Inside the cave dwelling's quiet room, Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, flipping through the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Manual with utmost seriousness.
Before long, having finished reading it once, Qi Chuan slowly closed the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body cultivation manual. A trace of astonishment surfaced in his eyes.
You carefully read through the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body once, attempting to comprehend it. Eightfold Critical Hit triggered. You gained eightfold rewards. Your understanding of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body has improved slightly.
At the same time, a line of text appeared before his eyes, and further insights regarding the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body welled up in Qi Chuan's mind.
The understanding he gained this time was far deeper than his hasty, cursory reading in the valley before. It gave Qi Chuan a relatively complete grasp of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body.
"This Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body truly is an exceptionally good Body Refining Cultivation Method."
Qi Chuan murmured to himself in amazement.
According to the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, aside from the flaw that it had no continuation and reached its end upon the sixth layer, it was absolutely inferior to no other cultivation method during the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Body Cultivator stages.
It included the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation methods, as well as all manner of techniques for strengthening the flesh. Once cultivated to the end, one's skin, bones, flesh, internal organs, and more would all become crystalline like jade, possessing terrifying might comparable to a Spirit Artifact.
Of the many methods recorded for strengthening the body, the most suitable for a beginner like Qi Chuan, who had never encountered a Body Refining Cultivation Method before, was a medicinal bath method.
Various Spirit Herbs and Spirit Materials were added to the medicinal bath. Then, using the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's cultivation method to absorb their medicinal properties, one could continuously strengthen the body, shed the mortal frame and exchange the bones, and reach the Tier 1 Body Cultivator level, with strength comparable to a Qi Refining cultivator.
Moreover, the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body also recorded several medicinal bath formulas. With certain medicinal ingredients complementing one another, they could achieve an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
"If I can cultivate the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body to the Perfection Stage of the third layer and reach the level of a Peak Tier 1 Body Cultivator, wouldn't my body alone possess might comparable to a Top-grade Magic Tool?"
"At that time, with such a body and abundant qi and blood, it would also be of immense help in charging toward Foundation Establishment!"
Thinking of this, Qi Chuan's eyes brightened slightly.
He then carefully read through the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body several more times, thoroughly understanding it. Unlike other cultivation methods, the difficult part of this Body Refining Cultivation Method was not comprehension, but the subsequent cultivation.
"I'll first go to the Pill Pavilion and purchase some of the Spirit Herb Materials listed above."
Qi Chuan's gaze fell upon a medicinal bath formula in the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body. This formula was quite mild and had decent effects, so he would start with this one.
Thus, Qi Chuan excitedly left the cave dwelling and headed toward the northwest of the Inner Sect.
Pill Peak was located in the northwestern region of the Inner Sect. Its Pill Pavilion not only allowed one to exchange for all kinds of elixirs, but also Spirit Herbs and Spirit Medicine.
Qi Chuan had come here more than once before to exchange for Gathering Yuan Pills.
Quite a few Inner Sect Disciples passed in and out of the Pill Pavilion. Aside from the Mission Hall, the Pill Pavilion was also a bustling place. After completing missions and earning Contribution Points, many Inner Sect Disciples came here to exchange them for elixirs.
Qi Chuan appeared outside the Pill Pavilion. He raised his head and glanced at the plaque before directly stepping inside.
After entering the Pill Pavilion, Qi Chuan went straight to the fourth floor. The first three floors of the Pill Pavilion were all for exchanging elixirs, while only the fourth floor was for exchanging Spirit Herb Materials.
There was no other reason for this arrangement, merely that far fewer people exchanged for Spirit Herb Materials than for elixirs.
At a counter on the fourth floor of the Pill Pavilion, Qi Chuan took out a sheet of paper and said to a steward behind the counter, "Please get me these Spirit Herb Materials."
The paper listed information on several Spirit Herbs. However, both the types and quantities had been altered or added to, making it impossible to reconstruct the medicinal bath formula.
"Are you planning to learn Alchemy Skill?" The steward picked up the paper and glanced at it, his expression somewhat surprised.
"No." Qi Chuan merely smiled and shook his head.
"Alchemy Skill not only requires enormous investment, but also consumes a great deal of energy. As an Inner Sect Disciple, and one so young, you should not immerse yourself too deeply in it. Your own cultivation base should take priority."
However, the steward had clearly misunderstood something. Seeing Qi Chuan deny it, he smiled faintly and went to retrieve the medicine.
Seeing that the other man had misunderstood, Qi Chuan smiled but offered no explanation.
Very quickly, the steward finished gathering the medicine and handed Qi Chuan a large medicine bag. With a broad smile, he said, "Five contribution points in total."
"So much?"
Qi Chuan accepted the medicine bag, his heart aching slightly.
These five points of Inner Sect Contribution were equivalent to fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones.
It seemed that Body Cultivators were also voracious consumers of resources. Those without some savings could hardly make it work.
He wondered how long this bag of medicine would last.
Still, though it pained him somewhat, Qi Chuan readily paid the Contribution Points. Carrying the medicine bag close to him, he turned and left the Pill Pavilion.
Some time later, inside Qi Chuan's Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion.
Gurgle...
Within a stone chamber stood a Large Stone Vat, filled with boiling medicinal liquid of a dark red color. Spirit Herb Materials could be seen rising and sinking within it, while a rich medicinal fragrance spread throughout the stone chamber.
Qi Chuan had found this Large Stone Vat in a corner of the cave dwelling. He condensed clear water with Spell Power and washed it several times.
He then added the Spirit Herb Materials, condensed another vat of clear water with Spell Power, heated it to a rolling boil with Spell Power, and simmered it for several hours, forcibly brewing it into a vat of somewhat viscous Spirit Medicine liquid.
At this moment, Qi Chuan gazed at the boiling medicinal liquid before him. He gritted his teeth, hesitating somewhat, but at the thought of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, he no longer wavered. He directly stepped into the vat and sat cross-legged within it, leaving only his head above the water's surface.
"Hiss..."
From the instant he came into contact with the medicinal liquid, its searing heat surged wildly in through his skin, making Qi Chuan bare his teeth in pain. When his entire body settled into a cross-legged position, the pain became even worse.
For a moment, Qi Chuan even wanted to circulate the Golden Skin Technique to resist the heat. Yet after gritting his teeth, he dismissed the thought. If he did that, the medicinal liquid would be kept outside, and he would be unable to absorb its effects.
As Qi Chuan endured with gritted teeth, aside from the intense pain, his skin and body were not cooked through and suffered little damage. Later on, the pain gradually became numb.
This was also because Qi Chuan himself was a Xiu Xian practitioner at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. After years of nourishment by Spell Power, his body had already been strengthened considerably. This degree of heat was no longer enough to harm him.
"It's time to begin cultivating."
Only after calming his mind did Qi Chuan circulate the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation method. As a Body Refining Cultivation Method, the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body also required someone with spiritual roots to cultivate it. Qi Chuan not only had spiritual roots, but also Spell Power, so he naturally met the requirements.
Trickle, trickle.
Once he circulated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body's unique cultivation method, he could sense wisps of Spirit Medicine Power within the viscous medicinal liquid around him entering his body through every pore, continuously strengthening his flesh.
You circulated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body within a medicinal bath, absorbing medicinal power and strengthening your body. Twentyfold Critical Hit triggered. You gained twentyfold rewards. Your body has been strengthened slightly.
A moment later, a familiar line of text appeared in Qi Chuan's field of vision.
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