Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 410: Longevity and Life Extension

Three months later.

Winter recedes, spring arrives.

On Cold Jade Peak, ice and snow melt away.

The grass grows, the orioles fly; a lush, verdant, and vibrant spring scene.

Array Master Old He, leading a team of over a dozen workers, diligently worked for a year and finally completed the water-fire double row quasi-tier three alchemy room, costing a steep three million Spirit Stones.

During the inspection, Shen Xuan walked around and pointed out some minor issues.

Unexpectedly, this time, Shen Xuan was rather courteous and didn’t scold Old He.

Those minor issues were promptly addressed for rework by Old He.

The final payment was swiftly made.

Shen Xuan’s impressive actions made Old He feel immensely grateful and thankful.

He swore with great confidence that he would carry out the rework properly.

Shen Xuan responded with a simple smile.

During this period, he stayed on Cold Jade Peak, immersing himself in cultivation.

Apart from alchemy and talisman making, he hardly interacted with outsiders.

The Cold Jade Pill stirred up a great commotion within the Cyan Cloud Sect.

All Core Formation Seeds returned to the sect, registering and using sect contribution points to purchase Cold Jade Pills to the maximum extent.

Fortunately, True Master Changsheng and his disciples Ge Chengming, Huang Yuan, along with the secluded second disciple Hu Xiucheng, worked together to refine Cold Jade Pills.

Only then could they barely meet the needs of the sect’s disciples.

Meanwhile, at the beginning of the pill refining, True Master Cold Jade greatly enjoyed the process.

Soon, however, she lost interest in refining Cold Jade Pills.

After all, a tier-three True Master of Ice Technique was tasked with refining tier-two middle-grade spirit pills; it was quite overqualified for her.

Shen Xuan timely provided the Life-Extending Pill formula.

This is a longevity spirit pill that can increase the lifespan of Fake Pill True Masters.

It is an unequivocal tier-three special spirit pill.

The auction price is as high as two million Spirit Stones.

Not only is the refining difficulty high, but its herbs are all tier-three and above spirit grasses, which ordinary sects find hard to gather.

True Master Cold Jade humbled herself to ask Li Ruyi for guidance on the refinement techniques of the Life-Extending Pill.

She approached the Sect Leader, True Master Mysterious Trace, requesting to purchase some materials for the Life-Extending Pill.

Upon hearing that True Master Cold Jade intended to refine the Life-Extending Pill and had a seventy percent chance of success.

True Master Mysterious Trace strongly supported her efforts.

He transformed into an avatar and personally visited the Hundred Herbs Sect in Lu Country for a meeting with its Sect Master.

He spent a hefty six million Spirit Stones to procure three portions of Life-Extending Pill herbs for True Master Cold Jade’s trial.

The results were satisfactory.

With the assistance of Li Ruyi and Shen Xuan.

The first furnace was discarded.

The second furnace produced one refined pill.

The third furnace yielded two refined pills.

True Master Cold Jade’s progress in Water Technique Alchemy Dao was easier than imagined.

Not merely due to the guidance of Li Ruyi and Shen Xuan.

True Master Cold Jade’s own pure ice spiritual power and meticulous control over spirit water accelerated her advancement.

She reached the break-even point with just three furnaces.

Unfortunately, the medicinal herbs for the Life-Extending Pill were exceedingly rare.

True Master Mysterious Trace revisited the Hundred Herbs Sect, but could only purchase two more portions of herbs.

The Hundred Herbs Sect admitted they had no stock left.

After True Master Cold Jade subsequently refined five more Life-Extending Pills, she lost interest.

She looked down upon the Cold Jade Pill even more.

True Master Cold Jade secluded herself to cultivate.

The task of refining Cold Jade Pills was passed on to her direct disciple Shen Xuan.

Even her tier-three spiritual grade pill furnace was left in the alchemy room, lent to Shen Xuan for use.

In response, Shen Xuan could only smile wryly and accept the sect’s Cold Jade Pill assignment.

Thereafter, Shen Xuan stayed mostly in the alchemy room and his cave mansion, seldom venturing out.

Unconsciously, a year passed.

Disciples in the Foundation Establishment Realm from the Cyan Cloud Sect, after reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment, customarily registered their Cold Jade Pills at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall storeroom.

Fortunately, Li Ruyi, along with apprentices, helped with pill refining.

