city was booming, driving the flow of people and the rapid development of various industries.

While Artifact Refining had not yet developed, Alchemy had progressed very smoothly, with over a hundred new Pill Refining Rooms built.

Although the cost of building a Pill Refining Room was not cheap, they were independent of each other, only requiring the engraving of a Fire Gathering Formation and an Explosion-Proof Formation, plus a Pill Furnace.

A Pill Furnace is not a large Magical Artifact; the semi-finished Artifact Refining Workshop next door could refine them, and the Artifact Refining Hall of the Red Pine Sect could also refine them, compressing the cost to the minimum.

Additionally, the Liu Family mainly deals in Yao blood beast pills, selling to the Spirit Beasts of the Beast Taming Sect. This kind of Medicinal Pill is simple to refine, and after years of cultivation, the Liu Family had a large number of such Alchemists.

Starting with Wu Qingyue, then Xiao Ran, Zi Ling, including some children with talent for Alchemy, talents recruited by the Sect's Pill Refining Hall, and Alchemists from the families of various fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law... Although the Alchemy industry could not develop industrially like Artifact Refining, it had been steadily improving, and its ability to make money was also not to be underestimated.

More and more Beast Taming Sect Cultivators were on the Peach Blossom Sect battlefield, and there was no worry about the market for blood transformation demon pills; any amount could be sold, it was just a matter of price.

Furthermore, it didn't matter if they couldn't be sold; since using yin fiend for Body Tempering, the Liu Family's own consumption had become very large and was only increasing.

Liu Xuan saved most of the Medicinal Pills for his own Family to consume and had no intention of selling them.

The main materials for refining blood transformation demon pills were the monster beast flesh and blood and bones purchased from the front-line battlefield.

Among them, the blood transformation demon pills refined from Yao Beast Essence Blood were most suitable for the Liu Family's Cultivation Technique and Physique, with the best absorption and refinement effects, so they were generally kept for themselves.

The Bone-Strengthening Beast Pills and Nurturing Pills refined from Yao Beast meat, tendons, bones, fur, etc., were of a lower grade and would be sold if there was a surplus... Liu Xuan's life stabilized again. While the battlefield was in chaos, he spent every day with his wives and Concubines traveling around the Bone Fiend Sect, occasionally refining a few batches of pills or drawing a few Talismans. Life was truly boundless joy.

“Buzz~”

A second-tier Yuan Magnetic Flying Boat appeared outside the Formation barrier of Bone Fiend City. The Merchant Alliance Cultivator in charge of guarding the city gate stepped forward to verify their identity and immediately opened the Formation to let them pass.

The flying boat flew straight toward the center of the city and stopped next to the third-tier sword shadow flowing light flying boat, which represented the core of power in Bone Fiend City.

Two female Foundation Establishment Cultivators led a group of extraordinary-looking Cultivators to the palace below, drawing the attention of the city's Cultivators.

“Sister Xia He, Sister Xiao Rong, you've come too! Husband is teaching the children martial arts in the Yin Fiend Hall; shall I take you there?”

Hu Lingzhao and Zi Lan had returned to the Red Pine Sect to nurse their pregnancies. Xia He and She Xiaorong came to take over. Following them were dozens of young Concubines and dozens of children who came for yin fiend Body Tempering.

“Then many thanks to Sister Lu Ping!”

The group followed Lu Ping toward the underground Yin Fiend Palace, everyone looking around curiously along the way.

Everyone had heard about the yin fiend Body Tempering; not only were the children interested, but some of the young Concubines were also very interested.

The Body Tempering Art is not only for Liu Xuan's children; if they have talent, they can also Cultivate it.

Lin Xue'er, She Xiaorong, and Lin Anqi all broke through to the Late Qi Refining Stage through the martial dao Body Tempering Art.

Plus, the Eldest Son, Eldest Son, also broke through to the Late Qi Refining Stage at a young age, proving that the Liu Family's Body Tempering Art Cultivation Technique is extraordinary. They could certainly try it out.

If their talent for martial dao cultivation is higher than their talent for immortal Cultivation Techniques, switching to the Body Tempering Art is not out of the question.

At the front of the crowd, behind Xia He and She Xiaorong, followed a burly man in black robes riding a water buffalo; it was the eldest Young Master of the Liu Family, Eldest Son.

The gazes people occasionally cast toward him were filled with awe. The reason everyone's view of martial dao had changed was largely due to Eldest Son's influence.

In his early thirties, he is said to be at the ninth level of Qi Refining, nearing Qi Refining Perfection. Everyone says he inherited Liu Xuan's talent and is expected to reach Foundation Establishment by the age of forty.

As Liu Xuan's requirements for selecting Concubines grew higher, many people shifted their focus and began to set their sights on Eldest Son.

Even Lin Xue'er had advised Eldest Son to marry and have children, saying that perhaps he, like Liu Xuan, possessed a ‘Stud Horse Spiritual Body’ and his cultivation would improve faster.

Unfortunately, Eldest Son was focused solely on cultivation and had no interest in women, agreeing to none of them.

“Ah!”

“Ahhh!”

“Ahhhh!”

...Just as they entered the underground Yin Fiend Palace, bursts of painful yet joyful screams rose and fell, causing everyone to look at each other.

“When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a person, it must first embitter their heart and will, and toil their muscles and bones...”

“Suffering and sweating now is better than bleeding and crying later!”

...Liu Xuan leaned back in a reclining chair with his legs crossed. One Junior Sister massaged his shoulders, two Junior Sisters massaged his legs, and two other Junior Sisters held platters of spirit fruits and pastries, feeding them to his mouth.

Sensing Xia He and the others entering with his Divine Sense, he sat up straight and stopped reciting those grand principles.

“Husband!”

“Husband!”

“Father!”

“Father!”

...Seeing Liu Xuan, the wives, Concubines, and children all bowed in greeting.

Liu Xuan waved his hand to signal them to dispense with the formalities, then looked at his Eldest Son and the Big Black Ox he was riding.

Ninth level of Body Refining, ninth level of Qi Refining. After contracting with the water buffalo Big Black, his cultivation speed became even faster!

“Eldest Son, the yin fiend here is perfect for your cultivation,” Liu Xuan took out a Storage Pouch and threw it to him. “This is the pills needed for Body Refining. You can Cultivate in peace; if there are any problems, let me know.”

Eldest Son is currently the only Cultivator who, like Liu Xuan, practices both body and spell Dual Cultivation. Once he successfully reaches Foundation Establishment, he will immediately be comparable to a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Late Foundation Establishment Stage!

Aside from Liu Xuan and Yue Li, who is at the Golden Core True Person Realm, Eldest Son will become the third most powerful person in the Liu Family, marking the beginning of the children's rise to power, which is of great significance to Liu Xuan.

“Thank you, Father. Eldest Son understands!”

Eldest Son took the Storage Pouch and impatiently headed deeper into the palace, where the concentration of yin fiend was higher and the cultivation effect better.