Hearing this, Qin Yan revealed a helpless expression and said,
"Spare me. Simply raising my Mana Cultivator realm has already consumed far too much energy. Not everyone has Senior Brother's talent and resources."
In some respects, Body Refining cultivators had even greater demands for resources. The human body was naturally less robust than that of demon beasts, and only harsher methods of tempering could make it grow stronger.
Moreover, Body Refining cultivators were prone to hidden injuries and had to rely on all kinds of pills and medicinal soups to recuperate. If those hidden injuries were not promptly healed, the more ruthlessly they refined their bodies, the faster they died.
Ji An gazed down at the mountains sprawling beneath his feet, his tone calm.
"Cultivation of both Essence and Life is the only way to raise one's cultivation faster. It is like Water Fire Harmony—cultivation cannot have any weak links.
"Hao Ran is a Sword Cultivator, but I can sense that his sword intent tempers and nourishes his body. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his body rivals that of a Body Refining cultivator at the Early Nascent Soul level. Perhaps it is a little weaker, but not by much.
"I suggest you find a Body Refining cultivation method and give it a try. You are already at the Nascent Soul level. You do not need all manner of external aids to rapidly improve your Body Refining cultivation.
"To say nothing else, attaining the physical condition of a Body Refining cultivator at the late golden core level should be effortless."
Although Nascent Soul cultivators could nourish their bodies by absorbing Sun Essence, an Early Nascent Soul cultivator needed roughly half a year to refine a single drop of Sun Essence. Distant water could not quench immediate thirst.