34 Another Breakthrough

Yun Shu carefully picked up one of the Fine pills and sniffed; the fragrance was pure and strong.

Yun Shu hesitated before putting one of the pills into his mouth. He did not have a specific technique for refining pills, so he had no idea how they would work. He would never know until he tried it.

After swallowing the pill, Yun Shu felt the soft stream of Spirit Qi spreading out in his body. The Qi moved fast within his body, nurturing his limbs and bones multiple times.

Meanwhile, the Qi was also nourishing his meridians and stored itself in Yun Shu's dantian.

In terms of the total amount of Spirit Qi, to be honest, a single pill could not compete with supreme-grade ginseng. However, more than ninety-percent of the Spirit Qi provided by supreme-grade ginseng would be wasted if it was ingested raw.

Therefore, although top ginseng were very precious, Yun Shu wasn't making the most use of them.

The biggest merit of turning top ginseng into pills was that the process could help turn the Spirit Qi within the precious herb into part of the cultivator's Qi. Therefore, taking one single pill was dozens of times more helpful compared to eating a top ginseng.

Yun Shu felt the surges of the Spirit Qi within his body. Then finally, a beam of light soared into the air!

After being stuck for more than ten days, Yun Shu finally made a breakthrough and reached the ninth level of Qi Sky Realm.

He was now only a step away from reaching the Aqua Sky Realm!

When the Spirit Qi settled down, Yun Shu's power had gone beyond the average ninth level. If he so desired, he could keep charging and try to reach Aqua Sky Realm at one fell swoop.

However, Yun Shu knew it well that reaching the next realm was a significant matter, and timing was of vital importance. Pushing himself out of greed wasn't the best course of action.

He also realized that even the most precious of herbs needed to be appropriately used to reach the best efficacy.

His desire to learn how to refine supreme pills had become stronger than ever.

"Little thing, try to collect more top ginseng and that white spirit herb for me, will you?" Yun Shu said to the little chick.

The little chick was more than happy to be of some use for Yun Shu and nodded hurriedly.

Yun Shu turned his Spirit Qi into a flame and fed the little chick before he returned to his stone shelter. Without wasting any time, he went to the square and found Su Lingwen.

"Lingwen, take this!" Yun Shu held out the pills in his palms.

"Where did you get these from?" Su Lingwen looked quite surprised.

"I made it myself!" Yun Shu said in excitement.

"You've studied alchemy before?" Su Lingwen asked.

"Not really. I only read a couple of books. I just got lucky with the pills." Yun Shu grinned.

Su Lingwen didn't know whether she should believe Yun Shu's words.

"So let me get it straight; you never really learned about dan-making, yet you refined Fine pills?" said Su Lingwen word by word.

"I failed once," Yun Shu clarified.

Su Lingwen was at a loss for words. Besides, Yun Shu obviously had no idea how to make her feel better.

To figure out a dan recipe that actually worked, one had to go through failure hundreds of times. But, Yun Shu had only failed once. In addition, he never really learned anything about refining pills.

Yet, he produced Fine pills!

That was pure talent there!

"Is everything okay?" Yun Shu thought Su Lingwen didn't trust these pills.

"Nothing. The pills are precious. Are you sure you want to give these to me?" asked Su Lingwen in a low voice.

"It's not a big deal. I can still make more." Yun Shu smiled.

Su Lingwen finally nodded, picked one of the pills, and swallowed it. The next instant, her eyes suddenly lit up with surprise; the pill worked much better than she thought. As a talented cultivator, she could benefit a lot from it.

"You made these yourself? Really?" Su Lingwen couldn't help asking again to confirm.

"Yes." Yun Shu nodded, but he didn't look too happy.

"What?" Su Lingwen asked. She found that Yun Shu was using his golden pupils, and his eyes were staring at her legs!

"Stop looking!" She was a bit angry.

Yun Shu sighed. "Still…"

"What now?" Su Lingwen asked.

Yun Shu explained, "The pills can improve meridians, so I thought they could heal your legs. But it seems that it's not working…"

Su Lingwen didn't expect his words at all. Yun Shu cared about her and her legs so much, which made Lingwen's face slightly flush. However, she didn't want him to see her expression.

She snorted and turned around. Without looking at Yun Shu, she said to him, "You didn't rush to reach Aqua Sky Realm. Smart move."

Yun Shu smiled and asked, "What's your level, Lingwen?"

Su Lingwen paused a second before she answered, "Ninth level of Aqua Sky Realm."

"Wow! You can compete with those inner sect disciples! In fact, you're much more talented than them because the resources you have are minimal!" Yun Shu was wholly impressed by her potential.

Su Lingwen couldn't hold back her smile for a second, but it soon disappeared again.

"Keep working hard, and you'll be there sooner or later," advised Su Lingwen calmy, sounding as if she was an experienced master.

In reality, though, her heart was full of pride. Recently, she was genuinely awed by Yun Shu's unusual talent. Now, it was finally her turn to slightly shock Yun Shu.

"I will! I'll try my best!" Yun Shu didn't know what Lingwen was thinking, so he promised earnestly.

"Well, actually, just stick to your own pace…" said Su Lingwen hurriedly.

If Yun Shu tried his very best, soon, he would catch up to her. Of course, she also shared his joy every time Yun Shu achieved a new breakthrough.

Meanwhile, she also felt the pressure overwhelming her. It was so hard to explain her complicated feelings.