Shen Xuan only needed to focus on alchemy during the days of opening and sealing the furnace, while the rest of the time he could concentrate on cultivation.

The previous remnant soul of the Flood Dragon greatly benefited Shen Xuan.

Not only did it bolster the power of his Divine Soul.

But his techniques related to the Divine Dragon Bloodline, such as [Dragon Blood Boiling], [Wishful Size], [Infinite Strength], [Soaring Clouds and Mist], all made significant progress.

Even [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation] reached the eighth transformation perfection realm, merely a step away from breakthrough to the ninth transformation, attaining the Dharma Realm as a Body Refiner.

However, this step entails a gap of a great realm.

Shen Xuan attempted several times but each failed.

Regrettably, the remnant soul was too scant.

If it were more abundant, perhaps he could borrow it to breakthrough into the Dharma Realm as a Body Refiner.

This left Shen Xuan still yearning after refining the Flood Dragon remnant soul.

Meanwhile, the advent of the Cold Jade Pill.

Elevated True Master Cold Jade’s status within the sect dramatically.

Similarly, Shen Xuan, as one of True Master Cold Jade’s only two direct disciples receiving the alchemy dao inheritance and ice technique inheritance, received invitations from the sect like snowflakes.

Shen Xuan’s ability to refine the Cold Jade Pill was already no secret within the sect.

Sadly, Shen Xuan truly had no time for socializing.

Behind these invitations were the sect’s immortal cultivation families.

These families have a legacy over a thousand years, with deep foundations.

Ancestors once produced True Pill True Masters; at least one Fake Pill True Master exists in their lineage.

Using the excuse of being busy with alchemy, Shen Xuan declined all of them.

He merely sought to enhance his Dao Foundation quality, cultivate quietly, and prepare for the breakthrough to Core Formation.

As for these immortal cultivation family invitations, Shen Xuan kept a respectful distance.

His approach was one of avoiding offense, and not engaging with them.

He was unaware of what plans these families might have behind the invitations.

Even the Gu Family sent an invitation.

Gu Jinqin frankly disclosed that the Gu Family wished to accept him as a son-in-law.

To this end, the Gu Family meticulously selected and picked out one of their nieces who had just established her foundation.

She was merely thirty-eight years old, gentle and virtuous in temperament, possessing captivating beauty.

"Third Senior Brother, just don’t go."

"Jinqin fears you can’t withstand the test."

"Being single is great! My niece may appear gentle and virtuous, but in reality, she is quite adept with her hands!"

"At least a dozen clan scions have been enchanted by her."

Gu Jinqin sold out her own niece without hesitation.

"With that time, you’d be better off refining more Cold Jade Pills."

"Third Senior Brother, you are the third senior brother of Little Gu Peak! Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister, Fifth Junior Sister, and me. You definitely shouldn’t let your senior sisters and junior sisters lack Cold Jade Pills!"

"If word gets out, not only would it disgrace you, Shen Xuan, but also our master."

"You know, our master cares about face the most!"

Gu Jinqin revealed her intention.

Shen Xuan cheerfully promised.

To definitely strive to refine Cold Jade Pills, ensuring all senior and junior sisters have what they need for cultivation.

Of course, it would be even better if they could provide the ingredients for the Cold Jade Pills.

Nowadays, most of the alchemy tasks fall to the Spirit Pill Hall.

On Shen Xuan’s end, there aren’t many.

On this day, in the newly constructed Water Technique Alchemy Room, Shen Xuan performed a spell, solidifying the spirit medicine solution.

The aroma of medicine filled the air.

Under Shen Xuan’s infusion of spiritual power, the spirit medicine solution solidified into four Spirit Pills.

One of which surprisingly had five Dao patterns.

Shen Xuan glanced at the freshly refined Cold Jade Pills, feeling slightly proud inside.

"Pill success rate is fifty percent, with one being a good quality grade."

Shen Xuan packed up the two ordinary Cold Jade Pills and handed them to two nearby alchemy apprentices.

The other two, including one good quality grade, were placed into his own Spirit Pill bottle.

The emperor doesn’t starve his soldiers.

For each batch of ingredients provided by the sect, he turns in two Cold Jade Pills, which is quite fair to the sect.

These Cold Jade Pills.

The ones from Cold Jade Peak are much more sought after than those from Spirit Pill Hall.

Their efficacy is slightly higher, and they have fewer side effects like pill toxins.

