Goddess Painting

The sect leader pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"Perhaps it's because you've been busy with sect affairs lately, thinking too much, and you also feel a bit guilty about Qin Feng, which has led to your obsession."

"The so-called 'inner demons' are nothing more than a reflection of your subconscious."

"Very well, I will bestow upon you a bottle of 'Heart-Clearing and Soul-Soothing Pills.' For the time being, put aside sect affairs and go back to seclusion to cultivate your mind and spirit."

"Disciple obeys."

Even after Su Qinghan left, she still felt uneasy.

So she returned to her cave to change her clothes, used a secret technique to conceal her identity, and made her way towards Tian Shu Peak.

She was determined to observe Qin Feng closely to see what was so special about him that made her so unsettled.

……

Meanwhile, at Tian Shu Peak.

Inside the dilapidated hut, the air seemed to be boiling!

Visible vortexes of spiritual energy were frantically converging towards the figure on the bed!

Qin Feng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura rising steadily!

The feeling was like riding a flying sword, soaring straight into the sky!

boom!

A muffled thud came from inside the body.

Qin Feng suddenly opened his eyes, and two sharp beams of light pierced the dim room like lightning!

"call……"

He exhaled a breath of stale air, which formed a jet of air in the air and lingered for a long time!

"Seventh level of Body Forging... Peak!"

"Just one step away from the eighth floor!"

Qin Feng clenched his fist, feeling the power surging within him like a river, and a wild, arrogant smile appeared on his lips.

"Two days!"

"In just two days, I soared from the fourth level of Body Forging to the peak of the seventh level!"

"If word got out about this speed, those so-called 'geniuses' who usually look down on everyone would be so ashamed they'd want to bang their heads against a wall, right?"

This is the terrifying power of a Saint-grade spiritual root combined with fully automated cultivation!

however.

Before Qin Feng could even rejoice for long...

When he looked inward at his dantian to check if his foundation was solid, the smile on his face instantly froze.

"this……"

In the center of the dantian, there was a colorless ball of energy that was originally the size of an egg and was constantly rotating and fusing blue and green spiritual energy...

It has shrunk considerably!

It's shrunk to the size of a soybean!

The rotation speed also slowed down significantly!

"This thing... is it a consumable?!"

Qin Feng's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

He quickly and carefully examined his body.

really!

As the two completely different cultivation methods circulated simultaneously within the body, the two energies converged, merged, and purified in the dantian...

With each cycle, a tiny bit of that colorless gas cloud will be "worn away"!

Although it's only a tiny bit, it can't withstand the relentless grinding throughout the entire twelve hours of the day!

"It's over!"

Qin Feng slapped his thigh, his face turning ugly:

"This colorless aura is the catalyst for the fusion of cultivation techniques! Once it's completely depleted, the two conflicting spiritual energies within my body will instantly explode!"

"At that point, forget about cultivation; I'll be lucky to survive if I'm not blown to pieces!"

This needs to be added!

A flash of inspiration struck Qin Feng, and he instantly thought of the nameless stone carving passed down in his family.

This energy field was originally obtained through cultivation of that stone carving.

"If it could be repaired before, it can definitely be fixed now!"

Without further hesitation, Qin Feng immediately assumed that strange posture and began to visualize the obscure and incomprehensible nameless stone carving in his mind, silently circulating his magic incantation.

Om-!

As the incantation was activated, a strange suction force emanated from deep within the dantian.

The previously listless mass of soybeans, as if parched land had received timely rain, began to greedily devour some kind of energy and expanded at a visible speed!

The size of a soybean...

The size of a broad bean...

The size of a pigeon egg...

It quickly returned to the size of an egg!

"It's done!"

Qin Feng was overjoyed: "Since it can replenish, can we make it even bigger? If the energy cluster is larger, will the fusion speed be faster? Will my cultivation be even more powerful?"

Humans are inherently greedy.

Qin Feng was no exception.

He gritted his teeth and continued to circulate the nameless magic technique!

The air mass is still expanding!

That feeling of fullness made Qin Feng somewhat intoxicated.

However, at that moment—

Something's not right!

Qin Feng suddenly stopped.

He keenly sensed that although the energy cloud had grown larger, the speed at which he could circulate his spiritual energy, which he had previously been able to control with ease, had actually... slowed down.

The feeling was like a wide highway suddenly having a layer of sand added, making it sluggish.

"What happened?"

"I was clearly strengthening the core, so why am I underperforming?"

Qin Feng was completely bewildered. He immediately used his internal energy again to conduct a thorough search of his entire body.

Meridians? No problem, they're wider than before.

Qi and blood? No problem, as vigorous as a dragon.

Dantian? That's fine too...

until--

His gaze swept over the spiritual root that was suspended above his dantian.

Boom!

Like a bolt from the blue, it struck Qin Feng hard on the top of his head!

