Chapter 224: Forging Spirit Meridians (3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After pondering for a moment, Lin Shen first picked up the jade tube, injected his mental power into it, and read it carefully.
He was very interested in the records of becoming a cultivator master that Si Yuanpei mentioned.
There was a lot of content recorded in the jade tube. Lin Shen calmed down and read it quietly. As time passed, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
Just as Si Yuanpei had said, the contents of the jade tube were all about how to become a cultivator master.
After reaching the ninth level of the Bright Aperture Stage, if a cultivator wanted to advance further and break through the cage to become a cultivator master, they had to forge their spirit meridians first.
Only by establishing a spirit meridian could one transform True Qi into spiritual essence, obtain spiritual consciousness, and be reborn into the immortal path.
The number of spirit meridians cast would also greatly affect the upper limit of a cultivator master’s future achievements.
In the cultivation world, spirit meridians were divided into five grades according to the number of spirit meridians.
Among them, the fifth grade only needed one to forge nine spirit meridians.
This was also the lowest requirement to become a cultivator master.
The higher the grade of the spirit meridian, the greater the potential of the cultivator master, and vice versa.
A cultivator who advanced with a fifth-grade spirit meridian was almost destined to never break through to the Spirit Accumulation Stage in his life.
From the moment he advanced, he was labeled as having a dark future.
Fourth-grade spirit meridians needed one to forge 18 spirit meridians, and there was a chance of breaking through to the Spirit Accumulation Stage in the future.
Third-grade spirit meridians required 27 spirit meridians.
If nothing went wrong, breaking through to the Spirit Accumulation Stage was almost a sure bet.
The second-grade spirit meridians needed as many as 36 spirit meridians, but once one succeeded, their future would be bright, and their achievements would be extraordinary!
The current archimandrite of the Nine Suns Sect had become a cultivator master with a second-grade spirit meridian!
As for the first-grade spirit meridians, they were only heard in rumors. Those who had such fortuitous encounters were all famous figures in their sects.
Perhaps there was once someone in the East Sea Path who became a cultivator master with a first-grade spirit meridian, but there had never been such a person in the Nine Suns Sect.
If one wanted to form a first-grade spirit meridian, he needed to forge as many as 45 spirit meridians!
The more spirit meridians there were, the more difficult it was to forge. It required countless time, energy, and resources.
Those who could forge 20 to 30 spirit meridians and had third-grade spirit meridians were already considered to have a bright future.
If one wanted to forge 45 spirit meridians, one needed to have the right talent, resources, and opportunities at the same time. Only those with a deep background and great perseverance could do it!
“Level-one spirit meridian…”
Lin Shen’s eyes flickered, and he grew excited.
Ordinary cultivators were already very satisfied to be able to attain a fourth-grade spirit meridian.
Even the disciples of influential families only aimed for third- or second-grade spirit meridians.
Almost no one had any unrealistic hopes of attaining a first-grade spirit meridian.
After all, it was beyond their reach.
However, Lin Shen was different. With his clones, he had to challenge the highest-grade spirit meridian.
Only by solidifying his foundation could he climb to a higher stage in the future!
After calming himself down, Lin Shen continued to read.
Forging a spirit meridian required a medicinal pill called the Cast Spirit Pill.
Depending on the cultivator’s talent, the number of Cast Spirit Pills needed to forge a spirit meridian would also differ.
A talented person might only need one Cast Spirit Pill to forge their first spirit meridian.
Some people with inferior talent might not even be able to forge their first spirit meridian after consuming four to five Cast Spirit Pills.
Many cultivators with insufficient aptitude had invested countless energy and resources in their lives. After forging seven to eight spirit meridians, they couldn’t advance any further. Even until their deaths, they couldn’t forge the last spirit meridian and had to pass away filled with unwillingness and regret.
For example, Leng Guangting was like that.
However, the only similarity was that the more spirit meridians one had forged, the more Spirit Pills were needed to forge an additional one.
“I wonder how many Cast Spirit Pills I need to forge my first spirit meridian?”
Lin Shen thought to himself.
Cast Spirit Pills were extremely precious.
The jade tube mentioned that there were Cast Spirit Pills available for exchange in the Merit Hall.
However, the price of one pill was as high as ten medium merits, which was as expensive as ten bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills!
If one wanted to forge a spirit meridian, even if it was only a fifth-grade spirit meridian, one would need dozens or hundreds of Cast Spirit Pills. Ordinary cultivators couldn’t afford it.
“Unless it’s a disciple of influential families or someone like Senior Brother Xie who has the support of a teacher, just collecting the Cast Spirit Pills is enough to stump many people!” Lin Shen sighed inwardly.
Suddenly, his gaze paused as he saw a description in the jade tube.
According to the description, the most important and expensive material to refine Cast Spirit Pills was called spirit dust. It was the essence left behind by the body of a spirit monster called the Earth Essence after its death.
However, the Earth Essence was found in the depths of the ground, where spiritual essence was dense.
Underground spirit caves were one of those places!
At this point, Lin Shen finally understood what Si Yuanpei’s instructions meant.
There was a large amount of Earth Essence in the spirit cave in the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range. If he could enter the spirit cave, it would undoubtedly be a great opportunity to collect spirit dust.
As long as he had enough spirit dust, he could find the other materials himself and go to the pill pavilion to ask the alchemists to help refine the Cast Spirit Pills. The price he had to pay would be far less than simply exchanging for the Cast Spirit Pills from the Merit Hall.
It was undoubtedly very beneficial to a commoner disciple like him who didn’t have the support of many families.
“Looks like I have to make a trip to the underground spirit cave!”
Lin Shen’s eyes flickered, and he quickly made up his mind.
If he wanted to forge a first-grade spirit meridian, he would definitely need a lot of Cast Spirit Pills.
He didn’t know how long it would take to gather enough Cast Spirit Pills just by earning merit points.
In comparison, it was undoubtedly more efficient to go to the spirit cave to hunt for Earth Essences and collect spirit dust.
Lin Shen flipped through the contents of the jade tube again. After making sure that he hadn’t missed anything, he put away the jade tube.
Just as he was about to pick up the storage ring, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Establishing a spirit meridian was easy at first and gradually became difficult. Since that was the case, could he let his clones each establish a spirit meridian before fusing it into his body?
With seven clones and himself, there were eight people. As long as each of them forged six spirit meridians, there would be more than 45 in total..