Breaking through to Foundation Establishment with the Forest Language Flourishing Blossoms Scripture required one additional type of spiritual qi.
The name of the required spiritual qi and its corresponding Qi-Gathering Formula were appended to the cultivation method, and Jiang Yang had already given them a cursory glance.
Its name was: [Lush Moonlit Wutong Essence].
To gather this qi, one had to find a place of lush woodland where crickets fluttered their wings, birds sang, and cicadas cried. When moonlight washed the tall wutong trees and dew lay thick upon the secluded grasses, one could stir up magic power to extract the essence of the forest. Three months yielded a single wisp, and twelve wisps made one portion.
Moreover, a wisp of this essence could only be gathered when the moon rose above the treetops. It depended on the proper celestial timing, so gathering it took no small amount of time—several years, in fact.
This qi was also quite precious. When stored, it could neither touch metal nor encounter water; it had to be held in glazed porcelain fired with Earthfire.
From the gathering location to the restrictions and taboos, and then the time required, Jiang Yang got a headache just thinking about it, let alone gathering it himself. Cultivating a high-grade method truly was no easy task.
Fortunately, he had a Sect and an established inheritance behind him. The peak took full responsibility for providing the required spiritual qi. Otherwise, if he had to spend time gathering it himself after reaching Qi Refining Peak, who knew how much his cultivation would be delayed?
Once cultivation methods reached the fifth grade, the spiritual qi they required was no longer simply qi. It could be mist or rain, or even a beam of light or a swath of rosy clouds.
Their gathering