"Farewell," Meng Yan said.
On the way back, Qi Ping detoured to Sister Nan's place and delivered several jars of honey corresponding to First Order Intermediate Spirit Medicine.
He currently had a relatively abundant supply of Spirit Medicine at this level, and helping Sister Nan achieve a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Late Stage was something he had decided to do earlier.
Once Sister Nan possessed the strength of the Qi Refining Late Stage, and the chaos in Qing Shi County ended, she would basically be able to live quite comfortably.
A Loose Cultivator of this Realm, as long as she concealed her strength well and didn't contend for rare resources and Cultivation Techniques, but instead focused on cultivating a First-Order Spirit Land, would arguably be in the most comfortable state.
Without illness or pain, her lifespan would also be around one hundred to two hundred years.
Qi Ping heard Old Zhou say that there was an uncle in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range who was in the Qi Refining Late Stage and lived this way.
Feeling that Foundation Establishment was hopeless, he integrated into the First-Order Low-level Spirit Land where Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators gathered, completely unconcerned that the resources he earned would attract covetousness.
Because no Cultivator would offend a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator for such meager things.
The only hobby of that uncle was making various delicacies; it was said to be related to his not having enough to eat when he was a Mortal.
But such a choice was indeed nourishing; with nothing to worry about, he also fulfilled his greatest lifelong wish of tasting all kinds of delicacies.
Qi Ping hoped that Sister Nan would also live such a simple life; if there was no certainty of advancing further, there was no need to experience so many dangerous things.
However, everyone has their own choices, and Qi Ping did not want to interfere too much.
What he could do now, with his remaining strength, was to help Sister Nan achieve a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Late Stage, giving her more self-preservation ability.
It was just that the time he chose to deliver the honey was really unsuitable; he startled Sister Nan in the middle of the night, who thought some villain had come, only to find it was Qi Ping.
After giving some honey to Sister Nan, Qi Ping returned to his own mountain peak.
"This trip was quite fruitful!"
His and Meng Yan's joint efforts not only completely eliminated any risks but also yielded considerable gains.
This was much more comfortable than Qi Ping fighting alone.
First, in terms of Spirit Stones, Qi Ping obtained 4,312 Spirit Stones.
Adding the original 1,000-plus Spirit Stones, Qi Ping's current net worth in Spirit Stones alone reached over 5,300.
In another month, Qi Ping estimated that the essence nurturing honey would bring in over 3,000 Spirit Stones.
The reason for such a large amount was that the Bees found their own food sources and brewed honey, saving Qi Ping a significant amount of hundred spirit grass; additionally, the price of essence nurturing honey was higher than anticipated, so Qi Ping's estimated quarterly income from essence nurturing honey was approximately over 4,000 Spirit Stones.
A month later, Qi Ping's Spirit Stone net worth was estimated to reach a massive 8,000!
Adding some scattered items in his Storage Pouch, gathering 9,000 Spirit Stones would not be a problem.
Such a quantity of Spirit Stones was already more than enough to purchase a Divine Soul-type Spirit Beast; some Foundation Establishment Cultivators' net worth was merely this much.
"From now on, before becoming a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the production of essence nurturing honey will temporarily be limited to this output. Any more would bring a greater possibility of risk."
Earning Spirit Stones was for the purpose of Cultivation, not Qi Ping's ultimate goal.
"In the future, when I have more Spirit Stones, I can ask Brother Meng to help purchase items and offer a premium of about 20%. This way, Brother Meng will be more willing to do this since he profits, and I will also avoid the risk of getting involved in Sect conflicts."
Aside from Spirit Stones, Qi Ping's harvest from this trip included Fire Spirit Pills and related Spirit Medicine.
Four First Order Intermediate Spirit Medicines and two First-Order High-level Spirit Medicines, three of which were active and could continue to be planted; however, these Spirit Medicines were not of much use to Qi Ping. The reason he wanted these things was so that he could have more Spirit Medicines as experimental samples when experimenting with more honey formulas in the future.
Finally, there was a hammer preserved in a special large jade box. This hammer was previously used by Meng Yan and was a High Grade Magical Artifact, extremely hard, capable of withstanding millions of blows.
Meng Yan now used a top-grade Magical Artifact great hammer.
However, he currently had no plans to use this hammer. The Essence of Fire contained within it was precious, and it would be more suitable to comprehend it after he contracted a new Animal Companion and obtained a new Divine Soul Talent.
"Anyway, I estimate that at the latest within two months, I can complete the contract for the third Animal Companion!"
"The most important thing now is to quickly increase my cultivation, advance to Qi Refining Ninth Layer as soon as possible, and simultaneously use Fire Spirit Pills to enhance my Physical Body strength and Fire attribute Talent."
"This way, the power of the Flame Burst Spell will not only be greater, but I also won't suffer damage to my Meridians when casting the Flame Burst Spell due to insufficient Physical Body strength."
After this battle, Qi Ping's fondness for the Flame Burst Spell increased even further; its performance in actual combat was truly outstanding.
Not only did it have strong explosive power and could support long-range attacks, but its life-saving and escape abilities were also first-class, and it was even more perfect when combined with the Beast King Flame.
Qi Ping estimated that once he practiced the Flame Burst Spell to Perfection, he would also have almost comprehended the Essence of Fire. At that time, he would likely have no problem directly confronting the Cyan-Clad Woman, Lin Qingshu.
"Next, let's work hard!"
As he got closer to Foundation Establishment, Qi Ping's fighting spirit grew even more intense.
With Qi Ping's efforts, in just five days, Qi Ping successfully achieved a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Eighth Layer!
After breaking through to Qi Refining Eighth Layer, the intensity and quantity of Spirit Qi within Qi Ping's body increased by several tens of percent again. With the Overlay, Qi Ping's combat power increased significantly.
Especially as Qi Ping felt the stronger power and Physical Body within him, as well as the vigorous vitality, his heart was incomparably comfortable!
"If I were to fight that Disciple from Heavenly Fire Pavilion again, I would be able to intercept his Flying Sword even more easily!"
Moreover, with such a rapid Breakthrough, Qi Ping's Realm remained stable and solid!
This was simply impossible for ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators.
If an ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator were to frantically refine Spirit Medicine to increase their cultivation like Qi Ping, not to mention Spirit Qi going out of control, Spirit Qi becoming unstable would be absolute.
"So this is one of the benefits of high Talent, it's great!"
If he had Spirit Medicine but could only hold back and not use it, that would be the most frustrating thing for Qi Ping.
Of course, the most important thing was that Qi Ping's comprehension of the Essence of Fire and the Dao Heart Realm was increasing, which was the key to Qi Ping's ability to control more Spirit Qi.
On the tenth day after Qi Ping broke through to Qi Refining Eighth Layer, which was half a month after Qi Ping killed the Twin Demonesses, the first batch of fireglow honey was also successfully brewed.
"This batch of fireglow honey consists of ten honey brewing formulas that I designed after familiarizing myself with the 'Pill Master's Notes' and 'Compendium of Spirit Medicine Properties', and also based on the Fire Spirit Pill Formula."
"I wonder if this time there will be a surprising effect."
Currently, Qi Ping had made great progress in the Flame Burst Spell and his cultivation Realm; he just needed to improve his Physical Body strength. Otherwise, getting injured every time he cast the Flame Burst Spell was really not ideal.
Perhaps the creator of the Flame Burst Spell never imagined that a Qi Refining Cultivator would possess a Natal Spirit Fire.
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