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Chapter 154: Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, Summarizing and Evaluating Attributes
Chapter 154: Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, Summarizing and Evaluating Attributes
"No need."
"Really no need?"
In the stone chamber, one person sat cross-legged on the bed, while another stood with his hands behind his back.
Cough, cough...
Facing Wang Yuan's gaze filled with emotion, Luo Chen couldn't help but cough twice.
He spoke softly, "You once said: A true hero can bend and stretch, without losing his heroic nature. However, in the face of true choices, one must adhere to their heart. Otherwise, if the will is broken, that bent back will never straighten up."
"I know that yesterday's battle wasn't a necessary choice."
"But I fear that when the true choice comes, I might habitually calculate and weigh the pros and cons, ultimately missing the opportunity and losing my true self."
Hearing these low words, Wang Yuan was surprised.
It seemed that Luo Chen was hinting at something. What had he experienced during the time he was away?
Luo Chen didn't let him think too much, just forcing a smile.
"Besides, someone has to take on the Talisman Treasure."
"I can take it," Wang Yuan said firmly.
"Would you be injured? I fear not only would you be injured, but you would also needlessly expose your Blood Path techniques, drawing the attention of Foundation Establishment cultivators!"
Wang Yuan hesitated.
Luo Chen chuckled and shook his head, "That’s settled then. You would be injured, and I would be injured. There’s no difference!"
"Moreover, I didn’t rush into this recklessly."
Indeed!
The Fu Family's Talisman Treasure was a piece of intelligence that both Luo Chen and Wang Yuan were well aware of.
To be listed among the Foundation Establishment families, they must have Foundation Establishment techniques.
The Talisman Treasure, which sealed nearly thirty percent of the power of a magical treasure, was a super weapon below the Foundation Establishment stage.
From the moment they decided to target the Fu Family, Luo Chen and Wang Yuan had made various plans to deal with the Talisman Treasure.
When the giant hammer's shadow suddenly emerged, Luo Chen knew that his plans were not in vain.
"In the end, the one who triggered the Talisman Treasure was only a Ninth Level Qi Cultivation cultivator."
"Especially after being worn down by Duan Feng and other independent cultivators, his spiritual energy was already greatly depleted. After multiple intense battles, the so-called thirty percent of the magical treasure’s power was greatly reduced."
"Whereas I am different. I already have a top-grade magical weapon in hand, and the Liye Technique is ready to be unleashed."
"What do I have to fear?"
Wang Yuan nodded. With his combat experience, he agreed with this assessment.
The Talisman Treasure, though a talisman, was not quite like a regular talisman.
A regular talisman, once its sealed spiritual energy is triggered, will release its full power.
This is fixed, regardless of whether the cultivator is at their peak or in a low state.
Once triggered, the talisman will fully release its power.
But the Talisman Treasure is different!
It seals the power of a magical treasure.
The question then arises, how is the power of a magical treasure calculated?
What is its strongest power?
It depends on the person!
If the Fu Family ancestor who created the Talisman Treasure was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they could not seal much of the magical treasure’s power.
If they were at the Golden Core stage, it would be another matter.
From what Luo Chen had heard from Sima Xian, early on from Sikong Shoujia, and others, the Fu Family's ancestors never produced a Golden Core elder.
Their ancestors were not wealthy.
Even before the Foundation Establishment elder passed away, to support the emergence of a new Foundation Establishment cultivator, they had exhausted all the Foundation Establishment pills in Tianlan Immortal City.
This led to the decision for the Fu Family to relocate to the Great River Market.
From this, it can be deduced that the Fu Family's inherited Talisman Treasure could only seal the power of a magical treasure by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Moreover, after triggering the Talisman Treasure, it still requires the cultivator to control the magical treasure’s shadow.
If Fu Zhang were at his peak, he could pose a threat to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Unfortunately, he was not at his peak.
With Luo Chen ready to unleash the Liye Technique, a Second Rank technique, Wang Yuan felt confident enough to let Luo Chen handle it.
In the end, the battle concluded with Fu Zhang being obliterated and Luo Chen suffering only minor injuries.
Wang Yuan sighed, "After this battle, you have earned a place among the Qi Cultivation cultivators in the Great River Market."
"Ha ha, didn’t I already have it?"
"Uh, I mean combat ability, not the ability to earn spirit stones."
Luo Chen waved his hand, "Alright, let’s leave it at that. For the next two days, I’ll use my injuries as an excuse to avoid some people. Help me look after the Sky Ascension Assembly and, together with Murong Qinglian, tally the gains and losses from this battle."
