A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 104

Chapter 103 Astonishing Spiritual Energy, Immense Opportunity!

The first half of the jade slip contained Xin Ruyin’s unique understanding of array formations.

It included methods for crafting and setting up the Inverted Five Elements Array, research insights on several other arrays, and ancient texts on grand arrays.

These texts contained even more complex array formation insights left by ancient cultivators.

The second half of the jade slip contained the Mysterious Peony Transformation into Infant Technique, also known as the Second Nascent Soul Secret Technique.

Unlike the Daoist sect’s top-tier clone technique, “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones,” the Mysterious Peony Transformation into Infant Technique was a shortcut in the demonic path and had some drawbacks. Compared to “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones,” it was still inferior.

However, within the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stages of the human realm, and even within the Void Refining stage of the upper realm, the Mysterious Peony Transformation into Infant Technique had its merits.

Withdrawing his attention from the jade slip, Han Li looked at Xin Ruyin and the other two, and took out a bottle of pills from his storage bag:

“Although the Xuanmu Nascent Soul Transformation Technique is far beyond my current reach, I still appreciate Miss Xin’s kindness. Here are six Foundation Establishment Pills and some cultivation supplies. I wish Fellow Daoist Qi and Miss Xiaomei a successful Foundation Establishment.”

“Six Foundation Establishment Pills?”

The three were surprised.

Even with Xin Ruyin’s intelligence, she couldn’t quite understand the man before her.

In the many countries of the southern hinterland, Foundation Establishment Pills were a monopoly of major sects and clans. Countless cultivation families had to rely on the favor of these major sects to obtain even one or two.

This man before her had taken out eight pills.

It was truly unfathomable.

“Now that this matter is settled, Miss Xin, I am also preparing to return to Yue Kingdom. Before I leave, may I discuss a few things with you privately?”

Han Li said with a smile.

In a good mood, he didn’t mind giving this woman a way out.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yunxiao and Xiaomei retreated.

The next moment, two soundproof barriers, one large and one small, quickly rose in the area, isolating the inside from the outside.

“Brother Han, what advice do you have?”

Xin Ruyin’s expression grew serious.

Han Li didn’t mince words:

“You may only have two paths to survival. One is, after the Demonic Path has occupied Yue Kingdom and annexed Yuanwu Zijin and other surrounding countries, join the Hehuan Sect and seek the protection of the Nascent Soul cultivator, Old Demon Yunlu. Although the Demonic Path has various methods of controlling people, your situation is most compatible with the methods he cultivates.”

Old Ancestor Yunlu’s cultivation method allows her to be both male and female, and to be compatible with both genders.

For the Dragon Roar Body, it is the simplest and most effective elixir.

It’s like prescribing the right medicine for the illness.

If Xin Ruyin can join Old Demon Yunlu’s sect and obtain Yunlu’s cultivation method to solve her own problems, even turning those problems into a great opportunity, her future will be limitless. She will

likely go even further than Tian Qin’er.

Tian Qin’er used the Ice Phoenix Cold Essence to eliminate the Dragon Roar Qi.

Yun Lu’s technique, on the other hand, allows her to control the Dragon Roar Qi for her own use.

The superiority of one over the other is obvious.

“Another path is through my introduction: to join the Red Tassel Mountain lineage and become a disciple of my master, Fairy Hong Fu. My master is currently at the late Core Formation stage, kind and gentle, and treats her disciples exceptionally well. You’ll understand when you see my situation. With her protection for a while, you’ll be fine. Furthermore, my master is about to receive an opportunity that will increase your chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage

. If she can become a Nascent Soul cultivator, she can protect you as you enter the Core Formation stage.” Once you reach the Core Formation stage, your lifespan will be long enough to find a way to resolve the Dragon Roar Qi within your body.

‘Xin Ruyin, what will you choose?’

…

A few days later, Han Li returned to Yue Kingdom.

He took the Xizhou secret passage back to his cave.

The next moment, several small mantises sprang out from the Spirit Eye Spring, brandishing their sharp, blade-like legs and attacking.

“Hmm?”

After he went to the Golden Drum Plains battlefield, several Golden-backed Mantis eggs had already hatched?

