Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 502: Opening Ceremony and New Disciples' Entrance
"No need."
Accompanied by the sound of the stone gate rising, a calm and indifferent voice was heard.
Wen Caiyi looked up in surprise, but only saw a tall figure gradually disappearing into the practice room.
"Yes."
She replied softly, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, yet she felt inexplicably relaxed.
The fantasies she once held were shattered, and now she no longer had to struggle with whether to take the "shortcut" or not!
The enormous gap in their realms and identities made it impossible for Wen Caiyi to harbor any resentment, let alone express it.
Once the stone gate of the practice room closed, she could only continue tidying up the cave dwelling with her two maidservants.
……
In the practice room.
Liu Yu sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, a golden ring and a small black banner placed before him.
These were the Golden Jade Ring and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, two magical artifacts!
He first picked up the Golden Jade Ring, injecting his magical power into it for nurturing, performing the daily task of washing away foreign magical energy.
Although these two magical artifacts were not his life-bound treasures and could not increase their power through nurturing, they were not yet exhibiting their maximum capabilities.
By cleansing the foreign magical energy within, the artifacts became more familiar with his magical power and could still exert some of their inherent power.
"A small difference can lead to a great error."
Liu Yu never slackened when it came to anything that could enhance his strength.
Countless minuscule crystals, finer than dust, composed the light cyan, clear and transparent magical power of the golden core stage, which flowed through his dantian and meridians before finally entering the Golden Jade Ring.
As his magical power was injected, the light golden Golden Jade Ring emitted a hazy golden glow, and the might of the magical artifact instantly enveloped the room.
If an ordinary person were to be in such an environment, they would likely be crushed to death.
Even an average foundation establishment cultivator would break out in cold sweat and find it impossible to summon the will to fight!
With each flow of magical power through the artifact, his magical aura grew stronger, allowing him to exert even more power.
Although each enhancement was minuscule, perhaps one day there would be a moment that could shake the world!
After spending an hour nurturing the two magical artifacts, Liu Yu waved his arm and stored the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the Golden Jade Ring in his storage bracelet.
He then took out a jade vial, uncorked it, and poured out a pearl-sized, perfectly round, milky-white elixir.
This was the third-tier low-grade Cultivating Yuan Pill!
As soon as the pill appeared, the air filled with a medicinal fragrance, infused with traces of pure spiritual energy; for an ordinary person, just inhaling it would extend their lifespan.
Even Liu Yu felt a refreshment upon smelling it.
No wonder it was a third-tier elixir; it could already be called a spiritual elixir!
Liu Yu examined the elixir in his hand and could clearly see a very faint pattern on the milky-white "Cultivating Yuan Pill."
A pill pattern!
This pattern, silver-white in color, seemed naturally engraved on the elixir, harmonious and mysterious.
It appeared to resonate with some unseen rule.
The minimum standard for a third-tier elixir to have a pill pattern meant it had to be above the third tier, and only elixirs of the third tier or higher could be called spiritual elixirs.
There was a clear dividing line between third-tier and below due to the presence of pill patterns.
Spiritual elixirs were much harder to counterfeit than second-tier elixirs.
Only those who could steadily refine three types of third-tier elixirs with a success rate above thirty percent could be called alchemical pill masters!
In the current cultivation world, where the spiritual energy environment had greatly declined since ancient times, due to the lack of high-level spiritual herbs, the ascension of skilled alchemists was even more difficult.