Chapter 206

"Small Displacement Talisman! That's right, this is a Small Displacement Talisman! I once saw a picture of it in an ancient scroll, which recorded that once activated, it can instantly displace a person to a hundred miles away."

"It is rumored that several decades ago, one appeared at the auction house in Changqing City. It shocked several Golden Core ancestors into competing to bid for it, and it was eventually auctioned off by an ancestor for a secret item," Seeing Shang Rui said, picking up a Small Displacement Talisman, her hands even trembling slightly.

"Even Golden Core ancestors had to bid for it!" Ji Wenyue and Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying were both shocked.

"For a Golden Core ancestor, having one more of these talismans is equivalent to having one more escape route, so they are naturally willing to spend a heavy price to purchase it," Seeing Shang Rui said in a deep voice.

As she spoke, she carefully put the Small Displacement Talisman back into the box.

"Daoming, keep this talisman safe!" Seeing Shang Rui said with a grave expression.

Xia Daoming nodded and put the Small Displacement Talisman away.

"The first level gives two puppet mechanism beasts, the second level gives a Small Displacement Talisman for escaping. It seems the ancient cultivators knew very well that only a genius who survives is a genius!" Xia Daoming thought thoughtfully.

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Dharma, Wealth, Companions, and Land are known as the four keys of cultivation.

It implies that to achieve success in cultivation, besides having talent for cultivation, there are four major conditions.

Dharma: The method of cultivation;

Wealth: The resources needed for cultivation;

Land: The environment for cultivation;

Companions: People who assist or guide one to complete cultivation.

Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying had superior talent, a solid foundation, and cultivation techniques passed down by her family.

Before she was seventeen, her cultivation progress was slow, the biggest reason being the lack of Wealth, Land, and Companions among the four keys of cultivation.

Later, she met Xia Daoming and became a core disciple of the Lu clan. Not only could she cultivate at the Immortal Seeking Cliff and obtain many resources supplied by the family, but she also had Lu Jinglong's personal guidance.

It could be said that the three major conditions of Wealth, Land, and Companions were comprehensively improved.

Therefore, Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying's cultivation began to advance by leaps and bounds, and in just a few years, she cultivated to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, only a little short of reaching the perfection of Qi Refinement.

And since Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying came to Changqing Lake, the three major conditions of Wealth, Land, and Companions were once again comprehensively improved.

Wealth: With Seeing Shang Rui, a second-rank high-tier alchemist, by her side, whatever spirit pills she needed, she had them supplied.

Land: There is a third-rank spirit vein flowing beneath Changqing Lake; the cultivation environment is countless times stronger than the Immortal Seeking Cliff, which only had a first-rank spirit vein flowing through it.

Companions: Seeing Shang Rui is an old-school mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and later even touched the threshold of late-stage Foundation Establishment. Her guidance on cultivation is naturally much stronger than the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator Lu Jinglong.

Therefore, having come to Changqing Lake for only half a year, the twenty-one-year-old Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying steadily became a cultivator at the perfection of Qi Refinement.

After settling at the perfection of Qi Refinement for half a year, which was when Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying had been at Changqing Lake for a year, Xia Daoming gave her a drop of Jin Dan Ye.

Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying had superior talent, and her earth-attribute techniques were known for their powerful magic power.

Having reached Foundation Establishment with Jin Dan Ye, her foundation was incomparably solid.

Seeing Shang Rui personally tested it.

The conclusion was that Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying's magic power was vigorous and pure, and her foundation was solid, not inferior to mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

One year's time.

Seeing Shang Rui was still working hard to break through to late-stage Foundation Establishment.

She is an alchemist; among the four keys of cultivation, the condition of Wealth was uniquely endowed and the most prominent.

She had already touched the threshold of the late stage, and the most critical thing was the assistance of wealth.

As long as there were sufficiently good resources, she could continuously launch breakthroughs.

Six-Harmony Gathering Yuan Pills—in just one year, Seeing Shang Rui had already consumed three.

Each pill was worth no less than a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Jiao Yuan Pills for strengthening the physique—in just one year, she consumed five.

