Preparations Before Departure

Li Qing's future cultivation plans naturally centered first and foremost on raising his own cultivation.

Although he was now a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, this was by no means the endpoint he had set for himself. Water flowed downward, but people always had to climb higher.

"The only issue is that after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, improving my cultivation has become increasingly difficult."

Li Qing sighed softly. Even though he had subdued three Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires to bolster the Crimson Blazing Heaven Art, making his cultivation speed far surpass that of ordinary cultivators of the same rank, it was still ultimately not enough.

At this realm, even cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots could not achieve a meteoric leap in cultivation within a short time. They had to endure long years, relying on water wearing away stone to gradually improve themselves bit by bit.

That was why many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, after stepping into this realm, remained stuck at the early Nascent Soul Realm until their Lifespan Limit approached, unable to make a breakthrough.

Since bitter cultivation was difficult to make effective, he had to rely on external help.

In every previous realm, Li Qing had been able to find suitable pills to raise his cultivation. But spirit pills and elixirs capable of improving a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator's cultivation were, just by thinking about them, obviously extraordinarily precious.

"I searched through Crimson Blazing Heavenly Monarch's inheritance and everything Senior Bai Ling left behind, yet I was unable to find any relevant pill formula. I did not even see the names of any corresponding pills."

"This alone shows that pills useful even to Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had rarely appeared even in ancient times."

As he said this, Li Qing's gaze fell upon the secret chamber within