True Essence Flow

After Zhou Er put away the Foundation Establishment Pill, he continued to chat with Bai Zhuozhuo about the secret realm.

Bai Zhuozhuo had just returned and had a lot to tell them.

"Sister Bai, you said the Wugu Dao Demon Spawn infiltrated the Yunmeng Marsh Secret Realm. What is this Wugu Dao?"

Zhou Er asked.

He had never heard of Wugu Dao before. This demonic path seemed to only operate around the Chu State.

"Wugu Dao is one of the Xiantian Demon Sect Thirty-three Demon Dao Remnants."

Gu Fan explained to Zhou Er.

The Xiantian Demon Sect was a demonic path that ruled the entire Yuan Ci Realm thousands of years ago. It had thirty-three subordinate demonic paths, and Wugu Dao was one of them, ruling the Chu Land area.

Later, the Righteous Path rose, the Demon Venerable was sealed and killed, and the Xiantian Demon Sect was destroyed.

However, the demonic forces could not be completely eradicated. Every so often, these demonic cultivators would cause trouble.

The reason for this was the peculiar cultivation methods of the demonic path.

The Wugu Dao didn't require spiritual root aptitude. One only needed to plant Gu within themselves to cultivate, and the cultivation speed was extremely fast.

Other demonic paths were similar. They did not look at aptitude. As long as one dared to risk their life, they could burn their own life to gain extraordinary power.

Because of this, demonic cultivation techniques spread among the mortal world and could not be completely cleaned up.

The stronger one cultivated demonic techniques, the more their behavior and demeanor would align with the characteristics of the demonic cultivators of that path.

If one Wugu Dao was killed today, another would emerge tomorrow.

Like wild fire, it could not be burned down, and it would grow again with the spring breeze.

No one had a way to completely eradicate these demonic paths.

The emergence of Wugu Dao this time had dealt a significant blow to the Yunmeng Sect, and the entire Chu State Cultivation World was showing signs of chaos.

However, the Wangyue Lake area was not greatly affected.

Places like Wangyue Lake, with its great lake blocking the inside and outside, had always been easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Since the reign of the Xiantian Demon Sect, this area had been poorly governed.

The only thing that could defeat Bashui Immortal City was internal strife.

Therefore, they did not need to worry too much about cultivating here.

After chatting for a long time and learning about the general situation outside, the three dispersed and went their separate ways to cultivate.

There were spare rooms in the courtyard, so Bai Zhuozhuo could stay in one of them.

After Bai Zhuozhuo returned, Gu Fan had tried to find physicians for her several times, but they were all Qi Refining physicians and were helpless in this situation.

If Bai Zhuozhuo's severed arm were still there, it could have been reattached, but her arm had been lost, so it was obviously impossible.

Another method was to find a person or corpse that matched Bai Zhuozhuo's body for transplantation.

Gu Fan spent a lot of Spirit Stones and tried every possible way.

Finally, three months later, a suitable arm for transplantation was found for Bai Zhuozhuo, and someone was hired to transplant it back for her.

Although the new arm was very weak and its reaction was much slower, having her arm restored made Bai Zhuozhuo much more convenient, and her future cultivation would be smoother.

It was just that the consumption of Spirit Stones was a bit too much, consuming a full two thousand Spirit Stones.

Originally, Gu Fan had already spent a lot of Spirit Stones to rebuild Fanhua Island due to the encounter with the Cultivator Robbers. Now, with this additional expense, she only had a little over a thousand Spirit Stones left.

However, it was all worth it.

It was just that although Bai Zhuozhuo had recovered her arm, she had not recovered her cultivation to its peak.

It would take her a few more years to recover her cultivation.

Zhou Er did not pay much attention to this matter, focusing solely on his own cultivation.

Of course, he was also happy for Bai Zhuozhuo's recovery of her arm.

During these past few months, the Gu Family had cleared out the areas around Wangyue Lake, ensuring that there would be no Cultivator Robbers for at least several years.

Bai Zhuozhuo then proposed returning to Fanhua Island.

