Chapter 57 Meeting in the Valley (Happy New Year)
Hearing this, Xiao Lin nodded after a moment's hesitation. In Xiao Lin's opinion, this distribution method was indeed more reasonable. As for how the remaining four cold-blooded lizards, two large and two small, and Huo Jun and the other two were distributed, he didn't care.
If it were normal, Xiao Lin would never team up with others to hunt monsters, but would rather spend more time on his own. After all, he still remembered the experience of the Luo Shou brothers and sisters. However, Xiao Lin was determined to get the second-level spiritual herb Bingyin grass. The second-level spiritual herb can be used to refine elixirs suitable for foundation-building cultivators to improve their cultivation. For ordinary Qi-refining cultivators, it is not easy to get it. Now that he finally knows where a Bingyin grass grows, it is naturally unlikely for him to give up.
Since embarking on the road of cultivation, Xiao Lin has always been cautious and careful, but he is not afraid of risks, but he does not want to cause unnecessary trouble for himself. The road of cultivation is bumpy, with natural disasters and man-made disasters. In Xiao Lin's opinion, if he wants to go further on this road, he must take every step well. For him at the moment, getting the Bingyin grass to refine the improved version of the Yunling Pill, so as to improve his own cultivation, is the most important thing, and it is worth taking some risks for this.
After making an appointment with Huo Jun on the date of departure, Xiao Lin left the teahouse and returned to the inn.
Next, Xiao Lin lived a secluded life in Chixia Xiancheng again. He spent most of the day wandering around and understanding the various things in Chixia Xiancheng, and at night he concentrated on cultivation. His current cultivation is still at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and he has not reached the peak of the sixth level. Before getting the Bingyin grass to refine the improved version of the Yunling Pill, he must improve his own cultivation to the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Fortunately, he still had a lot of Soul-Enriching Pills in his hand, and he could fully sustain the consumption of one pill a day. By wandering around the major shops and markets in Chixia Fairy City, Xiao Lin was able to buy some rare materials needed to refine the Lingyin Shield, such as Water Spirit Crystal, Starlight Stone, Bailian Silver, etc. This surprised Xiao Lin very much. At the beginning, when he first saw the materials needed to refine this spiritual weapon, he almost chose to give up directly. In this Chixia Fairy City, he never thought that he could actually collect all the materials for refining this spiritual weapon.
The only thing missing was two materials, one was called wind crystal, and the other was cold stone. However, Xiao Lin also learned that the cold stone could only be obtained from the body of a mortal-level Great Perfection monster, Frost Ferocious, after killing it. This made Xiao Lin very depressed. With his current strength, he would probably have to flee against a mortal-level high-level monster, not to mention a mortal-level Great Perfection monster. He wanted to see if he could buy it from a high-level cultivator with spirit stones, but after searching for several days in Chixia Immortal City, he had no clue. He could only put it aside temporarily and think about how to kill Frost Ferocious later.
As for wind crystal, it is also a very rare second-level refining material, which is not inferior to soul refining crystal. It can be said that the most important materials for refining this Lingyin Shield spiritual weapon are these two materials. Of course, to refine the spiritual weapon, you also need the spirit of the monster, and to get the spirit of the monster, you need to kill at least the mortal-level Great Perfection monster, and there is also a certain probability problem.
All these made Xiao Lin understand that it was not an easy task to successfully refine this Lingyin Shield. However, he could also understand that if a spiritual weapon was really that easy to refine, it would not be so rare. It was extremely rare for a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage to own a spiritual weapon. Even among cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, there were not many who could own a spiritual weapon.
What comforted Xiao Lin a little was the extremely strong five-element spiritual herbs in the spiritual wood space. These five-element spiritual herbs were now 30 to 40 years old. Although they were still a little short of the 60-year-old age required to refine the five-element spiritual pill, it was not a problem for Xiao Lin at all. After all, he did not need the five-element spiritual herbs in the short term.
In addition, the strange seeds Xiao Lin got from the "immortal god" Hua Rongrong have also taken root and sprouted, growing a half-foot long light green branch, and the lush oval leaves on the branch are growing very vigorously. Xiao Lin is very interested in this strange seed. When Hua Rongrong was young, she ate a fruit from this strange tree and could never get old. This effect surprised Xiao Lin, otherwise he would not have saved Hua Rongrong's life. Although cultivators do not care about their own appearance, that is relative. Who does not want to stay young forever, even male cultivators are the same.
Xiao Lin was intercepted by three high-level Qi Refining cultivators outside Wuyin Immortal City. The five-leaf grass he got from killing the enchanting woman was now growing very vigorously, and the small red fruit on the top was also much larger. However, Xiao Lin had been wandering around Chixia Immortal City for a long time, but he still didn't know what kind of spiritual grass this five-leaf grass was. Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to describe the appearance of this five-leaf grass to others, but relying on his own luck was really inefficient. However, Xiao Lin didn't care. Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry to use it, so it didn't matter to him to spend more time.
