I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 386: Chapter 300: Excellent Seedling

Dan Cloud Peak.

Inside the Dan Cloud Pavilion.

Having broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and become an Inner Sect Disciple of the sect, Jin Yunxi came here to accept an Alchemy task.

Having reached the late stage of Qi Refining, her control over her Spiritual Power had strengthened. Combined with her progress in Alchemy, she now felt she could attempt to refine the Qi Enhancement Pill.

She had long since memorized the contents of the Pill Formula for the Qi Enhancement Pill.

"Steward, are there any tasks available for the Qi Enhancement Pill?"

"Let me see."

The Steward glanced at Jin Yunxi and began to look up her previous Alchemy records.

"You’re Jin Yunxi, correct?"

"Yes."

"For now, you cannot accept the Qi Enhancement Pill task. You do not meet the required standard."

"Huh?"

Jin Yunxi froze. She had assumed the Steward was just checking to see if there were any refining tasks available for the Qi Enhancement Pill, but he was actually checking to see if she was qualified.

’That can’t be right. As for qualifications, I should definitely meet the standard now, seeing as I’ve already broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining.’

"The new standards have been set. While you might have been able to accept a refining task for the Qi Enhancement Pill before, you can’t now."

The new rules had just been established. They had only just received the specific prerequisites for each pill, so it was normal that the disciples didn’t know yet.

The Steward explained with great patience.

"You’ve refined the Cyan Jade Pill before. According to the requirements for the Qi Enhancement Pill, your skill in refining the Cyan Jade Pill is still not high enough. When you can perfectly refine the Cyan Jade Pill, and have done so for ten batches, you’ll be qualified to accept the refining task for the Qi Enhancement Pill."

"I see."

After hearing the Steward’s explanation and understanding the situation, that was all Jin Yunxi could say.

"Then I’ll take a task to refine the Cyan Jade Pill."

"Very well."

Fortunately, there were tasks available for refining the Cyan Jade Pill, so Jin Yunxi went through the process and accepted one smoothly.

"Steward, do all pills have such high requirements now?"

"The situation is different for each pill. Right now, the only one with no prerequisite is the Grain Avoidance Pill."

Among Tier One pills, the Grain Avoidance Pill was by far the simplest. Most Cultivators who wanted to practice Alchemy would start with it.

"On our Dan Cloud Peak, the requirements aren’t just high for disciples like you; they’re high for the Elders too. There are even Elders looking to refine the Qi Enhancement Pill now."

The Steward added a few more remarks, leaving Jin Yunxi dumbfounded.

Previously, after becoming an Elder of Alchemy on Dan Cloud Peak, they would rarely refine Tier One pills. If they did, it would only be the most difficult ones within that tier.

The Qi Enhancement Pill was designed to aid the cultivation of late-stage Qi Refining Cultivators. Among Tier One pills, its refining difficulty was not considered particularly high.

It was the breakthrough-assisting pills that were truly difficult to refine.

Usually, after accepting an Alchemy task, Jin Yunxi would head to an Alchemy Room to refine a batch or two. This time, however, she left the Dan Cloud Pavilion and went straight back to her residence.

She needed to process this new information.

There had to be a reason for this change in the rules, especially since it even affected the Elders.

As she mulled it over, Jin Yunxi’s thoughts soon landed on Elder Fang Yun.

Elder Fang was not one of Dan Cloud Peak’s Elders of Alchemy, but he was responsible for refining many types of pills.

’Could these new requirements for Alchemy be the same ones Elder Fang used to set for himself?’

The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

For them, this standard was incredibly high, but for Elder Fang, it was mere child’s play.

She’d heard that Elder Fang had started refining the highly difficult, Second Tier Foundation Establishment Pill, and that it hadn’t taken him many batches to achieve perfect refinement.

’I have to meet the refining requirements for the Qi Enhancement Pill as quickly as possible. I’ll need to put more care into refining the Cyan Jade Pill.’

Jin Yunxi thought to herself.

Only by doing so could she perfectly refine the Cyan Jade Pill in the minimum number of batches.

When Jin Yunxi arrived back at her residence, she saw a female disciple from the Outer Sect standing before her door, just about to leave.

"Chunyu."

"Yunxi, you’re back!"

Zheng Chunyu, who had been on the verge of leaving, turned at the sound of her voice, her face lighting up with a smile.

"Chunyu, did you need something from me?" Jin Yunxi asked directly.

Zheng Chunyu was as close as a sister to her. The two had become Outer Sect disciples of the Celestial Cloud Sect during the same period and lived next to each other, one at Outer Sect, Block C, Number 325, and the other at Number 326.

As a new Inner Sect Disciple, Jin Yunxi had already moved to the residential area for Inner Sect Disciples, while Zheng Chunyu was still a long way from reaching that status.

One was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while the other was at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. The main reason for the gap between them lay in their Spirit Roots.

Jin Yunxi had Three Spirit Roots, the most common type among Celestial Cloud Sect disciples.

Zheng Chunyu only had Four Spirit Roots. She was able to become an Outer Sect disciple primarily because her father was an Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect. Unfortunately, her father perished a year after she joined the Outer Sect.

Her mother was an ordinary mortal who now lived outside the Celestial Cloud Sect.

From what Jin Yunxi knew, Zheng Chunyu had many half-siblings on her father’s side, but she was the only one among them with a Spirit Root.

Their bond had grown much stronger after Zheng Chunyu’s father died.

"Yunxi, take a look at this!"

With a secretive smile, Zheng Chunyu took out an Array Plate and waved it in front of Jin Yunxi.

"A Tier One Sound Insulation Array! You actually managed to make one!"

Zheng Chunyu nodded excitedly. Seeing Jin Yunxi’s reaction to her good news made her feel just as thrilled as when she had first successfully created the Tier One Sound Insulation Array.

"It hasn’t even been half a year, has it?"

"Less than five months, to be exact."