Purple Qi Comes from the East

"Brother Chen, this is a Daoist technique passed down by my ancestors.

After joining the sect, I once went to the Treasure Pavilion to have a sect elder appraise it. Based on their assessment, it was confirmed to be a top-tier Daoist technique.

If Brother Chen is willing to lend a hand, I am willing to offer this technique as a token of my gratitude."

Li Junmo handed over the ancient book as he spoke.

"A top-tier Daoist technique?"

Chen Xuan was somewhat surprised.

What kind of background do you have, to have a top-tier technique passed down through your family?

"I don't know the origin of this item, and my family members don't know either. We only felt it wasn't an ordinary object, so we kept it.

It wasn't until I returned home before condensing my Spirit Sea that I realized it might be an extraordinary technique, so I took it to the sect for an elder to appraise.

I have already sold one copy of this technique to the sect; the fact that I could exchange for the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire is largely thanks to the contribution points I earned from selling it."

Seeing Chen Xuan's surprise, Li Junmo explained.

"Brother Li, may I ask the name of this technique and what its effects are?"

Chen Xuan stopped asking about the origin of the technique and instead inquired about its effects.

A top-tier Daoist technique was certainly enough to make him take action.

He was now very curious about this technique.

"This technique is called Purple Qi Comes from the East."

Li Junmo stated its name.

Hearing this, Chen Xuan asked curiously, "Does it have something to do with purple qi?"

Li Junmo nodded.

"If this technique is mastered, it can autonomously absorb the purple qi that comes from the east, which can then be used to temper and strengthen the Purple Mansion.

Furthermore, according to the records, the purple qi absorbed by Purple Qi Comes from the East can also be used to refine the physical body. With long-term cultivation, one can acquire a special constitution and improve the quality of their physique."

Li Junmo detailed the formidable aspects of this technique.

After listening, Chen Xuan found it hard to believe.

"Can this technique really be that powerful?

It's one thing to autonomously absorb purple qi, but it can actually improve a cultivator's aptitude?"

Chen Xuan truly found it difficult to believe.

First of all, purple qi is an extremely precious resource, similar to Heavenly Dao Qi.

However, it is not as rare as Heavenly Dao Qi.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, purple qi cannot be directly utilized by cultivators.

Only when purple qi condenses into a Purple Qi Source Crystal can it be used.

The effect of a Purple Qi Source Crystal is similar to that of Heavenly Dao Qi.

Heavenly Dao Qi helps a cultivator achieve Foundation Establishment via the Heavenly Dao, while Purple Qi Source Crystals help a cultivator condense a high-grade Purple Mansion.

A cultivator's Purple Mansion is divided into three grades: high, middle, and low.

Although Purple Qi Source Crystals are not as rare as Heavenly Dao Qi, they are still scarce.

The Cloud Sea Sect has set up a grand formation in a place where the purple qi is most concentrated every day, allowing them to absorb it daily and slowly produce some Purple Qi Source Crystals.

Therefore, it is not entirely a matter of luck like it is with Heavenly Dao Qi.

However, a cultivator needs quite a few Purple Qi Source Crystals to condense a high-grade Purple Mansion.

Even a King Body cultivator needs one Purple Qi Source Crystal.

A Spirit Body cultivator needs three, while a Mortal Body cultivator requires nine.

Returning to the point, if this Purple Qi Comes from the East technique is as Li Junmo described—capable of autonomously absorbing purple qi and tempering the Purple Mansion—then the effect would be terrifying.

One would no longer need to rely on Purple Qi Source Crystals at all.

"To be honest, according to the records and the appraisal by the Treasure Pavilion elder, it should be genuine.

However... this technique is extremely difficult to learn. I have been practicing it ever since I obtained it, but I have never succeeded.

If not for the testimony of the Treasure Pavilion elder, I would have suspected it was a fake myself.

In any case, according to the elder, this technique relies heavily on comprehension; those without heaven-defying insight cannot cultivate it.

I believe that with your talent and comprehension, Brother Chen, you will certainly be able to master it.

How about this... Brother Chen, you can take it and try practicing it first. If you succeed and the effects match the records, then you can help me, how about that?"

Li Junmo was willing to go to any lengths for the Heavenly Dao Qi.

By doing this, he risked losing this top-tier technique entirely, like a meat bun thrown at a dog—never to return.

He simply felt that Chen Xuan was trustworthy; if Chen Xuan succeeded and the effects were real, he wouldn't go back on his word.

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment before nodding. "Fine! Brother Li, since you trust me, I naturally won't let you down. Wait for my news."

"Many thanks, Brother Chen. Keep this Dao technique for now; return it to me after you've practiced it."

Li Junmo's face immediately lit up with joy.

Once the two had reached an agreement, Li Junmo stopped intruding and took his leave.

After Li Junmo left, Chen Xuan began to study the Dao technique.

To be honest, he was genuinely considering using the Spirit Awakening Point he had obtained after breaking through to the Dao Foundation Realm on this technique.

Because Li Junmo said this technique was extremely difficult to learn, which wasn't a bad thing; being difficult to learn suggested that what was recorded in the technique might actually be true.

If it were easy to master, he would have suspected it was nonsense.

Moreover, this technique had been appraised and approved by the Cloud Sea Sect, and he still trusted the sect quite a bit.

Therefore, he planned to try practicing it himself first.

If he truly couldn't make any headway, then he would use the Spirit Awakening Point.

If he couldn't make sense of it on his own, the technique would be fundamentally different after Spirit Awakening.

The next few days passed.

He had been studying Purple Qi Comes from the East the entire time.

Ever since he had looked through it once, the system had already recorded this Dao technique.

Although he hadn't entered the threshold, he could still perform Spirit Awakening directly.

He wasn't in a hurry to use Spirit Awakening, choosing instead to study it himself for several days.

After a few days, it felt as if he had completely wasted his time, as he had no leads whatsoever.

The technique was clearly recorded, yet he simply couldn't succeed in practicing it; he couldn't absorb the purple qi at all.

It seemed this thing was indeed difficult to learn.

The possibility that the Dao technique was genuine had grown even greater.

On this day.

Chen Xuan considered it once more and decided to use the Spirit Awakening Point.

The Dao technique might be fake, but he needed to try.

He was only of Mortal Body; to cultivate a high-grade Purple Mansion, he needed nine Purple Qi Source Crystals.

The Cloud Sea Sect didn't have many Purple Qi Source Crystals, so every cultivator at the perfection of the Dao Foundation Realm could only exchange contribution points or spirit stones for one Purple Qi Source Crystal.

For a cultivator of Mortal Body like him, obtaining the remaining eight Purple Qi Source Crystals required completing special missions.

He didn't know how much time it would take to gather all nine.

Although he could break through to the Purple Mansion Realm first and then collect them, it would still take a significant amount of time and effort.

Right, the Purple Mansion Realm was different from the Spirit Sea and Dao Foundation.

When breaking through to the Spirit Sea and Dao Foundation, the quality was fixed immediately.

The Purple Mansion was different; when breaking through, even if one only condensed a low-grade Purple Mansion, one could still use Purple Qi Source Crystals to temper the Purple Mansion during the Purple Mansion Realm. As long as there were enough Purple Qi Source Crystals, one could keep upgrading it to high-grade.

That said, however... Purple Qi Source Crystals were hard to come by.

If he could master Purple Qi Comes from the East, and if Purple Qi Comes from the East was truly as powerful as recorded in the technique, then the situation would be completely different.