"My esteed master, Shangguan Daniu, your disciple, Lu Shengtong, returned only to find you gone. I miss you dearly. I know not when we will et again to repay your kindness."
The words were carved deep into the cliff face. After reading them, Xu Ning waved his hand, and an axe appeared in his grasp. He swung it lightly.
Rumble—
The spot where the letter was left was pierced by Xu Ning's attack, leaving a large crater.
It was best to keep this kind of thing from being seen by others later.
In the following days, Xu Ning cultivated while planting divine-grade spiritual herbs.
At the sa ti, Luo Xiu also transmitted the cultivation techniques that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had collected and accumulated over the years. The cultivation techniques filled most of the thatched hut's space.
Xu Ning categorized all the techniques, putting the Yuan-level ones on one side and the Ling-level ones on the other.
After sorting them, he put away the Yuan-level ones and then began to study the Ling-level techniques and incantations.
Five years later, he began to harvest divine-grade spiritual herbs, accumulating a certain quantity.
Xu Ning temporarily left, finding a place to upgrade and undergo tribulation.
When he returned, Xu Ning had fifty divine-grade Qi Gathering Pills in his hand.
The materials required to upgrade the legendary quality to divine grade were enormous. Even using divine-grade spiritual herbs, a huge quantity was needed.
Five years—a full five years of accumulating divine-grade spiritual herbs—was only enough to upgrade fifty pills, ten pills per year.
Sitting on the futon, Xu Ning took out a divine-grade Qi Gathering Pill and swallowed it.
Boom—
Xu Ning felt a terrifying surge of spiritual energy explode within his body, constantly impacting him.
Without any hesitation, Xu Ning quickly circulated the Spirit Origin Technique to digest the spiritual energy within his body.
Good heavens, he thought. The spiritual energy contained in a divine-grade Qi Gathering Pill was hundreds of tis that of a legendary-grade one.
"As expected of a top-quality Spirit-grade pill, it's terrifying!"
It took Xu Ning three whole days to digest just one pill, and his cultivation level had noticeably increased.
Xu Ning hadn't felt this way in many years. Even taking a legendary-grade Qi Gathering Pill hadn't given him this significant boost.
Without hesitation, Xu Ning continued to cultivate with divine-grade Qi Gathering Pills.
In just over a hundred days, a powerful surge of spiritual energy emanated from Xu Ning's body. This energy then ford a vortex, causing the items in the thatched hut to spin continuously.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy surge vanished, all the items fell to the ground, and Xu Ning abruptly opened his eyes.
"Sixteenth level of Qi Refining! Truly worthy of a divine-grade Qi Gathering Pill!" Xu Ning exclaid, feeling the changes within his body.
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With continued use, Xu Ning had broken through his cultivation level in just over a hundred days.
According to his previous estimate, even with a legendary-grade Qi Gathering Pill, it would have taken forty years!
Now, after five years of cultivating divine-grade spiritual herbs, he had broken through in just a hundred days—the original forty years had been shortened to five.
Moreover, there were still fifteen divine-grade Qi Gathering Pills left.
However, Xu Ning was facing a problem: he had no cultivation techniques left!
Xu Ning now had two choices: either use his cultivation foundation to break through to the next Qi Refining level, or wait for the Spirit Origin Technique to upgrade to divine-grade.
However, Xu Ning had read all the cultivation techniques Luo Xiu sent him, and the techniques and thods he cultivated were still a bit lacking.
In this regard, Xu Ning couldn't help but ask the thatched hut, "Thatched hut, should I wait for the cultivation technique to reach divine-grade? Or should I use my foundation to break through to the next realm now?"
The thatched hut replied, "Of course, you should wait for the cultivation technique to reach divine-grade. At that ti, the divine-grade cultivation technique will also be one of your foundations! If you break through now, you may only be able to reach the nineteenth level of Qi Refining. At that ti, the divine-grade cultivation technique will no longer be of use to you!"
Xu Ning nodded. "Alright, I'll go and find a cultivation technique next!"
After packing his things, Xu Ning went to the Red Sea Mountains and headed to the new Tiancheng Sect.
Several decades had passed since the Tiancheng Sect moved.
Among the Tiancheng Sect, only a few elders from before still rembered Xu Ning.
Master Qi Ruifeng was overjoyed at Xu Ning's arrival and personally welcod him to the new Holy Son Peak.
"Disciple, this Holy Son Peak was built when the sect was first established, and no one has lived there since. Now that you have returned, it has an owner."
Decades had passed, and Qi Ruifeng hadn't changed much compared to before. The biggest change was just a few more wrinkles on his face.
Xu Ning felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this. "Thank you, Master!"
The master and disciple landed on the mountain peak and sat down in the courtyard.
Qi Ruifeng imdiately asked, "Disciple, where have you been all these years?"
Xu Ning replied, "Master, I've been to many places to train!"
Qi Ruifeng frowned at Xu Ning. "Why haven't you reached the Foundation Establishnt stage yet?"
Xu Ning looked up at Qi Ruifeng and solemnly said, "Master, following the inheritance of the Tiancheng Sect, I've followed the path of the ancient Qi Refining cultivator!"
Qi Ruifeng was startled and suddenly stood up. "What? Do you know what you're saying?"
Xu Ning nodded solemnly. "Master, I'm not joking with you. I'm already at the fifteenth level of Qi Refining!"
As he spoke, Xu Ning's cultivation level emanated, and the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations startled Qi Ruifeng.
Qi Ruifeng looked on in surprise, then sighed. "Disciple, do you know that this path is no longer viable in this era? Because there are no legendary-level Foundation Establishnt Pills!"
The Tiancheng Sect's heritage contained records of legendary-level Foundation Establishnt Pills, and the path of ancient Qi Refining cultivators was inextricably linked to legendary Foundation Establishnt Pills. The probability of forging a legendary foundation with a top-grade Foundation Establishnt Pill was extrely low. Even for Xu Ning, who had reached the fifteenth level of Qi Refining, it was still very slim.
Xu Ning nodded. "Disciple knows, but doesn't want to give up."
Qi Ruifeng asked, "What level of Foundation Establishnt do you want to reach?"
Xu Ning replied, "Around the seventeenth level of Qi Refining!"
Qi Ruifeng said, "These two levels aren't so easy!"
Xu Ning said, "That's why I ca back to find Master this ti!"
Qi Ruifeng asked, "How can I help you?"
Xu Ning said, "I need cultivation techniques and incantations, a lot of them, the more the better."
Qi Ruifeng was taken aback, but without asking why, he nodded directly. "Alright, I'll go and gather them right away!"
The Tiancheng Sect had been rooted in the Red Sea Mountains for decades and had acquired many cultivation techniques and incantations that Xu Ning hadn't seen before. Qi Ruifeng was going to gather these.
Before Qi Ruifeng returned, Qian Yang, Peng Yang, and the other sect elders arrived to visit Xu Ning.
Xu Ning was quite happy about their arrival.
To be honest, he had lived a very lonely life, so lonely that he hadn't seen anyone for decades.
Humans, after all, were social beings. Although he could talk to various objects, those objects were ultimately not people.
Having been away from people for so long, Xu Ning yearned for connection.
Seeing these old acquaintances again filled him with imnse joy.
Peng Yang raised his cup. "Holy Son! Where have you been all these years?"
Xu Ning said, "Traveling far and wide, honing my skills!"
Peng Yang raised his cup higher. "I know the Holy Son is not content with the ordinary. I won't ask any more questions. It's all in the wine!"
The others then offered their toasts.
After returning each toast, Xu Ning asked, "How have you all been at the Tiancheng Sect all these years?"
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