Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 137: Three More Years
After spending ten days completing the cultivation of the qi refinement stage of the qingyang skill, Liu Yu's internal magical power had taken on a light azure hue. This was a characteristic that emerged after practicing the qingyang skill, but the impact of qi refinement stage techniques on the liquid magical power of the foundation establishment stage was limited and stopped there.
Internally, the color remained white and hazy, which was the original color of the magical power. Practicing the basic five elements techniques would not alter the nature of the magical power, so it would not affect the transition to other techniques.
According to the rules of the Yuan Yang Sect, newly promoted foundation establishment cultivators were given three years to solidify their realm and enhance their strength. Liu Yu had spent over half a year comprehending techniques and attending auctions. On the eleventh day after returning to his cave dwelling, he began practicing the fourth layer of the qingyang skill for the foundation establishment stage.
Another ten days were spent clearing his meridians and converting the magical power cultivated from the wood spirit technique into the magical power of the qingyang skill. The liquid magical power inside and out turned into a light azure color, and after a long pause, his cultivation finally began to advance.
Relying on his innate aptitude for sitting and practicing qi refinement, Liu Yu ended up having to stop after half a month. The reason was simply that the speed was far too slow.
In the span of half a month, his cultivation only increased by a barely perceptible amount. If he hadn't felt carefully, he would have thought it was an illusion.
The limitations of a three spiritual roots aptitude were still too ordinary. Compared to the vast amounts of magical power needed for the foundation establishment stage, it was simply a drop in the bucket. At this rate, it could take forty to fifty years to reach the mid foundation establishment stage, and that was without encountering any bottlenecks.
"Is this the limitation of a three spiritual roots aptitude?" Liu Yu concluded his training and opened his eyes, his pupils as dark as ink, silently pondering.
If he continued to cultivate in this methodical manner without any other opportunities, the hope of condensing the golden core seemed extremely slim.
Fortunately, his ability to stand out among countless outer sect disciples was never based on aptitude, but rather on the Immortal Abode.
As long as he could unleash the unique, rule-defying abilities of the Immortal Abode, he would surely be able to go further on the immortal path. This belief he held without a doubt!
After contemplating for a while, Liu Yu took out a sound transmission talisman from his storage bag, murmured a few words, and then tossed it. The talisman transformed into a white light, piercing through the formation and disappearing from sight.
Thanks to the convenience of the jade alchemy hall, he had mostly gathered the spiritual herbs and seeds needed for the Vitality Pill, but there were still two rare supplementary herbs for which he had no news yet.
The previous sound transmission talisman was sent to Jiang Qiushui, instructing her to arrange for people to search in other shops or nearby markets, emphasizing the need for speed without being stingy with spiritual stones.
As for the spiritual herbs needed for the ancient formula of the Azure Origin Pill and the Nourishing Yuan Elixir for the mid foundation establishment stage, they were even rarer. Currently, he had only gathered half of them, but since they were not immediately needed, there was no hurry.
Half a month later, Jiang Qiushui finally gathered the remaining two supplementary herbs for the Vitality Pill and brought along the earnings from the jade alchemy hall during this period.
Liu Yu was overjoyed and "rewarded" her with a hearty meal in his bedroom, also bestowing her half a vial of Azure Spirit Pills as encouragement.