"Hoo…"
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, silently calculating when he could Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage so he could kill that dog, Yu De.
However, it should still be quite far away, right?
"Senior Brother Yu!" He Pingsheng looked at Xu Kunlun and asked, "How much do you know about this Secret Realm?"
"Do you have a map?"
"Of course!" Xu Kunlun said, "There's definitely a map, but a map is useless inside this Secret Realm. The map only shows the terrain distribution, and every thirty years, the location of the Heaven And Earth Treasure changes!"
He Pingsheng asked again, "Are there any Heaven And Earth Treasure inside?"
"There are so many!" Xu Kunlun said, "It can be said that the Heaven And Earth Treasure inside are countless!"
"Think about it, Junior Brother, don't various Spiritual Root and Spiritual Plant need Spiritual Qi to multiply?"
He Pingsheng nodded.
Xu Kunlun said, "This Secret Realm originally had several Spiritual Vein, and outside, it's enveloped by an enormous Formation, so the Spiritual Qi within cannot dissipate and becomes increasingly concentrated!"
"Thus, a Secret Realm was formed here!"
"Thirty years of accumulation, can you imagine how many Spiritual Plants are inside?"
"Of course, most of them are First Grade Spiritual Plant!"
"That is, all kinds of Materials for refining Medicinal Pill like 【Clear Spirit Pill】, 【Qi Gathering Pill】, 【Gold Bone Pill】, 【Essence Cultivating Pill】, and so on!"
"These things are the most abundant!"
"Next, are Second Grade Materials!"
"Within this Secret Realm, there are also various Materials for refining those Second Grade Medicinal Pill like 【Gathering Spirit Pill】, 【Foundation Establishment Pill】, and 【Enlightenment Pill】!"
"However, the Materials for these Second Grade Medicinal Pill are much fewer than those for First Grade Medicinal Pill!"
"Besides these, occasionally, you can also see some Third Grade Spiritual Root, and those things are valuable!"
As Xu Kunlun spoke excitedly, his saliva flew everywhere. When his throat became dry, he quickly picked up the Spirit Tea and took a sip.
Zhao Ling'er, who was beside him, added, "Besides these, there is also a relatively Heaven-Defying Heaven And Earth Treasure, which is the 【Water Essence Spirit Apricot】..."
"Someone once found the 【Water Essence Spirit Apricot】 in the Heavenly Pool within the Secret Realm."
"Right, right, right!" Xu Kunlun said, "The Water Essence Spirit Apricot is the real treasure!"
He Pingsheng looked puzzled: "May I ask Senior Brother and Senior Sister, what is this Water Essence Spirit Apricot?"
Zhao Ling'er said, "The Water Essence Spirit Apricot is the pinnacle of First Grade Heaven And Earth Treasure. Swallowing one of these can allow a Cultivator in the Qi Refinement Stage to Breakthrough a layer without any hindrance!"
"I heard that when the Secret Realm opened last time, some people fought fiercely to snatch a Water Essence Spirit Apricot, and six or seven Cultivator at the Qi Refinement Stage Eleventh Level died!"
He Pingsheng said, "That's not necessary... No matter how precious this thing is, can it be more precious than life?"
"It's not a big deal to not have it, there's no need to fight over it, is there?"
"Although cultivation is slow, if two years don't work, can't one Breakthrough a layer in three to five years?"
"Uh..." Zhao Ling'er touched her forehead.
Tian Xiaoqing smiled.
He Pingsheng said, "What are you laughing at?"
"Hehe..." Xu Kunlun said, "Junior Brother... you don't know!"
"Cultivator in the Early Stage, Middle Stage, and Late Stage of the Qi Refinement Stage are as you said: there's no need to worry when cultivating. As long as there's enough Spiritual Qi, or rather, as long as there are Medicinal Pill, then Breakthrough is only a matter of time!"
"If it's fast, one layer in a year!"
"If it's slow, it might take two or three years to Breakthrough a layer!"
