System Bestows me with Immortality, Living on to Eventually Become Invincible-Chapter 62 – Hardships and sweetness

Another few hours passed, and the pill furnace was filled with useless liquid. Not a single successful pill had been refined. Chen Xun remained calm and composed, entering a meditative state to analyze.

"These spiritual herbs are truly peculiar. The difference in age makes such a huge impact."

Chen Xun thought to himself. The same Foundation Establishment auxiliary herb, with just a ten-year difference in age, required a different level of heat and technique.

This was completely different from when he refined Heavy Feather Pills and Qi-Enhancing Pills. The control over the heat had to be precise down to the year, no wonder it couldn't be refined during the Qi cultivation phase.

This kind of spiritual herb probably required the legendary divine sense to fully control, greatly increasing the success rate of pill formation.

"But what I have in abundance are spiritual herbs and time." Chen Xun smiled faintly, finding it all very interesting, without any sense of frustration from failure.

Time passed with Chen Xun refining pills daily. He started by refining no more than five pills a month. If he failed, he would record his experiences and feelings, entering meditation to explore the sensations of the moment.

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Spring passed and autumn came, another year flew by. In Medicine Valley, the seasons were evergreen, and time seemed to leave no mark on Chen Xun and Black Bull.

In their secret base, Black Bull watched Chen Xun's pill furnace with bright eyes, sniffing the air as a medicinal fragrance wafted over.

"Moo~~!!" Black Bull suddenly became excited. Chen Xun had worked so hard this year, and it couldn't help at all, only able to cultivate spiritual herbs on the side.

Finally, a spiritual herb was successfully refined by Chen Xun, but his eyes remained calm, without any hint of joy.

"Everything is under my control." Chen Xun's eyes were as calm as a still lake, but his mouth gradually twisted into a smirk. "Foundation Establishment spiritual herbs, nothing more, easily handled."

"Moo moo~" Black Bull circled around Chen Xun, mooing loudly. So impressive, as expected of my big brother!

"The feeling is finally right."

Chen Xun slowly stood up, exhaling a deep breath of turbid air. "Bull, we have hope for Foundation Establishment!"

"Moo!!" Black Bull pounced on Chen Xun in excitement, and the latter couldn't hold back anymore, bursting into hearty laughter.

The first step is always the hardest, but they had finally taken it.

[Ding! The host can now allocate points.]

"Bull, it's time to allocate points, time to allocate points!" Chen Xun patted Black Bull's head. "We can finally test our defense."

"Moo~" Black Bull stood by, staring at Chen Xun, ready.

They began allocating points, directly to defense. A heavy force spread throughout their bodies, and they both felt a sudden tightness within.

"Well, not bad." Chen Xun raised an eyebrow, looking at his arm. Although there was no visible change, it clearly felt much tougher...

"Moo?" Black Bull turned left and right, eyes filled with confusion.

"Bull, let's not harm ourselves, just go with the flow." Chen Xun was startled. Why did it feel like Bull wanted to smash a boulder on its chest?

"Moo~" Black Bull grinned, indeed having some ideas.

"Let's go to the main hall of the sect to collect our 200 contribution points, then check out the grand competition. I heard there are many new talented junior brothers and sisters. After that, we'll continue refining pills."

"Moo~"

One man and one bull flew down the waterfall on their swords, then grabbed a bunch of roasted sunflower seeds from the cave abode and headed out of Medicine Valley.

In the following years, every year, a man wearing a straw hat would lead a black bull also wearing a straw hat to the competition grounds. They never participated in the grand competition, only lounging under the shade of trees, eating sunflower seeds.

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They seemed quite happy, as if they had no pursuit of power, constantly cheering for the strong. After the competition, they would quietly descend the mountain, always friendly to others.

Anyone who looked at them would receive a warm smile in return. They always made way for others, leaving a strong impression of goodwill.

No one knew his name, and he didn't seem sociable, having no friends in the sect, always alone with a black bull spirit beast, like an invisible man.

Time flew by, looking back, the years were filled with both hardships and sweetness. Ten years passed quietly.

Chen Xun and Black Bull had been in the Five Aggregates Sect for over twenty years. Many significant events had occurred within the sect, and the clashes between the immortal sects of Kingdom Qian and Kingdom Wu had become increasingly intense.

The path of cultivating immortality is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat. Kingdom Qian had many resources needed by the cultivators of Kingdom Wu, and vice versa.

In the cave abode behind the waterfall in Medicine Valley.

Chen Xun and Black Bull were just ordinary beings among the masses, unable to influence the grand scheme, only going with the flow, allocating ten years of longevity points to defense.

However, it was said that it was just a lot of talk, not yet reaching the stage of actual fighting, but the low-level disciples didn't see it that way, with rumors flying everywhere.

"Bull, it feels like a fight is about to break out." Chen Xun frowned slightly, looking at Black Bull. "If the fight reaches the Five Aggregates Sect, what will we do..."

"Moo?" Black Bull was a bit panicked. These low-level disciples were always spreading alarming rumors, saying that a great war among cultivators could erupt every thousand years.

"Damn it." Chen Xun cursed softly. The struggle for resources existed in every world, but what would happen to them, the common folk?

Winning wouldn't bring any benefits, and losing might mean the destruction of the sect. Moreover, how could these low-level disciples know the current state of the two immortal sects?

"Moo~~" Black Bull nudged Chen Xun, pointing its head towards the distance.

"Run away? That's not an option. At least we should help the sect kill a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Chen Xun shook his head vigorously. To eat and run without a trace wouldn't make them human. "Unless our Five Aggregates Sect really can't hold on, we'll fight Kingdom Wu to the end!"

His eyes suddenly turned sharp. The Five Aggregates Sect had long been their home. Unless a hundred Golden Elixir phase cultivators attacked, they'd fight until the enemy didn't recognize their own mothers.

"Moo~ Moo!" Black Bull stomped anxiously. That wasn't what it meant. It kept shaking its head and even picked up a stone to write.

Chen Xun squinted his eyes, slapping his forehead. He had jumped to conclusions. Black Bull meant: the big shots in Kingdom Qian haven't started fighting yet, why are we worrying so much?

"Hey, that's true. If there's a fight, the ten great immortal sects would be the first to bear the brunt. We haven't heard anything in the Five Aggregates Sect, haha, hahaha."

Chen Xun suddenly laughed, feeling an immense relief. Rumors were harmful, almost making him think the Five Aggregates Sect was the center of the world...

Black Bull rolled its eyes at Chen Xun. Sometimes thinking too much can lead to overcomplicating things.

"However, Bull, we must also be prepared for danger in times of peace." Chen Xun coughed lightly. "No matter how much we can contribute to the sect, at least we need the strength to protect ourselves."

"Moo!" Black Bull nodded heavily, its eyes becoming serious. If a fight really broke out, they could only do what they could, never overestimating their abilities, as Chen Xun had taught it.

Chen Xun smiled slightly. He didn't consider himself a saint, accumulating anger, soaring to the sky, self-destructing in front of a Golden Elixir phase cultivator for the Five Aggregates Sect... he couldn't go that far...

Their eyes suddenly turned downward, looking at the pill furnace. Inside were five white pills, each with a green leaf-like pill pattern.

After ten years, Chen Xun had finally refined all the spiritual herbs for the Foundation Establishment Pill. But the most important thing was the skillful pill refining technique; the result seemed less significant.

They didn't understand what the pill pattern was, and the Foundation Establishment Pills were completely different from the ones given by the elders. They didn't know why.

"Bull, prepare for Foundation Establishment."

"Moo!"