Chapter 4

"Finally, I have condensed my first spiritual energy, and I have truly become a genuine cultivator."

The successful formation of the first spiritual energy made Zhu Ganglie ecstatic, almost wanting to howl to the sky to vent his joy.

This marked his transformation from a lowly servant, who was bullied by everyone, into a high-ranking cultivator.

It also marked his ability to stand firm in this perilous world of gods and demons as a穿越者 (穿越者 means someone who has traveled through time or space, but in this context, it refers to someone who has been transported to a different world).

It further marked the establishment of his cultivation foundation, allowing him to truly pursue immortality and the freedom to travel from the Northern Sea to the Cangwu Mountains in a single day.

In this state of extreme joy, Zhu Ganglie prepared to push forward and condense another spiritual energy. With spiritual energy, he could use it to activate the magical robe for flight, activate the gourd sword talisman to release the gourd sword energy, and easily slay demons and monsters.

Zhu Ganglie then continued to condense spiritual energy. With the experience of condensing the first one, the second one was easily formed.

However, when he tried to condense the third one, Zhu Ganglie suddenly felt a wave of weakness overwhelming his mind, and his soul power became much weaker.

This forced Zhu Ganglie to withdraw the two spiritual energies back into his divine soul and immediately activate the Great Yin Cultivation Technique to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the power of the Great Yin to restore his divine soul.

"The condensation of spiritual energy requires persistence and cannot be completed all at once."

As Zhu Ganglie absorbed the essence of heaven and earth to restore his divine soul, the fairy in the cave spoke softly.

These words made Zhu Ganglie's heart tighten. Had he made a mistake while condensing the spiritual energy?

As soon as his divine soul was restored, he immediately returned to his physical body and asked respectfully and urgently, "Fairy, did I make a mistake while condensing the spiritual energy? Please enlighten me."

After Zhu Ganglie asked, the woman in the cave paused slightly, and a voice devoid of emotion slowly echoed, "Ordinary out-of-body cultivators can only condense spiritual energy the size of a grain of rice, which needs to be nurtured for half a month to stabilize it completely.

Then, they need to absorb the essence of heaven and earth again to strengthen their divine soul and re-condense the spiritual energy. Therefore, it takes a long time for out-of-body cultivators to condense nine spiritual energies.

Your divine soul is powerful, and your soul power is substantial, so the spiritual energy you condensed is naturally much stronger, several times larger than that of ordinary cultivators.

However, your greed and haste led you to rashly condense two spiritual energies, depleting your soul power, which is why you experienced a lack of soul power.

You just need to absorb the essence of heaven and earth to strengthen your divine soul."

After hearing the fairy's words, Zhu Ganglie understood a lot and couldn't help but sigh in relief.

"Once you cultivate spiritual energy, there will be a spiritual energy fluctuation, making it easy for others to detect you.

This is the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf, which can hide the fluctuations of your divine soul and spiritual energy, and also make your physical body invisible, so no one can detect you.

Moreover, the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf is a rare treasure, containing a vast amount of wood essence, which can nourish your divine soul and physical body. You must keep it well."

The fairy in the cave introduced and instructed with great seriousness, making Zhu Ganglie's heart tremble. This was the first time he had heard the fairy speak so earnestly about something, and he couldn't help but be curious about what kind of treasure the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf was.

His divine soul slightly opened, and a small, emerald-green leaf merged into his divine soul, forming a small green leaf on his divine soul's forehead, like a piece of jade, very beautiful.

Instantly, Zhu Ganglie felt a green energy nourishing his divine soul, continuously strengthening his soul power, which made him extremely happy.

In his joy, he thought about the fairy's words that the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf could also make him invisible. His heart stirred, and the fluctuations of his spiritual energy were immediately hidden, and his physical body gradually disappeared.

This made Zhu Ganglie's face light up with joy, as he never expected to obtain such a treasure, allowing him to directly become invisible to steal cultivation techniques.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Zhu Ganglie's face tightened, and a hint of guilt appeared on his face. However, after a moment, he firmly said to the fairy in the cave, "Although I have secretly learned cultivation techniques, I am not a person who does evil. I only admire the path of immortality and seek transcendence. I thank the fairy for giving me the Heavenly Cicada Spirit Leaf."

"I have taught you many techniques because I used your Coiled Dragon Jade and understood the cause and effect. As for other matters, I do not care.

