Chapter 2486 - 1443
Lai Jianlin is a tall, slender, handsome young man, standing at over 1.8 meters.
He is about the same height as Luo Yaxuan. Although his physique is not like that of a strong northerner, his body has developed taller due to cultivation, enhancing his bones.
In the family, there are very few body cultivators who practice Body Refinement, as it’s generally not favored by young people due to its rugged nature.
Unless someone is naturally born with a sturdy physique.
Those born into noble families often choose the path of cultivation, selecting cultivation techniques and spells that they prefer.
They don’t obsess over beauty like women, but they do pay attention to their appearance. Their skin improves due to cultivation.
A handsome face is still about maintaining one’s image.
After all, a good appearance can create a positive impression on others.
The Cultivation World is also one that values family background and appearance.
This is why Beauty Enhancement Pill and Staying Youth Pill are sold so well.
During the battle with Monkey King, Lai Jianlin couldn’t use the thunder technique like Luo Yaxuan to scorch the opponent’s fur.
Having not provoked Monkey King, he was now facing its wrath.
The fight had become fatal.
Each move was a killing strike.
When the opponent struck with killing blows, Lai Jianlin wasn’t weak either.
After all, when someone intends to kill you, why would you let them easily succeed?
Lai Jianlin understood that this battle was not a mere spar.
With the opponent striking fatally, he had to fight back fiercely to survive and ensure the opponent couldn’t kill him.
The strategy was to drain the opponent’s stamina and exhaust some of its immortal power, as his survival tactic hinged on weakening the opponent.
Lai Jianlin had many pills at his disposal. Now he could use them - pills to replenish spiritual energy and those to unleash strength.
Using more pills for support, he managed to level up twice. With those upgrades, his attacks became quicker, harsher, and more precise.
The Monkey King noticed Lai Jianlin becoming more courageous with each battle and saw the subtle moves he made.
The Monkey King was somewhat annoyed, as it had learned alchemy from its previous master but was too lazy to request an Alchemy Furnace.
Now, as the Monkey Immortal, even though the neighbor’s furnace could be used and the sunlight absorbed, it could only rely on Immortal Pills for help.
But since it couldn’t perform alchemy, it could only request rewards from its master.
Immortal Pills weren’t commonplace, and although bound by contract with its master, the allocation was limited. To preserve and enhance its strength, it routinely used pills for cultivation.
As for the flowers and herbs in the Hell Palace, they could absorb spiritual energy but couldn’t produce Immortal Pills.
Absorbing Spirit Grass differs in potency from pills.
Spirit Grass is merely unprocessed herbal material, and compared to pills, the efficacy is much less.
This is why alchemists are so highly regarded.
Because pills are crafted from herbs, and each person’s talent varies, they can create many pills from the same medicinal herbs.
Or, using the same batch of medicinal herbs for alchemy, one person’s product differs in quality and perhaps even the pills themselves are unmatched.
Moreover, some may ruin the alchemy process, leading to wasted materials.
Without using alchemical herbs, they resort to absorbing spiritual energy from herbs, directly transferring the herb’s properties to their bodies, yielding differing effects.
Alchemists are so popular and respected because the profession is lucrative.
The precondition is learning alchemy skills.
To learn alchemy, even the herbal booklets are expensive, and alchemy books are sold at high prices.
However, generally, Immortal Sect has introductory books. Whether one can grasp advanced alchemy skills depends on personal practice.
The practice requires paying tuition with herbs.
For those without talent, pursuing this profession remains tough.
Lai Jianlin possesses the spiritual root for alchemy and had initially learned a bit of surface-level knowledge, given he’s a key heir in training.
Enhancing physical abilities is the main focus.
Lai Jianlin, being the family heir, receives monthly provisions listed in records.
Even without undertaking family tasks, he still receives benefits, privileges granted solely for heirs.
Although other heirs in the family receive support, the welfare differs.
Upon mastering All-Around, Lai Jianlin could also study alchemy skills.
He distributed pills he made to less capable family members or relatives and friends.
Lai Jianlin would use the allocated pill benefits for cultivation.
The Saint Master of their family was indeed generous, gifting them premium pills as based on their managerial roles.
As for those who entered the Holy Gate, completing tasks warranted rewards.
Different roles granted different benefits.
Earlier, Lai Jianlin won a battle and received an Immortal Pill.
He was reluctant to use that Immortal Pill.
Later, he acquired crystal stones for cultivation from another Immortal Castle and used them for training.
With pills stored, enhancing abilities rapidly with direct use became more effective.
Lai Jianlin hid the Immortal Pill in his invisible space to prevent others from snatching it.
Facing the stronger Monkey King, he continuously consumed pills, leaving the battling Monkey King bewildered.