Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

Even with her current physique, she couldn't withstand the invasion of death energy.

Using this technique against other Foundation Establishment cultivators should be a sure way to win.

The deathly energy returned to his dantian, the gray vision faded, and the world before him returned to its colorful appearance.

"Miss, young lady." A faint voice seemed to come from behind.

"Ok?"

Xi Heng hadn't noticed anything outside the formation, and only when he looked back did he realize that a maid had just arrived.

Judging from the other person's appearance and build, they were clearly not very old, so she didn't take offense and only casually mentioned:

"Didn't I tell you not to come unless you have a reason?"

The maid immediately tensed up and stammered, "Miss is in the backyard, and hasn't eaten or drunk anything for two days... There was a loud clap of thunder just now, and I was afraid something had happened to her, so I came..."

Xi Heng tilted his head.

After a moment, he said in a daze, "So we still have to eat."

She then realized that she had been fasting for a long time.

The maids behind them were stunned and speechless upon hearing this.

"Go prepare the meal, I'll be there in a bit."

Xi Heng simply waved his hand, and the other person left the backyard as if a robot.

She turned back, glanced at the mess in the courtyard, and casually cast a house-cleansing spell to sweep the pebbles into a corner.

Then I thought:

"I am indeed a bit hungry... There's nowhere to buy fasting pills, being in the mortal realm is certainly a bit of a hassle."

"Or perhaps I should refine some myself."

The Bigu Pill does not require spiritual herbs or flowers; ordinary medicinal materials can be refined by imbuing them with spiritual power.

The alchemy skills she learned from Yin Wanluan were more than enough to refine this kind of low-grade pill.

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Volume 1: Chapter 239, Mortal Alchemy

One month later, in the Chonghai region, in the Great Zhao Jinshi City.

"Aww." Xi Heng picked up a piece of light yellow, fragrant osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth.

On the round table, various pastries were cut into small square pieces and arranged neatly on a plate.

This plate of pastries was purchased by her maid from Juxian Pavilion in Zhongcheng—the same place she first dined when she went out with her senior sister Hongmiao.

It was there that I tasted the osmanthus cakes and cherry wine that I would later use frequently.

Although it happened many, many years ago, she has always kept it in her heart.

However, it's not that her feelings become particularly deep when she thinks about it; in her heart, it's just a plain and simple memory.

In the sea of ​​my heart, it can only float to the surface from time to time like a fish swimming in the water, but most of the time it sinks to the bottom.

"The taste is exactly the same as I remember..."

The girl murmured to herself.

The osmanthus cake is as sweet and delicious as ever, with a soft texture and a lingering fragrance that makes your mouth feel like you're holding a piece of osmanthus in your mouth.

As Xi Heng pondered, the image of his senior sister and the scene of the Red Thread Sword Academy appeared in his mind.

Although she might not have the chance to spend a long time with her senior sister in this life, since she was in Jinshi, she wanted to take care of her secretly so that she wouldn't fall into danger later.

This world is merely the realm of mortals; with her power, she can do whatever she wants.

"However, nothing major happened at Red Thread Sword Academy in the years before the save file was loaded. Let's keep an eye on it after a while." She picked up another piece of osmanthus cake.

Then he turned his gaze to the young maid who was staring intently at the few pieces of dragon beard candy on the plate on the table, unable to look away.

He chuckled lightly and casually pushed the plate of dragon beard candy pastries in front of the other person.

"Here, eat."

“Miss, this servant…” The maid came to her senses, shaking her head nervously, as if she wanted to say something like “no need,” “no need,” or “please enjoy your meal, Miss.”

But seeing Xi Heng's indifferent gaze, she swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Finally, he reached out, pinched the pastry, and brought it to his lips.

The rich, sweet flavor then settled on the tip of the tongue, causing the person to unconsciously lower their head, their face flushing slightly.

“Miss Xie,” she said softly.

"No need for thanks." Xi Heng waved his hand and said, "I stopped by the Hundred Crafts Workshop on my way out. Did you ask if the items I ordered were ready?"