As for other spirit pills, Seeing Shang Rui also consumed as many as she could; anyway, she didn't lack spirit pills or spirit stones, only seeking to break through to late-stage Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

Even half a year ago, which was when Seeing Seeing Lu Ziying became a cultivator at the perfection of Qi Refinement, Seeing Shang Rui spared no expense, spending over ten thousand spirit stones to move to one of the three best cave dwellings at Changqing Lake, the Zhu Que Residence.

The Zhu Que Residence is very large; according to the rules, it can accommodate two Foundation Establishment cultivators and ten Qi Refinement cultivators.

It just so happened that the one-year lease for the Hidden Dragon Residence expired at that time, so Xia Daoming's family of three, plus that Golden-Feathered Eagle, simply moved to the Zhu Que Residence as well.

Over ten thousand spirit stones a year naturally couldn't be wasted and had to be fully utilized.

One year's time.

Watching Lan Xue, who had entered the inner sect, was like someone who had turned on a cheat; her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement two months ago, and she was still steadily advancing. It is estimated that in another year or so, she could reach the perfection of Qi Refinement.

Watching Lan Xue's progress greatly shocked Mo Yongzhi, and at the same time, she became more and more attentive to teaching and clearing up her doubts.

As for Mo Ru Jun, she was filled with jealousy and hatred, believing that it must be Mo Yongzhi sparing no cost to cultivate Watching Lan Xue that led to Watching Lan Xue's such rapid progress.

For this reason, Mo Ru Jun returned to Yunge Mountain to cry and complain about her grievances.

Mo Wenbo also somewhat felt that Mo Yongzhi was favoring outsiders, not caring about clan relatives, and failing the expectations of the clan members, so he personally went to Qingyun City to discuss it with Mo Ru Jun face-to-face, using the clan's righteousness to pressure her, wanting her to continue to fully cultivate and guide Mo Ru Jun to help her reach Foundation Establishment, and even mentioned the Watching Lan Xue matter.

Originally, Mo Wenbo used the clan's righteousness to pressure Mo Yongzhi, and Mo Yongzhi was already prepared to yield.

But Mo Wenbo using Watching Lan Xue to make an issue of it completely enraged Mo Yongzhi.

She flatly rejected Mo Wenbo's request, only agreeing that she could help the Mo clan cultivate another newcomer, but would absolutely not continue to cultivate and guide Mo Ru Jun.

The two parted on bad terms.

Knowing the result, Mo Ru Jun felt even more jealous and hateful.

Xia Daoming and his wife, the three of them, also successfully broke through to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement along the way, and then stopped at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.

But when they stopped at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, Xia Daoming was shocked to find that breaking through to the perfection of Qi Refinement was harder than he had imagined.

Originally, he thought that with the cultivation talent of the three of them and the superior external conditions, if they didn't care about a solid foundation, they could reach the perfection of Qi Refinement in about a year. But out of consideration for stability, Xia Daoming set the time for the perfection of Qi Refinement within two years.

But now, Xia Daoming found that he had been too optimistic.

The ninth layer of Qi Refinement is only one step away from the perfection of Qi Refinement, but the difficulty of this step is much greater than the breakthrough of other small realms.

This is like an exam; improving from ninety-eight to one hundred looks like only two small points, but the difficulty is much harder than improving from sixty to eighty.

Because this means a perfect score, meaning not a single mistake.

The perfection of Qi Refinement is hard because of the "perfection."

Xia Daoming and his wife missed the best time for cultivation in their childhood and only managed to step onto the path of cultivation through spiritual enlightenment, which means their path of cultivation had defects from the very beginning.

They need more time to settle, make up for the defects, and make it perfect.

Of course, the so-called "more time" is only relative to Xia Daoming's own initial estimate; in fact, relative to other cultivators with average conditions, the time is already shockingly short.

However, Xia Daoming's Martial Arts Grandmaster realm was already perfect, and his blood energy and strength could no longer be improved.

If it were just waiting for a year or two at the perfect Grandmaster realm, Xia Daoming wouldn't care.