Judging by the time, they should have hatched long ago.

As he curiously observed them, a magical shield appeared, and the four little mantises’ bladed legs clanged against it. However, not only did they fail to break through the shield, they were instead blasted away.

If he hadn’t deliberately controlled the Azure Yuan Sword Shield to prevent it from counterattacking with Azure Yuan Sword Light, the little mantises would have been killed by the counterattacking sword light.

“Good, good, it’s good that they hatched early, consider it double happiness.”

Otherwise, there really wouldn’t have been time for these little things to be born.

Two days later, Master Hongfu and Dong Xuan’er arrived together.

By then, he had completed the dismantling of the first set of the Inverted Five Elements Array and the setting up of the fourth.

Looking at the Inverted Five Elements Array, which had drastically changed its atmosphere and possessed only seventy percent of its previous power, completely different from the previous arrays, Master Hongfu couldn’t help but twitch her brow repeatedly.

She felt that if she were trapped inside, she would be trapped for a long time.

Where did his disciple get such a powerful formation?

“Master, Senior Sister,”

Han Li stepped forward to greet her.

“Why does your formation look a little different?” Dong Xuan’er asked curiously.

“It’s more perfect,” Han Li replied with a smile, then immediately got to the point: “By the way, Senior Sister, did you manage to obtain any forbidden formations from the three major families?”

Dong Xuan’er shook her head, a look of annoyance flashing across her face.

Seeing this, Master Hong Fu smiled and comforted her:

“Forbidden formations are another foundation of the three major families and sects. How can they be easily shown to others? Not lending them is their right, lending them is a favor. Just consider it a matter of not being close enough, don’t take it to heart.”

Han Li nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed.

It was their right not to lend them, lending them was a favor.

They simply didn’t have a proper relationship.

In the past, one of his main purposes in befriending the Chen family, Lei Wanhe, and the Linghu family was precisely this.

However, those who were once close to the family now held little influence. For example, Chen Qiaotian, Chen Qiaoshan, and Chen Qiaoqian from the Chen family couldn’t sway the elders’ decisions. Uncle Lei was also temporarily overseeing things at the front lines in place of Master Hongfu, unable to remotely control the Lei family; otherwise, he would have been the most likely to lend them that forbidden grand formation.

Oh well.

No need to force it.

My own formation, seventy percent complete, wasn’t bad either.

“Junior brother, you’ve made such a big fuss, could there really be something good inside this Spirit Eye Spring?” Dong Xuan’er blinked curiously.

“I don’t know, but it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Han Li shrugged.

He then led the way:

“Master, Senior Sister, please come in.”

The three soon arrived at the Spirit Eye Spring.

Here, four small, emerald-green mantises with a golden line on their backs were very active and playful.

Seeing Han Li, they attacked again, swinging their blade-like legs.

However,

as Master Hong Fu released her aura, the four little ones immediately wilted and fell to the ground with a thud.

“Oh, the little things have hatched?”

Dong Xuan’er’s eyes lit up.

She carefully picked up two of them that seemed affectionate towards her and placed them in her palm, liking them more and more as she looked at them.

“Yes, they must have hatched while I was on my way to the Golden Drum Plain battlefield.”

This was the effect of the Spirit Eye Spring.

After playing with them for a while, they finally got down to business.

“Han Li, have you thought this through? The Spirit Eye Spring is a rare find. Let me tell you, after you brought me and Xuan’er here, I arranged for the Dong family members to search every corner, large and small, within the thousands of miles of Taiyue Mountain with twenty or thirty double-eyed rats. I even sent clansmen to Yuanwu Kingdom and several nearby countries to search, especially those remote and desolate places. As a result, after many years, we have found nothing.”

Master Hong Fu said solemnly,

“If you sell this to your master, I’m afraid it will be difficult to find a second one in the future.”

She did not want to take advantage of her disciple.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing

this. He truly did not know about this matter.

Although he had expected his master to do something, he did not expect her to do something like this.

However, hesitation was not an option:

“Master, if you can condense your Nascent Soul and become a Nascent Soul Ancestor, that would be a blessing for your disciple. So, please take action and move this Spirit Eye Spring so that it can contribute to your path to enlightenment.”

