Once the Wen family had confirmed the Blackwood Beehive's value, they immediately handed sixty thousand spirit jade to Fang Qianyuan. He had originally had little money to spare, and had even considered borrowing from his senior brother. Now his purse was bulging again, filling him with confidence, and he cast all thoughts of borrowing beyond the ninth heaven.
At this Myriad Treasures Gathering, I must buy another batch of fragments. If possible, I'll even buy actual heavenly wind essence and heavenly frost essence!
These two materials were currently crucial to Fang Qianyuan's Fusion Refinement of spirit creatures, and were also his greatest expense.
Before, spending a few thousand spirit jade might have improved his strength by more than half; later, the same sum might only yield a ten-percent increase. Yet people always thought that even one extra measure of strength was still an improvement, and Fang Qianyuan was no exception.
Just as Sun Zhuo had warned him, strengthening through Fusion Refinement was a bottomless pit. The closer one came to the limit, the smaller the gains became, yet it drove one to keep pursuing improvement. That pursuit had no end, and it could become addictive.
Besides these treasured materials containing Dao essence and the power of laws, Fang Qianyuan also intended to buy things that replenished qi and nourished his vital essence. These spirit medicines strengthened his foundation and, combined with steady, diligent cultivation, produced remarkable results.
Although the world possessed all manner of spirit creatures, wondrous spells, and magic treasures, one's own body remained the foundation beneath all foundations.
Fang Qianyuan knew very well that his strength came from the powerful physique he had gained after consuming Treasure Pills. Even when using ordinary spirit creatures, he still possessed considerable strength. Thus, while using Fusion Refinement on spirit creatures, he