novelE2F Chapter 173: Refining Vision
Chapter 173: Refining Vision
Chapter 173: Artifact Refining Anomaly
Li Lan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
“To be honest, Senior Sister, I was a rogue cultivator before and never thought I could reach this point,
Therefore, I never paid attention to these things. But now, by chance, I have also reached the Qi Refining Great Perfection realm, so I naturally have to make some preparations for breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
If Senior Sister can be generous with her guidance, that would be great.”
Su Hongying smiled lightly and said:
“Actually, this is not a secret. Even if I don't say it, you will know it sooner or later.
Before, I was arrogant, relying on my dual spirit roots, and didn't take the Foundation Establishment Stage seriously at all.
Only after personally experiencing it did I realize how difficult it is to break through this realm.
Aside from the single spirit root, which is called the darling of heaven, the help that other spirit root aptitudes can provide for breaking through such a major realm is minimal.
Whether one can step into the Foundation Establishment Stage, the most important factors are external cultivation resources and one's own comprehension.
My Guangji Sect has stood here for over a thousand years. There is a continuous stream of cultivators with true spirit root aptitude, and we can also discover many dual spirit root geniuses every few years.
But among these people, those who can successfully Foundation Establishment are few and far between.”
Alas, I wonder if I can take this crucial step in my lifetime while my mother is still alive.
Su Hongying did not say this last sentence out loud,
She merely sighed in her heart.
Madam Su of Feixue River is a mortal with no cultivation.
After so many years, her health is deteriorating, and she doesn't have much time left.
I also don't know where the Su Family of Feixue River will go after losing the support of this pillar-like strategist.
These numerous distracting thoughts are also one of the reasons why Su Hongying has been unable to break through.
Li Lan remained silent, secretly pondering the other party's situation.
This young genius of the Su Family of Feixue River originally cultivated fire attribute techniques.
After joining Elder Chi of the Guangji Sect,
In order to leave a handle for the sect to control her, she then changed to cultivating water attribute techniques.
Having submitted her pledge of allegiance,
The other party has already become an elite disciple,
After so many years, she should have already cultivated in that Medium-Grade Spirit Vein.
But even with the help of such abundant cultivation resources,
She still hasn't successfully Foundation Establishment,
From this, it can be seen that breaking through this step is indeed exceptionally difficult.
Li Lan silently estimated in his heart, based on the cultivation resources he currently possessed,
How likely he was to successfully Foundation Establishment.
It seems that the cultivation of the Devouring Yuan Great Art needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
Li Lan currently using this technique,
Can barely absorb the magic power of a Qi Refining First Level Spirit Bean Soldier.
To absorb bean soldiers of a higher realm, he must thoroughly master this technique.
In addition,
The matter of refining the seventy to eighty-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans cannot be neglected.
Previously,
Li Lan's strength was not sufficient to refine spiritual plants of such age,
But now with his realm breaking through again, he can initially try.
Forty to fifty-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans can already summon Spirit Bean Soldiers at the Qi Refining Fourth Level.
Those of seventy to eighty years will definitely be no weaker, only stronger.
Using the Devouring Yuan Great Art to absorb bean soldiers of such ancient age,
Can also add a layer of assurance for his successful Foundation Establishment.
Li Lan was secretly planning in his heart,
No one in the cave mansion spoke again, and it fell into silence for a time.
Seeing this situation, Su Pengfei thought he had been hit hard and was already disheartened.
He couldn't help but chuckle inwardly,
This kid was able to break through to Qi Refining Great Perfection in such a short time; he must have had some extraordinary fortuitous encounter.
But relying solely on luck cannot support a cultivator in going too far.
Not to mention anything else,
He, a Golden Core Stage cultivator in his previous life, didn't dare to say that he could replicate the legend in this life,
That he could definitely succeed at Foundation Establishment again.
Let alone the other party, a registered disciple over fifty years old who is not valued.
To successfully Foundation Establishment, timing, location, and human factors are all indispensable.
Otherwise,
As a demonic cultivator, he wouldn't have bothered to be reborn,
And still risked joining a renowned orthodox sect despite having rich experience.
