Nascent Condensation Skill, Seventh Layer.
Day ten.
Nascent Condensation Skill, Eighth Layer.
Day eighteen.
Nascent Condensation Skill, Ninth Layer.
’Success!’ Jiang Man was overjoyed.
’But my Cultivation is still too slow.’
Back in the Qi Refining realm, he had been able to master the Simple Skill in just a few days.
It hadn’t even taken him seven days.
But now, the Nascent Condensation Skill took eighteen days.
’If this were a Middle-Upper Grade skill, or even a higher one, how long would it take?’
When the Old Yellow Ox heard him, it just kept chewing its grass in silence.
’I need to find sothing to touch,’ Jiang Man thought.
’If I can get sothing good out of it again, my Talent will increase.’
These days, everyone went to the courtyard for Cultivation. The seven days of lectures were long over.
Everyone had seen Jiang Man staying up all night, but no one paid it any mind.
Instead, they assud he would end up at the bottom of the rankings.
Yan Yiqiu had tried to talk him out of it once, but never brought it up again.
She respected everyone’s choices.
After all, so people had to learn things the hard way.
Jiang Man just smiled at their assumptions.
’Once the rankings are out, they’ll all be singing a different tune.’
’No need to rush.’
The first month was almost over, and the next two would pass just as quickly.
Now that Jiang Man was at the Ninth Layer of the Nascent Condensation Skill, he had fulfilled the requirent of the Unparalleled Celestial Pride.
And he still had a few days to spare.
’The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart is one step behind again.’
’It used to be a day behind, and now it’s three.’
’In the future, the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart won’t even be able to see my shadow.’
"Stop daydreaming and look at ," the Old Yellow Ox suddenly said.
Jiang Man turned his head, slightly surprised.
The Old Yellow Ox was glowing.
"You’ve got a ssage from your wife," the Old Yellow Ox said.
With a sigh, Jiang Man produced a ball of light, and soon ng Qiewei’s gentle voice echoed from it.
But after he finished listening, he looked as if he’d been struck by lightning.
His joy at being a step ahead of the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart vanished in an instant.
"Was she being sweet to you?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.
Jiang Man fell silent for a mont before relaying the ssage truthfully.
"Old Huang, do you think she found out?" Jiang Man sighed. "If her people co here, what are we going to do?"
Old Huang shook his head. "She can’t sense you, and neither can anyone else. She’s bluffing."
"She said soone is coming. Is that true or not?" Jiang Man asked.
The Old Yellow Ox fell silent.
Jiang Man knew then that there was a good chance it was true.
’But are they really just taking a shot in the dark?’
’Logically, the Old Yellow Ox shouldn’t be wrong. ng Qiewei simply can’t find .’
’She can only cross over via the Magpie Bridge.’
’So how did other people find out?’
’Is it really just a coincidence?’
’I’ll just have to wait and see if any powerful experts with the surna ng show up.’
Jiang Man asked curiously, "Old Huang, do you think anyone can tell that I have the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart?"
"Very few," the Old Yellow Ox replied.
’So it’s possible.’ He had no idea if ng Qiewei’s family possessed such an ability.
"Whoever is coming won’t be a top-tier expert," the Old Yellow Ox suddenly said.
"Why?" Jiang Man asked.
The Old Yellow Ox just kept chewing its grass, not answering.
This put Jiang Man’s mind at ease.
’If they’re not a top-tier expert, then I can catch up to them.’
’Sooner or later, I’ll be the one to defeat them.’
After that, Jiang Man stopped worrying about it.
It was ti to focus on improving his Cultivation. If he thought of his Cultivation as a Gourd, he hadn’t even opened his first one yet.
And this ti, there were five Gourds of different colors.
He would have to ask what kind of Elixirs he needed.
「Foundation Establishnt Front Courtyard, Ninth Courtyard.」
Yan Yiqiu looked down at the crowd and said, "For now, you need to focus on improving your Nascent Condensation Skill. You can’t use Elixirs for this, but you can use auxiliary Talismans, Spirit Plants, and Arrays, as well as practice Concentrating and Nourishing Qi.
"That will help you achieve twice the results with half the effort.
"Once you reach the Nascent Condensation Fifth Layer, you can begin your actual Cultivation."
After she finished speaking, Jiang Man asked, "Mr. Yan, what kind of Elixirs are needed to begin Cultivation?"
"Before you begin your Cultivation, you must first go and claim the Simple Body Refining Technique and the Foundation Establishnt Visualization Skill." Yan Yiqiu looked at Jiang Man and continued, "The Body Refining Skill and the Visualization Skill each have nine layers. Normally, cultivating to the Fifth Layer is sufficient, but for those who are well-off, the higher the better, of course.
"Moreover, you need to reach at least the Cultivation Technique Sixth Layer before it’s suitable to enhance your Physical Body and Divine Thought. Otherwise, you’ll have to start over later.
"Secondly, when Magic Cultivators practice the Nascent Condensation Skill, they accumulate Magical Power.
"If your Physical Body is too weak and your Divine Thought is insufficient, you can easily injure yourself or even suffer a cultivation deviation.
"During Qi Refining, you can focus on raising your Cultivation first. But after Foundation Establishnt, if you want to improve your Cultivation, you must first strengthen your Physical Body and Divine Thought.
