Chapter 118: Wei Zifeng Returns

Nine Scatter, Nine Cultivation, no qualification needed! The method covers the body, ever flourishing!

Yan Buji's pupils narrowed; this Nine Turns Skill surprisingly demands no qualifications—any cultivator can practice it.

The only problem, as mentioned above, is that after each perfected realm one must disperse the skill and retrain; both the danger after losing magical power and the resources and time required for another cultivation are major issues.

But would you say this Nine Turns Skill is difficult?

Not at all!

Yan Buji, who barely understands cultivation methods, followed the described practice, verified it, and realized how to train to achieve it.

The main issue remains resources and time.

Yan Buji possesses Martial Dao Profound Skill, so he isn't afraid of lacking self‑protection after his magical power dissipates, but he worries about the Mutant Force in his left eye; if he truly wants to practice the Nine Turns Skill, he must first wear down that Mutant Force before starting.

This, however, lengthens Yan Buji's cultivation time, requiring a longer period to accumulate magical power.

Even though Spiritual Stones could speed this up, Yan Buji isn't a wealthy magnate who can obtain that many Spiritual Stones.

Relying on the Hundred Treasures Shop to make a profit from price differences works for one or two times, but not more, since it isn't his own enterprise.

Yet the Nine Turns Skill indeed matches the two crucial points of Yan Buji's current cultivation needs!

More magical power, and it's stable!

Moreover, it has no other magical power attributes; it simply works on the magical power he can cultivate himself, so there's no conflict with other techniques.

Yan Buji thought carefully, then resolved: "The Nine Turns Skill must be practiced; even if it wastes a lot of time, I must find a way to gather enough resources to train it. Whether it's the Mutant Force in my left eye or laying a foundation for future cultivation, the Nine Turns Skill is undoubtedly the most suitable technique for me."

Because the Nine Turns Skill isn't hard—indeed quite simple—it merely requires dispersing the skill and retraining nine times. For him, once the resource and time issues are solved, there's no need to worry about anything else.

For example, Yan Buji could devote all the Spiritual Stones he acquires to refining the Nine Turns Skill, and the Nine Turns Skill imposes no technique restrictions; any technique can adopt its cultivation method to achieve Nine Scatter, Nine Cultivation.

Given that, …

Yan Buji inhaled deeply: "First, I'll sort out the basic Five Elements skills. With so many cultivation methods to draw from, even if I can't perfect them completely, solving part of it will suffice."

The later matters can be discussed later; for now Yan Buji needs to settle the basic Five Elements skills, which requires considering the compatibility of the five elemental techniques.

Yan Buji took out five manuals of different attributes; the Five Elements generate and overcome each other, and he now follows the 'generation' (mutual creation) approach to finalize the first layer of Five Elements skills.

"Since it's generation, the Five Elements cycle. I started with Wood, so the order should be Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. Using the Planting Tree Manual to direct magical power to refine the Spiritual Fire Technique…"

Yan Buji began to imagine how his basic Five Elements skills should operate. The premise is that none of the five elemental techniques can dominate; the five attribute magical powers must be balanced, converging at a point and continuously rotating, achieving the first layer of basic Five Elements through mutual generation.

Although Yan Buji's realm isn't high enough, his understanding of the Five Elements theory is fairly solid. For now there's no need to incorporate other doctrines; laying the foundation can be simpler.

With a plan, Yan Buji didn't immediately start refining the Spiritual Fire Technique; instead, he continuously adjusted the operational pathway of his Planting Tree Manual.

Magical power is the key; after completing the basic Five Elements skills, adding the Nine Turns Skill should be a more secure approach.

"But I could also wait until the Lianqi Level is fully attained, then begin refining the Nine Turns Skill. Though it will consume a lot of time and resources, as long as I can persist until the day of harvest, it won't be a loss!"

Yan Buji clenched his fists and inhaled deeply.

Looks like I need to find a way to get more Spiritual Stones.

A few days later.

Wei Zifeng suddenly returned from outside; Yan Buji, upon hearing the news, rushed back at once and, seeing the clueless Liu Yun, laughed helplessly:

"Boss, this is Liu Yun, the assistant I hired. Have you finished your business and come back?"

Wei Zifeng glanced at Liu Yun, sitting aside: "Hmm."

"Liu Yun, aren't you going to serve tea to the boss?"

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Liu Yun walked over dazedly; he knew the Hundred Treasures Shop wasn't Yan Buji's property but belonged to another owner, yet he hadn't expected to encounter him today, leaving him momentarily at a loss.

Wei Zifeng watched Liu Yun pour him a cup of tea, nodded: "I thought the assistant you hired was just like you."

"Haha, they're all youngsters; they need some training first."

"Alright, Liu Yun, go watch outside for now."

"Alright, boss. Yan brother, I'll head out now; let me know if you have any instructions." Liu Yun gave an awkward smile and hurried out.

Yan Buji smiled, took out the ledger and placed it on the table: "Boss, this is the Hundred Treasures Shop's performance during your absence; here are the harvested Spiritual Stones, some used as a deposit for purchases, some not yet due for collection."

Wei Zifeng skimmed through a few pages, nonchalantly saying: "These are trivial… Hey? Looks like you've been doing well these days, your strength has improved."

Wei Zifeng sized up Yan Buji, noticing his posture had become more upright and his aura stronger than before, sparking some curiosity.

Even though he's been hard‑cultivating day in, day out, and only away for a few days, the change is that drastic?

"Thanks to the boss's blessing, I've made progress. Oh, by the way, I went to the Mountain Workshop Market earlier; on the way I was blocked by a few wandering cultivators, but luckily I repelled them and obtained some trinkets. I wonder if the boss recognizes them?"

"Oh?"

Yan Buji took out the bags containing Gu Worms and placed them on the table.

Wei Zifeng pinched his nose, surprised at the bags, instantly understanding what they likely contained. He opened the bags, glanced inside, and wore an expression of "just as I thought."

"This is a One‑Turn Mother‑Child Tracking Gu, a special Gu Worm that uses the mother and child insects to confirm each other's direction; it's not exactly a rare item."

"Oh, I see. But I don't know how to use it; boss, could you just give me some Spiritual Stones in exchange?" Yan Buji laughed.

Wei Zifeng rolled his eyes: "How could I value this junk? Go ahead, take it and study it yourself."

"There's nothing worth studying…," Yan Buji muttered, and put away the mother‑child tracking Gu.

"Gu Worms may not be as practical as Accumulation Devices, but they possess some unique abilities that only these tiny Gu Worms have. The Nan Ting Mountain Region is a treasure land abundant in Gu Worms; it's said that some ancient Gu tribes have mysterious Gu‑refining methods that can transmute Gu Worms, elevating them to the legendary Nine Turns Immortal Gu, which isn't impossible."

"Huh?" Yan Buji froze, the words instantly recalling the two people he'd seen before: Gu Li and Gu Yue.

Could those two be members of the Gu tribe?