Forty-six pills of fire-attribute Marrow Cleansing Pills were refined this time. Xiao Lan was given ten low-grade pills, leaving him with thirty-six pills.
Generally, low-grade pills could only increase spiritual root attributes up to 100 points.
For mid-grade and high-grade pills, although their effect greatly diminished after spiritual root aptitude reached 100 points, they could still provide an increase.
The last time he took a fire-attribute Marrow Cleansing Pill, his fire spiritual root aptitude had already been raised to 45 points.
Of his remaining thirty-six pills, only three were low-grade, with the rest being twenty mid-grade and thirteen high-grade.
After consuming the three low-grade pills, his fire spiritual root aptitude increased to 60 points.
Then, when taking mid-grade pills, one pill was equivalent to three low-grade ones. After consuming just three, his fire spiritual root cultivation aptitude reached 100 points.
Once cultivation aptitude reached 100 points, it was already considered perfect, the limit for humans under normal circumstances.
Taking ordinary Marrow Cleansing Pills would then have no effect.
However, for a lavish spender like Xiao Fei, sheer effort could create miracles. He could continue to increase his aptitude with mid-grade and high-grade pills.
A mid-grade pill that could originally increase aptitude by 15 points could only increase it by one point after reaching 100 points.
High-grade pills were originally three times more effective than mid-grade pills. Even though this ratio remained, consuming three pills could only increase aptitude by three points.
Xiao Fei was not stingy about using heavenly treasures on himself. He spent several days refining and absorbing all the remaining mid-grade and high-grade pills.
Ultimately, his fire-attribute cultivation aptitude reached 156 points.
Now, both his wood and fire attribute aptitudes were over a hundred points, a non-human level he had never heard of before.
Even without him deliberately absorbing it, the spiritual energy in the space surged into his body.
It was more than double what it was before.
The violent spiritual power poured into his body, refined into mana by the "Primordial Chaos Technique."
Just a few days ago, while sleeping, he had inadvertently broken through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul. His realm had not yet stabilized, and he was already making rapid progress upwards.
He was getting closer and closer to the late-stage Nascent Soul.
No!
He couldn't advance any further!
His realm had not yet stabilized. Such rapid advancement would lead to unstable mana and a weak foundation.
It would not only affect his combat effectiveness but also his future advancements.
"Stop for me, quickly!"
His cultivation was like a wild horse that had broken free, running forward madly. Xiao Fei was behind, gritting his teeth and pulling on its tail, his feet bleeding from the friction, but he couldn't stop the galloping horse.
It simply wouldn't stop!
Xiao Fei dared not stay in the space any longer. The spiritual energy here was too dense; he couldn't bear it.
Exiting the space and entering the cultivation chamber, the spiritual energy was somewhat thinner, but it was only relative. A continuous stream of spiritual energy still poured into his body.
His cultivation was still growing rapidly.
This wouldn't do.
While cultivators in the cultivation world were trying their best to improve their cultivation, Xiao Fei was troubled by his mana increasing too quickly.
His two main cultivation techniques, the "Primordial Chaos Technique" and the "Wind Thunder Battle Body," had only recently broken through and could not be significantly advanced.
Just then, he suddenly remembered that he had obtained a cultivation technique from a giant.
At that time, he felt it was not cost-effective to convert spiritual energy into domineering aura for cultivation, so he had put it aside without practicing.
But now, he just needed to consume the excess spiritual energy in his body. Who cared about cost-effectiveness at this point?
He hurriedly retrieved the stone from the corner and probed it with his divine sense. Streams of profound information flowed in.
The black stone was like the jade slips used by humans; the information recorded within could be understood even if it were in different languages and scripts.
This cultivation technique was called the "Overlord Body Art." Judging by the name, it didn't sound particularly impressive. However, the giants he had encountered that day were immensely powerful, the strongest he had ever seen.
Whatever, he would just practice it casually. As long as it could consume the excess spiritual energy in his body, that was enough.
After drinking a large bottle of Enlightenment Spring Water, he immediately entered a state of enlightenment, quickly comprehending the profound mysteries of the "Overlord Body Art."