His attitude remained firm.

Hearing this, Hong Fu was deeply moved.

She immediately handed over a storage bag:

“Take this.”

“Thank you, Master.”

Han Li bowed, his face beaming.

Of course, while he was happy, he wouldn’t let this delay his business.

He didn’t even glance at the contents of the storage bag, but instead fully activated the Reversed Five Elements Array, covering an area with a radius of three hundred feet. With this flawed forbidden array, he tried his best to intercept the astonishing spiritual energy to prevent it from leaking out too much.

At the same time, he specifically suggested:

“Master, why don’t we lift up this hundred-foot cliff and fly directly above the Spirit Eye Spring to attack?”

That spiritual energy couldn’t be intercepted by this cliff.

Leaving the cliff intact would only obstruct their vision and affect the direction of the spiritual energy. Lifting the cliff would be different; exposing the Spirit Eye Spring would allow them to react more quickly and adapt to the situation.

“Alright.”

After all, moving the Spirit Eye Spring itself would require cutting down the cliff above.

Attacking from directly above wasn’t out of the question.

“Boom!”

A red magical flying sword flashed into existence, unleashing

a ring of sword energy that instantly cleaved the mountain, spanning over two hundred feet in diameter, in two halves. The next moment, a gigantic magical hand, over a hundred feet in size, materialized under Master Hongfu’s repeated hand seals. The hand slammed down, gripping the cliff face several tens of feet high:

“Rise!”

The magical hand lifted upwards, and the entire severed mountain peak rose from the ground.

This was the extent of a Core Formation cultivator’s magical power.

It was also the main reason why only a Core Formation cultivator could perfectly relocate the Spirit Eye Spring.

No Foundation Establishment cultivator could do this.

After relocating the mountain peak, Master Hongfu continued to perform hand seals, continuously shooting various colored spiritual lights from her hands into the spring below.

The Spirit Eye Spring immediately shone brightly.

Following this, the entire ground, including the spring itself, trembled slightly.

“Buzz…”

As Master Hongfu performed one hand seal after another, and uttered one deep incantation after another, the spiritual spring began to boil and bubble, as if an invisible giant hand was manipulating the spring.

But just then, an extremely heavy spiritual pressure suddenly emerged from the spring. Immediately afterward, an incredibly powerful white aura burst forth from the boiling spring, shooting out at astonishing speed, reaching Master Hongfu in a flash, giving her no time to react before grazing past her body.

Fast.

Too fast.

Then it slammed heavily into a golden treasure chest, about ten feet tall, that had appeared above everyone without warning.

“Bang…”

The golden treasure chest was knocked away by the white aura, the lid closed, the spiritual light disappeared, and it spun away not far away.

The astonishing aura then crashed heavily into the array’s light barrier of the Inverted Five Elements Array in the next instant.

The grand formation instantly rippled with intense spiritual light.

A piercing sound echoed within the formation, causing extreme discomfort to everyone’s ears.

As expected, a large portion of the spiritual energy still managed to surge through the layers of the formation along the ripples of light, breaking through the several colorful light screens of the Inverted Five Elements Formation. Finally, it transformed into a stream of light that shot straight into the sky, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.

“There really is something?!”

Dong Xuan’er, on the mountainside below, covered her mouth, her eyes wide with astonishment.

Hong Fu, at this moment, felt a swelling sensation throughout her body, as if she were being supported by a surge of pure spiritual energy. Realizing what was happening belatedly, she was both surprised and delighted. She opened her mouth to say something, but then felt a wave of pleasure wash over her, and couldn’t help but let out a soft moan:

“This is… spiritual energy overflowing? Such pure spiritual energy!”

“Much purer than the true essence and mana within my body!”

“After absorbing it, I only need to complete one Great Circulation to refine it into my own mana and convert it into true essence for storage.”

This was even faster and more convenient than a Nascent Soul cultivator using mana infusion to accelerate cultivation growth.

An opportunity!

An incredible opportunity!

Then, she secretly regretted her actions: If she had known this, she would have definitely gotten a better forbidden array to set up and block the spiritual energy within the Spirit Eye Spring.

