Chapter 320: Second-Level Spiritual Thought Master

When refining the second batch of pills, Jiang Cheng tried to reduce the ingredients by one portion; after all, his Alchemy Technique had already reached Great Completion, and using nine portions of ingredients to forge ten Supreme Nourishing Spirit Pills should not be difficult.

And this point is crucial.

Because it affects whether he can secretly stash some pills later.

Spiritual Power can be concealed; for example, after becoming Level Three, he could hide it and claim to still be Level Two, but the amount of ingredients received is recorded and cannot be falsified, even if purchased.

Therefore, he can only be clever with the ingredients.

An hour later, the pills were finished.

In the furnace, ten Supreme Nourishing Spirit Pills.

Jiang Cheng nodded silently.

At his current level, that is all he can achieve.

Ten portions of ingredients can save one portion, meaning for every ten batches refined, he can gain an extra batch.

For these ten batches, he does not intend to tamper with them; he will hand them all over, after all he is a man of integrity, and the extra batch will be his own, which is reasonable.

Don't underestimate a single batch of Supreme Nourishing Spirit Pills; it's worth a hundred thousand yuan! Whether before or after the transmigration, reality has taught him one truth: without money, you really can't get by.

Pills are essential, but cultivation methods, weapons, treasures, etc., also require money to purchase; he must start preparing now.

After another two days, when the Experience Bar rises again, he might manage to use eight portions of ingredients to refine one batch of Supreme Nourishing Spirit Pills; thus, for every ten batches, he could gain two extra batches, earning a good amount of money before his Alchemy Technique reaches Great Completion.

Of course, selling these extra pills to the Black Market isn't ideal; first, they pay only thirty percent of the price, but selling them elsewhere fetches market price. For lower‑grade pills the difference may be minor, but for high‑grade ones the gap is huge.

Thus, finding a channel is a dilemma.

Jiang Cheng, for the moment, has no better solution and can only take it one step at a time.

Time quickly passed to evening.

Jiang Cheng dialed a new number on his phone.

In the afternoon, Yang Chun gave him the contact information of that Ninth-level Force Warrior, so he could get in touch before returning.

Soon, a tall middle‑aged man arrived; compared with Wan Jianfeng, his demeanor was neither enthusiastic nor cold, merely nodding at Jiang Cheng and leaving after escorting him to his doorstep.

Jiang Cheng could guess the reason.

Presumably, his current main responsibility is the safety of a Sixth Rank Alchemical Master; even if Gu Zhangkong speaks highly on his behalf, it cannot change the fact that he is still a Level 3 Alchemy Practitioner, so the other party's lack of enthusiasm was expected.

Besides that, the other side certainly knows what defending him entails; although they are a Ninth-level Force Warrior, if the Dawn Society sends another Ninth-level Force Warrior next time, the risk remains quite high.

After arriving home and chatting with his family for a while, Yang Chun also came over, sat down and talked, and it was clear he was very good at dealing with people.

After two or three conversations, the Old Man, Chen Sao and the others lowered their guard against him considerably.

Before leaving, Yang Chun handed two bottles of Top‑grade Awakening Pill to Jiang Cheng, then smiled and departed.

Because he had also received news that Jiang Cheng had refined sixty Supreme Nourishing Spirit Pills today and handed them all in.

Half an hour later, everyone in the house was tired and went to rest; Jiang Cheng returned to the room and took out the Lotus Visualization Diagram.

He first drained most of his Spiritual Power, then took a Top‑grade Awakening Pill; indeed, as soon as he swallowed it, his Spiritual Power surged back rapidly—at this rate, in a little over a minute he could fully restore his Spiritual Power!

In half an hour, his Spiritual Power could be fully restored more than twenty times! "No wonder it's comparable to a fourth‑grade pill; the recovery effect is impressive."

Jiang Cheng sighed.

He ate a few more, daring not to swallow them all, for otherwise he could fully recover his Spiritual Power every four or five seconds.

Even with the Visualization Diagram's aid, his Spiritual Power consumption wouldn't be this fast.

Time passed slowly, and twenty Top‑grade Awakening Pills all entered Jiang Cheng's stomach.

On the Panel, the Experience Value of the Lotus Visualization Method was soaring; finally, with the last bit of Experience added, Jiang Cheng felt a sudden flood of Spiritual Power in his mind, as if his head might burst.

A moment later, Jiang Cheng finally adapted.

A smile appeared on his face.

After about two months, he finally progressed from a Level 1 Spirit Mind Practitioner to a Second Level.

In fact, this process would only take an hour or two if sufficient resources were available.

But accumulating enough resources is truly difficult.

After a brief rest, Jiang Cheng closed his eyes, visualized the lotus again; the next moment, the Perfect Chapter unlocked, and the required Experience Value increased by 1.5 times, a bit more than he imagined.

After all, he thought upgrading the Lotus Visualization Method from Great Completion to Perfect would require about 40 million Primary Spirit Nourishing Pills, but now it's around 50 million.

"Fortunately, if I can refine the Alchemy Technique for Calming Pills to Great Completion, obtaining fifty million Top‑grade Calming Pills isn't too hard, etc."

A thought flashed in Jiang Cheng's mind.

Perhaps he could still draw an advance from Gu Zhangkong?

After all, if the other side truly agrees to let him start refining Calming Pills, they must be ready to invest several hundred million, so an extra fifty million on top of the original budget isn't a big deal, right? "We'll try it then; if it fails, we'll take it slow."

A smile tugged at Jiang Cheng's mouth.

Joining the Black Market indeed feels like a good choice.

Had he chosen to join the Rebel Army at first, perhaps he wouldn't have progressed this quickly here.

"From now on, I'll devote my time to refining Force; with Spiritual Power fully restored, I can absorb more Force tonight."

When he was a Level 1 Spirit Mind Practitioner, each active absorption could gather 30,000 Force Light Points.

Now at Level 2, one session can absorb 60,000, and absorbing twice a day yields 120,000 per day, only a few ten‑thousands less than the daily Acupoint‑based active absorption.

If he forgoes pill refining and devotes everything to cultivation, a little over a month would make him a First-level Force Master.

Of course, the current situation isn't realistic, because not only Yang Chun but also Gu Zhangkong are watching him, hoping he refines enough pills to repay his debts.

"By the way."

Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered something and picked up the phone that lay nearby.

With the Visualization Method breakthrough, he still needs to call someone.

(End of Chapter)