For the next month, Qin Guiya focused on stabilizing his Realm.
The spiritual power of the Middle Stage of Golden Core was several times purer than that of the Early Stage, which greatly aided his Alchemy.
He attempted to refine a batch of Golden Spirit Pills, and the success rate and quality actually improved again.
The proportion of Flawless Pills increased from 10% to 15%!
"It seems that improving my cultivation also helps with Alchemy."
Qin Guiya put away the Medicinal Pills with satisfaction.
Over the past three years, he had sold Medicinal Pills through his second uncle's channels, not only paying off his Spirit Stone debts but also accumulating a Family fortune of two million Spirit Stones.
This was an unimaginable amount of wealth in the past.
Not only that, he also learned to refine Rank 3 Golden Spirit Pills, and currently, only his second uncle knew that he was a Rank 3 Alchemist.
Perhaps it was because Rank 3 Spirit Medicine was more difficult to work with, but with one Enlightenment Leaf, he could currently only barely learn to refine this one type of Rank 3 Medicinal Pill, and even then, only perfect Medicinal Pills.
But for him, it was quite enough, because he could continuously produce Enlightenment Leaves.
He consumed three leaves to raise the refinement of Golden Spirit Pills to a full batch and produce Flawless quality.
On this day, Qin Guiya was checking the new changes in the Ancient Tree Space.
The birth of two newborns expanded the space from two mu to four mu.
"Husband."
Liu Qingchan's voice came from outside, "Sister Mu Shuang said the new Formation has been set up and she invited you to come and see it."
Qin Guiya exited the space and came to the backyard of his Immortal Cave.
Lin Mushuang stood in the center of a complex Formation diagram, with dozens of Formation Flags floating around her.
Seeing her husband, she lightly tapped her finger, and the Formation Flags immediately began to operate according to a specific trajectory.
"Rank 3 Low Grade 'Illusory Gold Sky-Covering Formation'."
Lin Mushuang introduced, "It combines my Formation and eight-hundred-year-old golden-veined wood, and can withstand a full-power strike from a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator."
Qin Guiya was both surprised and delighted.
A Rank 3 Formation was already at the Great Master level, not to mention it also incorporated the characteristics of a spiritual plant!
The golden-veined wood was something he had found from his second uncle.
In another year and a half, he would need to go out for a mission.
For a Golden Core cultivator, Family missions occur once every ten years. This time, he might be out for several years, so he had to ensure the safety of the area around his Cultivation Immortal Cave to prevent too many Cultivators from approaching and prying.
"You've worked hard."
He said sincerely, "With this Formation, the children's safety is more assured."
Lin Mushuang's lips curled into a slight smile:
"It's what I should do. But..."
She hesitated for a moment, "The Formation consumes a lot. It would be best to find more Spirit Stones."
At the mention of this, Qin Guiya nodded, remembering something:
"Qingchan, how long did it take you to go from the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment to the Late Stage?"
Liu Qingchan calculated, "Around five years. Thanks to the Flawless Pills and spiritual flowers Husband gave me."
This speed made Qin Guiya secretly click his tongue in wonder.
With his Four Spiritual Roots Aptitude, it took him a full thirty years to go from the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment to the Late Stage back then!
Although resources were not as abundant as they are now, a Five Spiritual Roots could Breakthrough a minor Realm in five years, which would absolutely be an astonishing speed in the outside world.
"What about Mu Shuang? I remember it only took you just over three years to go from the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment to the Late Stage?"
Lin Mushuang nodded, "Three years and three months. But my Aptitude is better, so it can't all be attributed to the Medicinal Pills."
After spending a few days with his children and two Dao Companions, Qin Guiya realized that Lin Mushuang's Formation talent had definitely improved.
A Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator could now set up a Rank 3 Grand Formation; this undoubtedly surpassed the talent of an ordinary Formation Master.
Liu Qingchan was still busy with both the children and the spiritual fields.
In the spiritual fields in the backyard of the Immortal Cave, the first batch of Rank 1 Spirit Medicine planted had matured one after another.
Normally, most Rank 1 Low Grade main Spirit Medicine matured in five years, and main Spirit Medicine for Rank 1 High Grade Medicinal Pills like blue heart grass took twenty years to mature.
