Chen Qing sat cross-legged atop a meditation cushion.
He first took out the resources he had obtained this time, one by one.
Deep Sea Dragon Saliva Incense, Crimson Flame Fruit, the Mysterious Yin Soul Condensing Grass seized from the Flood Dragon's nest, and Exquisite Golden Mandarin.
In addition, there was the Earth Vein Fire Origin Pill that would soon be refined.
Chen Qing's gaze swept over these treasures.
With these resources, he had enough for cultivation for the time being. He would first raise his cultivation to the Twelfth Refinement.
Once he reached the Thirteenth Refinement, he could take the pill Old Deng had given him and directly charge toward the Fourteenth Refinement, smashing through the ultimate limit of true essence in one stroke!
Then, he would condense a martial Golden Core and enter the Grandmaster realm.
The threshold of Grandmastery seemed distant, but it was not truly far away.
"First, I'll raise my cultivation."
Chen Qing's gaze settled on the Exquisite Golden Mandarin.
The vital essence contained within it was the most vast and pure, making it the finest nourishment for True Essence Tempering.
He carefully sliced open the mandarin and consumed its flesh.
Vital essence, pure as liquid, instantly flowed into his limbs and bones before converging in his dantian and sea of qi.
Chen Qing immediately circulated the Great Void True Scripture. His true essence slowly turned like a millstone, beginning to refine and purify the massive amount of vital essence.
Time passed amid the silence.
Imperial Capital Jade Capital City, Yangxin Zhai.
Sandalwood incense curled through the hall. Behind the screen, a figure stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
Two men stood below.
On the left stood Marquis Zhenbei, clad in a black robe embroidered with pythons.
On the right was an elderly