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Ling Xiu gently stroked the gourd at his waist, his heart filled with countless emotions.

People mocked him for being too old and rotten to be carved.

Little did they know that eighty years of family annihilation had weighed on him, and a century of worldly experience had tempered his resolve, making his Dao heart far more steadfast than that of a restless youth. This was the most solid foundation for cultivating immortality.

Ling Xiu suppressed his elation, remembered the piles of discarded pills in the Abandoned Treasure Pavilion, and rushed there overnight.

After carefully searching for two hours, they selected twenty-two Qi and Spirit Pills that had lost their medicinal power, turned moldy and black, but still retained a trace of spiritual energy. They put them all into the gourd to seal them and wait for them to transform.

After three days, Ling Xiu opened the gourd and took out the pills.

All twenty-two Qi and Spirit Waste Pills have been completely transformed, their bodies now crystal clear and their patterns full and thick.

The spiritual energy is condensed to the point of near liquefaction, and the medicinal properties are mild and gentle without any violent or toxic effects. Its medicinal efficacy is three times that of the sect's top-grade pills.

He then sorted through the remaining spiritual energy in the abandoned treasure pavilion, selecting four types of purifiable spiritual herbs.

The Golden Crow Pill can instantly repair severe damage; the Profound Origin Pill can replenish 50% of mana in an instant; the Power God Pill can temporarily increase physical strength; and the Bone Refining Pill can temper bones and physique.

After several experiments, he figured out the pattern of the gourd.

Inanimate objects devoid of any spiritual energy cannot be purified.

As long as a trace of spiritual energy remains, regardless of mold or loss of medicinal power, it can all be purified to the highest grade.

"Besides pills, can other things also be improved, turning waste into treasure?"

"It seems we need to conduct a few more experiments before we can know for sure."

Ling Xiu remained secretly vigilant, knowing that the secret of the gourd must never be revealed, even unto death.

The Qingyun Sect operates on a dog-eat-dog system, with ruthless methods employed by its higher-ups. Exposing a treasure means either having your soul searched for, seizing the treasure, or facing death and the annihilation of your cultivation.

For the next month, Ling Xiu continued to clean the attic and tidy up the discarded items as usual. His figure was hunched and slow, and he was always surrounded by the aura of a withered mortal. He looked completely unchanged.

He secretly relied on the top-grade elixirs purified from the gourd, combined with his supreme spiritual root, to cultivate diligently day and night.

The Supreme Spiritual Root absorbs spiritual energy at an unparalleled speed throughout history, and the medicinal power of top-grade pills is absorbed 100% without any waste.

Ordinary cultivators at the same cultivation level have thin and loose spiritual power, while his spiritual power is condensed and thick, directly overwhelming his opponent by more than three times.

With the continuous support of these top-grade Qi and Spirit Pills, Ling Xiu's foundation became more and more stable, and his cultivation speed increased several times over.

The Supreme Qi and Spirit Pill stabilizes cultivation at the first level of Qi Refining, continuously cleanses the meridians, and repels a large amount of impurities from the body surface.

His body no longer felt as heavy as before, his movements became much lighter, and his eyes were incredibly clear.

He even found some discarded Qi-Nourishing Pills among the pile of waste pills.

Refined through a gourd, it becomes a top-grade Qi-Nourishing Pill; swallowing one can keep you from hunger for seven days.

With the immense medicinal power contained in the top-grade elixir, he was able to sustain the circulation of spiritual energy for a longer period when cultivating the "Three Volumes of Void Origin".

Through continuous pulse brushing, the blocked meridians have been completely cleared.

The top-grade Qi and Spirit Pill allowed him to enter a state of perfect tranquility and concentration, enhancing his cultivation to an unprecedented level.

After a month of arduous training, his spiritual power accumulated layer by layer, breaking through the shackles.

boom!

With a muffled thud from within his body, Ling Xiu opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them, and quickly concealed his aura.

Triple Qi Refining!

Within Ling Xiu's dantian, the immense magical power flowed steadily, radiating vitality.

He slowly finished his practice, opened his eyes, and a sharp glint appeared in his gaze.

He stood up, deliberately locking his spiritual energy in his dantian and suppressing the fluctuations on his body surface.

His appearance and physique remained unchanged, and outsiders could not detect any signs of breakthrough.

The body has been completely transformed, with all the old filth expelled and the five internal organs brimming with vitality.

I feel lighter and more energetic than ever before.

He walked outside, casually clenched his fist and swung it a few times, creating a sound like wind breaking.

