Chapter 56: Master-Level Eternal Spring Art (Requesting Follows)

"Brother-in-law, this is really too much!"

Luo Chen hurriedly declined. Normally, it was nothing to freeload a meal.

But this soup was meant to replenish Qin Liangchen's qi and blood, which was crucial for the upcoming battle.

Even with his thick skin, he didn't dare to drink this bowl of soup.

However, Murong Qinglian insisted on placing the bowl of soup on Luo Chen's table.

"This is just the leftover. The essence has already been consumed by your brother Qin. You don't need to decline."

"But—"

"There's no 'but.' Unless you think my cooking isn't good enough."

"Uh, okay!"

Luo Chen stopped declining and drank the small bowl of soup clean.

"The Blood Fiend Tiger is a second-stage monster. Its bone soup is a great tonic for Qi Cultivation practitioners. Although it's just a small bowl, you are also in the middle Qi Cultivation stage, so it should bring you great benefits."

Murong Qinglian put away the small bowl and reminded Luo Chen not to waste the medicinal power of the soup.

After she left, Luo Chen was deeply moved.

Although life in this world had been tough, he had encountered many good people on his cultivation path.

Sun Shou, who rented him a house for half a spirit stone; Chen Xiuping, who gave up a stall for him; and these good neighbors in the courtyard.

He thought that perhaps his穿越者福利 (穿越者福利 means "穿越者" (chuanchuezhe) which refers to a person who has been transported to another world, and "福利" (fuli) which means "benefits" or "perks") wasn't just the proficiency attribute panel.

"Maybe my luck is also maxed out!"

When he thought about this, he naturally put aside the bad people like the short-lived Chen Xiao and the poor Gao Ting'e.

Those were just minor setbacks on his cultivation path!

Just as he was feeling sentimental, a warm current began to spread from his stomach.

Heat, excitement, and a sense of power almost made him feel inflated.

Luo Chen remembered what Murong Qinglian had said and, without delay, returned to his bedroom to start cultivating.

He had been hesitant about whether to push himself today, but now he didn't need to worry.

This cultivation session lasted for a full two hours.

When Luo Chen opened his eyes, he felt a surge of energy.

He clenched his fist, feeling as if he could kill a tiger!

Of course, he could already kill an ordinary tiger before.

But that was with the help of spirit energy and spells. Now, his physical body alone gave him this powerful feeling.

"This is just from a small bowl of tiger bone soup!"

"If I could drink this tiger bone soup every day, my physical strength would eventually become as formidable as the Blood Fiend Tiger."

The fantasy quickly faded.

What a joke, this tiger bone soup is made from second-stage spiritual materials, and he couldn't afford it now.

Of course, the benefits of this bowl of tiger bone soup were not just about physical strength.

Luo Chen once again brought up the attribute panel.

In the cultivation technique section, it now read [Eternal Spring Art Master 501/1000].

Master level!

Recalling the past two hours, especially the last run of the Eternal Spring Art, Luo Chen was overjoyed.

The Master-level proficiency of the Eternal Spring Art brought about miraculous changes.

First, it perfectly adapted to his body, as if it were tailor-made.

Originally, one cycle of the technique only passed through five meridians and six channels.

But now, the spirit energy flow opened up the remaining seven meridians and two channels.

Although they were only initially connected and could only carry a small amount of spirit energy, Luo Chen knew what it meant to have the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians open.

It meant that his efficiency in absorbing external spirit energy would greatly increase.

Even the speed of refining pills would double because more meridians could be used to digest the medicinal power.

Previously, he could only refine one Qi Nourishing Pill per day, but now he could take two.

As long as he had enough spirit stones, it was almost as if his cultivation speed had doubled.

Of course, opening the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians came at a cost.

His spirit energy at the fourth level of Qi Cultivation was almost completely depleted.

It was precisely because it was depleted that Luo Chen realized the second change brought by the Master-level Eternal Spring Art.

"It can automatically replenish spirit energy!"

Automatic replenishment meant automatic recovery of spirit energy.

Luo Chen could feel that even without actively running the Eternal Spring Art, his body was sending out signals of hunger.

Now, being in the inner city, a first-level spirit vein area, even though most of the spirit energy was absorbed by other forces using spirit-gathering arrays, the external concentration was still significant.

