In the blink of an eye, Zhang Rongfang had been staying at the Heavenly Treasure Palace for three days.
For the next three days, he spent his time going to Zhang Qingzhi to inquire about the situation and try to get closer to him.
The Heavenly Treasure Palace consists of thirty-six palace complexes, each containing six main halls, twelve departments, and numerous other rooms.
Its scale is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Besides the Dao Palace complex, the residential area at the rear of the Heavenly Treasure Palace is even more eye-opening.
The internal demand flow of the Heavenly Treasure Palace alone formed a small market and commercial street within the residential area.
Zhang Rongfang only took a short stroll before focusing his attention on his duties at the Pill Hall.
His purpose in coming here is to find the Secret Medicine, so the best way is to enter the Pill Hall and climb up quickly.
Of course, while achieving one's goal, if one can use Civilian Skill to gain protection from higher-ups, in this dangerous world, it would also be a good way to protect oneself and support one's sister and the others.
After careful consideration, Zhang Rongfang decided to pursue both approaches simultaneously.
The Heavenly Treasure Palace residential area is where Daoist priests from other places stay at the Four Seas Courtyard.
The courtyard can accommodate hundreds of people, with rows of multi-story buildings neatly arranged.
One of the rooms is located on the first floor.
Zhang Rongfang slowly practiced his Talisman Art Martial Skill, and even in the spacious room, it did not feel crowded or cramped.
The Flame Emperor Talisman, the Soul Fixing Talisman, the Yue Type Talisman, the Vitality Talisman —all the Talisman Art he possessed were used in succession.
After completing all the Talisman Art exercises, he slowly stopped, stood still, and adjusted his breathing.
I gazed at the rising sun outside the window.
Zhang Rongfang felt somewhat helpless.
'Plans are subject to change. It seems the only way to get my hands on the Secret Medicine is through covert investigation.'
'However, if I can't fake becoming a top genius, then I'll proceed gradually and methodically.'
His own situation was extremely complicated. The superposition of martial arts skills and attributes produced changes in traces that no one could understand.
However, as long as one ensures their own safety and proceeds gradually, accumulating over several years, the light attribute can be artificially accumulated to an unknown level.
At that point, what will he have to fear?
The longer he has time, the stronger he will naturally become.
After figuring this out, Zhang Rongfang felt more at ease.
As long as Heavenly Treasure Palace can help him temporarily isolate himself from the storms at the Golden Wing Tower of the Eastern Sect, what does it matter if he stays here quietly for a few years? Relaxing, he pondered for a moment.
'To ensure my safety, I must elevate my status as much as possible. If I could gain the protection of experts from the Snow Rainbow Pavilion, that would be ideal.'
The important thing about having experts from the Snow Rainbow Pavilion protecting you isn't how strong those experts are, but rather their status.
These days, Snow Rainbow Pavilion represents the official Ling Ting government. Anyone who dares to touch someone protected by the Snow Rainbow Pavilion is openly opposing the government.
So back then, Tanyang and all those high-ranking officials were all unharmed.
The same applies to Wushan Prefecture; no one dares to touch the high-ranking officials.
This is the general trend.
Since even Yan Shuang has stated that Ling Ting is the strongest in the world today, the only way to leverage its strength is to leverage the strongest.
With this in mind, Zhang Rongfang's thoughts became clear.
Our immediate goal is to first reach a level where we are under the protection of the Snow Rainbow Pavilion.
In this way, he should know how to best use the Attribute Points he has accumulated.
"Since I can't learn the Secret Art and break through my martial arts in a short time, I'll focus on improving my Civilian Skill first! I can accumulate attributes again later."
After all, within the Great Dao Sect, Civilian Skill are valued most highly.
He immediately closed his eyes and looked at his Attribute Panel.
Zhang Rongfang – Life 43-43.
Martial arts:
Returning Spring Purifying Time Talisman Classic - Sixth Grade.
Leg technique - Third Grade.
Fist Palm Claw: First Grade.
Breaking Limit Skill: Shrink Step, Heavy Mountain, Pine Cloud.
Limit State: Critical State.
Civilian Skill: Guanxu Skill (Fourth Realm - Nine Revolutions Golden Core)
Available Attributes: 6.
Each item is followed by an ellipsis, which can be clicked to view detailed information.
This made Zhang Rongfang feel more and more that his Attribute Panel was becoming more and more complete.
Looking at his six points of Free Attributes, he checked the surrounding doors and windows, closed them, then returned to the center of the room, sat cross-legged, took off his outer robe, and wore only a pair of shorts.
