A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Senior Sister Xuan’er still has a long way to go.

He had already gotten all the bargains he wanted.

What remained were just some inferior pieces, which he didn’t care for.

“So, should I go to a quiet town to find a secluded place to cultivate and break through, or continue cultivating in Tai Nan Valley to break through my bottleneck?”

After thinking for a moment, he decided to spend as much of his remaining time as possible in Tai Nan Valley.

Firstly, at this current juncture, many cultivators were stuck at their bottlenecks, and he wasn’t among the most outstanding few; in fact, he could be considered quite ordinary. Even if his cultivation broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, it wouldn’t attract the attention of those around him.

Because among the thousands of young cultivators gathered in Tai Nan Valley, the eighth level of Qi Refining was only considered below average.

The ninth level of Qi Refining was the dividing line between average and average.

The tenth level was considered a minor expert. The

eleventh level was a major expert.

Currently, there were only three at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Even if a few more emerged later, those at the twelfth level would still be few and far between.

Most were still stuck at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, or even the tenth level.

Therefore, his attempt to break through the bottleneck here wasn’t abrupt at all; in fact, it made him more compatible with the group.

Sneaking away early would only arouse suspicion.

Besides,

this was the territory of Foundation Establishment families like the Yan family.

With those Foundation Establishment cultivators maintaining order, it was much safer than breaking through in the wilderness or ordinary towns.

Even powerful groups of cultivators wouldn’t dare to make a move in the valley.

Inside the inn, Han Li hung a “Closed Cultivation, Do Not Disturb” sign on his room door, refusing all visits.

Considering the travel time to the Heavenly Mist Platform, the time for rest and recuperation upon arrival, and the potential delays along the way…

“Time is of the essence!”

To accelerate his progress, he had to use some of his most treasured resources.

First, there were the three “Refining Essence Pills” he had specifically exchanged for spirit stones from Fairy Hong Fu, which were helpful for breaking through bottlenecks in the Qi Refining stage.

These three Refining Essence Pills possess medicinal power far exceeding that of ordinary low-grade Qi Refining pills. A single pill is more than ten times stronger than the Yellow Dragon Pill or Golden Marrow Pill, yet far weaker than the Foundation Establishment Pill. Therefore, they are perfectly suited for cultivators stuck at the Qi Refining bottleneck. Each pill is worth no less than eighty spirit stones.

Within the entire Yellow Maple Valley, they are considered rare

and priceless.

Only a few Foundation Establishment families and Core Formation families or elders can obtain them.

These Refining Essence Pills were actually prepared by Fairy Hong Fu for Dong Xuan’er, in case her beloved disciple and grandniece was restless and unable to cultivate diligently. If Dong Xuan’er became too unproductive, Fairy Hong Fu would use these pills to help her reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Fortunately…

Since Fairy Hongfu hadn’t gone into seclusion yet, Dong Xuan’er didn’t have much free time to wander around the corrupting influence of Huangfeng Valley, thus avoiding being fawned over and groveled by a group of eager suitors.

Before she became arrogant, Dong Xuan’er was still diligently cultivating.

Fairy Hongfu, on the other hand, had reserved three Refining Essence Pills for later use.

This was why he was able to obtain the other three.

“Although they are very precious, if they can help me break through my cultivation, they are worth it.”

With a slight pang of regret, Han Li took one of the three pills and began refining its medicinal power, unwilling to waste a single drop.

As the powerful medicinal power dissolved in his stomach, his internal energy began a frenzied Great Circulation.

Refining medicinal power into magical power was basic.

But soon, he discovered the biggest difference between himself and others.

This Refining Essence Pill, which was very effective for ordinary Qi Refining cultivators, was significantly less potent for him.

It wasn’t that the pill was faulty, but rather the pitfall of his four-element pseudo-spiritual root.

It turned out that his Great Circulation Cycle efficiency was significantly lower than that of ordinary True Spirit Root cultivators.

The results of one Great Circulation Cycle were only about half, or even less, of those of ordinary three-element True Spirit Root cultivators. Whether it was the absorption of spiritual energy or the conversion of medicinal power, his efficiency was inferior to those with three spiritual roots.

The loss of medicinal power during this process was secondary, as it wouldn’t be completely lost in a day or two. The main problem was that the conversion efficiency was too poor, wasting a lot of time.

“Not enough.”

“With this conversion efficiency, there’s definitely not enough time.”

There would certainly be an effect, but it wouldn’t reach the high efficiency expected of a three-element True Spirit Root cultivator.

