"Screw it, just stick my butt out and start shaking side to side! Canât hurt to try!"
With that thought, Changâsheng didnât care anymore about dignityâif this Shaking Body and Hips move could farm experience points, then so be it. He shut the door, stuck out his ass, and began wiggling in his room.
Swift Wind Flash EXP +1!
Swift Wind Flash EXP +1!
.......
"It really does add experience points! Damn, this is so embarrassing. But hey, I can always shake in places where nobodyâs watching!"
Staring at the EXP prompt on his panel, Changâshengâs eyes sparkled, determination set.
He immediately pulled out Pure Yang Bursting Flame and began examining it closely.
Heading out for missionsâI gotta at least get this Pure Yang Bursting Flame to entry level. And maybe I can double up and grind some extra EXP along the way.
[Pure Yang Bursting Flame (Entry 0/1000)]
[Detected cultivation immortality technique: Pure Yang Bursting Flame. You may consume 5 spirit stones to simplify it. Simplify now?]
An hour later, two prompts popped up on Changâshengâs interface.
"Simplify!"
Changâsheng clicked to confirm, no hesitation.
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying cultivation immortality technique Pure Yang Bursting Flame... Simplification successful... Pure Yang Bursting Flame = High Temperature Roasting]
The moment Changâsheng confirmed, a red prompt flashed on his panel.
"High Temperature Roasting?"
"Wait... what?"
Changâsheng looked at the simplified result on his panel, blinkingâdoes tanning in the sun count as high temperature?
Changâsheng stepped outside into the courtyard, only to find todayâs sun wasnât intense at allâactually it kept ducking behind clouds. He stood around for ages and didnât get a single panel prompt, his brows furrowing.
"Oh! The Alchemy Room! Thereâs earth fire there! High heat!"
Suddenly, lightning struck in Changâshengâs brainâeyes lighting up immediately.
If I sit by the earth fire furnace, shouldnât that rack up Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXP?
"Open one up and try first?"
Changâsheng decidedâhead to an alchemy room and see if the EXP trick works. If it does, even better.
With those thoughts, he locked the door and headed straight for Cloud Pill Peak.
"Opening an alchemy room canât just be about farming Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXPâIâve gotta actually practice alchemy while Iâm at it! Might as well make the most of it!"
Changâsheng mused to himself as he walked.
Thing is,
Renting an alchemy room costs 1 spirit stone per dayâgotta maximize the profits, canât be wasteful.
The Golden Line Python hunting mission just needs to be finished within a month anyway.
Changâsheng planned to put that off a little longer.
......
Cloud Pill Peak.
Pill Hall, Spirit Medicine Room.
There were plenty of disciples picking up elixirs and spirit medicine.
Changâsheng stepped into the Spirit Medicine Room, waited a bitâthen when Li Yunyu seemed free, walked up. "Hey Senior, is Alchemy Room No. 88 available?"
"You? Junior Brother Lin!"
"Youâre back to alchemy again today?"
Seeing Changâsheng, Li Yunyu looked surprised as hell. Yesterday, Elder Golden Core Jiâs direct disciple Gao Ziyue camped outside the alchemy room for several hours all for this Changâshengâeveryoneâs heard the story by now.
The whole outer sect was gossiping that the dual-spirit-rooted Gao Ziyue was into Changâsheng.
So...
He recognized Changâsheng in one glance.
"Yeah, I failed at alchemy yesterday, but I found the rhythm. I wanna give it one more go today! If it flops again, Iâll just focus on cultivation."
Changâsheng replied with a faint smile.
No way was he gonna admit he aced all five pill furnaces yesterday. Even if he did, nobody would believe it.
"You..."
Hearing Changâshengâs words, Li Yunyu started looking at him like he was a lovable idiot with lots of cash. He remembered yesterday, Junior Lin took five sets of Spirit Storage Pill ingredientsâevery single batch failed. Thatâs 60 spirit stones down the drain!
Sixty spirit stones? You couldâve bought at least 8 Spirit Storage Pills outright!
Why go through all that pain and effort?
