Several months later.
Inside a cave abode in Iron Mountain Fortress.
Fang Qing sat cross-legged, his face glowing faintly.
Within his dantian, the Devouring Sea Method circulated ceaselessly, pouring an endless stream of True Core essence into the Dark Nether Mirror.
At the same time, he took out an ancient, unadorned little bell.
He had obtained it in a secret realm. It was none other than the Heaven-Hearing Bell.
He toyed with it for a while, running his fingers over the ancient seal script etched across its surface. The dragon-shaped characters and phoenix-like script seemed almost alive at a glance, their spiritual nature extraordinary, yet he still couldn't activate the bell.
"This rare treasure is definitely Nascent Soul level. It could even serve as a trump card for early- or mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators... But it requires too much spiritual energy. I can't activate it yet."
Treasures of the Qi Refinement Way were ultimately different from those of the Qi Ingestion Dao.
Take Purple Mansion magic treasures, for example. Even Dao Foundation cultivators, or even Qi Ingestion cultivators, could unleash some of their power, as long as they followed the same tradition.
Vilu Dharma King could even call upon a "True Lord's treasure." Of course, in the Secret Treasury Domain, such a treasure wasn't usually called a True Treasure, but a "Buddhist Treasure."
But in Grotto-Heavens of the Qi Refinement Way, Foundation Establishment cultivators generally couldn't activate magic treasures, and Core Formation cultivators found it even harder to activate treasures of Nascent Soul level. Their cultivation imposed limits.
"Still, sitting on the Clear-Heart Meditation Mat has an immediate effect... And merely wearing the Soul-Nourishing Prayer Beads keeps Heart Demons at bay and nourishes Spiritual Sense."
The beads' ability to nourish Spiritual Sense in particular, though not as direct and forceful