If you seek the path of immortality, do not be swayed by worldly views. Move forward without hesitation and strive with all your might."

The consistently cold voice made Zhu Ganglie feel a warmth in his heart. Having come to this world with no relatives or friends, he was just a lowly servant.

Although he had successfully stolen the cultivation techniques, it brought him a lot of pressure and a sense of guilt.

Now, the fairy's calm words made his heart suddenly open up.

"I will pursue the path of immortality and freedom, moving forward without hesitation, overcoming all obstacles, and never regretting even if I die."

With his heart's knot untied, Zhu Ganglie's eyes shone brighter, and his divine soul became more open and transparent.

"Your character is good. Since you have cultivated spiritual energy, I will give you a protective tool and a weapon to defend the path.

This is a sword pill condensed from metal qi. You can absorb it into one of your spiritual energies and use it at will."

Seemingly satisfied with Zhu Ganglie's transformation, a small, finger-sized sphere flew out from the fairy in the cave and landed in Zhu Ganglie's hand.

This golden sphere was not quite gold and not quite jade, rolling like a grape, with a body like amber. A small sword-like talisman was faintly visible in the center, like a wisp of smoke, dreamlike and beautiful.

"What pure metal qi, what sharp power, and what a beautiful sword pill."

Feeling the grape-sized, extremely pure, and intense metal qi in his hand, Zhu Ganglie couldn't help but praise it, his face showing shock and uncontrollable joy.

"Fairy, how does this sword pill compare to the flying swords used by the elders of our sect?"

Looking at the sword pill in his hand, Zhu Ganglie couldn't help but think of the flying swords used by the elders who taught the techniques.

All the disciples of the True Yang Sect used sword talismans, and there were only a few flying swords, but each was a powerful treasure.

"Very well, I will explain the way of magical tools to you."

Hearing Zhu Ganglie's question, the fairy in the cave spoke slightly.

This made Zhu Ganglie's expression change, knowing that it was related to cultivation, he immediately perked up his ears and listened attentively.

"The tools used by cultivators are divided into talisman tools, magical tools, magical treasures, spiritual treasures, and innate spiritual treasures.

Talisman tools are ordinary tools with talismans inscribed on them, giving them magical power. The power of talisman tools is equivalent to the power of the spells cast by the user.

They are generally used by beginners. The magical robes and sword talismans used by the disciples of the True Yang Sect are talisman tools.

Magical tools are classified by the number of seals inscribed on them. The better the material, the more seals can be inscribed, and the more powerful the seals, the stronger the magical tool.

There are nine levels of seals, corresponding to the nine yang numbers. Each level of seals makes the magical tool more powerful.

When all nine levels of seals are completed, it is considered a great perfection.

When the nine levels of great perfection seals are combined into one, and a spirit is nurtured, it becomes a magical treasure.

When the nine levels of seals of a magical treasure are combined into one, it becomes a spiritual treasure. As for innate spiritual treasures, you will understand when you reach that level."

"Fairy, how many seals does this sword pill have?"

Hearing the explanation of magical treasures, Zhu Ganglie's interest grew, and he couldn't help but ask with great joy, looking at the sword pill in his hand.

"This sword pill is just a random condensation of the metal qi from the earth. It has no seals and needs to be refined by you."

The fairy in the cave's casual words did not disappoint Zhu Ganglie. Instead, he became even more reverent towards the fairy.

Her ability to casually condense such powerful metal qi showed the terrifying strength of the fairy.

"I will teach you the Nine Heavens Talisman Sealing Technique, which you can use to refine magical tools. For a while, I need to focus on recovering from my injuries and cannot be disturbed, so I will seal the entrance to this cave. You do not need to come here to cultivate during this time."

The fairy's words made Zhu Ganglie's heart slightly tremble. Only then did he realize why the fairy had taught him so many techniques and given him treasures today.

However, before Zhu Ganglie could say anything, a strong wind suddenly blew him out of the cave, and the entrance completely disappeared from his sight, as if it had never existed.

Seeing the vanished entrance, Zhu Ganglie felt a sense of loss, as if his heart was being blocked, and a bitter feeling welled up inside him.

"Ah!"

After a moment, Zhu Ganglie sighed softly, bowed, and quickly returned to the True Yang Sect.

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