A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 41 Tainan Xiaohui
Every five years, several foundation-building families from Lanzhou jointly host the "Tainan Small Gathering." Rentals are free during this period, the aim being to provide opportunities for the younger generation from Lanzhou to network. Since it's specifically for the younger generation, naturally there are few people over thirty years old.

Furthermore, the Ascension Ceremony of Yue Kingdom will also be held in Lanzhou in twenty-nine days, further increasing the number of people traveling to and from the area.

Considering that the Ascension Ceremony will not officially begin for some time,

In other words, this may not be the time when the flow of people to Tainan Valley is at its peak, so there will be more cultivators from all over the country coming to attend the meeting.

"Let's walk around and see if we can run into Han Yunzhi and her brother, and that man who sells fragments of magical artifacts."

If we can't meet them in person, we can only try to make contact at the Ascension Ceremony at Tianwu Terrace.

The valley wasn't that big. After wandering around for a while, he saw many unfamiliar faces, but couldn't find the matching siblings or the burly man selling the tattered handkerchiefs. He wasn't in a hurry, so he found a free inn and chose a room to stay in temporarily.

In the square, the stalls are changed every three hours.

It's not time to change stalls yet; he can wait a little longer.

While there was still time, he swallowed a pill and held a bluish-green wood-attribute spirit stone in each hand, beginning to circulate his cultivation technique through the Great Heavenly Cycle.

In the past, when he cultivated in the Divine Hand Valley of the Seven Mysteries Sect, it would take him a very long time to complete one major cycle of cultivation. Now, with his greatly improved power, the speed of his cultivation has increased more than tenfold.

Furthermore, back when he hadn't even begun practicing Qi cultivation, his limit was seven major cycles per day. Any more would damage his meridians. Now, he can complete over a hundred major cycles daily without harming his meridians, which greatly improves his cultivation efficiency.

These changes are precisely why the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the faster and greater their power increases within the same amount of time.

This is one of the reasons why high-level cultivators can easily defeat low-level cultivators.

"There's still almost a month left. If I hurry, I might be able to break through the bottleneck and reach the eighth level of Qi Refining?"

The difference between each subsequent level is extremely large.

For example, between the seventh and eighth levels of Qi Refining, one's magical power doubles.

The same applies to the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining.

The difference in magical power inevitably involves the power of many spells. This also means that with each small advancement, his overall strength will increase significantly. Whether he can make a breakthrough as soon as possible will undoubtedly have a great impact on the competition for a spot in the upcoming Ascension Tournament.

...

The time soon came to evening.

At this moment, Han Li stopped circulating his internal energy and opened his eyes.

After more than two hours of internal energy cultivation, most of the Golden Marrow Pill he had taken had been refined. The remaining medicinal power could be refined later. The two low-grade spirit stones he had used a couple of days ago instantly turned into crystalline ash the moment he opened his palms.

Looking at the faint ash of spirit stones on the ground, Han Li took a deep breath:

"As my cultivation level increases, the rate at which I consume cultivation resources also increases significantly."

“In the past, one or two Huanglong Dan or Jinsui Wan pills a day were enough.”

"But now, I need at least three Yellow Dragon Pills or Golden Marrow Pills every day, plus one Red Jade Pill every day, and two low-grade spirit stones every three days."

"Tsk, even the large amount of supplies obtained from the exchange with Fairy Hongfu have been nearly half used up in the past two years."

"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the Crimson Trial begins before my supplies run out."

If resources are insufficient, his cultivation efficiency will decrease, and the rate of increase in magical power will slow down.

Not to mention loosening the bottleneck.

“This cultivation is too expensive.”

"I must obtain this Foundation Establishment Pill involved in the Ascension Ceremony."

If he succeeds, he can either advance a level directly with just one Foundation Establishment Pill.

They can either exchange them for cultivation supplies to ensure a sufficient supply of spiritual herbs, elixirs, and spirit stones for the next few years.

He straightened his clothes and opened the window to look at the square not far away.

From here, you can clearly see most of the stalls.

Many of those stalls were replaced compared to the daytime ones.

Among the many stalls, he used his Heavenly Eye Technique to spot a delicate and lovely young girl. The girl gave him a kind and innocent feeling, vaguely resembling his own younger sister. This feeling was extremely subtle:
"Is that you, little sister Han Yunzhi?"

