Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 289 – Breakthrough (1)

Lu Ping handed over a bunch of spirit stones to Wu Yan to extend the lease on the cave-dwelling for another year. Meanwhile, Hong Ying carried the large number of spirit herbs he acquired in Qian Yuan City, and escorted Yue Jiang-Rui back to the islands at Fallen Rift. Chilian Ying, who had also advanced to the Core Forging Realm also followed them back.

Most cultivators failed to break through to the Core Forging Realm mainly due to their inadequate cultivation foundation. Eventually, cultivators learned to moderate the consolidation of their foundation before attempting the breakthrough. In this aspect, Lu Ping was much more meticulous and careful, even slowing down his cultivation pace multiple times to consolidate his foundation to the limit.

Thanks to the free laborer Yue Jiang-Rui, Lu Ping didn't have to concoct medicinal pellets on his own anymore, allowing him more time to prepare for the breakthrough. His cultivation was slowly but steadily progressing thanks to the Three Jade Pellets.

However, Yue Jiang-Rui wasn’t tasked with concocting Essence Extension Pellets, Vein Reinforcement Pellets, and Blood Extraction Pellets. Since Lu Ping had a higher success rate, his spirit herbs wastage was much lower.

Without Chu Ting's high-grade cauldron at hand, Lu Ping managed to concoct five to six pellets per cauldron. He owed this success to his recent alchemy breakthrough, the Azure Spirit Fire, and the [Spirit Explosion Technique] he’d recently learned.

If he were to use the Amethyst Bee Royal Jelly, he could even bring his success rate up to seventy percent, similar to the Northern League's alchemical genius, Zhou Chuang.

Although these three types of pellets were helpful to one’s consolidation, only the first three pellets of each type were considered efficient and effective. After consuming the first three, the body would develop an immunity against the pellet, removing its efficacy.

Lu Ping consumed three Vein Reinforcement Pellets, then three Essence Extension Pellets. He could clearly feel his blood veins be

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