True Essence (II)
Volume 4 Dungeon Instance Chapter 184 True Essence (Part 2)
Li Wei slightly responded to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal's inquiry.
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"Yes, didn't you say you were going to modify the inner core in my body? It seems you've succeeded. Fairy sister, why are you making that face?" Li Wei was a little puzzled by the other party's behavior. He had done everything according to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal's instructions and had persisted to the end, even breaking down the old martial artist's inner core and recondensing it into True Essence Pill.
Although it almost failed, it finally condensed into True Essence Pill.
Li Wei was unaware that although the Green-Robed Sword Immortal had considered this outcome beforehand, he never expected Li Wei to actually succeed.
Because this "shattered core reconstituted" is only a theory, in reality, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal believed that Li Wei could at most dissolve the original inner core he had been covering, and then cultivate true essence again. This process would take at least three to five years to condense True Essence Pill.
But Li Wei accomplished it in just over ten days.
Monster, an absolute monster!
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal couldn't understand how Li Wei had managed to do this. She was supposed to be quite knowledgeable, but this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
"Perhaps, that wasn't True Essence Pill?" The Green-Robed Sword Immortal pondered, then made a hand seal, opened his mouth, and spat out a small emerald green bead that appeared in mid-air.
As soon as the small bead appeared, Li Wei immediately felt a powerful pressure coming towards him. The True Essence Pill that had just condensed in his body suddenly burst out with a power different from True Qi, and Li Wei was able to stand firm.
Seeing this, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal understood. With a flick of her finger, the green bead returned to her mouth, but when she looked at Li Wei, it was mixed with many other things.
What she just did was use her own True Essence Pill to test it. Only cultivators who also possess True Essence Pill would not be forced back by that pressure.
"He actually managed to condense True Essence Pill within the Old Heaven, and he was able to remain calm and composed under my True Essence Pill. This is the best proof!" The emerald green bead that the green-clad fairy had just spat out was the True Essence Pill that she had condensed decades ago.
For this, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to rigorous training for decades.
Now, this man in front of him had actually condensed True Essence Pill in just over ten days. It would be a lie to say he wasn't jealous. However, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal had been cultivating for a long time and quickly calmed down.
"With the True Essence Pill, you can now wield True Essence Power. You must understand that True Essence Power is the key difference between ordinary martial artists and cultivators. Now try it and feel the difference between True Essence Power and True Qi!"
Li Wei was naturally unaware of the thoughts running through the Green-Robed Sword Immortal's mind. Upon hearing this, he quickly circulated the True Essence Pill, and soon a surge of immense power was transmitted throughout his body.
Almost instantly, Li Wei sensed the difference.
The biggest change was in his vision. After that thing called true essence gathered in his eyeballs, the world in Li Wei's eyes changed. He could see different colored smoke in the surrounding scenery, from the soil, the broken sword, and even the decaying coffin lid. The soil was yellow, the broken sword was gold, and the coffin lid was black.
Shifting his gaze to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, Li Wei saw emerald green smoke swirling around her like silk. The swordswoman's beauty was already exceptional, but now she resembled a fairy descended from heaven, exuding a sense of holiness.
"See those colorful things? That's spiritual energy. Everything has a spirit, and different colors represent different attributes of spiritual energy. You can look at your own hands to know what kind of spiritual energy you have!"
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal spoke slowly and deliberately, but Li Wei quickly extended his palm.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that crimson smoke was swirling around the palm. If the true energy was withdrawn from the pupils, everything returned to normal, and when it was gathered again, the spiritual energy could be seen once more.
"This is merely a trivial effect of true essence. There's a reason why it's considered the foundation of all laws. Do you still have the Black Spiral Iron Sword I gave you before?"
I Green-Robed Sword Immortal inquired.
Li Wei hurriedly took out the Black Spiral Sword. To be honest, Li Wei really had to thank the Green-Robed Sword Immortal; the sword she gave him had brought him so much convenience.
Having survived several major battles, it was only thanks to the sharpness of this Black Spiral Sword that he was able to turn misfortune into good fortune.
Upon seeing the Black Spiral Iron Sword, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal did something inexplicable. With a flick of her fingers, the Black Spiral Sword transformed into a streak of light and embedded itself in the wall dozens of meters away.
"Did you see that?"
With a flick of his wrist, the green-clad swordsman sent the iron sword, as if it possessed a spirit, back into a beam of light and returned to Li Wei's handwritten note.
"This is the manipulation technique that can only be used after one possesses true essence. Some cultivators also call it the Sword Control Technique. My Penglai Sword Control Technique is actually not considered first-rate. If we're talking about experts in Sword Control Technique, perhaps only Mount Shu can be considered the best. However, my Penglai manipulation technique is not bad either. It is considered one of the entry-level immortal techniques. Today, I will teach you the incantation of this spell!"
Li Wei was already dumbfounded.
