Therefore, spirit artifacts are exceptionally precious.
Many Foundation Establishment cultivators don't even possess a spirit artifact, having to make do with top-grade magical artifacts.
Only those Foundation Establishment cultivators with profound cultivation and substantial wealth might own a spirit artifact.
Even some newly formed Core cultivators, who haven't refined their Dharma treasures yet, or whose Dharma treasures were recently refined and haven't yet developed their power through nurturing, still use spirit artifacts when battling others.
Ning Fa dared not even think about spirit artifacts for the time being. This Azure Condensation Mirror, which had reached the level of a fine-grade, high-tier magical artifact, already made him very satisfied.
He first spent time refining this mirror.
The method for refining such magical artifacts is common knowledge among cultivators. After more than half a day, Ning Fa successfully refined the mirror.
At the same time, he also gained an understanding of the mirror's abilities.
This precious mirror could emit [Azure Condensation Spiritual Light], and most of its power resided in this spiritual light.
It could trap enemies, track targets, and also protect oneself. Its power was immense, making it incredibly versatile.
Ning Fa lovingly played with the Azure Condensation Mirror for a moment before putting it away.
A thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
After his previous battle with Ning Jinguang from the Wenchang Island lineage, he had deeply realized his severe lack of combat experience.
Cultivators not only needed to diligently improve their cultivation realm but also couldn't neglect their combat strength.
Otherwise, possessing a high realm might just be like a silver spear with a wax head, or an embroidered pillow.
After all, he had profoundly witnessed that the cultivation world was a stark reality of the strong preying on the weak, where strength reigned supreme.
When encountering Calamity Cultivators or wicked cultivators while out and about, they wouldn't care much about you.
If you couldn't defeat them, you'd become fish on their chopping board.
Even within the family, the situation was the same.
Otherwise, why would Ning Huarong be able to act with impunity within the family?
Therefore, Ning Fa had long decided that he couldn't just focus on cultivating and improving his realm; enhancing his combat strength was also a matter of urgency.
Moreover, he possessed the Five Elements Thunder Body and cultivated the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture, a top-tier dual cultivation technique for both body and law.
He already had the foundation to become a powerful combat cultivator.
However, improving his combat strength wasn't that easy.
It required frequently engaging in life-and-death battles with other cultivators to improve.
But Ning Fa did have a plan at the moment.
He intended to visit the Scripture Depository in a few days.
The Scripture Depository not only housed numerous ancient texts but also contained some Imprint Pearls.
Imprint Pearls were a special type of magical artifact.
They could record images and sounds, and by immersing one's spiritual sense into them, the recordings could be repeatedly viewed.
The family's Scripture Depository had some Imprint Pearls that recorded the combat footage of some cultivators.
Ning Fa planned to exchange for some of these Imprint Pearls.
First, by observing the battles of other cultivators, he would improve his own combat experience.
Next.
Ning Fa first briefly browsed the second-tier Pill Master inheritance given by Wei Chengzong.
This type of Pill Master inheritance, besides some alchemy experience, most importantly included attached pill recipes.
Ning Fa glanced through it.
The most valuable item in this inheritance was undoubtedly the recipe for the second-tier, low-grade pill, the [Essence Refining Pill].
Once pills reached the second tier, their value would surge.
The spiritual materials required to refine second-tier pills not only had higher grade requirements but also started with decades of medicinal age.
Especially for pills like the Essence Refining Pill, which could improve the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
This pill was also considered a relatively common second-tier pill. The price of one such pill was enough to purchase a mid-grade magical artifact and more.
Therefore, even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't afford to consume it frequently.
They could only purchase small quantities and take it at critical moments.
As soon as Ning Fa saw the required spiritual materials for the Essence Refining Pill, his mouth twitched.
"At least thirty years of medicinal age for the second-tier, low-grade spiritual medicine [Earth Spirit Ganoderma], and twenty years of medicinal age for the second-tier, low-grade spiritual grass [Purple Perilla Grass]..."
These main ingredients not only required second-tier spiritual medicines but also had high demands on their medicinal age.
Seeing this made Ning Fa's head ache.
Besides this Essence Refining Pill, Another second-tier pill recipe was quite rare.
It was a recipe called the [Clear Gloom Pill], which was an antidote.
It had good detoxification effects against most first and second-tier poisons.
This pill wasn't useful for Ning Fa at the moment.
But keeping it was always good; perhaps it would be useful one day.
As for the other first-tier pills in the inheritance, Ning Fa took a look.
Except for a top-grade first-tier pill called the [Yellow Dragon Pill], the other pills were rather ordinary.
The Yellow Dragon Pill was suitable for late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators, a pill to advance their cultivation.
Although Ning Fa wasn't a late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator yet.
He estimated that with his body's special nature, he should be able to take this pill when he reached the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Condensation.
So, overall, this Pill Master inheritance had given him great rewards.
Afterward.
Ning Fa began to study the second layer of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture.
Out of curiosity, he first looked at the body refining section of the second layer.
He spent three days and three nights on it.
After a preliminary read, Ning Fa was somewhat shocked.
The body refining section of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture had quite an origin.
The scripture introduced that this body refining technique originated from an ancient body refining technique of the Demon Race.
The powerful cultivator who created the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture had obtained this technique and evolved it.
Making it cultivable by human cultivators and serving as a complementary technique to the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture.
It could be said that the body refining section of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture alone was a body refining technique of extremely high grade, enough to drive body cultivators mad.
After reading the Heavenly Mechanism Scroll, Ning Fa already knew that the Demon Race was not only a powerful force in the Human Realm.
But also in the Upper Realm, the Spirit Realm, they were a race protected by Mahayana cultivators.
And it seemed they had quite a connection with the human race.
Ning Fa had a flash of inspiration and immediately used the Mysterious Scroll to try and trace back the original ancient Demon Race technique.
The scroll reacted, but it was obvious that due to insufficient energy, it couldn't trace it back.
Ning Fa wasn't disappointed; even if it were traced back, he estimated he wouldn't be able to cultivate it at all.
Next, Ning Fa attempted to refine his body according to the cultivation methods in the body refining section.
He needed to strike various corresponding body refining postures according to the body refining illustrations appended to this section.
During this process, he would then stimulate the qi and blood within his body with the cultivation incantations to enhance his physical body.
This was just the initial basic stage.
The scripture introduced that once the body refining realm became a bit more profound, it would also require introducing spiritual energy from heaven and earth to infuse the body and temper the physical form.
Body cultivators don't stop needing spiritual energy.
In fact, body cultivators have even higher demands for spiritual energy.
Law cultivators absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, converting it into their own magical power and true essence.
Body cultivators, on the other hand, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their own bodies, transforming it into their physical strength.
It could be said they were pursuing the same goal through different paths.
Ning Fa could only endure for six hours at the beginning before he started struggling.
The various strange body refining postures made it very difficult for him to practice.
Later on, his body even felt a tearing sensation.
He was so scared that he quickly stopped cultivating.
But in reality, Ning Fa's performance was already very good.
The scripture introduced that most cultivators at the beginning of their practice couldn't even last for two hours.
This was because Ning Fa, when he advanced to the Qi Condensation mid-stage previously.
Due to the mysterious special nature of his Five Elements Thunder Body, his body underwent marrow cleansing.
As a result, his physical strength increased severalfold.
This allowed him to persist for such a long time on his first attempt.