Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Pills Sale Event
He watched for a while, ensuring that those beavers wouldn’t get hurt, then turned back to the house to fill a cup to the brim with "Peach Blossom Immortal Brew."
These days, he had already mastered the magical spell "Peach Blossom Immortal Brew Rain" that could be considered a divine technique.
Now having the necessary materials to cast it, he was, of course, eager to try it out.
"It should be like this."
Holding the cup, he came to the door, exerted spiritual power to hold the two taels of wine, and then suddenly swung his hand forward—
"Swish!"
The wine formed into clusters of vibrant peach blossoms in mid-air, the mist turning into clouds, fine and indistinct rain threads drifted with the spring breeze, falling onto the Spirit Plants in the yard.
The first to react were those mixed wheat plants. Led by the Wheat Spirit, they even swayed, gathering the falling rain threads with spiritual energy, and through the Wheat Spirit’s distribution, ensuring each stalk of wheat could enjoy the drink.
Then... there wasn’t much rain left.
After all, Li Ye only used two taels of wine to test, and the other Spirit Plants simply couldn’t compete with these group-coordinated, leader-led wheat plants.
After their scheme, the remaining rainwater was pitifully sparse.
The wheat, soaked in this Peach Blossom Immortal Brew Rain, became lively, even their surfaces emitted a faint glow, their mood instantly turned into [Joy].
But the other Spirit Plants couldn’t get much of the rain, their mood was entirely [Longing], even actively emitting spiritual energy in a bid for exchange.
Li Ye understood that he had indeed provided too little rain.
Since it’s his own Spirit Plants wanting a drink, he simply went back and fetched a full five pounds of wine, and after multiple spells, peach blossom cloud mist and rosy clouds filled the yard, with fine rain droplets falling.
All the Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants enjoyed this heaven-sent rain. They stretched their branches and leaves, just recently afflicted by the late spring chill, fully expanding in enjoyment of the rain’s nourishment.
The Weichuan beavers and Golden Red Dragon Carps didn’t tangle together anymore, jumping to catch the falling raindrops.
Even the Golden Horned Ants somehow all climbed out, transporting the drops that fell to the ground.
The spring breeze was warmer, infused with the peach blossom’s fragrance and the wine’s intoxicating aroma, dispelling the lingering chill.
Clearly not long ago it was snowing fiercely; now it’s warm and bright, even Li Ye felt a bit dazed, with spring finally arriving completely after the reversal of late spring chill.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, he felt a surge of pure spiritual energy rushing towards him.
"This is."
He quickly looked towards the source of the spiritual energy.
He saw those Spirit Plants enjoying the Peach Blossom Immortal Brew Rain generously releasing the spiritual energy, which had been polished by the snow and nurtured by the Immortal Brew, towards him.
Li Ye absorbed this spiritual energy, his entire body felt as if soaking in warm water, comfortable, and the threshold from Qi Refining Eighth Layer to Ninth Layer was easily overcome.
His body gently trembled.
He was now at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, a step away from breaking through to the Tenth Layer and subsequently reaching Foundation Establishment Stage.
And this was only three months from when he first crossed over with a Third-Layer Qi Refining basic cultivation—within three months, he had surged through six layers!
"Truly comfortable." The Ninth Layer Qi Refining Li Ye exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Apart from the lingering pain from the injuries left by damaged meridians, the rest felt very pleasant.
This feeling of spiritual energy infusing one’s body can really be described as ethereal, no wonder so many cultivators love to meditate and cultivate.
"Thank you for your spiritual energy." He smiled towards the Spirit Plants in the yard.
These Spirit Plants might not be of high grade, but he treated them all equally, having even irrigated them with Purple Oil Spring Rain in succession.
Now he was reaping the rewards.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that his fifty pounds of wine might not last long—he had initially planned to sell it, but considering it’s only brewed in spring, it’s certainly a rare commodity.
"Seems better to keep it all, at most gift it as favor exchanges, such treasures indeed aren’t meant to be sold openly for Spirit Stones, it would be undervalued."
"Also... my cultivation is nearing a bottleneck."
"Foundation Establishment Pill needs considering too."
Since he was at Qi Refining Ninth Layer, he planned to investigate the Foundation Establishment Pill situation tomorrow. Surely it wouldn’t require entering the Four Seasons Sect to make a purchase?
Hopefully, it won’t be that troublesome.
...
The next day.
Just as Li Ye was planning to go out, he saw outside the door the mortal woman who had initially escorted him to the Zhou family. Upon seeing Li Ye, she promptly stepped forward:
"Senior Li."
"It’s Third Uncle who asked me to come."
She took out a bag from her bosom and handed it over:
"He said your Peach Blossom Wine should be about ready. Let me come by daily to check, and if it’s available, to buy a bottle."
"...Third Uncle Zhou is quite eager indeed." Li Ye didn’t take the bag of Spirit Stones, instead swiftly pulling out a bottle of Peach Blossom Wine:
"I did say I’d gift it initially, and now bringing Spirit Stones truly underestimates Li."
"Tell him when you return that I am very upset!"
He handed the bottle of Peach Blossom Wine to the mortal woman whose name he still didn’t know, then waved his hand:
"Don’t worry, just do as I say, he definitely won’t trouble you."
Saying this, Li Ye walked leisurely away.
The woman surnamed Zhou watched Li Ye’s "carefree" departing figure somewhat lost; this is what a cultivator is like, so unrestrained and uninhibited.
She lingered gazing for a few moments before coming back to reality, quickly storing the wine and Spirit Stones in the hidden compartment of the cart, driving away immediately.
Meanwhile, as Li Ye walked towards the marketplace, unaware whether the snow had impactfully damaged many Spirit Plants, today cultivators selling Spirit Plants were a bit more than usual.
However, his pockets were quite shallow, and most for sale were not complete Spirit Plants, either dead or dying.
He merely browsed, with no misfortune striking nor bargains occurring.
The crowd grew, becoming cramped, only after spending considerable time did he reach the Four Seasons Sect shopfront, but discovered a red notice pasted on the outer wall.
It prominently announced in large characters—Su Ya Alchemist has newly crafted a batch of pills, holding a small sale in the second-floor Box A of the Four Seasons Sect shop.
The notice even explicitly lists the pills to be sold.
Li Ye glanced over and noticed familiar items like "Golden Red Beauty Pill," "Lotus Clearing Fever Pill," "Gourd Body Refining Pill," indeed very recognizable.
Clearly these were crafted from the materials he provided to Su Ya.
’Taoist Friend Su is indeed swift, ten days to complete everything including many other pills.’
Thinking this, he decided to take a look as well.
Wanting to see how much his materials would fetch combined with the Four Seasons Sect Alchemist’s pills, and whether they’d be well received?