Chapter 61

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With the Flying Cloud Leap of medium quality, Chu He didn't find it as tiring to go up to the Scripture Pavilion this time. He could directly ride his flying device all the way up.

There were two checkpoints along the way: one at the waist of the mountain and the other near the Scripture Pavilion. Chu He had a jade token to prove his identity, so he wasn't stopped on his way.

The Scripture Pavilion was as lively and vibrant as ever.

Chu He first went to thank the old cultivator who managed the spirit beasts. Thanks to his help last time, Chu He hadn't been so panicked and clueless.

"Has the little guy not woken up yet?" The old cultivator seemed even more concerned about Xiao Bai than Chu He was.

Chu He shook his head.

"Heh, sleeping for over ten days, this advancement is quite remarkable. Congratulations, Chu He. Once the little guy wakes up, I doubt even ordinary innate realm experts will be able to do anything to you." The old cultivator's face lit up as if his own spirit beast had leveled up.

After exchanging pleasantries with the old cultivator, Chu He headed to the alchemy management section.

Since he hadn't done any tasks recently, his contribution points might be a bit insufficient. Before coming, Chu He had planned to only borrow basic theories on alchemy and artifact refinement.

First, he wanted to solidify his foundation and then gradually explore further. The jade slips from the felt-hat cultivator and the tall, thin cultivator contained a lot of knowledge about alchemy and artifact refinement. The insights on refining at the middle and upper stages of the innate realm were rare, and even if there were, the required contribution points would be substantial.

After switching to green rice, it wasn't as complicated as growing green spirit grass, so Chu He had time to rest in the Scripture Pavilion and slowly ponder the basics of refining.

In refining, the most important thing is fire control, followed by fire power, and then vision.

Fire control, if you have a good innate talent, you can achieve something through hard practice.

Fire power, on the other hand, is a reflection of cultivation. The higher your cultivation, the stronger the refining flame you can generate.

Vision, its level is related to the precise selection and clever combination of materials, as well as the changes in the medicinal vessels during the refining process. Most of it is reflected in computational ability.

To be honest, Chu He was not unfamiliar with the art of refining and alchemy; he was extremely familiar with it. In the beta test of "Cultivation," he was originally a refiner. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone through great lengths to complete the hidden task to obtain the One Yang Mystic Fire in the public beta.

Originally, due to the significant difference in spirit bodies, he had put aside the refining business. Although a water spirit body could convert to fire spirit essence through techniques to refine and create artifacts, it couldn't achieve higher levels. It was better to focus on water-based techniques and become a powerful cultivator.

Now that his spirit body had improved, becoming a water-fire dual spirit body, he could pick up his old skills and rejuvenate them.

By reviewing the old knowledge and comparing it with the new knowledge in his mind, Chu He gained a lot.

In this short time, his refining skills were already on par with those of a mid-level alchemy apprentice, and even comparable to a high-level alchemy apprentice.

His past experience as a low-level alchemy master naturally surpassed that of an alchemy apprentice. Once he improved his fire control and fire power, he could restore his alchemy master-level abilities.

Chu He sat in meditation for two hours. After coming out of the state of verification, he borrowed the Qi-Benefiting Pill formula. Fortunately, the remaining contribution points were enough; otherwise, he would have had to trouble Gu Han to reveal some secrets.

After bidding farewell to the old cultivator, Chu He turned and left the Scripture Pavilion.

"Hey, isn't that the low-level spirit farmer surnamed Chu? What are you doing in the Scripture Pavilion? Studying the use of manure?" A mocking voice came from ahead, making Chu He, who was deep in thought, look up.

This statement was clearly not friendly and had a strong provoking tone. Using the Sweet Dew Technique to nourish spirit fields was naturally much better than using manure. Generally, only uncivilized fools in the wilderness would do such a thing.

But for the shrewd Chu He, this trick was not even worth a scratch.

A few people stood a few dozen feet ahead, and from the patterns on their clothes, they were all inner disciples. The leader was Luo Wu. Wu Hai was not there, and Zhao Youlu was hiding behind, probably still traumatized by the beating Chu He had given him, which made him tremble at the sight of Chu He.

The one who spoke was a thin cultivator with a sharp face and a sardonic look. After he finished speaking, his companions all laughed loudly, some even exaggeratingly holding their bellies.

Luo Wu watched Chu He's expression with interest, hoping to see the changes he wanted. Unfortunately, Chu He just glanced at them and continued to think, walking to the side as if nothing had happened.

"!!" This situation was like swinging a powerful punch only to have the opponent casually dodge, making the attacker feel frustrated.

"What are you? Ancient Brother is talking to you, you farmer!" A fat inner disciple stepped forward, blocking Chu He's path and shouted loudly.

"Oh, and then what?" Chu He touched his nose, looking at him with interest.

Sometimes, words are also a form of Dao. As long as you are cunning and cut in at the right moment, the other party will quickly fall into your trap.

Sure enough, the guy was furious: "You farmer, are you mocking us inner disciples? Do you need a beating?"

The Ancient Brother also called out: "Brother Zhang, show him the power of inner disciples, let him know that inner disciples are not to be trifled with."

Chu He was almost in tears in his heart: Damn, even passing by gets me entangled. These kids' minds are really too immature.

They probably didn't know about the beating of Zhao Youlu, or they wouldn't dare to provoke him. The current situation was clearly exaggerated by Luo Wu and others, making these guys so hostile. It's even possible that the incident with Zhao Youlu had been distorted into a matter of inner disciples' face.

However, if you always want to be above others, you need to have the ability first, regardless of whether you are an inner disciple or not. Chu He had an idea.

"Hey, I was just passing by, I didn't say or do anything. You inner disciples, a whole group of you, want to beat up an outer disciple in public for no reason. If the Punishment Hall finds out, you might be in solitary confinement for half a year, or even lose your inner disciple status," Chu He replied calmly, but the threat in his words was clear.

At this point, the nearby disciples had gathered to watch the commotion. Many of them were outer disciples, and upon hearing Chu He's words, they immediately became agitated.

The face of Brother Zhang stiffened, and before he could speak, someone in the crowd shouted:

"Inner disciples are so great, without us, you'd be eating dog shit!" a low-level spirit farmer shouted.

"Damn, without our hard work patrolling, your inner disciples would have been eaten by the beasts long ago."

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