Chapter 1229

"But … I do have the cultivation method, but the disciples … have become a problem. I, Shang Huaming, am a small sect. Without absolute strength, I can't compete with the big sects. I can't compete with the big sects for disciples. Compared to other small sects, Shang Huaming not only has stricter standards for selecting disciples, but … we also lack spiritual herbs and medicinal pills. Compared to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, which is rich and has many disciples, Shang Huaming really can't compare!"

Then, he glanced at Gong Mingwei and the other two, then at Xiao Hua, and said kindly, "Although Yellow Flower Ridge is a spiritual vein, it's still far from being comparable to a real Heavenly Abode.

I've been working hard to plant spiritual herbs and refine medicinal pills these years, but … before I found Xiao Hua … I didn't have any achievements.

After Xiao Hua came, I focused on taking care of the herb garden. Only then did I have the time to study medicinal pills. I have some gains, but to take out some Peiyuan Pill to help you improve your magic power and realm like the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, I still can't do it! "

"Disciples … are unworthy …" Gong Mingwei and Zhang Qingxiao were ashamed. Xiao Yuehong also let them take care of the herb garden, but … they only wanted to practice the cultivation method and didn't care about other things. Of course, they made a mess, and in the end, Xiao Yuehong had to do it himself.

"There's nothing wrong with concentrating on cultivating the cultivation method. Everyone has their own fate. Even if we let Xiao Hua cultivate the cultivation method … he won't be able to cultivate it. It's better to let him take care of the medicine garden!" Xiao Yuehong waved his hand.

"Yes, Sect Master is right!"

Xiao Hua knew Xiao Yuehong's painstaking efforts. He also practiced Shang Huaming's cultivation method and knew the problems he encountered in practicing it. He nodded in agreement. However, Xiao Hua asked again, "By the way, Sect Master, what kind of spiritual herbs are needed to refine the Peiyuan Pill? Do we have them in our garden?"

"Oh, the main ingredient of the Peiyuan Pill is the absorption fruit. Although it's rare, I have it in my herb garden."

"That's strange. That absorption fruit … disciple has seen it before. Although it's not much, it's not little. Why doesn't Sect Master … refine the Peiyuan Pill?" Xiao Hua asked.

"Hehe, you only know one thing but not the other, Xiao Hua."

Xiao Yuehong stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Alchemy is an extremely important subject. It's as important as cultivating a mental cultivation method. If you don't have profound attainments, you definitely won't be able to successfully refine medicinal pills!"

"I … have some attainments in the field of alchemy. That's why the Wu Cang Pill I concoct is so effective that it's only available in Yi City. On the other hand, to concoct the Peiyuan Pill, not only does one require profound alchemy skills, one also needs an even older assimilation fruit …"

"Ah???"

Xiao Hua came to a realization and asked again, "Then … I'm afraid that the absorption fruits in our garden have been around for ten years. Isn't that enough?"

"How can ten years be enough?

I'm afraid that even twenty or thirty years won't be enough! "Xiao Yuehong smiled bitterly.

"That long?" Xiao Hua exclaimed, "Then who can grow it?"

"Hehe, pitiful child. The spirit grasses in our medicine garden are only used to refine ordinary medicinal pills. The spirit grasses used to refine the Peiyuan Pill are all specially planted by large sects using special methods or special places. Or, they're harvested from deep mountains and marshes where no one has ever stepped foot on them!

The absorption fruits used to refine the Peiyuan Pill aren't too demanding. However, the exquisite grass used to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill requires a medicinal age of over three hundred years … "

Xiao Hua was flabbergasted. Three hundred years … it seems that the age of the five people in front of him added together is longer than that. This … exquisite grass really isn't something that ordinary people can grow!

"Therefore, there's an old saying in the cultivation world of the Dawn Rain Continent: Qi Refining is easy, Foundation Establishment is hard!

That's how it is! "

Xiao Yuehong sighed and said, "From the late stage of Qi Refining to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the amount of True Qi required isn't something that can be provided by ordinary refining of spiritual energy. One can only rely on external objects to greatly increase the amount of True Qi in the meridians in the body. Only then can one push one's cultivation to break through the shackles of the realm!"

"There are many kinds of external objects like this. Taking the Foundation Establishment Pill is the most common and most effective kind!"

"Master … the exquisite grass used to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill requires a medicinal age of three hundred years. It's really hard to find. Is it possible … that there are other things?"

After taking the Parasol Pill, Zhang Qingxiao was full of energy. Hearing her master talk about Foundation Establishment, her heart itched even more and she couldn't help but ask.

"Sigh, the exquisite grass is a spiritual grass of heaven and earth. It absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and grows for hundreds of years. It contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the grass and then adds other spiritual grasses to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill. The medicinal properties of the Foundation Establishment Pill are mild and the spiritual energy entering the body is also slow. It's precisely walking the path of righteousness. For us cultivators, it's the most orthodox method and there won't be any special side effects.

As for other external objects, for example, directly taking rare and aged spiritual grasses, due to the lack of other supplementary herbs, there might be some toxicity. It might also harm the meridians … Just like ordinary people, if they eat cooked food, of course it's delicious. If they eat it raw, it might not taste good and they might even have diarrhea! "

"Hahaha ~" Xiao Yuehong's explanation was very profound and simple, making Zhang Qingxiao almost laugh out loud!

