Chapter 2461: Star Spirit Pill

Not even entering the city yet, I was already shocked—this city gate is actually made from an Ancestor Dragon's Skull.

Entering through the Dragon's Mouth, I saw no guards, but a beam of light swept over everyone.

Under the light's shroud, Ye Zhangqing instantly felt as if his whole body had been laid bare, with nothing hidden.

Ye Zhangqing didn't know this method, but he understood it amounted to an inspection upon entering the city.

Moreover, it's far more efficient, basically leaving no room for favoritism or corruption.

Having successfully entered the city, the scene inside was not as shocking as Ye Zhangqing and his two companions had imagined.

Ordinary streets, ordinary buildings, plus shops lined up on both sides.

It's quite similar to the cities of the Immortal Realm, even a bit more antiquated than those there.

Actually, there are quite a lot of people; the streets are busy with constant flow, not exactly shoulder-to-shoulder, but still a surging crowd.

"Let's go, first to my Tian Family Estate."

The Heavenly Family Ancestor spoke, and immediately the group headed straight to the Heavenly Family's estate in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

It's not large in area—of course, compared to the Immortal Realm, placed in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens it's already a top-tier residence, and the price is outrageously high.

In this Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, for various reasons, saying every inch of land is worth its weight in gold is no exaggeration.

The Immortal Realm powers that can afford such a high-ranking estate in the city can be counted on one hand.

Within the estate, several Heavenly Family stewards, upon seeing Ye Zhangqing's group, had already been waiting personally outside the courtyard.

"Ancestor, Young Master."

Upon seeing the arrivals, the several stewards hurried forward to salute.

They are precisely the several stewards that Tianlin mentioned earlier who are training in the Beyond the Heavens.

Seeking a breakthrough opportunity in the Beyond the Heavens, if they succeed, upon returning to the Immortal Realm they can be promoted to Family Elder.

Therefore, they are all extremely desperate in their efforts.

He nodded slightly, then proceeded to the main hall.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the Heavenly Family Ancestor had someone arrange lodging for Ye Zhangqing, Miao Qianqian, and the others.

In the Beyond the Heavens, one cannot construct a Dong Fu or open an independent space—not even Huang Lao and those other supreme beings can manage it.

Therefore, however large the estate appears, that is exactly its actual size.

This is also one of the reasons why land in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens is worth its weight in gold.

Thus, the small courtyard where Ye Zhangqing and his companions reside is not large either, but this is already the best available.

A simple small courtyard, three ordinary rooms—one hall, one bedroom, and one cultivation chamber—nothing else besides.

Ye Zhangqing didn't mind this at all; instead, he became somewhat interested in the spiritual energy of the Beyond the Heavens.

Just now, while walking in the city, he discovered that the spiritual energy of the Beyond the Heavens seems somewhat different from that of the Immortal Realm.

Having some free time, Ye Zhangqing decided to give it a try himself.

As he inhaled and exhaled while practicing Xiūliàn, sure enough, as the Beyond the Heavens' spiritual energy flowed into his body, Ye Zhangqing clearly sensed that, besides spiritual energy, there was also a stream of energy he had never seen before.

This energy seemed harmless to the body, and moreover, after entering the body, it appeared to have the effect of nourishing both flesh and soul.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy of the Beyond the Heavens is considerably purer than that of the Immortal Realm.

In that case, practicing Xiūliàn in the Beyond the Heavens would definitely yield far better results than in the Immortal Realm.

No wonder Huang Lao said that Immortal Realm cultivators, after reaching a certain level in their practice, often find their opportunity in the Beyond the Heavens.

To make further progress, one must risk life and limb and come to the Beyond the Heavens to give it a go.

Unless one just wants to loaf around and wait to die, like him, in which case they can stay in the Immortal Realm.

Simply the spiritual energy of the Beyond the Heavens alone already confers such a great advantage.

While practicing Xiūliàn, not only can one increase one's cultivation, but that mysterious energy never seen before can also nourish the body and soul.

It dispels hidden injuries and consolidates the foundation.

With both advancing together, this cultivation speed is naturally incomparable to practicing in the Immortal Realm.

Ye Zhangqing silently thought to himself, as he kept practicing, he gradually felt something was off.

Why is his head starting to feel dazed and heavy?

It's like drinking too much immortal brew, or as if he'd been poisoned with an incense of confusion.

"What's going on?"

His head felt increasingly heavy.

Fortunately, at that moment Huang Lao appeared in time, he stopped Ye Zhangqing's practice with a move, and then used another to restore him.

After a moment, Ye Zhangqing regained clarity, his mind clearing up.

Looking at Huang Lao before him, he asked suspiciously.

"Huang Lao, this …………………"

"You little brat, you're too impatient; I forgot to tell you earlier—when practicing in the Beyond the Heavens, you need to be careful."

"Since you tried it yourself, you should have sensed that mysterious energy contained in the Beyond the Heavens' spiritual energy."

"Hmm."

Ye Zhangqing nodded; he indeed had sensed it. Seeing this, Huang Lao began to explain.

"This mysterious energy, although helpful for cultivation and not insignificant in its benefits, must not be absorbed in excess; once too much is taken in, it can cause fainting, and in severe cases damage to the soul and body, even leading to death and the disappearance of the Dao."

"That dangerous?"

According to Huang Lao, this mysterious energy is like a great tonic.

A great tonic is good, but if the quantity is too large, it becomes harmful and useless, and could even turn into a poison that takes lives.

Precisely for this reason, when cultivating in the Beyond the Heavens, one must always be cautious, strictly controlling the duration of practice and the amount of spiritual energy refined.

Having said that, Huang Lao casually tossed out a Space Ring.

Ye Zhangqing took it, his divine sense probed inside, and he saw that the space ring was filled to the brim with bottle after bottle of pills.

These pills, Ye Zhangqing had never seen before; it seemed the Immortal Realm simply didn't have them.

Regarding this, Huang Lao didn't wait for him to ask, but spoke up first.

"This is Star Spirit Pill; it can break down that mysterious energy within the body in a short time, greatly boosting Xiūliàn efficiency in Beyond the Heavens, and is hard currency inside the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens."

It's not a particularly high-grade pill, but after Immortal Realm cultivators enter Beyond the Heavens, the pill refiners of Pill King Immortal City specially developed this pill according to the special conditions there.

Later, after continual improvements and refinements, the effect gradually increased, becoming what it is today.

This pill is useless in the Immortal Realm, considered waste, but once in Beyond the Heavens, it becomes almost indispensable.

After all, without this Star Spirit Pill, although the spiritual energy in Beyond the Heavens is pure, cultivators cannot cultivate for long.

Moreover, after a cultivation session, one needs a considerable time to fully recover before continuing cultivation.

Thus, cultivation efficiency is greatly reduced; even though the spiritual energy in Beyond the Heavens is pure, it still falls short of that in the Immortal Realm, because too much time is spent resting.

Furthermore, you cannot force cultivation unless you don't care about your life.

But with this Star Spirit Pill, it's different; it can greatly cut down resting time, and efficiency directly increases by tenfold or more.

Thus, the Star Spirit Pill naturally became a must-have item for cultivators in Beyond the Heavens.

Nobody can do without it; it belongs to the category of basic pills, and it has even become the currency of the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, more useful than immortal crystals.