Chapter 29

Night fell.

Luo Chen leaped down from the roof, crashing down like a thousand-pound boulder, but landing as light as a feather.

Carrying the last winnowing basket into the house, he looked at the drying progress from the afternoon and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

"The medicinal herbs from the Hundred Herbs Hall really have quality assurance!"

In the past, many of the herbs he purchased from loose cultivators were semi-processed.

Either they deliberately didn't cut off the useless parts to sell by weight.

Or they weren't dried enough, containing too much moisture, leading to insufficient concentration of medicinal power.

In any case, there were always various shortcomings.

So much so that every time Luo Chen purchased raw materials, besides special processing, he had to use his own experience to re-process the ordinary raw materials.

But the ones bought from the Hundred Herbs Hall this time didn't have these problems.

Just a simple processing was enough to reach the standard for refining.

Sure enough, there's a reason why expensive things are expensive!

After putting everything away, Luo Chen took out the spell book he bought from Wang Yuan during the day from his storage bag.

"Five Spells Every Qi Refining Cultivator Must Know."

Fireball Spell, Traction Spell, Wind-Riding Technique, Spiritual Eye Spell, Healing Spell.

This set of spells would cost five hundred low-grade spirit stones at the Spirit Source Studio, and one would have to take a Dao oath not to resell them.

As for wanting to teach others hand-in-hand, there weren't many restrictions on that.

However, not many people would spend money to specifically learn these most basic spells.

Buying them from Wang Yuan only cost two hundred spirit stones; I have to say, it saved a large sum of spirit stones!

Of course, the consequence was that his brows were furrowed the whole time he was reading.

"How can the cultivator who transcribed this book have handwriting like a dog's scratching!"

"And this page, it's all bloodstains, barely legible."

Sighing, Luo Chen had no choice but to hold his nose and keep reading; after all, Wang Yuan had mentioned all this before he bought it.

One was willing to sell, and the other was willing to buy!

"I've already learned the Fireball Spell, and it's about to advance to the master level of proficiency; I've lost about forty spirit stones on this."

"It's a pity it can only be bought as a package; I can't just tear out a few pages!"

Turning to the page on the Traction Spell, Luo Chen became interested.

The content in the book was "do this, do that."

"So that's how it is!"

After reading the entire Traction Spell, Luo Chen was suddenly enlightened.

Rather than calling it a spell, it's more of a method to exercise spiritual power control.

Humans are born with souls, and once a cultivator begins to refine spiritual energy into their body, spiritual sense is born within the soul.

However, spiritual sense is limited by the cultivator's realm; during the Qi Refining stage, it can only be used for introspection and cannot be projected outward.

This confinement is only lifted after the cultivator advances to Foundation Establishment.

Anyway, during the Qi Refining stage, spiritual sense cannot be projected, so one cannot achieve perfect control over projected spiritual power.

So how can one freely control projected spiritual power?

Some experts with a high-level perspective proposed a series of methods to gradually strengthen spiritual power control.

From small to large, from entry-level to mastery, over time, one can easily control projected spiritual power.

"Then let me give it a try!"

Luo Chen found a small pebble and held it in his palm.

Rise!

Fall!

Rising and falling, the small pebble flipped up and down in his hand.

Go!

With a swish, the pebble fell to the ground.

Return!

Reaching out and beckoning, the spiritual power that extended from his body and wrapped around the small pebble slowly retracted according to the reverse of the Traction Spell.

It did return, but the speed was very slow, and maintaining that spiritual power link was quite draining on spiritual power.

If it were a magic treasure engraved with a formation, it definitely wouldn't be able to be pulled back.

But Luo Chen wasn't discouraged; being able to pull the small pebble back showed that this practice method was feasible.

Next, as long as he followed the steps and gradually increased his exercise in spiritual power control, he would soon be able to control that set of Jade Knives.

After practicing a few dozen more times, until he felt that ten percent of his spiritual power had been consumed, Luo Chen stopped practicing.

He clicked on the attribute panel.

[Name: Luo Chen]

[Lifespan: 27/75]

[Spirit Root: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]

[Realm: Qi Refining Level 4: 1/100]

[Cultivation Method: Changchun Gong Perfect: 340/500]

[Spells: Fireball Spell Perfect 432/500, Xiaoyao You Mastery 275/300, Entanglement Spell Proficient 180/200, Cleaning Spell Entry 52/100, Traction Spell Entry 5/100]

[Skills: First-tier Alchemist: Grain-Grain Bigu Powder Grandmaster 590/1000, Zhongmiao Pill Entry 70/100]

[Achievement Points: 2 points]

"Sure enough, this spell isn't difficult; I can easily reach the entry level by self-study."

Looking at the newly added Traction Spell entry in the spells section, Luo Chen was very satisfied.

Besides a small reverse spiritual power incantation, the Traction Spell was mostly basic practice.

Its entry difficulty was much simpler than spells like the Fireball Spell, which required at least three incantations.

In fact, this was also to be expected.

Even without learning the Traction Spell, as long as one was proficient enough in spiritual power control, one could control magic treasures during the Qi Refining stage.

The reason this spell existed was also because experts had reverse-engineered it and then carried it forward.

After looking at the Traction Spell entry, Luo Chen also checked other things on the attribute panel.

"Lifespan still hasn't changed?"

He was a bit depressed.

Logically speaking, after breaking through to Qi Refining Level 4, his body should be gradually getting better; it should at least be a few years longer than his previous life's limit!

Could it be that he really can only live to seventy-five in this life? Or perhaps, lifespan only increases after breaking through a major realm?

Can't figure it out!

The depression dissipated quite a bit after seeing the proficiency of several spells.

The Fireball Spell was about to break through to the grandmaster level; it was worth his persistent practice.

The Xiaoyao You light-body technique was progressing the fastest; from entry to mastery, it should soon break through to the perfect level.

Under his intentional practice, the proficiency of the Entanglement Spell, which had been stagnant for a long time, also began to climb.

The advancement of these spell proficiency levels not only brought a leap in combat power but also provided Luo Chen with achievement points!

Previously, when Changchun Gong advanced to the perfect level, it provided one point.

If he accumulated ten achievement points again, he could learn a brand-new elixir.

Although, there wasn't even a trace of an elixir formula yet.

However, compared to these spells, what Luo Chen cared about most was the skill section.

[Zhongmiao Pill Entry 70/100]

Only thirty points of proficiency away from upgrading!

By then, the success rate of the Zhongmiao Pill should increase, and he would also possess a specialized skill to truly live in the inner city for a long time.

After browsing the attribute panel, Luo Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

For a long time, the shortage of spirit stones had been a shackle on his cultivation.

To solve this shackle, he had been increasing the production of Zhongmiao Pills just to improve proficiency and generate real profit.

Now, he finally saw the hope of unlocking the shackle!

"Should celebrate!"

Luo Chen walked outside the house; it was already late at night without him realizing it.

He glanced towards the Heavenly Fragrance Tower, then immediately shook his head.

Can't do it, can't do it, I really don't have the money to spend.

"Forget it, let's set off some fireworks for myself!"

He fired four Fireball Spells towards the sky.

Watching the fireballs explode in the night sky and the rustling sparks bloom, he grinned.

Then he heard a roar from next door.

"What are you making noise for in the middle of the night!"

It was a woman's voice, full of vigor.

Luo Chen shrank his neck, confirmed that it wouldn't cause a fire, and hurriedly fled back into the house.

Too hasty!