Han Li, meanwhile, secretly marveled,

“No wonder even the original Nascent Soul stage cultivator praised

this pure spiritual energy as ‘amazing’!” Thankfully, he hadn’t tried to directly absorb the energy; otherwise, he would have surely exploded.

“Senior Sister, quick, come and absorb it together…”

After reminding her, he immediately took to the air, breathing heavily, greedily absorbing the pure spiritual energy trapped by the forbidden Five Elements Array. Before the energy was diluted by the harsh environment of the Southern Lands, he absorbed as much as he could:

“Quick, quick, quick…”   He sucked and sucked, absorbing as much as he could.

Even   when he was stuffed, he puffed out his cheeks to inhale as much   as possible .   The principle was “the more the better. ” In short,   it smelled amazing.   However, before Dong Xuan’er could react, the pure spiritual energy trapped by the array transformed into a rain of light that poured down.   Landing at the foot of the smoothly cut, hundred-zhang-high mountain wall, the spiritual energy instantly brought life to the area, with various plants sprouting and quickly unfurling their leaves.   The three, bathed in the spiritual energy, felt invigorated, their bodies and minds refreshed and clear-headed.   Dong Xuan’er, with the lowest cultivation level, inhaled the pure spiritual energy, and her internal cultivation technique spontaneously circulated. One major cycle of her cultivation was equivalent to hundreds or even thousands of cycles normally. With just that small breath, her internal mana became more refined and concentrated than a second ago, comparable to refining a precious elixir. It was   even comparable to the marrow cleansing during Foundation Establishment.   The speed of her mana increase was visible to the n*ked eye.   Her mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation advanced rapidly and powerfully .   ”Junior Brother…”   the girl’s eyes shone with admiration.   Unfortunately, Han Li had no time to pay attention to this senior sister. He didn’t even glance at Dong Xuan’er again.   He was now completely focused on refining spiritual energy while simultaneously manipulating the array and shrinking the forbidden range of the Reversed Five Elements Array to prevent the spiritual energy from diluting too quickly and excessively, thus wasting the opportunity.   The three of them descended together, arriving at the Spirit Eye Spring that had not yet been fully excavated.   Han Li had already retrieved the golden treasure chest.   ”Let’s cultivate here first! We’ll think about other things after we’ve refined the pure spiritual energy within our bodies and the surrounding area! With such an opportunity before us, we can’t miss it,”   Master Hong Fu transmitted.   The two nodded in response.   At this point, it wouldn’t matter who came looking for them.   Han Li was both excited and fortunate.   He was excited because the pure spiritual energy he had absorbed was being converted into a large amount of magical power cultivation as his cultivation technique rapidly circulated. What delighted him even more was that he didn’t need to refine this spiritual energy at all; his magical power had already assimilated it. Not only that, but the true essence of his magical power had also been greatly purified.

It was as if he had taken a magic pill.

The purification effect increased with the amount of spiritual energy absorbed and transformed.

So,

like his master Hong Fu, he began to absorb the residual spiritual energy from the outside world while simultaneously refining the spiritual energy within his body.

He only wanted to gain more.

He only wanted this state to last longer.

…

Time flew by, and three days passed.

At this time,

Hong Fu had completed the refinement of the spiritual energy within her body.

In just three days, it felt as if she had lived through thousands of days and nights.

After checking the situation within her body, she was immediately overjoyed beyond words.

“Fortune, fortune!”

The major problem that had hindered her from forming her Nascent Soul had actually been solved just like that?

Although the amount of magical power within her body had not yet reached the peak of Core Formation, and was still some distance from the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm, the purity and quality of her magical power were absolutely up to standard, definitely surpassing Old Monster Qiong, and even almost catching up with the purity of the magical power within Uncle Linghu’s body.

This level of purity was undoubtedly extremely beneficial for breaking through the Core Formation and forming the Nascent Soul.

“What level of spiritual energy was that hazy white aura that purified my mana to such an extent?”

“And I only got a small part of it, yet I received such a huge benefit. What if I had kept the whole thing?”

What a pity.

