Heavenly Gui Pill

Zhu Qiniang gently stroked Gao Xian's cheek. The smooth sensation of his skin against her fingertips filled her heart with joy.

Ever since she consumed that spiritual object, her body had become as hard as steel, and her senses of touch, taste, and smell had grown abnormally dull.

Although her Primordial Golden Body Art was becoming increasingly powerful, she knew that in such a state, it was impossible to condense a True Spirit.

Fortunately, she had met Gao Xian; his massage techniques were miraculous, capable of stimulating the various sensations within her body.

Though it was somewhat shameful, compared to the prospect of Foundation Establishment, such shame was not worth mentioning.

It was just that Gao Xian's cultivation was still too weak; while his massage technique was excellent, he struggled to maintain it for long.

Zhu Qiniang sighed softly at Gao Xian, "My body has undergone alienation, and only you can help me. You must cultivate diligently."

The rigid Zhu Qiniang rarely revealed such vulnerability.

Gao Xian couldn't help but feel a surge of pity. He promised readily, "I remember how well you treat me, Qiniang. I will certainly cultivate hard and do my best to help you."

"Sigh, I am just unwilling to accept this."

Zhu Qiniang said with a sense of listlessness, "My Primordial Golden Body Art has reached a point where my muscles, bones, and viscera are as solid as iron, and my innate Yin energy has been converted into Metal and Wood power. To still have even two parts of a human's normal sensation is already quite good..."

"It is very late. I will take my leave."

By the time Zhu Qiniang left, she had regained her composure, and the gloom between her brows was completely hidden away.

Gao Xian watched Zhu Qiniang walk away. In the dim night, her silhouette was upright and rigid, yet it carried a hint of inescapable, gloomy loneliness.

Returning to his room, Gao Xian couldn't help but sigh. He didn't know why he sighed—whether it was for Zhu Qiniang or for himself.

In any case, it seemed that life was not easy for anyone.

Zhu Qiniang was very important to him; she not only provided protection through her martial prowess but also held control over medicinal herb channels and could monitor the movements of Zhu Hong'an.

Even if only for his own sake, he should pay more attention to Zhu Qiniang.

His Lightning Dragon Hand was at too low a level, and its utility to Zhu Qiniang was limited.

To upgrade the Lightning Dragon Hand, he needed a large amount of Humanity Aura. Moreover, he could not spend every day massaging Zhu Qiniang.

Gao Xian flipped through the Mysterious Truth Prescription at random, remembering a pill formula specifically for regulating primordial Yin.

Sure enough, he quickly found the formula.

Heavenly Gui Pill: Regulates the primordial Yin and Gui water of female cultivators.

After reviewing the ingredients, Gao Xian immediately gained some insight.

His Alchemy Art had already reached the First-Order Proficient level, and he was only a tiny bit away from the First-Order Expert level.

For the herbs he used frequently, he could fully grasp their medicinal properties.

The Heavenly Gui Pill was a low-grade pill, on the same level as Deer Antler Powder, and used common herbs.

Having read the prescription, Gao Xian could roughly infer its efficacy.

Despite the mysterious way the formula was described, it was actually just used to regulate a woman's menstrual cycle, capable of invigorating blood, promoting Qi circulation, and relieving pain.

Such a low-grade formula would not have any extraordinary effects.

However, Gao Xian saw potential in this formula.

Deer Antler Powder was also a low-grade pill, but once upgraded to the Grandmaster level, its efficacy would undergo a qualitative transformation.

It was enough to make a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator like Zhou Ye unable to resist the temptation of the Deer Antler Powder.

According to Gao Xian's estimation, the Deer Antler Powder should even be useful to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It was just that he had no contact with Foundation Establishment cultivators and could not verify his deduction.

Opening the Wind and Moon Mirror, Gao Xian saw that he had sixty-seven points of Humanity Aura, eighty percent of which had been provided by Zhu Qiniang just moments ago.

It was evident that what Zhu Qiniang had said earlier was not mere flattery to fool him, but words spoken from the heart.

The Heavenly Gui Pill also appeared on the back of the Wind and Moon Mirror, already in an Initiated state.

Gao Xian considered it for a moment but did not rush to spend his points.

The most critical task at the moment was to deal with the evil spirit; he was saving his Humanity Aura to upgrade the True Yang Spear.

The matter of the Heavenly Gui Pill was not urgent.

Over the past few days, he had been practicing the True Yang Spear, gaining one point of proficiency every day. Even with slow cultivation, he could upgrade the True Yang Spear in two months.

But with the evil spirit right beside him, Gao Xian dared not drag it out that long.

