Chapter 291: First Glimpse of the Spirit Realm
Holy Pill City was imnse, and the flow of people coming and going was not small.
There were countless inns in the city, so Xiao Ming and his companions easily found a place to stay.
At night, a silver disk hung high in the sky, casting a white radiance across the world. Xiao Ming put down the dicine Sect alchemy inheritance in his hand and felt sowhat emotional.
'This dicine Sect was indeed a top-notch alchemy sect. Its understanding of alchemy was precise and insightful. I'm afraid my understanding of alchemy now is not inferior to that of a peak-grade seventh-tier alchemist.'
'However, theory alone is shallow. I don't have much practical experience in refining seventh-tier pills.'
Thinking of this, Xiao Ming also felt sowhat helpless. After all, he had not had any free ti since he obtained this alchemy inheritance.
Refining a seventh-tier pill would take at least ten days or half a month. He still needed to focus on his cultivation, travel to various places, and cultivate his soul. How could he have that much ti to refine pills?
Now that he would arrive at the Pill Tower, the situation would be much better.
He would have enough ti to focus on refining pills and improving his strength.
It was said that after reaching the Dou Ancestor realm, it was impossible to rely solely on one's own cultivation to achieve rapid breakthroughs. Only encountering those adventures could make people break through quickly. And the most directly useful thing for Xiao Ming was the natural treasures of heaven and earth.
Unfortunately, such things were difficult to co across. Even if Xiao Ming knew about them through the simulator, there were very few of them, and so of them were not even in the Central Region.
If only the Pill Tower's Three Thousand Burning Fla could be absorbed by Xiao Ming, he could leap to beco a peak Dou Ancestor in one go.
But for now, that was impossible, or at least not that easily.
Sighing, Xiao Ming lowered his head in thought.
'Well... let
think for a mont, what kind of adventures have there been recently in Central Plains?'
'Hmm, in two months, there seems to be a small ruin erging in the Southern Region, but that ruin is already too deteriorated and the valuable items are not high. The ti is too short, so there is no need to go there.'
'Three months later, still in the Southern Region, the City Lord's Mansion of Baiyun City will be destroyed and the Baiyun Sword Scripture will be released, causing many people to fight for it. The Baiyun Sword Scripture is an Interdiate Di Qi thod and cos with matching Dou Techniques, which is quite good, but the ti it takes to go there is too long and not worth it.'
'In the Northern Region, there seems to be so kind of baptism... it seems to be of little use to
right now, but it's worth letting Xian'er take Qing Lin to try it out...'
'...'
After thinking for a while, Xiao Ming realized that there had been no suitable adventures for him in the next six months. With a helpless smile, Xiao Ming gave up on his plan to search for opportunities.
'I should try to get the Core Soul Marrow. With that, I should be able to completely enter the Spirit Realm within a month.'
Thinking like this, Xiao Ming stood up and walked to the bed, sitting cross-legged. He repeated a mantra in his mind:
'Reach the peak of the soul... Embrace stillness in ditation... Clear the mind of all distractions... Absorb the soul into emptiness... Temper the soul and purify the heart.'
This was the mantra of the soul technique that Yao Lao traded to Xiao Ming. The na of this soul cultivation technique was the Zen Soul Technique.
As Xiao Ming silently repeated the mantra, the soul power that had been lingering in his brow began to slowly rotate on its own. Faintly, a tingling sensation spread from his brow, and then, he realized that there was a strange suction force emanating from it. The surrounding world trembled slightly, and strands of spiritual energy seeped out and poured into his brow.
"Hoo..."
Spiritual energy was an extrely mysterious energy that did not possess the sa power as Dou Qi, but for the soul, it was an excellent nourishing substance. However, spiritual energy was like chaos and was extrely difficult to sense. Without a soul cultivation technique, it was rare for alchemists to know how to sense and absorb it.
What was entering Xiao Ming's brow at this mont was spiritual energy.
As the wispy spiritual energy infiltrated his brow, Xiao Ming imdiately felt a faint coolness in his mind. This was a phenonon that would only appear after the increase of spiritual energy within the soul.
If soone could see Xiao Ming's soul, they would discover an indescribable charm within it. This was a manifestation of the soul reaching the Spirit Realm. Obviously, as long as there was enough ti, Xiao Ming's soul would undoubtedly advance to the Spirit Realm.
As ti passed, Xiao Ming's cultivation seed to undergo so unknown changes, and his soul power spread out like ripples of water.
At his brow, there was gradually releasing a faint fluorescence, which was the fluorescence of spiritual energy. It could not be seen with the naked eye but had to be detected using soul power.
As the fluorescence increased, it ford a vortex the size of a palm on his forehead.
...
The following day, Xiao Ming woke up from his cultivation and stretched his body slightly. He then was surprised to find that the effect of his cultivation from the previous day seed to be too obvious. He felt that the spiritual energy contained in his soul was about twice as much as yesterday.
'Could it be because of that strange feeling yesterday?' he thought.
During his soul cultivation, Xiao Ming entered a wonderful state, which did not last long. However, he did not pay too much attention to it at the ti. He did not expect such a pleasant surprise now.
If yesterday's Xiao Ming needed a year to enter the Spirit Realm, now he would only need seven months.
It could be said that the present Xiao Ming had one foot in the Spirit Realm.
"Perhaps after obtaining the interdiate-grade seventh-tier alchemist badge today, I could try to take the assessnt for the high-grade badge." Xiao Ming thought, narrowing his eyes. He believed it was feasible, and even if he failed, it wouldn't matter.
Without further ado, after finishing breakfast, Xiao Ming took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin directly to the headquarters of the Pill Tower. Only the headquarters of the Pill Tower had the authority to issue a high-grade seventh-tier alchemist badge.
Because he was going to take the Pill Tower assessnt, Xiao Ming wore the alchemist badge on his chest.
With his youthful and handso appearance, plus the seven-star badge on his chest, Xiao Ming beca the most eye-catching figure on the road, attracting the attention and admiration of countless people.
Fortunately, Xiao Ming and his companions were used to this kind of attention, so they didn't feel uncomfortable.
The Pill Tower headquarters was situated in a bustling square paved with polished granite, where people ca and went continuously. It was evident that this was a significant area in Holy Pill City.
Xiao Ming and his group navigated through the crowd and made their way to the headquarters. The Pill Tower headquarters was not a place that ordinary people could enter. If it weren't for Xiao Ming's status as a seventh-tier alchemist, he and his companions would have been stopped at the entrance.
After entering the Pill Tower headquarters, Xiao Ming turned to his companions and spoke, "I've heard that there is an alchemist trade fair happening here too. Xian'er, you and Qing Lin should check it out to see if there are any high-level dicinal materials that could be of use to you. I'll co to find you both after I finish the assessnt."
"Good luck, Young Master!" Qing Lin replied, giving him a sweet smile.
"Mm, take your ti during the assessnt, and rember to stay focused. We'll be waiting for you." Xiao Yi Xian said with a gentle smile, her eyes lovingly fixed on her partner.
If she was to advance rapidly in her cultivation, acquiring high-level dicinal herbs was imperative. The higher the level of the poison she wanted to refine, the more challenging it would be to acquire the necessary materials. Therefore, this trade fair area could be an excellent opportunity for her to find sothing useful.
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