"Fanhua Island still needs someone to look after it, after all,"

Bai Zhuozhuo said to the two of them.

Zhou Er disagreed with this.

He still felt that Fanhua Island had been targeted and was dangerous, and it was not a good time to go back, so he said:

"Sister Bai, we are living well in the Immortal City, and there are people looking after the island. There's no need to go back."

"Son-in-law, if we return to the island, I will protect your safety. You don't need to worry."

Bai Zhuozhuo said.

Bai Zhuozhuo knew that Zhou Er was worried about the Cultivator Robber incident happening again.

After a period of debate with no resolution, Gu Fan finally let Bai Zhuozhuo return to the island first to recuperate and, incidentally, to look after matters on the island.

They stayed in Bashui Immortal City, waiting for Zhou Er to reach Foundation Establishment.

Seeing this, Bai Zhuozhuo could only accept the situation and returned to Bashui Immortal City alone, not wanting to disturb Zhou Er and the other.

At this moment, Zhou Er had already mastered Heavy Water Cage and Cloud Rain Technique.

With this, he had successfully mastered five Water Attribute Spells and solidified the Mystic Water Insight attribute. In the future, learning Water Attribute Spells would be much faster.

In addition, the Mind Stabilization attribute of the Calm-spirit Cushion was also nearing solidification completion.

[Mind Stabilization: Stabilizes the soul, increasing Spiritual Sense Strength by 10%.]

[Solidification Condition: Meditate and cultivate for one thousand hours. (996/1000)]

In one more day, it would be solidified.

At this time, some equipment slots became available for Zhou Er. He realized that he should start searching for some new items to obtain attributes.

He had been focused on cultivating spells recently and hadn't considered this. Now he could take some time to visit Wanbao Pavilion.

However, he only had a little over three hundred Spirit Stones on hand, not enough to buy anything too good.

During this period, Gu Fan had also been struggling, and Zhou Er couldn't keep asking her for money.

Therefore, it was very necessary to pick up his old trade and start making talismans to earn Spirit Stones.

Coincidentally, he had the Snow Fox Brush. After equipping it, he obtained the green attribute Wondrous Brush, which guaranteed at least a 30% success rate. He had also mastered Water Mirror Technique proficiently and could try to draw this spell as a talisman.

However, his knowledge of Second-tier Runes was still lacking.

Thus, Zhou Er decided to find Gu Jiu to exchange insights.

After all, Gu Jiu was an Old Senior and must have tried making Second-tier Talismans before and would know something about it.

The next day, Zhou Er told Gu Fan that he was going to find Gu Jiu and then left.

Gu Fan knew that Zhou Er was going to discuss Talisman Making Insights, so she didn't interfere.

"Cang Old Brother, you haven't visited my residence in a long time."

Gu Jiu said with a smile upon seeing Zhou Er.

"Uncle Jiu, I've been studying spells recently, so I haven't been able to visit often."

Zhou Er replied with a smile. Like Gu Fan, he also called Gu Jiu "Uncle Jiu."

The two entered the room and sat opposite each other, starting to chat about making talismans.

After a few pleasantries, Zhou Er steered the conversation towards making Second-tier Talismans.

Gu Jiu had studied second-tier talismans, but he didn't have a complete system of knowledge for second-tier runes.

Rune knowledge was vast and complex. Most talisman masters only studied the runes for the few talismans they knew, mastering them to a sufficient degree.

If Zhou Er wanted to draw a Water Mirror Talisman, he would need to consult a talisman master who knew the Water Mirror Talisman, or at least a talisman master who studied water attribute spell runes.

Clearly, Gu Jiu was not one of them.

However, Gu Jiu was experienced and knew a senior who could make Water Mirror Talismans.

"Senior Xie Jingyi of the Xie Family is a Water Attribute Second-tier Talisman Master, proficient in many second-tier talismans. But she is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, not someone you can meet easily. We can only hope to meet her when the Talisman Master Gathering is held in Bashui Immortal City."

