Magic Treasure is one Rank higher than Magical Artifact, and it is a treasure refined by Cultivators using some rare Materials.
Furthermore, the refining process generally uses a Cultivator's Core Fire or Infant Fire, which is much more Advanced than modifying Spiritual Artifacts or refining Magical Artifacts with earth fire.
Magic Treasure can be stored in a Cultivator's Dantian for nurturing; however, generally only Core Formation Cultivators can store Magic Treasures.
Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts, on the other hand, can only be stored in Storage Pouches.
Storage Pouches are widely used in the Cultivation world.
They are made from the skin of special Yao Beasts, with complex spatial runes carved both inside and outside the pouch.
This allows a palm-sized Storage Pouch to hold an independent storage space internally.
If the runes are damaged, the Storage Pouch will also be damaged, and the internal storage space will disappear, along with all the items stored within being annihilated in space.
Besides Storage Pouches, there are also Storage Bracelets and storage rings, all serving the same function.
However, because Storage Pouches are cumbersome to carry, some Advanced Cultivators prefer to wear Storage Bracelets or storage rings.
This is because these two items can store empty Storage Pouches within their own storage space.
But if a Storage Pouch already contains items, it cannot be stored.
Moreover, these two items are difficult to refine and are quite expensive, so ordinary Cultivators cannot afford them.
Some more Advanced Storage Bracelets or storage rings can also be customized by fusing the Cultivator's blood into the spatial runes, forming their unique imprint.
This means that apart from the Cultivator themselves, no one else can open their Storage Bracelet or storage ring.
Of course, if the person opening it has a much higher Cultivation, they can forcibly erase the imprint and open the Storage Bracelet or storage ring.
Seeing all this, Yun Sheng was only interested, as he didn't even have a Storage Pouch right now, let alone a Storage Bracelet or storage ring.
Furthermore, he didn't even have Spirit Stones and had never seen a Spiritual Artifact.
He was a complete pauper, and these things only served to increase his Cultivation knowledge.
He also eagerly read the records on Formations and Talismans.
Formations require Formation Flags, Formation Plates, and carved spirit runes, and Spirit Stones must also be placed at certain Formation nodes to activate the Formation.
As for Talisman crafting, it requires a Talisman Brush, which is usually made from the fur of certain Yao Beasts.
There's also Spirit Sand, which is made by grinding a pale red Ore.
Talisman water is usually made from rootless water, and Talisman paper is generally three fingers wide and six inches long, also made from spirit bamboo or spirit wood containing Spiritual Qi.
These are the Materials needed to make low-Rank Talismans.
Talismans are divided into low-Rank, mid-Rank, and Advanced Rank.
Low-Rank Talismans are essentially auxiliary talismans, such as Speed Talismans that help low-Rank Cultivators run fast on the ground, as well as Levitation Talismans, Strength Talismans, and so on.
For example, the Sound Transmission Talisman Yun Hanqing took out at the archway earlier had a relatively short transmission distance.
Besides auxiliary talismans, there are also talismans that increase attack or defense.
For example, a Sword Talisman is thrown out, and it transforms into a small sword to attack the enemy until the energy in the Talisman paper is exhausted and it self-ignites.
There are also Earth-Shaking Talismans, Freezing Talismans, Lightning Talismans, Fire Talismans, and so on.
Low-Rank Talismans are generally used more by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Mid-Rank Talismans are made by directly taking the skin of some Advanced Yao Beasts as Talisman paper, using their beast blood as Talisman water, and then drawing the Talisman with some Advanced Spirit Sand and a Talisman Brush.
The Formation of these Talismans is similar to low-Rank Talismans, but the power of a single Talisman is much greater than that of a low-Rank Talisman.
Mid-Rank Talismans are generally used by Core Formation Cultivators.
Advanced Talismans use even more Advanced Materials and are only used by some wealthier Core Formation Cultivators and a small number of Nascent Soul Ancestors.
Seeing these strange Talisman names, Yun Sheng's horizons were broadened.
He vowed in his heart that he would learn Talisman crafting when he had time and Spirit Stones in the future.
After reading the basic knowledge of Artifact Refining, Talisman crafting, and Formations, he also learned some descriptions about Alchemy.
Medicinal Pills are sometimes more important than Spirit Stones for Cultivators.