Since deciding to make fasting pills a month ago, she has been looking for a place to order a pill-making furnace.

However, even in a large southern city like Jinshi City, there were no craftsmen capable of building alchemy furnaces—most of the capable people related to cultivation had already been summoned to the capital by Zhao Qianyuan.

"Master Xu said he spent a lot of money and went through several connections to get the alchemy furnace from a dilapidated Taoist temple, and then polished and restored it. Although the product is finished, the price he originally ordered will have to be increased." The maid looked nervous, but her words were coherent.

"Just have him deliver it. The price is negotiable, as long as the stove is usable."

"Yes...and the shopkeeper also said that if you can refine some miraculous pills, you can use them to offset the cost."

Upon hearing this, Xi Heng smiled slightly and shook his head:

"It's just ordinary gold and silver. Any spiritual medicine refined from it is far more expensive than a mere few hundred taels of silver. Their thinking is not bad."

"Then I'll go and fetch the alchemy furnace," the maid said respectfully.

During this time, she had come to know that the young lady she was serving was the legendary reclusive master.

In fact, the immortals described in ancient books might actually be the same type of lady.

“Go ahead,” Xi Heng replied.

The maid bowed and withdrew, leaving the young girl in the room to quietly enjoy her tea and pastries.

Xi Heng gently lifted her fingertips and tucked the black hair that was clinging to her cheek behind her ear.

When the tea was finished, wisps of black smoke rose from his fingertips and settled on the surface of the teacup.

With just a slight touch, the teacup cracked with countless black lines, turning into irregular porcelain shards that shattered on the tea tray below.

"Half of the Qi and Blood Core has been fused with the Death Qi. In about another month, the power will be completely transformed into a special life-and-death power."

"only……"

She had a vague premonition that simply completing this step by step would at most add a special attribute to her internal strength and enhance it somewhat.

One's own martial arts level will not be improved.

Because the realms of martial arts are full of difficult hurdles, the further one progresses, the harder it becomes to overcome them.

Not only does one need to increase their strength, but the techniques they practice must also be refined and perfected in order to advance to the next level.

"While we're absorbing this great grievance, let's take the opportunity to deduce some martial arts techniques..."

If something can be done, then it's fine; if it can't, then there's no need to force it.

After all, having absorbed so much death energy, her resistance to death energy should be sufficient.

Once I have absorbed all nine nodes of the Great Grudge on that Great Grudge Monster, it should be enough to defeat it.

It is not only by breaking through the martial arts realm that one is qualified to fight.

There's still plenty of time ahead... Maybe one day he'll have another epiphany, perfecting his subsequent martial arts techniques and smoothly progressing to advancement.

The girl nodded, ate the last piece of osmanthus cake, and returned to her room to meditate.

……

For cultivators, a few hours pass in the blink of an eye.

The workers from the Hundred Crafts Workshop arrived in the afternoon, pulling a bronze alchemy furnace as tall as a person in an oxcart to the front of the courtyard.

Upon landing, Xi Heng caught the alchemy furnace with one hand, displaying astonishing strength.

Upon seeing this, the owner of the Hundred Crafts Workshop, who had personally delivered the goods, secretly acknowledged the master's profound skill and became even more respectful.

The original promise to pay extra has vanished; all that is hoped for is that if the elixir is successfully refined, he will be allowed to come and purchase it.

Xi Heng had indeed spent a lot of money recently, and for the time being, he didn't want to sell the few treasures he had kept in the palace, so he casually agreed.

After the outsiders left, she returned to the backyard with the alchemy furnace in one hand. Under the stunned gaze of the maid, she smashed the bronze furnace against the ground with a thud like striking a bell.

The alchemy furnace has arrived, and judging from its appearance, its quality seems acceptable.

As for charcoal, medicine, and other consumables for refining medicine, they had already been prepared.

After setting up the alchemy furnace, Xi Heng clapped his hands and then turned to the side room to grab bags of materials.