Now, the immature Spirit Medicine already had eight or nine years of heat, and this batch of Spirit Medicine had only been planted for just over five years. From this, it could be seen that Liu Qingchan's spiritual plant talent was not bad, and she could slightly accelerate the growth of Spirit Medicine.
Five days later, Qin Guiya sat cross-legged on a futon, an old, yellowed ancient book spread before him—the "Heavenly Flame Incineration Art."
This was the Earth Rank Low Grade Cultivation Technique he had exchanged from the Family Scripture Pavilion during his Foundation Establishment Stage, and it was the fundamental Great Law he had primarily Cultivated until now.
The Qin Family was a Void Refining force. It was said that the highest Rank Cultivation Technique was Earth Rank Top Grade, and this type of Cultivation Technique could only be Cultivated by the Main Branch, while it was quite good for their branch Family to possess an Earth Rank Low Grade Cultivation Technique.
【Cultivation Technique Rank: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Immortal. Each Rank is divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Top Grade. Cultivation Techniques of different Ranks have different degrees of spiritual power condensation, which will affect combat power. Cultivation Techniques above Heaven Rank will also require the Cultivator's Comprehension Ability; those with low Comprehension Ability will simply be unable to Cultivate them.】
"Fire Dragon Palm..."
Qin Guiya's finger lightly traced the complex Divine Ability diagram on the page, his brows furrowed.
This was one of the two great Divine Abilities recorded in the Golden Core chapter of the "Heavenly Flame Incineration Art," which required condensing a Dragon-shaped palm print with fire-attribute spiritual power, its power capable of Burn Mountains and Boil Seas.
Unfortunately, he had no time to Cultivate it during his Golden Core Stage, and even encountered a Bottleneck.
His Divine Sense swept through his Sea of Consciousness; there were already a dozen or so Enlightenment Leaves in the Ancient Tree Space, and this was even with his reduced frequency of intimacy with his Dao Companions in recent years.
"I wonder if one leaf can allow the Fire Dragon Palm to reach the introductory stage?"
Qin Guiya muttered to himself.
With only just over a year left until the next Family mission, he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
Taking out a Jade Slip to record the key points for Cultivating the Fire Dragon Palm, Qin Guiya then checked his own equipment.
A Low Grade Magic Treasure, the Golden Edge Sword, and a few Rank 2 Top Grade Talismans—this was all his combat gear.
For a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator, it was pitifully meager.
"I need to get a few decent Magic Treasures."
Qin Guiya rubbed his temples.
For three years, he had focused on Alchemy and repaying debts, neglecting his own armament. Now, he realized it was a misstep.
Stepping out of the quiet room, Liu Qingchan was teaching Qin Yuexian to identify Spirit Medicine, while Lin Mushuang was playing with the two younger children by the Formation.
Watching this warm scene, Qin Guiya's soft spot in his heart was gently touched.
With a Family, he was no longer the lone Cultivator who could take risks; he had to make full preparations for his Family.
"Husband is going out?" Liu Qingchan keenly noticed his intention.
"To Thousand Eye Island to purchase some Magic Treasures."
Qin Guiya lightly kissed her forehead, "You and Mu Shuang watch the children well. Don't leave the Immortal Cave too far recently."
A trace of worry flashed in Liu Qingchan's eyes, but she quickly concealed it:
"Don't worry, Husband. With Sister Mu Shuang's Formation, we are safe."
Lin Mushuang looked up at the sound, her ink-black eyes directly meeting Qin Guiya's:
"What type of Magic Treasure do you need? I can offer some suggestions."
"Mainly fire-attribute, with both offense and defense."
Qin Guiya replied.
He primarily Cultivated the "Heavenly Flame Incineration Art," so fire-attribute Magic Treasures could maximize his strength.
Lin Mushuang pondered for a moment:
"Rank 3 and above shield-type or bead-type are all good."
She paused, "However, it might be difficult to find high-quality ones in the Family market..."
Qin Guiya nodded, "I'll go take a look. If there's anything suitable, I'll buy it."
The good Magic Treasures circulating within the Family had already been taken by the Main Branch; what remained were mostly common goods.
To buy truly excellent Magic Treasures, he would have to go to the shops privately opened by those Elders.