What he wanted was not just to lie low in the orthodox path,
The most important thing was the extremely rare Medium-Grade Spirit Vein cultivation resources in the entire Jiuhua County.
You brat, just accept your fate. If you honestly confess all your secrets, I might even leave you a way out.
Su Pengfei thought sinisterly,
But showed nothing on his face, still smiling pleasantly, and gently reminded:
“Senior Brother Li, the taste of this ling'er tea changes when it cools down.
Li Lan seemed to have just come back to his senses.
He picked up the teacup and gestured to Su Hongying.
“Senior Sister, please.”
After Su Hongying drank first,
Li Lan then drank it all down with peace of mind.
Seeing this situation,
A flicker of imperceptible joy flashed in Su Pengfei's eyes.
Hehe, good!
Now let's see how you brat can escape from my grasp!
“Good tea!”
Li Lan praised.
Then,
Taking this opportunity,
He discussed his insights on advancing to Foundation Establishment with Su Hongying.
Although the other party had not yet broken through,
But having been influenced by Foundation Establishment cultivators like Elder Chi around her,
Through constant exposure, she also had many unique insights.
After some discussion,
Li Lan, supplemented by the insights and experience of Ye Yingying, who had successfully Foundation Establishment, felt greatly enlightened.
Several hours later,
Both sides gained quite a bit,
Su Hongying and her brother left satisfied.
Witnessing the other party having already gone far through the Thousand Mile Breath Lock Technique,
The smile on Li Lan's face disappeared,
He formed a hand seal,
And immediately opened his mouth and spat out a pool of liquid.
Looking closely, it was not difficult to find that this was the ling'er tea he had drunk during this time.
Cautious as Li Lan was,
He would not easily consume pills or spiritual tea confiscated from ordinary cultivators' storage bags,
He wouldn't even taste them easily,
Let alone Su Pengfei, a Golden Core demonic cultivator?
These tea liquids seemed to have been completely drunk by him,
But in reality, as soon as they entered his mouth, they were wrapped layer by layer by dense magic power,
Not a single drop leaked, all suspended in his stomach.
Now that the other party had left, Li Lan activated a hand seal and forced them all out.
He did not discard these tea liquids casually,
Instead, he spat out a burst of fierce flames from his mouth and burned them in his palm.
In an instant,
White smoke rose everywhere, and the hissing sound of water and fire mingling was constant.
Supported by dense magic power,
These ling'er tea liquids were quickly evaporated,
The faint spiritual energy contained within them also returned completely to the world.
Without the concealment of these tea liquids,
Li Lan quickly discovered something was wrong.
He keenly sensed that there were still magic power fluctuations remaining in the ball of fire in his palm.
Attaching magic power to his eyes, Li Lan's gaze suddenly became much sharper.
Staring into the ball of flame,
He found that there were actually several flies, as small as strands of hair, flying within it.
Those magic power fluctuations were emanating from these flies.
Although their bodies were small and imperceptible,
They seemed impervious to water and fire, not fearing the burning of the flames at all.
It seems,
This is what that demonic cultivator planted on himself.
Li Lan examined them carefully,
And found that these flies seemed not to have noticed that they had been exposed.
This indicates that they should not have much intelligence.
Li Lan also noticed,
The magic power fluctuations emitted by these small things,
Were identical to those in the soil outside the cave mansion.
Thus, it seems,
These flies seem to only serve the simple purpose of monitoring a target.
Thinking about it briefly,
This is also reasonable.
Although the other party was at the Golden Core Stage in his previous life,
But with his body gone and dao extinguished, everything is empty. At this moment, even with the memories of his previous life,
Restrained by his Qi Refining Stage cultivation, he naturally cannot use any profound magic techniques.
Being able to refine such tiny flies is already quite remarkable.
Li Lan's eyes rolled, and a plan came to mind.
He did not directly destroy these flies, as that would likely be detected by Su Pengfei and be disadvantageous to himself.
Li Lan placed a simple restriction,
While ensuring that these flies would not escape,
He poured them all into the mouth of a Spirit Bean Soldier.
