Chapter 10: Inner Gate Cultivation
For the inner sect, the ten new outer sect disciples are just the most ordinary part of the many inner sect disciples. The inner sect is the paradise of countless outer sect disciples and their lifelong dream.
For Wu Zheng, both the outer sect and the inner sect are just a part of his life. He also relies on the platform provided by the inner sect to go to the "Lingtian Secret Realm".
None of the people who can enter the top ten this time are fools, but not many can remain calm!
There are also many disciples below the foundation-building stage in the inner sect. They will have more advantages in going to the Lingtian Secret Realm. Why not them, but the thirty people selected from the outer sect? Don't tell us that the inner sect attaches great importance to the outer sect disciples. Who would believe it?
Wu Zheng has long understood that they are just cannon fodder, just tools used by Qingyang Sect, and Wu Zheng just wants a platform. As for how Qingyang Sect does it, it is not important.
What Wu Zheng has to do is to make full use of the resources of the inner sect in the past six months to improve his strength, so that he can live better in the future.
The inner sect gave each of the ten disciples a separate courtyard and provided a large amount of cultivation resources, with the goal of bringing their cultivation infinitely close to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage in the past six months and obtaining more resources in the ‘Lingtian Secret Realm’.
In his own courtyard, Wu Zheng has been practicing all the time. What he does most is making talismans in the morning, refining pills in the afternoon, and practicing at night.
The “Basic Talisman Collection” is not very profound. It only contains some simple talisman making methods and some precautions. As for the classification of talisman masters and the origin of talismans, there are not many detailed explanations.
Holding the golden wolf hair talisman brush in his hand, Wu Zheng calmed down and drew according to the curve on the “Basic Talisman Collection”. After failing dozens of times, Wu Zheng’s success rate rose sharply. Now he can succeed in six out of ten pieces, of course, they are all low-level talismans.
It's not that Wu Zheng has a great talent, but Wu Zheng has a habit. Every time he fails, Wu Zheng will stop and think carefully. When he feels that he is about right, he will start making the next one. After repeated failures, Wu Zheng's talisman drawing skills have greatly improved. The success rate of low-level talismans such as "Fireball Talisman" and "God-Speed Talisman" has reached 90% or even more. Even the intermediate Fire Dragon Talisman can reach a success rate of 40%, and this success rate is still increasing.
The book on alchemy is "Basic Alchemy Essentials" obtained by killing Zhang Yang. Although there are some low-level elixirs on it, the explanation is very detailed, including the mastery of fire and timing. Fortunately, there is a ground fire mouth in the small courtyard allocated to Wu Zheng by the inner gate, so Wu Zheng can make elixirs.
Compared with making talismans, alchemy is much more complicated. The simplest elixir in "Basic Alchemy Essentials" is the low-level "Bigu Pill". This "Bigu Pill" is not even a low-level elixir. It is composed of only ten kinds of herbs. Each "Bigu Pill" can be taken for a month without food. The method of refining is simple.
In the early stage of alchemy, Wu Zheng specialized in refining this "Bigu Pill" and made some achievements in alchemy. Because it is a low-level elixir, the success rate is considerable. In a month, there are more than a thousand "Bigu Pills", all of which are put into the jade bottle by Wu Zheng. One hundred pills per bottle, there are more than ten bottles.
Wu Zheng adopted the same method in refining other elixirs. The spiritual consciousness that is far more powerful than the same level brought unexpected benefits to Wu Zheng's alchemy. The powerful spiritual consciousness can observe every detail of alchemy.
Whether it is alchemy or talisman making, it is very good for the condensation of spiritual consciousness.
During this period, in addition to refining pills and making talismans, Wu Zheng often discussed with Duan Wuxue, Wang Yixiao, Liu Qian, and Yin Mengyao. They would discuss things they didn't understand.
One month later, the growth of the few people was obvious. Duan Wuxue, Wang Yixiao, and Liu Qian had all reached the ninth level of Qi training, and were only one step away from the tenth level of Qi training. Yin Mengyao also broke through to the middle stage of the ninth level of Qi training. Only Wu Zheng suppressed his cultivation. Under such circumstances, he still broke through to the early stage of the eighth level of Qi training. However, his combat power was so strong that even if the other four joined forces, they could not say that they could suppress Wu Zheng.
The talisman paper and herbs were also used up after so many days of consumption. In exchange, they got 52 "fireball talismans", 38 "fire dragon talismans", 94 "god-walking talismans", 10 "invisibility talismans", 8 "transmission talismans", 189 Qi-recovering pills, 72 Yuan-recovering pills, 18 detoxification pills, and 9 calming pills.
The treatment of inner disciples is still very high. Each person gets 500 low-grade spirit stones and 5 medium-grade spirit stones per month, which is equivalent to 1,000 low-grade spirit stones.
Wu Zheng used these spirit stones to buy 1,000 pieces of talisman paper and some low-level medicinal herbs, and spent all the 1,000 spirit stones.
In the "Basic Talisman Collection", there is a kind of talisman specifically used for warning, "Warning Talisman". It is still necessary to prepare some warning talismans when going out. After some attempts, I also gained a lot.