"You know my character. For the families of the deceased cultivators... if there are any, provide some compensation."
"The Jade Marrow Pills that have been refined can also be sold. Entrust this to Gu Caiyi and Zeng Wen."
Luo Chen continued to give detailed and comprehensive instructions.
He had almost arranged everything for the Sky Ascension Assembly in an orderly manner.
Wang Yuan listened, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
After a while, he shook his head, "Rest well and try to return as soon as possible. I find these things bothersome."
With that, he left the stone chamber.
After he left, Luo Chen pressed his chest and coughed heavily several times.
The external injuries were manageable, but the internal injuries would take some time to recover.
However, these were all physical injuries and would not hinder his cultivation.
"This is a good opportunity to focus on my cultivation for a while."
Luo Chen tried to find some silver lining, activated the array, and then quietly descended into the Spirit Vein Cave.
Familiar place, familiar scene.
Luo Chen looked at the increasingly transparent Spirit Stone ore and couldn’t help but frown.
"The Spirit Qi here has become increasingly thin."
"Could it be that the Phoenix Landing Mountain is really undergoing some kind of Spirit Vein upgrading project?"
"Never mind, don’t think too much about it for now. At least this place can still supply me with Spirit Qi for cultivation."
He gathered his mind and entered a state of complete calm, then began to circulate the Eternal Spring Technique.
...
Four days later.
Luo Chen opened his eyes, first coughed lightly, and then his face showed a look of pleasant surprise.
Level Nine of Qi Cultivation!
He opened the attribute panel.
For the first time, Luo Chen browsed it with a relaxed and cheerful mood.
【Realm: Qi Cultivation Stage Level Nine: 1/100】
【Cultivation Technique: Perfect Eternal Spring Technique, Enlightenment of Mind and Malevolent Energy Breaking Beginner 71/100】
【Spells: Perfect Fireball Spell, Perfect Carefree Wind Riding, Perfect Pulling Technique, Perfect Breath Concealment Technique, Entanglement Spell Grandmaster 810/1000, Spirit Eyes Technique Grandmaster 980/1000, Cleansing Technique Grandmaster 775/100, Healing Spell Perfect 470/500, Earth Pile Technique Proficient 250/300, Wave Technique Proficient 210/300, Soundproofing Spell Beginner 71/100】
【Alchemy Techniques: Jade Breaking Hand Grandmaster 510/1000, Pure Heart Hand Perfect 327/500】
【Martial Arts: Mountain Splitting Palm Grandmaster 780/1000, Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers Perfect 319/500】
【Skills: First-Class Alchemist: Perfect Fasting Powder, Wondrous Pill Grandmaster 730/1000, Jade Marrow Pill Grandmaster 850/1000, Blood-Boiling Pill Beginner 62/100】
【Achievement Points: 34 points】
After a careful calculation, he had reached Level Eight of Qi Cultivation in early spring, around March.
Now, although the weather was still extremely hot, it was already mid-autumn, around September.
A full six months had passed.
During these six months, he had almost never stopped practicing the Eternal Spring Technique, constantly refining the impurities in his Spirit Qi.
With the assistance of various cultivation resources such as Dust-Transforming Pill, Calming Incense, Moonlight Grass, and others, his Spirit Qi had always been in its peak state.
Especially the bottle of Hou'er Wine that Wang Yuan brought back from the Ganyuan Mountain Range, which provided him with tremendous help.
Finally, the battle five days ago provided the final step he needed to advance.
Now, with his state fully restored to its peak, he had naturally advanced to Level Nine of Qi Cultivation.
"Six months, and the resources spent are enough to amount to over ten thousand Spirit Stones, just to take this step."
"Which independent cultivator can be as extravagant as me?"
"But, it’s all worth it!"
Luo Chen almost burst into a hearty laugh.
Although the expenses were enormous, he had crossed a minor realm in just six months, and it was even a minor realm in the later stages of Qi Cultivation.
If he told others, they wouldn’t believe him.
"At least I haven’t disgraced the name of a time traveler. In less than two years, I’ve advanced from Level Three to Level Nine of Qi Cultivation."
He chuckled and first used his internal vision to inspect his body’s condition.
In the center of his Dantian, a faint cloud-like mass of Spirit Qi was forming.
This was the hallmark of a cultivator reaching Level Nine of Qi Cultivation.
After the Spirit Qi was fully refined and purified, this unique phenomenon would form within the Dantian.
