Lin Xue'er stared in disbelief at Ling Yi, who had been cultivating for a whole day.
"How is this possible? Are his meridians made of metal or stone? Even if they were made of metal or stone, wouldn't they have periods of fatigue?"
The scenarios in online novels where characters often seclude themselves to cultivate for hundreds or thousands of years are simply nonexistent.
The first point is that the meridians cannot withstand it.
The meridians cannot withstand the constant flow of Spiritual Qi and will eventually become fatigued.
Just like when we exercise, we need to rest for a while after exercising for a period of time because our muscles can't take it.
Excessive training will not only fail to achieve the desired physical benefits, but may also cause injury.
The same principle applies to meridians.
Even a powerful cultivator who has reached the Mahayana Stage can only cultivate continuously for a maximum of one month.
It's normal for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage to cultivate for ten or twenty minutes a day. Those who can cultivate for more than half an hour are geniuses, and those who can cultivate for more than an hour are extremely rare.
Ling Yi, on the other hand, cultivated from morning until night.
The key point is that when others cultivate, they carefully guide their Spiritual Qi, drawing it into their Dantian by thread.
But Ling Yi's cultivation was completely Berserk, as if he were forcibly stuffing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his Dantian.
Can your meridians withstand it? Can your Dantian withstand it? Can your Divine Power withstand it?
Of course, it was unbearable, but it was Zhao Hao, not Ling Yi, who bore these negative effects.
Ling Yi switched the target that would consume the Substitution Value back to Zhao Hao.
As for Xu Baishan, who just appeared on the list, he will be considered a candidate for the time being.
Ling Yi only stopped cultivating when Zhao Hao's entry turned red.
The default target was switched back to Xu Baishan; his 8000-point Substitution Value would give people a great sense of security.
What if someone suddenly attacks you at this moment, exceeding your Substitution Value limit?
What will happen if I run out of Substitution Value?
Hmm? That doesn't seem right. If someone really did something to me, that would definitely become an entry, right? Once it becomes an entry, wouldn't that be like adding Substitution Value to myself?
In other words, if someone wants to "make fun of" themselves, they must first be listed in the relevant section. Once they are listed, they can no longer "make fun of" themselves!
Oh, does that mean I'm invincible?
[ Infinite Passive Killing Intent Substitution Aura System Version 1.0]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Identity: Miscellaneous Disciple of the Tyrant Heaven Sect]
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining, Seventh Level ]
[ Killing Intent Target ] [Click to Expand]
{1. Zhao Hao, Substitution Value: 1022}
{2. Xu Baishan, Substitution Value: 8000 (Default)}
"You've already reached the Qi Refining, Seventh Level?" Lin Xue'er was truly astonished. In just one day, she had gone from the Middle Qi Refining Stage to the Late Qi Refining Stage. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed it.
How long did it take her to go from the Middle Qi Refining Stage to the Late Qi Refining Stage? It seemed like half a year.
This is even with the assistance of a large amount of resources.
And this guy is considered a peerless genius? If he's a peerless genius, then what is Ling Yi?
Gods? Monsters?
"It definitely feels different." Ling Yi Perception the Spiritual Power in his Dantian and his body, which was at least several times stronger, and was very satisfied.
However, in Ling Yi's opinion, this speed was still too slow.
Ling Yi has a quick temper and likes to get things done in one go, making him invincible.
He wouldn't feel at ease unless he was invincible.
Ling Yi glanced at Zhao Hao's entry, which was flashing red, and curled his lip in disdain. This Zhao Hao is really a piece of trash; he couldn't even last a day before flashing red.
"At this rate, you should be able to Foundation Establishment in about two more days. However, to Foundation Establishment, you'll need Foundation Establishment Pill, which might be a bit troublesome."
"Can't one advance to the Foundation Establishment Pill Foundation Establishment?" Ling Yi asked.
"It's not that it's impossible, but it's too dangerous. At the moment of Foundation Establishment, the Spiritual Power in the Dantian will instantly increase a hundredfold, and it will be extremely Berserk. Once it fails, the Dantian will be damaged or even destroyed, and the path to immortality will be severed."
"This is the outer edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where the materials for Foundation Establishment Pill are very difficult to collect. The Tyrant Heaven Sect can only refine two or three Foundation Establishment Pill at most each year."
"It's simply not enough. Many outer sect disciples are stuck at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining because they don't have Foundation Establishment Pill Foundation Establishment."
Ling Yi thought to himself that while others used Foundation Establishment Pill, he didn't need them. With the Substitution Value of the tool person, he wasn't worried about damage to his Dantian or meridians at all.
Anyway, someone else will bear the cost.
However, Ling Yi naturally wouldn't say this out loud, instead putting on a worried and distressed expression.
"Besides sects, where else can I find Foundation Establishment Pill?" Ling Yi asked.
Lin Xue'er thought for a moment and said, "There will be an auction in Stone City in ten days. There might be Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction."
"I don't have any money, but I can still go and see for myself." Ling Yi shrugged.
Considering that Foundation Establishment Pill are not cheap, Ling Yi simply couldn't afford them. Even if he could, Ling Yi wouldn't buy any Foundation Establishment Pill.
He doesn't need it anyway.
However, it would be a good thing to experience an auction in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Maybe we can even get a few more "tools" (personal assistants).
Following the usual plot of those online novels I read in my previous life, every auction must have a scene where the Protagonist pretends to be something they're not and gets humiliated.
With both time travel and a cheat-like advantage, who dares to say I'm not the Protagonist?
