Qian Duoduo took a deep breath, and the Spiritual Qi in the room formed a vortex, surging towards the various Spiritual Veins.
Such luxurious Cultivation was probably something few in the Sect could achieve.
A thousand days of earning, a moment of spending.
Although these gold coins were hard-earned by Qian Duoduo, even earned with his life, he didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache.
If he felt heartache, he would become a slave to gold coins.
Money has life, but its life cannot be higher than its owner.
Money must be spent to be alive.
Just like the Spiritual Qi in this world, it must circulate to be alive, to be spirited.
Spiritual Qi entered Qian Duoduo's body from all directions, and a series of "crackling" sounds came from his entire body. His Spiritual Veins rapidly ascended from light green to powder blue, from snow blue to bean green, from plum green to holly green, and from sky blue to lake blue, then to sea blue.
Qian Duoduo popped three Qi Return Pills into his mouth and drank a bottle of Spirit Liquid. The Spiritual Qi within his body was like a torrential rain, like a flood, like ocean waves, causing Qian Duoduo's body to swell by a circle. Qian Duoduo let out a low roar, "Condense!"
The Spiritual Qi from his entire body gathered towards his Spiritual Veins, which trembled, revealing a hint of profound blue.
"Condense again." Waves of Spiritual Qi drilled into his Spiritual Veins, forging them little by little.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a soft "clatter" sound within Qian Duoduo's body, followed by an extremely smooth sensation.
Observing the Spiritual Veins within his body, they were now entirely a beautiful profound blue. The Spiritual Veins themselves seemed to have become living things, and the Spiritual Qi flowing within them became thicker and more condensed.
The first layer of the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique was complete!
From then on, without him needing to deliberately circulate his Cultivation Technique, his Spiritual Veins would forever remain profound blue.
"Whew," Qian Duoduo exhaled, thinking about how many gold coins it cost to complete the first layer. It was at least over ten million.
Thinking about what was written on the first page of the Cultivation Technique, "This Cultivation Technique is also known as the Gold Devouring Profound Cultivation Technique; only those with abundant financial resources can Cultivate it," it was truly a profound truth.
However, this Gold Devouring Profound Cultivation Technique was well worth it.
With ten times the Spiritual Qi, Qian Duoduo felt confident enough to challenge a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Thinking that it had been over a month since the last Sect's Heroic Talent Battle, and not knowing what cultivation level Nangong Qinglong and Nangong Nizi were at, Qian Duoduo felt it was safer to advance to the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation.
He opened Jin Buhuan's silk book; the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation was on the second to last page.
The Ninth Level of Qi Condensation was the peak Jin Buhuan had once reached, and now Qian Duoduo was about to reach it too.
With the foundation of the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique, breaking through the Spiritual Veins for the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation was not that difficult.
The profound blue Spiritual Qi continuously cleared the meridians in his body, like digging ditches and building canals in a manor—it was a process of quantitative change.
That slight pain, compared to the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique and the Touch of Gold, could only be considered a tickle.
As the last Acupoint was cleared, Qian Duoduo's body gained more than ten surging rivers.
Ninth Level of Qi Condensation!
Qian Duoduo did not stop, but continued to transform the newly opened Spiritual Veins into profound blue one by one before resting.
He looked out the window, unsure how many days he had been in seclusion. After calming himself, he pushed the door open and walked towards the manor.
He wondered how those four Tiger Cubs had grown?
Entering the manor, Qian Duoduo immediately saw Wang Dahei. He was sprawled at the entrance of the turtle garden, watching inside with great interest.
Qian Duoduo tiptoed over, peeked in, and saw that the two Vajra Turtles had already crawled out of their shells and were gnawing on two small fish!
He gently sensed them with his Spiritual Awareness; they were two mid-grade battle beasts.
"Is their nutrition not keeping up? Their parents are high-grade Jin Beasts." Qian Duoduo patted his Senior Brother, deliberately dampening his excitement. "Buy some good fish, higher-grade fish for them to eat. The money will come from the manor."
Seeing Qian Duoduo look down on his little turtles, Wang Dahei was initially about to get angry with Qian Duoduo, but upon hearing the last sentence, his anger turned to laughter. "Now that's a good Junior Brother. I'll take care of it immediately."
Past the turtle garden, a right turn led to the tiger garden.
At the entrance of the tiger garden, six or seven people were gathered.
Qian Duoduo heard Huang Guiren's voice.
