Chapter 226

Soon, some cultivators didn't have enough spirit stones, so they began to take out rare items as collateral, and every item was more expensive and rarer than the last, making Han Li feel dazzled!

"I'll use a set of Inverted Five Elements Array restriction magic treasures to exchange for this spirit herb!"

I don't know who was anxious, but this abrupt shout made the other cultivators who were shouting messily suddenly quiet down. WwW. feiazw. CoM Net

This was not because of the volume of this person's voice, but because the "Inverted Five Elements Array" he mentioned was truly too famous. It was almost known to everyone! In some respects, it was absolutely more valued by those cultivation families and cultivation sects than this thousand-year spirit herb.

This magical restriction, known as the "Small Forbidden Array," besides covering a small area and having no active enemy-killing effect, its effect of illusionary covering of mountain gates and confusing and trapping enemies was not inferior to the protective arrays of those major sects.

If one's own family or sect had such a magical array to guard it, wouldn't it be a great guarantee.

However, logically speaking, such a powerful restriction is not something that can be set up by an array master without a year or a half of hard work in a certain place, and spending a large amount of manpower and material resources. Not to mention wanting to turn this magical array into a magic treasure!

If it were true, this auction would truly be full of strange things, making people open their eyes!

Hearing this, Han Li's eyes flashed with divine light, his spirit was greatly lifted, and he turned his head to look at the speaker.

A young man at the Qi Condensation stage wearing a tiger-head mask, whose figure was short and thick, was extremely inconspicuous. He didn't look like someone who could possess such a magical object! However, judging from the anxious look in his eyes, it seemed a bit like it.

"Does the guest have the array-setting magic treasures for the Inverted Five Elements Array?" After a shock, the tall and thin man calmed down and looked at the young man with suspicious eyes several times. Although he didn't quite believe that this was true, if the other party really had these restriction magic treasures, the thousand-year spirit herb would naturally belong to this person.

Other cultivators, upon hearing this, all looked at the young man's reply.

"I have it, but it hasn't been completely successful yet, and it can only exert one-tenth of the array's power! However, if you are willing to give this spirit herb to me, I can guarantee that within a few years, I will definitely be able to increase the power of this set of array-setting magic treasures several times over, at the very least reaching half of its proper power." Seeing so many people looking at him, the young man felt a bit panicked in his heart! But because this thousand-year spirit herb was truly of great importance, he still stammered and said.

"So it's not true, just a defective product in the testing stage!" Many cultivators, upon hearing this, felt greatly disappointed! They originally planned that if the other party really had this set of magic treasures, they would order a set no matter how many spirit stones it cost. But now that it was a defective product, naturally they had no interest!

Array masters in the cultivation world are even rarer than alchemists and refiners! Because once one decides to study it deeply, it is actually equivalent to giving up the possibility of achieving the Great Dao. After all, human energy is limited, and it is impossible to simultaneously take care of cultivation and study high-level arrays in a limited time.

Therefore, some people also had the idea of finding the array master behind this young man after the trading meeting ended.

After all, an array master who could study the magic treasure-ization of this magical array must also be able to set up this array on the spot! For some families and small sects, as long as they can use this magical array to guard the key points of their own home, whether it can be magic treasure-ized and whether it can be carried around is irrelevant!

"Is the guest joking! This is an auction, there is no reason to wait a few years to see the effect! This time, seeing that you are young, I will let it go! If you bid randomly or speak falsely next time, don't blame the people of this shop for being impolite!" The tall and thin man, upon hearing this, was indeed false, and immediately sank his face, saying stiffly.

Seeing this, the short and thick young man opened his mouth under the mask, seemingly wanting to say something. But the man hosting the auction turned his head and ignored him, making the young man sigh and have to sit back in his seat helplessly.

Han Li, seeing this scene, narrowed his eyes, looked at the young man several times carefully, and firmly remembered his appearance in his heart.

And at this time, the thousand-year spirit herb fell into the hands of a Foundation Establishment cultivator who bid two thousand spirit stones plus several Moon Illusion Stones!

With this, the secret shop's auction ended. The time below was the moment for the cultivators present to trade freely; if they felt there was nothing they could exchange, they could naturally go out from the just-opened stone door and leave this place.

But Han Li soon discovered that the efficacy of this medicinal power hidden within his body could only deepen his magic power slightly and would no longer serve to improve his constitution.

If one only had a single Foundation Establishment Pill, naturally, no one would pass up this rare opportunity to increase their magic power after marrow cleansing and tendon changing; they would certainly not give up easily without honestly staying in seclusion for three months to absorb all the medicinal efficacy.

However, Han Li was different; he had a large batch of Foundation Establishment Pills on hand and didn't think much of this residual medicinal efficacy. What he cared about was how many more times this constitution improvement would have to occur before he could step into the Foundation Establishment stage. After all, marrow cleansing and tendon changing were the keys to successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

After meditating for more than ten days and finally understanding this point, Han Li naturally had no patience to wait several months before taking the second Foundation Establishment Pill.