"A top-grade elixir with such miraculous effects, reaching the third level of Qi Refining in just one month? Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it would probably take at least a year to reach the third level of Qi Refining!"

From then on, with the aid of top-grade elixirs, my cultivation speed skyrocketed. This abandoned treasure pavilion truly is my blessed land!

Ling Xiu murmured to himself, his heart filled with gratitude for the dark gourd.

In just one month, Ling Xiu underwent a complete transformation.

Triple Qi Refining!

Those outer disciples are only at this level.

A sharp glint flashed in Ling Xiu's eyes.

He knew perfectly well that there must be a reason why a centenarian could break through to the third level of Qi Refining in just a few months.

Two months later, the sect will send people to remove the waste pills to the Earth Fire Furnace. With so many people around, exposing one's cultivation level will inevitably attract the attention of higher-ups, leading to endless troubles.

This ancestral gourd must not be exposed.

"Next, let's try out the other functions of this dark gourd!"

Ling Xiu thought to himself.

One day, while cleaning up a pile of withered spiritual herbs, he saw a plant called Hundred Herbs Dew, whose roots still had a slight dampness, but whose leaves were completely withered and curled.

"This...this is three years' worth of Herbal Dew?"

Although this medicinal herb was relatively young, its medicinal properties had almost completely dissipated, leading the sect to abandon it.

But a thought struck him.

"Why not test it with a gourd?"

Then, the herbal dew was placed into a rough pottery gourd.

Late on the third night, all was quiet.

Ling Xiu closed the doors and windows tightly and opened the dark, rough pottery gourd.

A rich and refreshing medicinal fragrance instantly filled the small house; inhaling even a trace of it triggered the circulation of spiritual energy within the body.

Originally withered and decaying for three years, the Dew of a Hundred Herbs has been revitalized, its flowers and leaves have regained their vitality, its roots and stems are now glossy white, and its medicinal age has increased dramatically to thirty years. Its medicinal properties have been purified tenfold, making it a top-grade spiritual herb.

Ling Xiu's eyes gleamed with wild joy.

Previously, he only knew that gourds could purify waste pills, but now he has figured it out. As long as everything retains one in a billion of spiritual energy, no matter if it is withered, rusted, or has lost its medicinal power, it can be purified to the highest quality.

Looking at the mountains of discarded spiritual materials and broken magical artifacts piled up in the abandoned treasure pavilion, Ling Xiu felt a surge of excitement.

What others see as trash is actually his unique resource for cultivation.

His gaze locked onto a broken sword in the corner.

The low-grade spirit sword was broken and rusted, with only a wisp of innate spiritual energy and ancient Dao patterns remaining on its spine. It had been abandoned for three years and no one had paid any attention to it.

The only problem is that the gourd is too small to hold the long sword.

The moment the thought arose, the gourd at his waist suddenly became hot, shimmered with golden light, and expanded in size out of thin air.

Four powerful ancient seal script characters appeared on the surface of the gourd.

The Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth.

The true name of the treasure has finally been revealed.

Ling Xiu froze instantly.

"So this gourd is called the Qiankun Xuan Gourd!"

Take a moment to calm down!

He continued to urge it on with his mind, and the gourd continued to grow larger until it was more than ten feet in size, but his soul was severely depleted, and he felt dizzy and weak.

He instantly grasped the rules of the treasure.

The Qiankun Xuanhu can expand and contract according to one's thoughts, and it consumes the host's spiritual power as energy. The lower the cultivation level, the greater the consumption.

With a single thought, the gourd, which was over ten feet long, shrank to the size of a grain of rice, fitting snugly against the skin of the neck. It possessed a built-in concealment restriction, making it completely undetectable by divine sense below the Foundation Establishment stage. It required no external object to hang on it, making it extremely hidden.

Ling Xiu placed the broken sword into the gourd and waited quietly for three days.

As soon as it was drawn, a chilling sword aura swept across the entire room, cutting the air into tiny ripples.

The rusted and broken sword blade has been perfectly restored, its entire surface is smooth and lustrous, with Dao patterns flowing in a circular pattern, and its sharpness can cut through metal and stone.

A low-grade spirit sword that was previously damaged has been transformed into a top-grade spirit sword!

To thoroughly understand the bottom line, Ling Xiu conducted a series of experiments.

Broken stones with completely depleted spiritual energy and discarded spirit stones with exhausted spiritual power remain unchanged when placed in the gourd.

It seems that the Qiankun Xuanhu can only replenish the remaining spiritual energy; once the spiritual energy has been completely destroyed, it cannot be reversed.