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The stream in the mountains flowed gently, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
During these ten years, Xu Feng devoted himself to comprehending his Fire Element Technique. His Golden Core was full and robust, nearly five times larger than that of an average cultivator. Xu Feng's spiritual power had already reached its peak; the only thing he lacked now was an understanding of the laws.
Four of Xu Feng's five Cultivation Methods came from the Pingdao Sect, all classified as Intermediate, suitable for cultivation below the Nascent Soul stage. Theoretically, they could be used to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Dragon's Fury was Xu Feng's fastest and most proficient technique, and this time he aimed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage starting from Fire Element One Star.
Among the dozens of Nascent Souls Xu Feng refined, each category had two. Various laws were deeply imprinted in Xu Feng's mind; what he needed to do was extract and comprehend them.
The Earth Principle is the law governing the movement of the earth, encompassing everything from primordial creation to birth, aging, illness, and death. The existence and extinction of all living beings occur within these laws. It is mighty and authoritative, ruling over all beings; if one can glimpse this path, their lifespan would be equal to that of the heavens.
From Refining Qi to Foundation Establishment, and from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, each step brings one closer to the Dao. The Golden Core Stage provides a fulcrum of strength and can leave traces of the Dao on the Golden Core itself. The Nascent Soul Stage represents a complete reversal; one transforms themselves into a Nascent Soul, breaking free from the constraints of the physical body. As long as the Nascent Soul endures, so too does the individual.
After ten years, Xu Feng's Golden Core transformed from being hard and unyielding to flexible and resilient. A multitude of laws condensed and flourished within his Golden Core, seemingly gestating something.
At this point, Xu Feng paused his cultivation and stepped out of his cave. He encountered his first bottleneck in cultivation; from refining the Nascent Souls, he realized that haste makes waste—understanding the laws requires time and opportunity.
On a stone chair in his cave lay a bottle of elixir beside a Spirit Eye Stone. The Spirit Eye Stone is a recording spirit stone that engraves text with magical power. When a cultivator touches it, they can see its contents, much like a notebook.
Xu Feng infused his spiritual power into it; inside were words left by Zhou Yu. The gist was that Xu Ruchu had sent him a bottle of Seventh-Level Healing Pill to support his seclusion. Zhou Yu delivered it while Xu Feng was still in seclusion, leaving it outside the cave with a note stating that every ten years, Zhou Yu would come here once. If there was anything needed, he could leave a message.
Xu Feng left only two words: Thank you!
Given Xu Feng's current state, he truly could not find anything he needed help with from Xu Ruchu. This bottle of elixir was insignificant for him; moreover, what he needed now was not an elixir but an opportunity for enlightenment.
After relaxing on the mountain for a while, Xu Feng began practicing Gale Sword Formation. Over these ten years, while his spiritual power had peaked and could not be improved further, his Soul Power had grown even stronger and felt limitless. With such substantial Soul Power controlling Gale Sword Formation became effortless.
When night fell, Xu Feng did not dare ascend to the peak but instead released eighteen Flying Swords in an open area at the cave entrance. After casting several seals, the Flying Swords whirled and struck fiercely without pause. This time, Gale Sword Formation lasted over ten minutes and could be activated consecutively eight times. This level of Gale Sword Formation was sufficient to annihilate any Nascent Soul Cultivator.
The first layer of the Gale Sword Formation has been successfully passed, and Xu Feng has entered the second layer of cultivation, which controls the Swift Wind Thirty-Six Swords. Xu Feng only has eighteen matching Medium Quality Swords, and it is not suitable to go out to buy swords during his closed-door training; however, this does not affect his cultivation.
Xu Feng's Gale Sword Formation has been revised to incorporate the principles of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation. If there are not enough swords, knives can be used instead; the control principle remains the same, but the requirement for Soul Power is significantly higher.
Xu Feng took out all the available magical treasures he could use, gathering twenty-five in total. He activated the incantation, and all the treasures flew into the air, performing various stabbing motions under Xu Feng's command. However, they only maintained this for less than a minute before all falling back down. Xu Feng realized this was due to insufficient magical power and decided not to try again.
Next, Xu Feng descended from the North Eight Peaks and found a Xu Family Disciple stationed at Shaoyang Mountain. After some conversation, Xu Feng arranged for that disciple to help him purchase twenty Mid-Grade Flying Swords at a price of four hundred thousand each. The disciple readily agreed; four hundred thousand was the unit price, and buying twenty at once would certainly allow for some negotiation, potentially earning him several hundred thousand spirit stones in profit.
In the Xian Dao world, powerful factions often have many mercenaries. Many of these disciples have their own forces; while they may be ordinary disciples within the Xu Family, they could be leaders or sect masters outside. Situations like Xu Feng's are quite common in the Xu Family.
Thus, when Xu Feng requested twenty Medium-Grade Spirit Swords, the disciple was not surprised at all; this was not his first time encountering such requests. Buying magical treasures for subordinates is nothing unusual.
Twenty swords for eight million; Xu Feng paid without hesitation.
A few days later, when it was that disciple's day off, he indeed brought back twenty Medium-Grade Spirit Swords for Xu Feng that evening. Xu Feng thanked him; both parties got what they needed and were pleased with the outcome. This transaction allowed Xu Feng to practice his Sword Formation while the disciple happily earned over a hundred thousand in profit.
“If you need anything in the future, feel free to find me,” said the disciple, grinning widely at having such a good customer like Xu Feng.
Returning to his cave, Xu Feng refined this batch of Medium Quality Swords.
Another two years passed as Xu Feng devoted himself to cultivating his Sword Formation. With strong support from his Soul Power, he finally completed the second layer of the Gale Sword Formation. He could skillfully command thirty-six treasured swords with ease; however, each sword could only be activated once.
