Chapter 66: 066 Main Temple Servant_l
Translator: 549690339
My mind turned to the proficiency panel, which had undergone considerable changes overnight.
[Name: Su Yu.] [Cultivation: Qi Refinement Realm, Ninth Layer.]
[Lifespan: 45/164.]
[Skills: Green Wood Year Ring Skill (Ninth Cycle of the First Ring, 25-94% proficiency), Unfathomable Earth Literati Technique (Sixth Stage, Proficiency 87-44%), 108 Forms of Body Refinement Technique (Tenth Stage, Proficiency
19.87%), Bloody Whale Swallow Moon Technique (Second Stage, Proficiency 10%), Golden Cicada Technique (Second Layer, Proficiency 4.66%). ]
[Spells: Wood Vine Spell (Complete), Nurturing Spirit (Complete), Spirit Spear
(Complete), Cultivating the Spirit (Complete)…Earth Escape Skill (Complete),
Mysterious Armor Spell (Complete), Earth Dragon Reversal (43.17%
Proficiency), Unfathomable Dragon Lock (23-42% Proficiency). ]
“At the age of 45, I have been cultivating for 29 years since I was expelled from the Yunjian Sect.” Su Yu sighed, “My cultivation has finally advanced to the ninth layer of the Qi Refinement Realm.”
Seeing his lifespan that reached a staggering 164 at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement Realm, Su Yu stared solemnly.
Upon close inspection of his body, the Green Wood Year Ring Skill had reached its First Ring Ninth Cycle. The rings, having undergone nine transformations, had left a profound mark deep within him.
Most importantly, there was an elusive aura of time.
It was very faint.
However, the presence of this aura allowed him to resist the ravages of time to some extent.
This might be one of the reasons why Green Wood Year Ring Skill is better at prolonging life than Qing Wood Literati.
“Even though I’m now 45 years old, when calculated carefully, I still have a lifespan of 119 years,” Su Yu contemplated. “This is not even considering the continual advancement of my cultivation.”
“As long as there are no accidents, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm should not be a problem.”
Under normal circumstances, to break through to the second ring of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, it is estimated to take about six years.
This calculation does not take into account the impact of the second layer of the Golden Cicada Technique.
With the Golden Cicada Technique, Su Yu might take slightly more than four years and less than five years to break through and escalate his proficiency.
The Unfathomable Earth Literati Technique has also seen notable improvements of late, having advanced from the fourth stage to the sixth, with proficiency reaching 87-44%. Su Yu estimated that it would only take two to three months for another breakthrough, reaching the seventh stage.
If he reaches the seventh stage, his cultivation in the earth elemental spiritual root will be at the seventh layer of the Qi Refinement Realm. Then, Su Yu’s use of the earth elemental spells would provide some assistance to him.
He would be able to use the eight new earth spells that he had practiced.
As the sun rose, the birds leapt onto the branches of the backyard, chirping cheerily.
The Wutong Dan Tower opened for business, and the two Yu Ke’er invited the clerks in to take charge of the inventory, checking stock of pills, spiritual medicine, and reviewing alchemy orders and arrangements, and so on.
These two were both intermediate-level first-rank alchemists, one named Xu Desheng, aged sixty-nine, and the other named Kang Yunnian, aged seventy-one.
With the two of them managing the Dan Tower, Su Yu didn’t have to be involved in every matter, freeing up time for his cultivation.
The backyard.
After spending more than two hours completing today’s pill-making tasks, Su Yu delivered the pills and then returned to the alchemy room in the backyard. He began his usual daily cultivation, starting with the Green Wood Year Ring Skill.
“Hum!”
After taking a perfect quality, first-rank high-grade Qi Refining Pill, Su Yu started his cultivation process.
A faint aroma of ancient wood filled the surrounding environment.
Sitting cross-legged, Su Yu seemed to transform into an ancient towering tree firmly rooted in the ground.
At the same time,
As Su Yu activated his Golden Cicada Technique, his spirit within his mind transformed into a golden cicada pupa. A faint golden light illuminated his entire body, and his mind suddenly became vacant.
