Chapter 94

Feeling a bit depressed, Ye Feng walked out of the Tianbao Pavilion.

"By the way, Manager Zhou, does Tianbao Pavilion have any Black Iron Essence?"

When Ye Feng reached the door, he suddenly stopped and asked Zhou Wu.

"Black Iron Essence? We don't have it here, but there should be a piece in Lansi County! I saw it the last time I went there!" Zhou Wu pondered for a moment and said.

"Oh! Really? Looks like I'll have to make a trip to Lansi County then."

Hearing this, Ye Feng's eyes brightened.

Black Iron Essence is a by-product of Black Iron, much rarer than Black Iron. Generally, there are only a few pieces in a Black Iron vein. Moreover, this Black Iron Essence is heavier than Black Iron. Apart from being heavier, no other uses have been discovered, so it has always been considered a chicken rib.

Furthermore, unlike Black Iron, Black Iron Essence is very brittle and unsuitable for forging weapons, so its value has always been low. Besides, it is incredibly heavy, so most martial artists, if they find it, don't bother to bring it back.

Low-rank martial artists can't bring it back, and high-rank martial artists who own storage rings don't bother with it. So this thing has always been very rare. He had just asked casually, but he didn't expect Tianbao Pavilion to actually have it.

"Hehe, Brother Ye, if you plan to get it, we can help transport it for you. Just how much do you plan to get?"

Hearing Ye Feng's muttering, Zhou Wu smiled and said. This is one of the strengths of Tianbao Pavilion: as long as you need it, we can find it for you.

"How much do you have?" Ye Feng asked.

"Eight thousand pounds!"

"Eight thousand pounds? I'll take it all..." Hearing this, Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said.

Eight thousand pounds of Black Iron Essence sounds like a lot, but it's only about the size of a basketball, showing how heavy it is.

"Uh... Okay, come back in three days!"

Hearing that Ye Feng wanted it all, Zhou Wu was momentarily stunned. This thing hasn't sold a piece in years, and now Ye Feng wanted it all, which was quite surprising. He didn't know what Ye Feng needed so much Black Iron Essence for, as it didn't have many uses.

However, Zhou Wu pondered for a moment and didn't ask.

The rule of Tianbao Pavilion is not to inquire about the origin or use of items. Whatever they sell, they will sell it to anyone who wants it, regardless of its purpose.

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The night was as calm as water. In the cold night, in Ye Feng's room, five secret manuals were placed in front of him.

Looking at the five manuals, Ye Feng pondered for a moment and picked up one of them, flipping through it.

Ye Feng first cultivated the Blazing Fire Technique because alchemy requires the cultivation of a fire attribute technique. Even if some alchemists don't have a fire attribute body, they will still cultivate a fire attribute technique.

This way, although the cultivation speed will be very slow, alchemists don't need fast cultivation, and they don't have the time for it. Alchemy takes up all their time.

Cultivating a fire attribute technique mainly helps with high-temperature tolerance. Whether it's the temperature in the alchemy room or the alchemy furnace, it is very high. Moreover, cultivating a fire attribute technique makes one more sensitive to fire. Alchemy, in the end, is all about fire control, with strict requirements for the right fire at the right time. A slight deviation can ruin the alchemy.

Unlike basic techniques, attribute techniques are divided into nine levels, with each level being more powerful than the last.

Moreover, the meridians for attribute techniques are different from those for basic techniques. As the levels increase, the meridians become more complex.

It's not that all the meridians for a technique are newly opened; some are newly opened, and some are from previous meridians.

In essence, cultivating a technique is a process of unblocking meridians.

The better one's talent, the wider the meridians, and the easier it is to cultivate. This is like a chain reaction, one link leading to another.

Ye Feng's meridians were narrow, only slightly better than ordinary people. It could be said that what those geniuses can achieve in a day, he would need a month.

After all, the speed of a carriage on a wide road is definitely different from that on a narrow path.

Ye Feng's meridians were actually different from those of other martial artists, even the geniuses.