"Room 88âs empty. How many batches do you want today?"
Although Li Yunyu was dumbstruck, he still asked.
"Iâve only got enough spirit stones for four sets! Fourâll have to do!"
Changâsheng showed a desperate, all-in look and slapped 48 spirit stones on the counter.
Actually,
He got 19 spirit stones off that Tiger-faced Cultivator in Jinyong City, 43 from the Southern Barbarian Immortal Master, 238 off five Demon Cultivators, and even picked up some from Qi Hui. After subtracting what he spent simplifying cultivation techniques, he still had nearly 200 spirit stones left.
In the Immortal Dao World, even in the sect, best to play poor.
You never know who might target you.
"Alright then. Hereâs the badge for Alchemy Room 88. Iâll go get your ingredientsâhang tight!"
Li Yunyu nodded, handed Changâsheng the badge, and went to prep ingredients.
Soon,
Li Yunyu brought over the medicine and handed it to Changâshengâfour sets in total. Changâsheng grabbed the herbs and headed straight for the alchemy room.
"No way Gao Ziyue would fall for a spendthrift like that!"
"She mustâve been outside the pill room for some other reason!"
Watching Changâshengâs back, Li Yunyu muttered to himself.
.......
Inside Alchemy Room No. 88â
Changâsheng popped open the earth fire cover, bam! A blast of scorching heat hit him!
The heat wave made his black hair fly wild instantly!
Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXP +1!
Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXP +1!
........
"Hmm? It works! Hell yes!"
Seeing the pop-up on his panel, Changâshengâs eyes lit up. He plopped down next to the pill furnace, fired it up, and began extracting spirit liquids from the herbs, starting production of Spirit Storage Pills.
Yesterday heâd already refined forty Spirit Storage Pillsâplenty for himself. Todayâs four batches, he planned to swap out for spirit stones at Pill Hall in smaller lots.
Hundred-year-old Reishi, Jade Juice Fruit, Red Ling Leaf, Spirit Grass... Changâsheng tossed the ingredients into the pill furnace with expert ease, extracted the medicinal power, then set each batch aside on ceramic trays.
"Man, as I get better at this, I donât even have to sit tightly while making pills. Why not throw in some Shaking Body and Hips while Iâm at it?"
"That way I can farm both Swift Wind Flash and Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXP while churning out pills!"
With that thought, Changâsheng stood up, hands swirling in spell motionsâcontrolling the earth fire, ass wiggling all the while, and snuck a peek at his panel.
Swift Wind Flash EXP +1!
Swift Wind Flash EXP +1!
Pure Yang Bursting Flame EXP +1!
........
"Works like a charm!"
He scanned his panel quickly then went on refining Spirit Storage Pills.
Ding ding ding!
Soon enoughâ
Changâsheng waved a hand, his spell motion covering the pill furnace, making the lid float. Ten gleaming white pills shot out, landing perfectly into the prepared ceramic tray, clinking brightly!
The whole alchemy room filled with delicious pill fragrance instantly!
"Nice! All at onceâten pills! Perfection!"
Eyeing the ten pills on the tray, savoring the scent, Changâshengâs face was the picture of satisfaction.
"Again!"
He started shaking again, tossing the next batch of herbs into the furnace, alchemizing away.
Time slipped by.
Two hours laterâ
Four furnaces, all successful.
Except for the third batchâhis extra-wide hip shaking led to only nine pillsâthe other three all perfected, ten pills each!
"Spent 48 spirit stones, got 39 pills. At 8 stones apiece, thatâs 312 spirit stones! Take out the cost and I clear 264 spirit stones!!"
"Hell yeah!"
Changâsheng kept on shaking his hips, gathering the Spirit Storage Pills into prepared white porcelain bottles.
"Still earlyâletâs go swap a few pills for some spirit stones at Pill Hall."
He packed up, took a deep breath, and opened the door to Alchemy Room 88.
"Junior Brother Lin, so fast? Howâd it go?"
Li Yunyu saw Changâsheng coming out back, instantly curious.
"Ugh, donât ask. Total failure."