But…

isn’t this also an immense stroke of luck?

It’s like a pie falling from the sky, not falling in front of me tainted by worldly dust, but landing right on me, allowing me to taste the purest first bite.

“Through this opportunity, my mana has greatly increased, saving me over a decade of arduous cultivation. Crucially, the purity of my mana has significantly improved, which means I’ve saved myself the decades of honing my mana required to reach the peak of Core Formation.”

The peak of Core Formation only means the cultivation technique is complete, and the quantity of mana… meets the standard.

The Pseudo-Nascent Soul stage means that both the quality and quantity of mana are met simultaneously with the completion of the cultivation technique.

The quality of mana in the Pseudo-Nascent Soul stage is usually closer to that of a true Nascent Soul cultivator.

If one still has ample lifespan remaining in the pseudo-infant stage, one can cultivate secret techniques to enhance divine sense and collect rare and precious medicines to help combat inner demons.

Furthermore, why do cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots not face the bottleneck of Core Formation, and why is their process of forming a Nascent Soul much easier compared to cultivators with other spiritual root constitutions? It’s precisely because their spiritual root is singular, resulting in purer mana and true essence within their bodies.

This purer mana not only meets the hard requirements for Core Formation and Nascent Soul formation but also saves a great deal of time in arduous cultivation.

Conversely, cultivators with special constitutions and unique spiritual roots, upon reaching the peak of Core Formation, need to spend decades refining and polishing themselves to improve the purity and quality of their mana.

“Now, my mana quality has met the requirements…”

It has reached the standard.

Even exceeded it.

“Next, I just need to steadily improve my cultivation, allowing the amount of my mana and true essence to also cross a threshold.”

“At that time…”

“My probability of forming a Nascent Soul should be much higher than that of the old monster Qiong, who has no inner demons.”

Even without any preparation, the probability is still over 30%.

If she could prepare certain things, such as a Spirit Eye Spring or Spirit Eye Stone, an environment rich in spiritual energy, and some rare items to combat inner demons, her chances of successfully shattering her core and forming her nascent soul would increase significantly.

And all of this was thanks to one person.

“With my remaining hundred-odd years of lifespan, I originally had a chance to attempt a Nascent Soul stage, but at most, I only had a 20% chance.”

Eighty percent chance not.

Now, the situation is vastly different.

With ample time for cultivation, she can simultaneously increase her magical power to meet the required quantity, even exceeding it.

On the other hand, she can dedicate time to cultivating a method to enhance her divine sense, thereby strengthening her resistance to the inner demon tribulation.

Furthermore, she can collect rare and precious herbs and elixirs to help combat inner demons. A

three-pronged approach, the more the better, to increase the probability of forming her nascent soul.

This favorable situation is all thanks to her little disciple.

This feeling of being cared for like this was something she hadn’t experienced since her brother was still alive.

This feeling is truly awkward.

How many years has it been since she felt this way?

“And judging from this, the Spirit Eye Pearl that the child spoke of that day does exist, and this Spirit Eye Spring is indeed very special. No wonder, no wonder he wanted to borrow the Forbidden Array; this child must have had foresight…” She had been

too arrogant.

This caused a large amount of pure spiritual energy to leak out.

“What a pity, what a pity,”

Hong Fu sighed inwardly.

If it weren’t for this, with the baptism and nourishment of that spiritual energy, her Xuan’er would have been a shoo-in for Core Formation.

She might even have already entered the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Looking at her little disciple Han Li, his aura was thick and restrained, the sixth level of the Azure Origin Sword Technique was perfected, and his internal mana and true essence were perfectly unified.

“This is… almost reaching the Pseudo-Core Formation stage?!”

The key was that the purity of his internal mana and true essence was approaching that of a cultivator in the early Core Formation stage!

In other words, in just three days, it was as if he had cultivated for decades.

The wonder of this was self-evident.

“Master…”

Dong Xuan’er opened her eyes at this moment, her eyes filled with joy.

“Shh…!”

Hong Fu whispered, placing her index finger to her lips.

“Your junior brother is still refining his spiritual energy; don’t disturb him.”

