Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 105 Azure Falcon Feather
Leisure time often passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

On this day, in the quiet room, Fang Jingxuan, having finished his meditation, looked at the numbers displaying his cultivation progress on the attribute panel and felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 5 (76/1500)

A progress of five points a day is indeed not slow. If I continue to cultivate at this pace, I will be able to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining in less than a year.

A Qi Refining Level 6 expert is considered a moderately skilled individual within Red Leaf Market, but outside the market, they can practically roam freely.

Of course, the premise is that you don't run into those late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Just as Fang Jingxuan was feeling smug, a faint cracking sound came from the spirit-gathering array in the corner.

Upon hearing this, Fang Jingxuan frowned, went over and took out the broken low-grade spirit stones, and replaced them with five new ones.

Seeing the five originally sparkling low-grade spirit stones absorbed by the spirit-gathering array and turned into something like coal ash, Fang Jingxuan felt a pang of pain in his heart.

As his cultivation progressed faster, from one point a day to five points a day, the corresponding cost was that his body's absorption rate of external spiritual energy during cultivation was also greatly enhanced.

However, the spiritual energy around this residence is scarce, and it is far from the city center. Fang Jingxuan initially chose it because it was cheap and spacious, and he didn't have much need for spiritual energy.

However, now that his cultivation level has improved, the drawbacks from back then have become quite obvious.

If it weren't for the boost from the Spirit Gathering Array, I wouldn't be able to guarantee my five-point cultivation progress each day, simply because of the lack of spiritual energy.

Fang Jingxuan speculated that the concentration of spiritual energy in this place could only support his cultivation speed of two or three points a day at most. Any more would have to be offset by using low-grade spirit stones.

In other words, I'm using spirit stones to buy my cultivation progress.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan sighed. Having the aptitude for cultivation but lacking a place to cultivate was a huge disadvantage for rogue cultivators.

No wonder everyone yearns to live in a spiritual land. If one also possessed a first-tier spiritual land, even a low-grade one, it should be enough for one's cultivation, instead of constantly consuming spirit stones.

After the spirit stones were replaced, the spirit gathering array operated very slowly when Fang Jingxuan was not cultivating or meditating. These five low-grade spirit stones were enough to last for half a month.

Stepping out of the quiet room, Fang Jingxuan looked at the garden full of spring colors, and his mood improved considerably.

Let's wait a bit longer. We'll deal with the spiritual land issue after I've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Currently, he still has a sufficient reserve of spirit stones, enough to sustain him at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining.

The conflicts in the outside world continue. Over the past two years, due to the spiritual land of Xianlin'ao, the Chu family and the Ning family have been engaged in small-scale battles, with casualties on both sides, but the Chu family has suffered the most.

The Dan Ding Sect had tried to mediate the conflict between the two families, but it only worked temporarily; the two families would start fighting again soon afterward.

This was mainly because the Old Ancestor of Alchemy did not show up. Otherwise, with his prestige, a single word from him would have deterred either side from taking any further action.

But the Old Ancestor of Dan Ding is in seclusion, and it has been more than three years now, with no sign of him coming out.

It wasn't just the Chu and Ning families; other areas of the Dan Ding Sect were also in turmoil.

Fang Jingxuan and Wang Xinyu sometimes discussed the main factors that caused this, which was probably the strength of the Pill Cauldron Ancestor, whose power was so overwhelming that he could subdue an entire sect by himself.

But as soon as he disappeared, his disciples were no longer able to control these natives of Baishan.

Furthermore, within the Dan Ding Sect, which primarily focuses on alchemy and medicine making, the cultivators are generally mild-mannered and lack the ruthless methods to intimidate the major vassal families. Therefore, even if someone within the Dan Ding Sect wanted to use drastic measures, it's likely that the other cultivators would unite to veto them, preventing any unnecessary complications.

While the fighting raged outside, Fang Jingxuan remained calm and collected in the market, peacefully cultivating and meditating. He spent his days drawing talismans to refine his body, leading a very comfortable life.

On this day, inside the quiet room, Fang Jingxuan looked solemn. He held a talisman brush, dipped it in spiritual ink, and carefully drew the design.

At this moment, the quality of the talisman brush in Fang Jingxuan's hand naturally improved, no longer being the fox-tail brush that cost only a few spirit stones.

This pen is named Azure Falcon Feather, and it is a first-grade high-quality talisman pen, worth 350 low-grade spirit stones.

As the most crucial item for drawing talismans, Fang Jingxuan naturally didn't hesitate to invest heavily in it.

Moreover, Fang Jingxuan managed to snag this talisman pen when the prices of magical artifacts in the market were down. Normally, it would cost at least four or five hundred to get one.

The Azure Falcon Feather Brush is well worth the price. It features a twin nested structure, with the outermost layer made of 500-year-old black ironwood core, making it extremely hard and sturdy, and able to bear more spiritual energy.

The inner layer is made of blood vine, which, after being bound by blood, can achieve a connection with the user, making it easier to control.

In addition, a spirit-guiding array is etched on the pen shaft, which can increase the utilization rate of spiritual energy by 30%.

The brush tip is made of blue-eyed falcon tail feathers with wind attribute, which can better perform various dotting techniques.

With such a magical brush, Fang Jingxuan felt that he wouldn't need to replace it even after using it for nine stages of the late Qi Refining realm.

Not only the talisman brush, but also the talisman paper that carries the runes, Fang Jingxuan also bought the best ones. After all, he was going to draw a mid-level talisman, and one of the more difficult types of mid-level talismans, so he naturally had to make all kinds of preparations first.

As the last rune was drawn, a flash of fire appeared, and an explosive rune was fully formed.

Carefully setting down the talisman brush and placing it on the brush holder, Fang Jingxuan picked up the exploding talisman and began to admire it.

This talisman is one of the more difficult to make among the mid-grade first-tier talismans. It's not because of the many talisman configurations, but because an explosion can easily occur during the drawing process if one is not careful. Ordinary talisman makers generally don't want to touch it.

Fang Jingxuan didn't care. His soul was already at the seventh level of Qi Refining, almost at its peak, so drawing this talisman was no problem for him.

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan glanced at the attribute panel and saw the Talismans section displayed at the top:
[Talisman Crafting: Guiding Talisman, Cleansing Talisman, Silence Talisman, Evil-Repelling Talisman, Arrow-Avoiding Talisman, Lightness Talisman (Perfect), Explosion Talisman: 48/100]

One of the benefits of having a strong soul is that it significantly speeds up the process of drawing talismans. Fang Jingxuan only took half a year to perfect all three types of talismans: the Evil-Repelling Talisman, the Arrow-Avoiding Talisman, and the Lightness Talisman.

Currently, he is struggling with intermediate-level talismans, particularly the explosive talisman, which is in high demand in the market.

Only after this talisman is completely perfected will he consider whether to try drawing high-level talismans or continue drawing some other mid-level talismans.

The art of talismans is endless; various talisman configurations combined together form a single talisman.

Fang Jingxuan currently knows of more than a hundred types of low-level talismans.

There are also about thirty types of intermediate-level talismans. Each talisman maker has their own specialty, and they just have different focuses.

Just as Fang Jingxuan was admiring his work, Wang Xinyu's voice came from outside, and she exclaimed loudly:
"Fang Jingxuan, come out quickly, a secret cave realm has appeared."

(End of this chapter)