Naruto also sorted through the many Storage Pouches he had taken from the elite disciples in the Forbidden Grounds.
He took everything he did not need to a Market in Tian Luo Kingdom and sold it off. He kept the large pile of Magical Artifacts for Xin Ruyin and Qi Yunxiao to use as they pleased.
There were also dozens of bottles of Spirit Pills for the Qi Refining Stage, enough to last Naruto, Qi Yunxiao, and the others for some time.
Once all that was done, Naruto began cultivating his greatest prize from the trip—the Nine Heavens Wind and Thunder Art.
The art had thirteen levels, spanning from the first level of Qi Refining all the way to Deity Transformation.
For now, he needed to start at the third level. With enough Spirit Pills on hand, he could cultivate without worry.
After two years in seclusion, Naruto once again reached the peak of the Qi Refining Stage and stood at the threshold of Foundation Establishment.
By then, after dispersing his cultivation and starting over three times, he had compressed and refined the Spiritual Power in his body to its limit.
His Yin Seal also held just as much Spiritual Power in reserve for a critical moment!
He felt he could advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage even without a Foundation Establishment Pill.
But Naruto wanted to build an exceptionally solid foundation and possess both Astral Wind and Divine Thunder as Divine Powers from the very beginning. So he decided to ascend into the upper sky and collect the Nine Heavens Astral Wind and Divine Thunder.
Ordinarily, someone cultivating this unusual art needed the protection of a senior cultivator, who would help collect the Nine Heavens Astral Wind and Divine Thunder.
Only cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage or above