"The reason I’m having you practice the Nascent Condensation Skill now is so you can first fully complete the Foundation Establishnt Introduction."
Jiang Man nodded, indicating that he understood.
"The initial Realm of Foundation Establishnt is aligned with the Gold Attribute, so you will need a Gold Attribute Elixir called the Golden Elent Pill," Yan Yiqiu continued to explain. "The Elixir for the Physical Body is the Nourishing Essence Pill, and the Elixir for Visualization is the God Strengthening Pill.
"The prices are similar throughout the Sect, but you can check the street markets on the various peaks."
Hearing that Jiang Man wanted to buy Elixirs, An Rong recomnded a place in a corner of Cloud Mist Peak.
It was the cheapest place to buy them.
But the quality wasn’t guaranteed.
Curious, Jiang Man asked around about the prices.
A Nourishing Essence Pill typically cost six hundred.
The God Strengthening Pill was the sa.
A Golden Elent Pill normally went for five hundred.
Jiang Man’s brow furrowed as he looked at the prices.
’So, to fill and open the first Gourd, I have to take all three Elixirs?’
’Seventeen hundred for a single session?’
’No wonder everyone takes on a Minor to earn Spiritual Source.’
’On top of that, I have to set up Arrays and Talismans in my residence, and it would be best to have a magical artifact as well.’
’I also need Magic Skills.’
’My lodging also costs Spiritual Source.’
’The costs for Foundation Establishnt are astronomical.’
’It’s so hard for the poor to pursue Immortal Cultivation. No wonder the gap between cultivators is so huge, even in a Sect where everyone cultivates.’
’This isn’t just a test of Cultivation Talent; it’s also a test of wealth and the ability to earn Spiritual Source.’
’If I couldn’t "borrow" Spiritual Source...’
’...I wouldn’t be able to make any progress at all.’
’I hope Chang Qiweng is earning plenty of Spiritual Source.’
’He’d better not lend any to Fang Yong.’
’Next ti he cos around, I need to get there first.’
’So Fang Yong can’t beat to it.’
Later, Jiang Man went to the Dharma Transmission Courtyard to pick up the Body Refining Techniques and the Visualization Skill.
The Simple Skills were all free, and the first three Realms even ca with three complintary Magic Skills.
Any others had to be earned as rewards or purchased.
However, the Sword Control Technique was not among these three Magic Skills.
He asked around and found that the Sword Control Technique wasn’t that expensive—only three thousand Spiritual Source.
But...
It didn’t co with a Spirit Sword.
A Spirit Sword started at ten thousand.
Rumor had it that Forging thods were improving, and the price would drop to five thousand within three years.
’I can wait.’
’Buy now, enjoy now; buy later, get a discount.’
Back at his residence, Jiang Man sighed as he looked at his Spiritual Source, which amounted to just over twenty thousand.
After looking around, he realized just how poor he truly was.
He had also gone to that corner of Cloud Mist Peak to ask about Elixir prices.
The Golden Elent Pill was about four hundred.
But the quality wasn’t great.
Even though it was a hundred cheaper, absorbing it would leave behind so impurities.
For soone like him, who needed to consu a large quantity, the drawbacks outweighed the benefits.
After that, Jiang Man stopped dwelling on it and decided to practice his other Cultivation Skills first.
In three more days, his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart would unlock its next stage.
’The first ti it gave one Elixir, the second ti two. The third ti, it should be three Flawless Elixirs.’
’Maybe I won’t have to spend any Spiritual Source at all during this first stage.’
He was also very curious about what the next requirent would be.
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「A Quaint Courtyard.」
ng Qiewei sipped her tea, remaining silent for a long while.
Qing Dai, standing to one side, asked curiously, "Miss, do you sense a problem?"
"It’s a little bitter," ng Qiewei said.
"The sweetness will co through later," Qing Dai said.
ng Qiewei took a sip of cool water. "Have they been up to anything recently?"
"The new generation of Celestial Prides has gone to the Wuyun Sect. They even brought the entrance to a Secret Realm with them, claiming it’s to better locate the Fate Chart. Everyone agreed to it.
"Now, they are all convinced that you’ve buried your husband sowhere in the Wuyun Sect.
"They want to see just what unlucky soul ended up marrying you," Qing Dai said.
At this, ng Qiewei looked at Qing Dai. "Is it so unlucky to marry ?"
Qing Dai lowered her head.
In past generations, every young lady who possessed the Celestial Pride Fate Chart was eventually married off.
But when it ca to her, no one dared to co forward with a marriage proposal.
Because the Miss was indifferent, cold, pure as jade, and utterly inviolable.
It wasn’t that suitors were respectful of their own accord; it was that anyone who dared to be profane had died.
In her youth, the Miss killed without batting an eye. Now that she had stepped back, everyone felt it was perfectly reasonable that she would kill one more person—her husband.
There were even rumors circulating outside that the Miss had a peculiar fetish for being a widow while her husband was still alive.
"Are you also curious about which unlucky soul it is?" ng Qiewei asked.
"I wouldn’t dare," Qing Dai said, lowering her head.
"Continue searching for information related to the Evil God," ng Qiewei said.
With that Evil God involved, she didn’t believe anyone could actually find him.
It was all probably just lies from that young Celestial Pride.
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Let’s reopen the group next month!
Everyone can disperse for now.
We’ll start it up again when there’s soone to manage it.
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