Chapter 146

From the Jade Profound Scripture Foundation Establishment stage technique, Song Qingming found a total of three spells that were relatively important to him.

The first spell Song Qingming cultivated is called the Profound Light Armor.

After cultivating this spell, one can turn the magic power in the body into a layer of light armor attached to one's body. Besides having excellent defensive capabilities, this spell does not affect the cultivator's own movement technique at all when used. Its effect is far from comparable to those relatively clumsy defensive spells Song Qingming cultivated in the Kun Yuan Decision back then.

The Profound Light Armor spell is not difficult to cultivate in the early stages. After Song Qingming cultivated it for a few months, he was already able to manifest a trace of light armor on his body. He secretly tested it with the White Tiger puppet beast and found that the defensive capability was okay, but he hadn't used it against an enemy yet, so he didn't know how powerful it really was.

Not only that, as the cultivator's cultivation deepens, the Profound Light Armor will continuously strengthen the magic power in the body, making the defensive capability of this defensive spell stronger and stronger. It can be considered the most powerful defensive spell Song Qingming currently has, besides defensive magic tools and spirit talismans. With this defensive cultivation technique that can be activated instantly, Song Qingming will have more confidence in defending against sneak attacks in the future.

The second spell is an offensive spell called the Formless Jade Wind Needle.

It is a spell that uses the magic power in the body to turn into transparent jade needles like light rays to launch sneak attacks on enemies.

These jade needles, which are like light rays, are all condensed from magic power. When first refined, the lethality is not great. Once the opponent knows in advance or has already encountered it, it is very easy to defend against. Generally, unless it hits a fatal part head-on, it is very difficult to kill a cultivator. At most, it can only rely on sneak attacks to hurt the opponent by surprise.

However, after refining it to great success, the jade needles transformed from magic power can be as hard as iron thorns. Even if the opponent is prepared, as long as the magic power is strong enough, it can directly pierce through the opponent's body-protecting barrier and defensive armor shield.

Although the cultivation requirements for this spell are relatively high, after a period of trying, Song Qingming can now condense two jade needles. As long as he is given more time, he should be able to cultivate this spell to great success.

Among these spells in the Jade Profound Scripture, the one that surprised Song Qingming the most was the last one.

When he saw this spell at the time, he was so nervous that he was stunned in place for half a stick of incense before calming down.

He also never expected that after this last spell was successfully cultivated, there would actually be a way to improve the effect of a cultivator's future Core Formation. Such an exquisite spell was actually hidden in this ordinary Jade Profound Scripture.

In the cultivation world, it is much more difficult for Foundation Establishment cultivators to form a Golden Core than it is for Qi Refining cultivators to reach Foundation Establishment.

For cultivators to reach Foundation Establishment, there are spirit items like Foundation Establishment Pills that can be relied upon. Even if your aptitude is poor, as long as there is sufficient resource supply, theoretically, everyone can reach Foundation Establishment.

But Core Formation is different. There are not many auxiliary Core Formation spirit medicines in the cultivation world. Except for cultivators with heaven-defying aptitudes like Heavenly Spiritual Roots who don't need to worry about Core Formation, ordinary cultivators mainly rely on cultivation techniques and opportunities for Core Formation. Spirit items that can assist in Core Formation are not only very rare, but their effects are also far less obvious than the role of Foundation Establishment Pills in Foundation Establishment.

Generally, those cultivation techniques that are very helpful for Core Formation are basically hidden in those Nascent Soul major sects. Ordinary loose cultivators find it very difficult to come into contact with these cultivation techniques. This is also why it is very difficult for ordinary cultivation families and loose cultivators to have cultivators who refine a Golden Core.

This spell in the Jade Profound Scripture is called the Hidden Origin Technique. After successful cultivation, it can hide a part of the magic power in the dantian in the body into the five internal organs. These magic powers cannot be taken out and used at will, but can only use these magic powers to protect the important organs on one's body, improving some of one's survival capabilities.

When a cultivator forms a Core, they need to mobilize a large amount of their own magic power to compress the true origin. These magic powers can then return to the dantian at any time to help the cultivator condense the Golden Core. It can be considered a secret technique that is very helpful for Core Formation.

Once this spell is cultivated to great success, it should have about a twenty percent probability of helping a cultivator form a Core. This is estimated to be comparable to some Core Formation secret techniques hidden in major sects.

A long time ago, before reaching Foundation Establishment, Song Qingming had inquired about some things regarding Core Formation. According to what was said in those markets, it is estimated that only the Carefree Sect in the entire Weiguo would have cultivation techniques helpful for Core Formation. If he wants to form a Core in the future, he probably has to find a way to join the Carefree Sect. He didn't expect that this suddenly obtained Jade Profound Scripture would help him solve this difficult problem so quickly.

At first, Song Qingming was shocked and ecstatic after seeing this spell. He didn't expect that this cultivation technique he inadvertently obtained at Guiyun Market back then would actually hide such a powerful spell.

Now Song Qingming feels more and more that the two cultivators who sold him the Grand Void Sword back then, although they looked very ordinary, were definitely not the two simple characters he imagined back then. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to have such a powerful cultivation technique in their hands. It's just that I don't know if there will be a day to meet again in the future. If I can see them again, Song Qingming will definitely step forward and ask clearly to see if he can get the subsequent cultivation techniques after the Core Formation stage.

It wasn't until he cultivated it many times later and failed to get started that he knew he had underestimated the difficulty of this cultivation technique. The Hidden Origin Technique was not as easy to cultivate as he imagined.

From the time he was in seclusion on Xu Ziyan's spiritual mountain in the Carefree Sect and succeeded in Foundation Establishment, he had already started cultivating it. It had been two or three months now, and he still hadn't gotten started. Song Qingming gradually began to feel a trace of irritability in his heart, so he simply put down this spell and focused on cultivating the other two cultivation techniques.

It had been almost a month since he returned to Mount Funiu. The few spirit stones he had left were also because they needed to be used for cultivation. Now Song Qingming neither had a second-rank spiritual vein to cultivate nor had elixirs to improve magic power in the Foundation Establishment stage, so he could only focus on studying these spells in the Jade Profound Scripture.

Recently, because all the spirit stones on him were basically spent on Foundation Establishment, he didn't know when he would be able to earn the money back. Now, besides a few magic tools and spirit talismans, he was truly penniless, not even having a second-rank flying sword for flight. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was truly too shabby.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator, without a second-rank spiritual vein, needs to refine at least twenty spirit stones every month to subsidize their cultivation. The spirit stones on Song Qingming cannot last too long. He plans to spend more time making spirit talismans next. Regardless, Song Qingming must find a way to get some spirit stones as soon as possible.