The burning sandalwood gently releases the ribbons of blue smoke.
A Daoist, sitting cross-legged in the cold and quiet room, turns his hands over, palms facing the sky, seeming to hold an ordinary Spiritual Secret.
Under the haze of smoke, the Daoist’s face wasn’t so peaceful.
On the contrary, it harks of a menacing aura.
His lips were half opened, and between the breaths, the sandalwood smoke transformed into two green Qi Dragons, drilling into his nostrils.
At that moment, it seemed as if an enormous pressure had leaked within the quiet room.
This is a sign of a cultivator uncontrollably releasing his Spirit Consciousness, and usually only occurs in the Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Seeing it occur to Luo Chen, was especially peculiar.
Suddenly.
Luo Chen let out a soft grunt, his eyes opened wide, like lightning strutting in the room.
Lightning created in an empty room!
He flicks his finger, a Spirit Power shoots towards the half-burnt Sandalwood.
The sandalwood extinguished, leaving the lingering aroma.
Luo Chen couldn’t resist pressing his hand against his forehead, lightly rubbing it.
"It’s no wonder that the Fierce Divine Fragrance is known to be usable only by Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators."
"The stimulation for the Divine Soul is so intense."
"If I hadn’t woken up in time and continued to absorb, my Divine Soul would have become overly excited and then fallen into extreme fatigue after the excitement."
He took a deep breath.
Looking at the half-remaining sandalwood, he pondered in his heart.
This Fierce Divine Fragrance, developed by the main fragrance master of Hundred Flowers Palace, has harsh usage conditions and also fetches a high price.
But the effects were indeed commensurate with the price.
Just half a stick of incense could make my Divine Soul enter an excited state.
From a previous maximum of five rotations in a day of my Natal Qi Technique, it has increased to seven rotations.
An increase of only two rotations.
If you look at the growth rate, it seems insignificant.
But if maintained for a long time, the benefits for Luo Chen would be awe-inspiring.
"If I manage to completely absorb a whole stick of Fierce Divine Fragrance, the number of rotations of my Natal Qi Technique could potentially increase to the limit of ten times!"
"This way, even without the help of elixirs, my cultivation speed can increase by a bit."
"All in all, my supposedly impressive Divine Soul endowment is still not quite enough."
With the usage of the Fierce Divine Essence.
Luo Chen gradually realized the gap between the Divine Soul endowment and the Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.
It’s stronger than the Early Stage Foundation Establishment.
It doesn’t match the Late-Stage Great Cultivator.
It should be at the middle stage, and that too on the higher end, very close to the Late Stage.
"It’s a bit of a pity."
"During the Foundation Establishment, Spirit Qi flushes through the meridians, the Dantian turns into the Sea of Qi, and the Divine Soul can be released to form the Spirit Consciousness. This is the best time to rebuild the foundation of the Great Dao Path."
"The stronger the Divine Soul endowment at that time, the greater the increase in Spirit Consciousness after the Foundation Establishment."
"I thought I was already strong enough, but I didn’t expect it still to be not enough."
Shaking his head, Luo Chen didn’t ponder over this anymore.
He was regretful, but not remorseful.
The most urgent matter then was the Foundation Establishment.
There’s no reason to suppress the advancement simply to increase the Divine Soul endowment without limit.
If given another chance, he would undoubtedly choose to devote all his energy to breaking through the Foundation Establishment without hesitation.
And besides, there’s still a way to remedy it now!
If it were others, they would probably have to endure painfully.
Endure for decades, let the years accumulate a bit of Divine Soul endowment, and reach the Late Stage merely.
But he has a shortcut to take!
The Tongyou Pill!
Now the Lower Grade is useless anyway.
What about the Medium Grade? The Ascendant Grade? Or even the Top Grade Tongyou Pill?
Luo Chen has made the decision!
Alongside mass-producing the Jade Marrow Pill on Danxia Peak, the Tongyou Pill should also be made, to push up the proficiency level.
Moreover, this kind of elixir, despite the risk of Communication with Unknown Dream, won’t be lacking a market.
If the Medium or Ascendant Grade serves no purpose, he could consume it internally through Luo Tian Creed, or sell it externally for money.
His thoughts flowed incessantly.
Various thoughts tilt.
The gradually excited mental state also slowly returned to calm.
Luo Chen takes an Inner View of the Sea of Qi, the first layer is already complete, and a quarter of the Spirit Liquid in the second layer has accumulated.
The achievement of last night was indeed a little more than that of the past.
The specific data didn’t come out.
But it proves that the Rising Dragon Pill and Fierce Divine Fragrance indeed work for him!
"Keep going!"
"There will be a day when the Nine Heavens of the Sea of Qi will be filled with powerful Spirit Qi and my Golden Core will be born within it!"
...
Three days later.
Outside Tianlan Peak, an elusive light slowly approached.
The reason for the slowness is due to comparison with true Foundation Establishment cultivators that frequently move in and out of here.
Actually, compared to Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators living in Ascendant Grade Immortal Mansions, this speed was still a notch faster.
Only because the master of the elusive light was none other than Min Longyu, who had been at the Qi Refinement Stage Finalization stage for quite a while!
Flying alongside, while looking at the towering peaks around, the cliffs were full of clouds.
Indistinctly, many Immortal Mansions hid within them.
Some had Spirit Beasts climbing on them, some had cranes dancing around them.
A huge waterfall hung from Nine Heavens, with Spirit Fish rushing and jumping trying to swim upstream.
However, under the mighty force of heaven and earth, they fell reluctantly.
In the dizzying view, following the guide of the Jade Jue, Duan Feng landed before a platform.
The outer courtyard empties.
Saying it’s empty isn’t exactly accurate, only that it grows flowers and plants that have no value to Immortal Cultivators, purely for aesthetic purposes.
From this, it can be inferred that the master of this mansion doesn’t intend to live here long term.
It seemed that he was expected to arrive, the clouds gradually disappeared, and the array faded away.
Min Longyu straightened his clothes and walked in with a confident stride.