Arriving at the Holy Land market, Xu Chuan used his meager Yuan Stones to purchase materials.
To ensure the medicinal formula wouldn't be leaked, Xu Chuan didn't buy from a single shop, instead visiting several to gather all the necessary ingredients.
Furthermore, Xu Chuan deliberately bought a few extra materials to throw people off. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
With all materials prepared, Xu Chuan returned to his cave dwelling, set up a large cauldron, and began refining the Body Tempering Fluid.
This Body Tempering Fluid was not only inexpensive but also simple to make. Even a martial artist at the sixth level of the Body Tempering realm, like Xu Chuan, could easily grasp its essentials.
Half a day later, Xu Chuan looked at the five bowls of viscous liquid before him, filled with a sense of accomplishment!
"Let's begin. It's time to break through this cultivation realm!"
Xu Chuan took a deep breath, approached the large cauldron, poured the Body Tempering Fluid into it, and added warm water.
The moment it was poured in, the water turned emerald green.
Xu Chuan stripped off all his clothes and leaped straight into the large cauldron.
It felt quite like stewing himself in an iron pot!
As soon as he entered the Body Tempering Fluid, Xu Chuan felt a wave of heat spread throughout his body. The potent medicinal effects, mixed with streams of Yuan Qi, relentlessly cleansed his physical form.
Xu Chuan's skin grew increasingly red, and steam began to rise from his head, making him resemble a cooked lobster.
He felt as if ants were crawling, needles were pricking, and knives were cutting in his bones.
His body became incredibly itchy, compelling him to scratch, drawing blood across his skin.
Subsequently, a layer of black, foul-smelling filth emerged from his skin, emanating a nauseating stench.
After a while, Xu Chuan absorbed all the medicinal effects, and the liquid in the cauldron became perfectly clear. Xu Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, a fierce glint shooting forth.
Body Tempering Realm seventh level, he had broken through!
Not only that, but Xu Chuan felt his meridians had been widened, the accumulated impurities in his body expelled, and his efficiency in absorbing heaven and earth Yuan Qi had increased significantly!
"As expected of a divine medicine for the Body Tempering realm, the effect is simply amazing!"
Xu Chuan smiled with satisfaction at the efficacy of the Body Tempering Fluid.
Afterwards.
His gaze fell upon the remaining four portions of Body Tempering Fluid. He decided to absorb them all in one go!
...
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
In his cave dwelling, Xu Chuan was lost in the powerful medicinal effects of the Body Tempering Fluid, unable to extricate himself.
Crackling sounds erupted!
A series of popping noises, like frying beans, suddenly emanated from within his body. His crimson skin gradually returned to normal.
Following this, a powerful aura swept out, stirring up dust within the cave dwelling.
"Hoo hoo..."
Xu Chuan jumped off the bed and swung his fists at the air, unleashing fierce gusts of wind.
"My strength has increased dozens of times, reaching the peak of the Body Tempering realm. Is this the ninth level of Body Tempering?"
Clenching his fists and feeling the potent vital energy within him, Xu Chuan was somewhat excited.
In just half a month, after consuming four portions of Body Tempering Fluid, he had leaped from the sixth level of the Body Tempering realm all the way to the peak of the ninth level. This leap was astonishing and unheard of.
While Xu Chuan's own extraordinary talent was a factor, without the help of the Body Tempering Fluid, it was uncertain how long it would have taken him to reach this stage!
"Now, I only need a cultivation technique for the Qi Gathering realm to break through to that stage!"
Xu Chuan thought to himself.
Once he broke through to the Qi Gathering realm, Xu Chuan would have a hundred percent certainty of passing the outer disciple assessment and becoming an inner disciple of the Taiyi Holy Land.
However, the Qi Gathering realm cultivation technique presented a dilemma for Xu Chuan.
The Taiyi Holy Land's Scripture Tower had plenty of Qi Gathering realm cultivation techniques, but they all required merit points for exchange.
The ways to obtain merit points were, essentially, completing tasks or contributing to the Holy Land.
This was a mere trifle for disciples with wealth and influence, but for Xu Chuan, it was a challenge.
Having been an入门 disciple for so many years, the merit points he had accumulated were far from enough to exchange for a Qi Gathering realm cultivation technique.
"I must find a way to obtain a Qi Gathering realm cultivation technique!"
Can a living person be suffocated by urine? Clearly not!
Xu Chuan pondered for a moment, a glint flashing in his eyes!
He thought of a place!
The Myriad Treasures Pavilion!
This Myriad Treasures Pavilion was spread across the entire Eastern Domain, claiming to buy and sell everything!
Surely, they would have a suitable Qi Gathering realm cultivation technique for him!
Coincidentally, he still had one portion of the Body Tempering Fluid he had refined earlier, which he could trade to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion for Yuan Stones to purchase a cultivation technique!
