Chapter 326 - 326: Soul Fusion
There are many types of elixirs, and some may have side effects, but with Qin Changqing’s current alchemy expertise, he naturally knows how to choose and avoid them.
Tian Tian felt Qin Changqing’s concern and gently responded with a “Mm.”
She started to focus on nurturing her pregnancy.
Qin Changqing arranged dozens of maids to attend to her.
Many of these maids came from poor families, and once they reached the age to get married in Qin Mansion, they would receive a generous reward.
This also made Qin Changqing’s reputation in the secular world very good.
There were countless young girls who wanted to enter Qin Mansion as maids, so there was never a shortage of them.
“Peak Master. ”
After Tian Tian got pregnant, Qin Changqing naturally stopped tilling the field.
It was only then that he saw the Master Butterfly Cloud who had been waiting for him for nearly a month.
Seeing Qin Changqing, a happy expression appeared on Master Butterfly Cloud’s face.
Although she had waited for a month, she wasn’t unhappy at all.
Of course, she also felt helpless.
In the past few months, Qin Changqing had been with Tian Tian…
He never appeared in the outer mansion.
Now, she had just learned the news that Tian Tian was pregnant.
As for this, Master Butterfly Cloud had been prepared for it early on.
After all, according to what she had learned before, once Qin Changqing’s concubines entered the mansion, they would give birth to children during the first few years, either already pregnant or on their way to getting pregnant.
Tian Tian having a few kids wouldn’t have any impact on her, so naturally Master Butterfly Cloud had no objection.
Her happiness and excitement were due to a simple reason.
The elixir that Qin Changqing gave her, after trying it in the past few months during her closed-door cultivation, made her bottleneck somewhat loose.
This was incredible.
Her bottleneck had been so difficult to deal with that over the years, Butterfly Cloud was unable to do anything about it.
The more anxious she was, the harder it became.
She had been studying alchemy for a thousand years or two.
However, although her spiritual root was first-grade, her talent in alchemy was not impressive. She couldn’t refine high-level spirit pills even if she had the pill recipe and knew all the methods.
Including the pill decision itself, along with the heat, etc., all the details were told to her.
She could remember everything clearly and follow the instructions.
But she just couldn’t refine them successfully.
The success rate of pill-formation was low, and even if she succeeded, the medicinal effects were inconsistent.
High-level elixirs were mostly described using the word “Spirit Pill.”
The emphasis of Spirit Pill is on the word “spirit.”
In the legend, there was an extremely powerful alchemist who refined a Spirit Pill that even gave birth to spiritual intelligence, similar to life itself.
That Spirit Pill could even find spiritual medicines to become stronger on its own. After consuming it, the alchemist with decent cultivation managed to achieve immortality!
This was a rumor, and Master Butterfly Cloud didn’t know if it was true.
In any case, refining pills was very difficult for her.
Yet, Qin Changqing’s elixir loosened her bottleneck.
How could Master Butterfly Cloud not be excited?
It had been thousands of years.
She finally saw hope.
Do not underestimate the bottleneck. If trapped for too long, it becomes increasingly harder to break through, and there have been cases of first-grade spiritual root geniuses dying from it.
For Butterfly Cloud, as long as she broke through this bottleneck, she could achieve Integration and become like a carp transforming into a dragon, reaching the pinnacle of the Vast Wave Realm pyramid in one fell swoop.
Although the Nascent Soul Stage was strong, it was just a transitional period between Deifying and Integration.
Although in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, Nascent Souls were considered to be Great Abilities.
In the Immortal Alliance formed by numerous Immortal Gates, only those who had achieved Integration were worthy of being called “Great Abilities.” Nascent Soul Experts were considered big shots within the Immortal Alliance.
Now, she saw hope!
This hope was precisely what Qin Changqing brought to her.
“Peak Master, I do indeed have more of this kind of elixir, but based on your description, even if there were more of it, it probably wouldn’t break through your bottleneck. Moreover, the medicinal herbs I have can only make two more pills at most.”