Xiao Lin also wanted to find the seal of the primary spell. The Wind Control Spell, Thunder Zombie Spell, and Flash Shield he practiced had all reached the level of the Great Perfection of Basic Spells. Once he broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, he could practice the primary spells of the corresponding attributes, but he had to have a seal to practice the primary spells.
After a month of browsing, he only saw a seal of the earth-based primary spell of the Stone Spell, which made him a little depressed. You know, the seal is only likely to appear in the body of a mortal-level Great Perfection monster or above. For Xiao Lin now, it is really embarrassing. After all, if you want to kill a mortal-level Great Perfection monster, you must at least practice a few primary spells of the Great Perfection level. Without the seal, let alone the primary spells of the Great Perfection level, he can't even learn the primary spells of the spell level.
Originally, Xiao Lin was thinking of buying a few decent high-level or top-grade magic tools, but after looking at the prices, he could only give up temporarily. The cheapest high-level magic tool is more than 200 low-grade spirit stones, and the lowest price of the top-grade magic tool is more than 500 low-grade spirit stones. After purchasing a lot of materials for refining the Spirit Hidden Shield, the number of spirit stones in Xiao Lin's storage bag has reached the bottom. He wanted to sell a few more bottles of Soul-Enriching Pills, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, he had just arrived in Chixia Fairy City, so it was better to keep a low profile. Besides, Soul-Enriching Pills were still very useful to him now, so he should give priority to supplying them to his own cultivation.
Just like that, another month passed quickly. After taking the Soul-Enriching Pills to cultivate continuously during this period, Xiao Lin finally reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining. What made him speechless was that the Soul-Enriching Pills eventually lost their effectiveness. He once tried to take the Soul-Enriching Pills to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage, but after trying more than a dozen times, he finally gave up. Although he had made the worst estimate of this bottleneck, the difficulty of breaking through still shocked him. Until then, Xiao Lin understood why so many Qi Refining cultivators, at least more than half of them were stuck in the middle stage of Qi Refining and could not enter the late stage.
In fact, even if it was a true spiritual root aptitude, it would take a lot of effort to break through this bottleneck of the middle stage, not to mention that Xiao Lin was the worst pseudo-spiritual root. If it weren't for the sufficient amount of Soul-Enriching Pills to assist in cultivation, Xiao Lin would probably still be hovering at the third level of Qi Refining.
Early in the morning, Xiao Lin opened his eyes from his practice, with a bitter smile on his face. His hard practice was useless now. The bottleneck of the middle stage of Qi Refining was still like a rock, blocking his way of practice. If he didn't kick this stumbling block away, he couldn't continue to practice. Thinking of this, he breathed a long sigh of relief, got off the bed, and then opened the door and left the inn.
Xiao Lin did not stay in Chixia Immortal City, but hurried out of the city gate and drove the magic weapon into the sky, breaking through the air towards the north of Chixia Immortal City.
Seven days later, Xiao Lin drove the magic weapon into a small valley. As soon as he landed, he saw a person sitting cross-legged on a bluestone not far away. The person seemed to sense someone coming and slowly opened his eyes. This person was in his early twenties, with red lips and white teeth, very fair skin, and regular facial features. He was a rare handsome man. Even Xiao Lin sighed when he saw him.
The man looked at Xiao Lin and said, "Did you come here to meet Daoist Huo?"
"My name is Xiao Lin. I don't know what your name is." Xiao Lin guessed that this person was one of the other two people Huo Jun mentioned, so he nodded and replied.
"Dan Daoist Xiao, please come in. I am Wan Huacai, from the Wan family of Dongling."
Seeing that person clasping his fists to him, Xiao Lin also returned the salute, but he had a good impression of Wan Huacai in his heart. When he heard the name of the Dongling Wan family, Xiao Lin knew that this person should be a descendant of a cultivation family. In this Chixia Immortal City, more than half of the cultivators are from major cultivation families, so when introducing each other, they are also accustomed to mentioning their own families.
"Compared to Brother Wan's noble origin, I am very ashamed. Xiao Lin is a casual cultivator who embarked on the path of cultivation by chance." Xiao Lin did not have any inferiority complex about his origin, but said it openly.
"Look at Xiao Daoyou, you are only seventeen or eighteen years old, but you have already cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Refining. This speed is very good. It is very likely that you will build your foundation before the age of thirty." Xiao Lin naturally did not take the other party's compliment seriously. After a few humble words, he sat down on a piece of bluestone not far from Wanhuacai. But as soon as he sat down, there were two sounds of breaking through the air. Then, people followed the sound and two spiritual lights descended from the sky. After the escape light dissipated, two people appeared. One had thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly dark skin, and thin lips that were very eye-catching. The other was a charming woman who looked about twenty-five years old. She had a bun with a phoenix-shaped gold hairpin inserted in the bun. On each ear, there was a jade earring. When her peach blossom eyes turned, her passion was overflowing. When she walked, the earrings swayed slightly, which made her look a little more lively and charming. Needless to say, the man was Huo Jun, and the woman next to him was probably the other person Huo Jun invited.