Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Crafting the Mind-Nurturing Pill, Inner Treasury of the Sect!
The craft of the Mind-Nurturing Pill was not significantly more challenging than that of the Essence-Nurturing Pill. However, your alchemical skills had progressed substantially, swiftly grasping the fundamentals of crafting the Mind-Nurturing Pill.
Another three months had passed. During this period, although you had attempted to concoct hundreds of furnaces of the Mind-Nurturing Pill, only around twenty furnaces had been successfully produced. Thereafter, you diligently studied the intricacies of this pill, gradually refining your technique.
It had been seven years since your induction into the Sect. Over the past year, it appeared as if you were diligently assisting the Sect in alchemy. Yet, you were actually leveraging the Sect's resources to enhance your own alchemical skills.
With ample medicinal ingredients at your disposal, your crafting of Essence-Nurturing Pills had continued uninterrupted throughout the year. Hundreds of these pills solidified your spiritual energy, making you feel more than fifty percent stronger than before.
However, the most significant aid came from the Mind-Nurturing Pills. You could sense your consciousness steadily strengthening, though it hadn't yet reached the stage of being fully formed. Nevertheless, you could now easily introspect, far surpassing your previous understanding of the inner workings of your body's spiritual energy, meridians, and core.
Most importantly, as your consciousness expanded, your alchemical skills progressed rapidly. Your control over the alchemical fire and the timing became more refined.
Satisfied with the progress, you acknowledged that crafting Mind-Nurturing Pills, bolstering your consciousness, reciprocated enhancements to your alchemy. In turn, your improved alchemy allowed for the creation of more and higher-quality Mind-Nurturing Pills, creating a positive cycle.
Abundant Essence-Nurturing Pills further solidified your spiritual energy, making your Golden Core even more perfect. Perhaps, you pondered, you weren't far from attaining the superior quality of a Golden Core?
What astounded you even more was the Sect's superior knowledge of spiritual medicine and the cultivation world, surpassing the Da Xia military. It seemed as though the Sect was furnishing you with free resources for cultivation rather than you working for them.
However, your main concern remained: aside from these spiritual medicines, did the Sect possess resources like spirit stones?
Your supply of spirit stones had been limited, and their usage in cultivation was sparing due to their scarcity. Even the slight consumption of spirit stones during alchemical processes had dwindled your supply to less than a thousand, with no way of replenishing them. If they were to run out completely, you'd face a considerable setback.
Contemplating this, you continued the simulation.
One day, after providing a new batch of two hundred Essence-Nurturing Pills, the Shadow Guardian found you once again. Effusive in praise, he mentioned your potential to become a leading figure among the new generation of the Sect.
Before a gathering of hundreds of Sect members, the Shadow Guardian announced your ascension to the 18th Elder of the Sect, bestowing upon you the title "Medicine." The rest of the members respectfully referred to you as "Elder Medicine."
With the status of an Elder, your privileges expanded significantly. You were not only entitled to form specialized groups but also gained access to the Sect's inner treasury!
You requested the transfer of Wang Qingxuan to your command among the Elders, resulting in your sudden popularity among them. Wang Qingxuan not only assisted in discreetly investigating the overall strength of the Sect but also brought more happiness into your life.
Upon completing the monthly alchemical tasks, you prepared to explore the Sect's inner treasury with Wang Qingxuan.
This unexpected turn of events amused you; becoming an Elder and being titled "Medicine Elder"? At the same time, it was surprising to note that the previous Elder you encountered possessed at least the strength of a Celestial King, and you were now the 18th Elder.
This indicated that there were at least seventeen Celestial Kings within the entire Sect! Not to mention the Guardians above the Elders, who were likely at the level of Martial Emperors!
Martial Emperor-level experts numbered only in the hundreds within the entire Da Xia Kingdom. The fact that the Sect harbored such powerful individuals indicated its immense complexity and significance.
However, your current curiosity revolved around the so-called inner treasury of the Sect.
"The Sect's inner treasury... Could the second part of the Longevity Technique be hidden within?"
Your yearning for more information about the Sect's inner workings, especially concerning cultivation methods, stirred within you. You had ventured through your cultivation path without a mentor, relying solely on your own insights.
Continuing the simulation, you discovered that entry into the Sect's inner treasury required Elder-level status and guidance from a Guardian.
Under the guidance of the Shadow Guardian, you entered the location of the Sect's inner treasury, but what surprised you was that this so-called treasury seemed to exist within a special type of dimensional space.
This caused a stir within you. Placing the treasury within a distinct dimensional space was daring. After all, dimensions were susceptible to vanishing. If this space disappeared one day, wouldn't the entire treasury of the Sect be lost?
Curious to witness the Sect's inner treasury firsthand, you inquired, "I wish to exchange for an hour of immersive simulation!"
"Confirmation: You are about to spend 100,000 points for a one-hour immersive simulation. Remaining points: 693,000."
The voice from the simulation echoed in your ears.
Suddenly, your vision shifted, and you found yourself in an unfamiliar place.
This place clearly wasn't in the real world; such untouched natural beauty had become a rarity on Earth due to technological advancements.
By your side were several companions, masked and dressed in robes that concealed their identities. Among them, you recognized Wang Qingxuan, the diminutive figure.
"What's wrong, Elder Medicine?" asked a robust figure ahead, turning to look at you. Their voice was magnetically neutral, making it hard to discern their gender.
You had just entered the simulation, so you paused momentarily at the sudden question before swiftly responding, "I was merely admiring the scenery in this dimension! It's a breathtaking landscape, unlike anything I've seen in the real world!"
Upon hearing your words, the Shadow Guardian expressed surprise tinged with curiosity, asking, "Could it be that Elder Medicine wishes to join our natural faction?"
Perplexed by the term 'natural faction,' you inquired, "Shadow Guardian, what exactly is the natural faction?"
(End of chapter)
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