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"What a spiritual power."

Meng Nan listened with satisfaction.

The 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You' in Meng Jian's mouth was precisely a supreme treasure he learned of in his tenth life, arguably the foremost treasure he had heard of in all ten lives.

In his eighth life.

Meng Nan inquired about more Immortal Masters. Among them was a piece of information stating that on [Dragon Ridge Mountain], there was a Qi Refining Immortal Master named 'Xi Huairen' who had emerged like a comet. With every move, he could move mountains and shift rocks, possessing extraordinary power.

He had few rivals upon reaching Qi Refining.

Meng Nan's interest was piqued.

Later, in his ninth and tenth lives, he inquired further and discovered that this Immortal Master originally hailed from [Chashan], and his parents were both True Essence rogue cultivators.

In their early years, Father Xi and Mother Xi had found a 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You' in the western region of [Chashan].

This treasure was rare, naturally formed, and contained a wisp of innate Qi, making it most compatible with a fetus that had just been conceived but not yet born.

The mother refined it.

The fetus benefited.

It could awaken innate spiritual power.

It was precisely by relying on this 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You' that Xi Huairen awakened the 'Mountain Moving' spiritual power.

Upon reaching Qi Refining, he immediately rose to prominence.

The treasure medicine that Meng Nan was about to seek with Zhao Xiaoshuang in reality was this very medicine.

He had originally thought Meng Jian would also awaken the 'Mountain Moving' spiritual power.

But now it seemed that the 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You' varied from person to person, and different people awakened different spiritual powers.

Xi Huairen awakened the 'Mountain Moving' spiritual power.

While Meng Jian awakened the 'Heavenly Eye' spiritual power.

In terms of power, 'Mountain Moving' seemed stronger.

Comparing the heights Xi Huairen reached in those few lives with Meng Jian's current state, it was indeed so.

However, having any spiritual power was good.

Meng Nan was not picky.

He figured Meng Jian wouldn't be picky either.

"With the 'Heavenly Eye' spiritual power at his side, our second son's future will not be bad."

"Later, I'll inquire about the whereabouts of other treasures and strive to improve the potential of Xingzhe and Santan."

"And Xiaoshuang too--"

Meng Nan pondered, then rummaged through his Storage Bag, looking for jade slips that recorded treasures similar to the 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You.'

But supreme treasures were rare.

Even if they existed, the information was often vague and rarely known to the public.

In this life, Meng Nan had been in Qi Refining for nearly a hundred years. Although he had gained access to many secrets unknown in his previous ten lives, treasures like the 'Profound Spirit Treasure Ginseng of Ji You' were rare finds.

He currently did not know when or where a second one might appear.

These things could only be sought diligently.

Do your best, and leave the rest to fate.

The matter of the Red Robe General was temporarily concluded.

Meng Nan met with Meng Jian and then received He Weiyang and Cao Baoju.

After everyone had left.

Meng Nan began to focus on his cultivation.

In this life, possessing [Dispossess], Meng Nan's ambitions were even greater--

"The second realm of the four stages of Qi Refining is Heart Flame."

"Once the 'Heart Flame' is generated, it can purify Magical Power and refine turbid Qi."

"If I use [Dispossess] to steal the technique for 'Heart Flame,' perhaps I can purify my own True Essence and refine away impurities!"

Refine away impurities!

This was a crucial step for those at the peak of True Essence to break through to the Three Cavities and advance to Qi Refining.

Once True Essence was formed, it was difficult to refine further.

Ordinary True Essence peak cultivators could only steal from the Three Cavities, undergo a baptism of primal Qi, and then continuously circulate their cultivation techniques, painstakingly honing it. Only then could they progress and refine it.

But the efficiency was low, and the progress was slow.

If I had the help of 'Heart Flame'--

"Perhaps it could succeed!"

Meng Nan anticipated.

Unfortunately, the Red Robe General specialized in unorthodox paths. His cultivation was shallow, and he hadn't even reached the second realm yet, let alone possessed 'Heart Flame'.

He could only wait.

"Immortal Master Cao."

"Tiansongzi."

Meng Nan was currently waiting for these two individuals.

Both of them had considerable cultivation, at least reaching the realm of Heart Flame.

Among them, Immortal Master Cao Baoju was nearing the end of his lifespan and wouldn't live much longer. Meng Nan intended to use [Dispossess] to copy his appearance and then attempt to steal the 'Heart Flame' technique when Cao Baoju's end arrived.

However, Qi Refining Immortal Masters lived for three hundred years. What the Immortal Master referred to as 'nearing the end' could still be several years or over a decade away; it was difficult to determine.

Therefore, he couldn't just wait idly, nor could he put all his hopes on this one person.

