Chapter 33: Alchemy Furnace, Refining Spirit

"Big Brother, this price of yours..."

He Pingsheng was speechless.

Five spirit stones for three, two for one?

"Little brother, how do you suggest we sell it?" The middle-aged stall owner also looked helpless, saying: "Look, if I sell it to you for one spirit stone, wouldn't I be at a loss? After all, I didn't make this thing myself; I bought it from a shop!"

"But if I sell it to you for two spirit stones, you'll think it's expensive!"

"How about this: I'll sell you this thing for two spirit stones, and I'll throw in a treasure for free. How about that?"

He Pingsheng asked: "What treasure?"

The middle-aged stall owner said: "Wait a moment... let me look for it..."

He opened his backpack, rummaged through it for a long time, and finally pulled out a book made of the skin of some unknown animal.

"Come, look..." the stall owner said: "This contains a divine ability. Take it and study it well!"

"If you manage to comprehend it, that would be incredible!"

"My ancestor was an amazing alchemist, and this was passed down by him. It's a pity that we, his descendants, could never learn it. Sigh..."

The middle-aged stall owner handed the item to He Pingsheng and sighed.

He Pingsheng took the treasure and looked at it, then frowned: "Big Brother, this... the general outline is missing?"

"The first chapter is missing!"

"A large part of the second chapter is missing!"

"Eighty percent of the third chapter is gone!"

"The fourth chapter is completely absent..."

He Pingsheng was dumbfounded!

The outline said there were six chapters in total!

But this...

How is one supposed to cultivate this?

Moreover, because the outline was missing, He Pingsheng didn't even know what this divine ability was for.

Judging by the name 【Spirit Connection】, he couldn't see any clues either.

So he couldn't help but ask: "Also, what does the name 【Spirit Connection】 mean?"

The middle-aged stall owner darkened his face and said: "It's 【Spirit Connection Method】, a character is missing. Look here... too much time has passed, the writing has been worn away!"

He Pingsheng was speechless.

The middle-aged stall owner said: "If it were truly complete, would I give it to you for free?"

"Little brother, don't be ungrateful. If you can gain some insight from this method, it will be enough to benefit you for a lifetime!"

"Fine!" He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then took out two spirit stones.

The deal was struck.

Of course, he knew he had bought something useless.

But it didn't matter. After I go back, I'll put it in the Ju Bao Pen to strengthen it; perhaps I can strengthen it into a complete version.

And it might even advance.

"Senior Brother Wang!" After finishing this, He Pingsheng took out the remaining three spirit stones: "If you still need them, I can lend these three to you!"

"Good, good, good... Junior Brother He, thank you so much!"

"Don't worry, I, Wang Dun, am the most trustworthy... I have an alchemy furnace at home; I'll leave it with you as collateral later!"

In this world, there are alchemy furnaces.

Small alchemy furnaces can be used by individuals.

However, compared to large alchemy furnaces, these small ones have uneven heating and are difficult to control in terms of temperature. Unless one is a cultivator with powerful spiritual sense, generally no one uses them.

Especially for low-tier disciples.

"Okay!" He Pingsheng gave the three spirit stones to Wang Dun.

Wang Dun readily spent twenty spirit stones to purchase a batch of 【Qi Gathering Pills】.

Of course, this price was acceptable; at the very least, it was much better than buying them at the Trading Pavilion within the sect.

"Alright, Junior Brother He, it's getting late, we should head back!"

Wang Dun retrieved the paper crane from Fenghe Manor, and the two boarded it, soaring into the sky in an instant, heading back toward the Profound Heaven Sect.

Mount Matou belongs to the territory of the Dao Xuan Alliance. There are dozens of sects in the vicinity, and since Wang Dun and He Pingsheng were both wearing the robes of the Profound Heaven Sect, they basically wouldn't encounter any danger.

Things like highway robbery or killing for treasure hadn't happened in the territory of the Dao Xuan Alliance for many years.

Of course, because both of them were penniless and had no treasures, they naturally wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

When the sun was setting, the two finally returned to the Spirit Herb Valley.

"Junior Brother He... wait a moment..."

Wang Dun took out a palm-sized copper furnace from his residence and said: "This is my alchemy furnace... keep it with you as collateral first. When I have three spirit stones to pay you back, you can give it back to me then!"

"You can use this thing too; you can activate it with spiritual power!"

"Ah..."

He Pingsheng nodded, not being polite, and took the alchemy furnace away.

Because Daoist Ku Mu hadn't returned yet, He Pingsheng couldn't leave.

He settled down in the valley, cultivating while waiting.

Night fell, and everything was silent.

The valley, which was usually filled with mist, gradually cleared up. In the night sky, the stars shone like pearls, and the full moon, the size of a carriage wheel, hung in the center of the sky. Streams of moonlight spilled down, illuminating the entire valley.

He Pingsheng closed the stone door of his cave and then couldn't wait to take the Ju Bao Pen out from his body.

The other items originally in the Ju Bao Pen were placed on his bed.

He threw the tattered and incomplete 【Spirit Connection Method】 into the Ju Bao Pen.

Swish...

Then he pushed the Ju Bao Pen under the bed!

The stone cave was pitch black, without a single ray of light.

However, the moonlight gathered outside, like translucent smoke, slowly drifted through the stone door into the bedroom and was then absorbed by the Ju Bao Pen.

He Pingsheng ignored it and rolled over to sleep.

He woke up early the next morning.

The first thing he did was pull the Ju Bao Pen out from under the bed.

Taking a look, He Pingsheng was overjoyed; there were truly two books in the basin!

He took them out to look.

The first book was titled: Heavenly Demon Spirit Seeding Method.

He Pingsheng didn't study it at all, but instead took out the second book.

The second book was titled: Profound Sect Meditation True Formula.

This is good!

He Pingsheng picked up the 【Profound Sect Meditation True Formula】 to read.

The first page had only one character: Heaven!

The second page, the outline, was complete!

Chapter One: Qi Refining Chapter, complete!

Chapter Two: Foundation Establishment Chapter, complete!

Chapter Three: Golden Core Chapter, complete!

Below that were the Nascent Soul Chapter, Soul Transformation Chapter, and Void Refinement Chapter!

All six chapters were complete.

However, what exactly was this thing?

He Pingsheng took a deep breath and carefully studied the outline of the Profound Sect Meditation True Formula.

An hour later, he finally understood what it was.

"That stall owner really didn't lie to me!"

This thing is a spirit-refining cultivation technique.

After cultivating it, one can strengthen one's own soul.

A powerful soul has infinite benefits for a cultivator.

First, it can better support alchemy!

Second, during combat, cultivators with powerful spiritual sense have better control over spells.

For example, both at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation, everyone's spiritual sense is about the same, extending about ten zhang.

But if one has cultivated a spirit-refining technique, one's spiritual sense can extend twenty zhang, or even fifty zhang.

In this way, couldn't one perfectly suppress the opponent with distance?

The attack range has increased. ===== CHAPTER 34 =====