What should he do then?

“Should I use a second or even a third pill?”

The remaining two were for the two minor bottlenecks he had encountered at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.

The original owner of this body had taken more than two years to go from the ninth to the eleventh level of Qi Refining. His plan, however, was to use the remaining two to three years to go from the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining to at least the eleventh level.

The leap was much larger,

and undoubtedly more difficult.

In the meantime, he couldn’t do without Refining Essence Pills, which could help him break through bottlenecks.

“Then I’ll use another Refining Essence Pill, along with a mid-grade spirit stone to assist.”

Spirit stones, as substances containing pure spiritual energy, could not only be used to restore mana, for setting up formations, and for currency exchange, but their primary function was to assist in cultivation, and the effect was quite good, not much less potent than pills. After all, it was two different things for a cultivator to absorb and refine scattered spiritual energy themselves, and for pure spiritual energy to be readily available to them.

Moreover, the higher the grade of the spirit stone, the more obvious the effect of assisting in cultivation and breaking through bottlenecks.

Top-grade spirit stones can propel Nascent Soul cultivators and even assist those in the mid-stage of Deity Transformation in breaking through bottlenecks.

High-grade spirit stones can also serve as auxiliary treasures for Foundation Establishment and early-to-mid-stage Core Formation cultivators during their breakthroughs.

Having a high-grade spirit stone is equivalent to receiving a late-to-mid-stage Core Formation master’s transmission of power from a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

And it’s a transmission without any side effects!

While he didn’t have any top-grade or high-grade spirit stones, he still had several mid-grade spirit stones obtained from Fairy Hong Fu.

In terms of the purity of the spiritual energy within mid-grade spirit stones, they were effective in assisting cultivators below the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

They were sufficient to be used as a precious medicine.

“Such extravagant breakthroughs are extremely rare even among the eleventh and twelfth levels of Qi Refining cultivation techniques, right? Even within those cultivation families, they wouldn’t be so generous to their direct descendants…” Han Li thought to himself.

He was using a mid-grade spirit stone and two Refining Pills to assist in breaking through minor hurdles in the Qi Refining stage.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment families simply couldn’t afford to support him.

After all, the average Qi Refining eighth or ninth level cultivator wouldn’t possess more than a hundred spirit stones in total. Some might even have only a pitiful few spirit stones. Furthermore, considering that a typical top-tier magic weapon only costs around three hundred spirit stones, and that most Qi Refining eighth or ninth level cultivators use low-grade magic weapons worth only a few spirit stones, while Qi Refining tenth and eleventh level cultivators mostly use mid-grade magic weapons worth ten or twenty spirit stones, and only

Qi Refining twelfth level and above cultivators might use high-grade magic weapons worth tens or nearly a hundred spirit stones,

it’s even more evident how “wasteful” he was in this breakthrough.

Of course,

being willing to spend spirit stones and pills has its advantages.

When the medicinal power and pure spiritual energy accumulated in his body quickly reached a certain level, a certain “pressure” began to take effect.

Similar to how the greater the water pressure, the faster the water flows!

The same principle!

Currently, he cannot affect the passive conversion efficiency brought by his spiritual root. He can only indirectly accelerate the body’s absorption and conversion of medicinal power and pure spiritual energy by increasing “water pressure” in a similar way.

When the quantitative change is sufficient, it will naturally trigger a qualitative change. Sure

enough, on that day, the bottleneck that was stuck at the peak of the seventh level of the cultivation technique loosened.

By the fifth day, he smoothly stepped into the next level.

Qi Refining, eighth level!

…

His cultivation level increased greatly, and his upper limit of mana increased by a lot, almost twice that of the seventh level.

This gave Han Li more confidence.

He believed that as long as he did not have to face a rogue cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining with a decent magic weapon, he was very confident of winning. This confidence came from the Azure Dragon Chains and several puppet henchmen comparable to cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

But because of this, he consumed much more precious resources than originally planned.

“I need to work hard to make money later.”

He cannot easily give up the Foundation Establishment Pill involved in the Ascension Conference.

Also,

he needs to keep an eye on Dong Xuan’er.

We can’t let outsiders lead this fickle senior sister astray.

Senior Sister Xuan’er must continue her diligent cultivation.

Only if Dong Xuan’er works hard enough will he have a chance to obtain the other Refining Pills prepared by Fairy Hong Fu.

Therefore,

we must make Senior Sister Xuan’er suffer a bit more so that he can have a brighter future.

(End of Chapter)