A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Tainan Xiaohui

Every five years, several Foundation Establishment families from Lanzhou jointly host the “Tai Nan Small Gathering.” Rentals are free during this period, intended to provide opportunities for the younger generation from Lanzhou to network. Since it’s specifically for the younger generation, naturally few are over thirty.

Furthermore, the Yue Kingdom’s Ascension Ceremony is also being held in Lanzhou in twenty-nine days, further increasing the number of people coming and going.

Considering that the Ascension Ceremony will officially begin some time away,

meaning it might not be the peak time for the flow of people in Tai Nan Valley, many more reclusive cultivators from all over the country will continue to arrive to participate.

“Let’s walk around and see if I can run into Han Yunzhi and her brother, and that man selling fragments of magic weapons.”

If not, he’ll have to make contact at the Heavenly Mist Platform Ascension Ceremony.

The valley is only so big; after wandering around, he saw many unfamiliar faces but couldn’t find the matching siblings or the burly man selling fragments of handkerchiefs. He wasn’t in a hurry. He found a free inn and chose a room to stay in temporarily.

The stalls in the square changed every three hours.

It wasn’t time for the change yet, so he could wait.

While he still had time, he took a pill and, holding a bluish-green wood-attribute spirit stone in each hand, began circulating his cultivation technique through the Great Heavenly Cycle.

Previously, when cultivating in the Divine Hand Valley of the Seven Mysteries Sect, it took him a very long time to complete one Great Heavenly Cycle. Now, with his greatly improved power, his cultivation speed had increased more than tenfold.

Furthermore, back when he hadn’t even entered the Qi Refining stage, his limit was seven Great Heavenly Cycles a day. More than that would damage his meridians. Now, he could complete over a hundred Great Heavenly Cycles a day without damaging his meridians, greatly improving his cultivation efficiency.

These changes are precisely why the higher a cultivator’s level, the faster and greater their power increases in the same amount of time. This

is also one reason why high-level cultivators can easily defeat low-level cultivators.

“There’s still almost a month left. If I hurry, I might be able to break through the bottleneck and reach the eighth level of Qi Refining?”

The difference between each subsequent level is enormous.

For example, between the seventh and eighth levels of Qi Refining, magical power doubles.

The same applies between the eighth and ninth levels.

And the difference in magical power inevitably affects the power of many spells. This means that with each small step forward, overall strength increases significantly. Whether he can break through quickly will undoubtedly have a great impact on the competition for a spot in the Ascension Assembly.

…

Time quickly came to evening.

At this time, Han Li stopped circulating his energy and opened his eyes.

After more than two hours of energy circulation, most of the Golden Marrow Pill he had taken had been refined. The remaining medicinal power could be refined later. The two low-grade spirit stones he had used a couple of days ago instantly weathered into crystalline ash the moment he opened his palms.

Looking at the faint ash of spirit stones on the ground, Han Li took a deep breath:

“As my cultivation level increases, the consumption of cultivation resources has also accelerated significantly.”

“Before, one or two Yellow Dragon Pills or Golden Marrow Pills a day were enough.”

“But now, I need at least three Yellow Dragon Pills or Golden Marrow Pills a day, plus one Red Jade Pill, and two low-grade spirit stones every three days.”

“Tsk, even the large amount of resources I obtained from the exchange with Fairy Hong Fu has been nearly half used up in the past two years.”

“If this continues, I’m afraid my resources will run out before the Blood Trial even begins.”

If resources aren’t sufficient, his cultivation efficiency will decrease, and the rate of his mana growth will slow down.

Not to mention breaking through his bottleneck.

“This cultivation is too expensive.” “

I must obtain this Foundation Establishment Pill involved in the Ascension Conference.”

Once he obtains it, he can either directly advance one level with a single Foundation Establishment Pill,

or exchange it for cultivation resources to ensure he doesn’t lack spirit herbs, pills, spirit stones, and other resources for the next few years.

He straightened his clothes and looked out the window at the square not far away.

From here, he could clearly see most of the stalls.

Many of those stalls had been replaced compared to the daytime.

Among the many stalls, he used his Heavenly Eye Technique to spot a girl with delicate and lovely features. The girl gave him a kind and simple feeling, vaguely resembling his own little sister. This feeling was extremely subtle:

“Is it you? Little sister Han Yunzhi?”

