Han Clan Immortals: I have a hundredfold energy-gathering bottle

At this moment, Han Jieliu was completely unaware of Zhou Xuan's predicament behind him and fled without looking back.

It wasn't until he entered the forest on the outskirts of Dasuyuan and flew for another day and night that he finally put away his pent-up wind and concealed his divine sense.

"He probably can't catch up to this place."

Han Jieliu breathed a slight sigh of relief and quietly began to regulate his breathing.

Looking to the left and right, I realized that I was in a dense jungle, with scattered water below and tall foliage above.

Although it is only early spring, the humid climate of the swamp is still muggy, and you can even see many poisonous insects and ants clinging to various branches and vines.

"What the book on the seasons says is really true; the true cultivation world is indeed a place where each region has its own unique spiritual energy, and even a hundred miles apart, the climate can be completely different..."

The original owner was also someone who cherished life. After entering Xiaowei Mountain, she rarely left the sect, and most of her knowledge came from ancient books.

But Han Jieliu had no time to think about these things. He released his divine sense and gently looked around, only to find a few demonic beasts at the Nascent Soul stage.

Unlike the cultivation sects, the wilderness is devoid of spiritual energy and rife with disputes, where people might fight over a mere one or two spirit stones.

Most demons or rogue cultivators who embark on the path of cultivation only reach the embryonic breathing realm. Refining Qi is already quite difficult and gives them the qualifications to establish a new immortal clan.

"For safety's sake, it's best to find a place to hide for a while before returning to the tribe."

Han Jieliu considered the options in his mind and followed the aura of the fetal breathing demon he had just discovered, arriving at a cave.

It's too much trouble to build your own cave; it's better to just occupy an existing monster cave.

Once a demon beast reaches the late stage of the Fetal Breathing realm, it will also develop intelligence. This cave is inhabited by a snake beast in the late stage of the Fetal Breathing realm. Han Jieliu was afraid that it would run away in advance, so he used a simple breath-concealing technique before going there.

The sleeping serpent beast sensed Han Jieliu's presence, and its terrified roar had barely begun when a beam of condensed water light silently arrived, shattering its vital point.

The serpent beast's enormous body, nearly ten feet long, went limp, its soft bones and blood spilling onto the ground, and it fell silent instantly.

Han Jieliu put the snake-beast's corpse into his storage bag, used a water purification spell to clean the filthy cave, covered the entrance, and then sat down cross-legged in the cave.

"Let's cultivate here in seclusion. The surrounding area is mostly swampy, with many water plants that are not prone to leaping, which suits my [Water Harmony] lineage."

"Let's lay low for a while, wait until things calm down, and then make plans to return..."

Han Jieliu stopped worrying and quietly began to manipulate the water vapor, activating the "Yu Jing San Chuan Jue".

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Three months later, the ground was covered with decaying leaves, and the cave entrance, which had been sealed with several layers of silt, was finally broken open.

A figure dressed in light white emerged from the crowd, dusting himself off with a calm expression. It was none other than Han Jieliu, who had been hiding for a long time.

Although he didn't know if Zhou Xuan had caught up with him, he still cautiously stayed for nearly a hundred days before coming out, not giving him any chance.

"Cultivation requires caution, but it seems everything should be alright now."

Han Jieliu released his divine sense, looked around, and slowly said.

However, they found that the vegetation in the forest was becoming increasingly lush, and mosquitoes and small animals were everywhere. If you were not careful, you would step on and kill a few of them. It was clear that summer had arrived.

"It's just the beginning of summer, a time when all the waters are drying up. I've been living underground for a long time, and the earth's energy is strong and controls the flow. No wonder my cultivation was not going well in the days leading up to my exit from seclusion."

In recent days, Han Jieliu has gained some understanding of the contents of the jade slip and has been trying to absorb and consume the [Minor Righteous Qi] he obtained. His long-stagnant cultivation has finally begun to loosen up.

He discovered that the path of cultivating qi and nourishing nature did not seem to conflict with his original path. Both required developing supernatural powers, but the way to improve his cultivation had changed.

It can be seen that this most common path in the cultivation world today seems to have evolved from ancient methods.

According to the "Method of Nourishing and Soaking Nature of All Waters", if a cultivator wants to solidify his Dao foundation, it is best to absorb the spiritual energy and spiritual water of various [Water Virtue] lineages. If these are not available, ordinary neutral spiritual energy without attributes can be used as a lower-level substitute to enhance cultivation.

Judging from my absorption progress over the past few months, once I finish absorbing this entire [Minor Positive Qi], I should be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

"Breaking through to the next level requires consuming a strand of spiritual energy, which is practically burning spirit stones. I'm afraid only the direct descendants of some immortal sects can afford to do it... Moreover, they pay more attention to the spiritual atmosphere required for cultivation than ordinary cultivators. If the atmosphere is not suitable, it will be difficult to cultivate."

Han Jieliu sighed helplessly as he listed the shortcomings of this Qi-cultivation and self-cultivation method. No wonder it was abandoned by cultivators these days.

A cultivator's cultivation is closely related to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the surrounding spiritual atmosphere, which requires careful study. Following the natural order will bring assistance, while going against it will lead to conflict.

A suitable spiritual opportunity can greatly help cultivators consolidate their breakthroughs; otherwise, the ancestor of the Xue family would not have chosen to condense the [Yi Wood] divine power during the transition from spring to winter.

However, the requirements for cultivating one's inner energy and character are even higher, the conditions for breakthrough are more stringent, and the difficulty of cultivation will naturally increase.

Its only advantage might be that it has a deeper foundation and a higher level of ethereal "cultivation", giving it a greater advantage in future cultivation.

"Spiritual energy is scarce, and even achieving Foundation Establishment is a luxury for me. This advantage is only slightly better than nothing and is of little use."

Han Jieliu felt a little melancholy, but then he noticed a spiritual herb growing under an ancient tree not far away.

The spiritual herb grew from the damp moss, its entire body a glossy green, its stems slender and its tip delicate, clinging tightly to the ancient tree.

Han Jieliu recognized that this spiritual herb was called "Jiansheng Grass," which had the effect of guiding the flow of wood-type spiritual energy and was mostly used by cultivators for alchemy.

Because of its remote location and its recent growth, it was only at the mid-stage of the embryonic breathing realm, which is why it was neither picked by humans nor devoured by demons.

Han Jieliu seemed to be deep in thought, and casually picked it off.

Although this spiritual herb is of no use to me, it is still worth half a spirit stone. More importantly, since spiritual creatures can be born in this forest, it means that there must be a place with abundant spiritual energy, and I might even be able to collect some spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Han Jieliu had not forgotten that his spiritual aperture was now damaged, and he could only rely on cultivating his inner energy through meditation.

"The cultivation of Qi and nourishment requires a great deal of spiritual energy. There are many Qi-refining families in Linjiang County. There are two families adjacent to my Han family on the side of Mengtan Mountain alone. Places that can reliably produce spiritual energy must have been occupied by others."

"If we can find any rare and valuable water-based spiritual energy here, or energy that aligns with my lineage, then it will be worthwhile... I just lost my Water-Treading Array Plate, and I don't have many spirit stones left. My net worth is probably less than some Nascent Soul cultivators. Let's go take a look first."

Han Jieliu took out the Feiqing Sword, used his divine sense to probe the direction where the spiritual energy was gathering, and headed south, his eyes flickering.

"It's in the same direction as Mengtan Mountain, which saves me some travel time."