From then on, besides Cultivating, he added another task: comprehending the Dao of Alchemy.
To be honest, with his Golden Core Divine Sense strength, learning this Low Grade first-rank Alchemy was quite simple.
He repeatedly simulated the Alchemy process in his mind. Once he felt it was feasible, he could begin the Alchemy.
However, he still needed Alchemy Materials, so for now, he could only set aside the matter of starting Alchemy.
Zhang Quan's death was like dropping a small pebble into the boundless ocean, stirring not a single ripple.
Time flew by, and it was again time for the autumn tea harvest.
The Qinghe Society sent a female Cultivator at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment this time. She was quite beautiful, but her expression was somewhat cold.
Upon entering the Formation, she merely glanced at Chen Si before walking towards the Tea Garden.
As she passed by the two Spiritual Fields, besides the solitary Sword Qi Grass, there was only a patch of weeds.
The female Cultivator frowned and asked displeased, "Why are these two Spiritual Fields neglected?"
"Reporting to Senior, Junior has been busy Cultivating recently and didn't have time to tend to them. Junior plans to take care of them after Breaking Through to the third level of Qi Refining," Chen Si respectfully replied.
The female Cultivator snorted coldly, said nothing more, and entered the Tea Garden, beginning to harvest tea leaves with her Divine Sense.
Leaf after leaf separated from the tea trees and were collected into her Storage Pouch.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Tea Garden was completely harvested.
The female Foundation Establishment Cultivator did not linger and left directly.
Soon, another three months passed.
Chen Si had Broken Through to the third level of Qi Refining. The Spirit Stones he had accumulated, plus those from Zhang Quan's Storage Pouch, totaled nearly two hundred, and his accumulated Spiritual Power reached 856 points.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Wood)
Rank: 1 (0 / 1000);
Spiritual Power: 856;
Skills: 1. Detect; 2. Plunder; 3. Infuse; 4. Transform.
In another four months, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root could advance another rank, and at that time, his Cultivation speed would significantly increase.
At noon that day, Chen Si went out again, heading to a nearby market.
He planned to purchase some seeds of the Spirit Medicine needed for the yinqi pill Pill Formula, intending to try growing them himself.
Spirit Medicine seeds were not uncommon in the market; many stalls selling Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine had them.
Mainly, no one bought them, so they accumulated, leading to seeds being everywhere.
Of course, they were all relatively ordinary first-rank Early Stage and Middle Stage ones.
Chen Si spent ten Spirit Stones and bought a large pile of seeds, including two seeds of a second-rank Early Stage Spiritual Plant.
The person selling the seeds didn't know that these seeds contained second-rank ones, so it was a small windfall for him.
The Detect skill of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root could detect simple information about all Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine, including seeds.
These two seeds were for the second-rank Early Stage Spiritual Objects, Mist Dew Begonia and purple thunder bamboo, both relatively precious Spiritual Objects.
Returning to his small courtyard with the seeds, he went to the Spiritual Fields. His Divine Sense moved, quickly clearing away the weeds and piling them to the side.
Seed after seed flew out of the cloth bag, each planted evenly into the two Spiritual Fields.
The soil automatically separated and closed, easily completing a task that would take a Cultivator at the Early Stage of Qi Refining half a day to finish.
Immediately after, his Divine Sense probed underground, found an underground spring, and used his Divine Sense to guide the spring water to the surface, transforming it into Spiritual Rain that sprinkled over the two Spiritual Fields.
The planting was then concluded.
A total of thirteen Spiritual Seeds were sown this time. Two of them were seeds of Mist Dew Begonia and purple thunder bamboo, and the others were seeds for the Materials needed to refine yinqi pill.
He immediately used the Infuse skill of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root to infuse 1 point of Spiritual Power into each seed.
Seeds that would normally take one or two months to sprout instantly grew tender shoots, all surviving, saving a lot of time.
He hadn't paid much attention to the Sword Qi Grass these past few months, letting it grow freely.
He also temporarily refrained from spending Spiritual Power to Cultivate the Mist Dew Begonia and purple thunder bamboo, waiting until the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root advanced in rank.
Time flew by, and another four months passed.
He plundered a total of 191 points of Spiritual Power from the old tea bushes and two new batches of tea.
His accumulated Spiritual Power reached 1034 points. He spent one thousand points to upgrade the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root to rank 2.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Wood)
Rank: 2 (0 / 10000);
Spiritual Power: 34;
Skills: 1. Detect; 2. Plunder; 3. Infuse; 4. Transform.
Immediately, he felt his whole body lighten, and even the surrounding air seemed much fresher. The wood-elemental magical power within his body also became much more active.
He tried circulating the "Evergreen Skill" and Cultivated for an hour. The effect improved by at least thirty percent. Based on this progress, it would take two years to Break Through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
From now on, there was no need to deliberately accumulate Spiritual Power; it should be used when needed.
If used occasionally to assist in Cultivation, it could at least double the speed of advancing to the fourth level of Qi Refining, which was far better than the effect of Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
The next day, he checked the growth of the Spirit Medicine.
"Mist Dew Begonia: First-rank Early Stage (Upper Limit Second-rank Early Stage);"
"Spiritual Power: 1;"
"Can be infused, can be plundered."
The purple thunder bamboo and other Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine were similar, all having only one point of Spiritual Power.
This was Spiritual Power gained through natural growth. The reason Spiritual Tea could increase by 1 point each month referred to the time it took to recover after being plundered by one point. The two cannot be compared.
Chen Si estimated that, apart from the two second-rank Early Stage Spiritual Objects, the other eleven Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine needed to reach 5 points of Spiritual Power to mature.
His accumulated Spiritual Power was insufficient, so he could only put it aside for now.
Time passed as he tended to the Spiritual Tea and Cultivated, and in a blink, another month went by.
He plundered 51 points of Spiritual Power from the Tea Garden, bringing his total Spiritual Power to 85 points.
He went to the Spiritual Fields and inspected each of the eleven Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine needed for refining yinqi pill.
There was almost no change compared to a month ago.
Chen Si infused 4 points of Spiritual Power into each Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine to accelerate their growth, consuming a total of 44 points of Spiritual Power and raising each plant's Spiritual Power to 5 points.
"Spirit Guiding Grass: First-rank Early Stage (Cannot be upgraded);"
"Spiritual Power: 5 points;"
"Can be infused with Spiritual Power to increase its age, can be plundered."
These dozen or so Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine matured in a very short time and bore seeds.
Under the control of his Divine Sense, each Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine detached completely from the soil, with not a single speck of soil on their root systems, neatly stacking in his hand.
Immediately after, the seeds flew out again, and he began planting. The entire process was smooth and efficient, saving time and effort.
After planting, he returned to his small courtyard, holding a pile of medicinal Materials.
He was only one Pill Furnace away from starting Alchemy.