Some Core Formation Seeds with connections specifically purchase Cold Jade Pills produced by Cold Jade Peak.

"Qing Feng, Ming Yue, take these two Cold Jade Pills to the storeroom."

Ding Qing Feng, Shangguan Ming Yue, were alchemy apprentices selected by Shen Xuan from the Ding Family and Shangguan Family.

Around fifteen or sixteen years old, Middle Grade Water Spirit Root, Qi Cultivation Third Layer.

Both are quite promising Water Technique Alchemists Immortal Seeds.

Shen Xuan changed their names.

One reason was to remind them of their current identity as alchemy apprentices.

The other reason was to differentiate them from their family names, distancing them appropriately from their original families.

Water Technique Refining takes considerable time.

Even with Tier Three Spiritual Artifact Pill Furnace, near Tier Three Alchemy Room.

The ten steps of Water Technique require Shen Xuan to spend seven days to complete.

Apart from the first and last days, the intermediate five days are the responsibility of these two apprentices to guard.

Li Ruyi visits daily to inspect and observe the alchemy process.

Occasionally, giving the two some alchemy Dao knowledge.

Shen Xuan demonstrates through his own actions, allowing them to watch the entire alchemy process, is the best way of teaching.

In a good mood, he might also guide them with some simple pill knowledge.

With two loyal alchemy apprentices, Shen Xuan can save a lot of alchemy time.

He cannot devote all his energy to alchemy.

Daily cultivation, enhancing strength, is the focus.

"Understood."

Ding Qing Feng took the pill and, with Shangguan Ming Yue, respectfully exited the alchemy room.

Shen Xuan glanced at the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Purifying Foundation Pill: Minor Success (418/800)]

[Dao Rhyme: 61388]

Although named Cold Jade Pill.

The Mysterious Jade Talisman still shows the skill proficiency of the Purifying Foundation Pill.

Evidently, the Mysterious Jade Talisman defaults the Cold Jade Pill as the Purifying Foundation Pill.

The effects of both are the same, principles similar, alchemy methods identical.

Shen Xuan has kept the Dao Rhyme, never using it.

After refining the Dragon Soul Stone, two thousand points of Dao Rhyme were added.

"In this year and a half, the experience accumulated in Purifying Foundation Pill is indeed substantial!"

Shen Xuan’s Cold Jade Pill technique now has progressed quite a lot, over half of Minor Success.

Shen Xuan calculated.

He’s probably refined eighty batches of Cold Jade Pills.

Produced three hundred pills.

Such numerous opportunities for alchemy, ordinary Pill Masters rarely have.

Materials are provided by the sect or Little Gu Peak.

Tier Three Spiritual Artifact Pill Furnace and near Tier Three Alchemy Room are readily available.

Plus, help from the experienced Pill Master Li Ruyi.

Shen Xuan only needs to focus solely on alchemy.

Under such conditions, Shen Xuan’s alchemy technique improves rapidly; it’s difficult not to.

"That’s about it, soon I should find an opportunity to extricate myself from alchemy tasks."

Anyway, True Master Changsheng and three direct disciples at Spirit Pill Hall will all continue refining Cold Jade Pills.

Absence of Cold Jade Peak’s Cold Jade Pills won’t affect the overall situation.

At this time, Shen Xuan is one hundred and twenty-five years old.

Having cultivated at Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer for seven years.

In another two or three years, he will definitely break through to Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer.

At that time, strength will increase again.

[Lifespan: 125/322]

Not sure if it’s the [White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method] or the improvement of Dao Foundation quality, or perhaps both contributing.

Shen Xuan’s lifespan increased by another two years.

"At this rate, am I not becoming immortal?"

However, Shen Xuan was just joking.

Whether it’s the [White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method], or the Cold Jade Pill, initial effects are the most significant.

Currently, Shen Xuan’s [White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method] has just entered the third stage, the [White Bone Flowing Light Observation] Realm.

During cultivation, the body appears like white bones.

Within the skeletal frame, at the location of the jade pillow chakra in the brain, a red treasured pearl emerges.

Bright red, exceptionally scorching, emitting red divine light and energy, illuminating the entire skeletal structure, energy spreading throughout the skeletal frame.

Shen Xuan can feel that this [White Bone Observation Internal Vision Method] is highly beneficial for his Divine Soul and Flesh Body cultivation.

Not merely extending longevity.