Looking from a distance, it seems like a strong wind is blowing, and the lights in the attic are swaying.

Time passed slowly, and the light on the candlestick was lit all night, and was suddenly extinguished at dawn.

…

The next day.

The two of them were dressed neatly and sat opposite each other in the cave.

"Hongyu, you can live in Qingyang Peak with peace of mind from now on."

"If there is any shortage, feel free to tell me."

After taking a sip of the spiritual tea, Liu Yu calmly spoke.

"Yes, Master Qingyang."

Yan Hongyu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said calmly.

Although we have studied the Yin and Yang Dao together, it still feels very awkward if we have to say those two words now.

After all, there is an age difference between the two of them by several dozen years, and Yan Quer's side

Therefore, Yan Hongyu hesitated for a moment and still called her uncle.

She looked at the male cultivator in front of her from the corner of her eye. For some reason, his ordinary appearance had a special charm, which made her want to get close to him unconsciously.

"In that case, please step back first."

"When the appropriate time comes, Liu will summon you and give you some pointers on your cultivation issues."

Taking out his alchemy notebook and warming it up, Liu Yu said calmly without raising his head.

With his keen sense of spirituality, he could certainly sense the other party's consideration, but he didn't express any more.

At this time, he was in a state of being as holy as a Buddha.

Liu Yu had a panoramic view of the changes in attitude towards Yan Hongyu and some female cultivators.

This did not surprise him.

The process of cultivating immortality is not only an increase in strength, but also a transformation in the essence of life.

By the time of the Golden Elixir stage, one has already achieved initial transcendence.

Compared with mortals, they are no longer the same. They can survive even without a physical body.

To a certain extent, compared to low-level monks and mortals, monks above the Golden Core realm are indeed more "perfect".

This is the difference in the nature of life, which creates a special attraction, especially for the opposite sex.

After all, evolution is the instinct engraved in the blood of all living things.

It is also the nature of the species to want to match a more perfect bloodline and give birth to more perfect offspring.

After being washed and marrowed to improve her realm, Liu Yu's appearance did not change much, but some flaws disappeared.

It still looks ordinary on the surface, but it has become more "perfect"

"I understand, Uncle Master, Hongyu is leaving."

Yan Hongyu agreed, then turned around and left quickly.

Although she initially accepted the reality, she was still a little worried about it, and it was difficult to let go of it in a short period of time.

After the woman left, Liu Yu continued to review the alchemy notes. After two hours, she put them away and got up to enter the practice room.

On the futon, he sat cross-legged, took out the golden jade ring, a defensive magic weapon, injected mana into it and started refining it.

No surprise, the moment the mana was injected, I felt the breath of alien mana.

Apparently, this magic weapon had been used by someone before it was given to me.

Liu Yu didn't pay too much attention. He immediately increased his magic power output, slowly held the magic weapon in his hand, and tried his best to refine the magic weapon "Golden Jade Ring".

As his magic power circulated, his true spiritual pressure was revealed, almost comparable to some middle-stage Jindan monks.

The newly formed elixir has this kind of background. If other monks know about it, they will definitely become curious and want to explore the secrets.

The cyan light in his hands shone, and magic spells fell on the golden and jade rings.

The ring trembled slightly, as if it was oppressed and restrained by some invisible force. It trembled repeatedly but could not move.

Its golden aura gradually turned cyan as time went by.

"Preliminary washing completed."

One day passed, Liu Yu flashed this idea, and the magic technique in both hands immediately changed!

The invisible and powerful spiritual consciousness spurted out, spread to the inside of the golden jade ring, and began to engrave the brand of spiritual consciousness on its core.

It was not until two days and two nights later that Liu Yu initially completed the ritual refining of this magic weapon and was ready to use it.

"But it can only exert 70% of its power at this time."

"If you want to continue to increase its power, you must try your best to eliminate the aura of foreign mana in it, so that Jin Yuhuan can become familiar with its own aura of mana."

After a little experimentation, he found that whether it was a brute force attack or a spell attack, this ring had a good defensive effect. Liu Yu nodded slightly satisfied.

Afterwards, he put it in his storage bag and started practicing every day.