Gu Jiu said.

Hearing Gu Jiu's words, Zhou Er realized it was indeed difficult.

But this matter couldn't be rushed.

"It's fine, I'll wait then."

Zhou Er said with a smile.

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After a brief chat, Zhou Er took his leave.

Not everything could go smoothly. Zhou Er had to put aside the matter of making the Water Mirror Talisman and wait for future opportunities.

Moreover, Xie Jingyi was from the Xie Family. Since he was at the Gu Family, the Xie Family might not be willing to teach him.

Zhou Er could only gather other knowledge and explore it himself for now.

Fortunately, he now had a Foundation Establishment Pill, and his cultivation resources were not lacking.

It wasn't too late when he left Gu Jiu's house, so Zhou Er went to Wanbao Pavilion.

He looked around.

He couldn't afford the expensive items, but he could buy a few types of pills.

[Qi Replenishing Pill: Can restore internal mana in a short period.]

[Equipped Attributes: True Essence Flow (White)]

[True Essence Flow (White): Increases mana recovery speed by thirty percent.]

[Solidification Condition: Complete one hundred instances of mana consumption and replenishment.]

[Equip?]

Zhou Er finally saw an attribute that could speed up mana recovery.

Qi Replenishing Pills were not expensive, one Spirit Stone each.

One Qi Replenishing Pill was enough for a Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator to recover full Spirit Energy.

The effect of restoring mana was more convenient than directly absorbing Spirit Energy from Spirit Stones, but only one could be consumed in a short period, otherwise, it would cause Damage to the Dantian Sea of Qi.

Besides Qi Replenishing Pills, Zhou Er also saw a pill with a good attribute effect.

[Blood Qi Pill: Used to replenish Blood Qi after Body Refining.]

[Equipped Attributes: Blood Qi Abundance (White)]

[Blood Qi Abundance (White): Increases Total Blood Qi by 30%.]

[Solidification Condition: Consume and refine one hundred Blood Qi Pills.]

[Equip?]

The Blood Qi Abundance attribute could increase Total Blood Qi, and Blood Qi was the key to determining the strength of a Body Refining Cultivator.

Although Zhou Er might not have much time to specifically focus on Body Refining.

However, he had the Refining and Taotie attributes, so digesting one hundred Blood Qi Pills would not be difficult.

Therefore, Zhou Er bought more than a hundred Blood Qi Pills.

Blood Qi Pills were not particularly expensive, two per Spirit Stone, Zhou Er spent over fifty Spirit Stones.

After that, there was nothing else to see, so Zhou Er left the Wanbao Pavilion.

"How was your talk with Uncle Jiu?"

Gu Fan asked when she saw Zhou Er return.

"He doesn't understand the Water Mirror Talisman. Senior Xie Jingyi of the Xie Family is proficient in this talisman, but she is in seclusion and it's inconvenient to disturb her."

Zhou Er said regretfully.

"I see!"

Gu Fan nodded.

A Foundation Establishment Expert in seclusion couldn't be disturbed casually, and she couldn't help much either.

"Sister Fan, don't worry, wait a while longer, perhaps there will be an opportunity."

Zhou Er said with a smile.

After chatting with Gu Fan for a few sentences, Zhou Er used cultivation as an excuse and went to a room alone.

This courtyard had three rooms in total. Under normal circumstances, Zhou Er would not cultivate with Gu Fan unless he was cultivating the Yin-Yang Great Joy Manual.

After all, cultivation required a calm and focused mind.

Having someone around would inevitably have some influence.

Arriving in the room, Zhou Er sat on the cushion and looked at his panel.

[Name: Zhou Er]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Tenth Layer (89.13%)]

[Equipment Slot (3/3): Calm-spirit Cushion, Golden Cicada Slough, Storage Bag.]

[Unsolidified Attributes: Mind Stabilization, Cicada Concealment (Green), Void Breaking (White).]

[Solidified Attributes: Mystic Water Insight (White), Size Manipulation, Defensive Guard...]