Dong Xuan’er, hearing this, withdrew her smile, nodded slightly, and then left the Spirit Eye Spring with Hong Fu, arriving at the foot of the cliff. They reached

the vibrant foot of the mountain.

Hong Fu looked back at the half-remaining cliff face and sighed, “Xuan’er, we both owe your junior brother so much this time.”

The girl bit her lip and replied telepathically,

“Master, actually, a long time ago, I felt that it was my junior brother taking care of me, his senior sister, not the other way around.”

A look of frustration crossed the girl’s face as she said this.

She remembered how she had almost gone astray more than ten years ago.

Back when she was in the Qi Refining stage, her vanity led her to seduce many male disciples. If it weren’t for her junior brother’s wise advice, she would have gone astray in her cultivation, and her reputation would likely have been ruined.

Her junior brother not only dissuaded her but also successfully provoked her into Foundation Establishment ahead of everyone else through a bet.

After she achieved Foundation Establishment, looking back at those elite male disciples in the top fifty or even top twenty of the competition, she was utterly disappointed: a bunch of mediocre Qi Refining talents and newbies. Did

those mediocre talents and penniless men deserve her energy?

Wasting even a moment of their attention would be disrespectful to her status.

Besides, toying with those people was nothing compared to flirting with her junior brother, having him call her “Uncle-Master” repeatedly.

Unfortunately,

her good fortune didn’t last.

Her junior brother returned from the Blood Forbidden Land, not only becoming her disciple but also achieving Foundation Establishment, and from then on, his progress was unstoppable.

In just a few years, his cultivation surpassed hers, and

he remained far ahead ever since.

Even now, with her magical cultivation at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the quality of her magical essence surpassing that of most late-Foundation Establishment or even Pseudo-Core Stage cultivators, despite her significant progress, she still couldn’t catch up with her junior brother. Instead

, the gap widened again. A sense of defeat welled up,

only to be quickly dispelled by a surge of happiness.

Shouldn’t she feel happy and lucky to have such a blessed

junior brother? Meeting him at this crossroads in her life was truly wonderful.

…

As for Han Li, some spiritual energy within his body hadn’t been fully refined.

He had absorbed too much earlier.

He needed another half day to refine and precipitate it, lest he waste it.

A day later, having not only refined all the pure spiritual energy he had absorbed but also refining his own essence three times, he opened his eyes:

“Peak of the late-Foundation Establishment stage!” He

was still a little short of the Pseudo-Core Stage in terms of the amount of magical essence he needed to accumulate.

In other words, the quality was up to standard, but the quantity was lacking.

A few more months of taking the medicine would definitely be enough.

“Huh? Where are Master and Senior Sister?”

A sweep of his divine sense immediately revealed two figures meditating on a grassy cushion outside the cave.

Master Hongfu’s aura was much stronger now, making him feel even more pressured. Even though he had also improved, and significantly so, compared to Master Hongfu’s progress, his improvement was insignificant.

This opportunity undoubtedly brought greater benefits to those with higher cultivation levels.

Of course, the benefits he gained were substantial.

This time, he had essentially completed the step he had pursued during his two or three decades of secluded cultivation on Sea Ape Island in the original story! He had completed

the first stage of purifying his mana. That’s

right, the pure spiritual energy from the Spirit Eye Spring was such a great opportunity.

Even if the quantity wasn’t large, it was still comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. For someone like him in the Foundation Establishment stage or someone like Master Hongfu in the Core Formation stage, both the quality and quantity of that spiritual energy were “astonishing.” It

‘s no exaggeration to say that if he had a few more months, he could attempt his first Core Formation!

It’s just that forcibly forming a core would definitely fail.

Therefore, he wouldn’t rush into doing so.

Given his current state, even if he were to miraculously form a core, he would only be a very ordinary, bottom-tier core cultivator. In terms of the upper limit of his mana, he would only be slightly higher than a typical core cultivator. In terms of the quality of his mana and true essence, after forming a core, he might not be much better than other core cultivators, and might even be inferior.

The first stage of the Three-Turn Rejuvenation Technique, which improves the purity of mana, only makes his mana and true essence comparable to a pseudo-core cultivator with dual spiritual roots; it’s not comparable to those with heavenly spiritual roots, unusual spiritual roots, or special physiques.

