Astonishing Cultivation Results!

One Meridian Circulation.

Two Meridian Circulations.

Han Yuan immersed himself in cultivation, unable to pull himself away.

It felt as though he had soared straight into the clouds, wandering between heaven and earth.

How was this cultivation? This was practically "Ascension"!

Only when he felt a faint ache in his meridians did he hurriedly stop circulating his technique.

Han Yuan opened his eyes. A faint spiritual gleam flickered within them. Washed by spiritual energy, his body was nourished by the heaven and earth spiritual energy like those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. His physical body had clearly grown somewhat stronger than before.

Even a stubborn stone, if left for long enough in a place rich in spiritual energy, might become a Spirit Stone or Spirit Ore. His body was no different. This was an unexpected delight.

Han Yuan checked his cultivation.

If he had previously been at Qi Refining Third Layer, 20/40, then he had now reached 23/40!

That was equivalent to swallowing three Spirit Gathering Pills with a threefold multiplier!

"Th-this effect is way too good, isn't it?"

Han Yuan was dumbfounded.

After doing some quick calculations, the sixfold enhancement had raised the spiritual energy concentration to roughly thirty-six to forty-five times that of the outside world. One cultivation session was equivalent to more than thirty ordinary sessions. Added to his fourfold circulation speed, it was equivalent to one hundred and twenty normal cultivation sessions.

At two cultivation sessions a day, that was roughly the result of sixty days—two months—of cultivation. He should have gained two points of spiritual power.

"It must be a qualitative change brought about by quantitative accumulation. Spiritual energy this dense is clearly easier to absorb, and once its concentration rises, it actually becomes gentler. That is also crucial."

"There are too many variables involved. I only made a rough calculation, so there is no need to fuss over the specifics. In short, cultivating in the Cultivation Room is even more effective than taking pills!"

Han Yuan looked at the pills he had prepared to consume, at a loss for words. He had not expected that he no longer had any use for them!

Pills came with Pill Toxin and all that, whereas directly absorbing spiritual energy did not!

What now limited his cultivation speed instead was the toughness of his meridians and their recovery speed.

The spiritual power of the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art within him happened to excel at recovery. As it slowly flowed through his meridians, it gradually nourished them and accelerated their recovery.

"What I need are pills like Pulse Protecting Pills, not ordinary pills. Come to think of it, if a Cultivation Room that increases effectiveness sixfold is already Mysterious Grade Upper Rank, then what grade would a Cultivation Room with thirty-six times the effect be?"

It had definitely reached above the Golden Core realm!

Han Yuan seriously doubted whether the Earth God Sect had any place with better cultivation effects than his.

He walked to the door and shut down the array.

The dense spiritual energy in the room once again surged underground and vanished.

Seeing this, Han Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although my Spirit Gathering Array has had its effect multiplied several times, I am not absorbing much of it. Most of it returns to the spirit vein, so no one will notice anything unusual."

After leaving the Cultivation Room, he discovered that his token had lit up.

The moment he sent his Spiritual Sense into it, he received a message: someone was calling outside the cave abode.

Han Yuan went up to the fourth floor and looked toward the entrance. In the distance, beyond the array, he could see a disciple waiting.

Han Yuan sent his Spiritual Sense into the token and spoke. His voice, however, appeared at the entrance.

"What is it?"

The waiting disciple froze, then immediately cupped his hands. "By the Peak Lord's order, I have come to deliver your Personal Disciple token and the benefits due to a Personal Disciple."

"Oh? Then come in!"

Han Yuan remotely opened the array, revealing an entrance.

"Yes!"

The disciple hurried inside, then jogged toward Cangming Tower.

That was also why Han Yuan had spoken remotely. The cave abode was too large; from Cangming Tower to the entrance was a full four or five li!

He was a Personal Disciple now. Walking over himself would be far too beneath his status. This was important—in the Cultivation World, grandeur and style were also part of one's strength. Failing to put on airs could even invite a fatal crisis.

If he appeared too pathetic, he would instead attract prying eyes and covetous gazes!

That disciple's cultivation was not weak. The several li of bluestone path took no time at all, and he soon arrived beneath Cangming Tower.

By then, Han Yuan was already seated on a stone bench in a pavilion beside Cangming Tower, drinking tea and looking at the ancient tree nearby, seemingly deep in thought.

"Inner Sect Disciple Chang Chun greets Personal Disciple Han!" Chang Chun bowed to Han Yuan.

Han Yuan seemed to notice Chang Chun only then. He quickly rose and helped him up. "Eh? Why be so formal, Brother Chang? We are fellow sect disciples. Such ceremony is too distant!"

"No, no, it is the sect's rule!"

