Mortal: I have a Spirit Gathering Cauldron

A month later.

Beside the Spirit Eye Spring, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

Within his dantian, the originally milky-white liquid true essence had now turned into pure gold, like a pool of molten gold, slowly swirling in the center. Every strand of spiritual energy carried a sharp and fierce aura, as if it could burst forth at any moment and cut through everything.

I've mastered the first level of the Foundation Building chapter of the Golden Light Technique.

For the past month, he did nothing but circulate his cultivation technique day and night, transforming all the originally attribute-less spiritual power of the "Neiyuan Gong" within his body into metal-attribute power.

The process went more smoothly than expected. The abundant spiritual energy from the Spirit Eye Spring and the primary Spirit Gathering Array accelerated the cultivation speed by 70%. In addition, the Spirit Gathering Cauldron was upgraded occasionally with a few Yellow Dragon Pills to boost the process. In just one month, they managed to complete the transformation that would normally take half a year.

Lin Feng raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together. A wisp of golden spiritual energy emerged from his fingertips, condensing and not dissipating, like a miniature golden sword.

He casually waved his hand towards the stone wall.

Golden spiritual energy traced an arc, cutting silently into the stone wall, leaving a half-inch deep gash. The gash was smooth as a mirror, as if it had been slashed by a sharp blade.

Lin Feng glanced at the cut and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

This casual strike possesses such power. If fully unleashed, this spiritual energy could at least slice through a foot-thick rock. In combat, combined with the sharpness of the Wind-Breaking Spear, its destructive power would increase by at least 30%.

The defining characteristic of the Golden Light Technique is its sharpness. Metal-based spiritual power is inherently known for its offensive capabilities, and the Golden Light Technique takes this sharpness to its extreme. Even at the early Foundation Establishment stage, his spiritual power attack is at least 50% stronger than that of ordinary cultivation techniques.

"No wonder Chu Huaijin said this technique is powerful in combat." Lin Feng withdrew his spiritual energy and nodded in satisfaction.

He stood up, stretched his somewhat stiff body, and walked to the Spirit Gathering Cauldron.

The Spirit Gathering Cauldron has been busy all month.

The spiritual energy above the Spirit Eye Spring is abundant, which has greatly accelerated the upgrade speed of the Spirit Gathering Cauldron. In just one month, it has been upgraded with ten mid-grade spirit stones.

Lin Feng put the Spirit Gathering Cauldron back into his dantian and began packing his things.

After everything was tidied up, Lin Feng stood at the cave entrance and glanced at the simple cave dwelling.

It was a one-bedroom, one-living room, and one-storage room room. I lived there for a whole month. Although it was simple, it was much better than the small attic outside the gate.

"I'm leaving." Lin Feng turned around, unfurled the Qingfeng Banner, and his figure transformed into a wisp of green smoke, rushing off in the northwest direction.

The destination of this trip is Tianxingzongfang City.

The Heavenly Star Sect is a major sect in the Yuanwu Kingdom, bordering the Yue Kingdom where the Yellow Maple Valley is located.

Like Yue, Yuanwu Kingdom was a medium-sized country in the surrounding area, with comparable national strength and similar levels of cultivators.

The Heavenly Star Sect is renowned for its array formations, and it is said that there is a Nascent Soul stage patriarch in the sect, whose status in the Yuanwu Kingdom is even higher than that of the Yellow Maple Valley in the Yue Kingdom.

Tianxing Sect Market is located on a plain in the eastern part of Yuanwu Kingdom, about half a day's journey from Huangfeng Valley. Lin Feng flew for half a day and finally saw a huge complex of buildings in the distance.

The market town extends outwards from a huge pavilion, twenty or thirty feet high, which is entirely made of white jade and sparkles in the sunlight, creating a magnificent atmosphere.

The surrounding streets are crisscrossed, lined with shops, and bustling with people, making it at least three times larger than the Huangfeng Valley market.