"Of course, I'm talking about when Medicinal Pill are sufficient!"
"But Junior Brother!" Xu Kunlun looked at He Pingsheng with a smile and said, "You might not know this, but Medicinal Pill are not omnipotent!"
"Because when one reaches the Perfection stage of the Qi Refinement Stage, all Cultivator, without exception, will encounter their first Bottleneck in cultivation!"
He Pingsheng echoed, "Bottleneck?"
"That's right!" Xu Kunlun continued, "Otherwise, if cultivation were so easy, wouldn't Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage be everywhere? But the fact is quite the opposite; very few Cultivator can cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage!"
"It's because of this Qi Refinement Bottleneck!"
"Of course, I haven't entered the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer yet, so I don't understand the Bottleneck!"
"But I've heard from my Senior Brother that once you reach the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer, this Bottleneck will inevitably be encountered. Some people with good talent encounter it later, it will come at the twelfth layer!"
"Some people with weaker talent will encounter it at the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer!"
"And most people will encounter the Bottleneck at the Qi Refinement Stage Eleventh Level!"
"My friend..." Xu Kunlun looked at He Pingsheng with a grin and said, "Someone with a Five Elements Spiritual Root like you... forgive my bluntness, but you'll probably encounter a Bottleneck at the tenth layer!"
He Pingsheng hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the situation at this point, only asking curiously, "A Bottleneck means it's very difficult to Breakthrough, right?"
"No!" Xu Kunlun shook his head, "A Bottleneck isn't difficult to Breakthrough; it's simply impossible to Breakthrough!"
"There are only two ways to Breakthrough a Bottleneck!"
"First, you find a Heaven-Defying item like the 【Water Essence Spirit Apricot】, swallow it whole, and you can Breakthrough a layer's Bottleneck!"
"Second, you have a great Opportunity, and suddenly comprehend some great Dao between heaven and earth, which can also allow you to Breakthrough a Bottleneck!"
"Anyway, it's very difficult. For most people in this world, a Bottleneck is impossible to Breakthrough; it's the end of cultivation!"
"And my friend, in your situation, even if you Breakthrough one layer's Bottleneck, it's useless!"
"If your Breakthrough to the tenth layer is a Bottleneck, then the subsequent Breakthrough to the eleventh and twelfth layers will also be Bottleneck!"
At these words, He Pingsheng immediately fell silent.
Does this mean that taking pills will be useless later?
Then when can I reach the Foundation Establishment Stage after all my hard cultivation?
If I can't reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, how can I get revenge?
The key is, what if there are three Bottleneck?
"Alright, stop scaring him!" Zhao Ling'er rolled her eyes at Xu Kunlun and said, "Who knows what will happen in the future? It's not like people with Five Elements Spiritual Root are bound to encounter three Bottleneck!"
"Sometimes, those with a single Spiritual Root also have three Bottleneck, don't they?"
"This cannot be generalized!" Zhao Ling'er stood up and said, "Alright, let's not talk about these things anymore. It's better to cultivate well now. In the future, we'll deal with whatever comes our way; there's no need to worry about the future!"
"Right!" Tian Xiaoqing said, "No need to worry about the future!"
He Pingsheng thought about it and agreed.
He's only at the Qi Refining Stage Sixth Layer now; who knows when he'll reach the tenth layer?
Besides, I'm a man with a gathering treasure basin; what Bottleneck should I be afraid of?
"Senior Brother Yu!" He Pingsheng stood up and cupped his hands towards Xu Kunlun, saying, "Junior Brother will go back to cultivate first. If I can't Breakthrough to the seventh layer, everything else is empty talk!"
"That's true!" Xu Kunlun said, "You go ahead... Oh, by the way, I have some Spirit Tea here, take it to drink... I'll give you two catties!"
"This is good stuff. Drink more of it normally; it has a Jingxin effect!"
As he spoke, he gave He Pingsheng a large bag of Spirit Tea.