Chapter 24: Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water

Chen Mobai had a conflicted look on his face.

Without a doubt, if Gui Bao were to take over his account at the National Library, the help it would provide would far exceed that of the second-rate cultivation assistance software.

The Immortal Sect had a very strict hierarchy. The higher one's cultivation, the more privileges one could enjoy.

The National Library, without a doubt, was one of the core treasures of the Immortal Sect. It housed 84,000 Daoist texts, claiming to encompass all knowledge. As long as a cultivator reached the appropriate level, they could access the corresponding cultivation insights, techniques, and doctrines.

Even the seven cultivation techniques passed down by the Immortal Sect, which could be cultivated to the Soul Transformation realm, were included.

However, only those at the Nascent Soul stage could view this content.

Chen Mobai knew that one should do what one was capable of. He was currently just a Sixth Stage Qi Condensation cultivator. Even if the Soul Transformation techniques were placed before him, he could only look but not cultivate.

But humans are curious by nature.

If Gui Bao really succeeded in upgrading his permissions to the Fifth Stage, wouldn't he be able to browse all the content in the National Library?

Although downloading the full text still required points, it would be a joy just to read the beginning of a Soul Transformation technique.

However, he still had some sense.

He thought he needed a foolproof plan to ensure the Immortal Sect wouldn't trace it back to him before proceeding with the takeover.

Chen Mobai opened his user interface at the National Library. His username was a line from an ancient poem he found cool when he was young:

"When I become the Green Emperor in the future!"

Looking at it now, it seemed a bit childish, but since only he knew about it, he had been too lazy to change it over the years.

There was a small checkmark after the username, indicating that it had passed real-name verification.

If this account were upgraded to a Fifth Stage user, the Immortal Sect would be at his doorstep that night. Better to take it slow.

After calming down, Chen Mobai got up, packed his things, and prepared to leave the Water Mansion.

Successfully breaking through to the Sixth Stage Qi Condensation today was already a great achievement. He shouldn't be greedy and risk losing everything.

He packed the tin box that had contained the Purple Fire Pill, the spirit stones that had been drained and turned gray, and his drink bottles and snack bags, intending to sort the trash at home.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder and was about to press the "Return to City" button on his phone when he suddenly noticed the three side halls that had been sealed.

In recent days, he had been so engrossed in cultivation that he had almost forgotten about the three side halls in the Water Mansion.

He wouldn't touch the two halls sealed with lightning prohibitions, but the water wave prohibition array could now be attempted to break.

"I'll buy some more Green Arrow Talismans and break it in the next few days."

Chen Mobai muttered to himself and then disappeared in a flash of silver light.

At school.

The teacher was lecturing, and most of the students, including Chen Mobai, were doing their own things.

In the Immortal Sect, cultivation realm was the top priority.

After all, the higher one's cultivation, the longer one's lifespan. This knowledge could be learned later when one encountered a bottleneck in cultivation.

The teachers knew this and didn't bother to manage the students, continuing their lectures.

Generally, there were only two types of cultivators who became teachers: those who were too old to have any hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, like Ding Jinglue, and those who wanted to re-experience the four arts of alchemy, talismans, arrays, and techniques while earning some merit points, like their homeroom teacher Chai Deyun and array teacher Chanshi. The former had hit a cultivation bottleneck, while the latter had taken on a teaching task from the Dan Zhu Academy and was also learning array techniques, using the opportunity to deepen her foundation.

Chen Mobai was shopping online.

The "Green Arrow Talismans" he bought last time were very effective, so he placed another order at the same store.

This time, with money, to ensure success, he bought ten at once. Although half his money was gone, he didn't feel bad, as the merit points were earned without cost.

He also bought two Wood Armor Talismans.

Spending money felt great.

Chen Mobai's luck was off the charts, and he managed to grab two bottles of the newly listed "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water" from the Goumang Dao Academy. The quality was First Stage Middle Grade, which could quickly fill one's cultivation level after a breakthrough.

For example, Chen Mobai had just broken through to the Sixth Stage Qi Condensation. If he cultivated the Five Elements Technique by absorbing spiritual energy, it would take about two years to complete the Sixth Stage and attempt to break through to the later stages.

However, taking the "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water" could significantly shorten this process.

According to the formula, taking one bottle and cultivating in a place with abundant spiritual energy could achieve the efficiency of ten days in one.

In other words, if Chen Mobai took the "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water" every day, he could shorten the two years to 70 days to complete the Sixth Stage Qi Condensation.

Many so-called young geniuses were cultivated using this "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water."

However, there were pros and cons.

First, the price was not cheap, 200 merit points per bottle.

Second, using the "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water" to shorten cultivation time would naturally result in an unstable foundation, and the time required to break through a bottleneck would far exceed that of cultivators who advanced step by step.

For minor bottlenecks, it was still manageable, but for the major Foundation Establishment bottleneck, an unstable foundation would almost certainly lead to failure.

Chen Mobai wouldn't have thought of buying this, but after breaking through to the Sixth Stage Qi Condensation, he felt that if he worked hard, he might have a chance to advance to the Seventh Stage Qi Condensation before the college entrance exam.

The later stages of Qi Condensation were a completely different level, almost guaranteeing admission to the top ten academies. Even if his foundation was a bit unstable, he could find ways to improve it later.

Qingping Shangren had said that realm was the top priority.

This Nascent Soul cultivator had never lost in over 300 battles since he began cultivating, relying on his high realm.

He defeated Qi Condensation cultivators when he was at the Foundation Establishment stage, Foundation Establishment cultivators when he was at the Golden Core stage, and only fought Golden Core cultivators after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, never engaging with cultivators of the same realm.

Chen Mobai found Qingping Shangren's words very reasonable.

In the battle at the Water Mansion, if he hadn't been at the middle Qi Condensation stage while the old man was only at the Third Stage Qi Condensation, he might not have won.

Therefore, advancing in realm was the most important.

That's why he bought the "Qi-Replenishing Spirit Water."

He was also lucky, as this was a bestseller. It usually sold out within a minute of being listed, and each account was limited to five bottles. If Chen Mobai hadn't been refreshing the Goumang Dao Academy's official flagship store, he might not have been able to grab any.

Unfortunately, his funds were limited. If he could have bought all five bottles, even if he didn't use them, he could have resold them for a hundred merit points.

As the bell rang, signaling the end of class, Chen Mobai heard it.

In the cultivation room at school, he didn't watch Qingping Shangren's Five Elements Technique lecture videos this time. Instead, he searched for videos on breaking prohibitions. Leveraging his high permissions, he found over 300 methods to break water wave composite prohibitions.