The Mind Stabilization attribute was about to be solidified, and the Void Breaking attribute of the Storage Bag was not useful for now, so both could be removed from the equipment slot.

After a brief plan, Zhou Er began to cultivate cross-legged.

Two hours later, Zhou Er had cultivated enough and looked at the True Essence Flow attribute.

To solidify the True Essence Flow attribute of the Qi Replenishing Pill, he needed to deplete his internal mana and then replenish it, repeating this a hundred times.

Coincidentally, Zhou Er could consume mana by making talismans.

Although he could not make Water Mirror Talismans now, he had mastered other First-grade Talismans.

He had used up most of the Life-saving Talismans he had on the island before, so he could replenish some now, preferably stocking up hundreds of each type of talisman.

In addition, he could also earn some Spirit Stones. If he encountered the Wanbao Pavilion Auction in the future, he could also bid for magic tools and magic treasures.

Therefore, Zhou Er switched two pieces of equipment, swallowed a Blood Qi Pill, and began to make First-grade Talismans as before.

Seeing Zhou Er pick up his brush again, Zhou Er's Spirit Pet, Xiao Cang, was the happiest.

Because it could lick the leftover Spirit Ink from Zhou Er again.

After painting for three consecutive hours and making more than ten talismans, Zhou Er saw that his mana was almost depleted, so he stopped, put away the talismans, and let Xiao Cang clean up the mess.

Zhou Er had the Beast Language Mastery attribute, so commanding Xiao Cang was very smooth.

The only pity was that Xiao Cang's Bloodline was still too weak. Despite following Zhou Er for so long, there had not been much progress.

However, Zhou Er didn't mind. He was already half-neglecting Xiao Cang and didn't expect it to help him much.

The high-intensity talisman crafting left Zhou Er's mana nearly depleted and somewhat fatigued. He decided to take a nap first and then circulate his energy to recover his mana after waking up.

After resting for two hours, Zhou Er felt refreshed.

Even though he hadn't done anything for those two hours, his mana had recovered some on its own due to the Qi Induction and Gluttony attributes.

At the same time, Zhou Er checked the digestion status of his Blood Qi Pill.

He had been cultivating for over three years, so he understood his body very well.

Through his perception, the Blood Qi Pill had been mostly consumed.

At this rate, it would take less than a hundred days to solidify the Blood Qi Abundance attribute.

However, now Zhou Er needed to cultivate again to solidify the Mind Stabilization attribute of the Calm-spirit Cushion.

So, he temporarily removed the Blood Qi Pill from his equipment slot, equipped the Calm-spirit Cushion, and began meditating.

Two hours later.

[Mind Stabilization: Stabilizes the soul, Spiritual Sense Strength increases by 10%.]

[Solidification Condition: Meditate and cultivate for one thousand hours. (1000/1000)]

[Attribute Mind Stabilization has been solidified.]

[True Essence Flow (White): Increases Mana Recovery Speed by 30%.]

[Solidification Condition: Complete one hundred instances of mana consumption and replenishment. (1/100)]

After two hours of cultivation, Zhou Er not only solidified the Mind Stabilization attribute but also fully recovered his mana, making a small progress in solidifying True Essence Flow.

Now, the Calm-spirit Cushion could be completely removed and replaced with the Blood Qi Pill.

By this time, it was almost dawn.

Zhou Er didn't rush to craft talismans. Instead, he went to find Gu Fan and chatted briefly to alleviate the monotony of cultivation.

Then, Zhou Er told Gu Fan about his plans for the upcoming period.

Next, he planned to cultivate diligently and craft talismans.

He would first save up some Spirit Stones as quickly as possible, and then check the Wanbao Pavilion's auction for any good items.

Gu Fan, upon hearing this, didn't bother him further. She was also busy breaking through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

Since becoming Dao Companions with Zhou Er, her cultivation speed had also increased slightly. Now, in less than a year, she showed signs of another breakthrough.

Zhou Er was happy for her. He himself would likely break through within a month and wouldn't slacken his daily cultivation.