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Chapter 11: Three Breaths to Climb the Mountain, One or Two Silver Coins Each Time.
Chapter 11: Three Breaths to Climb the Mountain, One or Two Silver Coins Each Time.
"Recognized by the Heavenly Dao?"
Fat Dragon shrugged helplessly, "That condition is quite high. First of all, the founder of a sect must be at the Golden Core Beginner stage; this is a strict requirement."
"I've looked into it," Chen Qiu replied. "It can be solved by finding someone at the Golden Core stage to help you establish a sect, and then they can transfer the position of the sect leader to you."
"For a second-generation sect, there's no cultivation restriction. The cost for this is around 100 Spirit Stones."
"Additionally, you must own a mountain as the sect's base, and you need at least five disciples to establish the sect with you. It's extremely complicated, and the overall cost is at least 200 Spirit Stones."
Chen Qiu nodded, not asking further. 200 Spirit Stones was a bit much, so the idea of establishing a sect would have to be postponed for now. At least, they didn't have the means to do so at the moment.
He then turned his gaze inward, looking at the panel within him that was shrouded in clouds.
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Name: Chen Qiu
Cultivation: Qi Condensation Third Stage (1%)
Entries: Continuous Growth, Foundation Delay, Vengeful Spirit Summoning
Heart Method: Withered Tree Reborn
Arts of Cultivation: Ground Penetration Technique, Illusionary Technique
Spirit Beast: None
Faction: None
Nation: Great Xia Kingdom
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So far, his three entries were relatively independent and unrelated. If they were considered as a group, it wouldn't be an ideal combination. Fortunately, he would have many more opportunities to acquire entries in the future.
As long as he lived long enough.
The Ground Penetration Technique and Illusionary Technique were the Arts of Cultivation he obtained from the Heavenly Dao Secret Manual, and he had already mastered them to a high level, making them extremely useful.
It was with these two techniques that he was able to escape with Fat Dragon so smoothly.
According to what Fat Dragon had told him, killing demonic beasts could indeed improve one's cultivation, but it wasn't a long-term solution; it was more of a clever trick for the initial stages.
When one's cultivation was low, killing demonic beasts could indeed lead to a rapid increase in cultivation.
Typically, on the day a member of a prominent family reached adulthood, the family would prepare a large number of severely injured demonic beasts. In just one day, they could achieve Great Perfection in the Qi Condensation Stage.
Was this considered cheating?
Of course, it was.
But it was just a matter of having no other choice.
As one progressed further, for instance, at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stages, trying to improve one's cultivation by killing demonic beasts would become very difficult. Beasts at these cultivation levels were generally intelligent and would look out for each other, making it hard to find solitary beasts of the same level.
The most common way to improve cultivation was—
"Spirit Qi Inhalation and Exhalation."
By circulating the Heart Method, each cycle of the method within the body would draw in external Essence Energy. Every time the Heart Method was activated, one's cultivation progress would increase slightly, with the absorption speed depending on the level of the Heart Method and the concentration of external Essence Energy.
His Heart Method, Withered Tree Reborn, was the only Medium Grade Yellow Rank Heart Method in this Microcosm, making it quite good.
As it was a Heavenly Dao Heart Method produced by the Microcosm, upon learning it, he immediately reached the Major Achievement level.
He sat cross-legged on the ground and tried circulating the Heart Method to inhale and exhale Essence Energy. With his level of Heart Method and in an environment with a normal concentration of Essence Energy, it would take around three days to break through to the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Stage.
Not too slow.
It was much faster than he had imagined.
Cultivation didn't seem too difficult.
As if reading Chen Qiu's thoughts, Fat Dragon, sitting across from him, sighed helplessly, "Brother Chen Qiu, it seems you've misunderstood the path of cultivation. Normally, at the third level of the Qi Condensation Stage, where would you have the chance to come across a Heart Method?"
"Not to mention that this Heart Method is produced in the Celestial Path Secret Realm, and upon learning it, you directly enter the Great Perfection level."
"These two opportunities are both rare and precious. With these, your cultivation speed will be much faster."
"But in reality, the path of cultivation is a challenging one."
They kept some items they could use and planned to sell the rest in the bazaar.
Chen Qiu didn't take a Heart Method but instead chose a sword-type Spirit Treasure.
He had previously been fortunate enough to find a Heart Method, but it was only of Yellow Rank Inferior grade, and he had only cultivated it to a Minor Achievement realm. It was undoubtedly inferior to the "Heavenly Dao Heart Technique," which could directly break through to the Major Achievement realm.
However, all cultivators only had three opportunities in their lifetime to change their Heart Methods without any cost.
After that, changing Heart Methods would require paying a certain price.
Even if he used up one of these opportunities for the first Heart Method he learned, the remaining two chances were extremely valuable. He didn't plan to simply exchange it for a Heart Method of the same grade; if he were to make a change, it would have to be for a Yellow Rank Superior Heart Method.
Nothing unexpected happened at the relay station. After eating and drinking their fill, they left a handful of copper coins on the table and continued on their journey.
They rented a horse at the station, and the two of them rode off again.
Chen Qiu didn't know how to ride a horse, as he had never learned, so he could only sit behind Fat Dragon. Although he felt a bit awkward, for safety's sake, he had to hug Fat Dragon's waist and watch the scenery rushing by his ears.
When the sun was already hanging high in the sky,
"Whoa!"
Fat Dragon turned and jumped off the horse, handing the reins to a nearby stable boy. Then, with his hands on his hips, he looked at the mountain next to the station with a mixture of awe and admiration. "We're here, Brother Chen Qiu. This is the bazaar I told you about."
"It's built on the peak of a mountain."
"If you can fly with a sword, you can just fly up there directly. Or you can climb up the mountain path. If you can't fly and don't want to climb, you can take the rapid passage next to it."
There was a winding path next to the official road, which wound its way up the mountain. This was the path taken by the poor to reach the summit.
In addition, there was a bearded, middle-aged man with a short stature and thick body hair, holding a sign and standing there.
"Rapid Passage, Reach the Summit in Three Breaths, One Liang of Silver per Trip."
"Reach the summit in three breaths?"
Chen Qiu's face filled with doubt as he glanced at the sign, then looked up at the mountain peak piercing the clouds in the distance. It was already thousands of zhang high, a truly towering mountain.
Reach the summit in three breaths? Even with sword flight, it wouldn't be that fast, would it?
Fat Dragon, standing beside him, just smiled, wrinkling his brows and winking, "Brother Chen Qiu, you'll know if you try it. I can only say it's absolutely unique."
Chen Qiu didn't say anything more. One or two liang of silver was something he could afford. He had earned quite a bit of silver and copper coins in the Microcosm, so he casually threw two liang of silver into the bearded man's hand.
Before he could say anything,
the bearded man's right hand shot out and grabbed Chen Qiu's shoulder tightly. Chen Qiu suddenly felt a strong sense of weightlessness under his feet, and the surroundings seemed to turn into countless points of light. In less than a breath's time, everything returned to normal.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing at the edge of a cliff on the mountain.
A wooden platform was laid on the ground, and next to it, a young man was sitting cross-legged, cracking sunflower seeds and reading a comic book. There was also a sign on the ground with an arrow pointing in a direction.
"Asking Heaven Bazaar →"
Before Chen Qiu could react to the situation, he saw the bearded man who had been holding his shoulder release him. The man took a deep breath, then sprinted towards the edge of the cliff and plunged into the abyss.
(End of Chapter)
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