PDLP Chapter 11 Pills Galore, Breakthrough to Qi Refining
Chapter 11 Pills Galore, Breakthrough to Qi Refining
"Thank you for reminding me, senior sister."
Liu He was glad he had asked, otherwise, if he had swallowed the elixir like a tonic after putting it in the ant nest, who knows what serious consequences it might have caused.
"Could you please help us distribute the elixirs, Senior Sister?"
"OK."
The senior sister opened the jade elixir bottle and poured a pure white, crystal-clear elixir into her palm.
The Tongmai Dan is about the size of a cherry and emits a rich, pleasant medicinal fragrance.
The senior sister drew a spirit dagger from her waist and swiftly sliced through the Meridian Opening Pill. The pill split in two, both sides identical and perfectly aligned.
"Thank you, Senior Sister, that's amazing!"
"Senior sister, you have some impressive skills."
The senior sister had only shown off a little, but the two praised her so much that she beamed with joy: "You two take it."
The two carefully put away half of the Meridian Opening Pill, said goodbye, and left.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Liu He and Li Liangtian parted ways at Qixia Peak and headed to the outer mountain forest farm.
He took out half of the Meridian Opening Pill, which he had painstakingly saved up for four months to buy, and placed it next to the ant nest.
"Move this into my cave."
His commands were transmitted and spread as pheromones.
A group of ants excitedly circled around half a pill for clearing meridians.
What's going on?
Liu He was puzzled, but he observed carefully until the scent of the elixir spread and attracted more ants. Then he suddenly understood.
This half of the Meridian Opening Pill is worth five spirit stones. It is made from various spiritual plants and herbs, and is concentrated with spiritual essence. It is equivalent to the spiritual energy contained in hundreds of kilograms of spirit rice, which is too tempting for them.
The ants' instincts made them want to devour the elixir, but the underlying code of the ant colony told them that this precious food could only be given to the queen ant.
"Let's take it back first; everyone can have a share of this elixir."
Liu He suppressed the ants' restless appetite and watched them carry the elixir into the anthill.
They then returned to their room on Qixia Peak.
"shuttle!"
He had been waiting for months and was already impatient.
Deep inside the ant nest.
His cave dwelling.
The half-pill that was smaller than a finger joint had transformed into a gigantic object and sat before him, its rich fragrance filling the cave and lingering in the intricate tunnels of the ant nest.
"You call this an elixir? My room can't even hold an elixir this big, haha."
Liu He couldn't stop smiling.
"I have now opened 190 acupoints. One Meridian Opening Pill is not enough for me to break through to the Qi Refining stage, but two Meridian Opening Pills will be enough. My senior sister said that I cannot take too many pills, otherwise the excessive medicinal power will damage my meridians or even cause my body to explode and die."
Although the elixir in front of him was large enough to fill his stomach, he carefully broke off a cherry-sized piece of the elixir.
"This is roughly the size of a complete Meridian Opening Pill. Begin!"
He swallowed it, and the potent medicinal power immediately dissolved in his stomach.
He sat cross-legged in meditation, circulated his energy, and digested the medicinal effects.
He controlled the scattered spiritual energy, circulating it within his meridians and forcefully breaking through acupoints one after another.
Previously, Liu He could only open up two acupoints in a single night of practice.
At this moment, each acupoint opens effortlessly.
Two hours later, he opened his eyes and let out a long breath: "Hoo~~"
"It connects more than ninety acupoints!"
He felt that some of the medicinal power of the Meridian Opening Pill was still remaining in his body. He could digest all the medicinal power and open up about ten more acupoints by practicing again tomorrow.
"Take another Meridian Opening Pill the day after tomorrow, and you will break through to the Qi Refining stage and officially embark on the path of cultivation!"
He was making plans in his mind.
By opening up the meridians and acupoints throughout the body, cleansing the marrow and rejuvenating the body, and activating the dantian (energy center), one can transcend the mortal realm and embark on the path of cultivating immortality and achieving longevity.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
"It's time to feed my ants."
After consuming the elixir, Liu He did not forget his vast number of ants.