Then, the materials were ground slightly with various pharmaceutical tools, ignited with the Qingyan Gong technique, and then spiritual power was used to infuse the liquid into the furnace.

The flames roared as Xi Heng used his spiritual power to control the temperature and water, and poured in the powdered medicinal sand at each stage.

An hour later, the elixir was successfully refined.

She sat facing the alchemy furnace, waiting for the flames to naturally die down and the cold night wind to cool the furnace before getting up to open it.

A familiar medicinal scent emanated from it, revealing more than twenty finished pills and five unfinished pills inside—all the most basic types of fasting pills.

Xi Heng picked out one of the pills, and swallowed it without regard for its still-warm state.

The bitter taste of the medicine has been refined, leaving only a faint fragrance in the elixir.

It's suitable even as a tea snack.

"Looks like my skills haven't deteriorated yet." She nodded.

Each of these fasting pills can keep you full for at least twelve days.

Although I can't add the rich aroma and delicious flavor to the fasting pills like a veteran alchemist, it's enough as long as it works.

Xi Heng hummed a light tune and took out a medicine gourd from her storage bag. She used her spiritual energy to control the refined fasting pills to fall into it. Although the storage bag was not preserved in this world, its essence was just a simple magic tool constructed with spiritual power and phoenix talisman array. She had learned phoenix talisman script and array Dao, and could barely create a storage bag with a very small internal space.

"Let's call it a day and go back to rest."

……

Three days after obtaining the alchemy furnace, Xi Heng temporarily relaxed his long-term cultivation. He first refined a three-year fasting pill for himself, and then casually refined some miscellaneous, low-grade pills.

Among them, the most common is the 'Qi and Blood Pill', which can greatly enhance a person's ability to sense qi. Those who are skilled in martial arts but have been slow to develop internal strength can sense the flow of qi and blood after taking this pill.

Then, based on his own martial arts experience, he practiced some Entangling Pills that could advance him to the Dark Force level, and pills that could strengthen his meridians and increase his chances of breaking through to the Transformation Force level.

They refined piles of other elixirs to improve physical condition and treat diseases, only stopping when they had used up all three large bags of medicinal herbs they had purchased.

"Although most of them are just weakened versions of cultivator pills, they should still be considered miraculous medicines for mortals and martial artists."

Having satisfied his craving for alchemy, Xi Heng sealed up the alchemy furnace and moved it away, never looking at it again.

Two days later, the workshop owner who had previously delivered the alchemy furnace came to visit.

Xi Heng did not appear in person, but only sent his maid with various low-grade elixirs to plan the transaction.

As for the details of the transaction, it was very simple and straightforward: each pill was priced at three hundred taels of silver, with no bargaining, and the first pill could be tried for free on the spot.

Several hundred taels of silver is a large sum of money for ordinary people in the city; even a wild ginseng that has been growing for several hundred years would only cost this much.

But right now, a pill the size of ten fingers costs three hundred taels of silver, a truly astonishing price.

After hesitating for a long time, Master Xu finally picked up a recovery pill that could restore the health of mortals and martial artists and swallowed it.

In no time, the shoulder pain caused by his years of blacksmithing disappeared, and his body, which had been in terrible shape, was quickly rejuvenated.

Those highly nutritious wild ginseng and wild lingzhi mushrooms cannot achieve this.

Upon seeing this, the other party hurriedly called someone back to the workshop to retrieve the silver notes, and then, as if afraid that Xi Heng might change his mind, took out 1,500 taels of silver and exchanged them for five restoration pills.

The deal was struck, and the outsider bowed and left.

Although they didn't even get to see the owner of the house during this visit, which could be considered a lack of courtesy, they were still quite satisfied with what they gained.

After the first transaction, Xi Heng handed over the medicine-selling business to the maid, casually gave her some protective talismans, and then ignored her, returning to the backyard to continue his death energy cultivation.

……

Another month has passed in a flash.