I Just Want To Slack off In Cultivation - Chapter 55 - Elixir Refinement

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After a moment, the lesson time arrived. This seemingly weak female lecturer took out a cute little demonic beast cub and said, “The core of our Weapon Forging Technique is spirit integration!
Only by mastering the secrets of many punishments can you inflict maximum pain on the victim during execution.
Only then can their hearts be filled with hatred and anger towards you, followed by fear.

Only extreme fear can make them fear you even after they are tortured and refined. They won’t dare to resist at all, or else they might suffer a backlash… So, to become a qualified Forger, one must first be a qualified
executioner.”

As she spoke, the lecturer listed dozens of torture devices that Pei Ling had never seen or heard of. She introduced them as if she was familiar with them and continued to remind them, “If anyone is interested, there is
a shop opened by a senior sister of yours at the marketplace on Weapon Forging Peak. If you mention my name, you will be given the insights on forging tools… Alright, back to business. Let me demonstrate the key to
whipping.”

In the evening, Pei Ling dragged his exhausted body back to Shady Sophora Peak. He had originally wanted the Hall of Affairs to find him a new place to live. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, the other party’s expression
changed drastically when he saw his nameplate. “Junior Brother Pei, you already have a place to live. According to the sect’s rules, if you want to change your residence, you have to pay 100 inferior-grade Spirit
Stones.”

Pei Ling asked worriedly, “Then who are the people living in my place now? Is it empty?”

That disciple had an anxious expression as if he was trying to chase away the plague. “Of course it’s empty. Moreover, we won’t arrange for anyone to go over in the short term. So Junior Brother Pei, you should rest
assured and stay there. That place is clean and elegant. It’s one of the best places on this peak!”

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Just me?
Then what if Li Siguang and his family ambush me?
Although Senior Brother Zheng would have helped to warn him, one could never be too careful…
ei Ling could not help feeling conflicted. After pondering for a moment, he took out the sect rules and flipped through them. Then he put them away and went decisively… to the Disciplinary Hall.
He sat in the square in front of the Disciplinary Hall and meditated the entire night. The attendants who came and went ignored him, which made Pei Ling heave a sigh of relief.
The next morning, he went to Elixir Peak.
He had no choice. After yesterday’s experience, what he could accept the most was elixir refinement.
After all, Pei Ling did not want to skin people alive, nor did he want to torture and kill demonic beasts’ cubs…

Fortunately, the journey to Elixir Peak was smooth. Pei Ling followed Yan Gu’s instructions and quickly found a place. After bargaining, he bought two sets of materials for refining Bone Tempering Pills: Ghost Placenta,
Frost Iron Grass, Crocodile-Scale Tiger Bone, Crimson Sunflower… Blood Essence of Awakened Demonic Beast.

To be honest, he felt the pinch buying these two sets of materials. Just the Ghost Placenta alone cost 10 inferior-grade Spirit Stones!
He was still not done.
ff he wanted to handle it well, he would have to add another five inferior-grade Spirit Stones.

As for Frost Iron Grass, they were six inferior-grade Spirit Stones per stalk, two stalks for each furnace. Crocodile-Armored Tiger Bone, seven inferior-grade spirit stones for one tael, half a tael for each furnace.
Crimson Sunflower, three inferior-grade Spirit Stones for one petal. One furnace had to have three petals. As for the blood essence of an awakened demonic beast, it depended on the cultivation level of the demonic
beast. Below level three, each drop was an inferior-grade Spirit Stone. Above level three, the price doubled.

Adding some miscellaneous supplementary materials, one set of materials cost 37 inferior-grade Spirit Stones!

“Junior Brother, alchemy is really not as simple as you think.” The shopkeeper kept persuading Pei Ling to buy more. “Even if you’re extraordinarily talented, you’d have to practice on dozens or even hundreds of
furnaces at first. The materials you buy are only enough to start two furnaces. It’s not enough to master the skill at all. At that time, I’m afraid you’ll have to leave just as the furnace in the alchemy room is operating. It’s
just a waste of spirit stones.”

