Chapter 60

(Reorganizing the outline took quite some time, so I'll catch up on the missed update when I wake up.)

Everyone drank and enjoyed themselves until the hour of Hai, when they finally dispersed.

Chu He tidied up, put the little one to sleep, and then began his first cultivation session since forming his water and fire spirit bodies.

Currently, Chu He's body contains two different types of spirit energy: water and fire. The water spirit energy, which he has been cultivating since childhood, is far stronger than the fire spirit energy he obtained during the spirit body refinement.

In the days to come, the task Chu He needs to accomplish is to increase the fire spirit energy to match the water spirit energy, making the spirit energy in his body more balanced, so that he can progress evenly.

Thanks to the assistance of the Fuyang Spirit Body Refinement Soup and the Two Instruments True Method, Chu He's meridians have been significantly strengthened and widened. Even with two different types of spirit energy flowing through them, there is no risk of damage.

The Two Instruments True Method consists of the following three steps:

1. Coexistence of Water and Fire: The meridians must withstand the flow of two different types of energy, each with a fixed range that cannot be crossed.

2. Fusion of Water and Fire: The two types of energy in the meridians no longer need to be clearly separated. Even if they intertwine like a rope, there will be no loss, and when used against enemies, the water and fire can be combined or separated, adding great power.

3. Mutual Generation of Water and Fire: From extreme yang comes yin, and from extreme yin comes yang. Mastering the subtleties of yin and yang, this is the most enduring method. At its deepest level, it can even lead to the attainment of the golden body of the primordial spirit.

Cultivators at the Qi Condensation Realm and the Innate Realm focus on the first step of coexistence of water and fire.

With enough spirit pills, Chu He believes that breaking through to the seventh layer of the Qi Condensation Realm will be a matter of time. With the two types of spirit energy cultivated through the Two Instruments True Method, his combat power will be significantly higher than that of cultivators of the same level. Moreover, the purity of his spirit energy adds even more to his strength. Now, Chu He is confident that he can match a cultivator at the ninth layer of the Qi Condensation Realm in terms of spirit energy.

Although he had used the Two Instruments True Method during the spirit body refinement, that was just to adjust the spirit body. Today, using it to guide qi into his body and refine the spirit energy, the efficiency was so high that it startled Chu He. A true realm-level technique is at least several times stronger than the techniques taught by the sect.

Moreover, the cultivation process felt very good, almost addictive. Chu He could guess why: it was the clear sensation of the spirit energy growing. The pleasure of increasing strength was so enjoyable that there was no boredom at all. No wonder some seniors would seclude themselves for ten or even a hundred years.

Returning to Luogang Ridge, Chu He's life returned to a peaceful routine. During the day, he took care of the spirit fields and spent the rest of his time cultivating or attending classes at Cone Peak.

He easily passed the half-year evaluation. Out of his batch of apprentices, most were eliminated, leaving only about twenty who could stay and become outer disciples of Qingling Mountain.

Occasionally, people from Luo Si's side would come to visit, but Chu He treated them indifferently, neither refusing nor showing any particular interest. If they brought gifts, he accepted them without hesitation, considering it a rightful compensation for the wrongs done to him. Besides, it would be too hypocritical to refuse when they had already brought the gifts.

However, Chu He's life was not easy. With Little White's voracious appetite and his own cultivation of the Two Instruments True Method, his need for spirit pills increased significantly. Unlike before, it was no longer so relaxed.

Especially after breaking through to the seventh layer of the Qi Condensation Realm a month later, the amount of spirit pills needed for cultivation doubled. The leap in spirit body strength was approaching its most critical point, and the requirements also increased several times over. In total, Chu He felt that the things he consumed daily flowed out of his storage ring like a river of low-grade spirit stones, never ceasing.

Fortunately, Little White, at the most critical moment, dropped the ball. It stopped eating and drinking, fell into a deep sleep, and couldn't be woken up, but its vital signs were normal.

Later, Chu He went to ask the old cultivator at Lingge Peak, who informed him that it was most likely undergoing a transformation and advancing to a higher stage.

True to its nature as a glutton, even its advancement was done while sleeping. Chu He was speechless, both laughing and crying.

Little White's advancement temporarily eased Chu He's financial burden, but it also meant that if Little White succeeded, the amount of spirit pills needed to support it would only increase!

If it really can't be helped, in the future, I'll just make it eat grass again. If it doesn't eat, fine, then I'll eat. Chu He was in tears at the thought.

At the very least, the income from the seven or eight acres of spirit fields was far from enough for future expenses. Fortunately, Chu He had some savings, so enduring for a few more months wouldn't be a big problem.

During this period, to earn some extra income, Chu He often took Gu Han to Qingling Town. Gu Han had already started learning alchemy and had become more discerning with materials. After each trip to Qingling Town, they could each earn at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Although they were living frugally, it didn't mean that Chu He was poor. On the contrary, he had quite a few good things.

Not to mention the two fifth-grade demon cores, the magical tools and treasures of two innate realm cultivators would fetch a large amount of spirit stones if sold. However, Chu He needed to find other ways to make money before these resources were depleted.

Becoming a high-level spirit farmer and renting a small mountain or a large plot of medium-grade spirit fields would also yield substantial income.

Or he could stay in Qingling Town, hone his discernment, and use the Purifying Fire to refine materials, which was also a good path. Of course, the prerequisite was to complete the sect's assigned tasks first.

As his cultivation improved, the path of being a spirit farmer also became feasible. Although Chu He was only at the sixth layer of the Qi Condensation Realm, his spirit energy was strong enough. By advancing the levels of various minor techniques, he could become a medium-grade spirit farmer. To reach the high level, he should be at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm.

It seemed that he would have to become a large landowner, a large landowner who personally works the fields.

Generally speaking, among the various ways to earn spirit stones, alchemy and alchemy are the best, with the broadest prospects and the highest profits. Unfortunately, both require pure fire, and without a fire spirit body, the conditions for innate advancement and deeper exploration are lacking.

In the jade slips left by the tall and thin cultivator, there were a couple of valuable pill formulas, such as the Yuan Cultivation Pill and the incomplete Essence Condensation Pill.

Wait a moment?! That was in the past! Now, half of his spirit energy is fire spirit energy, which can be used to refine pills.

One day, Chu He suddenly realized this and was greatly excited.

Indeed, this is a better path to wealth, and with the Purifying Fire, he can enhance the purification during the pill refinement process, increasing the success rate.

At that moment, Chu He was brimming with inspiration and clapped his hands in excitement.

Saying and doing, since he had a usable mystic iron cauldron, he could secretly try it out. Chu He immediately set out for Lingge Peak.

The outer sect was already in late autumn, with cool autumn breezes blowing one after another. The green rice in the fields was approaching harvest, with the ears of grain resembling green worms.

"Whoosh!" Chu He exhaled a breath of turbid air and released the Flying Cloud Leap, soaring into the sky. Actually, he had a better quality Flying Cloud Leap, but to keep a low profile, he hadn't used it.

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