AWB Chapter 30 9th Level of Qi Refining
Chapter 30 9th Level of Qi Refining
When Ye Xiaobai arrived at Niu Dazhuang's side, the Four Directions Spirit-Sealing Array was already on the verge of collapse, and could be broken at any moment by the White Mist Sky-Swallowing Crocodile. Without hesitation, Ye Xiaobai immediately called out to Niu Dazhuang, "Brother Dazhuang, we've got the Dragon Tongue Grass, let's go!"
"Xiaobai, you go first, I'll be right there!" Niu Dazhuang said to Ye Xiaobai while maintaining the formation.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at a safe spot up ahead." With that, Ye Xiaobai left.
Soon after, Ye Xiaobai arrived at the agreed-upon safe location and hid.
Seeing that the matter was over, Niu Dazhuang gave up on maintaining the formation and quickly left.
After the Four Directions Spirit-Sealing Array lost its external support, its control weakened significantly, and the White Mist Sky-Swallowing Crocodile destroyed the array in no time. After breaking the array, it immediately chased after Niu Dazhuang in the direction he had fled. Fortunately, Niu Dazhuang had hidden himself in advance, and the White Mist Sky-Swallowing Crocodile, unable to find him after chasing for a distance, had to give up and return to the edge of the pool.
An hour later, Ye Xiaobai and Niu Dazhuang dared to come out and check only after they felt there was no movement.
When Ye Xiaobai and Niu Dazhuang went to check the Four Directions Spirit-Binding Array again, they found that the array flags had cracked and were no longer usable.
"Brother Dazhuang, this Four Directions Spirit-Binding Array is no longer usable. How are you going to explain this to Senior Brother Han?"
"This..." Niu Dazhuang was at a loss. He hadn't expected the White Mist Sky-Swallowing Crocodile to be so powerful that it directly destroyed the Four Directions Spirit-Binding Array.
"How about this, this formation is worth about 300-400 spirit stones. I'll give you 500. You can use the extra spirit stones to buy some healing pills as compensation for this operation, okay?"
"Xiao Bai, you're too kind. I didn't help much," Niu Dazhuang said with a simple smile.
"Brother Dazhuang, don't be so polite. We owe you a lot this time!" Ye Xiaobai was speaking from the heart. Without Niu Dazhuang's borrowed Four Directions Spirit-Binding Array, it would have been very difficult to obtain this Dragon Tongue Grass.
"Okay, I won't stand on ceremony, I'll listen to you."
The journey back was relatively smooth. Although they encountered a few ignorant first-tier demonic beasts, they easily killed them under the attacks of Ye Xiaobai and Niu Dazhuang.
After returning to the sect, Ye Xiaobai parted ways with Niu Dazhuang and went directly to Doctor Li's place.
When Ye Xiaobai took out the dragon tongue grass, Doctor Li was also very surprised. He originally thought that Ye Xiaobai could find a dragon tongue grass that was twenty or thirty years old, but he did not expect that Ye Xiaobai would actually bring back a fifty-year-old dragon tongue grass. This would increase the probability of his ancient prescription research being successful.
After obtaining the coveted dragon's tongue grass, Doctor Li naturally gave Ye Xiaobai specially made antidote pills and healing medicine to repair his meridians.
After obtaining the items, Ye Xiaobai naturally returned to his cave to heal his injuries and detoxify.
Half a month later, the poison in Ye Xiaobai's body had been completely cleared, and the damaged meridians had been fully restored. Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but marvel at how amazing Doctor Li was.
Even better news is that Ye Xiaobai also took the opportunity to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, which means he can officially join the inner sect.
Speaking of the inner sect, we must mention the overall situation of the White Tiger Sect. The place where Ye Xiaobai was previously located was Wanhua Peak, the location of all the outer sect disciples. The White Tiger Sect also has other inner sect disciples located at Lingdan Peak, Lingjian Peak, Yanyu Peak, and Lingyun Peak.