"The issue of Spirit Stone is a minor matter. A Foundation Establishment Pill is only a few thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone. The real concern is that there won't be any Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction, and we'll have made a wasted trip," Lin Xue'er said.
Ling Yi glanced at Lin Xue'er in surprise. A few thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and that's all? It seems Lin Xue'er is a rich woman!
In the Tyrant Heaven Sect, ordinary disciples never see Spirit Stone.
There are no Spirit Stone mines outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains, so finding a Spirit Stone is extremely difficult.
Fortunately, the Tyrant Heaven Sect has a Spiritual Spring, which has a relatively rich Spiritual Qi; otherwise, the Tyrant Heaven Sect would just be an ordinary mountain.
Even so, many sects still want to seize the Spiritual Spring!
The truly powerful cultivation sects are either deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains or not even on this continent.
"It's unlikely to be a wasted trip; there should be quite a few people attending the auction this time, right?"
"There are quite a few. Stone City is located in a remote area, and it's rare to hold an auction there. Therefore, almost Xiaoxiao cultivation sects in the vicinity will send people to participate."
"Each auction is both an auction and a trading market; in fact, the real highlight is the transactions that follow the auction."
"Then let's take this opportunity to spread the word about our relationship as Daoist partners."
Hearing Ling Yi's words, Lin Xue'er looked at Ling Yi with her pretty face. Ling Yi Lin Xue'er met her gaze without backing down and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Xue'er blinked and said, "I have a feeling you're plotting something!"
Oh wow, this woman figured it out?
But it's not surprising that she was seen through; Lin Xue'er isn't stupid.
Ling Yi shrugged. "You can only guarantee me for three years. What about after three years?"
"With your talent, in three years, you'll probably have surpassed the Tyrant Heaven Sect, right?"
The Tyrant Heaven Sect was just a Third Rate cultivation sect. Only the sect leader had reached the Golden Core Stage.
Everyone else is below the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Throughout the entire sect, there are countless instances where the Final Master and disciple are at the same cultivation level.
Take Xu Baishan for example. His the Final Master was at the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection, while Xu Baishan, the chief disciple, had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, Eighth Level, only one minor realm lower than his the Final Master.
As for Lin Xue'er, needless to say, she is currently at the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection and can break through to the Golden Core Stage at any time.
The entire sect has over twenty Foundation Establishment Stage, with the rest being Qi Refining Realm.
The same applies to the Qi Refining Realm; anyone with even a little talent gets stuck at the Qi Refining Realm Great Perfection and finds it difficult to Foundation Establishment.
Foundation Establishment requires Foundation Establishment Pill, Golden Core requires Meridian Condensation Pill.
The Tyrant Heaven Sect Foundation Establishment Pill, let alone Meridian Condensation Pill.
Not only that, the cultivation techniques of the Tyrant Heaven Sect are all of very low grade.
There are only basic Five Elements techniques and spells, as well as the most basic Sword Control Technique. There are no techniques or spells above the Mortal Pin.
With Ling Yi's talent, surpassing the Tyrant Heaven Sect in three years is no problem at all.
As for Foundation Establishment Pill and Meridian Condensation Pill, there will always be a way.
"Just surpassing the Tyrant Heaven Sect? That's not enough!" Ling Yi said, hands on his hips, gazing at the stars in the sky.
" The Tyrant Heaven Sect is too small. Even if we trample it underfoot, what sense of accomplishment would we get?"
"I will trample the entire Cultivation Realm under my feet."
Lin Xue'er's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly she sighed, "This Xiaoxiao servant has such great ambitions."
In the past, Lin Xue'er might have simply thought Ling Yi was arrogant.
But after witnessing Ling Yi's cultivation speed, Lin Xue'er felt that as long as Ling Yi didn't die prematurely, he might Tianzhen.
After all, this cultivation speed is simply too monstrous.
In fact, Lin Xue'er now understands that Ling Yi had probably already made plans from the moment he met her.
Using this as a shield is one tactic; Meditation and cultivating in front of himself, breaking through the Third Realm in a single day, and showcasing his potential is another.
The purpose of using him as a shield was to escape a life-or-death situation, to showcase his potential, and to get Lin Xue'er to invest.
However, Lin Xue'er did not object to this.
She was now very curious to know just how far Ling Yi would go in the future.
Will this Xiaoxiao disciple, who only does menial tasks, one day be able to trample the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm under his feet?
"If Ling Yi really grows up, perhaps my troubles will..." Lin Xue'er pondered in her heart.
" Ling Yi, I can invest in you. I have pills, magic weapons, cultivation techniques, and spells. Even Foundation Establishment Pill and Meridian Condensation Pill can be obtained for you in six months at most."
Ling Yi turned to look at Lin Xue'er and smiled, "What are the conditions?"
Lin Xue'er didn't speak, but instead took out a scroll.
"This is a Contract scroll made using ancient methods, with Contract Formation inscribed on it."
"Once the Contract is established, it cannot be broken, not even by a master of the Mahayana Stage."
"This thing must be very valuable, right?" Ling Yi asked, examining the scroll with curiosity.
"Yes, I'm afraid there are no more than ten such contracts in the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm. The person who could create this Contract scroll has already Ascension."
"So, what's the Contract? How do Contract?"
Lin Xue'er channeled a burst of Spiritual Power into the scroll, causing it to float in the air and slowly unfurl.
Then, Lin Xue'er made a series of complex hand seals, finally placing one hand on her forehead and the other on the Contract scroll.
The previously empty Contract scroll suddenly displayed several lines of text...