Li Yuan went out to deliver goods to Ziyuan Trading Firm.
When walking north along the main street, I passed by the entrance of Fangshi Management Office and saw a new notice posted on the stone wall.
The notice is made of the Yuanyang Sect standard yellow paper, with neat handwriting and a red seal of the Yuanyang Sect External Affairs Hall.
The content is not long.
The general idea is that Yuanyang Sect has decided to rebuild Loose Cultivator Market. We are now recruiting guards for Yunyang Marketplace and surrounding areas to be responsible for the daily maintenance, order management and security patrol of Loose Cultivator Market.
The caretakers are uniformly deployed by the Yuanyang Sect, the salary is settled in Spirit Stone, and the market income is turned over to the Yuanyang Sect.
The registration location and conditions are marked below the notice. The cultivation level requirement is Mid Qi Refinement or above and must be reviewed.
There were three or four Rogue Cultivator gathered in front of the notice, looking at it together.
A tall and thin Rogue Cultivator snorted after reading it, put his hands in his sleeves, and turned to talk to the person next to him.
"Rebuild Loose Cultivator Market? Is there anyone still there?"
Next to him, a stocky Rogue Cultivator rubbed his chin.
"Last time I heard someone say that Loose Cultivator Market was almost in ruins. Li Family and Wang Family took away a large number of people from there, and the rest were almost gone."
The tall and lanky man shook his head. "If you go to guard a ghost place like that, no matter how much Spirit Stone you pay, it won't be worth it. If you don't have access to a village or store, you'll be punished every day if you encounter Demon Beast or Bandit Cultivator."
The stocky Rogue Cultivator echoed. "No. When Demon Beast rioted in that place before, even Zhengjingfang City was almost washed away, let alone a Rogue Cultivator settlement."
The two of them muttered, shook their heads and left.
Li Yuan was about to continue walking forward when a voice came from behind.
"You can't say that."
Li Yuan turned around and took a look.
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a half-worn brown short robe and carrying two bulging cloth bags on his shoulders.
Traveling Merchant.
The cultivation level is not high, Qi Refining, Fourth Layer.
Traveling Merchant changed the bag on his shoulder to carry it on another shoulder, glanced at the notice, and then grinned in the direction of Li Yuan.
"Loose Cultivator Market There are still people over there."
He placed the bag on the ground and patted the dust off his hands.
"I just took a trip there last month. It's not as lively as before, but it's not deserted either."
He stretched out a hand and gestured.
"Li Family and Wang Family recruited a large number of monks from Loose Cultivator Market. This is true. Most of those who left were those with some cultivation. Basically, those above Mid Qi Refinement were picked away."
"But there are still a lot of Rogue Cultivator left. Those with low cultivation, those unwilling to sign the contract, or simply too lazy to move, these people have been staying there."
He raised another finger.
"Furthermore, Yuanyang Sect had sent a few disciples there to maintain order. Although there were not many people, there was Yuanyang Sect's banner. Moreover, after the Wang Family Li Family finished poaching people, the surrounding Demon Beast also stopped."
He rubbed his nose.
"Demon Beast did not increase, but attracted a lot of Monster Hunting Squad. Monster Hunting Squad always brought something out after going for a walk. After Monster Hunting Squad came, he wanted to buy Talisman Medicinal Pill, and Loose Cultivator Market's business increased."
He bent down and put the bag on his shoulders again.
"It's barely stabilized. But the scale is far different from before. Now it's just a small city with dozens of people."
After Traveling Merchant finished speaking, he smiled at Li Yuan and walked south along the main street carrying the bag.
Li Yuan watched Traveling Merchant's back walking away, turned around and continued walking in the direction of Ziyuan Trading Firm.
The reconstruction of Loose Cultivator Market has little to do with me. The place is too far away from Yunyang Marketplace, and it is not cost-effective to guard it.
However, after Loose Cultivator Market is stabilized, if you need to go there to purchase materials or sell Talisman in the future, you will have one more choice.
When we arrived at Ziyuan Trading Firm, we handed Talisman to Shopkeeper Han, collected Spirit Stone, and returned to the yard.
Continue Talisman Making in the afternoon and practice at night.
Li Yuan sits cross-legged on the bed and runs Spirit Guiding Art.
Spiritual Qi pours into the body, Pure Spirit Power removes impurities, and the spiritual power condenses and sinks into the Dantian.