As long as he was careful and discreet, the possibility of exposure would be minimal!
"There's no time to delay. I'll go now!"
Immediately, he cleaned the black stains from his body, put on his clothes, and prepared to head to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
The Myriad Treasures Pavilion was not located within the Holy Land itself, but in Taiyi City, the most prosperous human city under the Holy Land's jurisdiction.
Leaving the Holy Land's mountain gate, Xu Chuan spent half a day to reach Taiyi City.
Finding a place to change into a black cloak he had prepared beforehand, Xu Chuan headed straight for the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Stepping through the pavilion's grand entrance, Xu Chuan felt a touch of awe. It truly lived up to its reputation as the largest merchant guild in the Eastern Domain; it was incredibly opulent.
All sorts of goods were displayed in dazzling arrays in the most prominent positions.
However, Xu Chuan did not dare to touch anything. These items were all protected by restrictions, and any contact would trigger them, potentially leading to danger.
Just as Xu Chuan was looking around, a woman's voice sounded beside him.
"Welcome to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. What may I help you find today, esteemed guest?"
Xu Chuan turned his head and saw a woman walking towards him with a professional smile.
"I would like to sell something to your Myriad Treasures Pavilion."
As he spoke, Xu Chuan carefully took out the bottle containing the Body Tempering Fluid from his chest and handed it to the woman.
"Please wait a moment, sir. The Myriad Treasures Pavilion has the best appraisers, and we will certainly offer you a satisfactory price!"
The woman took Xu Chuan's storage ring and smiled charmingly.
As the largest merchant guild in the Eastern Domain, she received a massive number of customers daily. She showed no surprise at Xu Chuan's attire.
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Alright, you go ahead then. I'll look around here for a bit."
The reputation of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was, naturally, trustworthy. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to establish branches throughout the Eastern Domain.
The woman gave a customary apologetic smile and then, carrying the bottle with the Body Tempering Fluid, entered the inner chambers of the pavilion.
After the woman left, Xu Chuan began to browse, hoping to find a suitable cultivation technique.
Suddenly.
A young man dressed in lavish clothing caught Xu Chuan's attention.
Xu Chuan had a strange premonition that this person possessed great fortune!
To verify his intuition, Xu Chuan used his system to scan the young man, and all his information appeared before him.
[Name: Xu Chen]
[Realm: Qi Gathering Realm Second Level]
[Talent: Object of Universal Admiration]
[Destiny: Son of Destiny (Gold), Turns Peril into Safety (Purple), Unstable State of Mind (White)]
[Life Script: The Son of Destiny's Path of Monster Slaying and Leveling Up.]
[Opportunity: While browsing the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, discovers a damaged cultivation technique. Acting on impulse, he purchases it and discovers it to be a celestial-grade incomplete technique, embarking on the path of the Son of Destiny with its aid!]
[Son of Destiny: Favored by fortune, good luck descends wherever he goes.]
[Turns Peril into Safety: In life-threatening situations, he can always seize a sliver of opportunity to escape.]
[Unstable State of Mind: Although a Son of Destiny, his state of mind is not particularly strong, making him prone to collapse and blackening.]
...
"He's actually a Son of Destiny!?"
Xu Chuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting to encounter a Son of Destiny right after stepping out.
However, this Son of Destiny's cultivation was rather low, only at the second level of the Qi Gathering realm.
It was worth mentioning.
This world's martial cultivators had a total of nine realms.
From the Body Tempering realm to the Emperor Sovereign realm, there were the Qi Gathering realm, Transcendent Realm, Divine Ability Realm, Nirvana Realm, Samsara Realm, Heaven Reaching Realm, and Heavenly King Realm.
The Qi Gathering realm was merely the second realm in martial cultivation.
But none of that was important.
What most attracted Xu Chuan was the information in Xu Chen's [Opportunity] section!
According to the description, there was an incomplete celestial-grade cultivation technique within the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
This was a celestial-grade cultivation technique. Even an incomplete one was beyond Xu Chuan's current reach.
He hadn't expected such a significant discovery from simply impulsively taking a look.
Xu Chuan's breathing even began to quicken.
Cultivation had different realms, and cultivation techniques naturally had different grades.
From highest to lowest, they were Divine Grade, Emperor Grade, Celestial Grade, Earth Grade, Mysterious Grade, and Yellow Grade.
The higher the grade of the cultivation technique, the faster the cultivation speed and the higher the efficiency of absorbing Yuan Qi.
Without his system, he estimated he could only afford a Yellow Grade cultivation technique.
"A celestial-grade incomplete technique, even if it's only a fragment, it's something that could sell for an astronomical price!"
Xu Chuan marveled inwardly.
"I must obtain it!"
At this moment, only this single thought occupied Xu Chuan's mind!