After activating the spirit gathering formation in the cave, Liu Yu closed her eyes and focused most of her attention on the operation of the technique.

Not long after, a large amount of spiritual energy slowly gathered towards the cave under the gathering spirit formation.

As the technique moved, the spiritual energy even formed a layer of mist, submerged into his physical body, joined the Great Circular Cycle, and was refined into mana.

After cultivating to the golden elixir realm, there are still seventy-two great cycles, so the cultivation time has not increased.

It's just that the operation route of the skill is more complicated, but the purity of the mana essence is also different from the foundation building period, so the training time for Qi refining is roughly the same.

"Huh~"

Three hours later, Liu Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes, with a flash of light in his pupils.

Feeling that his mana and cultivation barely increased, he couldn't help but frown.

Only then did I finally understand why some golden elixir monks would stay in a small realm for two to three hundred years.

Simply relying on meditation to practice, the speed of improvement in cultivation is too slow.

Although longevity has increased, the difficulty of improving cultivation has also skyrocketed.

"After cultivating to the realm of golden elixir, the gap between various qualifications will be narrowed due to the existence of golden elixir."

"With my qualifications improved by the psychic energy, as well as the specious ninth-grade golden elixir, even if I am a cultivator with Heavenly Spiritual Root or Foreign Spiritual Root, my fastest cultivation speed is twice as fast as my own."

"But at the current speed, if you just rely on meditation to refine your qi, it will take at least 120 years to reach the middle stage of Jindan."

"You may encounter bottlenecks. If you want to reach the peak of Jindan, I don't know how long it will take."

"It seems that we still need the assistance of external objects."

Liu Yu sighed slightly.

Because the golden elixir can also absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, after reaching the golden elixir realm, the cultivation speed of all monks has increased.

As the overall cultivation speed increases, the proportion of spiritual root qualifications will naturally decrease, and the corresponding influence will continue to decrease.

After reaching the Nascent Soul realm, without using any external objects, there may even be situations where the Heavenly Spiritual Root and the Five Spiritual Roots are cultivated at the same speed.

Because as one's cultivation level increases, the proportion of the Golden Core Yuanying in the cultivation speed will gradually equal or even surpass the spiritual root qualification.

Theoretically, if the gap between the levels of the Golden Elixir Yuanying is large enough, it is not impossible for the Five Spiritual Roots to surpass the Heavenly Spiritual Root in terms of cultivation speed when they both reach the Yuanying realm.

However, although the speed of cultivation has increased, the amount of mana and cultivation required to accumulate has also become more.

"But now I have a maximum lifespan of eight hundred years. To a certain extent, I am already considered an "immortal". I don't rush into anything."

"We need to change our mentality and try to consider some issues from the perspective of an "immortal"."

"The current success rate of refining the third-level elixir corresponding to the golden elixir realm is still too low, and the spiritual stones in my hand are not enough."

"It seems that in the next ten years, I won't be able to take pills frequently to practice."

"Even with the immortal mansion ripening, the cost of the third-level elixir is not low. You still need to improve your alchemy skills first, and then refine the third-level elixir."

Taking advantage of the rest time, Liu Yu thought about his future training plan.

There are five third-level elixir prescriptions in my hand now that I have harvested from my trip to the Holy Fire Secret Realm.

But there are only two types that suit me.

One is the third-level low-grade "Fire Cloud Pill", which is an elixir exclusively for fire-attribute monks and is very suitable for monks who use the fire-attribute skills in the early stages of the Golden Pill.

One is the third-level mid-grade "Quenching Yuan Dan", which is a general-purpose elixir without attributes. It can be taken by monks practicing any technique and have good effects.

The collection of the spiritual grass and elixir for refining the "Fire Cloud Pill" had begun before the pill was formed. Together with the inventory in the Immortal Mansion, it has now been collected.

As long as you are confident enough and can withstand the loss of refining failure, you can start refining the elixir at any time.

"There is no rush in refining the "Fire Cloud Pill". It is better to improve your alchemy skills first."

"The golden jade ring has been initially refined. It's better to go to the sect's treasure house first to see if there are any surprises and to harvest one or two materials for refining the natal magic weapon."
To be continued...