Three days later, he had a clear understanding of how to cultivate this technique.
During these three days of enlightenment, his mana cultivation had unintentionally increased again.
At this moment, the technique circulating within his body suddenly changed, converting the spiritual energy pouring in into domineering aura.
The domineering aura then circulated within Xiao Fei's body according to the "Overlord Body Art" technique...
Ten days later, Xiao Fei temporarily ceased his cultivation and stopped circulating the "Overlord Body Art."
Over these ten days, his cultivation finally stopped its wild surge, bringing a sigh of relief to Xiao Fei.
However, after these ten days of cultivation, his body seemed to have grown a bit taller and larger.
With this, he had finally resolved the issue of advancing too quickly.
Now, Xiao Fei was finally free to ponder his life and consider his future path.
Based on the information he had previously gathered, other worlds were stirring.
The four Great Spirit Locking Heaven Arrays of the Tianyuan Realm were not as stable, and they could be broken by foreign races at any moment, leading to an invasion of the Tianyuan Realm.
In comparison, the Spirit Locking Heaven Array located on the Eastern Continent was the most stable.
He and Huang Feifei were currently just minor rogue cultivators with ordinary strength, insignificant.
In the event of a large-scale war, rogue cultivators like them would be the first to be sent out as cannon fodder.
Being in such an environment would be very disadvantageous, completely beyond their control.
He could also retreat to the Eastern Continent, but it might not be able to hold, and the spiritual energy there was too thin, unsuitable for high-level cultivators.
He still needed to find a way to establish himself.
After much deliberation, he decided to open his alchemy shop and do so with a slightly higher profile, making himself a renowned alchemist.
Excellent alchemists were respected everywhere. Under normal circumstances, no one would be insane enough to send an alchemist to the battlefield as cannon fodder.
After making his decision, Xiao Fei spent a few days finding a shop in Tianyuan City and rented it for a hundred years.
He wanted to buy it, but the owner wouldn't sell. Such shopfronts were like geese laying golden eggs; no one was willing to part with them.
The street where the shop was located was within the influence of the Sacred Pill Sect. The Sacred Pill Sect was famous for alchemy, and there were many alchemy shops in this area.
Tianyuan City had a total of four great families and three major sects.
The four great families included the Xing clan, the Jiang clan, the Ye clan, and the Ji clan.
He didn't know why, but two of the four great families already had some grievances with him.
Could it be that he possessed some special physique?
Besides the four great families, there were also three major sects: the Li Fire Sect, the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, and the Sacred Pill Sect.
He located the shop away from the Xing and Ji clans, so he didn't have to worry about harassment from them.
Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei prepared for only a few days before the new shop opened.
If nothing else, Huang Feifei's healing methods alone made a name for themselves on the opening day.
Many people had already heard of her great reputation.
Huang Feifei still insisted on treating only five people per day, and her fees remained the same.
However, the cultivators in Tianyuan City were wealthier, making her prices relatively cheaper in comparison.
Many cultivators who came seeking her out, after witnessing Huang Feifei's skills, discovered that the shop also had an alchemist.
Naturally, there were those who, out of curiosity, brought some spirit herbs for Xiao Fei to refine.
Then they discovered the prowess of this alchemist.
Generally, when listing pills for others, only three layers of pills were produced, and they were ordinary pills.
If there were any leftover pills, they would surely be consumed by the alchemist.
As for mid-grade or high-grade pills, most alchemists stated they had never even seen them.
This alchemist also produced three pills, but he would then offer one or two additional mid-grade pills.
If the customer was willing, they could purchase them at an extra cost of spirit stones.
For most cultivators who couldn't refine pills, mid-grade and high-grade pills were rare treasures they rarely encountered.
Now that they had the chance to see them, they were naturally willing to pay a high price to purchase them.
Thus, the news that Xiao Fei could refine mid-grade pills spread, and cultivators flocked to seek his alchemy services.
For Xiao Fei, refining pills did not take much of his time, as he had 70 times the time in the space.
Gradually, Xiao Fei's influence in Tianyuan City began to catch up with Huang Feifei's.