Let's begin.
Without hesitation, he imagined clicking on the "Guanxu Skill in the Civilian Skill" section.
In an instant, the Attribute Points decreased from six to three.
Then, the Guanxu Skill flickered blurrily, and the words "Nine Revolutions Golden Pill" in parentheses began to disappear rapidly.
A few seconds later.
New words appear in parentheses.
'Guanxu Skill (Fifth Realm - Nascent Soul Early Stage)'
A wealth of memories and insights from practicing the art of Guanxu Skill flooded into Zhang Rongfang's mind.
He felt dizzy and disoriented for a moment, his consciousness somewhat blurred by the shock.
But after a while, all the memories were gradually digested.
There doesn't seem to be much change from the Golden Core Stage to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Only the mass of blood and flesh energy in the dantian seemed to show signs of further solidification.
If previously a large amount of Qi and blood flowed through the Golden Core, it would transform it into an organ similar to a second heart.
At this moment, Zhang Rongfang felt that the Nascent Soul Realm seemed to have brought this mass of qi and blood back to life.
It is gradually beginning to breathe, forming a new circulatory system within itself.
This feeling is wonderful.
He found it difficult to describe the changes and transformations.
But as the Nascent Soul changed, Zhang Rongfang felt that a part of his mind was being gradually shifted and drawn into it.
The Qi and blood in the body must be filtered and purified again by the Nascent Soul before they can pass through when they flow through the Dantian.
The numerous insights and memories from the Nascent Soul Realm gradually brought clarity to Zhang Rongfang's mind.
'By refining one's own blood and True Qi, and then using this to nurture an even purer and more powerful body, and then cultivating this new body, one can Further Progress, refining qi into spirit and entering the realm of Refining Spirit.'
'The human body is constantly polluted by the external environment, while the Nascent Soul is the reconstructed body using the purest parts of our body. In this way, as the Nascent Soul gradually replaces the external body, the replacement of the old with the new will greatly extend lifespan.'
Zhang Rongfang let out a sigh of relief.
I sensed the fragility of the Nascent Soul within my dantian Nascent Soul Early Stage realm.
He knew that after the gestation period, it was necessary to avoid all kinds of external interference and pain.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, the newly formed nascent Nascent Soul will collapse again and revert to the Golden Core.
This period is also known as the Daoist tribulation day.
Of course, others need to undergo tribulations, but he can skip them directly.
Immediately, Zhang Rongfang tapped the back of Guanxu Skill again.
Swish.
The remaining three Free Attribute Points disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The Guanxu Skill, which had just entered the Nascent Soul Early Stage, underwent another change, advancing to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
The weakness in the Nascent Soul quickly disappeared.
"It doesn't seem like anything has changed?" Zhang Rongfang felt the memories of his arduous training flooding back into his mind.
The Nascent Soul Middle Stage seems to be the same as the early stage, except that the Nascent Soul in the dantian is a bit larger, and that's about it.
Let's take a look at their martial arts skills.
He stood up, stretched, and began practicing the last Talisman Art.
Now, he is only missing the last Spirit Gathering Spirit Talisman, and has not yet been able to Breaking Limits.
Previously, his body had reached its limit, and he could no longer even practice the Gathering Spirit Talisman. When he tried to circulate his Qi and blood, he would naturally experience stabbing pain in his internal organs.
But this time, Zhang Rongfang practiced the Gathering Spirit Talisman again and again, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
'Wrong.!!'
He keenly noticed that his body seemed to be undergoing some kind of major change.
Surprisingly, the Gathering Spirit Talisman caused no discomfort whatsoever.
Zhang Rongfang immediately stopped where he was and pondered for a moment.
With a swift movement, he began practicing the Golden Roc Secret Record, a technique he hadn't yet begun.
Starting from the First Layer the Golden Roc Secret Record.
Sure enough, he still didn't feel any stinging pain.
He paused for a moment.
Zhang Rongfang put on his outer robe, a guess forming in his mind.
"The Nascent Soul Realm seems to have seen some kind of special breakthrough."
He had a vague feeling that breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm at this age seemed to have unlocked some kind of physical limitation.
As for what the restriction is, we may only know after he Breaking Limits of all the martial arts Talisman Art of the Great Dao Sect.
Coming to his senses, Zhang Rongfang continued to look at his health points in his Attribute Panel.
'Zhang Rongfang – Life: 47-47.'
