Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 48: Spirit Snake Adulthood
Ji Chang sat in the quiet training room, his eyes fixed on the green bamboo snake not far away.

After nearly a year of careful feeding, this green bamboo snake had grown to the size of a palm, much larger than when it had just hatched.

However, compared with most monsters, this size can be considered miniature.

Ji Chang knew that the Green Bamboo Snake was not known for its size and was a small spirit snake.

At this time, the green bamboo snake was tightly wrapped around a green bamboo that was much thicker than its body.

It twisted its body slightly, opened its mouth, and swallowed the green bamboo bit by bit.

As time went by, the bamboo snake actually ate up the entire bamboo, which was much larger than its body.

After eating the green bamboo, the green bamboo snake curled up its body, as if digesting the green bamboo it had just swallowed.

Seeing this, Ji Chang took out a fasting pill from his storage bag and flicked it towards the direction of the green bamboo snake.

The next moment, a green light flashed, and the Green Bamboo Snake swallowed the fasting pill directly into its stomach with lightning speed.

Although the Bigu Pill is mainly used by Qi-refining monks to practice Bigu, the main ingredient in its refinement is spiritual rice, but it is also a good food for monsters.

After feeding, Ji Chang gently stretched out his hand and stroked the body of the bamboo snake.

Perhaps it was because Ji Chang would occasionally throw the fasting pills used for practice to the green bamboo snake, and in less than a year, the green bamboo snake had successfully passed its infancy.

The demonic power in the Green Bamboo Snake is now at the initial stage of Qi Refining, that is, the first level of Qi Refining.

The Green Bamboo Snake grows very fast and can reach adulthood in more than 20 years. The adult Green Bamboo Snake has the strength of the middle stage of Qi Refining.

If during this period, Ji Chang can continue to feed the snake carefully with elixirs, and supplement it with the unique breeding methods recorded in the "Secret Records of Snake Breeding", the green bamboo snake may even have the hope of breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining when it grows up.

This growth rate can keep up with Ji Chang's cultivation speed, and there is no need to worry about the Green Bamboo Snake being unable to function due to the huge gap in cultivation.

In addition, the Green Bamboo Snake, which has now passed its juvenile stage, has an incredibly powerful snake venom that can easily kill a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining.

Even if a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining accidentally gets poisoned, he will not be able to survive for long if he fails to take a detoxification pill of at least the first-grade intermediate level in time.

Therefore, this green bamboo snake has become Ji Chang's biggest trump card in his hand.

Ji Chang raised his hand and put the green bamboo snake into the spirit beast bag, then stood up and walked into the yard.

The courtyard was covered in silver and white snow. The thick snow was like a white velvet carpet, covering the entire yard.

As the New Year approaches, the outer city area of ​​Cangyufang City becomes bustling.

There are many mortals living here, and they have begun to hang up lights and decorations to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

Compared to monks immersed in seclusion, mortals seem to be more sensitive to the passage of time.

In any case, this made the market town lively.

Except for a small number of descendants of cultivators, most of the mortals who are able to obtain the qualifications to reside in Cangyu Market are warriors with martial arts skills.

Ji Chang also practiced martial arts for several years. It can even be said that up to now, the time Ji Chang has spent practicing martial arts far exceeds the time he has spent on cultivating immortals.

Ordinary martial arts are simply simplified body-building exercises.

Ji Chang has a foundation in martial arts. Logically speaking, while cultivating immortality, he should also choose to practice physical cultivation to strengthen his body and increase his strength.

There is no shortage of transactions of body-building techniques in the market.

However, Ji Chang did not make such a choice, mainly because it was a waste of time.

In the world of immortal cultivation, there are not many physical cultivators because of this reason.

For most cultivators, there is no need to get involved in physical cultivation.

Because even if practicing both physical and mental cultivation can bring powerful strength at the same level, this advantage will almost disappear when facing higher-level cultivators.

For example, even if cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining have also reached the same level in Body Refining, they are still powerless when facing Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The reason behind this is that in the process of cultivating immortals, the improvement of the cultivator is not only limited to cultivation and magic power, but also includes the improvement of the body and soul.

Although the physical body of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage is far inferior to that of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, it is not inferior to that of a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage.

A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, when his magic power is exhausted, can easily defeat a warrior who has reached at least the third level of refinement with just his physical strength.

Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, apart from those cultivators who have special physiques and unique advantages in physical cultivation.

Most of the physical cultivators are those who have reached a bottleneck in their cultivation, have difficulty breaking through, and can hardly see any chance of advancement.

They choose to practice both physical and mental cultivation in order to enhance their own combat capabilities, and even seek the possibility of breakthroughs on this path, in the hope of breaking free from the shackles of cultivation and continuing to move forward.

However, there is an additional benefit for a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage who also practices physical cultivation.

That is, it can delay the age of decline of one's qi and blood, and postpone the deadline of building the foundation at the age of 60 by a few years.

Unfortunately, Ji Chang possessed superior spiritual roots and extraordinary talent, so he did not need to worry about the decline of his energy and blood due to his old age in building the foundation.

There is absolutely no need to focus on body refining, wasting time and slowing down the progress of one's cultivation.

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A few months later, Ji Chang sat in the middle of the alchemy room, staring closely at the alchemy furnace in front of him.

The flames in the alchemy furnace danced, the temperature gradually rose, and wisps of medicinal fragrance gradually filled the air.

Ji Chang held a spell in his hand, shouted softly, and threw the last medicinal ingredient into the furnace.

Then, he formed seals with his hands, mobilized the magic power in his body, and accurately controlled the temperature and intensity of the fire.

As time passed, the medicinal liquid in the furnace began to slowly solidify and formed round pills.

Not long after, Ji Chang stopped chanting, took a deep breath, and then carefully reached out to open the lid of the alchemy furnace.

In an instant, an even stronger medicinal fragrance wafted towards me.

As the furnace lid opened, three Qi Condensing Pills lay quietly in the furnace.

Two of the pills had smooth surfaces, exuding a faint luster, and had a fragrant aroma that was refreshing and pleasant.

However, the other pill was completely different. Its surface was completely black and covered with uneven flaws and cracks. It was obviously a failed pill that had failed in refining.

Ji Chang's gaze lingered on the waste pill, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

But soon, he turned his attention to the two successful pills, his eyes flashing with unconcealable joy.

"I have finally mastered the art of alchemy." Ji Chang's heart was filled with excitement.

(End of this chapter)