Under the influence of this hunger, his body seemed to be incredibly permeable, naturally absorbing external spirit energy.

This absorption rate was about one-tenth of the full effort.

Although it wasn't much, it was happening continuously.

"From now on, I don't have to worry about the problem of excessive spirit energy consumption when practicing spells!"

Luo Chen was overjoyed.

The reason his spell proficiency had been slow to improve was due to spirit energy.

The human body is like a sealed treasure, and the dantian is the container for spirit energy.

To break through to a higher realm, the total amount of spirit energy needed to increase.

Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, breaking through the barriers.

Therefore, cultivators often ensure they are in perfect condition during each cultivation session, so that every bit of refined spirit energy would increase their internal spirit energy.

The container would also expand, breaking the boundaries of the sealed treasure.

However, cultivators would expend a lot of spirit energy during battles and spell practice.

In such a situation, running the cultivation technique would not increase spirit energy or break through barriers; it would only restore the original perfect state.

Luo Chen's slow improvement in spell proficiency was because he had to balance his realm advancement.

So, he strictly controlled the number of times he practiced various spells each day.

The most spirit-consuming Fireball Spell was practiced four times a day, the Entanglement Spell occasionally once or twice, and the Cleaning Spell rarely.

The less spirit-consuming Traction Spell and Spirit Eye Spell were practiced at least ten times a day.

Even under these conditions, it was difficult for him to increase his spirit energy limit through cultivation alone, and he had to rely on Qi Nourishing Pills.

But now, with automatic replenishment, he could practice spells more freely and improve his proficiency.

"The Master-level Eternal Spring Art not only increased my cultivation speed but also enhanced my combat power."

"As long as I work hard, I can have enough time to max out all my spells."

Luo Chen had never seen the full power of maxed-out spells.

But just the Master-level Fireball Spell had allowed him to develop a small killing move, the Flying Fire Glow.

So, his excitement was understandable.

After the excitement, his abundant energy seemed to diminish.

After such a long cultivation session, his body could hold up, but his spirit was a bit drained.

Luo Chen didn't force himself and simply went to sleep.

When he woke up, he felt even more energetic.

He couldn't resist running the Eternal Spring Art again.

This time, he paid even more attention to the various benefits of the Master-level Eternal Spring Art.

After half an hour, he opened his eyes, his entire body radiating joy.

"The efficiency of refining spirit energy has doubled again!"

"It's almost comparable to the normal cultivation efficiency of a three-attribute cultivator."

If the cultivation efficiency of a five-attribute cultivator was a standard, the Perfect-level Eternal Spring Art had doubled it, bringing him to the efficiency of a four-attribute cultivator.

Now, Luo Chen clearly felt that his efficiency in converting spirit energy had reached four times the standard.

Luo Chen had never been sure about his efficiency standards before.

But his interactions with Qin Liangchen had gradually confirmed this calculation.

Qin Liangchen, a three-attribute cultivator, was now forty-nine years old.

He started cultivating at seventeen, missing the age limit for the sect to recruit disciples.

It took him about thirty years to advance to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation.

He said that if he hadn't had to worry about making a living and hadn't spent spirit energy on spell practice and familiarizing himself with magical tools, he could have saved at least ten years.

In other words, a three-attribute cultivator could advance to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation in no more than twenty years.

Of course, advancing from the ninth level of Qi Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage was a much longer period.

Leaving aside the time from the ninth level to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Qin Liangchen's cultivation speed corresponded well with Luo Chen's five-attribute and Chen Xiuping's four-attribute standards.

Using this calculation, Luo Chen determined his current position.

"Without considering pills, my cultivation speed is comparable to a three-attribute cultivator.

"A three-attribute cultivator!

"This is the threshold for pursuing the Dao.

"With abundant resources, it would take forty to fifty years at the fastest, and at most a hundred years, to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

Luo Chen had always been concerned about his lifespan.

Despite practicing many spells and advancing in realms, his lifespan had not changed.

This gave him a sense of urgency.

It was like a sword hanging over his head.

Now, the Master-level Eternal Spring Art had finally moved that sword a bit further away.

Of course, to completely remove the sword, he needed to meet one condition.

"Abundant resources!"

"So, making money, making money, I still need to make money!"

(End of Chapter)