"For instance, the Spring Return Dao Fruit can transform pure essence qi into vibrant spiritual vitality, healing wounds in an instant; the Blazing Sun Dao Fruit, on the other hand..."
As he listened to Xia He's detailed explanation, Jiang Xuan realized that the path he had devised through spiritual inspiration had already been explored by the predecessors of Four Seasons Valley.
There were even ready-made cultivation arts that could be practiced directly.
The only issue was that these were all core secrets of the valley. Only after the Hundred-Day Examination ended and he formally entered a lineage could he cultivate them.
Jiang Xuan could only set the matter aside for now.
"Fine. The Frost-Heaven Divine Sword is enough for me at present. I should focus on practicing my qi cultivation method first."
Having made up his mind, Jiang Xuan immersed himself wholeheartedly in the Mountain of Books, Sea of Texts that very day, diligently studying all manner of insights and experiences regarding qi cultivation.
After a quiet night of cultivation, Jiang Xuan headed to Star Daoist Academy again the next day.
He had originally come to discuss a deal with Dong Hao, planning to exchange the thirteen Medium-Grade Spirit Stones in his possession for Daoist Scriptures and Daoist Canon texts, further filling his Scripture Repository and strengthening his spirituality.
What made Jiang Xuan raise his brow, yet did not surprise him, was that Dong Hao had also been looking for him.
"Brother Jiang, I finally found you. Come quickly—I've just learned some news."
In order to secure victory in the second round of the examination and maintain his head start, Dong Hao had not been idle these past few days.
While cultivating diligently himself, he had also sent Nan Zhi and the others running across the various peaks to investigate