Earth Immortal Method cultivators burned their essence, qi, and spirit, spending over a century of life within ten years. Once their transformation succeeded, their essence, qi, and spirit would rise to a higher level, merging into unity and becoming a True Talisman.
The power nurtured by this True Talisman was no longer Primordial Unity Qi, but true essence, a power far superior in quality.
Yet ultimately, this true essence was also born from the three primal aspects of the human body. After a little contact with several Talisman Seeding True Persons, Hong Yuan had quickly unraveled its secrets.
Now, simulating it with the [Six Void Cycle of Creation and Destruction] was child's play. Inside his sleeve, an ordinary pebble immediately underwent a wondrous change as he infused it with true essence.
Hong Yuan frowned slightly. He had overdone it a little.
Over a month of traveling had taught Hong Yuan much about this world. Here in Nongtu, true essence stones were hard currency in the truest sense.
These were not man-made objects, but crystals formed as the world's primal qi accumulated over years within particular earth veins.
Those of the finest quality were called origin crystals. Each was generally only the size of a pigeon's egg, yet even a Talisman Seeding True Person who could produce a hundred or so was considered wealthy.
Those of ordinary quality were called origin stones, usually fashioned into thumb-sized pieces. The pure primal qi contained in one such stone could sustain a Burning Fire Realm cultivator through ten days to half a month of arduous cultivation.
For cultivators in the first realm, warm nourishment, however, origin stones were still far too precious.
Thus, an inferior substitute for origin stones had emerged.
Around the great primal qi mineral veins, years of exposure to primal qi