I Have An Infinite Cultivation Resource
Chapter 74: Breakthrough
Lu You wandered around the sect for a while, waiting until the dining hall opened. Only then did he put on a show of buying some pastries before returning to his courtyard. Seeing that Lu Xiao'e was still asleep, he tiptoed back into his own room.
He spread spirit stones across his secret chamber, placed a pill in his mouth, and once again began cultivating the Five Elements Qi-Nourishing Technique.
Just earlier, while building the wooden house with Zeng Yan, the two had worked in perfect harmony, calm and at ease. In that strange yet serene atmosphere, Lu You had gained some insight and immediately seized the chance to cultivate.
Countless spirit stones and Qi-Nourishing Pills continuously supplied him with energy. The spiritual energy within his body surged forward like a breaking tide, and before long, he reached the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining. His dantian swelled painfully once again.
Purifying Heart Talisman.
Only when sweat formed on his forehead did Lu You realize that by deliberately filling his dantian to the brim, each breakthrough became more painful than the last. Even if he could endure the pain, it would distract him, making it difficult to control his spiritual energy. Fortunately, the Purifying Heart Talisman could be used freely and had even been strengthened by the ancient skin.
"But at this rate, the talisman won't be enough to suppress the pain for long."
Lu You made up his mind—after breaking through, he would report his findings to Wu Tong and find a way to obtain a stronger talisman.
"As expected of mixed spiritual roots… breaking through is really difficult."
After nearly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lu You was drenched in sweat from the pain, yet still hadn't advanced. After a moment's thought, he took out a Foundation Establishment Pill.
"This pill is meant to break through bottlenecks. It should work in the Qi Refining realm too, right?"
He swallowed the Qi-Nourishing Pill in his mouth and replaced it with the Foundation Establishment Pill. In the next instant, a fierce surge of spiritual energy rushed down his throat. Compared to the gentle Qi-Nourishing Pill, the Foundation Establishment Pill was like a lively loach, bursting with force, darting wildly through his meridians. Finally, it slammed into his dantian, shattering the bottleneck that had been holding him back.
"It works! Foundation Establishment Pills can be used to break through Qi Refining levels!"
Lu You was full of regret—if he had known earlier, he would have used one back at the sixth level.
Taking out hundreds of Healing Talismans, he first treated the injuries in his dantian. Then, thinking about how many pills he had consumed, he brought out Detoxification Talismans and used over a thousand of them on himself.
Whether they worked or not didn't matter—every medicine has some toxicity. This was just for peace of mind. Besides, he had an infinite amount of talismans; if they worked, great—if not, he'd treat it as health maintenance.
Hoo…
Sure enough, after using a thousand Detoxification Talismans, Lu You couldn't help but exhale a breath of murky air, feeling noticeably lighter.
"Not bad. I'll stick to this process from now on."
Feeling in good condition, Lu You decided to press on. He held another Foundation Establishment Pill in his mouth, but found it wasn't very useful in the early realms of cultivation, so he switched back to consuming Qi-Nourishing Pills one by one.
"At the eighth level, the absorption speed of spiritual energy slows down. No wonder they say mixed spiritual roots are hard to cultivate."
The spiritual energy he absorbed from spirit stones and pills entered his dantian, but only half remained—the other half leaked back into his meridians and went to waste. Looking at his "lazy" dantian, Lu You suspected this was another bottleneck and immediately swallowed a Foundation Establishment Pill.
As expected, after the pill's chaotic surging, his absorption speed increased again.
"It lasts about fifteen minutes each time. A pill meant for breaking into Foundation Establishment—and I'm using more than a dozen just to advance in Qi Refining…"
Lu You gained a clearer understanding of the difficulty of mixed spiritual roots. Using a combination of Foundation Establishment Pills and Qi-Nourishing Pills, he cultivated from morning until noon before finally filling the eighth level to its peak.
Just the Qi-Nourishing Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills he had consumed were already worth over a hundred thousand spirit stones. As for the spirit stones he used to line his bed, the waste was incalculable. Feeling that he had reached his limit, Lu You leapt up from the bed in excitement.
