Chapter 31

Even if on the path of cultivation, one encounters a terrifying thunder tribulation like Su Clan's Ah Shiliu, so what? Even if it's a greater calamity, what can it do?

Do I even need to say the answer?

Even if there are countless dangers, even if there are all kinds of tribulations, even if there's the constant risk of death.

However, can an extraordinary and tumultuous life be compared to an ordinary and mundane one?

If one hears the truth in the morning, can they die in the evening, content?

Content!

He wouldn't let this opportunity slip away. Unless one is a wretched person waiting to die or a coward, who would give up such an opportunity?

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In the Nine Provinces Number One Group, someone was chatting.

It was Soft Feather, who was telling Northern River's Loose Cultivator about the general events in City J, how they met Senior Song, how they found the Ghost Lamp Temple, and how they captured the spirit ghost.

When Soft Feather appeared online, Song Shuhang suddenly felt much calmer.

His fingers heavily tapped the Enter key on the keyboard, sending his first message in the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

Mountain of Books Under Pressure: "Greetings, Seniors."

It was a very ordinary greeting, but as a newcomer, such an opening should be just right, right?

Soft Feather of Spirit Butterfly Island: "Which Senior has come online? Greetings, Senior."

Soft Feather was online, and to her, everyone in the group except 'Su Clan's Ah Shiliu' was a Senior.

"Huh? Mountain of Books Under Pressure?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator was a bit surprised.

He remembered that about ten days ago, the group owner, True Monarch Yellow Mountain, accidentally added a mortal. But the other party never spoke up, and Northern River's Loose Cultivator almost forgot about this person.

He thought the other party would quickly leave the group—after all, if one didn't know that the people in the group were cultivators, they would surely think they had joined a group of lunatics and leave.

Unexpectedly, Mountain of Books Under Pressure had stayed in the group for so long. And now, he addressed everyone as 'Senior.' Could it be that this person had discovered something special about the group?

Mountain of Books Under Pressure: "Greetings, Senior Northern River. Soft Feather, thank you for the two boxes of herbs!"

"Eh? It's Senior Song?!" Soft Feather immediately reacted, happily saying. She had never found out which Senior in the group had the secular name 'Song Shuhang,' but she didn't expect Senior Song to come online today.

Mountain of Books Under Pressure: "Soft Feather, you can call me Shuhang. I'm just an ordinary person who was accidentally added to the group by True Monarch Yellow Mountain. Speaking of which, the reason I was added by mistake is because my chat account number is only one digit different from yours. True Monarch Yellow Mountain must have intended to add you but added me instead."

"Huh? Now that Senior Song mentions it, I realize our numbers are only one digit apart. We must have a great connection!" Soft Feather said happily—this girl seemed to have no intention of changing the 'Senior Song' title.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator understood at this point that the 'kind Senior Song Shuhang from the group' that Soft Feather mentioned in City Jiangnan was this Mountain of Books Under Pressure.

And the fact that he addressed everyone as 'Senior' upon joining the group made sense.

"Little Friend Shuhang, since you've started sending messages in the group, it means you've noticed something about Soft Feather, right?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator added a smiling emoji.

True Monarch Yellow Mountain's divination seemed really powerful, a million times more powerful than that scoundrel Copper Divination Immortal. This little friend indeed had a connection with the people in the group. But why didn't True Monarch Yellow Mountain reveal the result of the divination back then?

Soft Feather of Spirit Butterfly Island: "What did Senior Song notice about me?"

Mountain of Books Under Pressure: "If I must say, it's indeed related to Soft Feather. When helping her find the Ghost Lamp Temple, I did feel that she was very different from ordinary people. But the most important thing is the two boxes of 'simplified body-tempering liquid' herbs you sent today. I just tried to follow the alchemy formula and... I just swallowed a mouthful of the liquid."

"Really? Did you successfully refine the body-tempering liquid?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator asked in surprise. An ordinary mortal, receiving herbs from Soft Feather, and then following the formula for body-tempering liquid, managed to refine the liquid without any guidance?

When did refining medicinal liquids become so easy?

Or perhaps, Song Shuhang has an incredibly terrifying fortune, with luck that defies the heavens?

The concept of fortune is mysterious, but you can't deny its existence. Northern River's Loose Cultivator knew of someone with such heavenly fortune. That person didn't need to do anything; if they ran out of money, they could just go out for a walk and pick up money until their hands ached. One trip out would be enough to last for several days.

Unfortunately, despite having such powerful fortune, that person had no talent for cultivation. Otherwise, Northern River's Loose Cultivator would have taken him as a disciple no matter what.

Soft Feather was equally surprised: "Senior Song, my herbs should have arrived around noon today. If we calculate the time, it would be enough to refine only one batch of medicinal liquid. Could it be that Senior succeeded on the first try?"

"I don't know if I succeeded or failed... I followed the steps in the formula, but there was an accident with the forty-first herb," Song Shuhang continued. "In the end, I only got about five tablespoons of body-tempering liquid. I tried a bit, and my body was greatly strengthened. My vision, physical strength, endurance, and power were all enhanced comprehensively."

"Given those characteristics, there's no doubt you succeeded. Even if there was an accident, the quality of the body-tempering liquid you refined might just be a bit lower," Northern River's Loose Cultivator affirmed.

Body-tempering liquid, being the most basic medicinal liquid, has very low drug resistance.

Therefore, unlike high-level pills, it doesn't require high quality. Even if the quality is low, taking more can achieve the same effect—this is why the simplified body-tempering liquid, which is only half as effective as the old version, is still highly regarded by everyone in the group.

For high-level pills, a small difference in quality can result in a significant difference in effect, and it's hard to make up for it with quantity. The higher the level of the pill, the stronger the drug resistance. For high-level pills, a small difference in quality might require a hundred low-quality pills to compensate. The more one takes, the stronger the drug resistance becomes, and eventually, the high-level pill will have no effect on the cultivator.

"Relatively speaking, I'm more curious, Little Friend Shuhang, how many batches did you refine to get the body-tempering liquid? How many times did you succeed?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator asked curiously.

"How many batches? Probably just one. Because I only have one induction cooker," Song Shuhang replied honestly.

Before he finished speaking, Soft Feather added: "In terms of attempts, Senior Song probably only had one. Because from the time my herbs arrived until now, it's been about five or six hours."

"One batch, and succeeded on the first try?!" Northern River's Loose Cultivator suddenly felt his knees go weak, wanting to kneel and cry—being a Loose Cultivator, he had to rely on himself when he first started cultivating.

How many times did he fail when refining body-tempering liquid back then? He couldn't even remember! In short, he failed many, many times, failing until he was bankrupt before he finally grasped the method of refining body-tempering liquid! Although he was refining the old, complex version, comparing people to people can be heart-wrenching!

Speaking of which, what is an induction cooker? A new type of alchemy furnace?

Could it be that Soft Feather sent Little Friend Shuhang an alchemy furnace? Could this new model increase the success rate?

Thinking of this, Northern River's Loose Cultivator asked: "Little Friend Shuhang, the induction cooker you mentioned, is it a new model of alchemy furnace?"

"Huh? Is there such a model of alchemy furnace?" Soft Feather asked in confusion.

Seeing Soft Feather's reply, Northern River's Loose Cultivator felt a twinge in his heart—he had a feeling that Song Shuhang's next reply would make him cry!

"..." Song Shuhang looked at the induction cooker in the kitchen and typed: "No, it's just a household model 12 induction cooker produced by the Vibration Company."

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