He had to consider 'Tiansongzi' as a backup candidate.

"Begin working on the 'Red Robe Nightmare Suppression Method'. If Immortal Master Cao is still alive in a few years, I'll use the spell to try and curse Tiansongzi to death."

Heart Flame!

This was Meng Nan's ultimate goal in this life.

During this process--

Sorcery.

Alchemy.

Artifact refining.

These also required persistent effort and continued cultivation.

Furthermore, he needed to figure out how to earn money after advancing to Qi Refining in the real world.

"Once I advance to Qi Refining in the real world, it will be impossible to kill opponents of a higher level and 'sacrifice' them."

"If I want to continue opening future timelines, I'll have to rely on 'Spirit Sand'."

In that case.

How to earn large amounts of Spirit Sand naturally became the top priority.

Based on the current growth rate, the first time he opened a future timeline after advancing to Qi Refining would require an estimated 1000 jin of Spirit Sand.

This amount would continuously double in the future.

The more Spirit Sand, the better.

"In this life, I control several Spirit Sand Veins. The Cangshan and Jingshan veins together produce 400 jin annually, and I get a hundred jin of that."

"It's still too little."

A hundred jin per year.

It would take ten years to save up 1000 jin.

Then it would take twenty years, then forty.

Calculating it this way, even over his entire 300-year lifespan as a Qi Refining cultivator, the number of times he could open timelines would be limited.

He still had cultivation to do.

He needed to think of other ways to earn Spirit Sand.

Heart Flame.

Cultivation.

Spirit Sand.

These were all related to Meng Nan himself, concerning his present and future.

Besides himself, his family also needed consideration.

If he could successfully dispossess and obtain the 'Heart Flame' technique, his advancement to Qi Refining might be a sure thing.

But Zhao Xiaoshuang, Meng Xingzhe, and the others were not like that.

Therefore, how to further increase their chances of advancing to Qi Refining through normal channels was also something Meng Nan needed to explore in this life.

All these matters were numerous and complex.

After Meng Nan had a clear mind and organized everything properly, he threw himself into arduous cultivation.

In terms of cultivation, he continued to arduously practice the Lesser Thousand Sword Scripture, constantly comprehending its profound mysteries. Coupled with his insights from achieving Qi Refining in this life, Meng Nan's progress was remarkable, and even the process of 'tempering the essence and removing the dross' seemed to have accelerated.

Unfortunately, the process of finding spiritual energy was something that could only be understood intuitively and could not be easily explained or recorded.

Meng Nan could only rely on himself, exploring through practice.

He studied cultivation methods.

He pilfered the Three Cavities.

Meng Nan didn't just wait around to Dispossess the 'Heart Flame'; he never neglected his normal studies.

Not just that.

Besides his cultivation, Meng Nan also meticulously studied sorcery—

Heavenly Eye Technique!

Wind Gathering Technique!

Giant Spirit God!

Small Thousand Sword Array!

These were the four sorceries Meng Nan primarily cultivated. Among them, the 'Heavenly Eye Technique' and 'Wind Gathering Technique' were obtained in his sixth life. The former could discern a person's cultivation and inflict a certain mental deterrence on low-level cultivators. The latter could gather strong winds and control them in hand, useful for traveling or killing enemies. If cultivated to a profound level, it would be no less powerful than 'Giant Spirit God' and 'Small Thousand Sword Array'.

Sorcery!

Even ordinary sorcery, if taken to the extreme, possessed great power.

For example, Meng Jian, besides his innate Spiritual Power, also cultivated the 'Five Thunder Technique'. This technique was only comparable to 'Wind Gathering Technique', but when Meng Jian unleashed it, with flickering lightning, its power was second only to his 'Heavenly Eye', not inferior to others.

A single perfected skill could conquer the world.

With the 'Heavenly Eye' and 'Five Thunder Technique', Meng Jian, despite only being at the fourth layer of cultivation and the third realm of the Dao, found few rivals among Qi Condensation practitioners.

This was specialization.

What Meng Nan needed to do now was also specialization, focusing on these four sorceries, cultivating them lifetime after lifetime—

Proficient.

Mastered.

Minor Accomplishment.

Major Accomplishment.

Even achieving Minor Accomplishment would be a small success.

If he reached Major Accomplishment, he could roam freely, and the world would be his oyster.

However, Minor Accomplishment was difficult, let alone Major Accomplishment.

Meng Nan had been cultivating diligently for sixty years after advancing to True Essence, yet his four sorceries remained stuck at the 'Proficient' level. Breaking through to the next level, 'Mastered', was still difficult, while 'Minor Accomplishment' and 'Major Accomplishment' were nowhere in sight. He could only continue his practice.

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