Sword Control Technique was a skill he had always dreamed of. Although he had only learned the Penglai object manipulation technique, he could still control the iron sword as if it were his own arm. Moreover, he could use this magic to control other objects, making it incredibly versatile.
However, the cultivation of magic and true essence is not something that can be done in a short time. The cultivation of true essence relies on accumulation. Li Wei used two jin of his sword to fuse the broken pills of a martial artist's inner core and condense them into a True Essence Pill. Everyone can now focus their minds on the shortcut.
However, this spell requires diligent practice and ultimately, mastery. In other words, even the most basic spell, which has no level restrictions, can become more powerful than many advanced spells after being practiced to a certain extent.
For the next month, Li Wei devoted himself entirely to cultivating the "Art of Object Manipulation," banishing all distracting thoughts from his mind.
Shadow Street.
Task.
Apocalyptic world.
Even his closest relatives and friends seemed somewhat indifferent to Li Wei at this moment. Every day, Li Wei was constantly practicing the knack of controlling objects.
A month later, Li Wei was able to control his Black Spiral Iron Sword with ease. Although he was still far inferior to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, he had no problem dealing with ordinary experts.
Moreover, Li Wei also has considerable experience in manipulating other objects.
For example, that half-coffin lid on the ground.
Li Wei made a hand seal, and a stream of true energy shot out, instantly enveloping the coffin and merging with the black spiritual energy on it. Then, with a flick of Li Wei finger, the coffin lid flew more than ten meters high as if it had been tossed up by a strong man, and then hovered in mid-air.
As Li Wei changed the hand seals, the coffin lid began to rotate. Then, Li Wei flicked his two fingers downwards, and the coffin lid crashed down like a meteor, creating a deep crater in the ground with a loud bang.
Seeing this, Li Wei nodded in satisfaction.
This time it was a coffin lid; if it were used on a car during a battle, the force of the impact would probably be dozens of times greater.
During this month, Li Wei also tried to ask the Green-Robed Sword Immortal for some other immortal techniques from Penglai Island, but the Green-Robed Sword Immortal shook his head every time.
"Your true essence is fire, while all the immortal arts of Penglai Island, except for the art of manipulating objects, are water and wood attributes. You cannot cultivate these, or you risk losing your cultivation and dying!"
This sentence left Li Wei quite frustrated, but he was helpless and could only continue to cultivate the art of controlling objects, since there were no fire-attribute immortal techniques here.
The True Essence Pill within his body grew increasingly pure and rich, radiating a lustrous, glassy glow like a gemstone. Li Wei had once summoned the Yellow Paper to examine his own attributes.
However, they discovered that the attributes had undergone a significant change.
The original "martial artist" has now become a "cultivator," and his attributes have increased by 30% on the original basis. His combat power has also jumped from "blink" to "strong."
These are all benefits gained after forming the True Essence Pill.
The day passed in the blink of an eye. Before leaving, Li Wei formally bowed deeply to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, since, to a certain extent, the other party was already considered Li Wei's master.
Just as Li Wei was about to be teleported away, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal threw out a small emerald green conch shell. Li Wei only had time to grab it before he was teleported back to Shadow Street.
Looking at the dim sky and the familiar alley, Li Wei felt as if he had been transported to another world.
Looking at the jade conch in his hand, Li Wei injected a wisp of true energy into it, and immediately a girl's voice, as sweet as a nightingale, came out from it.
"After all this time, we still don't know each other's names. Don't call me Fairy Sister anymore. Remember, my name is Green Conch."
This single sentence sent a shiver down Li Wei's spine.
Green Conch? I'll remember that.
After carefully storing the jade snail, Li Wei made his way through a maze of turns towards the Free Market in Shadow Street.
Due to the enormous changes in the real world, many changes have also occurred in Shadow Street. For example, more than half of the Reincarnators no longer return to the real world.
Basically, they have already taken root in Shadow Street. Apart from mandatory missions, they spend most of their time in various game worlds, either playing, cultivating, or enjoying life.
With just a certain number of points, one can obtain a more exciting life than an ordinary one; anyone would do that.
Of course, many reincarnators also choose to continue to struggle in the real world and carve out their own territory, which leads to a surge in demand for weapons, food, and other items in the Free Market.
In addition, one more item has been added.
That's what makes the magic crystal hurt.
These stones, taken from the brains of demons deep within the real world, contain immense power. Ordinary people who consume them gain great strength and abilities, while those who are reincarnated gain even more.
Different colored magic crystals represent different elements. The element of the user is determined when the first magic crystal is consumed, and to increase power, one must continuously consume magic crystals of the same element. Therefore, magic crystals are extremely popular in the Free Market.
At that moment, Li Wei saw that the stalls selling magic crystals were crowded with people, and the stall owners were very busy.
Thinking about the magic crystals needed to upgrade Sand City, Li Wei went over to check the market price of magic crystals, and if possible, he would buy some.
Upon closer inspection, Li Wei could only manage a wry smile.