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  Zhuge's period repair master took Mo Qingchen to the lobby of the inn and ordered his partner to serve some food.

  Before long, after the dishes were served, Mo Qingchen looked at the steaming hot and fragrant food, his stomach was already growling with hunger.

  On that day, when she was refining the elixir, she had originally taken the Biegu Dan, but was carried out of the Wanli Road by the foundation-building cultivators. The Biegu Dan had long since lost its effect, and it was already a blessing in disguise that she hadn't starved to death in her sleep.

  Mo Qingchen patted the empty space at his waist, fortunately he had left the portable medicine garden and the collected spiritual medicines at home. Most of the spiritual stones in the storage bag had been used to pay for the rent of the alchemy room, a large amount of Replenishing Spirit Pills had been consumed, leaving only a small amount of common Foundation Establishment pills and talismans; otherwise, this Foundation Establishment cultivator would not have been able to grasp his own alchemy so easily.

  "Haven't you eaten yet?" Zhuge Ji's voice was cold and urgent.

  Mo Qingchen glanced at him and picked up his chopsticks, quickly starting to eat.

  The master of the foundation period was taken aback, the little girl in front of him, her table manners were impeccable, as if she had received good upbringing, but the speed was too fast.

  She raised her fair hand, and chopsticks flew down swiftly. In no time at all, the full table of food was swept clean.

  Zhu Ji's throat moved involuntarily as he hadn't smoked for a long time and had already forgotten what it felt like to eat this way.

  I still remember when I was young, working as a shop assistant in a store in the mortal world. Every time we had meals, I would rush to eat with my fellow workers.

  "Senior, it's a total of ten spirit stones." The shop assistant stood to one side, slightly bowing his waist and said respectfully.

  "What?" The foundation-building monk was taken aback, but it's just ordinary food, why does it cost ten spirit stones?

  The imposing figure of the Foundation Establishment cultivator's single move caused his companion to almost fall over, a smile plastered on his face as he said: "Senior, this meal is made with the finest spiritual grains and meat from freshly selected spiritual beasts. The price... is naturally a bit steep."

  Cursing in his heart, if it weren't for seeing that you are a foundation-building cultivator, I wouldn't have brought out the best dishes.

  Zhū Jīqí's face turned black, and he glanced at Mò Qīngchén. No wonder this stinky girl eats so deliciously; she's used to bitter cultivation and rarely spends so many spirit stones on a meal.

  When a practitioner reaches the foundation-building stage, he can abstain from food, but it doesn't mean that all practitioners after the foundation-building stage don't eat.

  There are generally two types, one is the ascetic. Because the worldly food and drink have been stained with smoke and fire, eating them into the body will produce impurities, which is not conducive to cultivation, so they simply abandon their desires for food and drink, and focus on cultivating.

  There is another kind of cultivator who eats without mistake. However, what they eat is not the ordinary food of the mundane world, but rather spiritual grains and vegetables and meats that contain spiritual energy. These foods that contain spiritual energy do not produce impurities that hinder cultivation when eaten. On the contrary, due to the peaceful spiritual energy nourishing the body for a long time, it makes the cultivator's physical condition better and prolongs their lifespan.

  Most scattered cultivators are the former, because the spiritual stones on their bodies are not enough to maintain their daily cultivation, and they naturally cannot bear to spend them on food.

  Of course, there are also some high-ranking masters who, despite being wealthy, have eliminated their desires for food and drink.

  "Senior..." The fellow called out respectfully once again.

  Mo Qingchen found that although the shop assistant's attitude was respectful, his expression did not show fear towards the foundation-building cultivators. It seemed he had something to rely on.

  The foundation-building cultivator seemed to have some reservations, although annoyed, he still threw out ten pieces of spirit stone and thought for a moment, seemingly feeling it was unfair, then took out another ten pieces of spirit stone and said: "Replace the table with a new one."

  "Alright." The fellow's eyebrows rose as he smiled and took over the Ling Stone, drawing out his tone.

  Mo Qing's face remained expressionless, but she was secretly amused. Earlier, when she had stirred the spoon, she knew that these dishes were all made from top-grade spiritual materials. Since he wasn't eating, she wouldn't kindly remind him. Looking at him like this, he probably had some pent-up frustrations.

