Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World
Chapter 148 - 109: Zhao Chengjing's Surprise_2

In these two years, Chen Yi's cultivation at Zhao Family Island had been quite comfortable,

With a steady cultivation environment and basic trading channels for low-level cultivators, he could peacefully cultivate the Turtle Breathing Technique and Vajra Sutra.

Sometimes, Chen Yi felt that practicing in a place like the Zhao Family wasn't too bad. There were no disturbances, and he could quietly cultivate.

However, his days of freeloading without work only lasted five years.

Now, his cultivation level reached the peak of the first layer of Qi Refining. Although the speed was a bit slow, Chen Yi's Turtle Breath Magical Power was becoming longer and thicker, and the hidden properties in his mana were slowly being developed and strengthened,

Now, his rejection of and sensitivity to the power of time have advanced further. Sometimes, when he encountered an old person, Chen Yi could remotely sense the person's life expectancy.

Furthermore, Chen Yi specialized in creating healing medicines with his Turtle Breath Magical Power. Especially once, when he suddenly had an inspiration to incorporate the healing charm from his Turtle Breath Magical Power into the medicine,

The effectiveness of that batch of medicine was, in his opinion, comparable to that of a regular middle-grade first-tier healing pill!

Chen Yi did not sell that batch of medicine. Instead, he stored it in a jade bottle and put it in his Storage Bag,

The difference between medicine and pills became evident here. The medicine's potency only lasted a few years before it began to fade,

Whereas the potency of pills often lasts for dozens to hundreds of years,

Therefore, in the Immortal Cultivation World, Alchemists have a higher status than Pharmacists.

Chen Yi's skill in making medicine now firmly stood at the lower level of the first tier,

But he didn't have a Pill Furnace yet, and only had one Pill Formula given by Elder Liu. He had not yet tried to refine a first-tier pill.

That day, when the trade market for loose cultivators reopened, Chen Yi went again to browse. If there were cheap second-hand Pill Furnaces available, he might consider buying one.

Over these two years, by constantly selling medicine and providing Liu Huo with healing and body refining medicines, Chen Yi had saved up 75 low-grade spirit stones,

Which was not enough to buy a normal Pill Furnace. He might be able to afford a second-hand lower-tier first-layer Pill Furnace in poor condition, though.

After walking around for a few rounds, Chen Yi only found a few medicinal ingredients he needed. Their age barely qualified them as spirit medicines,

For high-value items like Pill Furnaces in a first-grade spiritual vein place like Moon Lake Manor, it was hard to find even one in two to three years,

Alchemists were considered a high-level heritage in the Hundred Skills of Immortal Cultivation. They required high talent, and bringing up an Alchemist required a lot of resources. Such things were definitely not the playthings of these loose cultivators.

Chen Yi casually asked around and learned that he would only be able to exchange for a Pill Furnace in the family warehouse by doing family tasks and earning Contribution Points,

Then, he returned home.

Ever since Chen Yi started practicing the Turtle Breathing Technique, his mentality gradually became more turtle-like,

On the road to Immortal Cultivation, time was on his side. Everything would come to him slowly and patiently.

...

A few days later,

Chen Yi was cultivating the Turtle Breathing Technique in the courtyard as usual. After a long inhalation, he paused for a while, then gently exhaled,

Now, each of Chen Yi's breaths lasted about ten times longer than the average person,

It was slow but powerful.

In particular, the process of transforming spiritual energy into magical power, purifying the viscera, and rotating throughout the body, not only repelled the power of time,

But also had the effect of nourishing life and maintaining eternal youth.

At this moment, Chen Yi completed another Great Heavenly Cycle and was about to finish his practice when suddenly he had a feeling,

He closed his eyes and followed the flow of mana inside his body, continuing to cultivate,

Next instant,

Crack, a subtle breakthrough sound occurred. A new main meridian was opened and incorporated into the Heavenly Cycle,

Chen Yi's mana inside his body began to rise like a tide, smoothly but powerfully.

"I have broken through to the second layer of Qi refining, I hardly felt any bottlenecks..."

Chen Yi murmured to himself. This was not the same as Liu Huo's description of his breakthrough experiences,

Liu Huo was stuck at the peak of the first layer of Qi refining for about two months. He finally broke through to the second layer of Qi refining with the help of a Qi Raising Pill.

Although the lower levels of early Qi Refining were all relatively easy to break through, for a cultivator with Four Spirit Roots, there would still be minor bottlenecks in the first three levels. They would normally need to grind for a month or two before having a breakthrough,

"I wonder whether it's because of the long-lasting characteristic of my Turtle Breath Magical Power or the inherent property of the magical spirit,"

It surprisingly removed almost all resistance in my breakthroughs of these small stages."

"Well, this is only the second layer of Qi refining, it's hard to tell anything from this. I'll have to observe more in the future."

In two years, Chen Yi silently progressed to the second layer of Qi refining. From a novice in the Immortal Cultivation World, he has become a slightly stronger novice,

The second layer of Qi refining had no significant self-defense capabilities in the Immortal Cultivation World. He could still only use a few basic magic spells, and couldn't even maintain the most basic barrier spell,

If he had to fight, he would primarily rely on Talisman Scrolls and low-level Magical Instruments,

Thankfully, his Body Refining Cultivation was steadily improving. As long as he stayed within the Zhao Family Island, out of trouble, he would be safe.

What reassured Chen Yi the most was that after reaching the second layer of Qi refining, he once again felt the force repelling the passage of time,

Chen Yi cast a Water Mirror Skill. In the reflection on the water's surface, his appearance still looked as if he were 17 years old, with hardly any changes.

The passing of time was indeed long, but his youth remained. It was indeed a joyful thing.

For these few days after his breakthrough, Chen Yi did not leave his house. He stayed in the yard to consolidate his cultivation level,

Until about ten days later,

"Ding dong ding, hurry, Brother Chen, Brother Chen, hurry up! I'm injured! Save me!"

Liu Huo's urgent voice came from outside the courtyard.