Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Upon arriving at the square, he didnʼt go directly into the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, but instead, he purchased many batches of spiritual medicinal materials for refining Water Spirit Pills and Fish Marrow Pills.

Not only that, but he also bought several other types of spiritual herbs for refining First-rank Spirit Pills, preparing to have Jin Ming teach him alchemy later on.

The next day, inside the Earth Fire Room, a muffled explosion came from within the Nine Dragons Pill Cauldron. Though not loud, it sank Zhao Shengʼs heart, his complexion turning somewhat unsightly.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Sheng sighed, stopped the Earth Fire, and then approached, with a wave of his hand, the lid of the cauldron lifted up, and he looked inside to find nothing but a pile of Elixir Residue.

Zhao Sheng shook his head, flicked his finger, and a Water Dragon materialized out of nowhere, flying into the pill furnace, swiftly and repeatedly rinsing its inner walls.

This was his fifth attempt at refining the Water Spirit Pill and the second failure!

From the success rate perspective, indeed the Water Spirit Pill was a bit more difficult than the Fish Marrow Pill.

After cleaning the pill furnace, Zhao Sheng had already moved past the shadow of failure, his mood returning to calm.

Expressionless, he sat back down on the cushion, pondered for quite some time, summed up the lessons from his failures, and then started refining the sixth batch of Water Spirit Pills.

Refining Spirit Pills sometimes requires practice makes perfect, similar to leveling up in a game— the more times you play, the more skilled you become,

...

Seven days later, Jin Ming and Zhao Sheng met again.

Without waiting for Jin Ming to ask, Zhao Sheng immediately showcased the fruits of his seven-day intensive alchemy training.

One batch of Fish Marrow Pills, three pills produced.

One batch of Water Spirit Pills, two pills produced.

What was most impressive was that he had not failed a single time!

Looking at Zhao Shengʼs modest yet eager expression, Jin Ming took a deep breath and found himself unable to voice any criticism.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng seized the opportunity to propose, ”Mr. Jin, Iʼve heard that you are also masterful at refining Jade Yellow Pills. I have prepared twenty sets of medicinal ingredients. How about you teach me how to refine the Jade Yellow Pill today?”

Upon hearing this, Jin Ming couldnʼt help but gasp for air. He felt as if something was pressing against his lungs, causing him a great deal of suffocation and distress.

He clutched at his chest, painfully agreeing, ”...Alright then!”

Zhao Sheng was overjoyed at his response and turned a blind eye to Jin Mingʼs suffering, grabbing his hand in gratitude, ”Fellow Daoist, you really are generous. Zhao holds you in high regard!”

As he spoke, Jin Ming felt something hard being pressed into his hand, and upon looking down, he saw a Mid Grade Pure Yin Spirit Stone leaking faint light halos between his fingers.

Upon seeing this, Jin Ming immediately felt much better and declared loudly, ”No need for such courtesy, Fellow Daoist! Since you are sincere, I shall spare no knowledge to ensure your satisfaction!”

Zhao Sheng patted his hand knowingly and smiled, ”I donʼt dare to promise other things, but you will see my sincerity in the future.”

”Fine, Jin Ming will start refining a furnace of Jade Yellow Pills right now,” Jin Ming said very straightforwardly.

...

Two years passed in a flash.

On the core spirit island of Nine Virtuous Isle called Spring and Autumn Island, to the east lies a large three-story palace-like building, with the words ”Merit Hall” gilded above the entrance of the first floorʼs main hall.

The interior of the building was very spacious, with the main hall on the first floor being fifty to sixty yards wide and divided into numerous areas separated by jade counters.

In the center of each area stood a huge white light barrier, displaying rows of black, red, yellow, green, and white characters, corresponding to five different task levels.

The Merit Hall was where the Spring and Autumn Alliance disseminated various tasks to its own members, the loose cultivators on the island, and the minister elders.