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Chapter 30: The Misty Rain Pavilion
Chapter 30: The Misty Rain Pavilion
The next morning, Luo Chen’s biological clock woke him up as usual.
He felt his internal state and was incredibly satisfied.
Last night, before going to bed, he had practiced the Everlasting Technique to restore his spiritual energy and then took a Qi Nourishing Pill.
The bar for the Fourth Level of Qi Cultivation had increased by one point, from one to two.
"Sure enough, it’s a progress bar, not a proficiency level."
He confirmed his hypothesis once again. Lifespan and cultivation realms were displayed as progress bars, while techniques, spells, and skills were shown as proficiency levels.
"So, if I consume all five bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, I should be able to fill up about half the progress bar."
It was a bit slow, but with the Perfect Everlasting Technique and a First-Class Spirit Vein, the progress should be faster.
Compared to his previous snail-paced cultivation speed, this change was nothing short of revolutionary.
After a quick calculation, Luo Chen stopped worrying about it.
He took out the forty Fire Hound Whips from his storage bag and rubbed his hands together, ready to get to work.
The other ingredients from the Hundred Herbs Hall had saved him a lot of processing time. Now, he just needed to specially treat the main ingredients before he could begin refining the Marvelous Pill.
Time is spiritual stone! Let’s get started!
Around the dawn, just as the sun was about to rise, Luo Chen finally prepared the medicinal liquid.
Next, he needed to soak the Fire Hound Whips in the liquid for three days and three nights until they were soft and mushy.
Luo Chen carefully placed each Fire Hound Whip into the wooden basin, and a foul odor immediately wafted out.
Luo Chen put on a homemade mask and occasionally stirred the whips.
As he was busy, a sound of vomiting came from the courtyard.
"Ugh!"
"How disgusting!"
Footsteps quickly approached.
Knock, knock, knock!
Luo Chen opened the door to see a familiar, round face.
"You’re... ugh!"
The woman’s words were cut off by the foul smell from the room, which made her gag.
She supported herself on the doorframe with one hand and pointed at the only window in the room.
"Quickly, open... the Misty Rain Pavilion... ugh!"
Luo Chen quickly channeled a burst of spiritual energy, and the magical artifact given to him by Sun Shou hummed to life.
At the same time, the strange odors in the room gradually disappeared.
From the side of the Misty Rain Pavilion facing outside, clear droplets of water began to trickle down.
This was the first time Luo Chen had activated the magical artifact, and he was momentarily stunned by its reaction.
"A cultivation version of a range hood?"
"That’s not a range hood. This is a First-Class magical artifact developed by Tianfan City for smoking and odor removal."
The round-faced female cultivator said this, then glared at Luo Chen angrily. "What are you doing so early in the morning? Do you even consider the other residents? You’ll be getting complaints if you keep this up."
Luo Chen recognized her and felt familiar with her unadorned face.
Suddenly, he remembered.
"You’re Little Ling from the Hundred Herbs Hall!"
Bai Meiling wrinkled her nose. "Your surname is Luo, right? What’s your name?"
Despite her small and cute appearance, she was a genuine Seventh Level Qi Cultivation cultivator.
Luo Chen wasn’t annoyed by her blunt words and replied casually, "I am Luo Chen, greetings, Elder Bai."
"What’s this ‘junior’ and ‘elder’ nonsense? Do I look old?" Bai Meiling wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. "And what were you doing so early in the morning? Don’t you know there are other people living in the courtyard? You’re likely to get complaints this way."
It seemed that Sun Shou had mentioned this when he rented the room to Luo Chen.
Part of the management fee for one spiritual stone included resolving neighbor disputes.
"Sorry, I’ll be more careful in the future."
"Whenever I process the herbs, I’ll make sure to activate the Pale Mist Tower, okay, Little Ling? I hope you won’t complain this time!"
Luo Chen smiled apologetically, noticing that the other party didn’t seem to mind being called "Little Ling."
However, mentioning "Senior Bai" seemed to be a sensitive topic.
"Hmph!"
Bai Meiling let out a light hum, letting the matter slide.
She glanced at the wooden basin beside the stove, her expression suddenly becoming peculiar.
"What did you use to soak that thing?"
"Ah, that’s a trade secret, so I can’t really say." It was a small trick in the elixir recipe, one that could maximize the medicinal properties of the Fire Hound Whip.
Why were aphrodisiacs for cultivators so expensive on the market?
Because the raw materials were costly.
Luo Chen could use the inexpensive Fire Hound Whip without compromising the potency of the elixir, thanks to the clever handling of the recipe.
Bai Meiling’s curiosity unsatisfied, she became quite upset, her eyes narrowing.
"Are you an alchemist?"
"I think I am!"
Fasting Powder barely qualified as an elixir, but the Wondrous Pill definitely did.
Luo Chen felt confident in his profession.
"Then what kind of elixir are you refining?"
Luo Chen’s head started to ache. Why did he have to answer this question from two women in just one day?
"Are you embarrassed to say? Or scared to say?" Bai Meiling’s eyes narrowed further. "You’re not refining some dark elixir, are you? The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect is a righteous sect and doesn’t allow cultivators to refine those heinous dark elixirs!"
Luo Chen immediately tensed up. "Absolutely not a dark elixir!"
Bai Meiling retorted, "Then why are you stuttering?"
Luo Chen began to doubt whether renting this courtyard house was a mistake.
It wasn’t that he was shy about revealing what elixir he was refining.
He had already decided to put aside his pride.
In front of male cultivators, he could talk confidently, quoting scriptures and classics.
After all, male cultivators were his target customers.
But female cultivators?
That was a different story.
If he told them, he’d only invite disdain and gain nothing.
Other women might be fine, but Gu Caiyi and Bai Meiling were going to be his neighbors for at least the next three months.
Who would want to live with disdainful glares for three months?
"Hmph, I know a thing or two about elixirs. No matter what you refine, sell me one when it’s done. If it turns out to be a dark elixir, I’ll report you to the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion and even get a reward."
"I have to go to work. See you!"
With that, she rushed out of the courtyard.
Luo Chen then noticed a burly woman standing at the gate, seemingly waiting for Bai Meiling.
As expected, she was Feng Xia, who lived in the other wing of the house and worked with Bai Meiling at the Hundred Herbs Hall.
Watching these two female cultivators hurrying off to work, Luo Chen felt a twinge of nostalgia.
They seemed to have a zest for life, unlike the other cultivators in this world, who were more like white-collar workers from his previous life on Earth.
On their faces, he saw no signs of the fervor of dedicated cultivators or the ferocity of the outer city cultivators.
All he saw was the contentment and joy of a daily work routine.
When they conversed with him, a mere fourth-level Qi Refinement cultivator, they were direct but not distant, as if they had completely set aside their cultivation levels and were just ordinary people talking.
In a situation where there were no ulterior motives, who needed to be polite?
"Pity that big companies like the Hundred Herbs Hall and Spirit Source Hall only hire female cultivators. Otherwise, I’d apply too."
Muttering to himself, Luo Chen returned to the task of processing the herbs.
(End of Chapter)
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