Han Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he no longer lingered in the room.

He opened the door, went downstairs, and headed straight for the girl's stall.

As they drew closer, they paused for a moment, and saw a variety of items on the stall, including the complete method of the Everlasting Spring Technique, priced at two spirit stones. There were blank talisman papers, as well as finished talismans of low, medium, and advanced levels. Upon closer inspection, they carefully sensed the girl's aura and confirmed that she was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist, has any item on this stall caught your eye?"

Perhaps because she had been scrutinized a few times, the little girl seemed a bit nervous.

Upon hearing this, Han Li pondered for a moment before speaking:
"How should I address you, young lady? I am looking for a superior talisman brush for drawing talismans and a magical artifact to conceal my aura. Do you have any of these? I can trade them with you for pills that can strengthen your foundation and enhance your magical power. I will make sure you don't suffer any loss."

He still has some Huanglongdan Jinsui Pills.

It's still possible to take a small portion and snag a bargain.

"My surname is Han, you can call me Sister Han. By the way, fellow Daoist, are you really going to trade me for pills that can enhance magical power?" the girl asked, her eyes shining.

"of course."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The girl said, activating a communication talisman, and then looked at Han Li: "I do have a talisman brush for drawing talismans, but as for a magic tool to conceal one's aura... why don't you buy a low-to-mid-level invisibility talisman?"

This is a mid-level talisman that is even more advanced than a low-level invisibility talisman.

They're available at the stall.

Before long, a burly giant, whose stature was no less than Qu Hun's, came swaggering in.

The commotion caused some cultivators near the surrounding stalls to stumble and fall.

This enraged the cultivators.

However, upon seeing the other party's physique far exceeding that of ordinary people and his cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refining, their eyes all cleared up again: misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding.

"elder brother."

The little girl at the stall called out happily, but with a hint of reproach, "Brother, can't you be a little more composed? You're about to overturn everyone's stalls..."

After the girl rebuked the giant, she looked around at the staggering cultivators:

"Fellow Daoists, I apologize on behalf of my brother. Please forgive me."

This complaint and statement, coupled with the girl's sweet and lovely face, made the expressions of the surrounding cultivators somewhat better:
This girl is reasonable.

"I apologize, everyone, things were too urgent, and we rushed things too quickly."

The burly man scratched the back of his head apologetically.

He then pulled something out of his pocket:
"Here you go, little sister, I brought everything."

It was a long, narrow wooden box.

The wooden box was opened, and inside was a talisman pen.

"This pen is called the Golden Bamboo Pen. The nib is made from the neck hair of the second-level demon beast, the Golden-Eyed Ape. The pen handle is made from a small piece of gold essence and black iron, and then refined by a Foundation Establishment cultivator using both civil and martial fire for three days and three nights."

"This pen was left behind by an elder of my clan who was a master of talismans, and it was later passed down to my brother and me. Unfortunately, neither of us has any talent in talisman making, so we wasted a lot of time and this talisman pen. My brother is going to participate in this Ascension Conference, and his cultivation technique has just reached a bottleneck. He can only break through quickly with the help of medicine."

That is why she was willing to give up the Golden Bamboo Brush.

"If you, fellow Daoist, are interested in this talisman brush, you may exchange it for a pill worth twenty spirit stones."

Good talisman pen.

Han Li's eyes lit up.

Simultaneously.

They are taking this ascension ceremony even more seriously.

The man in front of him was at the tenth level of Qi Refining, but he was stuck at a bottleneck. Once he broke through, he would reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining. Moreover, he discovered that at least seven or eight out of ten people who came to participate in the Ascension Tournament were also stuck at their bottlenecks and unable to break through.

"In other words, those who believe they still have potential to unlock won't rush to participate in the Ascension Ceremony. They'll wait until their cultivation has broken through and their magical power has improved further. Those who participate are mostly those whose potential has been exhausted and who can hardly improve further without the help of medicine?"

He handed over the elixir in one hand and received the talisman in the other.

This single talisman pen, if taken to a knowledgeable person within the mountain gate, could fetch at least two hundred spirit stones.

Without him.

The golden essence inside!
What is gold essence?

(End of this chapter)