Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Power Boost, Purple Jade Gourd

Lin Chen’s mind sank, trying to sense something.

The first thing was, of course, the change in the True Essence Magical Power within the Dantian.

The originally weak True Essence had now thickened quite a bit, having multiplied several times compared to when he first entered the Immortal Path.

“With this level of True Essence, flying with a Magical Artifact shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Lin Chen felt somewhat tempted, thinking to try dashing through the sky with an artifact.

“No rush for now, the environment of Blue Star is still unsuitable for high-altitude flight, it would cause unnecessary disturbance.”

“This time when returning to the Cultivation Realm, it’s time to show off my mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivation… then I can fly with Magical Artifact openly.”

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Previously, Han Jihai also promised him that once he reached mid-stage Qi Refining, he would gift him a Flying Magical Treasure.

“Besides the Magical Power, stepping into the late Qi Refining stage… the greatest improvement would be the Divine Sense!”

Lin Chen’s mind sank, and his Divine Sense spread out like a tide to the surroundings.

One zhang, two zhang, three zhang…

Eventually, Lin Chen’s Divine Sense settled within a range of three zhang and three chi.

This meant, with Lin Chen as the center, within eleven meters around, any disturbance would be within the scope of his Divine Sense detection.

“The ants on the ground, stains on the wall… huh, there’s Li Nian, this guy is actually watching a video of girls dancing?”

Lin Chen opened his eyes, showing a peculiar expression.

Unexpectedly, Li Nian, who seemed quite serious, was actually a secret lecher?

Back to the main point…

“Cultivators who just entered the late Qi Refining stage have a Divine Sense range of no more than three zhang, while mine currently exceeds it by three chi… this is the enhancement from the Celestial Derivation Technique.”

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

Approximately a ten-percent improvement, not much.

But the Celestial Derivation Technique is only at the first layer, the future enhancement will become more significant.

“In the late Qi Refining stage, Magical True Essence is also enough to support the casting of Techniques… next time when returning to the Changchun Sect, I should look for a few Techniques to protect my path.”

Lin Chen tried using his Divine Sense slightly.

He glanced at the time on his arm; there were less than ten hours left until his return to the Cultivation Realm.

“Since it’s already late, there’s nowhere else to go… might as well cultivate for a while.”

Lin Chen was a diligent person, so he continued cultivating.

He finally exited cultivation close to the early hours of the next day.

Looking at the pile of Spirit Stone powder beneath him, Lin Chen slightly frowned.

“Entering the late Qi Refining stage, the consumption for cultivation has increased again.”

“Nowadays, my daily cultivation… astonishingly costs five Spirit Stones?”

Lin Chen was a bit surprised; with such consumption of Spirit Stones, let alone ordinary cultivators… even the Elders of the Changchun Sect couldn’t afford it, right?

“However, although the consumption of Spirit Stones is great, my cultivation speed is somewhat terrifying…”

Lin Chen sensed a bit more.

Having just broken through to the late Qi Refining stage, after a night’s cultivation, his Magical Power seemed to improve again.

Bear in mind, reaching Qi Refining Perfection from the late Qi Refining stage, even for Dual Spirit Roots, would take one or two years.

“But if I were to go by my speed, I fear I could reach Qi Refining Perfection within six months…”

“Strange, exactly what quality of Spirit Root do I possess… could it be an Anomalous Spirit Root?”

Lin Chen pondered; previously, when browsing ancient records in the Cultivation Technique Pavilion, he had read about Anomalous Spirit Roots.

But Anomalous Spirit Roots are extremely rare, almost as rare as Celestial Spirit Roots.

“I just don’t know what type of Anomalous Spirit Root I have? If there’s an opportunity later, maybe I can investigate…”

After finishing cultivation, Lin Chen went to the Space-Time Room to prepare for the journey.

As the countdown on his arm reached zero.

“Three, two, one…”

Lin Chen’s view shifted.

…

Changchun Mountain Marketplace, Lin’s Small Pavilion.

Lin Chen came to his senses and first checked the supplies.

A week’s time, a thousand herbs were all refined into pills.

Most pills he left on Blue Star, but he still brought more than ten bottles of Qi Blood Pills and over thirty bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills.

“These pills can be placed in the store and selling them for some Spirit Stones isn’t bad either…”

“However, the herbs in the store have run out, it’s time to purchase some more.”

Lin Chen pondered a bit; in the marketplace, there is a dedicated herbal shop, only selling herbs, not pills.

These herbal shops often have medicine gardens built on the mountains outside the towns, with hired hands to manage them.

Lin’s Small Pavilion also needs to establish a medicine garden, but to get the first batch of herb harvest, it would take at least several months.

In the meantime, he would need to purchase from outside.

“Fortunately, purchasing from the herbal shop is not expensive… just can’t buy too much at once, as it might attract suspicion.”

Lin Chen cultivated for several two-hour periods, until morning, he went to a herbal shop.

He spent eight hundred Spirit Stones, buying a thousand herbs in bulk.

Among them, mainly Red Blood Flowers and Qi-Nourishing Grass, also some Spiritual Medicine for refining Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

That afternoon, Huang Xin brought more than ten Outer Sect disciples from Pill Peak.

Lin Chen met them and offered a monthly salary of three Spirit Stones per person.

This salary is indeed not low, considering managing the medicine garden as a medicine boy isn’t a highly technical task.

Busy until evening, Lin Chen left the marketplace and went up Changchun Mountain.

“The pill refining industry chain is initially forming, herbs and alchemy no longer need worry… it’s just that expanding the industry chain still requires some time.”

Lin Chen thought along the way and soon arrived at Pill Peak.

First, he went to pay respects to Master Han Jihai.

“Chen’Er, haven’t seen you for some days… is the shop in the marketplace sorted out?” Han Jihai asked casually.

“Oh?”

Before finishing his words, he examined Lin Chen carefully, surprised:

“You’ve broken through to mid-stage Qi Refining?”

Lin Chen acknowledged after hearing.

“I’ve cultivated down the mountain for a few days, carrying a bit of luck broke into mid-stage Qi Refining.”

“Good, your cultivation speed indeed exceeded this old man’s expectations.”

Han Jihai pondered for a moment, then said:

“Earlier, I promised to gift you a Flying Magical Artifact once you break through to mid-stage Qi Refining.”

Saying so, he first returned to the house, moments later his hand held a palm-sized purple gourd.

Upon seeing the gourd, Lin Chen paused.

“Master, this gourd’s appearance, why is it somewhat similar to Senior Sister’s? But hers is red, while this gourd is purple…”

Han Jihai handed over the gourd and explained:

“Indeed, your Senior Sister’s artifact gourd and your Purple Jade Gourd are originally from the same source.”

Reflective, Han Jihai said:

“This gourd was left to me by your ancestor back then…”

“He ventured while young, traveling miles away, long leaving Yanlai Country’s borders.”

“He chanced upon a Secret Realm, where a gourd vine grew with seven gourds, birthed by heaven and earth, extremely suitable for refining into a Magical Artifact.”

“Your ancestor luckily obtained two gourds, which are your Purple Jade Gourd and the Red Jade Gourd…”

Lin Chen listened carefully, examining the gourd in his hand.

He could sense the excellence of this Purple Jade Gourd.

Sure enough, Han Jihai said:

“Don’t underestimate this Purple Jade Gourd, it is a superior flying artifact, even compared to a flying sword, its speed is not lesser.”

“Moreover, this gourd is inherently a Storage Magical Artifact, with an internal space of a square zhang…”

“Your two senior brothers begged for this gourd for a long time, I couldn’t bear to give it away!”

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