179: Chapter 179 Refining a Heaven-Rank Spirit Ascension Pill! Absorbing the Remnants of the Heaven-Mending Pill! Improving Spiritual Root Aptitude!

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine: Refining Heaven-Grade spirit ascension pills! Absorbing Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pills! Spiritual Root Aptitude Improved!

Time flew by, and two years had passed since Lu Qiu became an Elder of Liulian Hall.

On this day, inside the Pill Refining Room of Tianmen Peak, steam rose and the fragrance of medicine filled the air.

Lu Qiu sat cross-legged before the Pill Furnace, his hands forming seals with a solemn expression. His Natal True Fire burned fiercely at the base of the furnace, and a low hum like the roar of dragons and tigers echoed from within.

He was performing Alchemy.

Since having the channels of Liulian Hall, many of the ancient Pill Formulas he had collected could finally be put to use.

What he was currently refining was called the "spirit ascension pill".

This pill was an auxiliary medicine for the "Ascension Spirit Secret Art".

Only by consuming a spirit ascension pill could one perform the Ascension Spirit Secret Art to forcibly raise their cultivation by a minor Realm for a short period.

The spirit ascension pills were clearly divided into three grades based on their primary ingredients.

human-grade spirit ascension pill: Using the Essence Blood of a Third-Tier Demonic Beast as the primary ingredient, supplemented by dozens of rare Spiritual Plants. Once formed, it could be used by Qi Refining Stage Cultivators to raise their cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage for a short time.

earth-grade spirit ascension pill: Using the Essence Blood of a Fourth-level Monster Beast as the primary ingredient, targeting Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators. A Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could use it to raise their cultivation to the False Core Realm for a short time, even barely touching the threshold of Core Formation.

Heaven-Grade spirit ascension pill: Using a Fifth-level Demonic Beast's Yao Core as the primary ingredient. Once this pill was produced, an Early Core Formation Cultivator could forcibly raise their cultivation to the Middle Core Formation Stage for a short time, causing their combat power to skyrocket, enough to reverse the tide of battle!

What Lu Qiu was refining at this moment was precisely this Heaven-Grade spirit ascension pill.

The primary ingredient in his hand was the Level Five Yao Core sent by Third Mother Feng back then.

With his Alchemy attainment and the complete Pill Formula, the success rate was quite high.

The furnace fire blazed, and the medicinal power churned.

Lu Qiu was focused, his hands constantly changing hand seals as he cast fire-control and pill-condensation techniques into the furnace.

Time passed minute by minute.

After a full six hours—

"Condense!"

Lu Qiu gave a low shout, and the final hand seal was cast into the furnace.

The Pill Furnace shook slightly, and the lid flew up on its own!

Six longan-sized, crimson Medicinal Pills with faint cloud patterns flowing on their surfaces slowly flew out of the furnace, hovering in mid-air, emitting waves of hot and pure medicinal power.

Heaven-Grade spirit ascension pill—Complete!

Lu Qiu took out six mutton-fat jade bottles, placed the pills into them one by one, and applied Spirit Sealing Talismans.

Looking at the jade bottles in his hand, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

With these pills, he had another trump card in his hand!

Imagine, if he suddenly consumed this pill during a duel with a powerful enemy, his cultivation would instantly skyrocket from the Early Core Formation Stage to the Middle Core Formation Stage, doubling his combat power, enough to catch the opponent off guard or even kill them outright!

Of course, this pill also had a drawback—after the effects wore off, there would be a period of weakness lasting several days.

But at a critical moment of life and death, who would care about that?

"If I refine a few more batches in the future, I'll prepare some for Hei Sha as well; it might save his life at a critical moment," Lu Qiu calculated in his heart.

Besides the spirit ascension pills, he had also refined many other Medicinal Pills this year.

For example, the "snow source pill"—this pill used snow spirit water as its primary ingredient, supplemented by several ice-attribute Spiritual Plants, and had a great auxiliary effect on increasing the cultivation of Early Core Formation Cultivators. Taking one was equivalent to several months of bitter cultivation.

Lu Qiu had tried it several times, and the effect was significant; his magic power growth was clearly much faster than simply meditating and cultivating.

Additionally, Wood Dragon had already sent someone to deliver the promised Fifth-level Demonic Beast Essence Blood, a full two portions of superior quality.

Lu Qiu handed this Essence Blood to Hei Sha, letting him use the blood devouring pearl to refine it into blood beads to regularly feed the Bloodline Flood Dragon and Golden-Backed Demonic Mantis.

The two Fifth Tier Peak Yao Beasts were one step closer to breaking through to Level Six.

He also ordered Third Mother Feng to continue collecting high-level Yao Beast Essence Blood—Level Five, Level Six, the more the better.