Under the effects of the perfect quality first-rank high-grade Qi Refining Pill, the speed of Qi circulation in his body had already increased by more than 10%. Now, with the influence of the Golden Cicada Technique, this speed increased by another 20%.
“Whoo-hoo-hoo!”
The spiritual energy of the Natural environment, as dense as that found in second-tier spirit veins, was attracted by the Spirit Gathering Array and converged in the Alchemy Chamber, flowing in abundance into Su Yu’s body and being refined into Green Wood Mana.
This amount of activity was far larger than his previous practice.
Thread by thread, the mana condensed and was born, continually strengthening Su Yu’s cultivation.
The proficiency of Green Wood Year Ring Skill also grew bit by bit in this cultivation.
About an hour and a half later.
Su Yu felt a sense of saturation. He immediately stopped the operation of his Green Wood Year Ring Skill and slowly emerged from the cultivation state. He exhaled a mouthful of cyan breath.
Inside the Dantian, the freshly formed Green Wood Mana was gradually merging, reaching today’s limit.
Haste results in failure.
This newborn mana needed time to integrate and control gradually, it couldn’t be forcefully increased.
He glanced at the proficiency panel.
[Cultivation Technique: Green Wood Year Ring Skill (one wheel nine revolutions, proficiency 25-99%). ]
“In a day’s time, the proficiency can increase by about 0.045%.” Su Yu pondered.
In that case, in one year it would increase by about 17%.
As he had previously thought, it would take a little over four years but less than five years to increase the proficiency of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill to the second wheel, the first revolution realm, and to reach the first layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Of course.
This growth rate could only be achieved with the assistance of perfect quality first-grade Qi Refinement Pills and the second layer of the Golden Cicada Method.
“It should be comparable to a cultivator with a medium grade spiritual root, or even one with above-average talent within medium grade spiritual roots.” Su Yu was gratified. The Golden Cicada Method truly defied the heavens. The second level of the Golden Cicada Method was even more terrifying.
Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Su Yu took a drop of second-grade medium quality monster beast blood essence from his Qiankun Bag and swallowed it, and then began to cultivate the 108 styles of Crocodile Demon Body Refinement Technique.
Under the influence of the second layer of the Golden Cicada Method, the speed of cultivation of the Body Refinement Technique also increased by 20%.
Time slowly passed.
Later in the afternoon, approaching evening.
Two people arrived outside the Pill Pavilion. After verifying their identity, Xu Desheng hurriedly went into the backyard to invite Su Yu out.
When Su Yu arrived at the Pill Pavilion, he saw a bearded man who looked about thirty, having an extraordinary aura that subtly exuded an air of authority about him, accompanied by an old helper who looked about fifty or sixty, standing quietly inside the shop, waiting patiently.
Seeing this man, Su Yu was stern. Although this man appeared ordinary, Su Yu could still see through his cultivation level with his divine sense and vision.
First layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
The man’s age certainly wasn’t the thirty-something it appeared.
While Su Yu was observing the man, the man was also studying Su Yu. He seemed somewhat surprised, even astonished. After a moment, he finally said, “I’ve heard that a new Wutong Pill Pavilion has opened in the marketplace, the quality of the pills refined here is superb.’
“And there is even a second-grade, low-rank alchemist here. Would that be you, friend?”
Su Yu nodded thoughtfully, “Greetings, friend. If there isn’t a second Wutong
Pill Pavilion, then it should be me.”
Pausing, Su Yu looked at the man and asked, “May I ask, the purpose of a Zhen Hall steward to visit me is?”
“You could become a second-grade, low-rank alchemist at the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, and even refine second-grade, low-rank pills that people praise as being of superior quality,” the man’s eyes showed admiration for Su Yu. “Your talent for alchemy is indeed extraordinary.”
The man then said openly, “I am Hu Xiu, a steward of the Zhen Hall, founded by the third son of Bai Yue Immortal City, and a second-grade, low-rank alchemist. ”
“I am here to invite you to join the Zhen Hall..”