Volume 1: Mysterious Compass Chapter 114: Initial Cooperation (300 votes added, today is another 12,000 characters, continue to ask for monthly tickets)

  "Tier 9 Spirit Nourishing Pill!!" As the saying goes, "family learning is profound", Gu Yan recognized the pill in the bottle at a glance. Not only was it an authentic Spirit Nourishing Pill, but also a Tier 9 one. Although Spirit Nourishing Pills had been extinct for ages, there were still records of them. Gu Yan's second grandfather was a master of alchemy himself, so Gu Yan understood this somewhat. Gu Yan was shocked precisely because he recognized the pill! Spirit Nourishing Pills had been extinct for thousands of years, and even a single Yellow Tier one would be coveted by many, let alone a Tier 9 one. Yang Tian's generosity was too astonishing, taking out five Tier 9 pills at once!

  If it's said that the artifacts and treasures refined by Yang Tianwen only brought a stir to the artifact refinement world, then the appearance of these five Heavenly-ranked Spirit Nourishing Pills would not just be a stir in the alchemy world, but a massive shockwave throughout the entire cultivation world. Perhaps lower-level cultivators wouldn't feel much, but for those at the higher levels, including and above the Nascent Soul stage, the significance of the Spirit Nourishing Pills was far from ordinary.

  When it comes to the Yuanying period, if you want to make progress, it will be even more difficult. This is not just about improving your magical powers, but also about upgrading yourself. Ordinary cultivators pour all their magical powers into the Yuanying, and the improvement of the Yuanying is actually the improvement of the Yuanshen. After the initial formation of the Yuanying, the Yuanshen and Yuanying of cultivators are actually one entity. The Yuanying is not only a collection of magical powers but also the foundation of the cultivator's life. As long as the Yuanying is not lost, the cultivator will not be considered dead. If they want to improve, they can only work hard on their Yuanying. To put it simply: after the initial formation of the Yuanying, it's like building a small house for the Yuanshen to reside in. If you want to upgrade, you can only expand this house. The bigger you build it, the stronger your Yuanying will be, and naturally, your magical powers and realm will also rise. But if you rely on time to slowly "expand", who knows when that will happen? People say that magical powers are easy to cultivate, but realms are difficult to ascend.

  Actually, the main reason for this boundary upgrade is still on a person's three souls and seven spirits. That is to say, it refers to the yuan Shen, if the yuan Shen is strong, then the boundary will naturally go up like water flowing into a ditch. In short, what enlightenment, what experience, all are for enhancing the power of yuan Shen.

  It's necessary to explain the difference between the ancient method of refining Qi and the current popular method of cultivating truth. The ancient method of refining Qi is based on great willpower and great Dharma power, directly opening up the upper Dan Tian in the human body, and directly condensing the three souls and seven spirits within the upper Dan Tian to form the yuan Shen. Most of the subsequent cultivation is focused on the yuan Shen.

  Nowadays, the method of cultivating immortality is a bit tricky. They form the yuan infant, which is actually to put the three souls and seven spirits into the yuan infant, and all the cultivation revolves around the yuan infant. The purpose is to use the yuan infant as a furnace, through countless years of cultivation, slowly condensing the three souls and seven spirits, finally forming the yuan god.

  The two methods have their own advantages, the first one is much more exquisite. It can save a lot of trouble with "building houses and expanding projects". Directly condense into yuan Shen. And now the method of refining truth is even safer. After condensing into yuan Shen, the power of this yuan Shen is completely incomparable to the previous one.

  How to put it? Using the ancient method of refining Qi, one can condense their Yuan Shen (primordial spirit), and if done early, although the Yuan Shen's power won't be strong, its magical powers will be slightly stronger than that of a Yuan Ying (primordial infant) cultivator. However, using the current cultivation methods to condense the Yuan Shen, it would be equivalent to transcending the tribulation and ascending to become an immortal after achieving the Xian Ti (immortal body), with naturally stronger magical powers and a more stable Yuan Shen. It's like taking a shortcut.

  So, the great way has three thousand paths, and each one can be proven. Everyone's goal is the same, but the methods are different. Who is strong and who is weak is hard to say, because with the yuan Shen, it's not just about comparing magical powers, but more about divine abilities. What are divine abilities? Divine abilities can be understood as the application of heaven and earth spiritual energy, the universe, all things, even the rules of the great way. Remember, it's application, not control. In the process of application, the more you understand, the greater the power will naturally become, and it may even be possible to directly control in the end.

  Undoubtedly, the ancient cultivators who condensed their Nascent Souls first had an absolute advantage in this regard. They condensed their Nascent Souls first and made contact with Spiritual Sense earlier, then used Spiritual Sense to make contact with even higher levels. This is why the ancient cultivators always gave off a sense of vast and profound Spiritual Sense compared to modern cultivators.