  This is also human nature, a person who is used to saving money, but because others spend a lot of spirit stones on food, no matter how you think about it, it's not balanced. Since they've already spent money to feed others, why shouldn't they eat themselves?

  Before long, a new table of food was brought up, and the foundation period monks picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

  "Senior, would you like some spiritual wine?" The shopkeeper didn't retreat, but instead asked with a smile, while the other book friends looked on normally.

  Mo Qingchen almost lost his smile, if one day he opened his own shop, he would definitely invite this person to be his partner.

  "It's on me." The sturdy monk replied bluntly, probably having thought it through, that no matter who ate, he would be the one to foot the bill in the end.

  Ji Qi period repair master glanced at Mo Qingchen, then pulled out a wine gourd from his storage bag.

  The wine is clearly brewed by her!

  Moreover, this wine gourd is silver-gray in color and was specially used by her to hold the special spirit wine "Dust Fate" of that gray-clothed person.

  The flavor of this "Dust Fate Misconception" is extremely good, far surpassing those low-grade spiritual wines. Ever since Mo Qingchen obtained the first batch of raw materials from the Gray Robed Man and secretly planted them in her personal medicine garden, she would always brew a bit extra for Grandfather to drink whenever she made some. She didn't dare give Grandfather the beautiful wine from her gourd, but this one was no problem.

  The cork was pulled out, and a peculiar wine aroma spread throughout the hall, attracting many people to turn their heads and take a look.

  The master of the foundation period slowly poured wine into a jade cup and picked it up to take a sip.

  Look at that person's nostalgic expression, Mo Qingchen gritted his teeth in the dark, I endured!

  "Senior——" The fellow came running over again.

  "Anything wrong?" Zhuge asked impatiently.

  The fellow smiled and said, "It's like this, our boss asked me to ask you, is this divine wine for sale?"

  The master builder frowned and his apprentice hastily said: "Our boss said that if you can spare a pot, today's meal is on the house."

  Twenty pieces of Ling Stone? Mo Qingchen couldn't help but gasp, she only found out today that her wine was so valuable. Other book friends normally look at it like this:.

  Just thinking about selling it to that man in gray, one pot for only five spirit stones, Mo Qingchen couldn't help but feel like he was being ripped off.

  On that day, the person in gray robes had him brew a total of thirty jars, and gave him thirty pieces of spiritual stone as payment. He secretly planted several types of raw materials, selling them to him for five pieces of spiritual stone per jar, thinking he was being cheated, but...

  What Mo Qingchen didn't expect was that the Jiedan stage cultivator waved his sleeve, and dozens of bottles of spiritual wine suddenly appeared on the table. Amidst the stunned expressions of the shop assistant and Mo Qingchen, he said, "Exchange them all for spiritual stones."

  Mo Qingchu returned to his room with a heart full of frustration, along with the cultivators from the Foundation Building period.

  "This is the alchemical formula for refining the Longevity Pill. Take a look first."

  Mo Qingchen swept his divine sense over it and discovered that the materials listed on the Dan formula numbered in the dozens, with many being unheard of, not to mention those incredibly complex hand seals and finger techniques.

  "From today on, you will first practice melting medicine and experience the feeling of each material melting." The foundation-building cultivator said.

  It's good that this person finally understands the principle of gradual progress. Most of these materials have not been refined by himself, and if they are to be refined before formal alchemy, they should be melted separately first to experience their special properties, roughly how high the temperature is, how long it takes to melt, how long the melting time is, and so on.

  If you grasp these before alchemy, you will naturally have a better grasp of them later on.

  Later, during the foundation-building period, cultivators used their own true fire to control the temperature of the pill furnace. Mo Qingchen focused on experiencing the medicinal properties of each material. Of course, there were two or three kinds of precious spiritual medicines that she had no chance to refine, including the Shouyuan fruit.

  Deng Mo Qing had grasped these and began practicing the hand seal incantations. With a foundation in refining the Liuli Furnace, her practice proceeded relatively smoothly.

  More than two months had passed in the blink of an eye. When Mo Qingchu's hand seals were also practiced to perfection, the Foundation Building cultivator finally took her away from the inn.