I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

"I see……"

Su Changming nodded.

Although I feel it's not right for Master Chiguang to take on disciples but not teach them.

But since he had just received a "reward" from the Crimson Light Master, it was naturally not appropriate for him to say anything at this moment.

"Hmm? Senior Brother Su, why are you radiating golden light?"

Suddenly, Yu Xuzi asked with some doubt.

"Golden light?"

Su Changming used the Water Mirror Technique to look at himself and found that there was indeed a faint golden light around his body.

Is this the effect of the Heaven-Mending Pill?

"Oh, this is just a metal-attribute cultivation technique I practice, nothing special..."

Su Changming waved his hand and said.

"I see... Senior Brother Su, is your Qi Condensation Pill ready?"

Yu Xuzi nodded and then asked.

"It's done. I've figured out some key points and finally mastered it."

Su Changming said with a smile.

"Do you have any top-grade elixirs?"

"I asked curiously."

"Five top-grade and six high-grade."

Su Changming did not hide anything.

"Senior brother is truly talented. He can make a top-grade pill in just half a day. If this gets out, countless alchemists will probably be kicking themselves."

Yu Xuzi joked.

"You jest. My skills are nothing to brag about. I'm still a long way from becoming a true master of alchemy."

Su Changming was originally quite confident in his alchemy skills.

But seeing how the Crimson Light Master used heaven and earth as a furnace to refine pills, I really felt that the path of alchemy was long and arduous.

"With Senior Brother Su's talent, Master would surely be willing to take you on as a disciple. In a few days, when Master comes to Honglu Peak and sees you refining pills, he might appreciate your talent and take you under his wing."

Yu Xuzi said somewhat shyly.

He thought that Su Changming had not had any interaction with Master Chiguang, and had only come to check out the commotion earlier out of curiosity.

Back then, he used the earth fire of Honglu Peak to refine pills on his own, which caught the eye of Master Chiguang, who took him in as a disciple.

Unfortunately, it seems that his master misjudged him, as he appeared to have no talent whatsoever.

No matter how much he specialized in alchemy, he could not gain his master's favor.

The foundation should have been laid ten years ago, but it has been delayed until now and has not yet been successfully laid.

"Thank you for your kind words..."

Su Changming said.

He didn't mention that he had become an apprentice under Master Chiguang, only learning skills without formally becoming his master.

"Senior brother must be tired after refining pills for so long. Come with me back to the side hall to rest."

Yu Xuzi extended an invitation.

Su Changming thought about it and did not refuse.

Although he wasn't sleepy, he could cultivate anywhere.

He has achieved his purpose in coming to Honglu Peak and has also become the Second Elder's apprentice.

Before my next visit to the Second Elder, I can focus on my cultivation.

The two went to the side room together.

After entering the cave where guests could rest, Su Changming immediately took out high-grade spirit stones and true spirit grass leaves and began to cultivate.

"It really did improve my qualifications..."

Su Changming opened his eyes as if he had suddenly realized something.

Although the speed of absorbing spiritual energy only increased by one point, Su Changming still noticed the change.

Half an hour later, Su Changming carefully felt the changes in his body compared to before, and slowly nodded.

"The improvement in the quality of the spiritual root not only accelerates the absorption of spiritual energy, but also increases the speed of dantian expansion."

Su Changming said to himself with some surprise.

The faster the dantian expands, the more spiritual energy it can hold, and the faster one's cultivation level will improve.

No wonder those cultivators with celestial spiritual roots are considered seeds of the Golden Core; their cultivation speed is dozens of times faster than that of those with mixed spiritual roots or low-grade spiritual roots.

Even without the support of resources, the speed of advancement in realm is exactly the same.

"No rush... Since there are pills that can improve aptitude, there must also be medicinal herbs that can improve aptitude..."

Su Changming was confident that as his cultivation level improved, the quality of his spiritual root would no longer limit him.

"It is said that celestial spiritual roots and various special spiritual roots can enhance spellcasting, but I don't know if that's true or not."

However, as the quality of one's spiritual root improves, the amount of spiritual energy consumed in casting spells does indeed decrease.

Su Changming nodded.

The so-called spiritual root is the "organ" through which humans absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This organ is formless and shapeless, and can only be vaguely perceived.

It is the root of the Dao bestowed upon humankind by Heaven and Earth.

Those with the spiritual root of thunder are skilled in thunder magic.

Ice-elemental cultivators are skilled in ice magic.

Cultivators with special spiritual roots often achieve twice the results with half the effort when they embark on a specific path.

The key point is that the corresponding spiritual root will absorb the corresponding spiritual energy between heaven and earth more easily.

Used for casting spells, it can draw upon a trace of the power of heaven and earth.

As someone with the five elements spiritual root, he could naturally draw upon some of the power of the five elements, but due to his poor aptitude, the amount he could draw upon was extremely limited.

Only now, with the improvement of his spiritual root talent, has it begun to show its effects.

Give Su Changming another two months. He is confident that he can reach the twelfth level of Qi Refining and then begin to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, it is extremely difficult to establish a foundation with mixed spiritual roots. Even if the quality of his spiritual roots is slightly improved, it will still be extremely difficult.

Various rare and precious materials, cultivation techniques, and secret formulas that can increase the Foundation Establishment rate all need to be carefully planned...

Su Changming had planned long ago that he would gradually work on cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts after he had raised his cultivation to the twelfth level.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Although he is only at the tenth level of Qi Refining, he has cultivated the Hunyuan Technique and various Xuan-level techniques.

He was confident that he could defeat more than a dozen of himself who were at the twelfth level of the Water Spirit Technique.

Although he didn't know how strong he would be after cultivating the Water Spirit Technique to the twelfth level, that didn't stop him from having that confidence.

Soon, the night had passed.

Su Changming arrived outside at the appointed time, greeted the first rays of dawn, closed his eyes, and began cultivating the Purple Cloud Technique by forming hand seals.

After sweating profusely, Su Changming slowly opened his eyes as he extracted a wisp of purple energy.

"As my strength increases, the consumption of this magic seal has not decreased at all, but the purple energy I absorb has become much coarser."

At this moment, most of Su Changming's dantian had turned purple, and even the eight extraordinary meridians through which he was circulating his energy had become stained purple.

Once this purple energy has completely permeated my dantian, my magical power will likely increase by half a percent, just as the Purple Cloud Manual says.

The Hunyuan Gong was known for its powerful magic, and with the added blessing of the purple qi, Su Changming dared not imagine how exhilarating it would be to fight enemies of the same level in the future.

A single strand of my own magical power is probably equivalent to four or five strands of an ordinary cultivator's.

In addition, he had a large reserve of Hunyuan Gong power and carried "high-grade spirit stones" with him.

He's practically invincible below the Foundation Establishment stage!

However, Su Changming quickly adjusted his mindset.

"Being invincible among those of the same level is not what I pursue. If it weren't for the high grade of this Hunyuan Gong, I would not be willing to use such a slow cultivation method."

Su Changming muttered to himself.

If he could find another high-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique to replace it, he would switch to it without hesitation.

Even with ample resources, this Hunyuan Technique slowed his progress by at least half.

However, while advanced techniques are powerful against enemies, they are more important for increasing the chances of advancement. This is why he cannot give them up.

So even though the Hunyuan Gong is very resource-intensive, he still had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue practicing it.