These flying insects used to monitor himself might be used as bait to lure the other party out.
After doing all this,
Li Lan released his spiritual sense and meticulously checked the cave mansion inch by inch.
Confirming that there were no other cultivators' spies left in the cave, he set up several restrictive formations, sealed the cave mansion, and began his closed-door cultivation.
This closed-door cultivation, in addition to continuing to refine the Devouring Yuan Great Art,
Was naturally for refining the seventy to eighty-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans.
This item was the oldest spiritual plant on him, besides the purple sandalwood tree core.
The oldest spiritual plant.
With only a total of five,
Li Lan had to be cautious.
Previously, his cultivation realm was not high, and fearing damage to this hard-earned spiritual plant, he had not started refining it.
Originally, Li Lan planned to successfully Foundation Establishment,
And only start when he had absolute certainty.
But now that he knew that the more auxiliary cultivation resources one had, the greater the chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage,
He couldn't care about much else.
These seventy to eighty-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans were as large as a newborn baby's head,
Presenting a deep and rich purplish-black color overall,
Like condensed purple clouds under the night sky.
The surface was full of natural fine纹路, looking very much like the growth rings on the cross-section of a purple sandalwood tree core.
The spiritual energy emanating from this spiritual bean was even more abundant, as if it were tangible.
The surrounding air seemed to be made vibrant by this spiritual energy, and a faint purplish halo subtly flowed on the surface of the spiritual bean.
Li Lan raised his hand and set up another Gathering Spirit Formation,
Slowly placing the Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Bean in the center of the formation eye.
This place had the best effect for gathering spiritual energy. In the past, Li Lan always sat here when cultivating through breathing exercises.
When refining pills or artifacts at the formation eye,
It could also provide good auxiliary effects.
Li Lan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air,
Secretly adjusted his mindset to the best state, then flicked his finger,
And numerous refining auxiliary materials were spread across the ground.
His mind stirred,
The Judge Cui's Pen floated up out of thin air, dipped in some spiritual ink, and quickly danced on the surface of the Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Bean.
Scattering Beans to Form Soldiers was arguably the earliest technique Li Lan had obtained,
His understanding of this technique, while not reaching a state of perfection,
Was already at a peak level of mastery.
Drawing the one hundred and eight special runes at this moment was naturally not difficult.
The only difficulty lay in the fact that these seventy to eighty-year-old Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Beans resisted particularly strongly.
Every stroke Li Lan made required a great deal of mental effort. This intensity was no less than when he broke through to Qi Refining Great Perfection.
Li Lan knew deeply that this kind of painstaking effort could not be rushed,
When his spiritual sense became tired,
He would take a Gathering Qi Pill to recover.
This pill not only helped replenish magic power but also had a good effect on calming the mind and concentrating.
Li Lan's closed-door cultivation,
Passed in the blink of an eye, three months.
On this day,
As the last stroke fell,
The surface of the Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Bean suddenly erupted with a majestic spiritual energy fluctuation.
Even though Li Lan was already mentally prepared,
A look of slight surprise couldn't help but flash in his eyes.
He had learned from Ye Yingying,
That ancient spiritual plants, when refined into pills,
Usually also trigger similar heaven and earth anomalies, just like monstrous beasts with extraordinary bloodlines advancing.
A spiritual plant of seventy to eighty years naturally wouldn't cause dark clouds to gather over an area and trigger a lightning tribulation.
But some minor spiritual energy fluctuations were unavoidable after all.
Li Lan had also thought of this point before,
But he truly hadn't expected that this minor fluctuation, which would be small for high-level cultivators, would be so intense.
At this moment, the entire cave mansion was trembling non-stop, and countless dust particles fell from the ceiling.
A slight perception would reveal,
That this spiritual energy was no less than that of a cultivator at the Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage.
Fortunately, Li Lan had already set up several restrictions in advance,
Which prevented this spiritual energy from spreading out.
Otherwise,
It would be troublesome if it alarmed the cultivators above Foundation Establishment in the Guangji Sect.