Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 122 Seventh Level of Qi Refining
A day and a night later, Fang Jingxuan finally woke up from this state. He felt refreshed and invigorated, as if he had been completely rejuvenated.

Seeing that Fang Jingxuan had woken up, Tuoyuan felt relieved and crawled back to his little nest to rest.

Fang Jingxuan didn't notice Tuoyuan's actions. As usual, he glanced at the attribute panel and was immediately overjoyed.

[Real name: Fang Jingxuan]

Age: 28

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 7 (1/2800)]

I've reached the seventh level of Qi Refining?
He just took a nap and inexplicably broke through the bottleneck, leaping from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

If that's the case, then the Breakthrough Pill I bought back then was wasted.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan shook his head. He shouldn't have calculated it that way. If it weren't for that Breakthrough Pill, he probably wouldn't have broken through so quickly.

You can't possibly eat five steamed buns before you're full, so just say you didn't eat the first few.

Furthermore, Fang Jingxuan continued his analysis, concluding that his breakthrough was due to the foundation laid by the Breakthrough Pill, as well as the Enlightenment Vine and the influence of Old He's passing.

I've been stuck at a bottleneck for more than half a year now. During this time, I've been meditating and practicing Qigong every night without ever slacking off. This is the result of accumulating experience over time.

Due to its favorable location, the Enlightenment Vine is nourished by the moonlight and jade dew, and it is growing well, thus beginning to play its role.

As for myself, my mood has been fluctuating a lot lately. Influenced by Lao He's passing, I've been thinking more about life. So, as I think about it during the day and dream about it at night, this opportunity came to me.

In short, everything will fall into place naturally, and things will go smoothly. If one were to take the Breakthrough Pill too urgently, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

After figuring this out, Fang Jingxuan felt a surge of emotion. The matters of cultivation were truly mysterious.

With this breakthrough, I am now a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Thinking back to five years ago, I never expected that I could cultivate so quickly.

To reach the perfect state from the seventh level of Qi Refining, one needs 2,800 points of cultivation progress. At the current rate of a maximum of five points per day, it would take at least a year and a half of arduous cultivation.

During this period, one must practice meditation every day. If one is delayed by other matters, then this time will be postponed.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan's joy faded somewhat. He probed his storage bag with his divine sense, counted the remaining spirit stones inside, and his smile vanished completely.

There are no more spirit stones to spend, and compared to before, I have two more spirit plants that consume spirit stones: the Enlightenment Vine and the Enlightenment Bamboo. They need to constantly consume wood-type spirit stones to maintain their growth.

Currently, I consume at least 170 low-grade spirit stones every month, which is undoubtedly a huge expense.

Moreover, he had already entered the late stage of Qi Refining. According to his current cultivation progress, it would take him a year and a half, or at most two years, to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining.

If the eighth level of Qi Refining is counted as three years, and the ninth level as five years, then in a total of ten years, one would need to accumulate at least one Foundation Establishment Pill.

How expensive is a Foundation Building Pill?
Ten high-grade spirit stones are required as a minimum, and depending on the grade, an even higher premium will be paid.

Ten high-grade spirit stones are equivalent to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones. Apart from Foundation Establishment Pills, all kinds of auxiliary spiritual materials, pills, and protective formations needed for breaking through realms all require spirit stones to purchase.

Moreover, one Foundation Establishment Pill is not enough; it is best to have two or even three on hand.

Thinking about all this, Fang Jingxuan suddenly felt incredibly overwhelmed. Without the support of his family, he would have to gather all these resources himself, bit by bit. Accumulating one or two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones within ten years was no easy feat. At this point, the joy of breaking through his cultivation level was dispelled by an invisible pressure. The path of cultivation was indeed difficult.

Ten days later, Fang Jingxuan, having stabilized his cultivation level, took Tuoyuan out to begin surveying the market.

This market is not a legitimate market, but rather what Fang Jingxuan considers the Tribulation Cultivation Market.

Yes, Fang Jingxuan set his sights on those Tribulation Cultivators. After Wu Laosan's experience, he gained more than 6,000 low-grade spirit stones in one fell swoop, which made him very interested in those Tribulation Cultivators.

If I could do it again, I could get at least 5,000 low-grade spirit stones, which would alleviate my current financial situation.

Moreover, his current strength is no weaker than when he was at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Even if he encounters a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, even if he cannot defeat the opponent, he will not be in any danger.

My current magical power is nearly twice that of when I was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and my spiritual power has increased even more dramatically.

According to the standard for probing with divine sense, Fang Jingxuan's current divine soul can extend outward by 130 feet, which is equivalent to the level of a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator.

Before a Qi Refining cultivator advances to Foundation Establishment, the upper limit of a Qi Refining cultivator's outward spiritual sense is about 150 zhang. Without a secret technique for cultivating the soul, this distance of about one li is the limit that a Qi Refining cultivator can reach.

Fang Jingxuan is currently 130 feet tall, while a normal Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator is still working on their progress at around 90 feet.

The distance that the divine sense can extend outward is circular. Although the increase is only forty feet, the actual sensing range is much larger than half of that.

With the added power of Tuoyuan and Liugu, Fang Jingxuan was confident that he could face off against a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Those cultivators who choose to become Tribulation Cultivators are generally at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Because once they reach the late stage of Qi Refining, these Tribulation Cultivators attempt to cleanse their names and become guest elders, collecting resources to plan their Foundation Establishment.

Fang Jingxuan wandered around the market several times, but still couldn't find any trace of the Tribulation Cultivator.

He felt that he had clearly concealed his cultivation aura, so why hadn't anyone tried to trick him into leaving?
Fang Jingxuan was puzzled, but after looking at Tuoyuan beneath him, he came to his senses.

A cultivator like myself, with a powerful spirit pet and a spirit control bag, gives the impression of having a very powerful background.

Moreover, the fact that he had suppressed his cultivation level to a very low level further confirmed this point.

In recent years, I have kept to myself and rarely go out. Many of the acquaintances I knew five or six years ago have disappeared, and there are more new faces in the market. They don't recognize me, so they don't dare to make any moves on me.

After all, thieves only bully the weak and like to rob cultivators without a background. They dare not provoke cultivators with a strong background, as this would mean endless trouble and even death.

Those who commit robbery are also seeking wealth, not death. Those who collude with each other inside and outside the market are even more seeking stability.

After realizing this, Fang Jingxuan felt somewhat helpless. How could he have become someone with a powerful background in the eyes of others in the blink of an eye?

However, this feeling is quite enjoyable.

Fang Jingxuan smiled and took Tuoyuan home.

Since Red Leaf Marketplace won't work, he'll try other markets and disguise himself better. He refuses to believe that it's so difficult to be robbed in White Mountain.

(End of this chapter)