Senior Brother Li of the Spiritual Materials Hall! Qingzhuo Pavilion!

Lu Yun's previous efforts had not yielded any results, which only made them feel a sense of urgency.

Things are different now; we've already gotten ahead of them in the basics.

Moreover, he didn't relax even after getting started.

The pressure on everyone instantly changed, as if they had fallen far behind.

It's like the one in the lead is still running desperately, making the people behind feel a strong sense of urgency.

"Why isn't he going to collect the spiritual materials?"

Someone muttered under their breath.

"You've already entered the path, why are you still sitting here?" The rogue cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Is he trying to wipe us out?"

The scions of aristocratic families looked even uglier; what they feared wasn't that someone was more talented than them.

They are more talented than you, and work even harder than you.

Wang Yue clenched his fists, reminding himself to restrain himself.

Feng Jian gritted his teeth and stared intently at the Chengfa Stele.

He had only one thought in his mind: he had to get started today.

We cannot lose to a rogue cultivator.

"Brother Lu, you've already mastered the basics, what are you still doing here arguing with us?"

Qin Yue lamented inwardly, "Can't you go and rest?"

"You're making us look useless!"

Lu Yun was unaware of all this; he was immersed in his own world.

Without the blessing of Dao, it takes half an hour to complete one cycle.

Let's speed things up a bit.

After thoroughly clearing away all the stale air I could expel, my body felt much lighter.

The speed of true qi circulation and spiritual energy absorption has increased again.

In one hour, only four points of progress were added.

However, the "True Method of Purification and Turbidity" has one advantage: it can be practiced with eyes open.

Lu Yun kept staring at the Chengfa Stele and reciting the scriptures.

After an hour, the progress had increased slightly.

There are five points in total.

It turns out that it's even faster than before when I had no experience with it.

"Good thing."

He thought, "The Dao's speed increases during normal times and decreases during normal times, which means I am also making progress."

"It does consume a bit of internal energy."

Lu Yun frowned slightly, sensing that most of his true energy had been depleted.

After cultivating for two or three hours, one must spend time refining the spiritual rice to replenish true energy.

His internal energy far surpasses that of others of the same level; this is true for everyone.

Even if one has just entered the second level of Qi Refining, it's unlikely they could last even an hour.

Both the Qi-absorbing techniques and the Dan-illuminating method are ways to replenish true Qi.

The "Purification and Turbidity True Method" is similar to the Body Tempering Technique, which consumes true energy to cleanse the body; it is a form of consumption.

Looking around, the palace was completely silent.

Everyone stared solemnly at the Chengfa Stele.

Lu Yun nodded in satisfaction: If I don't stop to rest after class, which disciple would dare to get up?

It's all thanks to him.

Every single one of these people deserves his gratitude.

He stood up and walked quickly down the corridor towards the outside of the hall.

The footsteps were particularly clear in the quiet hall.

"They're finally gone." Someone breathed a sigh of relief, a look of immense relief on their face.

"I told you he wasn't made of iron."

"Brother Yun also needs to rest." Shen He breathed a sigh of relief.

Though the scions of noble families didn't say it, many of them, whose backs had originally been straight, began to hunch over.

Wang Yue rubbed his stiff neck and moved his shoulders.

Feng Jian picked up the now-cold spiritual tea and took a sip.

It has to be said that Lu Yun's mere presence exerted immense psychological pressure on them.

A training machine that requires absolutely no rest.

"He probably won't be coming back, right?"

Someone whispered something.

"After all this commotion for the past two days, it's time to go back and rest."

Another person chimed in.

They just hoped that Lu Yun wouldn't come back today.

To their disappointment, Lu Yun did not go back to rest.

He went to the Lingcai Hall next door.

The Lingcai Hall's doors were ajar.

As soon as I pushed open the door, a smell of metal and ore hit me.

Behind the counter sat an elderly man with gray hair.

The old man had deep wrinkles on his face and cloudy eyes.

Upon seeing Lu Yun enter, the old man's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to greet him.

"You must be Lu Yun, the new student today?"

"Greetings, senior..."

Lu Yun stepped forward decisively and bowed respectfully.

The old stories from my past life say that the old men who guarded a place were all extraordinary.

He is very likely a reclusive master.

"What senior?"

The old man waved his hand and helped him up somewhat awkwardly. "Just call me Senior Brother Li. I'm only fifty this year..."

"Fifty!?"

Lu Yun looked bewildered.

His hair was graying and balding, and his face was full of wrinkles.

He would believe it if you told him it was eighty.

"I used too many spiritual materials to cleanse my body when I was young, and the impurities damaged my health."

Senior Brother Li touched his sparse hair, not wanting to say anything more.

He warmly poured Lu Yun a cup of tea and led him to the counter to select spiritual materials.

Seeing the fear in Lu Yun's eyes, he explained:

"My natural talent is too poor. I forcibly refined second-tier spiritual materials to earn spiritual resources, which caused a backlash from the turbid energy."

