From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 269 - 264: Longevity Turtle Foundation Establishment

Chapter 269: Chapter 264: Longevity Turtle Foundation Establishment

Poof!

Poof poof!

Another two sounds rang out in succession, like tiny firecrackers and fireworks bursting, with a slight and piercing noise emanating from the Pill Furnace.

Inside the Pill Furnace, only four pill embryos remained, struggling to maintain themselves, spinning continuously as the True Fire refined them, making them rounder and fuller.

The pills that burst did not go to waste; instead, droplets of medicinal liquid were extracted from them, continuously coating the surface of the remaining pills, slowly polishing them, smoothing over the pitted and bumpy imperfections, and fusing the medicinal properties.

This refinement lasted for several hours.

Even with Li Quanqing’s cultivation, he felt a tinge of monotony and fatigue, though his mana output remained steady.

After all, he had never experienced the growth of an alchemist, had never understood the repetitive and tedious life of an alchemy apprentice day after day.

Without a heart tempered by countless herbs and fierce flames, even facing the monotonous routine of alchemy could be sweet, even enjoyable.

From beginning to end, Li Quanqing was but an ordinary cheater, lacking the grind and experience of life.

Finally, this small slow fire simmering period came to an end.

The blazing Sky Blue Flames gradually faded, and the originally scorching temperature subsided, revealing the red-hot Pill Furnace amidst the sea of fire.

The heat waves rushed in, distorting the air slightly, and the Dan Fragrance became even more intense, as if it ignited the entire lungs through the nasal cavity.

In the Alchemy Furnace, the last four pill embryos retained their shape, but because they absorbed those medicinal liquids, they grew tremendously, reaching the size of lychees.

Although the surface of the four pill embryos had all their imperfections disappear, their medicinal properties were abundant, and their Essence Qi was surging.

But this did not mean they had all been successfully refined into true Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Solidify!!"

Li Quanqing’s spirit lifted, his hands constantly changing, casting out a series of Dan Seals, beginning the final solidifying pill step.

Buzz!!

Crack crack!

Accompanied by a slight cracking sound, like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, tiny cracks crawled across the surface of the pills, shedding like a Dan Coat.

Among them, only two Foundation Establishment Pills emitted dazzling light, radiating brilliance like two small suns rising in the Pill Furnace, stirring up a surge of Spiritual Energy.

As for the other two pill embryos, they appeared dull and gray, with not even a Dan Pattern on the surface, reduced to being waste pills.

It was evident that Li Quanqing’s first attempt at refining Foundation Establishment Pills could be considered a mixed result.

The good news is that he successfully refined the Foundation Establishment Pills, truly becoming an Alchemy Master, without failure or complete loss of materials.

The bad news is that the success rate was not impressive, merely qualified, not even reaching a third.

With a clang, the lid of the Pill Furnace flew off, and the long-suppressed overwhelming medicinal properties finally shot up into the sky.

A mist of colorful light filled the surroundings of the Pill Furnace, transforming into clouds of Dan Qi, fragrant and brilliant.

The two Foundation Establishment Pills fell into Li Quanqing’s hands, still carrying some residual warmth, with a warm and smooth feel like white jade or glassy beads.

Having previously encountered genuine Foundation Establishment Pills, he examined them and confirmed there were no issues, so he carefully stored them in a Jade Bottle, laying down Spiritual Seals to ensure the medicinal properties would not dissipate.

As for those waste pills, he did not let them go to waste either, choosing instead to feed them to his Spiritual Beasts.

In fact, these pills, though failed in refinement, still contained significant energy and Essence Qi, but also a fair amount of Dan Poison, which could be troublesome for human cultivators to consume.

But no worries, Demon Beasts have thick skin and flesh, and their Demon Energy is extremely domineering, unlike the Human Clan’s mana that requires purity.

Dan Poison is nothing; with the Demon Clan’s powerful physique, it’s just like eating candy beans, not a problem at all.

The astonishing creativity of the Human Clan was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

If the Demon Clan were to handle these Spiritual Medicines and Demon Cores, they would just swallow them whole like a cow chewing on peonies, without considering those monarch and minister adjuvants, the interplay of the Five Elements, to maximize the drug’s effectiveness.