He controlled his voice, "Please leave, you are not welcome here."
"We don't need your welcome. We've come to see our peak's Tiger Cubs. You have no right to stop us from entering."
A man said arrogantly. From his voice, he wasn't very old.
"They are our tiger garden's, what do you mean 'your Tiger Cubs'?" Huang Guiren retorted.
"The Tiger Cubs were originally ours. Do you dare say their mother isn't Zi'e?" The voice questioned back.
Qian Duoduo walked forward and heavily patted the speaker's shoulder, "Where did you come from?"
The person turned around, and it was Nangong Qinglong. Beside him was a woman, Nangong Nizi.
Next to them was a young man. A knife scar on his face carried a hint of Evil Qi, inspiring fear, but Qian Duoduo had never seen him before.
"Junior Brother has come out of seclusion. They insisted on seeing the Tiger Cubs, saying they were from their peak, and even said they had already named the Tiger Cubs," Huang Guiren came over to complain.
"Even Palace Lord Chu doesn't dare say the Tiger Cubs belong to Wen'an Peak, and you dare?" Qian Duoduo noticed that Nangong Qinglong and Nangong Nizi both looked at the scar-faced youth.
"Is this the famous Junior Brother Jin Buhuan?" The scar-faced youth sneered.
"You are—"
"Wen'an Peak's Senior Brother, the First Xiong Jun, Lei Hong," Nangong Qinglong introduced. He and Nangong Nizi were now at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation.
"Greetings, Senior Brother." Qian Duoduo nodded. Lei Hong's cultivation was at Qi Condensation Great Perfection. Calling him Senior Brother was not a loss.
"In two days, it will be the friendly competition. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what kind of Tiger Cubs had such great charm that the Palace Lord allowed me to come out of seclusion early, and what kind of capable person made the Palace Lord uneasy, even about Junior Brother Qinglong and Junior Sister Nizi."
This Lei Hong spoke very straightforwardly.
"As for the Tiger Cubs, I can tell you. They were born as high-grade battle beasts. Elder Sister Zi'e's home only allows four people in, and you are not among them. Your fussing is useless. If you happen to disturb Elder Sister Zi'e, you will bear the consequences yourselves."
Lei Hong, Nangong Qinglong, and Nangong Nizi exchanged a glance, then retreated a few steps.
That look in their eyes was the same as when Chu Wannian and Tang Honggong saw them—shock.
Fighting for four Tiger Cubs that were high-grade battle beasts from birth was completely worth it!
"It's fine for our peak's Tiger Cubs to be raised here for a few days," Lei Hong said in a low voice, "Let's go."
As the three of them stepped onto their Flying Swords, Qian Duoduo said to them, "Our Meng Yuan Legion's Tiger Cubs already have names. You don't need to trouble yourselves."
Nangong Nizi, who had been silent, spoke up, "What names did you give them?"
"Meng Yuan Undefeated. Mengmeng, Yuanyuan, Bu Bu, Bai Bai, how nice do those sound?" As soon as Qian Duoduo finished speaking, Zi'e's low growl came from the tiger cave. It seemed she didn't quite like the names Qian Duoduo had given them.
Nangong Nizi, however, evidently took it seriously, her face turning red with anger as she said to Qian Duoduo, "The names you gave are so vulgar they're bubbling, so rustic they're crumbling!"
"Junior Sister, why bother talking nonsense with him? When we take the Tiger Cubs back to our Wen'an Peak, you can call them whatever you want." This Lei Hong seemed to dote on Nangong Nizi quite a bit.
"You won't have the chance." Qian Duoduo shook his head resolutely. "Three matches, and you won't win a single one."
Since they had come to bully him at his doorstep, how could Qian Duoduo not fiercely provoke them?
"Just because you can refine a few Magic Treasures and pull off suicidal explosions, what are you so arrogant about? I'll let you know that in the face of true strength, everything else is just fleeting clouds. Artifact Refining is ultimately a minor Dao."
The knife scar on Lei Hong's face wriggled a few times, and a hint of Killing Intent emerged.
"You don't need to remind me. If I explode a Magic Treasure in this friendly competition, consider it my loss."
This Lei Hong seemed crude, but he was actually astute, using words to corner Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo had just completed the first layer of the Everlasting Wealth and Nobility Cultivation Technique, and he was determined to defeat Lei Hong in his strongest area. His pure combat power was not inferior either!