When other martial artists switch techniques, they need to open new meridians, which is similar to when they first start cultivating. After all, they haven't been nurtured or unblocked yet. However, Ye Feng's meridians, due to frequent breaks and repairs with the Vitality Qi, have become wider and tougher, so all his meridians are consistent, giving him a significant advantage over geniuses from the start.

However, once those geniuses' meridians are unblocked, their speed will far surpass Ye Feng's.

Ye Feng spent a full hour reading the manual.

However, this hour wasn't wasted. At the very least, he had memorized the entire Blazing Fire Technique.

Putting down the manual, Ye Feng sat cross-legged on the bed.

In just the time it took to burn an incense stick, Ye Feng's breathing became very even, and he entered a meditative state.

Entering a meditative state is not easy. Some people can't enter it in an hour, while others can do it in the time it takes to burn a few incense sticks. This all depends on one's mental state.

Once in a meditative state, Ye Feng began to circulate the Blazing Fire Technique.

After a moment, a thin thread of spiritual energy, as fine as a hair, entered Ye Feng's meridians from his dantian and began to circulate according to the technique.

Although Ye Feng's meridians were naturally narrow and fragile, he was still a sixth-rank martial artist. Even if his meridians were smaller compared to those of other geniuses, they were still wide enough for the initial circulation of the Blazing Fire Technique.

One cycle...

Two cycles...

Three cycles...

...

The first level of the Blazing Fire Technique was successfully cultivated...

Ye Feng didn't stop and continued to circulate the technique.

Even geniuses are cautious when cultivating a technique for the first time, stopping after a few cycles because it's like starting cultivation again, and they need to proceed gradually to avoid injuring or breaking their meridians.

For geniuses, cultivating a new technique is like opening a new eight-lane road.

Although Ye Feng's meridians weren't as wide as those of geniuses, they were all consistent, like a four-lane road.

A carriage running on a four-lane road is certainly faster and more stable than on an unopened eight-lane road.

Ye Feng continued to circulate the technique...

The second level of the Blazing Fire Technique was successfully cultivated...

The third level...

The fourth level...

...

After three hours, Ye Feng had cultivated the Blazing Fire Technique to the sixth level, and his meridians were now full of spiritual energy.

If someone knew about Ye Feng's cultivation speed, they would be stunned. Even geniuses would need at least a few months to cultivate a technique to this level, but Ye Feng had achieved it in just a few hours.

The sixth level?

But reaching the sixth level wasn't Ye Feng's goal. After a brief hesitation, he continued to circulate the technique.

At this point, Ye Feng had tasted the benefits and naturally wouldn't stop.

He had just discovered the difference between attribute techniques and basic techniques.

Basic techniques only circulate through a few fixed meridians, and no matter how much you cultivate, they won't change much.

However, attribute techniques are different. Each additional level of cultivation opens new meridians that have never been used before. If you cultivate an attribute technique to the ninth level, almost all your meridians will be unblocked.

When all your meridians are unblocked, you reach the ninth-rank stage.

In essence, the martial artist stage is a process of unblocking meridians.

For Ye Feng, if he were an ordinary person and only cultivated basic techniques, he wouldn't be able to reach his current level. Basic techniques only unblock a few fixed meridians, which can only support him to the third-rank martial artist stage. To continue cultivating and unblock other meridians, he would need to cultivate more advanced techniques.

But Ye Feng is different. Every time he breaks through a level, his meridians break, and the Vitality Qi nurtures his entire meridian system, making his meridians consistently tough and wide.

At the sixth-rank martial artist stage, the barrier of basic techniques doesn't exist for him because, regardless of the technique, its purpose is to strengthen and unblock all meridians.

This was achieved by Ye Feng during his breakthroughs due to the presence of the Vitality Qi.

Therefore, as long as he works hard, he can reach the limit of his meridians.

In fact, if he continues this way, Ye Feng can cultivate basic techniques to the ninth-rank martial artist stage without any problem.