Chapter 89 - 88: Minor Achievement in the Refining God Technique
Chapter 89: Chapter 88: Minor Achievement in the Refining God Technique
Time passed once more.
"I’ve finally saved up a hundred thousand essence!"
After finishing feeding the Spirit Chickens, Yu Changsheng glanced at his essence total and excitedly ran to his small hut.
’Today, I’ll break through the Refining God Technique to Minor Achievement!’
He had been waiting for this moment for a very long time, dreaming of it day and night. Now, his wish could finally be fulfilled!
’Essence, add points!’
With a thought from Yu Changsheng, a massive amount of essence surged into the Refining God Technique.
He could even feel his Divine Sense expanding rapidly: two thousand meters, three thousand meters, four thousand meters!
The speed of its growth didn’t slow. By the time it reached five thousand meters, he could clearly perceive everything inside and outside the Spirit Chicken Garden.
At six thousand meters, Yu Changsheng could already feel a kind of ascension taking place within him.
"This feels incredible!"
But amid the pleasant sensation, Yu Changsheng couldn’t help but think, ’My Divine Sense is growing so fast. Will something go wrong?’
It was like how some Cultivators used pills to break through their Cultivation, which sometimes led to an unstable foundation, planting a hidden danger for their future cultivation path.
However, so far, Yu Changsheng felt no discomfort. On the contrary, it was as if his Divine Sense had been born this strong!
All he could say was, the system was truly something else.
’Nine thousand meters! I’m about to reach Golden Core Level Divine Sense!’
Yu Changsheng noticed the essence count reach 99,999 and immediately grew tense.
When the final drop of essence flowed in, his mind felt like it exploded. A vast Divine Sense covered a ten-thousand-meter radius around the Spirit Chicken Garden.
In that moment, he felt as if he had become minuscule, and his Divine Sense was his true body.
"No, come back, come back!"
Yu Changsheng’s expression changed, and he hurriedly retracted his released Divine Sense. Just a moment ago, he felt as if his soul was about to leave his body. He had to admit, with his current Cultivation, it was difficult to control a Divine Sense with a ten-thousand-meter range.
However, with such a vast Divine Sense, when he wore the Disguise Treasure Pearl, it would be difficult for anyone below the Golden Core Realm to see through him. Even a Golden Core expert would likely not spot the deception with just a casual glance.
Because his Divine Sense was now at the Golden Core Level, he could perfectly disguise himself as a Golden Core True Master.
"Whew, it’s done."
After retracting his Divine Sense, Yu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of stability return.
[Name: Yu Changsheng]
[Realm: Qi Refining Seventh Heaven]
[Physique: Spirit Beast Affinity]
[Cultivation Techniques: Chang Chun Technique - Proficient (5/10,000), Refining God Technique - Minor Achievement (1/5,000,000), Beast Taming Technique - Proficient (156/10,000), Three-coin Fire Refining Technique - Mastery (78/100,000)]
[Magic: Fireball Skill - Minor Achievement (388/100,000), Shadow Flash - Mastery (152/50,000), Wind Travel Skill - Mastery (315/10,000), Wood Shield Skill - Mastery (160/10,000), Rainwalking Skill - Beginner (10/100), Thousand Thoughts Slash - Beginner (132/20,000)]
[Skills: Tier One Spirit Plant (5/1,000), Tier Two Alchemy Dao (982/50,000)]
[Spirit Pets: Red Refining Snake, Golden-Winged Eagle, Cyan Flower Deer]
[Remaining Essence: 1,210]
’I have a little over a thousand essence left. I’m back to square one.’
Yu Changsheng chuckled.
But his gains were also enormous. Just the Minor Achievement in the Refining God Technique gave him a great sense of security. If he were to use it in conjunction with the Thousand Thoughts Slash, he could even slay an ordinary Qi Refining Peak cultivator!
’Fighting opponents several minor realms above me doesn’t seem to be difficult for me anymore.’
’But going up against a Foundation Establishment Cultivator... that might be a bit risky.’
Yu Changsheng thought to himself.
He wasn’t sure exactly how strong Foundation Establishment Cultivators were. After all, the only Foundation Establishment Great Power he had regular contact with was Gongsun Yang.
