I’m the MC, Why Do I Suck at Cultivation

Chapter 5: Learning the Technique of Pill Refining to Lead a Sweet Life

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

The Five-colored Golden Lotus was a very precious herb.

It was said that taking in the Golden Lotus would make one form the Five-colored Lotus Meridians, the benefits of having the meridians were infinite. The lotus was considered to be so rare that the entire world might only have one or two of these, and thus, it was impossible for Zenith Heaven to have it.

Even though Lu Changsheng knew that Zi Yun’s abilities were extraordinary, it was still very surprising that she owned such a thing.

“Zi Yun, this is…” Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but ask her.

“I found it by accident. Senior Brother, since your cultivation just started, you need to have a more solid foundation. I think you need this more than I do,” Zi Yun directly told Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng didn’t know how to respond.

However, he finally realized a certain truth.

A handsome face could turn an iceberg into a furnace.

A Five-colored Golden Lotus could easily cause a bloody war in the world of cultivation, but now, Zi Yun was now giving this specific lotus to Changsheng. It was because of Changsheng’s good looking face, without any doubt.

Lu Changsheng then started his performance.

“Junior Sister, I can’t accept this,” Lu Changsheng rejected the gift in a serious tone.

“Why? You don’t know what this is, Senior Brother?” Zi Yun was extremely surprised. Lu Changsheng’s response was out of her expectations.

“I know exactly what this is, and that’s the very reason why I can’t accept it,” Lu Changsheng replied.

“I’ve heard some of your stories, Zi Yun. As a female, you’re so outstanding and extraordinary that all the male disciples in the sect are too far behind to catch up with you. In most people’s eyes, they believe that this is because of your matchless talent, however, I know this isn’t true.

“During these years, you cleaved out your path in the forbidden regions and most dangerous areas; you risked your life in the wastelands of the east to catch the Scaled Dragon, you even conquered the demons in the western desert. Even though you said you found the lotus by accident, making it sound simple and easy, I’m sure this isn’t the full story.

“Therefore, I hope that you will keep the lotus for yourself. The sacred shrine of Langya is opening soon, I’m sure you need this more than I do.”

Lu Changsheng’s words almost made Zi Yun burst into tears.

Although she always looked cold and proud, but as a female, that soft heart within her never changed.

Indeed. Most people would never appreciate her effort and just immediately attribute all of her success to inherent peerless talent and luck.

How many times had she gone through the jaws of death? How many times had she suffered from unbearable pain?

People were unable to see it, and they didn’t want to truly see her efforts. They only believed in what they wanted to believe.

After finding it hard to control her emotions, Zi Yun’s heart was deeply touched at this moment.

She was first attracted by Lu Changsheng’s appearance and aura around him. However, now, it was different.

What was the most precious thing in this world?

A companion.

A person who really knew you.

Zi Yun put aside the lotus and took a deep breath. She didn’t want Lu Changsheng to be able to notice her feelings.

After turning around, she made up her mind.

When she became more capable, she would find the Nine-colored Golden Lotus which only existed in legends for Lu Changsheng!

She swore this to herself before suddenly leaving.

Lu Changsheng was left alone, feeling a bit confused.

Zi Yun just left like this?

That was too abrupt!

That was too unexpected!

He didn’t even finish his words!

Was the Five-colored Lotus still a gift for him?

He really wanted it! He was just being polite!

Lu Changsheng’s mind went blank.

That was a Five-colored Lotus!

A matchless herb in this world that can solidify his foundations!

He put an act, refusing the flower, and really lost it!

Ahhh!

Lu Changsheng truly didn’t know what was wrong with him.

Please come back!

This was Lu Changsheng’s very first time since he came to this world that he felt like a huge idiot.

But the result was now fixed; he lost the lotus.

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath.

After watching Zi Yun leave, he was really speechless.

He even told himself that this was just a short interlude for greatness.

Although he felt very surprised by the fact that Zi Yun had a Five-colored Gold Lotus, this wasn’t the most important thing for him to think about right now.

What he should focus on was how to make himself qualified for the title, Eldest Senior Brother, in the sect.

As the Eldest Senior Brother, one of the leaders of Zenith Heaven, Lu Changsheng must have something that he excelled in.

Just having a handsome face didn’t count.

He needed true skills to make people respect and believe in him.

Cultivation wasn’t his best choice, obviously.

So he had to change to a new perspective.

He wanted to try pill refining.

That was right.

Learning how to refine pills was Lu Changsheng’s hope right now.

If he could gain some achievement in pill refining, he should be able to prove himself for bearing the title.

Lu Changsheng had a new target now.

But before making his dream come true, Lu Changsheng had to have three things first:

Herbs, a furnace, and a recipe.

The herbs were obviously ingredients, a furnace was the essential tool to refine pills in, and a recipe was instructions he needed to follow.

He had to find them all before he could try to refine some pills.

Since this was Zenith Heaven, it was quite obvious that they had all of these requirements.

Lu Changsheng quickly took out a paper crane and wrote down his list on it. He then threw the paper crane into the air.

This was quite a simple and common trick in the sect, but Lu Changsheng would always be amazed when he saw the paper crane fly like it was alive. The paper crane would carry the message to the supply department in the sect, they would then fetch the things that Lu Changsheng needed to him.

An hour later.

Loaded with piles of books on top of it, the paper crane whose size had increased by around ten times, came back.

All the books on the paper crane were about how to refine pills.

It was always a pleasure to study something new.

To avoid poisoning anyone to death, Lu Changsheng decided to read lots of books first before trying to actually refine pills.

The Introduction to Refining Pills: Volume I

The Introduction to Refining Pills: Volume II

Ten Years for Refining Qi, A Hundred Years for Pills

The Knowledge of Refining Pills is Marvellous

Learning the Technique of Pill Refining, Leading an Ideal Life

The Story between the Technique of Pill Refining and Me

These were all good books, but obviously, the authors didn’t know how to name them properly.

After knowing that the books with countrified names had, in fact, contained solid content, Lu Changsheng started to read them carefully.

In the world of cultivation where there were no electronic devices available, reading could truly bring one the simplest pleasure.

Time passed by.

During these days, Lu Changsheng completely immersed himself in the world of pill refining.

He once thought that the process of pill refining simply consisted of turning herbs into liquid before solidifying the liquid into pills.

However, what really surprised him was that pill refining was, in fact, a very profound subject.

Studying this type of art would really cost him a lot of time and effort.

But, there was one thing that made Lu Changsheng really excited.

The process of pill refining resembled a chemical experiment.

If one used the same ingredients, but the herbs were of different ages, the effects of the pills that are produced might vary.

In this world, there were millions of kinds of herbs, but the number of pill recipes were less than five hundred thousand, this meant that there was still a wide range of new pills that were waiting to be explored and discovered.

If he was lucky enough, it might even be possible that he would produce some kinds of extraordinary pills by accident, making his name well-known among the disciples and regular people for generations.

Only then would he consider himself to be qualified for the title of Eldest Senior Brother.

As a result, Lu Changsheng went all-out studying the technique of pill refining.

Soon, the day when the grand meeting of Zenith Heaven would be held was finally going to arrive.