"It's back to the point where each realm increases life by two points. Almost fifty."
Unfortunately, nowadays the Attribute Panel can basically only show the health points of ordinary people and yourself.
When facing a master, it's impossible to gather all the information about them in a short period of time.
Even the Heavenly Maiden of that time, after spending more than a month together, could only measure a basic lower limit; the upper limit was completely invisible.
The only thing Zhang Rongfang was certain of was that even Heavenly Maiden were not much different from ordinary people.
The body can be cut by a knife, and red blood will flow from the wound, but the daily needs of eating, drinking and excretion are still present.
Apart from that, no other information could be collected.
Zhang Qingzhi returned to his room with a worried expression.
After closing the door, he took out a thick stack of silver notes from the bedside drawer by candlelight.
This is the silver note Zhang Rongfang had given him earlier. It totaled five thousand taels.
He planned to return it to his senior brother Zhang Ying later.
He's so old, and he's saved up so much money. I wonder how many years of hard work he must have put in to earn it.
Knock knock knock.
Suddenly there was a gentle knock on the door.
Zhang Qingzhi hurriedly put the money back in the drawer, got up, straightened his Daoist Robe, walked forward, and opened the door.
The night outside was hazy, and under the moonlight stood a petite woman wearing a green veil over a pure white embroidered dress underneath.
The girl looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with large, bright almond-shaped eyes. Her long hair was tied in two small knots at the back with a hairpin, resembling two peaches of different sizes.
The remaining long hair was half hanging down her back and half falling on her chest.
Under the moonlight, the girl looked up at Zhang Qingzhi, her delicate, elfin face revealing a nervous and clever expression.
"Xiao Zhi, hurry, let me in quickly, don't let anyone see us!"
She looked around and spoke in a very low voice.
"Xiao He? It's so late." Before Zhang Qingzhi could finish speaking, the girl pushed him through the door.
"Oh, we're like family!" The girl skillfully closed the door behind her, and by the candlelight, she grabbed Zhang Qingzhi's hand.
"Come on, tell me about the strange things that happened to you today!"
Zhang Qingzhi's face flushed red instantly.
It wasn't just any ordinary red; he opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly started stammering.
"I... I didn't."
"Nothing's wrong? Why are you getting so worked up?"
The girl's eyes flickered, she let go of his hand, and twirled in front of Zhang Qingzhi in her dress.
The fragrance emanating from the skirt made the latter feel slightly dizzy and thirsty.
"How is it? Does it look good? Song Xuezhen used to laugh at me for not being able to afford Sea Sand Garment, but look, I bought one now!"
"It's so beautiful," Zhang Qingzhi stammered.
"I knew it! This outfit must have cost a fortune, Xiao Zhi." The girl moved closer. "I've used up the money you lent me last time, and this time I don't even have enough money to buy the Inner Peace Cleansing Heart Pill for martial arts practice."
"I... I..." Zhang Qingzhi's mind was a complete mess. "I have it!"
He quickly patted his chest.
"Oh, Brother Xiao Zhi is the best to me, unlike Jiang Cheng and the others who are so stingy! They're like brothers who grew up together!" The girl immediately beamed with joy.
"Don't go looking for Jiang Cheng!" Zhang Qingzhi became anxious upon hearing that name.
"How much do you need to borrow? I have enough!"
He stammered hurriedly, then turned and quickly took his purse from the bedside table.
However, the five thousand taels of silver notes underneath the money bag were also revealed.
The girl had sharp eyes and spotted it immediately.
They immediately walked closer.
"Oh my, Xiao Zhi, you have so many silver notes again? You can borrow these from me! I'll pay you back later!"
She nimbly reached out and picked up the stack of silver notes, then stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhang Qingzhi.
Before the latter could react, she felt a soft touch flash across her cheek.
Zhang Qingzhi's mind went completely blank for a moment.
He stood there, stunned, still savoring the feeling he had just experienced.
He didn't know how much time had passed until the cold wind blew in from outside and fell on him, which slowly brought him back to his senses.
Looking at the empty drawer, Zhang Qingzhi was stunned for a long time before he gave a bitter smile, walked over, and put his wallet back in the drawer.
He closed the door, blew out the candle, and the scene he had just witnessed kept replaying in his mind.
It's just that Senior Brother Zhang Ying's money is gone. Originally, he planned to return it to the other party, but now he can only try to compensate him himself. Zhang Qingzhi sighed, with some helplessness in his eyes, but more so with habit.