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

"The White Pattern Soft Armor costs eighty spirit stones, while the Water-Treading Array costs one hundred and twenty spirit stones."

Wu Dao replied with a smile.

Han Jieliu frowned.

"Senior Brother Wu, isn't the price of this Water-Treading Array too high for a magic artifact in the early stage of Qi Refining?"

Wu Dao shook his head and explained.

"Junior brother, you should know that this kind of array diagram artifact is very rare, and even ordinary arrays cost this much."

"Senior Brother Wu, if it were a Qi Refining Formation, this price would be acceptable. But there are only three Fetal Breathing Formations on it, and they can only be activated with spirit stones. You should know how many spirit stones we, cultivators who have just reached the early stage of Qi Refining, can afford to spend on this."

Han Jieliu slowly negotiated the price.

"How about one hundred and ten spirit stones?"

Wu Dao remained silent for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright. Since Junior Brother Han is leaving the sect, it's a kind gesture from your senior brother before he departs. If you really want it, Junior Brother, take the 110 spirit stones."

As expected, Wu Dao was aware of his identity and knew that he was about to leave the sect.

"Knowing that my spiritual aperture is damaged and my spiritual energy reserves are low, no wonder he brought out this water-walking formation. It seems he still quoted too high a price..."

However, Han Jieliu was still satisfied with being able to buy this magical artifact, and counted out 110 spirit stones.

He took the Water-Riding Formation and examined it, then put it into his storage bag and bowed.

"Senior Brother Wu, I'll be going now."

After politely declining Wu Dao's invitation to stay for a cup of tea, Han Jieliu mounted his sword and flew away towards the library, leaving behind only a faint whisper.

"Junior brother, if you need any magical artifacts after you return to the Immortal Clan, remember your senior brother. There are discounts available..."

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There were noticeably more disciples in the area near the Library Pavilion and Jiaoxu Peak.

Han Jieliu lowered his profile and silently hid in the crowd, using his divine sense to check the storage bag.

"After buying the defensive magic items, I only have twenty-six spirit stones left. I was thinking of buying some talismans for protection, but that probably won't be enough."

The original owner had some talismans before, but used a lot of them during the mission to save her junior sister, leaving only some talismans for the Fetal Breathing Realm that were not very useful.

Just then, Han Jieliu arrived at the foot of the peak where the Library was located.

This time, instead of flying, we chose to climb the steps one by one.

This area is close to the main peak of Xiaowei Mountain, and only elders and grandmasters at the late stage of Qi Refining or above can fly here.

After verifying his identity, Han Jieliu entered the multi-story library, his mind clear.

Since he was about to leave the sect, he needed to exchange all the Qi Refining parts of the cultivation technique he was practicing. As for Foundation Establishment... that was not something he should consider.

"The rest will be replaced with some spells or things that are useful to the family."

Xiaowei Mountain has been established for hundreds of years, founded by an old ancestor from the Purple Mansion. Many of its collections are things that are difficult for outside clan cultivators and independent cultivators to even dream of.

Even if it's just a method for cultivating a spiritual herb, it could be the foundation for the rise of a small immortal cultivation clan.

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A moment later, Han Jieliu walked out of the library, his face expressionless, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

The situation he least wanted to encounter still happened: the path to finding other cultivation methods... seemed to be truly cut off.

Han Jieliu murmured to himself.

"It turns out that this method of absorbing and refining spiritual energy to build a foundation for one's Dao is the simplest path."

He first spent thirty contribution points to exchange for the complete version of "Yu Jing San Chuan Jue". After a cursory look, he found that it was missing the step of Foundation Establishment and the formation of Immortal Foundation.

After all, this is a closely guarded secret of the sect, and it is impossible to be granted it without becoming a direct disciple and swearing a divine oath.

He then spent ten points to exchange for two Qi Refining stage techniques, "Zhongxia Yujie Sword Technique" and "Hanshui Ningguang". He used the remaining contribution points for other purposes, looking for other ways to cultivate.

"Aside from the current cultivation methods that rely on spiritual apertures, and disregarding the unrecorded evil and heretical techniques, there are only [Body Cultivation] and [Qi Cultivation] left."

"The cultivation method of body cultivation was learned by ancient cultivators from demons. It involves tempering the meridians and refining the body. It requires a large amount of herbs and spiritual items to forge the body, which is extremely expensive, but the results are amazing."

"The way of cultivating one's nature and nourishing one's spirit is the way ancient cultivators practiced. It was also the only path during the great era of cultivation. It relied on constantly consuming spiritual energy related to one's own path to communicate with heaven and earth, actively cultivate one's life force, and let supernatural powers come to you on their own, rather than forging supernatural powers."

Han Jieliu took out a somewhat old jade slip from his storage bag, on which were written several large characters in a flamboyant style.

The Method of Moistening and Immersing with Water

On the front of this jade slip was written a passage that appeared to be quite old.

"As Ji Liuzi once said, my path follows the ancient ways, so I follow the method of breathing exercises to nourish my nature and seek out all the spiritual waters in the world to soak my body and cultivate my nature. However, in today's cultivation world, the spiritual energy is almost declining, and the Kan trigram has lost its proper position. It is necessary to make up for the loss, so spiritual waters are hard to find. They are scattered elsewhere and no longer practiced. Although I have become a true cultivator, I know that there is no predecessor. Therefore, I leave this admonition to future generations."

According to this text, this senior named Ji Liuzi also considered practicing the "Tao of Nourishing Nature with Breathing" and cultivating the "Method of Nourishing Nature with All Waters".

Unfortunately, after breaking through, he remained at the Foundation Establishment stage and could not advance further, so he wrote this passage to warn those who came after him.

"The current path of immortality seeks speed. After all, cultivators are fighting against both humans and the heavens. If they are slow, they may lose their lives. So it is impossible to slowly absorb and consume qi."

"Moreover, spiritual energy is not as prosperous as it used to be, and there are not as many spiritual objects as in the ancient times. This is probably the reason why the Dao of Cultivating Qi and Nourishing Nature has declined."

Han Jieliu looked at the jade slip in his hand.

The Dao of Nourishing Qi and Cultivating Nature has declined. Otherwise, based on its name, this jade slip might have been a traditional cultivation method passed down by some great immortal sect back then, but now it can be exchanged for just two contribution points.

Han Jieliu put away the jade slip and pondered.

"It seems that physical cultivation is too costly and cannot be chosen, while the cultivation of qi requires absorbing spiritual energy, which the family certainly cannot afford. If we rely entirely on gathering it ourselves, it will be time-consuming and slow to produce results. There is really no good method."

"As for finding a way to repair the spiritual aperture, it seems that only a being at the Purple Mansion level can do it..."

Han Jieliu shook his head and headed towards his disciple's cave after leaving the foot of the mountain.

"Forget it, cultivation is all about life. Perhaps the original owner's life was destined to be interrupted on the path of cultivation, and there's no way to contend with the heavens."

"Although the Dao of Nourishing Qi and Cultivating Nature requires talent and a large amount of spiritual energy, it is currently the only option. Let's keep it as a backup plan."

"If none of those options work, I can simply return to govern the Han family and cultivate capable descendants. I can't rely on my own strength, but I can rely on the power of the family..."

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but Han Jieliu's dark eyes remained unusually calm.

A feeling of resentment, like something from a past life that hasn't been felt in a long time, welled up from my chest and stirred my fighting spirit.

"Now that I've been given a second chance at life, I can't just let it end so hastily. I must accomplish something great..."