Qi Return Art Reaches Major Accomplishment, an Exquisite Combination of Spells

In the blink of an eye, a day and a night had passed.

The Pulse Protecting Pill's effects had already worn off.

Han Yuan still stood on the floor of the Cultivation Room, cultivating with his eyes closed.

If someone spread out their Spiritual Sense, they would see what looked like countless roots on the surface of his skin, connected to the Earth Vein beneath the ground.

Vast amounts of dense Earth Vein Spiritual Energy flowed through those "roots" and into his body.

After circulating through his body once, part of that Earth Vein Spiritual Energy remained behind, while another part seeped out through his skin and drifting hair. Great quantities of light Spiritual Energy rose like steam, forming white mist around him, making him seem like an immortal!

He seemed to have become a bridge between Heaven and Earth, drawing nourishment from the land and supplying spiritual energy to the heavens.

This state was exceedingly spectacular, but it also drew far too much attention.

As time passed, his absorption speed did not slow, yet the Spiritual Energy fluctuations around him visibly grew calmer, gradually fading into formlessness.

Han Yuan opened his eyes. Feeling the connection to the underground still intact, continuously supplying him with abundant Spiritual Energy every moment, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"So this is the true purpose of the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art!"

Han Yuan exclaimed in admiration.

Only now did he understand what a complementary spell truly meant.

The Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art alone created an enormous commotion and was highly conspicuous. Others could easily spot that something was amiss.

Now that he had layered the effects of the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art over the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art, something astonishing happened. The fluctuations and tremendous disturbance caused while recovering Qi all vanished, blending into Heaven and Earth!

It had been mentioned before that the key to the Hidden Qi Art was not hiding, but blending in.

The same principle applied when it was used with the Qi Recovery Art.

While circulating the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art, he also circulated the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art, allowing all the massive disturbances caused by the Qi Recovery Art to blend into Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth then concealed him, reducing the commotion or even hiding it completely.

This was simply a spell combination so brilliant it made one slap the table in admiration!

He had thought the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art existed merely to ensure the cultivator's safety, but that was clearly only a secondary effect. Hidden Qi, Hidden Qi—it truly had been created to conceal Spiritual Energy!

The name carried deeper layers of meaning; simplicity revealed its lack of simplicity.

This was only a Qi Condensation-stage cultivation method from the Jianmu Immortal Codex, simplified again and again, yet it contained so many mysteries. With even slightly poorer comprehension, one would never have realized this.

Han Yuan smiled and looked toward the lines of text that were about to fade away.

Random Buff Multiplier: 6

Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art Major Accomplishment effect *6

A sixfold buff. The effect was quite good.

In a single day and night, the Qi Recovery Art had risen from Entry Level to Major Accomplishment!

There were many reasons for this: the Supreme Wood Spirit Root, the Mid-Grade Earth Spirit Root, the effect of the Wood Spirit Heart, the effects of the wood and forest Spirit Scripts, the boost from his transformed cultivation method, and the benefits of his cultivation environment and conditions.

This spell was cultivated differently from other spells. It could only be cultivated while practicing the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art.

Clearly, the higher the Cultivation Realm, the better, and the longer one cultivated, the better. At minimum, one had to reach the Minor Accomplishment Realm before beginning to cultivate the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art; otherwise, it was simply impossible to divide one's mind in two.

Thus, this spell was far too difficult for others.

Yet his cultivation method had already reached the Major Accomplishment Realm, and it had even transformed. It was no weaker than the Perfection Level. Furthermore, the Earth Vein lay beneath his feet, while the Spirit Gathering Array's Spiritual Energy was equivalent to an earth-rank cave abode. To cultivate this spell, he had even given up on breaking through to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation. At last, his efforts had been rewarded.

After sensing carefully, he found that he should originally have had ten times the Qi recovery speed. With the stacked bonuses of 5*5*6, his Qi recovery speed had risen to one hundred and fifty times!

That was already equivalent to one and a half times the Perfection Level's effect!

"Now, as long as I stand upon the earth, Spiritual Energy can supply me without end. Normally, I can use it for cultivation, and in battle, my endurance will be exceptionally strong!"

"However, circulating the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art still consumes Spiritual Sense. If an intense battle exhausts my Spiritual Sense, then it will all be for nothing."

