After walking around the yard, I couldn't help but realize that Liu San was indeed a lazy guy!
The mine in the back mountain is so close, but no one has looked for any spiritual stones to improve the soil, and even ordinary watering and irrigation are not done in a reasonable and timely manner.
Most of the spiritual medicines have thin spiritual energy and are sluggish. Some have even started to turn yellow in their branches and leaves, which is a sign of withering.
In the territory claimed by Uncle Crazy, the growth of spiritual medicines is even worse. It can be seen that Uncle Crazy has no talent for growing spiritual medicines other than refining pills.
But considering that Crazy Uncle Master only comes every few days, the bigger reason lies with Liu San.
Liu San was lazy to begin with, and was often criticized and scolded by his crazy uncle. It was very likely that he deliberately failed to take good care of the territory that his crazy uncle claimed as his, resulting in even worse growth of the spiritual medicine.
Only the area that Yuanxiao had watered with the spiritual liquid last time, the spiritual medicine in it has recovered and is full of vibrant spiritual energy.
It seems that this spiritual liquid is very effective on these herbs. Yuanxiao plans to soak some more spiritual liquid and water all the spiritual herbs in the garden.
Next to the house where Yuanxiao lived were two woodsheds, each containing three large water storage vats.
After Yuanxiao entered, he closed the door and threw the Apocalypse Pearl into one of the large vats to soak. He only kept one vat for domestic use, and soaked the remaining two vats of water to transform them into spiritual liquid.
An hour later, two large jars of gray-white spiritual liquid were obtained, and the air in the woodshed was filled with spiritual energy.
Yuanxiao carried a wooden barrel and poured spiritual liquid onto the roots of the rows of spiritual herbs one by one along the ridges, leaving nothing out. He even watered the area claimed by Uncle Crazy. The two large barrels of spiritual liquid were just used up, and the entire medicine garden was filled with a comfortable spiritual atmosphere.
Yuanxiao discovered that seven or eight more kinds of spiritual medicines were grown in the territory claimed by the Crazy Uncle. He thought that since this old Taoist was obsessed with refining elixirs, these extra spiritual medicines should be the indispensable medicinal materials for refining such elixirs.
I just don't know what kind of elixir this old Taoist is trying to make. He's been refining it for nearly a hundred years and still hasn't succeeded?!
Yuanxiao suddenly thought of some old men in his hometown who had devoted their lives to playing chess, but were only lousy at it. A deep love and a long time devoted to the game don't necessarily equate to high skill. Natural talent and understanding truly hold many people back throughout their lives.
The next morning, Yuanxiao took Xiaojin to the mines and raided two more mines, and they reaped a lot of rewards.
After returning, he put Xiao Jin in his sleeve, walked around the yard of the Spirit Beast Garden, and then went straight to the small island in the middle of the lake where Senior Brother Mo was.
The lake is called Qiu Shui Lake and covers a very large area.
The small island in the middle of the lake is called Qiushui Island. It is covered with lush trees, and only the roofs of a few houses can be vaguely seen in the distance. The mist swirling around the lake makes Qiushui Island look like a fairyland.
There is no bridge to the island. There is only a ferry not far ahead with a few small boats tied up.
Yuan Xiao couldn't fly with his sword yet, as that was something only available at the sixth level of Qi Refining, so he had no choice but to head to the ferry and board a boat. I suppose Senior Brother Mo always flew with his sword every time he entered or left Qiushui Island.
After a stick of incense, Yuanxiao rowed the boat to the shore of Qiu Shui Island and went ashore.
After walking forward along the steps for dozens of steps, the ground suddenly became wide and flat. Turning right and passing a bamboo forest, you will see an exquisite small courtyard.
"Senior Brother Mo, Yuanxiao is here to visit!" Yuanxiao shouted loudly.
"Come right in, Junior Brother Yuan." It was Mo Fei's voice. Mo Fei was the only person living on Qiushui Island. The entire island was his home, so Mo Fei didn't need to worry about anything and often sat in the courtyard to practice.