And Gongsun Yang was primarily an Alchemist. As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, his combat strength was probably somewhat lacking.
’I can’t possibly use my master for practice, can I? If I accidentally killed him, that would be murdering my own master!’
Yu Changsheng shuddered just thinking about it. It was something he must never do.
’Looks like I’ll have to find some other Foundation Establishment Cultivator to try my hand against in the future.’
’But after reaching Minor Achievement in the Refining God Technique, getting to Great Success actually requires so much essence! How long will I have to save up for that?!’
Yu Changsheng counted carefully. He wasn’t mistaken—five million!
The number made the corner of his mouth twitch.
At his current rate of earning fifty to sixty thousand essence per month, it would take at least ten years or so!
’That’s such a long time!’
’Looks like Minor Achievement is my limit for the foreseeable future. To reach Great Success, I’ll probably need to be in a higher realm, like Foundation Establishment or Golden Core!’
’Only by handling stronger Spirit Beasts and getting better resources can I increase my essence fast enough. Relying on the Spirit Chicken Garden and the Beast Garden alone won’t be enough to meet my needs!’
Yu Changsheng sighed.
The Spirit Chicken Garden’s development was now on the right track. The number of Spirit Chickens had exceeded seven hundred, and the number of Spirit Chicken Kings supplied to the family each month had increased to twenty.
Recently, the Yu Family’s situation had been good, and they were growing stronger and stronger, finally securing a foothold in Bright Moon City.
Since the destruction of the Chen Family, no other families had been foolish enough to cause them trouble. During this time, his grandfather Yu Taoran and father Yu Chenghe had both written to him to keep him updated.
As for the Tang Family, perhaps because they had been warned by Gongsun Yang, they had made no moves since Tang Xing’s death. It seemed as if they had let the hatred fade away like smoke and clouds.
But neither Yu Changsheng nor the rest of the Yu Family would let their guard down.
As for his other enemy, Huang Suyu.
To be honest, Yu Changsheng had almost forgotten about this person.
After all, the other party’s whereabouts were unknown, there had been no news, and no reaction whatsoever.
If not for Zhuang Yan sending him messages from time to time to update him on the situation, he really would have forgotten.
’I’ll just focus on cultivating peacefully for now. It’s rare to have such a long period of peace without some idiot stirring up trouble.’
Yu Changsheng smiled and gazed into the distance. Beast Taming Peak was truly a good place to live out one’s days in peace. There were few disciples, and they usually spent their days caring for their own Spirit Beasts. If you didn’t run into people, you wouldn’t run into trouble.
His own life was simple, a straight line between two points: the Spirit Chicken Garden and the Beast Garden, with the occasional sect mission. It was a relaxed and carefree existence.
’Oh? A message from Master.’
Just as Yu Changsheng was about to leave the Spirit Chicken Garden, he suddenly saw a Thousand Paper Cranes flying toward him.
He reached out to catch it, and the Thousand Paper Cranes transformed into a talisman, landing in his palm.
This was a Sub-Talisman of a Sound Transmission Talisman. As long as both parties were within the range of the main talisman, messages could be transmitted quickly. If they were outside the range, it would require something from the recipient to find them, like a strand of hair or a drop of blood.
Yu Changsheng swept it with his Divine Sense, and after hearing the contents of the Sound Transmission Talisman, he was stunned.
’So the Alchemy Conference is about to begin.’
’Come to think of it, the timing is about right. I’ll go to the Alchemy Hall with Master tomorrow and participate. I wonder what the skill level of the other Alchemists will be.’
Yu Changsheng cast a spell, left a message on the Sub-Talisman, and released it.
The Sub-Talisman immediately transformed back into a Thousand Paper Cranes and flew off, carrying his reply to Gongsun Yang.
Regarding the Alchemy Conference, Yu Changsheng had heard the rules from Gongsun Yang before. It was simple: the organizer, Jade Cauldron Peak, would provide the materials, and the Alchemists like him would refine them, all based on a scoring system.
For the same elixir, the more Pill Patterns and the greater the quantity produced, the higher the score.
And with Yu Changsheng’s current Alchemy skill, he felt that getting into the top three wouldn’t be a problem.
’I hope the others are at least a little strong. Otherwise, I’ll stand out too much.’
Yu Changsheng muttered to himself and then departed.