Chapter 54: The Power of Five Elements, The Second Qi Sea
Translator: 549690339
Each person received a Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pill.
There were only five Middle Grade Cultivation Qi Pills, which for now, only the disciples with the highest cultivation levels—Mo Ying, Jia Yulan, Huo Yunjie, Shi Lei, and Li Jiaojiao—had each obtained one.
Starting from before dawn, the ten disciples simultaneously consumed a Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pill, maintaining a cultivation posture with their palms, soles, and crown pointing towards the sky.
With her eyes closed, Jia Yulan felt the increased cultivation speed brought by the elixir and also noticed a flaw, saying,
“The Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pills bought in Beacon Fire City are not of the same quality as the ones left by the Old Sect Leader, having only ninety-nine percent purity and causing a buildup of some impurities in the body.”
Mo Ying said, “During cultivation, a small amount of impurities can be expelled through breathing.”
After speaking, Mo Ying entered a state of cultivation.
Because of the presence of small impurities, each Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pill purchased from Wuxuan Pavilion could only sustain the disciples at a ninety-nine times faster cultivation speed for half an hour.
By this calculation, a single pill was equivalent to saving more than ten days of arduous cultivation.
Splash!
After three attempts, Jia Yulan successfully broke through her bottleneck and stepped into the Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement.
Long Tianxing, Xia He, and Qiu Ju, after six attempts at breaking through their respective bottlenecks, all advanced from the peak of the Third Layer of Qi Refinement to the Fourth Layer.
Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Yu, having already consumed the Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pills produced by the system after entering the Gazing Breath Realm and reaching the Second Layer of Qi Refinement, now smoothly transitioned into the Third Layer upon consuming the elixirs from Wuxuan Pavilion.
As disciples with only Lower Grade roots, the siblings’ natural cultivation speed was already slow, and even after each consuming two Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pills, they could only reach the Third Layer of Qi Refinement.
If it had been disciples with higher aptitude, they could have leapt directly into the Fourth Layer.
As for Mo Ying, Jia Yulan, Shi Lei, Huo Yunjie, and Li Jiaojiao, after refining a Lower Grade Cultivation Qi Pill, they each consumed a Middle Grade Cultivation Qi Pill with double the efficacy and continued to cultivate until noon before stopping.
As the disciples made their breakthroughs, Ye Feng felt his own strength increasing as well and was overjoyed. He quickly opened the information on the cultivation levels of the sect’s disciples.
[Sect Disciples 10/10: Shi Lei (Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement), Huo Yunjie (Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement), Li Jiaojiao (Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement), Mo Ying (Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement), Long Tianxing (Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement), Jia Yulan (Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement – Peak), Xia He (Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement), Qiu Ju (Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement), Ouyang Feng (Third Layer of Qi Refinement), Ouyang Yu (Third Layer of Qi Refinement)]
“Each person has improved by at least one layer, very good!”
Ye Feng was delighted, feeling as if he had gained the strength “of a plain,” now capable of taking on five Brother Flatheads.
“Once the Sect Prestige Value exceeds a thousand and the sub-quest is completed, the limit on the number of spiritual beasts in the Spirit Beast Pavilion should increase a lot. When that time comes and I incorporate Whitefloat Five Immortals into the Spirit Beast Pavilion, my strength will surge once more,” Ye Feng planned in his heart.
At that moment, Ye Feng thought of something and asked in his mind, “System, when can I recruit more disciples?”
“After becoming a High Ranked Sect, you can increase the limit on the number of sect disciples,” explained the system.
“Isn’t it possible after upgrading to a Middle Rank Sect?” Ye Feng was somewhat puzzled.
However, the system didn’t answer.
Ye Feng didn’t press further and instead looked at the ten disciples who were consolidating their cultivation. He felt very pleased and brought out the delicious food he had bought the previous night in Whitefloat City, warmed it up, and placed it on the dining table.
Watching the disciples eat with relish, Ye Feng smiled contentedly, “Although my cooking skills are lacking, I can spend money to buy food! This is the advantage of spending to win.”
After lunch, Ye Feng handed over the Mysterious Turtle Shield to the senior disciple, Shi Lei.