After finishing the Sword Formation, Xu Feng turned his focus back to breaking through to Yuan Ying.
As spring turned to autumn, Xu Feng's second round of attempts took a full thirty years.
During these thirty years, Xu Feng finally touched upon the threshold of Yuan Ying. Within the chaotic golden core appeared an illusory shadow that looked exactly like him.
After undergoing the Thirty-Year Rule, Xu Feng's Golden Core finally nurtured its own Yuan Ying.
However, this Yuan Ying was very weak, sitting quietly at the center of the Golden Core, unable to even open its eyes. Yet this little being astonishingly consumed Xu Feng's spiritual energy as if it were an eternally hungry child.
To advance to Yuan Ying, this child must grow and break free from the Golden Core, becoming a true Yuan Ying.
Xu Feng's spiritual energy once again faced a shortage as this being incessantly devoured Xu Feng's "food." Xu Feng consumed all the elixirs on his body, and when that was no longer feasible, he had no choice but to eat the raw herbs that had not yet been refined into elixirs, providing as much spiritual energy support as possible.
After three months of perseverance, the child finally settled down and grew significantly, sitting in the Golden Core with a more substantial presence.
With the Yuan Ying stabilizing and entering a period of calm, Xu Feng seized this opportunity to temporarily halt his cultivation and shift focus to alchemy.
All the elixirs and stored materials had been consumed. Fortunately, there was still Blue and White Porcelain and a large quantity of Herb Seeds. Xu Feng hurriedly matured the herbs while refining Sixth-Level Elixirs to replenish his spiritual energy.
The herbs quickly grew, but the potency of the Sixth-Level Elixir was evidently insufficient. Xu Feng then began experimenting with Seventh-Level Healing Pills. The Seventh-Level Alchemy Furnace and formula had already been purchased in Qingyang City; however, Xu Feng had been too busy searching for Cai Shujun to dedicate time to alchemical refinement.
Xu Feng had never refined a Seventh-Level Healing Pill before; no one in the Liuxiang Kingdom could do so, not even Qin Mingyue. The only ones capable of refining Seventh-Level Healing Pills were from the Primary Dan Sect of Dan Dao, where many Alchemists spend their entire lives without breaking through to Dan Zong.
Xu Feng had exchanged ideas with Qiu Xiuqi at New Moon Sect and gained valuable insights. He even received an Alchemy manual from Qiu Xiuqi and was appointed as the Deputy Master of Pharmacy at New Moon Sect. With Xu Feng's speed in refining Sixth-Level Elixirs, he was undoubtedly recognized as the top Dan Dao practitioner in Liuxiang Kingdom.
Now that Xu Feng aimed to break through to Yuan Ying, he required a large number of Seventh-Level Healing Pills—something he had not anticipated. The need for these pills was mentioned during his refining of Yuan Ying, but he did not expect such a strong demand from his Yuan Ying. Perhaps this was one of the challenges of Five Elements Cultivation.
When Xu Feng advanced to Golden Core, he consumed tens of thousands of elixirs. He initially thought his spiritual energy would be sufficient for this breakthrough to Yuan Ying but encountered unexpected challenges along the way. It seemed that refining Seventh-Level Healing Pills had become imperative.
Xu Feng changed his focus midway through again, dedicating three years to it. During these three years, the Yuan Ying in Xu Feng's Dantian grew slowly but became increasingly clear; its eyes opened to reveal faint red pupils, marking it as Fire Element One Star.
The success or failure of Alchemy hinges on fire, while quality depends on wood. Xu Feng's Wood Element was already at Great Achievement for Golden Core; there were no issues on that front—only experience was lacking. With Blue and White Porcelain as an extraordinary treasure at his disposal, Xu Feng engaged in alchemy without concern for costs. A large number of failed elixirs were produced and ruthlessly discarded. In just three years, Xu Feng refined nearly eight thousand inferior herbs—each one being exceptionally high quality—enough to drive any other Alchemist mad with frustration or tears.
Three years of massive waste finally paid off for Xu Feng, who successfully refined his first batch of Seventh-Level Healing Pills by the end of the second year, making him a hot commodity in the Primary Dan Sect.
Dan Zong refers to high-level Alchemists, who are highly sought after in the Xian Dao. With this skill, even if Xu Feng were to switch careers to Alchemy, he would become extremely wealthy.
The higher the grade of the elixir, the fewer pills can be produced at a time. The Dan Furnace in Xu Feng's possession can only produce one pill at a time, and his current speed is one furnace every ten minutes, resulting in a maximum of twenty pills, which falls far short of expectations.
Another six months passed, and Xu Feng's Alchemy skills advanced again, increasing his speed to one furnace every five minutes. However, the quantity remained limited, and further speed increases were impossible; he could only improve the Dan Furnace and enhance quality.
Ultimately, Xu Feng adopted the method used on Bailu Mountain, transforming the pills into Dan Liquid. While this reduced potency slightly, it increased production by hundreds of times.
Using a precious sword, he carved several large stone jars and refined three large jars of Dan Liquid in one go. The amount produced was equivalent to tens of thousands of Seventh-Level Healing Pills, which naturally consumed an astonishing amount of medicinal materials.
With the elixir problem resolved, Xu Feng entered seclusion once more to nurture his Yuan Ying.
Outside the cave, Zhou Yu visited every ten years but never managed to see Xu Feng. She left behind three bottles of Seventh-Level Healing Pills, lonely on a stone chair and battered by wind and rain. Unbeknownst to her, these three bottles had long since lost their value in Xu Feng's eyes; it was merely her concern that he remembered for a long time.
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