After listening to Master Butterfly Cloud’s explanation, Qin Changqing said.
Master Butterfly Cloud nodded: “Hmm, so I was thinking if you could refine an elixir specifically for my bottleneck, I will of course provide the medicinal herbs, and I’ll also offer ample compensation.”
She understood this reasoning.
Qin Changqing’s elixir was indeed useful for breaking through bottlenecks, but it wasn’t specifically targeted.
Although it made her bottleneck loosen up a bit, it was ultimately just a little bit.
That kind of elixir had specific requirements for the medicinal herbs used, so the quantity couldn’t be too high.
So, a targeted solution was necessary.
Qin Changqing pondered for a moment and said, “Alright, but I need to know more about your bottleneck.”
Master Butterfly Cloud naturally knew this point and had already prepared for it: “You can have a look at my cultivation method. After all, you are now an elder of Guiyuan Sect and have the authority to do so.”
After saying that, she took out a jade slip.
Qin Changqing began reading it silently.
The jade slip recorded the cultivation method practiced by Master Butterfly Cloud.
Her cultivation method was something that only core disciples of Guiyuan Sect could access.
The name was simple: Guiyuan Immortal Decision.
If this cultivation method were ranked, it could be considered a Third Grade one.
Its cultivation efficiency was high.
Even Bi Hai had no qualifications to touch this method.
Although Qin Changqing had never personally practiced it, the rewards from the System’s cultivation level provided genuine cultivation experience.
Moreover, these cultivation experiences were not limited, but rather spanned tens of thousands of years.
Therefore, Qin Changqing spent a few days studying the cultivation method thoroughly.
“Peak Master, your bottleneck is not related to your cultivation method.
Then, Qin Changqing spoke.
This answer was also within Master Butterfly Cloud’s expectations.
The appearance of bottlenecks couldn’t be blamed on cultivation methods alone; even the best methods might encounter bottlenecks.
Moreover, even if two people with identical spiritual roots practiced the same method, one might encounter a bottleneck, while the other might not, or the timing of the bottlenecks might be different for each.
There’s no accurate summary for the pattern of bottlenecks, but they are generally related to your comprehension, experiences, and various aspects of your temperament.
Spiritual roots also have an impact; generally, people with worse spiritual roots will encounter more bottlenecks.
So, Master Butterfly Cloud talked about her cultivation experiences.
She mainly talked about her cultivation experience before she turned 2, 500 years old.
Because at 2,500 years old, she reached the Peak of Void Refinement.
The rest of the time, she had been tormented by the bottleneck.
Her cultivation experience was actually quite simple.
It was all about cultivating, cultivating, and cultivating.
For 2,500 years, she spent more than half of her time cultivating.
Before reaching the Peak of Void Refinement, she never encountered any bottlenecks, so she was always immersed in cultivation. She only occasionally went out to temper her heart and practice.
Her non-cultivation time was less than 100 years. give or take.
Of course, what she mainly focused on was her experiences after reaching the Void Refinement stage, so that Qin Changqing could analyze the reasons for her bottleneck from these experiences.
In this way, after several days of her explanations, Qin Changqing gained some understanding.
However, it was not enough.
Just talking like this for a few years would not be enough, as bottlenecks were different from other things.
Moreover, Master Butterfly Cloud’s current strength far surpassed Qin Changqing’s. Qin Changqing himself had not yet reached the Peak of Void
Refinement, so he couldn’t have an empathetic understanding.
Otherwise, it might have been possible.
“Still not enough? Qin Changqing, what’s the best way to do this?”
Master Butterfly Cloud asked.
Qin Changqing thought for a moment and said, “The best method would be for our Nascent Spirits to overlap, with you completely removing your restrictions and allowing my Nascent Spirit to directly experience your bottleneck. However, this method requires that you fully trust me..”