Cultivation Begins with Skill Points-Chapter 205: Two Months

Time flies by, two months have passed.

Zhong Lin has settled down in Purple Cloud City and has become familiar with the neighbors in Wind Willow Alley.

Besides the couple Gao Xin, he has a good relationship with another neighbor named Tang Xueyuan, who is a First Grade Martial Artist. Using the terms from Luoxing Islands, she is at Postnatal Perfection, and could break through the Heaven and Earth Bridge to step into the Innate Realm at any time.

Settling in Purple Forest is not easy.

The Gao Xin couple relies on the husband’s profound cultivation; they frequently travel to the sea to hunt Sea Beasts.

Sea Beasts are similar to the mutant beasts of Xuan Gui Continent but are more troublesome as they dwell in the ocean.

As for Tang Xueyuan, she is a Pearl Gatherer, collecting pearls in shallow waters.

These pearls contain spiritual energy, can be used as medicine, or for alchemy, just like the Celestial Female Primordial Pearl Zhong Lin had seen before.

The rent in Purple Forest City is expensive, and Martial Artists who stay long-term must have certain skills; without skills, one must make efforts.

During these two months, Zhong Lin has wandered around Purple Forest City, exploring both the inner and outer cities. He concluded that this world is not the Cultivation World he imagined, as the so-called Cultivation Hundred Arts includes only Alchemists, and there’s no trace of Array Masters, Artifact Refiners, or Talisman Masters.

Weapons are crafted in the Blacksmith Shop; Zhong Lin specifically went in to observe. It’s just regular smithing, only with better materials than those on Xuan Gui Continent, even incorporating alloy technology.

The flames used by Swordsmiths are condensed from True Qi, allowing many unscientific or anachronistic items to be crafted easily.

As for storage bags and transmission arrays, they are made with something called Void Stone. As long as there’s enough Void Stone and some professional technicians, they can be created, not through arrays as imagined.

This truly is a high martial world, not the Cultivation World he imagined. novelbuddy.cσ๓

He wasn’t disappointed, though; it was just an exploration anyway. Whether it’s the Cultivation World or not doesn’t matter. Even if it isn’t, it’s still a high martial world. According to his cheap master, Chen Jia, reaching the legendary highest realm allows one to ascend to the Divine Realm.

During these two months, Zhong Lin wasn’t merely wandering; he studied the alchemical system of the Luoxing Islands.

It’s basically similar to that on Xuan Gui Continent, but richer, with a variety of elixirs across different grades.

For instance, for cultivation in the Sixth Grade Qi Blood Realm, besides Qi Blood Pills, there are also Blood Coagulation Pills, Yellow Dragon Pills, Returning to Origin Pills, and more.

There are even various healing, antidote, poison, and pet-feeding elixirs available, with extremely diverse types. Even Breakthrough Pills are sold, although very expensive, better than none at all on Xuan Gui Continent.

After buying a pill furnace, Zhong Lin started his alchemy endeavors.

One reason was to find a way to acquire Fifth Grade Alchemist’s elixir recipes, another was to integrate into the local power structures.

What profession integrates into various forces more easily than alchemy?

In the alchemy room, Zhong Lin looked at the Purple Jade Furnace before him, a smile flickering in his eyes.

The next moment, he gently patted it with his hand.

The lid of the furnace opened, and several pills flew out, landing in his hand.

Pop!

A pill burst and turned to black ash.

Another pill showed a trace of gray on its surface, a poor-quality elixir.

"Finally, I succeeded in making the Color Fixing Pill, and it took only two attempts. System."

Host: Zhong Lin

Skill: Red Flame Technique (Full Level), Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill (Full Level)...

Technique: Sunset Sword Technique (Full Level)...

Miscellaneous: Alchemy: Fourth Grade Elixir (Full Level) · Color Fixing Pill (Beginner)...

Skill Points: ∞

The Color Fixing Pill also belongs to Fourth Grade Elixirs, and after consumption, can fix one’s appearance for twenty years; after twenty years, continued consumption is needed.

Although many cultivation techniques have the effect of maintaining appearance, how can they compare to the Color Fixing Pill? Although its effect doesn’t last permanently, it only works for twenty years, it is still pursued by many female Martial Artists.

With a thought, the beginner level on the system panel turned to full level, flooding Zhong Lin’s mind with countless techniques and experiences in refining the Color Fixing Pill.

He began refining again, and after a short half-hour, nine complete Color Fixing Pills flew out of the Purple Jade Cauldron, each one round and full, potent, and Top Grade.

He found a jade bottle to store them, stood up, opened the door, and headed straight for the largest elixir shop in Purple Cloud City, "Shuiyun Building."

"Ah, it’s Mr. Zhong. Here to buy herbs again?"

The manager of Shuiyun Building also greeted Zhong Lin with a smile, but upon careful observation, one could see that this smile was full of mockery.

Three days ago, Zhong Lin came to Shuiyun Building to purchase the Purple Jade Furnace and some alchemy herbs. Although Zhong Lin didn’t say what it was for, as a manager, how could he not see?

In his mind, he had already labeled Zhong Ling as someone ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

Which Alchemist isn’t developed by a major force? Wild Alchemists basically don’t exist, let alone a young man like Zhong Lin with a bare lip.

However, as he was visiting, he still had to greet him with a smiling face. Last time, Zhong Lin purchased herbs worth hundreds of Spirit Stones from him, especially the Purple Jade Furnace, which cost five hundred Spirit Stones.

Zhong Lin naturally noticed the manager’s disdain, and with a wave of his right hand, dozens of jade bottles appeared on the table.

Some days ago, Zhong Lin had bought a new Storage Bracelet with a vast space, over a hundred cubic meters.

In addition, space equipment is rarely made into rings. After all, this is a martial arts world, where close combat with fists, palms, hooks, and claws are the most fundamental Martial Arts. Wearing rings is just inviting trouble, often leading to unintentional damage.

"Greetings, Manager Wu. I’m here to sell elixirs today. Does Shuiyun Building buy them?" Zhong Lin said with a smile.

Manager Wu suddenly sat up from the recliner, his hand shaking while stroking his beard, nearly pulling out a few hairs.

Manager Wu looked at the jade bottles on the counter, then back at Zhong Lin, and exclaimed, "Mr. Zhong is a Pill Master?"

Zhong Lin said no more, only pointing to the jade bottles.

Manager Wu dared not be negligent and hurriedly opened the jade bottles to inspect them one by one.

Zhong Lin had previously explored the herbs on Luoxing Islands to see if there was a difference from those on Xuan Gui Continent, refining First Grade Bone Strengthening Pills, Second Grade Qi Blood Pills, Five Spirit Pills, Red Blood Pills, Third Grade Great Rejuvenation Pills, Meridian Opening Pills, Pure Essence Pills, and Fourth Grade Color Fixing Pills—a full array of four grades of elixirs. This is the reason why he had spent so many Spirit Stones on herbal purchases earlier.

At this moment, Manager Wu was also shocked, for he saw that the elixirs Zhong Lin presented were full of efficacy and perfectly rounded. Though a few were slightly lacking in potency, the rest were Top Grade.

Of course, this was intentional on Zhong Lin’s part.

After a while, Manager Wu took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Zhong Lin full of apology, and said, "I failed to recognize Taishan, and beg the forgiveness of Pill Master Zhong."