A breath of turbid air was exhaled.
Zhang Ergou poured out several round pills. The rich medicinal aroma emanating from them made him intoxicated.
"Haha, I succeeded. It wasn't a waste of effort after all." Wiping the sweat from his body, Zhang Ergou looked at the pills with great joy.
Although Ning Qi Pills were only Grade 1 pills, they were still genuine pills.
From this day onwards, Zhang Ergou was a true alchemist.
Zhang Ergou picked up a Ning Qi Pill and stuffed it into his mouth, "I wonder how effective this medicine is?"
As the Ning Qi Pill entered his mouth, Zhang Ergou felt as if a spiritual spring flowed through his body, soothing his fatigue.
It nourished his bones and meridians, and the pure spiritual energy contained within the Ning Qi Pill replenished the vast amount of spiritual energy he had consumed during alchemy.
Huh?
Suddenly, a look of joy appeared on Zhang Ergou's face because he sensed an opportunity to break through.
It was likely due to taking the Ning Qi Pill, which not only replenished the spiritual energy in his dantian but also increased it.
With a burst of effort.
Zhang Ergou took another Ning Qi Pill, and the dan fire within his body surged out.
From a distance, Zhang Ergou looked as if he were enveloped in flames, his black hair fluttering in the wind.
A massive vortex of spiritual energy formed around him, and Zhang Ergou greedily absorbed the spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Pop!
With a crisp sound, Zhang Ergou felt a loosening in his body's meridians.
Immediately after, the spiritual energy from heaven and earth rushed towards Zhang Ergou even more fiercely.
"Breakthrough!" Zhang Ergou did not stop cultivating immediately.
He continued to circulate the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art, and the dan fire continuously refined the spiritual energy entering his body.
As he broke through to the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm, Zhang Ergou's body also underwent changes. His dantian expanded significantly.
The color of the spiritual energy within his body became more concentrated and pure.
Next were his meridians and bones, which became tougher and were tinged with a unique metallic sheen.
In addition to these, Zhang Ergou felt a substantial increase in his own strength.
He was confident that the wild boar he had risked his life to kill in the back mountain of Xinshan Village could now be killed with a single punch.
Slowly opening his eyes, Zhang Ergou exhaled a turbid breath.
The sound of bones colliding echoed within his body. As he twisted his body, Zhang Ergou felt incredibly refreshed.
"Haha, I, Zhang Ergou, have finally broken through!" Zhang Ergou laughed, extremely pleased.
Of course, it wasn't just the breakthrough that excited him.
It was also that he could now refine Ning Qi Pills. After taking one, he felt that the effect of the Ning Qi Pills he refined was far better than the ones he had obtained from the hunched old man in the Demonic Beast Forest.
"Could it be because my body possesses dan fire?"
Zhang Ergou did not consider the possibility that it was due to the Purple Gold Cauldron.
Unable to figure it out, Zhang Ergou stopped dwelling on it.
With several more batches of medicinal herbs remaining, Zhang Ergou set his sights on the cauldron and continued to refine Ning Qi Pills.
He acted immediately, without any hesitation.
With the previous experience, Zhang Ergou found the refining process much smoother this time, but he was still extremely cautious, not daring to be careless.
With the help of the dan fire, the efficiency of refining Ning Qi Pills greatly increased.
This time, it took less than half an hour for Zhang Ergou to refine a batch of pills.
Each pill was round and full, exuding a rich medicinal aroma.
As night fell, the medicinal herbs around Zhang Ergou were also consumed. Su Dan Novel Network.
Of course, the refining process was not entirely smooth, with several instances of the furnace exploding and failing.
Even so, Zhang Ergou ended up refining a total of thirty Ning Qi Pills.
With no more medicinal herbs, Zhang Ergou stopped refining.
At this point, his face was pale. After all, continuously refining Ning Qi Pills had consumed a large amount of spiritual energy and caused significant mental exhaustion.
"I need to find a way to get some medicinal herbs. Relying on picking them myself might be limited."
After taking a Ning Qi Pill, Zhang Ergou's complexion regained some color.
"The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has a rich collection, but it requires a large amount of contribution points..." Zhang Ergou pondered with a troubled expression.
After all, his only contribution points had been spent on buying the Purple Gold Cauldron.
He had to find a way to earn some contribution points so that he would have enough medicinal herbs to refine Ning Qi Pills.
By now, the sky had brightened. Zhang Ergou circulated the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art to recover from his fatigue.
Then, he left the forest.
"Zhang Ergou, you're finally back. Wei Chen from Xiayang Peak wants to challenge you. This is his challenge letter."
Bai Yuexin, with a cold expression, threw a challenge letter at Zhang Ergou.
"You should be careful. This Wei Chen is the direct disciple of Uncle-Master Xiayang, and he's nothing like Li Qiang."
As if reminding Zhang Ergou, her expression remained cold.
She seemed very impatient with this newly joined junior disciple.
"I appreciate Senior Sister Bai's concern, but I have my own ways of dealing with it."
Zhang Ergou did not try to ingratiate himself and responded indifferently.
"When you get beaten and cry, don't say you're from Chunyang Peak. If Master isn't embarrassed, we are."
Bai Yuexin looked at Zhang Ergou with disgust.
Zhang Ergou ignored her and turned back to his room.
Upon returning to his room, a smile appeared on Zhang Ergou's face.
This was an opportunity to make money. Wei Chen, being the direct disciple of Xiayang Sanren, must be very wealthy.
If there was a chance to make money, not taking it would be idiotic.
What Zhang Ergou was considering now was not whether he could defeat Wei Chen.
But rather, how to maximize the profit from this matter.
It had to be said that Zhang Ergou had indeed become somewhat "swollen" with pride...
Zhang Ergou did not go anywhere that day, staying in his room the entire time.
In the evening, as usual, Zhang Ergou went to the back mountain forest to cultivate the Heaven Phoenix Body Refining technique and the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art.
The next day, before dawn, outer disciples were already emerging and heading straight for the training grounds.
After a day of rumination, the news of Wei Chen, a direct disciple of Xiayang Peak, challenging Zhang Ergou had spread throughout the entire outer sect of the Misty Sect.
Disciples who enjoyed watching a spectacle would naturally not miss this opportunity.
"I say, do you think Zhang Ergou can win against Senior Brother Wei Chen this time?"
The two combatants had not yet arrived, but the stands were already filled with people, who began to discuss animatedly.
"What are you talking about? Zhang Ergou's victory over Li Qiang last time was pure luck. Wei Chen is much stronger than Li Qiang."
"He's the direct disciple of Uncle-Master Xiayang, and his cultivation level is a minor realm higher than Li Qiang's. He's already at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage."
"The difference in strength is not ordinary."
"But why do I still feel like Zhang Ergou will win?"
"Are you out of your mind from the last match? Have you forgotten Wei Chen's skills?"
"You mean his ice-attribute spiritual energy?" The disciples in the stands shivered.
"Senior Brother Wei Chen is here." Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
There, the crowd parted, and Wei Chen, dressed in a white Taoist robe, arrived gracefully, paying little attention to the flattery he received along the way.