In the book repository, there are a hundred thousand volumes of books, some of which describe the types and appearances of spirit medicines, some describe knowledge of artifact refining, some describe alchemy knowledge, some describe various miscellaneous tales and notes, and some describe different cultivation techniques, all scattered and placed within the library.
For example, there are seventy-two techniques for nurturing spiritual plants, along with numerous precautions.
There are also eighteen pill formulas for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
In one book, it is further detailed on how to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Unfortunately, without a second-grade alchemist and various spirit medicines, even knowing the formula, it cannot be refined.
If one really thinks that having a pill formula is enough to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill, then they're underestimating alchemists too much.
An alchemist needs wood and fire dual attributes, strong soul power, and the ability to burn spirit medicines, only a few cultivators meet the standards, and only major clans are qualified to cultivate them.
As for loose cultivators, it is very difficult to become an alchemist unless one relies on a grotto heaven with unlimited spirit medicines to squander.
It's just like in the previous life, the theory of making an atomic bomb was almost universally known, find nuclear fuel, then centrifuge to separate, then charging up should make it explode. However, merely the fuel and electricity stumped many countries, only a few countries are qualified to manufacture it.
The Foundation Establishment Pill's formula is the same principle.
Many major forces directly leaked the Foundation Establishment Pill formula, intending for loose cultivators and small clans to search for spirit medicines for them.
If by chance those inexperienced ones enter ancient ruins, don't recognize spirit medicines, and ruin them, that would be a loss.
Knowledge is priceless, but it is also useless.
The key to transcending from priceless to useless lies in who controls the resources.
Entering the library, Lu Xuanji directly bypassed this, heading straight to the cultivation technique area, and began browsing.
The cultivation technique books here are quite scattered, with techniques of various attributes, about three hundred volumes; there are also techniques simulated by Foundation Establishment elders, or some concepts of techniques, and some cultivation notes, all can be read for free, no need to spend contribution points.
The content of the techniques also stops at the Qi Refining Stage, as for those above Foundation Establishment, contribution points are needed to obtain them.
Inside the library, Lu Xuanji was browsing through cultivation technique books, one scroll after another, with the phone scanning the text and storing it in a document, then destiny calculation.
[Destiny Calculation at your service, please confirm the calculation direction?]
"There are two goals for the calculation, one is to enhance cultivation speed, and the other is to perfectly align with oneself, primarily wood and fire, supplemented by earth," Lu Xuanji thought.
As for combat power, it can be temporarily ignored.
[Destiny calculation underway, calculation continues... it will take ten days to complete the calculation.]
Lu Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief,
the calculation time is not long.
Then, he meticulously browsed the books, conducting analysis.
After ten days, a voice came from the phone.
[Ding. Destiny calculation completed, first version of the technique calculated, please name the technique?]
"The technique is named... Cyan Lotus Creation Technique," Lu Xuanji said.
[Technique being transmitted]
At this moment, words appeared on the phone screen, the outline of the technique was five hundred words, content was three thousand five hundred words, and there were specific cultivation steps, cultivation explanations, and so on, about thirty thousand words in total.
Simulated based on Lu Xuanji's body as the foundation.
Perfectly aligned with oneself... As for others obtaining this technique, the cultivation effect can only be average at best.
Running the technique, the path of spiritual qi circulating within the body changes, the meridians traversed, the breathing technique, etc., all differ.
Approximately half a day later, Lu Xuanji successfully converted to the "Cyan Lotus Creation Technique."
In this technique, during cultivation, one must take off one's shoes, stand barefoot on the ground, absorbing the spiritual qi of the earth, nourishing wood with earth, and nourishing fire with wood.
Merely operating for one circulation, Lu Xuanji felt a twenty percent increase in speed.
An increase in cultivation speed by twenty percent may not seem fast, but long-term accumulation can save a lot of time.
Due to its perfect alignment with oneself, combat power will also be correspondingly enhanced.
"Not bad, not bad."
Lu Xuanji rejoiced.
At this moment, he saw an elder enter, and immediately greeted, "Greetings to the Ancestor."
The elder was the Lu Family's Purple Mansion Ancestor Lu Fuming.
"Reading a book?"
"Yes."
"Read well, but don't delay cultivation time," the ancestor said.
Lu Xuanji nodded in agreement.
"Why was the family's library opened for free, when a hundred years ago entering the library required contribution points?" the ancestor asked, "Do you know why?"
"Free is the most expensive, to take something, one must first give something." Lu Xuanji calmly said, "Fishing still requires bait, let alone people."
This kind of strategy was very familiar from the previous life, referencing certain 拼拼.
The ancestor laughed, showing a look of gratification, "You are very smart. A hundred years ago, when the library was opened for free, many people didn't understand, at that time I didn't understand either, but I still did it because the Dan Yang Sect did it first, so I had to follow."
"After opening the free library, the clan's cohesion improved a lot, and even the cultivation speed increased significantly. In their free time, many clan cultivators would come to the library to read and broaden their knowledge."
"The ancestor is wise."
"It's not my wisdom, but that of the predecessor from the Dan Yang Sect," the ancestor seemed to ponder something.
"The first ancestor of the Lu Family was named Lu Changsheng. Back then, the founder was just an outer disciple of the Dan Yang Sect, but after failing the assessment, he left the Dan Yang Sect, came to Qingfeng Commandery, married three female cultivators, and established the Lu Family. Through wind and rain, it has been a thousand years, with continuous fluctuations. At the most difficult time for the Lu Family, there was only one Foundation Establishment cultivator holding fort, fewer than thirty cultivators, and it was about to become loose cultivators... Fortunately, it survived,"
the ancestor reminisced about the past, recounting the millennium history of the clan.
Throughout the thousand years of the Lu Family, there were once miserable times when the ancestral land was breached, most of the cultivators were killed by strong enemies, leaving only a few who escaped and rebuilt with difficulty.
There were also glorious times, at its peak, there were three Purple Mansion Ancestors holding fort, with one at the eighth layer of the Purple Mansion.
Recalling past times, it was full of ups and downs.
"Xuanji, how old are you?"
the ancestor asked.
"Fourteen years old," Lu Xuanji said.
"Awakened Spirit Root at six, Qi Refining first layer at nine, in just five years reaching Qi Refining second layer, such qualifications are good," the ancestor nodded, "Have you taken any supporting elixirs?"
"No,"
Lu Xuanji said.
Even the cheapest White Sun Pill requires one Spirit Stone to buy ten.
"Without taking supporting elixirs, reaching Qi Refining second layer in just five years, though having Three Spirit Roots, your speed matches that of a Dual Spirit Root." The ancestor showed a hint of surprise and joy.
"Only with Three Spirit Roots, yet matching the speed of Dual Spirit Roots, there are only two possibilities, one is outstanding perception, the other is having a special constitution," the ancestor analyzed, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, "Perception is hard to measure. A special constitution will only manifest at Foundation Establishment."
"Taking fewer elixirs during the Qi Refining Stage will be beneficial to you. There is a saying, 'all medicines have some poison,' and elixirs contain elixir poison, although they can increase cultivation speed when taken by cultivators, yet the poison also settles in the flesh. When breaking through a great realm, this poison will explode, reducing breakthrough probability."
"Many cultivators fail at Foundation Establishment due to excessive settled elixir poison in their bodies."