Inside the temporary mansion.
Shen Mo sat cross-legged as endless nature’s spiritual energy rolled in, forming a dense, fog-like cloud of Qi within a three-foot radius around him. Empowered by the Flawless Skill, all Filthy Qi and Turbid Qi were expelled, dissipating into the heavens and earth. The remaining pure breath of Primal Spirit was continuously refined into his body, forging a close connection with his soul power and Qi-blood power. Burned by the Samadhi True Fire within his Dantian, it underwent various strange transformations, continuously changing into a golden mist.
As this True Yuan’s external manifestation grew increasingly dense, it was tempered by the Samadhi True Fire and gradually perated his Golden Core. This process made the Golden Core more perfect and divine, continuously elevating Shen Mo’s cultivation level.
After an unknown period, Shen Mo felt a faint stinging in his Dantian and his soul weary. He let out a long breath of turbid Qi and ceased circulating his cultivation thod.
"With the assistance of Samadhi True Fire, it should be a smooth journey before achieving the late-stage Golden Core!"
"However, the improvent of cultivation is always a gradual process. Even though I have Basic Destiny, a high-class cultivation thod, Skills, spirit flas, and many other aids, it will take at least twenty years of hard work to enter this realm!"
Long before coming to the Heaven Patrolling Zone, Shen Mo had cultivated the Mixed Yuan Qi Technique to its peak and sacrificed a vast amount of Spirit Stones to deduce its next stage using [Martial Performance].
Now, his mastery of this cultivation thod had reached the "Integration" stage. It wasn’t possible to deduce it further until he reached Perfection in it again.
However, as his mastery of the deduced Mixed Yuan Qi Technique steadily improved, Shen Mo’s cultivation speed would also increase correspondingly. Conversely, the higher his cultivation level, the slower his progress would beco—it was a dynamic process.
This "twenty years" was the tifra Shen Mo had estimated based on his current cultivation speed.
If the rate of increase surpassed the rate of deceleration, this period would naturally shorten; otherwise, it would lengthen.
Barring any major changes—such as another deduction after achieving Perfection in the cultivation thod or an improvent in his basic Talent—this estimated ti would likely not be far off.
While resting, Shen Mo took out the animal bone elixir recipe he had obtained from the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons and began to study it carefully.
The owner of the Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb where this bone was discovered must have been an Alchemist in life.
However, after eons of erosion, no Elixirs or dicinal materials remained in the tomb. Even the cauldron he had used in life had corroded into a pile of dross. Only this piece of animal bone had survived.
Since obtaining it, Shen Mo would study the ancient elixir recipes recorded on it whenever he had a spare mont.
"I have very few commonly used Elixirs left on , and it’s almost ti to refine a batch for replenishnt. By the way, I can also try to reproduce these ancient elixir recipes!"
With this in mind, Shen Mo flicked his finger, striking the Bronze Bell hanging from a beam.
A mont later, a graceful figure pushed open the door, bowed respectfully to Shen Mo, and asked in a clear, sweet voice, "Senior, what are your instructions?"
The cultivation mansion Shen Mo rented ca with four attendant disciples.
Cultivators had converged on Caiyi Country from all over the Heaven Patrolling Zone. Among them were not only Golden Core Realm experts but also many low-class cultivators who had rushed to the region.
So chose to venture into the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons, while others sought different opportunities.
The Ancient Vine Sect had opportunistically hired many of these low-class cultivators. A number of them, who were coly and quick-witted, were assigned to serve high-class cultivators in the cultivation mansions. The leading attendant disciples were typically from the Ancient Vine Sect itself, making them more trustworthy.
On the second day of Shen Mo’s stay in the temporary mansion, the original leading disciple from the Ancient Vine Sect was reassigned and replaced by a female cultivator at the Spirit Sea Realm. This new attendant disciple was precisely Liu Siyun, who had just entered.
This woman, Liu Siyun, possessed remarkable beauty and a voice as clear and lodious as an oriole’s song, which naturally left an excellent impression.
Shen Mo had inquired and learned that she was a Direct Disciple of Elder Ge Qing of the Ancient Vine Sect. She had originally been managing a shop in the immortal market town but had been urgently reassigned by her Master to serve him.
Shen Mo could hazard a guess as to Elder Ge Qing’s intentions.
He simply wanted Liu Siyun to interact more with him so as to better understand his personality and disposition, and in turn win his favor.
Furthermore, Shen Mo could see that Liu Siyun was a virgin and her appearance was extraordinary... Her Master, Elder Ge Qing, might be harboring thoughts of using her as a bait to fish for a fine rich son-in-law!
"I need nurous spiritual materials to refine several batches of Elixirs. Go to the immortal workshop and procure them for . This is the list of dicinal herbs."
With a flick of his sleeve, Shen Mo sent a jade slip and a Universe Bag filled with Spirit Stones into Liu Siyun’s hands. "Procure as many as you can. If there are any dicinal herbs that cannot be purchased with Spirit Stones, note them down and inform later."
This woman had previously managed a shop for the Ancient Vine Sect, so she should be skilled in trading. Entrusting her with this task would save Shen Mo considerable effort.
After Liu Siyun accepted the jade slip and Universe Bag and departed, Shen Mo took out his Soul Refining Flag. With a shake, he summoned the Demon Soul General, Yang Chengxiong (also known as Horse Groom Lv), ordering him to conceal himself and trail Liu Siyun.
With the Demon Soul General’s gnosis, he was incapable of handling intricate tasks, but he could manage simple assignnts.
Shen Mo dispatched him for two reasons. Firstly, to protect Liu Siyun and prevent her from being robbed of the spiritual items en route.
After all, many cultivators from various places had gathered outside the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons, creating a volatile mix. Even Liu Siyun’s status as a disciple of the Ancient Vine Sect offered no guarantee of safety.
Secondly, he wanted to use the Demon Soul General’s eyes to observe whether she was competent and trustworthy.
If she accomplished the task of purchasing to his satisfaction, he could then willingly entrust her with the tedious matters of buying and selling spiritual items in the future!
Then, Shen Mo composed himself and once again imrsed himself in studying the ancient elixir recipes inscribed on the beast bone.
A day and a night later, Liu Siyun returned to the temporary mansion. She carefully presented the Universe Bag, now filled with dicinal herbs and the remaining Spirit Stones, and reported to Shen Mo which herbs she had been unable to procure.
Shen Mo opened the Universe Bag and, after a brief inspection of its contents, had a clear understanding of the situation.
Judging by the quality of the dicinal herbs, they were all high-grade selections of their respective types and ages, and their prices were slightly lower than the market rate.
Coupled with the feedback from the Demon Soul General, Yang Chengxiong, it was clear Liu Siyun had been quite diligent in procuring the spiritual dicines.
"You’ve done an excellent job on this errand," Shen Mo praised with a smile. He then took out a bottle of Seven Treasures Spirit Pills and handed it to Liu Siyun.
Ordinarily, her service in the cultivation mansion ant she received a monthly stipend and task rewards from the Ancient Vine Sect, which were already factored into the mansion’s considerable rental fee. Thus, Shen Mo was not obligated to provide additional remuneration.
However, most attendant disciples in cultivation mansions were at the Body Tempering Realm or Qi Gathering Realm.
Liu Siyun, however, was a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, and the remuneration from managing the shop had been significantly more generous. She had been forcibly reassigned here by her Master.
If he wanted her to continue her diligent work, he naturally had to offer her so extra benefits!
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