The tallest building in the center is the Tianxing Sect's own shop, "Xingchen Pavilion".

Lin Feng landed at the entrance of the market, put away the Qingfeng Flag, and stepped inside.

The streets of Fangshi were lined with all kinds of shops, selling religious artifacts, elixirs, talismans, and materials, while the shouts of vendors rose and fell.

Lin Feng ignored all of this and walked straight toward the Star Dust Pavilion in the center.

The main gate of Stardust Pavilion consists of two heavy mahogany doors, with a golden plaque above the door bearing the three large characters "Stardust Pavilion" in flowing strokes, faintly emanating spiritual energy.

Two Qi Refining stage men, dressed in matching blue robes, stood at the entrance. When they saw Lin Feng approaching and sensed his Foundation Establishment stage aura, they quickly bowed in greeting.

"Please come in, senior!"

Lin Feng nodded and stepped across the threshold.

The interior of Stardust Pavilion was even larger than it appeared from the outside. The spacious and bright hall on the first floor was filled with various magical artifacts, elixirs, and materials, arranged according to category on the antique shelves around the perimeter. Several staff members were greeting customers, most of whom were independent cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

A steward in the early stages of Foundation Establishment came forward. He was in his thirties, with a fair complexion, wearing a brocade robe, and a friendly smile.

"Fellow Daoist, welcome to Stardust Pavilion. My surname is Zhou, and I am honored to serve as the manager of this pavilion. May I ask your name?"

"Lin." Lin Feng was sparing with his words.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please follow me." Steward Zhou gestured for Lin Feng to come up to the second floor.

The second floor houses private rooms, specifically for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above. The furnishings are far more exquisite than those on the first floor, with mahogany tables and chairs, the aroma of spiritual tea, and several landscape paintings hanging on the walls, creating a serene and profound atmosphere.

The two sat down, and a servant offered them fine tea.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, what would you like to buy?" Steward Zhou asked directly.

Lin Feng didn't rush to answer. He took out a bunch of magical artifacts from his storage bag and placed them on the table.

These were all spoils he had seized in the Crimson Forbidden Land, plus some unusable magical artifacts he had previously crafted. There were seven or eight mid-grade magical artifacts and four or five high-grade magical artifacts, of varying quality, but all were still usable.

Manager Zhou's eyes lit up. He picked up a high-grade flying sword, examined it closely, and nodded: "It's in good condition. Although it's not top-tier, it's very practical. Are all of Fellow Daoist Lin's magical artifacts for sale?"

"I want them both." Lin Feng nodded. "Name your price."

Steward Zhou examined each item one by one, taking about half a cup of tea's time, before finally announcing the prices: "Sixty spirit stones for each mid-grade magic artifact, and one hundred and fifty spirit stones for each high-grade magic artifact. Seven mid-grade and five high-grade, totaling one thousand one hundred and seventy spirit stones. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lin?"

Lin Feng mentally estimated that the price was slightly lower than that of the Huangfeng Valley market, but considering that this was Tianxing Sect territory and it was a bulk sale, it was fair.

"Can."

Manager Zhou immediately instructed the shop assistant to bring the spirit stones. 1,170 low-grade spirit stones. Lin Feng took them, scanned them with his divine sense, and confirmed the number was correct.

"Manager Zhou, I'd like to buy something else," Lin Feng said seriously, putting away the spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please speak."

"Do you have any top-tier magical artifacts?"

Manager Zhou pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Yes. Our pavilion just happens to have a batch of newly arrived top-tier magic artifacts for sale. Fellow Daoist, you may take a look." With that, he handed Lin Feng a jade slip.

Lin Feng flipped through the jade slips, and one of the top-tier magic artifacts, the "Concealing Spirit Veil," caught his attention. The jade slip explained that it could conceal a cultivator's figure and aura, and as long as no magic power was used, a Foundation Establishment cultivator would hardly be able to detect it.

This is perfect for my future plans to acquire the "Great Evolution Manual" and immerse myself in the battlefield.