Chapter 65

Qin Lie bid farewell to Liu Yan and Gao Yu, registered with his identity token at the entrance of the Scripture Hall, and then walked in.

The Scripture Hall had only three floors. Each floor was filled with bookshelves containing various books on martial arts, including introductions to the different minor realms of the Body Tempering and Spirit Opening stages, classifications of spirit artifacts and materials, and common knowledge about cultivation.

The first floor was filled with introductory books, lacking substantial content.

The second floor contained cultivation techniques and spirit techniques. Those who were slightly higher in cultivation generally came to the second floor to borrow specialized cultivation books to enhance their strength.

The third floor stored slightly higher-level cultivation techniques and spirit techniques, and one needed to reach the Spirit Opening stage to be qualified to enter.

After entering, Qin Lie walked around the first floor and noticed that those who frequented this floor were all in the Body Tempering stage, and most were at the fifth or sixth level.

For vassal forces, one had to break through to the Spirit Opening stage before the age of twenty to enter the Nebula Pavilion.

However, for those born in the Nebula Pavilion, they were not bound by this restriction.

Many of the Body Tempering stage martial artists here had parents who were martial artists of the Nebula Pavilion. Some of their parents had died in battles for the Nebula Pavilion, some were still fighting for it, and a few had broken through to the Myriad Phenomena stage and had the opportunity to enter the Senluo Hall.

Because their parents had fought for the Nebula Pavilion and dedicated their lives to it, they could still enjoy the resources of the Nebula Pavilion even if they had not reached the Spirit Opening stage. They were born as members of the Nebula Pavilion.

Those around Qin Lie were all such people, and they were also diligently cultivating through the resources of the Nebula Pavilion.

"Nine Minor Realms Detailed Explanation," "Identification of Low-Level Spirit Materials," "Introduction to Artifact Refinement"...

Qin Lie quietly examined the books on the shelves and soon found three that interested him. These three books were placed in different closed cabinets, and he needed to ask someone to open them.

"Please help me take out these three books," Qin Lie called out softly.

On this floor, two martial artists of the Nebula Pavilion were specifically responsible for this task. One of them came over, asked Qin Lie to show his identity token, and then said, "Borrowing 'Nine Minor Realms Detailed Explanation' costs fifty contribution points, 'Identification of Low-Level Spirit Materials' costs thirty contribution points, and 'Introduction to Artifact Refinement' costs forty contribution points, totaling one hundred and twenty contribution points. Yes, you can borrow them for a month. If you return them late, additional contribution points will be required. Is that okay?"

The three books required one hundred and twenty contribution points, which surprised Qin Lie a bit.

He hadn't expected that just borrowing three introductory books on martial arts realms would cost so many contribution points. He was secretly relieved that he hadn't exhausted his contribution points while in Ling Family Town; otherwise, he would have been in trouble this time.

"Yes, just these three for now," Qin Lie handed over his identity token.

The person helped tally the points, then used a key to open the cabinets and handed Qin Lie the three books he had chosen. He also warned, "If the books are damaged or lost, you will have to pay ten times the cost. Remember this."

"Understood," Qin Lie replied, taking the books. He glanced at the second floor of the Scripture Hall, smiled bitterly, and decided not to go up. He left the Scripture Hall.

Just three ordinary books on the first floor had cost one hundred and twenty contribution points. It was easy to imagine that the spirit techniques and spirit techniques on the upper floors were extremely valuable and would require many times more contribution points, which he could not afford at the moment. So, it was a waste of time to think about it.

It was already evening when he came out with the three books, and he went straight to the small house arranged by Han Feng.

"Nine Minor Realms Detailed Explanation..." In the room, he picked up the first book and began to read it carefully.

This book only introduced the nine minor realms of the Body Tempering stage, focusing on the breakthrough techniques for the fifth, sixth, and seventh levels, explaining what kind of physical state was required to reach the corresponding realm.

As he knew, the seventh level required the overflow of spirit energy to be considered qualified, the eighth level required the spirit points to be filled with spirit energy, and the spirit energy could be released through the spirit points.

As for the ninth level... a vortex needed to form in the dantian spirit sea, and the formation of the vortex was the sign of a breakthrough.

The first six levels of the Body Tempering stage were about accumulating spirit energy and tempering the body. The seventh level began to become more difficult, with each level having a clear breakthrough technique.

This book, "Nine Minor Realms Detailed Explanation," clearly explained the ninth level of the Body Tempering stage. For the eighth level, as long as the spirit points could be filled with energy, regardless of the type of energy, it was considered a breakthrough, which was clearly stated.

If he had read this book earlier, the problems that troubled him at the seventh and eighth levels might have been solved long ago.