Originally, it was meant for Huo Yunjie, but Yun Jie did not wish to be a “meat shield,” so Ye Feng had no choice but to bestow the Mysterious Turtle Shield upon the senior disciple, Shi Lei.
Shi Lei channeled his spiritual power throughout the Mysterious Turtle Shield in a complete circuit and left his mark on it.
Unless someone wiped off the spiritual energy mark inside the Mysterious Turtle Shield in front of Shi Lei, he could flexibly control the Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact.
“Without any new Cultivation Qi Pills for now, how should I go about enhancing the disciples’ strength?” Ye Feng pondered, then took out the last gift package from the newcomer’s gift pack.
Auxiliary Cultivation Method: “The Second Qi Sea, Upper Volume”.
In the past, he was worried that after his disciples cultivated this auxiliary cultivation method, it would attract the coveting of powerful forces from the outside world, so he did not bring it out.
But now, things are different.
Ye Feng had the “Power of the Five Plains”, and even if he wasn’t an opponent of someone in the Element Gathering Realm, he could still contend with them, and not be utterly powerless to resist.
Moreover, after the disciples cultivated “The Second Qi Sea, Upper Volume”, it might bring him additional amplification.
With this thought, Ye Feng once again gathered all the disciples in the Sect Leader’s Great Hall.
“Smack” goes the sound.
Ye Feng slapped the ancient tome onto the table and said, “Actually, the reason why the Old Sect Leader brought me back is very important, and that is… I have an auxiliary cultivation method!”
“Oh, an auxiliary cultivation method…”
The disciples casually responded at first, but then their minds were filled with the words “auxiliary cultivation method,” as if struck by lightning, and they instantly crowded around the table, eyes wide, staring at the ancient tome.
“The auxiliary cultivation method “The Second Qi Sea, Upper Volume”, upon successful cultivation, grants an auxiliary Qi Sea which has a capacity one-third that of your own Qi Sea.”
Li Jiaojiao read the introduction on the first page, and everyone else, upon hearing this, was so surprised that their mouths gaped open.
“Is this true?” Jia Yulan, holding the ancient tome, quickly flipped to the last page, “It really is an auxiliary cultivation method!”
“Sect Master Uncle, can we really cultivate it?” Li Jiaojiao asked with an expectant look on her face.
“This is indeed for you to cultivate, but you must absolutely not reveal this to anyone, including your closest kin. Understand?” Ye Feng admonished with a serious face.
Even High Ranked Sects with Element Gathering Realm experts might not possess auxiliary cultivation methods, so they had to be cautious to avoid attracting the attention of some with ulterior motives.
Whitefloat City could handle open robbery, but it couldn’t suppress underhanded schemes.
“Sect Leader, rest assured, without your permission, I won’t even tell my mother,” Long Tianxing was the first to speak.
“I won’t tell either.”
“Nor will I!”
The other disciples expressed their stance one after another.
Seeing this, Ye Feng inwardly nodded his head. Everyone present was a disciple recognized by the system, with loyalty that could be trusted, so he did not need to worry about them betraying him like Xiao Fangu.
“I have already mastered this auxiliary cultivation method by heart. To save time, next, I will personally guide you.” Ye Feng turned the ancient tome to the first page and, like a serious teacher, began to explain the key points of practicing this method to the disciples.
With Ye Feng’s help, the disciples began cultivating, and their progress was swift.
Once everything was on the right track, Ye Feng put away the ancient tome and stood aside to protect the disciples as they cultivated.
“I’ve succeeded!”
At dusk, Mo Ying was the first to finish her cultivation, her eyes sparkling with light.
“As expected of an Upper Grade root bone, that was fast!” Ye Feng praised.
“Thank you, Sect Leader, for bestowing upon me the auxiliary cultivation method.” Mo Ying bowed to Ye Feng in gratitude.
If Ye Feng did not trust her, how could he possibly allow her to cultivate such a precious auxiliary cultivation method?
Thinking of this, Mo Ying felt inexplicably moved, and her sense of belonging to the Misty Sect deepened.