"If nothing goes wrong, tonight I can use Foundation Establishment Pills to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining. Breaking through two levels in a single day—even if I'm not a genius, I at least have the qualifications to become an elder personal disciple."
"Lu You, it's the end of the month!"
Outside, Lu Xiao'e called out loudly.
Lu You immediately stopped feeling pleased with himself, calmed his spiritual energy, and walked out as usual, appearing completely ordinary.
In the courtyard, aside from Lu Xiao'e, there was another cultivator Lu You didn't recognize.
"My name is Ma Yuan. I've come to replace Zhou Lei and collect the talismans," Ma Yuan said, taking out his identity token to show, then lifting a jade plate specially used to hold talismans.
Lu Xiao'e readily took out thirty low-grade talismans and placed them on the jade plate.
A flash of golden light shimmered across the plate, passing through each talisman.
"Not bad—thirty talismans, all qualified. Fellow Daoist Lu, your contribution points increase by one."
Ma Yuan's jade plate could test talismans. After completing the inspection, he took out a special badge and brushed it across Lu Xiao'e's token.
The way contribution points accumulated felt a bit like a bank card.
Lu You found it interesting. He took out thirty Flame Talismans from his robe. Previously, he had given Lu Xiao'e thirty Rain-Calling Talismans; to avoid suspicion, he had specifically drawn and stored Flame Talismans afterward.
Ma Yuan smiled as he placed the talismans onto the jade plate. The plate flashed with the same golden light as before—but suddenly, Ma Yuan frowned.
"Junior Brother, your talismans are far too sloppy—half of them are unqualified," he said with dissatisfaction. "The Rain-Calling Talisman doesn't exploit disciples. Just one basic talisman per day, and you can't even manage that? This time, you get no contribution points, and you'll receive a demerit. Two more, and you'll be expelled from the outer sect."
Lu You froze for a moment. Every talisman had been copied from the small cauldron—if anything had gone wrong, all of them should have been defective. How could only half be unqualified?
Seeing how sincere Ma Yuan looked, Lu You examined him suspiciously and asked tentatively, "Senior Brother, could you have made a mistake? The jade plate reacted the same as it did for Lu Xiao'e just now."
"I've used this jade plate for so long, since when is it your place to question me?"
Ma Yuan's eyes widened instantly, his voice rising. The next moment, as if people had been waiting for the commotion, a crowd gathered around.
"I see…"
Lu You let out a sigh. His residence was in a quiet location—normally, even if Ma Yuan raised his voice, others wouldn't hear so quickly. The fact that people had gathered this fast clearly meant they had come prepared. Lu You scanned the crowd; most faces were unfamiliar, though he recognized a few from the Earth-tier area.
"Senior Brother, maybe this one doesn't work?"
Lu You moved swiftly, taking one Small Flame Talisman back from the jade plate. In that instant, his mind stirred—the talisman was secretly replaced with one enhanced by the ancient diagram.
Whoosh!
A burst of flames shot onto the completely unprepared Ma Yuan. Enhanced by the ancient diagram, the fire surged violently, instantly igniting all of his clothing.
"Sorry—not this one."
Lu You suddenly used his movement technique, retrieving the remaining talismans one by one and activating them in sequence. "Then maybe this one… hmm, not that—ah, it must be this one!"
All thirty Flame Talismans were activated. Each time, Lu You secretly swapped in the enhanced versions. At first, Ma Yuan tried to suppress the flames with his spiritual energy, but no matter how fast he reacted, he couldn't match the speed of the talismans.
In less than a second, all the talismans had been triggered.
Ma Yuan was instantly turned into a burning figure.
"Senior Brother, why are all thirty of them working?"
With a fierce kick, Lu You sent the screaming, flaming Ma Yuan flying out of the courtyard.
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Cultivation Realm:
1, Qi Refining
2, Foundation Establishment
3, Golden Core
4, Nascent Soul
5, Divine Transformation
6, Void Refinement
7, Tribulation Transcendence
8, Land Immortal
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