"Sect Master … You said to eat vegetables, then … Is there anyone who eats meat?" Xiao Hua on the side also asked with a smile.

"This …" Xiao Yuehong muttered, looked at Xiao Hua and said, "According to the sect's ancient records … a long time ago … there was …"

"Ah?

There's really people who eat meat?

How do they eat it! "The four people's eyes lit up and looked at Xiao Yuehong in surprise.

"It's said that in this world, people aren't the only ones who can cultivate. There are many creatures, such as wild beasts, trees, and so on. They all have their own cultivation methods. Since spiritual grasses can be refined into pills, those wild beasts can naturally also …"

"Ah???" Xiao Hua listened and his mouth opened wide, as if … he thought of something!

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yuehong said curiously, "This is also recorded in the sect's ancient records. Master … has never seen it with his own eyes!"

"Oh, nothing, nothing!" Although there was some surprise and excitement in Xiao Hua's eyes, he still didn't say anything.

"It's said that when some people build their foundation, they use the inner cores of demonic beasts to cultivate. They can also obtain a large amount of Spiritual Qi from the inner cores, which can be used to advance their cultivation.

However, this Spiritual Qi is refined by demonic beasts, which is different from what we humans refine. It's very easy for problems to arise … Therefore, over time, it gradually disappeared … "

Speaking up to here, Xiao Yuehong looked around Yellow Flower Ridge in disappointment and said, "Unfortunately, in my Yellow Flower Ridge … there are only trees and trees. I don't see any rare things. Even if Master wants to get a demonic beast's inner core to advance your cultivation, it's impossible!"

Xiao Hua listened and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Okay, Master won't say anymore. You're only at the tenth layer of Qi Refining, there's still a long way to go to the twelfth layer of Qi Refining. Once you reach the peak of Qi Refining, Master will tell you everything in detail. If I tell you now, it'll become a burden!" Xiao Yuehong waved his hand and said, "You wait … Pack up and immediately go to the Peaceful Heart Cave on Lone Staff Peak!

Xiao Hua, you also go … supervise them … "

"Yes, Sect Master!" Xiao Hua bowed and saluted.

Xiao Yuehong turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He frowned and asked, "Also, just now you said that there were several ninth layer Qi Refining cultivators and one eleventh layer Qi Refining cultivator in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. You … only three tenth layer Qi Refining cultivators … How did you escape so easily?"

"This …" When Gong Mingwei and Zhang Qingxiao heard this, their faces changed color. Xiao Xianrui lowered her head slightly, a trace of red appearing on her face.

"Master, we're easy? Can't you see how injured your disciple is?" Zhang Qingxiao braced herself and said.

"Less nonsense, hurry up and say it. Otherwise, you'll have to reflect on your mistakes for two hundred days!" Xiao Yuehong sneered.

"Master … It's like this."

Gong Mingwei saw that Master was really angry again, so he glanced at Xiao Xianrui and said, "When we were buying the Peacock Fantasy for Junior Sister, we met the young master of the Hundred Herbs Sect, Jiang Fan. It was because he was against us that the price of the Peacock Fantasy was raised so high!"

"Tell me the important things …" Xiao Yuehong glared at him and scolded.

"Yes, Master. Actually … when we were fighting against Hundred Poisons Sect, we were at a disadvantage. But … for some reason, Jiang Fan actually led his disciples to help us. That's why … we didn't suffer too much!"

"The Hundred Herbs Sect?

Jiang Jiantong?

I … I've only met him a few times, and we don't have a deep friendship! "

Xiao Yuehong was puzzled, but he didn't notice Xiao Xianrui's blush, nor did he notice the unnatural expressions on Gong Mingwei and Zhang Qingxiao's faces.

"Forget it, I, Shang Huaming, owe the Hundred Herbs Sect a favor. When the time is right, I'll pay them back!"

Xiao Yuehong waved his hand. Gong Mingwei and Zhang Qingxiao sighed softly, but Xiao Xianrui looked … disappointed!

The Lone Staff Peak was a relatively remote mountain in the north of Yellow Flower Ridge. There weren't any nearby peaks, and the climate here was different from the other peaks. Not only was the wind very strong, but the temperature was also much lower. If Gong Mingwei and the other two weren't Qi Practitioners of the tenth level, they would have easily reached the top of the Lone Staff Peak.

Even so, when the three of them entered the Tranquil Cave of the Lone Staff Peak, they were surprised by the coldness and the cold wind that blew in from time to time. "This …" Xiao Xianrui circulated her vital energy through her meridians to force out the bone-chilling cold. She sighed and said, "Is this … a place for humans to stay?"

"It's so hard … Junior Sister, we … have to stay here for a hundred days!" Zhang Qingxiao screamed.

"Senior Brothers, the Sect Leader sent you here … I'm afraid there's a deeper meaning behind it!"

Xiao Hua followed the three of them into the Tranquil Cave. He had never heard of this place before, and had never been here before. He couldn't help but shrink back and smile.

"Xiao Hua … It's easy for you to say that. It's not like you're the one who's reflecting on your mistakes in the Tranquil Cave. Why don't … we switch places?

Let's see if I can make such sarcastic remarks, "Zhang Qingxiao said unhappily.

"Little Junior Brother," Xiao Xianrui said with a smile.

(To be continued.

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