When the talisman paper and medicinal herbs were used up again, Wu Zheng's talisman making and alchemy skills had reached the elementary level.
Now Wu Zheng has obviously encountered a bottleneck. It is difficult to make further progress without more advanced pill recipes and talisman making methods. No matter which sect, alchemists are very important. Alchemists are the biggest guarantee for the prosperity of a sect.
Talisman masters are relatively more mysterious. In addition to some basic talisman making techniques, there are few advanced talismans circulating outside. In the eyes of outsiders, talismans are a very mysterious existence because you know nothing about them.
Wu Zheng also knew this situation, and he himself also knew his current status in the sect. Before they came out of the 'Lingtian Secret Realm', none of the ten of them would be able to receive more training, let alone Danfang. Such a precious thing!
"Forget it! Just put more effort into elixir recipes and talismans from now on!" Wu Zheng whispered to himself.
"The storage of elixirs and talismans is almost complete. I will focus on practicing in the next period of time. I have brought the "Five Elements Escape Technique" for a long time, and it is time to start practicing." Fortunately, Wu Zheng has all five elements, otherwise This Five Elements Escape Technique is not easy to practice.
Four months have passed by in the blink of an eye, and the Five Elements Escape Technique has achieved some success. This Five Elements Escape Technique is a low-level magic, and it is very simple to practice. In the past four months, Wu Zheng also received spiritual stones issued by the sect, including twenty medium-grade spiritual stones and two thousand low-grade spiritual stones. Now Wu Zheng is also slightly wealthy.
Just when Wu Zheng was about to continue practicing, a transmission note floated over.
Yin Mengyao told him that there would be an auction in 'Xingyuefang' three days later, and many good things would appear, and asked him if he would go.
Wu Zheng immediately replied to Yin Mengyao and told her that he would go.
‘Xingyuefang’ is one of the three major economic forces in Lingtian Kingdom. The other two are ‘Jinbao Pavilion’ and ‘Jubao Pavilion’. These three companies will hold auctions from time to time and sell some good things.
"There will definitely be something I need in this auction. It seems that I need to sell some things in exchange for some spiritual stones. I don't think I have to go to the Treasure Pavilion." Wu Zheng whispered.
Wu Zheng sold all the talismans and elixirs he had made recently to Zhenbao Pavilion. Of course, Wu Zheng did not sell the 'Bigu Pill', and the price was too low, making it unaffordable.
Because he was an old customer, the price given by Zhenbao Pavilion was also very authentic. A total of 23,000 low-grade spiritual stones were sold. Wu Zheng also bought a large amount of cinnabar, talisman paper and low-grade medicinal herbs from Zhenbao Pavilion at a 20% discount.
Because the items he bought were all low-end, and they were at a 20% discount, the total cost was 5,000 spirit stones. In this way, Wu Zheng had more than 20,000 spirit stones, which I believe was enough to buy some of the things at the auction.
"Senior, do you have any elixir recipes for sale?" Wu Zheng asked.
"I don't know what kind of elixir my little friend needs, but it doesn't matter. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you." Chen Jingyuan is also cunning. When he saw that Wu Zheng was selling so many elixirs, he knew that Wu Zheng was a low-level person. Alchemist, although still low-level now, has great potential, and now is a good time to invest.
"I don't know about the elixir that can enhance your cultivation in the later stages of the Qi refining period, quickly restore your magic power, and condense your Qi and blood." Wu Zheng was also unceremonious. He also understood that the sale of the elixir just now must have revealed something about himself. Secret, if you were to be polite at this time, you would be stupid.
Chen Jingyuan handed over a jade slip and said: "The only pills for rapid recovery during the Qi refining period are the 'Qi-Returning Pill' and the 'Yuan-Returning Pill'. I'm afraid it won't be able to help little friends in terms of restoring spiritual power."
Wu Zheng took the jade slip and looked at it with his spiritual consciousness. The prescription of 'Pei Yuan Dan' is a medicine in the late stage of Qi training and early stage of foundation building. It requires the use of herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum, white lotus, ginseng, yin and yang flower, fig, blue spirit grass, etc. Medicinal herbs; 'Yangjing Dan' prescription, an elixir for the late stage of Qi training and the early stage of foundation building. The herbs Polygonatum sibiricum, Andrographis paniculata, Squat grass, Lingxiao flower, Lithospermum, rushes, corn grass, and money grass are needed.
"Senior, I wonder how much these two kinds of elixirs cost?"
"My little friend, if you want to buy it, how about five thousand low-grade spiritual stones?" Chen Jingyuan wanted to make friends, but he didn't open his mouth as much as the lion.
"It's a deal. In addition, I'll give you one thousand copies of each of the two medicinal herbs. Let's do the math, senior!" Wu Zheng said.
"Let's think of a total of 13,000 low-grade spiritual stones! This is the lowest price I can give. I hope you will consider Treasure Shop when selling things." Chen Jingyuan said sincerely.
Wu Zheng also understood that Chen Jingyuan was indeed a sincere friend. He handed over the spirit stone, and after receiving the item, he said goodbye to Chen Jingyuan and went back.