"A genius like you who has only grasped the basics of the 'Purification and Turbidity True Method' in a day and a half has no need to destroy your body."

"Thank you for your guidance, senior brother."

Lu Yun still respected him greatly.

Senior Brother Li's experience taught him that refining spiritual materials beyond one's level could shorten one's lifespan.

This respect pleased Senior Brother Li greatly.

He started talking and patiently explained to Lu Yun many techniques and prices for refining spiritual materials.

Refining a hundred catties of superior spiritual materials yields one spiritual crystal.

For inferior spiritual materials, the price is much lower; five hundred catties yield one spiritual crystal.

If one can refine superior spiritual materials, one can obtain three spiritual crystals for every hundred catties.

"Those with intermediate spiritual talents who have mastered the basics of the true Dharma have the opportunity to refine it."

Senior Brother Li explained in detail, "Those with first-class cultivation can easily undergo refinement, while those with second-class cultivation have the opportunity to refine high-grade spiritual materials."

Lu Yun nodded and asked questions from time to time, gaining an understanding of this industry from this.

No wonder he could only serve as a spirit servant after learning it.

This is similar to the skill of bricklaying in a previous life; you learn it and earn a meager living through hard work.

The downside is that it can harm your health.

"A genius like you could definitely cultivate the true Dharma to the third level even without the Dharma Inheritance Stele."

Senior Brother Li's eyes were filled with envy, "The treatment you'll receive for refining top-grade spiritual materials will be quite good."

"Those of us who lack understanding, without the help of the Dharma lineage stele, can at most be considered first-class in our lifetime."

"There's no hope for anything superior..."

He talked on and on, sharing his experiences from many years at the Immortal Hall.

The main reason was that after hearing about Lu Yun's deeds, I wanted to invest in advance.

"If you refine too many low-grade spiritual materials, will they also be corrupted by the impure energy?"

Lu Yun thought of Uncle Shen's situation.

Although not as exaggerated as the one in front of me, he also has gray hair.

"Over the course of more than ten years, one will definitely accumulate a lot of taint."

"Is there a way to resolve the hidden dangers?" Lu Yun asked again.

Senior Brother Li nodded, "You can go to the Qingzhuo Pavilion. They have the means to cleanse cultivators of 90% of the turbid energy in their bodies."

"Qingzhuo Pavilion?"

Lu Yun's heart stirred.

"Qingzhuo Pavilion is a place to cleanse the body of impurities."

Brother Li patiently explained, "Clearing away impurities can not only prolong life but also increase the speed of cultivation."

"It's just that it's very expensive."

"It requires the consumption of precious spiritual energy to cleanse the turbid energy. It takes tens or even hundreds of spirit stones to cleanse one-tenth of the Qi Refining stage. The higher the cultivation level, the more expensive it is."

As he spoke, his eyes brimming with longing.

"Before breaking through to a higher realm, clearing away impurities once can increase the chances of success by 20% to 30%."

"This price... I won't consider it." Lu Yun clicked his tongue in surprise.

I glanced at Senior Brother Li.

If we spend the pure and impure spirit stones, wouldn't that be equivalent to all the hard work we've done over the past few years going to waste?

It's true that you can make money from both the pure and the impure, and spend it on both; don't even think about taking a single penny home.

Senior Brother Li pulled Lu Yun to look at the spiritual material samples displayed in the counter.

Red copper, purple gold, black iron, refined gold, and mithril are some common low-grade first-tier spiritual materials.

These spiritual materials were all evenly divided into ingots weighing ten pounds each.

By practicing the "True Method of Purification and Purification," one can cleanse the impurities in the minerals.

Lu Yun held them in his hands and carefully selected them.

Needless to say, there's no need to elaborate on adamantite and mithril.

They are refined from gold and silver, and are used in crafting weapons and making magical robes.

It is the most basic material for refining weapons in the cultivation world.

He is also very familiar with Zijin Minerals.

Purple Heart City has a purple gold mine, which is the foundation for the survival of the three major families.

The three major families earn spiritual resources through mineral veins.

He had seen many of them since he was a child.

He had seen Uncle Shen refining the purple gold ore several times.

Uncle Shen used to work as a spirit servant in the Immortal Hall, where he met his father and they became friends.

He served as a spirit servant in the Immortal Workshop for ten years, after turning thirty.

His rank dropped to ninth grade, and his path to enlightenment became hopeless.

One chose to return home to work for his family, while the other went to the Holy Path.

"Their son and daughter have come to the Hundred Refinements Hall again."

Lu Yun chuckled.

It seems like a cycle of fate.

Ultimately, he chose purple gold and refined gold.

Senior Brother Li took out a thousand catties of purple gold and a thousand catties of refined gold and stuffed them into his storage bag.

The thousand-pound refined gold is refined from two hundred thousand taels of gold.

If converted into spirit stones, it would be worth a full twenty.

The purple gold is of equivalent value, totaling forty spirit stones.

Others can receive a maximum of 500 jin at a time.

But Lu Yun was the first to break through.

With his talent, there's no need to worry about him running away with the money.