"Ninth level, to form a vortex, the vortex appears in the dantian spirit sea, gradually purifying the spirit energy..." Qin Lie thought, gradually finding a direction. "It seems I need to focus more on cultivation and try to form a vortex. The ninth level is a hurdle, and I need to cross it as soon as possible."

He didn't read the other two books on spirit materials and spirit artifacts but focused on the part about the vortex in the ninth level, pondering deeply, and then began to try.

He calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and circulated his spirit energy.

He used his mind to observe the dantian spirit sea, feeling the vast sea of spirit energy. He tried to control the spirit energy to form a vortex, attempting to create a whirlwind in the dantian spirit sea to purify and refine the spirit energy.

His mind was focused, and his consciousness hovered over the vast sea of spirit energy, where a gentle breeze seemed to rise.

The gentle breeze stirred the vast sea of spirit energy, which swirled like clouds, gathering more and more...

His soul seemed to enter the dantian spirit sea, seeing a vast white cloud, which was the sea of spirit energy.

Here, he gathered the spirit energy into clouds, trying to form a hurricane. The clouds twisted together like ropes, driven by his will, to form a vortex hurricane.

However, although the spirit energy clouds condensed and swirled, they gradually dispersed in the swirling motion...

The spirit energy clouds, like being dissolved in water, gradually dispersed and could not remain condensed for long.

As a result, he could not form a vortex or create a whirlwind in the dantian spirit sea to purify the spirit energy.

After a long time, Qin Lie woke up, feeling mentally exhausted. It was already deep into the night, and the silver moon hung high outside.

"It's naturally impossible to succeed at once. I need to take it slowly. At least, through 'Nine Minor Realms Detailed Explanation,' I have found the right direction and know what to focus on in my cultivation," Qin Lie muttered to himself. "However, the spirit energy in my dantian spirit sea is very thick, which shows that drawing spirit arrays can still enhance my mental and spirit energy."

Recently, he had been focusing on drawing spirit arrays, from the spirit gathering array to the spirit amplification array, without ever slacking off.

Drawing spirit arrays required a large amount of mental and spirit energy. Each time he exhausted his spirit and spirit energy, he would stop practicing and slowly recover through spirit recovery pills. When his dantian spirit sea was refilled, he would find that his spirit energy had increased to varying degrees.

"Practicing drawing spirit arrays can enhance my mental and spirit energy, but it cannot directly help me break through a realm. It seems I need to reasonably allocate my time, finding a balance between martial arts and artifact refinement, so that both can complement each other and allow me to progress quickly in both areas."

His eyes sparkled with new insights into the growth of realms and the advancement in artifact refinement.

That night, he continued to work on forming a vortex in his dantian spirit sea, only taking a short nap as dawn approached.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, he woke up, went to the canteen of the Nebula Pavilion for a meal, and then headed to Yao Tai's artifact refinement place alone.

Yao Tai's artifact refinement place was even more remote than where Qin Lie lived, with no buildings within a hundred meters around.

This was because Yao Tai had experienced several accidents during his artifact refinement, causing large explosions, and was ordered to move here to avoid injuring nearby cultivators.

In front of the stone hall made of green stones, two large bronze tripods were placed, with roaring flames inside, and the sound of materials cracking could be heard.

Inside the hall, faint sounds of angry curses could be heard, as if someone was muttering to themselves and venting their anger at the heavens.

Qin Lie paused at the door and called out, "Master Yao, my name is Qin Lie. I'm here to report to you and assist you."

"Assistant?" The person inside stopped cursing and called out, "The door is open, come in."

Qin Lie then stepped into the hall.

The hall was about ten meters high, supported by six stone pillars. It was spacious, with large stone cabinets around the edges, filled with various materials: stones of different colors, unknown woods, animal bones, special metals, and strange scales, claws, and furs of spirit beasts...

A large red furnace stood in the hall, with red fire crystals spread beneath it.

A slightly plump middle-aged man, dressed in a disheveled manner, with hair like a bird's nest and a face covered in soot, stood next to the large furnace, looking at Qin Lie with a squint, "What benefits did they offer you? For three years, I've requested many times to have someone assigned to me, but no one has come. What did they promise you?"

"I asked them to assign me here," Qin Lie replied, surprised. "I admire Master, so I specifically requested to be assigned as your assistant, without any promised benefits."

"Is that so?" Yao Tai narrowed his eyes, examining Qin Lie carefully, and nodded. "Regardless of your motives, whether you're foolish or were promised benefits, now that you're here, you must follow my orders. Whatever I tell you to do, you must do it. Understand?"

"Understood," Qin Lie, who was prepared, nodded and smiled.

"Do you understand artifact refinement?"

"Not really."

"Then start from the basics, learning to identify basic spirit materials, so that you don't make mistakes and ruin my work in the future."

"I will follow Master's instructions."

"Hmm, your attitude is not bad."

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PS: Sorry, I overslept. Please recommend and follow, thank you~~

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