Han Li’s eyes flickered, and he no longer lingered in the room.

He opened the door, went downstairs, and headed straight for the girl’s stall.

As he got closer, he paused for a moment. He saw that the stall had quite a few items, including the complete method of the Everlasting Spring Technique, priced at two spirit stones. There were blank talisman papers, as well as finished talismans of low and mid-level, and so on.

Closer inspection confirmed that the girl’s cultivation level was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

“Fellow Daoist, has anything caught your eye at the stall?”

Perhaps because she had been scrutinized for a while, the girl seemed a little nervous.

Han Li pondered for a moment before speaking:

“How should I address you, young lady? I’d like a high-quality talisman brush for drawing talismans and a magical artifact to conceal one’s aura. Do you have any? I can trade you pills that strengthen the foundation and enhance magical power; you won’t be at a disadvantage.”

He still had some Yellow Dragon Pills and Golden Marrow Pills. He could

use a few to snag a small bargain.

“My surname is Han; you can call me Little Sister Han. By the way, fellow Daoist, are you really going to trade me pills that can enhance magical power?” the girl asked, her eyes shining.

“Of course.”

“Okay, please wait a moment.” The young girl said, activating a communication talisman, then looked at Han Li: “I do have a talisman brush for drawing talismans, but a magic tool for concealing one’s aura… why don’t you buy a mid-level beginner invisibility talisman?”

This is a mid-level talisman, superior to a low-level invisibility talisman.

It’s available at the stall.

A short while later, a burly giant, no less imposing than Qu Hun, arrived

with a powerful stride. He knocked over some cultivators near the surrounding stalls,

causing them to stumble and fall. This enraged the cultivators.

However, upon seeing his extraordinary physique and Qi Refining Level 10 cultivation, their eyes all cleared up again: misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding.

“Brother!”

the little girl at the stall called out happily, but with a hint of reproach, “Brother, can’t you be a little more composed? You almost overturned everyone’s stalls…”

After scolding the giant, the girl looked at the staggering cultivators around her:

“Fellow cultivators, I apologize on behalf of my brother. Please forgive me.”

This complaint and statement, coupled with the girl’s sweet and lovely face, made the expressions of the surrounding cultivators even more pleasant:

this girl is reasonable.

“I’m sorry, everyone, things were too rushed, I rushed in too fast,”

the giant said apologetically, scratching the back of his head. He

then pulled something out of his pocket:

“Here, little sister, I brought everything.”

It was a long, slender wooden box.

The wooden box opened, revealing a talisman pen inside.

“This pen is called the Golden Bamboo Pen. The nib is made from the neck hair of the second-level demon beast, the Golden-Eyed Ape. The handle is made from a small piece of gold essence mixed with black iron, and then refined by a Foundation Establishment cultivator using both civil and martial fire for three days and three nights.”

“This pen was left behind by an elder of our clan who was a master of talisman crafting. It was later passed down to my brother and me. Unfortunately, we lack talent in talisman making, wasting a lot of time and this pen. My brother is going to participate in this Ascension Ceremony, and his cultivation technique has reached a bottleneck. He needs the help of medicine to break through quickly.”

It was for this reason that she was willing to part with the Golden Bamboo Pen.

“If you, fellow Daoist, are interested in this pen, you can exchange it for a pill worth twenty spirit stones.”

A fine pen.

Han Li’s eyes lit up.

At the same time,

he became even more cautious about this Ascension Ceremony.

The man before him was at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and was stuck at a bottleneck. Once he broke through, he would reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining. Moreover, he discovered that at least seven or eight out of ten participants in the Ascension Ceremony’s arena were stuck at a bottleneck, unable to break through.

“In other words, those who believe they still have potential won’t rush to participate in the Ascension Ceremony. They’ll wait until their cultivation has improved and their magical power is more refined. Those who participate are mostly those whose potential has been exhausted, and who can hardly improve further without the help of medicine?”

He handed over pills in one hand and a talisman brush in the other.

This single talisman brush, if taken to a knowledgeable person within the sect, could fetch at least two hundred spirit stones.

The reason?

The golden essence inside!

What is golden essence?

(End of Chapter)