The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Who says that cultivating immortality means you can't have personal relationships?

Whether it was the elder's experience book given to Xiang Sui or the wood spirit flower seed given to Liang Kuan, it was clear that some thought had been put into it.

Although the gift wasn't very valuable, it was of great help to Zhu Yu, thus earning him a favor without being taken advantage of.

Zhu Yu was naturally happy to befriend the two of them.

After spending more than half a month together, he gradually figured out their personalities. Xiang Sui was easygoing and carefree, while Liang Kuan was cheerful, honest yet meticulous. Both were good people he could befriend.

Of course, the two of them also had the intention of earning spirit stones by offering his courses, but wasn't that exactly what he wanted? With their interests intertwined, the relationship between the three of them would only grow stronger.

Zhu Yu played with the Wood Spirit Flower seed for a moment, then put it into his cloth bag. With a slight thought, he summoned his True Sight Eye to analyze the information.

next moment.

A wealth of information about the technique "chewing gold and eating iron" surged from the depths of his mind.

A short while later.

After processing the memory, Zhu Yu rubbed his throbbing temples, took a few breaths to calm himself, closed his eyes and concentrated. A picture, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, shaped like a pot, with six lines of varying thickness, length and color, appeared in his mind.

And it is the lineage chart of the "chewing gold and eating iron" auxiliary stomach.

At the same time, all the materials needed to construct the second gastric pouch also emerged.

The material could not possibly be the stomach of the Great Demon Iron-Eating Beast. If it were truly cultivated using its stomach, then the grade of this technique would not be just a low-grade first rank.

The material is the stomach of a first-tier, mid-grade monster called the Mangha.

According to the records of the techniques.

The giant toad's stomach has a natural ability to shrink objects, and it can swallow an elephant whole. Its second stomach, which it has cultivated, looks small, but it can hold a large amount of food. Moreover, as it is nourished by spiritual energy, the space will continue to expand.

The effect is similar to the storage bag in Zhu Yu's previous life novel.

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In addition to the main materials, there are many auxiliary materials, such as one zhang of the natal spider silk of a first-grade high-rank demonic beast, the Flame Spider; one liang of shell powder from a low-rank demonic beast, the Water Spirit Clam; one cup of low-rank spirit spring water... and so on...

"The stomach of a giant toad, the silk of a fiery spider..."

Coming to his senses, Zhu Yu retrieved the book "Treasures of Nature" and began to list the spiritual items needed to construct the spell while flipping through the pages.

A short while later, it was over.

Zhu Yu confirmed that all the spiritual items needed for cultivating the second stomach were sold in the sect, but the price was far beyond his expectations.

For example, the stomach of a clam.

It can not only be used for practicing magic, but can also be crafted by a weapon refiner into a beast pouch that can hold a lot of items. Although it has no growth effect, it is easy to carry and is worth five hundred spirit stones.

The stomach of the giant clam, its main ingredient, costs two hundred spirit stones per clam.

As for the silk of the Flame Spider, it has a wide range of applications and is sold by the foot, with a price of ten spirit stones per foot.

Including some miscellaneous auxiliary spiritual materials, the cost of cultivating this second stomach pouch is nearly four hundred low-grade spirit stones.

"hiss..."

Although Zhu Yu had accumulated nearly six hundred low-grade spirit stones through teaching basic visualization techniques, he still couldn't help but gasp when he learned the cost.

This is still the second stomach pouch, which is not yet powerful. What about the main stomach pouch? I'm afraid the number of spirit stones required would be terrifying.

"Does the Heavenly Dao Sect also experience inflation? These spirit stones are going to disappear way too quickly..."

I am speechless.

This doesn't even take into account the value of the spell itself; if we did, the cost of learning a spell would probably be even greater.

Now he truly understands the difference between having refined Qi and not having refined it.

He had initially thought that spirit stones were a waste, as they seemed to multiply with each use, but now he just wanted Xiang Sui to start the large-scale course as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the six-month deadline was over, he would be alone in the insect nest or demon cave, and just thinking about it would be incredibly exciting.

Zhu Yu hesitated for a moment, then decided to go to the Affairs Hall to record his information and see what the treatment of new disciples would be like before deciding whether to study the second stomach.

An expandable storage space would be nice, but it's not very useful to him for now.

After a moment's thought, Zhu Yu suppressed his distracting thoughts and recalled some information about concealing one's aura recorded by the Xiang family elders.

Concealing one's aura is not difficult.

Simply by enveloping the divine sea ring with one's divine sense, one can naturally prevent the aura from dissipating.

However, doing so not only brings no benefits, but also causes considerable harm.

The Divine Sea Ring rotates constantly, serving two purposes: first, it draws spiritual energy into the body, replenishing it and nourishing the physique; second, it radiates spiritual energy, gradually transforming the body into a suitable dwelling place for the soul and spiritual roots.

At the same time, spiritual energy radiation will gradually improve the living environment, making it easier to attract and gather spiritual energy that suits oneself, as well as nurture spiritual stones and spiritual objects.

Not concealing one's aura has many advantages.

Concealing one's aura is not only harmful but also consumes a great deal of spiritual energy.

"No wonder they all act this way..."

Zhu Yu now understands why those cultivators who linger in the newly recruited disciples' residential area are so brazenly releasing their aura.

There might be some element of swaggering, but it's probably just a habit.

Zhu Yu tested how to use his divine sense to conceal his aura, then dispersed. He wouldn't do anything that would do more harm than good. His gaze fell on Xiao Hei, who was now as big as a washbasin and huddled in the corner.

After thinking about it, I decided to keep it outside before it received spiritual energy, lest it be eroded and die by my own aura in a few days.

After releasing Xiao Hei, Zhu Yu returned to his bed, closed his eyes, and focused his mind. He controlled the ring to absorb spiritual energy while continuously consuming spiritual power to benefit himself and accelerate his physical transformation.

Time flows by like water.

The next day.

Zhu Yu opened his eyes, feeling his much stronger physique. With a slight thought, he summoned his personal information panel.

[Attributes: Physical Strength 1.8, Spirit 36.2]

There is a world of difference between refined and unrefined Qi.

Overnight, his physique increased by a full 0.6, which was partly due to the effects of the two low-grade first-level Qi and Blood Pills he had taken.

Previously, because he was just a mortal, he was unable to digest the medicinal power contained within. Now that he has advanced to the Qi Refining stage, under the radiation of spiritual energy, the medicinal power of the Qi Blood Pill accumulated in his body has begun to truly take effect.

"Not bad."

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, got out of bed, stretched a little, and went out.

at this time.

The six full moons in the dome emitted a cool, clear light. The path was quiet and deserted. The grasses, emitting tiny glowing lights, swayed in the wind, appearing from afar like a flowing river of light.

Zhu Yu instructed Xiao Hei to stay at home, brushed off imaginary dust from his body, and slowly stepped onto the path, heading towards the lecture hall.

Not long after he left.

The door of a stone house next to them opened, and a woman with delicate features and thick eye circles walked out of the room with an excited expression, heading straight for the next room.

She knocked lightly on the door, but when no one answered, she looked somewhat discouraged. However, she quickly recovered, rallied her spirits, and thought to herself:

"I'll return the spirit stones I used for the lectures to Senior Brother Zhu after I've finished refining my qi...!"

As if she had thought of something happy, a smile appeared on Tong Xuan's face. She hummed a little tune and turned back to the stone house.