It just so happens that he can take advantage of this year or two to comprehend and deduce martial arts, and have more accumulation in martial arts.

In this way, when he finds the path after that, perhaps he will have more achievements.

But now the expectation of advancing to the perfection of Qi Refinement has changed, and Xia Daoming is unwilling to enter the inner sect step-by-step, delaying the time to find the path after the Martial Arts Grandmaster.

"I don't know if there are other ways to enter the inner sect besides cultivating to the perfection of Qi Refinement before the age of thirty-five? It seems I have to go back to Qingyun City and find Mo Zhanglao to inquire about it." On this day, Xia Daoming once again confirmed that it was difficult to reach the perfection of Qi Refinement within a year or so, and decided to find another way.

Returning to Qingyun City, Xia Daoming headed straight for Mo Zhanglao's residence in the Dongcheng.

While walking on the main road of the Dongcheng, by coincidence, he encountered Ma Tianliang, Zhong Meng, and another cultivator at the perfection of Qi Refinement, who were surrounding a young man coming toward them.

The young man looked only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, but he was already at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Except for Ma Tianliang, the four of them were all wearing black clothes, with a crossed sword and blade icon embroidered on their lapels, revealing majesty and killing intent.

This is the attire of the outer sect Law Enforcement Hall disciples.

The Law Enforcement Hall is the hall with the greatest power in the outer sect and also the one that makes people most fearful.

As soon as Zhong Meng and Ma Tianliang saw Xia Daoming, their expressions changed instantly, their eyes revealing hatred.

"What's wrong? Could that person be the Xia Daoming you mentioned to me a few days ago?" The young man had keen senses and immediately noticed the chaotic aura fluctuations of Zhong Meng and Ma Tianliang. He followed their gaze toward Xia Daoming and frowned slightly.

"That's right, Senior Uncle, it is this person who, just after entering the sect, relied on being a Grandmaster to lay a hand on me!" Zhong Meng said.

The Senior Uncle in Zhong Meng's mouth was none other than her distant cousin, Jia Shaoxuan.

A year ago, at the age of twenty-three, he succeeded in Foundation Establishment and was accepted as a named disciple by the Golden Core ancestor Luo Qian.

A month ago, Jia Shaoxuan decided to come to the outer sect to gain experience and work.

Because he was a named disciple of a Golden Core ancestor, Jia Shaoxuan, with his early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, was appointed as an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall as soon as he arrived at the outer sect.

Jia Shaoxuan was a newcomer and didn't have his own people in the Law Enforcement Hall, so he directly transferred Zhong Meng to the Law Enforcement Hall to serve as a managing disciple.

Zhong Meng's first time was taken by Jia Shaoxuan, but Jia Shaoxuan was arrogant and high-minded; the Dao companion he wanted was definitely someone like him, a cultivator with superior talent. Zhong Meng could only be considered a playmate.

However, after all, he had taken Zhong Meng's first time, and plus Zhong Meng was sensible and flattered him in every way, so after Jia Shaoxuan became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he quickly gave Zhong Meng some resources and guidance, helping her become a cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.

For outer sect disciples, the ninth layer of Qi Refinement can serve as a managing disciple.

Jia Shaoxuan had heard Zhong Meng and Ma Tianliang badmouthing Xia Daoming in his ears quite a bit these days, wanting him to help vent their anger.

Of course, Ma Tianliang didn't mention the relationship between Xia Daoming and Seeing Shang Rui.

It was just that Xia Daoming was basically not in Qingyun City; he was a disciple of the Spirit Field Hall, and only the elders and hall master of the Spirit Field Hall could issue orders to his token.

Jia Shaoxuan relied on his status and disdained to specifically find the elders of the Spirit Field Hall to make a fuss over such a small matter.

This matter was thus dragged on.

Now that they happened to meet by chance in the Dongcheng, Jia Shaoxuan found it difficult not to handle this matter.

After all, Zhong Meng had catered to him quite a bit these days.

"You, come here!" Jia Shaoxuan beckoned to Xia Daoming from a high position.

Xia Daoming frowned slightly but still walked over.

(End of chapter)