Looking at the Iron Dragon Hand, it was already in an Initiated state. After practicing for a day, he had gained seven points of proficiency. Clearly, the Dragon Bone Pill had played a key role.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, Gao Xian practiced the Iron Dragon Hand once, then practiced the Clear Wind Swordplay once more.

He also practiced his spells—Flame Bomb, Ice Arrow Art, and True Yang Spear—several times each.

Gao Xian returned to his room, circulated his Five Elements Technique once more, and finally, went to meet Sister Lan in his dreams.

A fulfilling day thus came to an end.

Waking up the next morning, Gao Xian took out the Wind and Moon Mirror to check again; his Humanity Aura had increased to eighty-nine points.

Clearly, the promotion of the Deer Antler Powder on Zhou Ye's end was going quite well, and the accumulation speed of his Humanity Aura had noticeably increased over the past few days.

Gao Xian happily calculated his Humanity Aura; it was enough to upgrade his True Yang Spear.

It was already broad daylight, and evil spirits would not appear during the day.

He could still improve his proficiency with the True Yang Spear through practice during the day, which would save him a bit of Humanity Aura.

With Deer Antler Powder, obtaining Humanity Aura was not too difficult. However, from the Great Idol Spirit Method to the Lightning Dragon Hand, everything required a massive amount of Humanity Aura. Every bit saved was a bit earned.

Sitting on the wooden bed, Gao Xian used sixty-eight points of Humanity Aura to raise the True Yang Spear to the Master level.

Inside the Wind and Moon Mirror, Sister Lan pinched a dharma seal and chanted a mantra, and a golden spear flew out from the mirror's surface, shooting straight into the center of Gao Xian's brow.

Gao Xian felt a searing heat at the center of his brow, and a multitude of exquisite techniques for wielding the True Yang Spear flooded his mind.

Once he had fully absorbed these experiences, his vision suddenly brightened.

When he had raised the True Yang Spear to the Expert level, Gao Xian had noticed that his six senses had become significantly sharper.

This time, that feeling of improvement was even more pronounced.

In the dim bedroom, where he could originally only vaguely see the room's layout, the brightness now seemed to increase, allowing him to see a multitude of details.

Gao Xian was pleasantly surprised; he knew this was his divine sense power being enhanced, which in turn had sharpened his six senses.

Since Zhu Qiniang was here today, he had consulted her on a great deal of knowledge regarding cultivation.

According to Zhu Qiniang, divine sense was a cultivator's mental power, and when divine sense was enhanced to its limit, it would give birth to a spark of true spirit, which was the foundation of Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment was a complete transformation of a cultivator's divine sense and body. A cultivator had to possess both a strong body and a strong divine sense to complete Foundation Establishment.

Cultivating soul-type spells would indeed enhance a cultivator's divine sense. However, soul-type spells would also consume a large amount of a cultivator's essence and blood, placing a tremendous burden on the body.

Gao Xian, however, did not have this feeling. With the True Yang Spear raised to the Master level, he felt mentally refreshed and physically vigorous, as if his energy were about to overflow from his body.

This feeling was just like having taken two doses of Deer Antler Powder!

He could be certain that the Master-level True Yang Spear was harmless to his body; in fact, it was even beneficial.

Opening the front of the Wind and Moon Mirror, his lifespan had increased from sixty-six to sixty-eight.

Clearly, the Master-level True Yang Spear had made his body healthier and stronger, which was why his lifespan had increased.

Gao Xian was overjoyed; the True Yang Spear had such an effect, making it worth continuing to invest in.

On the back of the Wind and Moon Mirror, the changes to the Master-level True Yang Spear were clearly marked.

True Yang Spear: Condense divine sense with Yang energy to forge an invisible spear; can refine divine sense, can deter souls, can destroy evil spirits (1/500 Master).

Gao Xian compared the two; now that the True Yang Spear had reached the Master level, it had gained the additional ability to temper divine intent.

Deterring souls and destroying evil spirits—compared to the Expert level, each had gained an extra character, and the sense of power expressed was clearly much stronger.

The next level for the True Yang Spear was the Grandmaster level, which required five hundred points of Humanity Aura.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to upgrade it for a while.

Gao Xian pondered for a moment, then took out the Six Yang Talisman he kept hidden against his chest to look at it for a while.

Living in fear every night while trying to sleep was just too miserable. Now that the True Yang Spear had reached the Master level, its power had at least doubled, which was enough to kill the evil spirit.

Even if the True Yang Spear wasn't enough, he still had the Six Yang Talisman in his hand!

Gao Xian made up his mind; while his state was at its peak, he would finish off the evil spirit tonight!