Chapter 249: Second Floor of Purple Mansion

Looking at the pills emitting a strong medicinal fragrance in the pill furnace, Ye Changsheng felt a burst of heartfelt joy.

The sense of achievement brought by this breakthrough made him more fascinated by the way of alchemy.

But Ye Changsheng did not stop there.

His eyes have been cast on the higher-level pill-Qingyun Pill.

This is a pill used by cultivators in the early stage of foundation building to improve their cultivation, and it is much more difficult than Juling Pill.

The materials for this study were purchased from the Heavenly Palace. Fortunately, I kept a backup in my storage bag that time.

Ye Changsheng bought 200 sets of alchemy materials again and started a new challenge.

However, the difficulty this time was far beyond his imagination.

In the first 100 furnaces, Ye Changsheng was almost wiped out, and not even a complete pill was refined.

As a last resort, Ye Changsheng went out to buy 200 sets of materials again.

This time, he adjusted his mentality and studied every detail more patiently.

Hard work pays off. In the 300th furnace, Ye Changsheng finally refined five Qingyun Pills of good quality.

In this way, Ye Changsheng spent a full five months before he completely mastered the refining of Qingyun Pill.

This process made him deeply realize that the higher the level of the pill, the more patience and perseverance are needed.

After completing this series of alchemy practices, Ye Changsheng accumulated a large number of pills. In order to recover funds, he decided to sell these pills to relevant pill shops at a low price.

This not only brought him considerable income, but also made him famous in the pill industry of Jinguang Fortress.

With this money, Ye Changsheng decided to challenge the more difficult pill-founding pill. He added some spirit stones and bought twenty materials for refining foundation pills.

What surprised Ye Changsheng was that he could refine five foundation pills when he refined the ninth furnace, and this result was enough to break even. After the twenty furnaces were refined, Ye Changsheng's level was even more rapid, and he could refine seven foundation pills per furnace.

In the end, Ye Changsheng harvested a total of 67 foundation pills.

He made a rough calculation and found that he had consumed a total of 100,000 middle-grade spirit stones in the process of alchemy in this year, which was equivalent to one million low-grade spirit stones.

However, according to the market price of Jinguang Fortress, a foundation-building pill is worth 80,000 low-grade spirit stones.

This means that the total value of the foundation-building pills in his hands exceeds 5 million low-grade spirit stones.

Ye Changsheng couldn't help but sigh that he had unknowingly entered a state of pure profit. Although it took a whole year, this gain and progress cannot be measured in money.

He knew that his success was inseparable from the added effect of the third-level middle-grade alchemy furnace.

Standing at the door of the alchemy room, looking back on the journey of this year, Ye Changsheng's heart was full of a sense of accomplishment and expectation.

At this time, Ye Changsheng suddenly felt a kind of perfection in his state of mind and had the urge to break through.

Ye Changsheng quickly closed himself off. Half a month later, Ye Changsheng came out with a happy face. His current cultivation level was already the second level of the Purple Mansion.

During the year when Ye Changsheng focused on alchemy, he not only made progress in his cultivation, but also maintained frequent contact with Hua Jieyu.

Through the communication paper talisman, the two often communicated and gradually developed a special feeling. Hua Jieyu was beautiful and charming, and her naturally charming face always lingered in Ye Changsheng's heart.

Her words were always full of ambiguity and teasing, which made Ye Changsheng, a novice in love, feel excited.

Whenever Ye Changsheng encountered a bottleneck or made a breakthrough in the process of alchemy, he would share it with Hua Jieyu as soon as possible.

Hua Jieyu always gave encouragement and praise in a witty way, and occasionally made a few jokes, which made Ye Changsheng shy and expectant.

This kind of interaction between close and distant gave Ye Changsheng a sweet expectation in his busy cultivation life.

When Ye Changsheng finally mastered the refining of the foundation-building pill, he could no longer suppress his inner throbbing, agreed to Hua Jieyu's invitation, and decided to go to her cave to have a chat.

With trepidation and anticipation, Ye Changsheng came to Hua Jieyu's residence.

As soon as he entered the cave, Ye Changsheng seemed to have stepped into a pink dream world.

There were pink flowers blooming all around, and the air was filled with sweet fragrance.

The thin pink gauze curtain fluttered in the wind, creating a hazy and ambiguous atmosphere. Hua Jieyu smiled and welcomed Ye Changsheng in, and brewed a cup of fragrant flower tea for him.

After tasting the tea, Hua Jieyu suddenly stood up and said she wanted to present a dance for Ye Changsheng. She moved lightly to the center of the room and began to dance with the melodious music.

Hua Jieyu's dance was elegant and charming, and every move she made seemed to tell a fascinating story.

Her eyes were sometimes as gentle as water, and sometimes with a bit of teasing. From time to time, she looked into Ye Changsheng's eyes, which made his heart beat faster.

Hua Jieyu's skirt fluttered with her dance steps, revealing her graceful figure in the vagueness.

Her arms were like soft silk, drawing graceful arcs in the air.

Every turn, every look, seemed to pluck Ye Changsheng's heartstrings.

The whole room seemed to be left with only Hua Jieyu's graceful figure and Ye Changsheng's rapid breathing.

However, just as the dance was about to end, Ye Changsheng suddenly realized that he was about to lose his mind.

He stood up suddenly, hurriedly said goodbye to Hua Jieyu, and then fled.

Ye Changsheng knew that if he stayed a moment longer, he might do something irreversible.

After leaving Hua Jieyu's cave, Ye Changsheng felt mixed emotions.

He was proud of his ability to stay rational, but also felt a little regretful for the missed opportunity.

But more importantly, he realized that his cultivation was insufficient - he understood that only by constantly improving his strength could he stay awake in this world of cultivation full of temptations.

With this idea in mind, Ye Changsheng decided to expand his skills and began to learn the way of refining.

He came to the "Tiangong Pavilion" again. This time he spent 400,000 medium-grade spirit stones to buy a third-level medium-grade refining furnace.

Although the price was not cheap, Ye Changsheng believed that with good tools, his learning efficiency would be greatly improved.

Next, Ye Changsheng began to look for refining materials for the Qi Refining Period.

He found a fairly comprehensive set of introductory materials for refining at a casual cultivator stall in the Golden Light Fortress.

Although this set of materials only covers the content of the Qi Refining Period, it is enough for beginners.

Ye Changsheng bought it without hesitation and prepared to start his own journey of refining.

After returning to his residence, Ye Changsheng immediately devoted himself to learning refining.

He first read the theoretical knowledge carefully, understood the characteristics of various metal materials, and the construction principles of different magic tools.

Then, he began to try the most basic refining techniques, such as how to control the temperature, how to shape, how to inject spiritual power, etc.

At first, Ye Changsheng encountered many difficulties. Sometimes the temperature was not properly controlled, resulting in the burning of materials; sometimes the shape was not perfect, resulting in the magic tool being unusable.