Spirit-Gathering Pill's Spirit Essence Condensation increases the cultivation speed by 50%, and Breakthrough Pill's Spiritual Power Advancement adds another 20%. The yard is close to Spirit Vein Branch, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi is abundant, and the accumulation amount every week is extremely solid.
At the end of the third week, Li Yuan felt a change.
The spiritual power in the Dantian no longer sinks in.
It's not that the spiritual power is not enough, it's that the Dantian is full. The spiritual power fills every corner, and overflows when it is filled again. The pressure on the walls of the Dantian reaches the limit, the spiritual power surges inside, and a dull feeling of swelling and pain spreads from the abdomen to the limbs.
The bottleneck of Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
Came faster than expected.
Spirit-Gathering Pill, Breakthrough Pill, Pure Spirit Power, Spirit Qi Condensation, Spirit Essence Condensation, several additions are stacked on top of each other, plus I didn't encounter any bottlenecks along the way.
The speed of advancement of cultivation is much faster than that of ordinary people.
It didn't take long from Qi Refining Eighth Layer to hitting the bottleneck.
Li Yuan didn't hesitate.
Spirit Guiding Art operates at full capacity.
The spiritual power in the Dantian suddenly increased in density driven by Cultivation Method.
Spirit Qi Condensation and Permanent Affix simultaneously exerted force to further compress the already saturated spiritual power. The pressure on the Dantian wall increased sharply.
Spirit Guiding Art Before it reached the limit, I heard a silent crisp sound, and the bottleneck was successfully broken.
The spiritual power poured down from the crack like a flood breaking through a dam. The new Dantian space was larger than the original one, and the spiritual power quickly spread out after it poured in.
At the same time, the meridians throughout the body expanded simultaneously under the impact of spiritual power. The carrying capacity of the vein walls increased again, and the speed of spiritual power circulation was more than 30% faster than before the breakthrough.
The meridian nodes on the ninth level of Spirit Guiding Art were completely activated by the torrent of spiritual power that broke through.
Li Yuan slowly stopped the exercise and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement.
The pinnacle of Qi Refining Stage.
Further up is Foundation Establishment.
Li Yuan opened his eyes, raised his hand and made a fist, then released it.
The change is greater than when going from the seventh floor to the eighth floor.
The total amount of spiritual power has increased by 50%. The capacity of the Dantian has expanded a lot during the breakthrough. With the addition of Spirit Essence Expansion and Spirit Qi Condensation's Permanent Affix, the total amount of spiritual power that can be accommodated in the Dantian now is nearly twice that of Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
The carrying capacity of the meridians has also improved to a higher level. The speed of spiritual energy traveling around the world is 30% faster than on the eighth level, and it can go anywhere without any obstruction.
The power increase of Law Technique is the most intuitive. Li Yuan raised his hand and fired Fireball without releasing it.
Fireball rotates in the palm of the hand, and its size is a circle larger than when it was eight layers. Spiritual Qi Density is taller, and the color changes from red to deep red and orange. The heat spreads from the palm of the hand, baking the corners of Talisman Paper on the table to slightly curl.
He suppressed Fireball.
Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement's Fireball Technique, combined with Flame Marrow Body Nourishment and Fire Art Rapid Cast's Permanent Affix, is more than 30% more powerful than Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
The soul has also changed. The impact of spiritual power during the breakthrough has affected the soul, pushing the outer wall of the soul to become thicker.
With the triple enhancement of Soul-Illuminating Mirror, Alchemy Comprehension and Soul Tempering and Condensation, the clarity and range of perception have been broadened.
Li Yuan adjusted the amplitude of Aura Concealment with a thought.
Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement's aura was suppressed. The 30% suppression range was approximately at the level of the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining. Breath Concealment and Permanent Affix operated simultaneously to smooth out the suppressed aura one more layer.
From the outside, it looks like Qi Refining Mid-to-Late Stage's Rogue Cultivator.
With a sudden realization, he removed the Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art and took out the Soul Nourishing Pill equipment from the storage bag.
The permanent condition of Soul Nourishing Pill is that the cultivation level reaches Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement, which is now met by Li Yuan.
Panel pops up immediately.
[Soul Power Replenishment (white) permanent conditions have been met]
[Is it permanent?]
Yes.
[Permanent success]
[Soul Power Replenishment (white) has become Permanent Affix]
[Equipment has been consumed]