  Of course, there are pros and cons. If the yuan Shen is formed too early, it will definitely be very weak. At this time, if you can't make progress, you will undoubtedly be eliminated by nature. As for the latter, after forming the yuan Shen, not only is the yuan Shen powerful, but also the law is not weak, and when facing the natural world, it will be more confident. Anyway, it's up to each individual, in the end, it's all a different path with the same destination.

  However, no matter which method is used, the effect of Yangshen Dan is incomparable, because with it, Yang Tianwen's yuan qi can be restored.

  The divine can be stabilized and strengthened. Ordinary cultivators who have it can enhance the power of their yuan fetus, increase their magical powers, and improve their realm. Although it is a sixth-grade elixir, its effect is absolutely more useful than most seventh-grade elixirs, making it an indispensable transitional elixir. Due to its rarity, in today's cultivation world, high-level cultivators are not only becoming fewer but also harder to promote, with some masters unable to advance and thus dying of old age. Don't think that a yuan fetus stage cultivator can live as long as heaven and earth. They just have a thousand or eight hundred years more lifespan than ordinary people. Without some extraordinary fruits or spiritual elixirs to increase their lifespan, they will eventually escape the fate of old age and death.

  "You're really generous with your moves!" Gu Yan looked at Yang Tian with a hint of profundity, her eyes blinking as she spoke.

  "This was agreed upon with your second grandfather, not something I gave away." Yang Tianwen had never been a philanthropist who liked to give his things away randomly. This was a debt of human feelings, and now it's settled, everyone doesn't owe each other anything.

  "Do you know how chaotic the cultivation world is now?" Gu Yan changed the subject with a hint of interest. "I don't know." Yang Tian shook his head, but he could roughly guess some things.

  "The actions between the Huayang Sect and the Demon God Sect are getting more and more intense, you must not go out recklessly recently, especially do not let the Nurturing Spirit Pill flow out, this may bring disaster to you." Gu Yan said.

  Yang Tianwen listened and found out that it was the Nourishing Spirit Pill again. Being as clever as Yang Tianwen, he thought for a moment and knew what Gu Yan had in mind.

  Yang Tian asked, flipping his hand and taking out a top-grade Spirit Nourishing Pill, saying: "You see, this pill can bring me how much benefit?"

  "You really want to sell?" Gu Yan's eyes lit up, and she leaned in with great interest.

  Yang Tian couldn't help but laugh. A cultivator, and one of Gu Yan's Golden Elixir stage experts at that, actually liked doing business? How strange, it was truly strange.

  "I don't want to sell the spirit stone, because I already have enough spirit stones." Yang Tian asked had thought it through a bit. Although in the cultivation world, spirit stones were like currency, truly good things were priceless and only available through certain channels. Yang Tian's foundation was too shallow, and he usually kept a low profile, so he couldn't access these channels. But Gu Yan was different, with a master of the Instrumental Dao and a master of the Alchemical Dao backing her. With this background, combined with her own abilities and means, she must be more aware of these channels than himself. He wanted some top-grade spirit materials to refine magic treasures and upgrade his array, which were all indispensable. After getting to know Gu Yan, he had roughly figured out her personality. "So your meaning is that you want me to find the things you want through my channels, and in return, you'll give me exclusive rights to sell the Nourishing Spirit Dan and the magic treasures you refine?" Gu Yan's eyes sparkled with insight as she immediately understood Yang Tian's intentions. With two masters backing her, she didn't like selling things from home, and the two grandfathers were too busy cultivating and researching their respective fields to have time to refine mainstream magic treasures for sale. So, Gu Yan had always been stuck buying and reselling things to satisfy her cravings.

  "Hmm, not bad!" Yang Tian asked casually.

  "Alright, we'll evaluate it at market price, of course your reputation will be added on top. I, Gu Yan, have always been honest in doing business, genuine goods and fair prices." Gu Yan agreed immediately, being intelligent as she was, she naturally understood that mutual trust between partners was very important. Besides, doing business wasn't entirely for wealth; Gu Yan asked herself what she lacked, so coming out to do business was also due to interest.

  Neither of them care about wealth. One cares about cultivating resources and natural treasures, while the other cares about experiencing the thrill of being a big businessman.

  "Alright, now I'm short of a dan furnace, do you have any good ones?" Yang Tian asked.

  "Dan furnace? Easy to find, what kind of good one are you looking for?" Gu Yan asked.

  "At least it's a mid-grade spiritual artifact!" Yang Tian asked, estimating that after the initial formation of his Nascent Soul, he would have to refine higher-grade elixirs as supplements.

  "No." Gu Yan bluntly refused.

  "What? Why?" Yang Tian asked unclearly and reasonably.

  "Alas, you don't know the value of things. Now, ordinary dan furnaces may not be worth much, but a spiritual device-level dan furnace is even rarer than high-grade magical artifacts. The dan furnace I gave you last time was made by my third grandfather for my second grandfather, and it's a mid-grade six-piece dan furnace that took a lot of materials and effort to make. Many were made, but none reached the level of spiritual device. You should know that my grandfather's equipment refinement skills are probably far superior to yours!" Gu Yan sighed.

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