"Are you saying that I should use my brain to fight?" Wang Yulun mumbled as though he had come into contact with an unfamiliar domain.
"Please teach me, Big Brother Xu."
"How should I put it? This thing is usually innate."
"However, when your combat power reaches a bottleneck, it's especially important if you want to defeat an even stronger enemy alone."
"There are corresponding ways to deal with strong defense."
"As for speed, that's even easier to say."
"Forget about seeking guidance. You should go back and think about how to kill them," said Xu Fan with a smile. It was better to stay at home and not have so many worries.
It was very easy to find the weakness of two brainless demon beasts.
"I understand."
"Brother Xu, I'm here to challenge the Monolithic Mantis again." Wang Yulun cupped his hands and said to Xu Fan.
"It's simple."
Xu Fan flicked his right hand and a purple light pierced through Wang Yulun's forehead.
In an instant, Wang Yulun entered an illusion.
As he looked at the familiar scene, Wang Yulun rushed towards the direction of the Monolithic Mantis in the forest with ease.
Xu Fan closed his eyes and felt the scene in the illusion. He began to smile with relief.
He had not spent so much effort diligently guiding and imparting his self-created spells to Wang Yulun in vain. Now, Wang Yulun could already fight well with the Monolithic Mantis. Other than not being able to injure the Monolithic Mantis, his performance in other aspects were not bad.
"Let's take it slow. This boy still needs to be tempered," said Xu Fan in an old tone. He was extremely confident, as if he was standing on the shoulder of a giant.
Then, Xu Fan took out the newly obtained pill formulas and began to analyze them carefully as he simulated the pill refinement process in his mind.
"These are the formulas for the Small Spirit Pill, the Antiseptic Pill, and the Body Tempering Pill. I think that I want to learn these pill formulas for now."
"After all, they are in great demand. There are many missions requesting these pills."
As Xu Fan spoke, he looked at the first Dharma artifact he had obtained and saw that the mirror was displaying the alchemy missions issued by the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
"Ten bottles of the Small Spirit Pill (each bottle contains 10 pills): Ordinary-grade pills are worth 150 Spirit Stones, middle-grade pills are worth 230 Spirit Stones, and high-grade pills are worth 400 Spirit Stones."
"Ten bottles of the Antiseptic Pill (each bottle contains 10 pills): Ordinary-grade pills are worth 120 Spirit Stones, middle-grade pills are worth 200 Spirit Stones, and high-grade pills are worth 350 Spirit Stones."
"Ten bottles of the Body Tempering Pill (each bottle contains 10 pills): Ordinary-grade pills are worth 200 Spirit Stones, middle-grade pills are worth 300 Spirit Stones, and high-grade pills are worth 600 Spirit Stones."
"Ten bottles of the Body Lightening Pill…"
When Xu Fan saw the purchase price for Enlightenment Pills, a trace of shock flashed past his eyes.
"A bottle of average-quality Enlightenment Pills is worth 1,000 Spirit Stones!"
"Meanwhile, high-quality Enlightenment Pills are actually worth 10,000 Spirit Stones."
Then, Xu Fan found the answer in the Exchange Area of the Dharma artifact.
The Enlightenment Pill could increase a cultivator's comprehension of the Dao.
With just a simple introduction, Xu Fan knew how extraordinary this pill was.
"Can the Enlightenment Pill be refined in the Qi Refinement Stage?"
Xu Fan continued to scroll through the contents of the Exchange Area, but he found nothing. Most of the content involved the experience of refining pills at Level-1 and above. It was not of much use to Xu Fan at the current moment.
"Looks like I can only ask the beautiful teacher tomorrow."
At this moment, Wang Yulun broke free from the illusion. According to Xu Fan's plan, the illusion would only dissipate if either Wang Yulun or the Monolithic Mantis died.
"Did you succeed?" Xu Fan asked with a smile. He had a look of anticipation on his face. What if this brat succeeded in the end?
"No, I only managed to severely injure it in the end."
"It is really too difficult to kill it," said Wang Yulun bitterly.
"Is it difficult? According to the hardness of the Monolithic Mantis, you only need to use the Fire Spear Technique to hit its weak point three times," said Xu Fan simply.
"It sounds pretty easy." Wang Yulun was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Damn, if it were that easy, he would have killed it a long time ago.
"Big Brother Xu, I'll go back if there's nothing else."
Wang Yulun felt that it was better for him to go back and think about how to kill the two demon beasts. It was too much of a blow to stay at Xu Fan's place.
"Remember to let me know if you really can't pass the test."
"If you really can't do it, I'll help you to cheat." As Xu Fan said this, a glint flashed across his eyes. In his opinion, demon beasts at Level-7 of the Qi Refinement Stage could be killed easily.
"Thank you, Big Brother Xu."
As Xu Fan watched Wang Yulun leave, he sighed and said, "What an honest child."
As one of Xu Fan's few friends in this world, Xu Fan did not mind helping Wang Yulun cheat a little.
The next day, Xu Fan did not leave after class.
"Junior Brother Xu, do you have any questions?" Sha Yan gently asked. Ever since her father told her to pay attention to Xu Fan, she had been particularly concerned about him.
The impression Xu Fan gave her was that he was very lowkey. If she didn't inquire about him in the outer sect, she wouldn't even know that he existed.
"Senior Sister, I have a question that I want to ask you." Xu Fan seriously asked. He didn't dare to look directly at this beautiful Senior Sister, fearing that he would reveal the appearance of a thirsty man from his past life.
Women who were beautiful to a certain extent could easily attract attention.
"Please speak, Junior Brother. This is the first time Junior Brother has asked me a question alone. I will tell you everything I know."
Sha Yan played with the hair by her ear.
"I can't take it anymore. I can't take it anymore… I've seen all the beauties in this world in the past. Why can't I resist temptation here?"
Xu Fan calmed his heartbeat as these thoughts ran through his mind.
"Senior Sister, have you heard about whether Enlightenment Pills can be refined in the Qi Refinement Stage?" Xu Fan asked.
"How do you know about the Enlightenment Pill? Although such pills can be refined in the Qi Refinement Stage, they are very harmful to the body."
"Very few people can refine the Enlightenment Pill in the Qi Refinement Stage," said Sha Yan.
"What harm is there in refining Enlightenment Pills?" Xu Fan asked the question he was most concerned about.
"When refining Enlightenment Pills, alchemists must invest a lot of mental energy and their own comprehension of the Dao."
"If one is not careful, they might lose their cultivation foundation."
"Currently, only Golden Core Stage alchemists can refine Enlightenment Pills without any injuries."
"Why? Does Junior Brother want to refine Enlightenment Pills?"
Sha Yan looked at Xu Fan with a strange expression.
"Haha, Senior Sister has misunderstood me. I just heard that Enlightenment Pills are very valuable and was a little greedy," Xu Fan explained.
"Oh, then Junior Brother must work hard. If you really want to earn Spirit Stones, then you should hurry up and become a basic alchemist." Sha Yan smiled. She didn't know why, but she had a favorable impression of this honest Junior Brother.
"Then I'll take Senior Sister's blessings," said Xu Fan.
After that, Xu Fan went to the steward's cave abode and watered the Seven-Leaf Flower before returning to his small mountain.
Spring passed and autumn arrived. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
"Cultivation really is endless. A year has passed just like that."
"There are still 132 years until I become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and more than 8,000 years until I dominate this world.
During this year, the only good news he heard was that the cultivators of this world could only stay in this world for at most 10,000 years. It was the same for other races. When the time came, they had to leave this world.