The disciples of Lingdan Peak mainly focus on alchemy, while those of Lingjian Peak primarily practice swordsmanship, though they also practice other weapons such as knives, spears, and clubs.
Misty Rain Peak only accepts female disciples. Li Xinyan is there, and I heard she even took a good elder as her master.
Lingyun Peak is the main peak of the White Tiger Sect, with the densest spiritual energy, and is where the sect leader and elders reside.
Ye Xiaobai had planned it all out beforehand; the only way to learn alchemy was to go to Lingdan Peak.
After tidying up his usual belongings, which wasn't a big deal, Ye Xiaobai first told the elder who managed the daily affairs of the outer disciples that he had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and was about to enter the inner sect. The elder was initially surprised, and then admonished him to cultivate diligently after entering the inner sect.
After bidding farewell to the outer sect elders, Ye Xiaobai quickly arrived at Lingdan Peak following their directions.
The disciple greeting Ye Xiaobai at the entrance, seeing him dressed in the robes of an outer disciple, immediately realized that another alchemy laborer had arrived and hurriedly said, "Junior Brother, do you want to join the Spirit Pill Peak to learn alchemy?"
Ye Xiaobai quickly replied, "Yes."
"My surname is Lin, you can call me Senior Brother Lin. Please register my name here," the disciple who was guiding us said.
"Ye Xiaobai"
"age"
"16 years old"
"Cultivation"
"Ninth level of Qi Refining"
"Have you ever refined elixirs?"
"no"
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After registration, Senior Brother Lin gave Ye Xiaobai a new identity token with a large "Ling" character on it, and also gave him two sets of white robes belonging to the disciples of Lingdan Peak.
It was confirmed that Ye Xiaobai had no prior experience in alchemy, so he would start directly as an apprentice alchemist. If he had previously refined first-grade pills, he could have taken the alchemist exam.
Then, Senior Brother Lin led Ye Xiaobai to the resting area for the alchemy apprentices, as well as the area where they usually worked.
Ye Xiaobai had thought that entering the inner sect would make things easier, and he wouldn't have to do sect missions anymore. But it turned out that learning alchemy still meant he couldn't escape the fate of working odd jobs. In order to have an easier job, Ye Xiaobai immediately slipped a few spirit stones to Senior Brother Lin, asking him to take care of him.
Senior Brother Lin readily agreed and promised to recommend an easy job to Ye Xiaobai tomorrow.
After explaining some important points about Lingdan Peak, Senior Brother Lin left.
Ye Xiaobai had been busy for almost a day. After entering his new cave, he fell asleep without much observation. Normally, people at the ninth level of Qi Refining would not sleep to rest, but Ye Xiaobai still had the habit of sleeping to recover his strength. This habit would take time to change.
Ye Xiaobai got up early the next morning. He first carefully observed the cave dwelling and found that it was similar to the one for the disciples outside. After all, he was still an apprentice alchemist. He had heard that once he became a pill refiner, he could move to a better place to live, and the higher the level of the pill refiner, the better the treatment.
Currently, the highest-ranking alchemist on Lingdan Peak is a sixth-grade alchemist, equivalent to being able to refine pills at the Golden Core stage. Moreover, the entire White Tiger Sect only has one sixth-grade alchemist, demonstrating how difficult it is to cultivate alchemists.
A sixth-grade alchemist was beyond Ye Xiaobai's imagination. He only wanted to break through to a first-grade alchemist as soon as possible, so he wouldn't have to do chores anymore. He could just refine a few hundred first-grade pills each month and enjoy a monthly stipend of 300 spirit stones. This was far better than the few spirit stones an outer disciple received each month.
Ye Xiaobai was too tired to cultivate last night, but he managed to cultivate for a while in the morning before heading to the alchemy apprentice's workplace.
Senior Brother Lin arrived very early as well, and since it was Ye Xiaobai's first day, he specially took him over to arrange specific tasks.
Perhaps because he had received spirit stones from Ye Xiaobai, Senior Brother Lin was particularly attentive and recommended a relatively easy job to Ye Xiaobai—the pre-processing of spirit herbs.