"And if an enemy is far stronger than me and kills me in one move, no amount of recovery speed will help."

Mastering this spell did not make him invincible, but it was indeed immensely helpful against opponents of the same realm or in battles of attrition. Against those with higher cultivation, however, the spell became dispensable. If he was slain by a single slash, how could he possibly respond?

Thus, cultivation was still the most important thing.

However, there was another reason Han Yuan had placed such importance on this cultivation method.

This spell could also temper his meridians!

After the incomparably dense Earth Vein Spiritual Energy passed through his meridians and was transformed, part of it became light Spiritual Energy and returned to Heaven and Earth. During this process, the dense aura was gradually absorbed by his meridians, making them increasingly as tough as wood while also filling them with vitality and life.

Clearly, the creator of this cultivation method had considered the issue of Qi Condensation cultivators having fragile meridians. The spell's Perfection Level effect was a hundredfold Qi recovery speed. Without considering the meridians' capacity, this spell would have needed an additional prerequisite spell to cultivate the meridians.

Yet this spell needed no prerequisite, because the very process of circulating it already strengthened one's meridians.

This effect was likewise enhanced by the multiplier buff, though it was gradual. In a short period of time, his meridians could not withstand too much Spiritual Energy.

"Tsk, tsk. High-grade cultivation methods really are good. They've considered everything. This way, even if a sect falls into ruin and its inheritance weakens, as long as its disciples have decent talent and high comprehension, they can find any old mountain and cultivate there. The speed may be a little slower, but not by much."

Han Yuan once again felt the benefits of being a Secret Legacy Disciple. Truly, a single inheritance was enough; everything else was secondary. The cultivation method had already accounted for everything clearly.

He now began looking forward to the Ancient Wood Qi Control Art. Ancestor Ziyun had given him one year to cultivate the Qi Recovery Art, but for this spell, Ancestor Ziyun had given him nine years. Clearly, this was the most difficult spell!

Besides his progress in spells, his cultivation had also advanced tremendously, rising in one go to the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer!

It would originally have taken two and a half months to finish cultivating, but with a thirty-threefold cultivation speed boost, it took only two days. And those two days did not include the time he had used the Pulse Protecting Pill. Since he had used a Pulse Protecting Pill yesterday, his total cultivation time had long exceeded the requirement.

He even had a chance to directly attempt a breakthrough and advance to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation.

But sharpening the knife did not delay the chopping of wood, so he focused on cultivating the Qi Recovery Art.

All in all, his gains had been considerable.

When he walked out of Cangming Tower, he saw Chang Ming waiting beside the stone table, where several steaming portions of Spirit Food had already been set out.

Wangcai occasionally raised his head to look at the stone table, seeming eager to move but too afraid to do so.

Meanwhile, Liu Sisi paced back and forth with a small frown.

Qin Feng was still sweeping the bluestone path in the distance, looking exceedingly diligent.

Yet all of their attention was focused on the entrance of Cangming Tower. The moment he appeared, they all paused.

Wangcai moved first, running over and pawing at his trouser leg.

"Woof! Woof!" (I want to cultivate too.)

"Haha, alright, alright. Wangcai, you're becoming ambitious too. From now on, when I cultivate, you can cultivate with me."

Han Yuan rubbed Wangcai's head with satisfaction.

He looked up at the others. "Why do you all seem a little strange today?"

Chang Chun gave the two of them a puzzled glance, then spoke first. "Estate Master, I received a notice from the Welfare Hall today. They said there is a problem with the supply of Pulse Protecting Pills, so next month we can only use Qi Condensing Pills, and there will only be ten pills per bottle. I specifically asked about it. Ten pills is the normal amount for True Disciples, but..."

Han Yuan raised an eyebrow. So realistic?

"What other news is there?"

Chang Chun said solemnly, "The Mission Hall also sent notice, telling me to complete the Inner Sect Disciple's three-year mission as soon as possible. Inner Sect Disciples must complete one sect mission every three years. It has been two years since I entered the inner sect, and I have one year left. I need to complete it early, or I'll be assigned an undesirable mission."

"I remember that True Disciples have three disciple slots exempt from missions, right? You can have one." Han Yuan said.

"Thank you, Estate Master!" Chang Chun's face brightened, but then he said awkwardly, "However, the Mission Hall requires you, Estate Master, to personally go there and register it."