Under these circumstances, hastily forming a core would mean giving up another opportunity:

the Three-Turn Rejuvenation Technique!

Besides purifying the true essence and mana within the body, the Three-Turn Rejuvenation Technique can also deepen the dantian and expand the meridians, allowing the practitioner to possess mana many times, or even several times, that of the same level.

First, second, and third turns—the third turn is not the limit.

Of course, the third turn is not mandatory either.

It depends on lifespan.

If one has ample lifespan, they would naturally prefer to spend an extra 30 to 50 years to complete the next stage, thereby gaining a 30% increase in the purity of their mana and a 30% increase in their mana cap.

As for the maximum number of stages,

Qing Yuanzi, the creator of this technique, didn’t specify.

He only estimated that three stages would allow the purity of the mana essence within the body to rival that of a Core Formation cultivator, thus absolutely meeting the standards for Core Formation.

Looking back,

cultivating the Qing Yuan Sword Art and the Three-Stage Reincarnation technique only requires 30% more time and effort than ordinary cultivators, yet after dispersing and restarting, one can gain 30% higher mana purity and a 30% higher mana cap than cultivators of the same level. This is truly a win-win situation. It

not only aids in Core Formation

but also helps in breaking through the bottleneck of the Core Formation stage in the future.

It might even help in Nascent Soul Formation.

An extra 30% of time and effort is exchanged for a 30% increase in mana quality and cap, as well as a slight reduction in the difficulty of bottlenecks at each stage.

There is no more profitable technique than this.

Anyone with a basic understanding of mathematics should understand how high the cost-effectiveness is.

In other words, cultivating the Azure Origin Sword Technique not only doesn’t delay a cultivator’s training time, but actually saves time and energy in a roundabout way.

It’s like moving the step of refining the quality of mana, which is essential for late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and even Pseudo-Core Stage cultivators, to the early, middle, and late stages of Foundation Establishment. It puts the decades needed for the later stages earlier

, paving a smoother path for the future.

Besides, he currently

has plenty of time

, plenty of pills, and

a portion of spiritual energy intercepted in the golden treasure chest.

There’s also the spirit stone mine on Biling Island waiting for him to explore.

Moreover, the benefits he gains from each time he re-cultivates are exponentially increased.

“Master, Senior Sister…”

Putting aside his thoughts, Han Li flew out of the cave and came to Hong Fu and Dong Xuan’er.

“Not bad, not bad, your foundation is very solid. With a few more decades of refinement, you can definitely try to form a Core.”

Master Hong Fu commented with a smile.

“Master, Senior Sister, how long have you been protecting me here?” Han Li asked.

Upon hearing this, Dong Xuan’er chuckled and said, “I’ve been waiting for you all day.”

Her voice was as clear and melodious as a lark’s.

Master Hongfu shook her head,

“I wouldn’t call myself a protector. With this great formation, even without us, outsiders can’t break in, let alone disturb you.”

She paused, then sighed deeply,

“Han Li, I’m truly indebted to you this time.”

“Master, what are you saying? It’s me who’s indebted to you. Now that I’ve sold the Spirit Eye Spring, whatever’s inside is yours. Besides, without you, I couldn’t extract that incredibly pure spiritual energy from the Spirit Eye Spring…” The implication was clear.

They were mutually benefiting.

The favor would remain in their hearts.

“What do you want? Just say the word…” Master Hongfu took a deep breath and asked.

“Master, no need, no need,”

Han Li waved his hands repeatedly.

“No, Junior Brother, if I don’t bestow something upon you, I won’t be able to get past my conscience,”

Dong Xuan’er smiled playfully.

Master Hongfu laughed heartily:

“As your senior sister said, even for the sake of my path, you cannot refuse. Just ask for what you want.”

“Then please grant me a spot to enter the Crimson Forbidden Land, Master.”

“Who are you planning to send in?”

Dong Xuan’er suddenly asked curiously.

“Master, Senior Sister, can we talk about it later?”

Han Li grinned,

giving a vague answer.

“Not enough.”

(End of Chapter)