He broke off a few pieces from the elixir and walked out of the cave.
Several large worker ants and one specialized soldier ant guarding the entrance of the burrow paced restlessly back and forth, their antennae twitching frequently.
Their sense of smell is very keen, and the sweet fragrance lingering in the ant nest is too tempting for them.
"I wonder what the consequences would be if ants ate the Meridian-Clearing Pill."
The Meridian Opening Pill is meant to help those undergoing trial training to open their meridians and break through the Qi Refining stage. He didn't know what would happen if ants ate it.
Moreover, just as humans cannot eat too much at once, ants would likely be unable to withstand too much medicinal power.
"Let's try using ordinary worker ants first."
He took a small piece of the elixir and fed it to an ordinary worker ant.
The worker ant couldn't believe it—this precious food was for it?
It frantically shook its antennae, excitedly chewing and swallowing the elixir.
The immense spiritual power spread out within its body, rampaging and causing the worker ants to writhe and writh on the ground in discomfort.
"Is that too much?"
Liu He observed from the side and saw that the worker ants' struggles gradually weakened, and thankfully they were not seriously injured.
"There was no injury, but I couldn't see any specific benefits. Ants, after all, don't know how to use internal energy or cultivate."
"Let's try again."
Using Tongmai Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine) to feed ants is a completely new field.
It's likely that no one in the entire cultivation world has similar experience, so Liu He can only figure it out on his own.
He fed the Meridian-Opening Pill to the small worker ants, large worker ants, specialized soldier ants, and larvae in the larval chamber.
As for the queen ant, he dared not attempt it rashly.
After all, there is only one queen ant, and her position in the ant nest is irreplaceable, so there can be no mistakes.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
The next day, Liu He finished digesting the remaining medicinal power of the Meridian Opening Pill in his body.
On the third day, he took the Meridian-Opening Pill again.
"As expected, just as my senior sister said, drug resistance has developed in my body, and the effectiveness of the Meridian Opening Pill has been greatly reduced."
He felt the effects of the elixir within his body and began to cultivate and circulate his internal energy.
At this moment, he is only fifty acupoints away from breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, and even if the Meridian Opening Pill is halved in effectiveness, it will be enough.
The spiritual energy circulates through the meridians in the body, connecting various acupoints.
"The Ren and Du meridians, the twelve regular meridians, and all 360 acupoints throughout the body—open them!"
With the opening of the last acupoint, spiritual energy forms a complete and unobstructed circulation within the body.
Liu He's body seemed to undergo some kind of transformation. The spiritual energy cleansed his bones and marrow, and the essence of his life underwent a qualitative change. A tiny dantian space opened in his dantian acupoint.
"It's done."
His five senses became more acute, and his physical fitness improved significantly.
This is just the most insignificant benefit of embarking on the path of cultivation; more importantly, it marks the beginning of the path to immortality.
For ordinary people, living to seventy is a rare occurrence in ancient times.
Those who cultivate Qi can easily live past one hundred years old, free from illness and healthy until they reach one hundred and twenty.
"To mortals, I'm an immortal, haha."
"However, I still have to keep a low profile. In the sect, I am just a low-level handyman disciple."
With the help of Ant Nest, Liu He's future path to immortality is bright.
"If you are promoted to a regular disciple and stay in the outer mountain forest farm, your monthly salary will be three spirit stones. If you are lucky enough to enter the Ten Thousand Weapons Peak, Pill Peak, or Spirit Plant Peak, your treatment will be even better."
No rush, take it one step at a time.
He remembered that after becoming a full-fledged miscellaneous disciple, he could receive many benefits from the sect.
There are also limitations: servant disciples cannot stay in the sect permanently.
Like trial chores, formal chores also have a time limit, but this time limit is much longer than that of trial chores.
To become a formal handyman, one must break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining and be promoted to an outer disciple within ten years.
Outer disciples need to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining and be promoted to inner disciples within twenty years.
There are no restrictions on inner disciples; they belong to the core of the Qian Yuan Holy Sect and will not be eliminated from the sect.