He asked himself if taking Foundation Establishment Pills in succession would cause any major problems, concluding that at most, there would be a bit more residual medicinal efficacy, which was nothing. After thinking it over several times, Han Li finally didn't wait a few days before taking the second Foundation Establishment Pill.

The same intense pain and the same numbness and itching made Han Li, who was prepared, suffer quite a bit once again. But Han Li felt that this time, it seemed slightly lighter than the last. It was just that a lot of impurities still came out of his body; it seemed his aptitude was truly quite poor.

After taking Foundation Establishment Pills twice in succession, Han Li didn't feel anything wrong with the residual medicinal efficacy in his body; of course, that warmth was slightly more intense, but this didn't hinder him at all. Furthermore, his magic power had advanced by leaps and bounds to the thirteenth layer, the peak of the Qi Condensation stage.

With this, Han Li set his mind at ease. He then began taking one Foundation Establishment Pill after another in succession. Every single pill played the same role of marrow cleansing, forcing out batch after batch of gray impurities from Han Li's body.

But starting from the third pill, Han Li clearly felt that the marrow-cleansing effect of the Foundation Establishment Pill was rapidly declining, and fewer and fewer impurities were being expelled. At the same time, however, the magic power essence within his body was undergoing strange changes.

The originally gaseous essence, after taking several Foundation Establishment Pills, gradually became dense and sticky, with a strong trend toward transforming into a liquid state. By the time he took the seventh Foundation Establishment Pill, Han Li's essence, except for a small piece at the core of his dantian, was no different from a liquid.

However, after taking the seventh pill, the residual medicinal efficacy within Han Li's body finally reached a state of near saturation. His entire body, originally feeling warm, had now become a spicy, burning sensation, which left Han Li hesitant.

He truly didn't know if, after swallowing the eighth pill, he would have a massive outbreak of medicinal efficacy and cause some kind of trouble. But Han Li also felt that he was very close to the Foundation Establishment stage; it was likely just a matter of taking one or two more pills.

After pondering slightly, Han Li's desire for Foundation Establishment gained the upper hand. Gritting his teeth, he took the eighth Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, this time, as soon as the pill hit his stomach, the residual medicinal efficacy that he had barely been able to control suddenly erupted. A heat surged through Han Li's meridians, and he immediately lost consciousness.

When Han Li woke up with his body burning hot, he discovered with pleasant surprise that he had successfully broken through while unconscious and had already entered the Foundation Establishment stage.

Han Li, filled with surprise and joy, immediately wanted to leap up to vent the excitement in his heart. But as soon as he straightened his body, he felt another surge of heat and collapsed back to the ground, giving himself a huge fright.

It turned out that although he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment, the residual medicinal efficacy of the eight Foundation Establishment Pills in his body hadn't diminished in the slightest; it still filled his entire body, which was very dangerous.

Given the current situation, he had to immediately circulate his cultivation technique to absorb this medicinal efficacy. Otherwise, there was a possibility of another eruption at any time.

Although Han Li had figured out a way to resolve the crisis, he was still secretly complaining to himself and couldn't feel happy.

Because apart from that "Azure Essence Sword Art," Han Li didn't have any cultivation techniques above the Foundation Establishment stage. And as for this sword art, just seeing how casually his newly accepted master had thrown it to him, one could tell how trashy this technique was.

Furthermore, Han Li had flipped through this book several times in the past and had inquired about it from others.

This sword art was indeed very ordinary; almost every disciple at the Foundation Establishment stage in the Yellow Maple Valley had practiced two or three layers of it, but no one had ever continued to practice it beyond the third layer. Han Li hadn't quite asked clearly about the specific reasons, but the poor quality of this sword art could be seen from this.

But given the current situation, even if Han Li didn't want to practice it, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Helpless, Han Li had no choice but to take out the "Azure Essence Sword Art," spread it flat on the ground in front of him, and then sit cross-legged to practice according to the book.

This Azure Essence Sword Art had a total of nine layers; the first three layers could be practiced by disciples at the Qi Condensation stage, while the middle three and the last three could only be practiced by disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage and cultivators at the Core Formation stage. Furthermore, for every three layers practiced, one could use a unique divine ability of this sword art.

After practicing the first three layers, one could emit sword qi a zhang long from their palms without using any magic tools; in terms of power, it was enough to rival ordinary top-grade magic tools.

After practicing the middle three layers, one could instantly release a protective sword shield. Although its defensive power was similar to ordinary low-tier mid-grade defensive spells, this shield carried a certain sword qi counterattack; if one attacked this shield casually, they would be subjected to the sword qi automatically released by the sword shield.

As for the last three layers...

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