Yuanxiao walked into the yard and saw Mo Fei sitting at a stone table, carefully observing a box in front of him.
"Brother Mo, what is this?"
"Junior Brother Yuan, take a look and guess." Mo Fei said as he turned the box around and faced Yuanxiao.
Yuanxiao also sat down at the stone table and took a closer look. It was a black pill that exuded a faint medicinal fragrance. Now that he was very close, he could feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from the pill.
Yuanxiao suddenly remembered what the great elder had said before.
"Senior Brother Mo, I heard from the Great Elder before that you had the opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage two years ago, but you were delayed because of worldly things. Could this pill be related to breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage?" Yuanxiao guessed.
"That's right, and that's not right. This pill is indeed related to the breakthrough to the foundation building stage. What the elder said about me having the opportunity to break through to the foundation building stage two years ago was also true." Mo Fei said slowly.
"But it wasn't because I was tied up in worldly affairs at the Old Mountain Gate that I was delayed in my cultivation. It was because I had already experienced a failed foundation building. Over the next two years, I used up all my spirit stones and sold almost all of my treasures before I could exchange them for this second pill."
"Two years ago, I participated in the sect competition and won first place among the inner disciples. I also received the most precious reward of that year's sect competition: the Foundation Establishment Pill! Yes, the Foundation Establishment Pill! And this one in the box in front of me is also one!"
"After obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill, I managed to borrow some spirit stones and began my seclusion to strive for the Foundation Establishment. As you know by now, I failed to establish the Foundation. All my efforts were in vain!"
"Although we inner disciples can participate in the sect competition every year, we also get 1-2 foundation-building pills as the highest reward every year."
"However, the sect stipulates that once you have received the Foundation Establishment Pill reward, even if you take first place again in the annual competition, you can only give it to the next person. This ensures that the best in the sect have the opportunity to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, giving all outstanding inner disciples hope and opportunity."
"Two years have passed now, and I have spent all my wealth again. This time, I exchanged it for a foundation-building pill from the sect's treasure pavilion. But I don't know what my chances of succeeding in building the foundation are!" Mo Fei's words were filled with hope and worry.
"Senior Brother Mo, even with this foundation-building pill, are we still not sure about building the foundation?" Yuan Xiao was a little confused. After all, he still knew very little about pills.
It seems that if I have time, I can go and communicate with Crazy Uncle Master. Even if Crazy Uncle Master is really crazy, he knows more about elixirs than I do.
"Junior Brother Yuan, you don't know. Although the Foundation Establishment Pill is a sacred elixir for cultivation and can increase our chances of success, its effect is limited. The fate and destiny in the dark are unpredictable. Some even say that taking the Foundation Establishment Pill is like gambling on luck!"
"Foundation-building pills are also divided into grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. For example, the black foundation-building pill we exchanged for is a low-grade one. Mid-grade foundation-building pills will have pill patterns on them, high-grade foundation-building pills will have pill clouds on them, and top-grade foundation-building pills are said to emit a multicolored halo."
"The highest level of elixir is the ultimate elixir. Unlike spiritual weapons, there is no ultimate elixir!"
"Low-grade Foundation Establishment Pills can only increase our success rate of Foundation Establishment by 20%. Mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pills can increase the success rate by 40%, high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills can increase the success rate by 60%, and the rare, top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills can increase the success rate by 80%."
Mo Fei said with a wry smile, "Although I've been at the 10th level of Qi Refining for over two years, I'm not naturally gifted. At best, I can only say that I've cultivated for a longer time and have a more solid foundation. Without the support of the Foundation Establishment Pill, I believe I still have no chance of successfully building my foundation."
"Even with the support of this low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, I only have a 40% chance of success this time! Moreover, if I take the Foundation Establishment Pill multiple times and fail to achieve success, the probability of success in the future will become lower and lower, and more and more difficult!"