The Longevity Turtle, on the verge of a breakthrough, undoubtedly reaped the greatest benefits, directly swallowing a whole waste pill.

The enormous medicinal power it nurtured could indeed rival more than half a Foundation Establishment Pill.

With such precious resources fed to it, the turtle finally reached a certain limit and began its breakthrough.

A dark green large turtle slowly swam up from the fish pond, its body undulating in the waves, with its shell covered in moss and rocks.

Despite being about to break through to Foundation Establishment, the Longevity Turtle remained lazy, devoid of any Great Demon dignity or might, and began its slow breakthrough.

Li Quanqing sat cross-legged on the embankment by the fish pond, beginning to protect the turtle.

As always, not only does the Longevity Turtle live long, even its breakthrough to a higher realm is slow, akin to a slow crawl.

A full three to four hours passed, and the Longevity Turtle still floated on the surface, leisurely gathering the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth, with no sign of attempting to break through the bottleneck.

Li Quanqing, helpless, could only take out the Third Rank alchemist’s inheritance, and after thoroughly comprehending it a few times, the Longevity Turtle also successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment.

The turtle’s body swelled up another notch, akin to a small islet.

Many ancient wave patterns appeared on its body, and its scale-covered neck grew much longer, resembling a flood dragon, aligning its entire image closer to Xuanwu.

The whole process was steady, without danger, the foundation accumulated by such a Demon Beast was truly too ample, with no accidents whatsoever.

Li Quanqing watched with satisfaction, feeding it several High Rank Elixirs, and made the large turtle sway its head in delight, the light group on its head waving and shining along.

[Gained a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Longevity Turtle. Reward: Heavenly Mechanism Master inheritance "Turtle Divination Skill"!]

He lightly touched it, and a line of text immediately appeared before his eyes.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a rather mysterious inheritance of a Heavenly Mechanism Master, capable of using the Spirit Turtle’s shell to divine the future and deduce Heavenly Secrets.

As for how accurate it actually was, well, that was left to the eye of the beholder, wise or otherwise.

He crushed the light group, unexpectedly, this inheritance was not a Jade Scroll but directly drilled into his mind in a spirit-infusion.

The runes writhed like small snakes, resembling letters, yet also like the scribbles of a child, revealing an arcane meaning.

"Turtle Rune Spirit Divination, Heavenly Secret can be deduced."

"Well done, Turtle," he joked, "opening up such a cultivation technique."

After all, spirit turtle shells are not something that’s very common. In the Cultivation World, they’re highly valuable, and there are even those who specialize in obtaining them.

Each one represents the ill fate of a turtle that rarely dies a natural death.

Moo——

The Longevity Turtle, on the brink of breaking through, undoubtedly gained the most benefit, directly swallowing a whole waste pill.

The vast medicinal power nurtured within it could completely match the potency of half a Foundation Establishment Pill.

With such a precious resource fed to it, the turtle finally reached a certain limit, beginning its breakthrough.

A large dark green turtle slowly floated on the water’s surface, with a lazy demeanor, not showing any sign that it was on the cusp of a Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

Li Quanqing, seated on the embankment by the fish pond, began to act as the turtle’s protector.

Time flew by, several more months passed. freewebnøvel.com

Finally, Li Kun successfully reached Foundation Establishment after he had perused the entire Heavenly Mechanism Master inheritance several times.

You could see his body expanding, covered in long, rippling scales on its elongated neck, resembling a flood dragon, exuding a mystical essence.

Li Quanqing was quite satisfied with what he saw and gave Li Quanfu one of the Foundation Establishment Pills he crafted.

Li Quanzhu, with an astonishing level of contribution points collected from the family, had already secured a Foundation Establishment Pill from the treasury, so Li Quanqing needn’t worry about that.

As for the remaining Foundation Establishment Pill, Li Quanqing chose to sell it at half price to those he deemed deserving within the family, rather than giving it away freely.

Even if you have the Foundation Establishment Pill, there’s always a chance of failure.

In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.

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