Chapter 63: Heavenly Spirit Root

Chen Mobai remembered that he still had a used spirit stone in the drawer of his room and immediately ran back to get it.

"This piece, when crushed into spirit essence, can filter the elixir poison from two portions of the original liquid, but it also requires a reaction agent."

Qingnü did not ask why Chen Mobai's family had such things. She had already assumed that her patron's ancestors must have been great cultivators, and now she was just a somewhat fallen young master.

"Can the reaction agent be bought?"

"It's very cheap, 100 merit points can buy a large can, enough to compound 50 portions of spirit essence."

Qingnü's words relieved Chen Mobai. He didn't have many merit points left. The three main ingredients for refining Qi-supplementing spirit water could be bought in the天河界 (Tianhe World), but the four auxiliary ingredients could only be bought on the Earth Primordial Star. His merit points were only enough to buy the ingredients for three batches.

"Do we not need a flavoring agent?"

Qingnü checked the auxiliary ingredients and found that this one was missing. Chen Mobai shook his head, indicating that he had no more pocket money and couldn't afford it, so they would have to save a bit here.

"Then I'll refine a batch without the flavoring agent first. You can try it, and if you can tolerate it, we'll do the next few batches the same way."

As she said this, Qingnü was still a bit apprehensive. She had tasted it before, and it was unbearably bitter.

Chen Mobai nodded, but in his heart, he was thinking about going to the Nanxi Market to buy some used spirit stones. He put away the 20 vials of Qi-supplementing spirit water he had successfully refined and prepared to leave.

"By the way, you're the same age as me, how's your college entrance exam preparation going?"

At this moment, Chen Mobai remembered this and asked with a bit of concern.

"It doesn't matter whether I take the exam or not; I've already been recommended to a university."

"Really? Which university?"

"Jumang Dao Academy!"

"Oh, that's a good university... Wait, you said a Dao Academy..."

Chen Mobai's eyes widened, and he looked at Qingnü in disbelief, wondering if he had heard her wrong.

"Jumang Dao Academy. Otherwise, why do you think the Bao Ping Pharmacy would rent this alchemy room to me? I'm basically using my school's facilities."

"..."

After a long silence, Chen Mobai carefully examined Qingnü from head to toe, remembering that when he went to the Immortal Gate High School to find her, she had to wear a mask and a hat to cover herself when she came out of the school.

He had thought it was because she was beautiful and had many admirers in the school.

Now it seemed that it was probably because she was too famous in the school.

"I understand now why Gu Changfeng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, couldn't resist taking you as a disciple when he came to the school to give a lecture. A Heavenly Spirit Root is something even a Golden Core cultivator would find irresistible."

Chen Mobai sighed, regretting his previous confusion.

"That's not the case. Although a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivates quickly before the Core Formation stage, the lack of early obstacles and bottlenecks means that the success rate of forming an Inner Core is actually lower than that of ordinary spirit roots. Among the current Immortal Gate Core Formation cultivators, only four started with a Heavenly Spirit Root. So, if resources are sufficient, my future achievements might not even match yours."

Qingnü shook her head, and her words left Chen Mobai speechless.

After all, not long ago, his lifelong goal was to successfully reach the Foundation Establishment stage in his lifetime.

"What's your current cultivation level?"

"Sixth stage of Qi Cultivation."

Chen Mobai felt a bit better upon hearing this, as it was the same as his.

But then he thought about how Qingnü, living in a single apartment with only first-grade inferior spirit energy, probably only practiced for two hours a day in the school's cultivation room.

To cultivate to the sixth stage of Qi Cultivation under such conditions, a Heavenly Spirit Root was indeed extraordinary.

"Then you're busy. I'll go back and review."

"Okay, come back tomorrow to get the Qi-supplementing spirit water. After filtering the elixir poison with spirit essence, we should be able to refine about fifteen more vials."

Chen Mobai nodded, and at the same time, he encouraged himself. He now had the opportunity in the Tianhe World, and if he really became a major trader between the two worlds, the supply of spirit stones would be endless.

Although he wasn't a Heavenly Spirit Root, his future was still promising.

The next day, Chen Mobai first went to the Nanxi Market. He happened to meet Qi Er at the entrance, who was very grateful and said that without the Green Arrow Talisman, he would have died in the Yunmeng Marsh.

As he spoke, Qi Er wanted to give Chen Mobai the two spirit stones he had earned as a reward, but Chen Mobai shook his head and did not accept them.

Then, Chen Mobai asked Qi Er to help him see if he could buy some used spirit stones, preferably those with depleted spirit energy.

Although Qi Er was very curious, he took on the task and, in less than half a day, collected all the used spirit stones from the small cultivators in his circle, a total of 17.

Qi Er said he paid 10 taels of gold for each spirit stone, and Chen Mobai nodded and gave him a 500-tael gold note.

These spirit essences were enough for Qingnü to refine, so Chen Mobai did not stay in the market any longer.

Stimulated by the news that Qingnü had been recommended to Jumang Dao Academy, he began to work even harder over the next two months.

After obtaining enough Qi-supplementing spirit water, he stopped setting up stalls, which wasted time, and focused on studying and cultivating, hoping to achieve a good score on the college entrance exam.

If he couldn't get into one of the four major Dao Academies, he would at least aim for one of the top ten universities.

Let's set a small goal: the Pure Yang Academy!

Thus, Chen Mobai began the most diligent two months of his life.

Every night, he practiced Qi cultivation in the Water Mansion, and during the day, after returning, he would spend the morning hours at school, diligently attending classes and reviewing the four subjects he had fallen behind in over the past three years.

Cultivating divine consciousness, as the ancients said, was opening the gate of wisdom.

What used to be difficult and obscure spells, formulas, talismans, and arrays, he could now understand after a few readings and writings. With frequent visits to the teachers' offices and the guidance of these public servants, his foundation gradually became solid, and his knowledge grew deeper.

But what surprised Chen Mobai the most was the breakthrough in his cultivation level.

Perhaps because he had not given up on practicing the Mind Cultivation Technique, his divine consciousness was formed early, and the bottleneck of the later stages of Qi Cultivation no longer existed. With the continuous supply of Qi-supplementing spirit water refined by Qingnü and the second-grade spirit energy of the Water Mansion, the spiritual energy vortex in his dantian finally overflowed, and he naturally broke through to the seventh stage of Qi Cultivation a week before the college entrance exam.

At this point, Chen Mobai finally had the confidence to compete for admission to one of the four major Dao Academies.

However, after reaching the seventh stage of Qi Cultivation, he faced an important decision.

Should he continue to practice the Five Elements Technique, or switch to the Pure Yang Scroll?