The ancient treasure, the blood devouring pearl, exerted its greatest effect in Hei Sha's hands; the blood beads refined were of extremely high quality, and the effect of feeding the Spirit Pets was astounding.

Resources poured in, and his Foundation grew deeper day by day.

But Lu Qiu knew in his heart that these were all just "external things."

The true Foundation was one's own cultivation and Aptitude.

And improving his Aptitude was the top priority he was going to tackle next... Inside the Quiet Room, Lu Qiu sat cross-legged with a solemn expression.

He flipped his palm, and five longan-sized, purely colored, round pills in green, yellow, red, white, and black lay quietly in his palm.

It was precisely what he had refined from Ji Xuan's five-colored skeleton back then—the Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pills!

The heaven mending pill has the power to seize the creation of Heaven and Earth, capable of cleansing the Spiritual Roots and improving Innate Aptitude!

This was crucial for Lu Qiu, who was born with Three Spiritual Roots.

Three Spiritual Roots were considered lower-middle Aptitude in the cultivation world, and the cultivation speed was far inferior to Dual Spiritual Roots or Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

That he could achieve what he had today was due to his Golden Finger Opportunities, the accumulation of resources, and unceasing bitter cultivation; but if he could improve his Spiritual Root Aptitude, his future path of cultivation would surely be smoother.

Before he had formed his core, he hadn't attempted to refine these Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pills.

Firstly, the medicinal power was too strong; with the Physical Body strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage, it would be difficult to withstand the impact during the refining process. Secondly, he needed to fully prepare for Core Formation at that time and shouldn't be distracted.

Now that his Golden Core was formed, his Physical Body was several times tougher, and he had his Natal True Fire to slowly refine them; it was the perfect time to use this item!

"First, improve my Spiritual Root Aptitude and solidify my Foundation!" Lu Qiu made up his mind.

He took out a green Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pill and placed it in his mouth.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into a cool and mellow strange energy. It wasn't violent; instead, it was like spring rain nourishing things, quietly seeping into his limbs and bones.

Lu Qiu didn't dare to be negligent; he immediately circulated his Golden Core and activated his Natal True Fire, beginning to carefully refine this wisp of medicinal power.

The Natal True Fire moved through his body, wrapping, refining, and absorbing that cool energy thread by thread.

This process was far gentler than expected.

The energy didn't resist or impact his Meridians; it just quietly and slowly merged into his flesh, bones, Meridians, and even the most fundamental Origin of his Spiritual Roots.

Lu Qiu could clearly feel that with every wisp of medicinal power refined, his body underwent a subtle change.

That change was hard to describe in words; it was as if... a drop of spring water had been added to originally turbid water, slowly making it a bit clearer.

Time passed minute by minute.

One month passed.

Two months passed.

On a certain day in the third month, when Lu Qiu slowly opened his eyes, the first Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pill had been completely refined and absorbed by him.

He carefully felt the changes within his body.

The most intuitive change was the speed at which he absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi—it was a fraction faster than before.

Although the increase wasn't earth-shattering, for someone with Three Spiritual Roots Aptitude, any improvement in his root bone was like carving out a new step on a rugged mountain path; it was of extraordinary significance.

"The heaven mending pill is truly miraculous..." Lu Qiu murmured to himself. "Even though it's just a remnant, it has the power to nourish things silently."

He didn't stop and took out the second one—the yellow Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pill—and put it in his mouth.

Closing his eyes again, he refined it once more... Time flew by, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

When Lu Qiu had thoroughly refined and absorbed the medicinal power of the fifth and final one—the black Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pill—he slowly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, a strange radiance flowed.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Quiet Room seemed to receive some kind of summons, automatically gathering around him, more than thirty percent faster than a year ago!

He carefully felt his own changes.

His perception of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had become more acute.

The subtle Spiritual Qi fluctuations that previously required concentration to capture were now clearly visible with just a thought.

The efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi had increased by nearly thirty percent compared to a year ago!

More importantly, he vaguely felt that the Origin of his Spiritual Roots had undergone some kind of qualitative change.

If his previous Aptitude was the best among those with Three Spiritual Roots, and his cultivation speed was good for that level—now, he felt he had firmly stepped into the category of "Dual Spiritual Roots"!

Although it still wasn't as pure as a natural Dual Spiritual Root, it was almost the same!

"Five Remnant Pills of the Heaven Mending Pills have forcibly raised my Spiritual Root Aptitude by an entire major grade..." Lu Qiu's heart swelled with uncontrollable joy.

What did this mean?

It meant that his future cultivation speed would be more than thirty percent faster than before!

It meant that the Bottlenecks for him to charge into the Middle Core Formation Stage, Late Core Formation Stage, and even the Nascent Soul Stage would be much easier than before!

It represented that he had taken another giant step forward on the path of the Great Dao!

"The heaven mending pill... truly lives up to its reputation," Lu Qiu lamented.