Only after forming this Spirit Qi cloud could the final step of cultivation be taken.
"According to Uncle Mi’s Cultivation Heart Techniques, the entire Dantian must be filled with the Spirit Qi cloud, and only then can it be called Perfect Qi Cultivation."
After a rough estimate, Luo Chen was somewhat alarmed.
The Spirit Qi cloud in his body currently only occupied less than one-tenth of his Dantian.
In other words, to completely fill it, he would need to spend ten times the time it took to reach Level Eight of Qi Cultivation.
"No wonder many independent cultivators spend their entire lives stuck at Level Nine of Qi Cultivation."
"Just breaking through to Level Eight is already extremely difficult, and the final step requires ten times the effort of the previous one."
"Even with my full resource conditions, it will still take five to six years, and I must ensure no unexpected incidents occur in the meantime."
"The only benefit, perhaps, is the retention of the root!"
Yes, the retention of the root!
This Spirit Qi cloud within the body is the root of Spirit Qi.
As long as a thread remains within the body, even if most of the Spirit Qi is spent, one can recover without having to spend a huge amount of time refining it bit by bit.
One only needs to refine it slightly to restore it to its original, pure state.
Of course, this is for sect cultivators, those who have complete and pure Spirit Qi cultivation techniques.
Independent cultivators still have to refine it bit by bit.
However, at this stage, because of the Spirit Qi root, a lot of time can still be saved.
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So, thanks to the Dao Platform battle, Luo Chen didn't lose heart after all this.
Ten times longer than before, how is it now?
But after six years! His current life force is already quite sufficient, and he hasRestored.
No longer inner vision, Luo Chen browsed through other entries.
"The Spirit Eye is about to enter the second stage!"
After this exclamation, Luo Chen was quite invigorated.
When he was first stimulated with the thirty-six acupuncture points, the Spirit Eye did indeed enter the second stage, appearing on the attribute panel's technique section.
It matched his guess, the Spirit Eye indeed required cultivation.
But the classification wasn’t ideal.
If the Fiendish
So, thanks to the Dao Platform battle, Luo Chen didn’t lose heart after all this.
Ten times longer than before, how is it now?
But after six years! His current life force is already quite sufficient, and he has restored.
No longer inner vision, Luo Chen browsed through other entries.
"The Spirit Eye is about to enter the second stage!"
After this exclamation, Luo Chen was quite invigorated.
When he was First stimulated with the thirty-six acupuncture points, theSpirit Eye Indeed entered the second stage, appearing on the attribute panel's technique section.
It matched his guess, the Spirit Eye indeed required cultivation.
But the classification wasn’t ideal.
If the Fiendishade entered the body, undergoing Qi refinement, that would be the cultivation technique.
However, Luo Chen hasn’t undergone it, even once.
If considered separately, he has the effect of willpower refinement and weak soul root enhancement.
So, the cultivation technique? The Spirit cultivation technique?
Moreover, this technique originated from a martial dao grand master's creation. After the Fiendishade entered the body, as long as it could be endured, there would be an additional physical refinement effect.
In terms of the technique, the difference wasn't significant, only increasing the range of artifact manipulation.
"Perhaps, it’s related to my own constitution?"
Luo Chen thought of the Clarity Liquid.
He had about six vials of the Clarity Liquid in hand.
All of them were already used up, without any special effect of the Netherworld.
Based on his guess, it might be too little.
Or perhaps the Jade Tripod had a stock of the Clarity Liquid for external sales, which was of lower quality than the internal use.
So, the Green Goldseed initially mentioned was quite effective, especially when the JadeTripod took out genuine goods.
"Let’s not worry aboutit, let’s focus on making it great."
The attribute panel slid down, the Alchemical formula section, letLuo ChenPout his lips.
Only the JadeBreaking Hand and the Pure Heart Hand two techniques were really missing.
If he could learn the few techniques recorded in the Qing Yuan Dan Jie, it would be great.
"Handling theCleansingHand, water qi gathering technique, and theSpirit Fusion technique...I wonder whenI will have these extraordinary techniques!"
Now is the time to fantasize!
After fantasizing, Luo chenPursed his lips, almost thinking that after realm breakthrough, the mood wasn’t steady, was he enchanted?
Pfft, Low-rank cultivators have so much heart magic!
Glancing at his martial arts and skills, he realized he hadn’t enough merit points to start with the second-rank pill formula.
"Thirty-four merit points, not enough to start with the second-rank pill Formula."
(End of Chapter)
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