"How can that be? We are both from Spirit Script Peak, and there are no outsiders here!" Han Yuan laughed heartily.

Chang Chun smiled as well and handed over a Storage Pouch. "These are the items the Peak Lord instructed me to deliver. Please inspect them, Personal Disciple Han."

Han Yuan raised a brow. "Master really is something else. I could have collected them myself! Why trouble someone else?"

He casually accepted the Storage Pouch.

Only then did Chang Chun have the leisure to study Han Yuan. His heart was still filled with doubt. When did the Peak Lord take on another Personal Disciple? He looks so young! This Personal Disciple seems to have only just moved into the cave abode and does not appear to have any attendants. Should I find a way to build a connection with him?

Han Yuan sent his Spiritual Sense into the Storage Pouch. At a glance, he saw ten large porcelain pill bottles—the kind that held twelve pills each. There was also a small pile of Spirit Stones. A sweep of his Spiritual Sense counted a full three hundred! There was also a Personal Disciple token, a Dark Silver Longsword, a Personal Disciple Robe, and an Inner Sect Disciple Robe.

I'm rich!

That was Han Yuan's thought at the moment. However, he knew there was an outsider present, so his face remained perfectly composed while his heart roared with laughter.

"Personal Disciple Han, Personal Disciples receive an allotment of one bottle of pills and one hundred Spirit Stones every month. If you are willing, Chang Chun would be happy to collect and deliver them for you each month!" Chang Chun seized the opportunity to say.

Han Yuan raised a brow, a faint smile playing on his face. That expression was remarkably similar to Du Yuanhe's expression aboard the flying sword earlier.

"Wouldn't that trouble you too much?"

"Not at all, not at all. I have plenty of spare time, and I enjoy helping my fellow sect brothers and sisters, haha!" Chang Chun laughed.

"Let us not discuss that for now. Do you know whether a Personal Disciple's pill allotment can be exchanged for Pulse Protecting Pills?" Han Yuan asked casually.

"Pulse Protecting Pills?" Chang Chun was surprised. Pulse Protecting Pills were generally used to overcome major bottlenecks. They would likely not even be needed for a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator breaking through to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation. Usually, they were used when a Ninth Level of Qi Condensation cultivator broke through to Foundation Establishment or the tenth layer. They were also used alongside precious pills. In short, ordinary disciples had no use for them at all.

"Uh, I have never asked about that. I remember that a Pulse Protecting Pill costs five hundred Spirit Stones each, roughly equal in value to your monthly bottle of Qi Condensing Pills. However, Pulse Protecting Pills are more precious and usually also require sect Contribution Points... so I do not know whether the type of pill can be exchanged."

Chang Chun looked troubled.

Han Yuan's heart stirred. The pills in these bottles were not Spirit Gathering Pills, but Qi Condensing Pills?

He opened a pill bottle in the Storage Pouch and indeed found Qi Condensing Pills inside. Their value was even higher.

"Since that is the case, make a trip for me and ask about it!"

"No problem!" Chang Chun immediately replied with delight.

"Then go on," Han Yuan said.

Chang Chun hurriedly acknowledged and slowly turned to leave.

After waiting a few seconds, Han Yuan called out to him. "Wait!"

Chang Chun asked in confusion, "Does Personal Disciple Han have any other instructions?"

"I cannot have you help me for nothing. These pills are useless to me, so take them as payment!" Han Yuan casually tossed over a porcelain bottle.

Chang Chun hurriedly caught it. Sending in his Spiritual Sense, he found five Spirit Gathering Pills inside! That was equivalent to forty-five Spirit Stones!

He said joyfully, "Thank you, Personal Disciple Han."

"Mhm. I will be focusing on cultivation for a while and do not wish to be disturbed. From now on, you may be the only one to come here," Han Yuan added.

Chang Chun was overjoyed. He had latched onto a powerful backer!

He hurriedly said, "Understood, Personal Disciple Han. I will handle it properly!"

"Mhm." Han Yuan nodded. "Take care."

This time, Chang Chun's departing steps were clearly much lighter.

Han Yuan vaguely felt that this scene was somehow familiar.

Just then, he saw Wangcai run out through a crack in the door, wagging his tail around Han Yuan.

Han Yuan smiled faintly and stroked Wangcai's head. "Do not turn into an ungrateful wolf, now."

"Woof! Woof!" Wangcai hurriedly shook his head, his little eyes brimming with single-minded loyalty.

"Hehe, not bad. Your master is well-off now. Tomorrow, I'll buy you the materials you need to advance into a Spirit Beast!"

"Woof! Woof!" Wangcai leapt about joyfully, his four dog legs dancing even more briskly!