Changâsheng just waved his hand and breezed out of the Spirit Medicine Room.
"Man, this guy blows through cash..."
Li Yunyu watched Changâshengâs retreating back, sighing.
......
Pill Hall.
Thereâs the Spirit Medicine Room, Elixir Medicine Room, Spirit Material Room.
Changâsheng took his freshly made Spirit Storage Pills and headed to the Elixir Medicine Room. Disciples buying pills were all coming and goingâhe waited at the counter.
"Hey there, youâre Lin Changâsheng, right?"
Just then, a handsome senior in whiteâQi Refining Seventh Layerâclasped his hands at Changâsheng, interest in his gaze.
"Thatâs me! Greetings, Senior!"
Changâsheng nodded, return-bowing. "Anything I can help with, Senior?"
"Oh nah, Iâm Lin Ziyingâguess that makes us clan mates. Youâre getting pretty famous in the outer sect, figured I should meet you!"
The white-robed senior smiled gently.
"Haha, Senior Lin is too kind!"
Changâsheng was taken aback. He suspected his newfound fame was thanks to Gao Ziyue waiting several hours for him yesterday.
Word travels fast, especially with all the sect gossip.
Just then, outside the Elixir Medicine Roomâa white-clad, good-looking guy with thin lips came in side-by-side with a chubby fellow.
"Changâsheng, itâs really you!"
"Glad to see youâre alive, buddy!"
The chubby guy entered, saw Changâsheng chatting with Lin Ziying, and after double-checking, lit up with joy.
"Whoa, Jin Buhuan! Didnât expect to run into you! And youâre nearly at Qi Refining Third Layer!"
Changâsheng was surprised to see Jin Buhuan.
He remembered Jin Buhuan from his entry tests, his wild excitement when he found out he had Gold, Water, and Wood spirit roots.
"Yup! The whole sectâs talkingâsome Lin Changâsheng battled through a year and a half to reach the sect. I thought âcould that really be you?â Turns out it was! Iâm seriously glad you made it!"
Jin Buhuan tried to give him a hug, but Changâsheng skillfully dodged and patted the chubby guy on the shoulder. "Iâm living at Celestial Secret Peakâdrop by sometime! Iâve got stuff to handle right now."
"Celestial Secret Peak? Sure thing! Iâll come find you tomorrow!"
Jin Buhuan perked up, eyes shining.
"Thatâs Lin Changâsheng, for real!"
"His cultivationâs even higher than mine!!"
Meanwhile, the white-robed handsome youth who came in with Jin Buhuan caught sight of Changâshengâs back and a sharp, dark wary look flashed in his eyes. He quietly moved away from the crowd and slipped out toward the doors, trying not to be noticed.
Jin Buhuan, noticing his companion leaving, chased after him, yelling at his retreating back, "Senior Yu, werenât you gonna buy pills? Forgot already?"
But the white-robed youth left without even turning around.
"Jin Buhuan, you know him? Dude runs away as soon as he sees me?"
Changâsheng eyed the disappearing back, brows knit.
Since reaching Qi Refining Sixth Layer, his perception was way sharper than before. The youth whoâd come in with Jin Buhuan caught sight of Changâsheng, instantly slunk out toward the exit. Weird.
"Oh, him? Nameâs Yu Xiaochang. Strange guy, always bossing people around. Whatâs up?"
Jin Buhuan frowned.
"Yu Xiaochang!"
"Wait a secâis that King Qi of Great Yu, Yu Xiaochang?"
Hearing Jin Buhuanâs reply, Changâsheng kept his composure, but inside, killing intent flared.
That bastard had sent Situ Zhan, Zhong Ling, and over a hundred others to assassinate him just because of Yu Wenjingâheck, the guy kept sending people after him too.
If his cultivation wasnât up to snuff, heâd be six feet under by now!
Heâd never run into Yu Xiaochang beforeâjust heard King Qi of Great Yuâs name.
If that white-robed youth was really King Qiâ
Heâd have to find a chance to kill him!
Only then would he truly sleep tight!