He was completely stunned, frozen in place!

The spiritual root, which had been perfectly replicated by the divine brush, was now crystal clear, flawless like a piece of crystal, and radiating a sacred glow…

It has dimmed now!

Not only did its luster turn dull and gray, but it also shrank by a full three inches!

That sacred aura was greatly diminished!

"This...this is spiritual root degeneration?!"

Qin Feng's voice trembled; he could hardly believe his eyes.

To verify his conjecture, he gritted his teeth and activated the nameless stone inscription technique once more.

It's just a small cycle.

Visibly, a trace of spiritual light was drawn from the spiritual root and injected into the colorless energy ball!

The spiritual root shrank even slightly again!

"Grass!"

Qin Feng couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse!

Case solved!

The case is completely solved!

"So the fuel for this colorless cloud of gas... is actually a special kind of spiritual root?!"

Qin Feng slapped his forehead, laughing and crying at the same time, his expression was extremely interesting.

"No wonder!"

"No wonder I've been practicing this broken stone carving since I was a child, for a full ten years, and all I've done is turn myself into a useless piece of trash with absolutely no talent!"

"So it turns out I wasn't born a loser, I was just drained dry by this lousy method!"

At this moment, Qin Feng was speechless.

He was called a good-for-nothing for ten years.

I've suffered so many scornful looks from the Lin family!

In the end, he was jilted and humiliated...

The culprit turned out to be their own family heirloom?!

This nameless technique, though incredibly powerful and capable of fusing all techniques, comes at the cost of sacrificing one's spiritual root?!

Even a Saint-grade spiritual root can't withstand this kind of absorption!

"call……"

Qin Feng exhaled a breath of stale air.

"The situation is now quite clear."

"As the colorless aura grows larger, the grade of my spiritual root drops. That last wave directly reduced my Saint-grade to Top-grade."

"Although top-grade items are also very strong, their cultivation speed is obviously not as fast as that of saint-grade items."

"If I continue cultivating like this, it won't be long before I revert to a useless spiritual root."

but……

I also have a magic pen!

Qin Feng stared at the sandalwood box on the table.

"The magic pen can replicate spiritual roots!"

"As long as I can continuously use the divine brush to replicate high-level spiritual roots and replenish what I've lost, the side effects of this nameless cultivation technique will be offset!"

This is a perfect closed loop!

only……

Qin Feng stroked his chin, his eyes somewhat unfocused: "Does this mean... I need to frequently find a female disciple with high spiritual root aptitude... you know?"

"Cough cough..."

Qin Feng blushed and quickly stopped himself from having this dangerous thought.

The most urgent task is to resolve the current predicament.

My spiritual root is gone, and my cultivation speed has slowed down.

Moreover, Tian Shu Peak is so poor that it's practically destitute, and its spiritual energy is pitifully thin.

"resource!"

"I need a massive amount of resources to build it!"

"Pills! Spirit stones!"

Only spending real money can make up for the speed loss caused by the decline in aptitude!

Qin Feng thought of the sect's benefits.

I am now an officially certified "Eight-Sound Superior" disciple, and I receive a monthly salary!

Even a mosquito's leg is meat!

Qin Feng greeted Lin Wan'er, who was drying herbs in the courtyard, but without saying anything more, he grabbed his identity token and rushed out of the courtyard.

Head straight to the General Affairs Hall!

However, he did not notice that when he left Tian Shu Peak, Su Qinghan emerged from the shadows and followed him at a leisurely pace.

……

Inside the General Affairs Hall, people came and went.

Qin Feng successfully received his monthly stipend using his identity token. It was a total of ten mid-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to one thousand low-grade spirit stones.

However, with these spirit stones, you can only buy two bottles of the most basic Qi Gathering Pill.

Given Qin Feng's current terrifying cultivation speed, two bottles of pills will only last him half a night at most!

A drop in the ocean!

Just then, a chubby deacon walked over with a smile: "Junior Brother Qin, are you short of spirit stones?"

"I am the steward of the finance hall, specializing in providing loan services to sect disciples. As long as your qualifications are good enough, the loan amount can be quite high."

"Junior Brother Qin, do you need it?"

Loans?

Qin Feng's heart stirred.

That's a good approach!

I used to be a good-for-nothing, and I knew no one would pay attention to me if I asked to borrow money.

But now I have a superior spiritual root!

Although the loan interest rate is not low, as long as Tian Shu Peak can be reopened in a month, this loan is nothing!

Seeing the interest on Qin Feng's face, Su Qinghan, who was observing everything from a distance, couldn't help but shake her head.

Borrowing money can indeed provide cultivation resources in a short time, but repaying it is not easy.

Her brow furrowed slightly...

For the time being, Qin Feng doesn't seem to have anything special about him.

Despite possessing a superior spiritual root, he is now troubled by the lack of cultivation resources.

Everything was perfectly normal.