Then he said, “Why don’t you put off buying all the ingredients on the formula and focus on buying one or two types of medicinal herbs to practice the method of processing?”
“Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother.” If Pei Ling were to do it himself, he would definitely follow this senior brother’s suggestion.
However, he had the system and rejected him immediately. “But I still want to try.”

The shopkeeper advised him a few more times. Seeing that Pei Ling had made up his mind, he shook his head and did not say anything. After handing over the spirit stones and the goods, he watched as his junior
brother left. Then he said to his subordinate, who was running an errand, “I wonder how many new people Uncle-Master Yan has deceived with his alchemy skills! I keep feeling that seeing Uncle-Master Yan refine
elixirs so casually, they think that they will definitely be able to do it.”

The handyman flattered, “Boss is kind-hearted and repeatedly advised him. But this Immortal Master would not listen. When he comes to his senses in the future, he can’t blame Boss.”

Kindhearted? The shopkeeper could not help but laugh. If he was sincere, he would not have colluded with Yan Gu to open this store. He only pretended to be considerate because he could tell that Pei Ling would not
listen.

The Deep Sea Sect was huge. With so many people, there would always be a portion of people who dreamed of reaching the top in a single step.

The shopkeeper had seen many disciples like Pei Ling who felt that they could do it after attending a few classes.

However, even among these people, the shopkeeper felt that Pei Ling had an inflated sense of his own abilities.

You should f*cking buy materials for tens of furnaces. If you’re unlucky, you might even end up with a furnace and a half’s worth of defective goods.

You want to succeed by buying only two sets of materials?

This is no different from throwing spirit stones into the water to listen to the sound.

Shaking his head, the shopkeeper sighed. “This Pei Ling is so rash and headstrong. I’m afraid soon he’ll end up like those brainless bastards. He wouldn’t even know how he died!”
It did not matter if Pei Ling died. The key was that his store would lose a buyer.

However, on second thought, no matter how stupid Pei Ling was, he would come to his senses after suffering a few losses. Even if he did not come to his senses, there was nothing he could do after he used up all his
spirit stones. If he wanted his store to last, he would ultimately have to rely on those proper alchemists.

At the thought of this, the shopkeeper forgot about Pei Ling and arranged the medicinal herbs with the handyman, preparing to receive the next customer.

… Pei Ling did not know what the shopkeeper was thinking. Even if he knew, it did not matter.

He left the market and went straight to the Pill Chamber to rent a D-grade alchemy room.

Even though it was the worst alchemy room, it cost 10 inferior-grade Spirit Stones per hour!

Moreover, although the elixir refining furnace in the alchemy room was free to use, the immortal fire was not free. It was sealed in a talisman for 10 Spirit Stones each.
The two sets of expenses added up to a total of 94 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.

Before the elixir refinement began, more than half of his wealth, which he had put his life on the line for, was gone…

Pei Ling’s heart was bleeding.

After entering the alchemy room, he locked it with his nameplate and walked around to check. After finding no problems, Pei Ling cautiously called out the system.
On the floating interface, there was an additional option behind [Option].

[Technique Selection].

Inside were the fruits of Pei Ling’s labor from the various peaks yesterday—[Elixir Refinement Technique—Bone Tempering Pill], [Talisman Creation Technique—Skinning], [Casting Technique—Spirit Integration]…
Pei Ling placed the ingredients for the Bone Tempering Pill in front of him and carefully checked them. After confirming that there were no problems, he instructed in his mind, “System, I want to cultivate. Choose
[Elixir Refinement Technique—Bone Tempering Pill]!”

“Ding-dong!” The system operated rapidly. “The Smart Cultivation System is at your service! One-click management, smart upgrades! Beginning cultivation now. A thoughtful reminder: During the cultivation period,
the host will lose control of the body. Please do not panic…”.