Medicinal Pills are made by collecting various Spiritual Plants and spiritual fruits, then adding some auxiliary Medicinal Pills and refining them into pills.
Cultivators can take Medicinal Pills to quickly increase their Cultivation and also to Breakthrough Bottlenecks.
However, long-term continuous use of Medicinal Pills will definitely lead to drug resistance in the body.
Therefore, the Rank of Medicinal Pills taken later will become higher and higher, otherwise the effect will not be obvious.
Alchemy can use earth fire to heat the Pill Furnace, but this type of Alchemy generally targets Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment Stage Medicinal Pills.
Medicinal Pills above the Core Formation Stage are generally refined by heating the Pill Furnace with Core Fire or Infant Fire.
After reading about the four major aspects of the Cultivation world, Yun Sheng began to look at a Cultivator's Cultivation travelogue.
He learned about the situation of the Cultivation world around Yunlan Mountain.
Soon after, he finally imagined the Cultivation forces around the Yun Family in his mind.
The Yun Family was neighbored by three Cultivation Families, whose strength was similar to the Yun Family's.
They were the Liu Family, the Zhang Family, and the Li Family.
As for more distant forces, this travelogue did not record them.
After spending a day in the library, Yun Sheng returned to the lodging house and sat cross-legged on the bed to Cultivate.
He wanted to Cultivate quickly and strive to enter the fourth Rank as soon as possible.
Because the Cultivator who taught him told him that upon entering the fourth Rank, Cultivators would naturally develop a spiritual mind, which could allow them to introspect their bodies and see the Spiritual Qi gathered in their Dantian.
At the same time as the spiritual mind is born, Cultivators can comprehend Divine Sense.
Divine Sense is actually another term for the spiritual mind observing things.
Upon entering the fourth Rank of Qi Refining, Cultivators will develop Divine Sense, at which point things within a radius of one foot can be imprinted in their minds.
For example, if he looked forward, but activated his Divine Sense, he could see the scene within one foot behind him.
He could even perceive the sound of an ant's antennae vibrating on the ground in his mind.
Therefore, Divine Sense is the basis for Cultivators to observe their surroundings.
As Cultivation increases, the range of Divine Sense will also increase.
However, if a Cultivator uses Divine Sense to observe for a long time, it will also consume their spiritual mind, making the Cultivator feel very tired and want to sleep.
In the time that followed, Yun Sheng dedicated himself to Cultivation, perhaps because he worked too hard, or his Aptitude was not too bad.
After another year, he actually entered the third Rank of Qi Refining.
This speed had far surpassed Yun Hua, who had entered Yunlan Mountain later, and who was still stuck at the first Rank of Qi Refining, which made Yun Sheng feel very pleased.
So he Cultivated even more diligently, striving to leave his former roommate far behind.
Now, he Cultivated for almost nine hours every few days, only lying on the straw mat to sleep for the remaining three hours.
After more than half a year, he finally reached the small Bottleneck of the third Rank.
No matter how long he Cultivated on the bed, he still couldn't feel the Spiritual Qi entering his body through his glabella.
So Yun Sheng asked his teacher how to Breakthrough this Bottleneck.
The teacher gave three solutions: first, continue to sit cross-legged and Cultivate diligently, which would take two or three years, and this first small Bottleneck could be passed very naturally.
The second was to apply to the Family for Medicinal Pills.
But according to the teacher, for this kind of Bottleneck Medicinal Pill, the Cultivator and the Family each bear half of the Spirit Stone cost.
The third was to rely on some external stimuli to Breakthrough the Bottleneck, which could be some Spiritual Plants or spiritual fruits containing Spiritual Qi, or Magical Artifacts or Magic Treasures, etc.
In short, the more Advanced the external object, the easier the Breakthrough of the Bottleneck.
Yun Sheng thought to himself that the first option was the most suitable for him, but he didn't want to waste so much time in arduous Cultivation.
For the second option, he was a pauper, without a single Spirit Stone, and couldn't afford Medicinal Pills.
For the third, external objects, his snow-white pearl should be a treasure, and he wondered if it could help him Breakthrough the Bottleneck.
So Yun Sheng sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the pearl in his palm and bringing it close to his eyes to examine it carefully.