Wang Zhong still lived in Old Cow's flower shop, but he had a lot more free time now. He no longer needed Lao Wang to weed and deliver goods. Of course, he did not need Old Cow either. Now, there were people fighting to do these things every day, and they could line up from one end of the Heavenly Treasures Street to the other. In particular, wolf goblins … were like dog goblins.
Meanwhile, Wang Zhong focused more of his energy on continuing his cultivation. The Devouring Heaven Technique was the foundation that he mainly relied on, and it was necessary for him to practice diligently. Wang Zhong had also obtained a few cultivation techniques from the so-called divine territory to verify and compare them.
Frankly speaking, the Devouring Heaven Technique relied on breathing to absorb spiritual influence from the heaven and the earth. Regardless of whether it was in terms of process, control, depth, foundation, or other aspects, there was a world of difference between this and the mature cultivation techniques in the divine territory. Even though the books that Wang Zhong had obtained were the most common ones on the streets, they were much more meticulous in these aspects than the Devouring Heaven Technique.
However, the Devouring Heaven Technique had two very special advantages. Firstly, when cultivating the Devouring Heaven Technique, it was simple and violent, and it did not reject the absorption of spiritual influence. It did not have an emphasis like other techniques. For example, the Titan cultivation method emphasized the absorption of lightning-attribute spiritual influence. Meanwhile, the Devouring Heaven Technique absorbed the heaven and the earth and all the spiritual influence attributes in the world. In reality, this method would not work in the divine territory. Without this "division and decomposition" process, spiritual influence would not be retained. However, Wang Zhong's physique could do this. It was obvious that there was a certain degree of chance.
However, the Devouring Heaven Technique had a second advantage, which seemed to be the biggest and most impressive advantage at the moment, which was the speed of cultivation.
Every time he inhaled and exhaled spiritual influence from the heaven and the earth, it seemed like he only inhaled and exhaled once, but in reality, hundreds of millions of divine cells in his body were repeating the same action at the same time. Thus, the effects would instantly increase by several times! In comparison, the Devouring Heaven Technique was many times faster than the ordinary techniques that Wang Zhong had found. In fact, even the amount of spiritual influence he could store had increased by several times. If not, how could he break through the shackles of a level-4 civilization in a short two months and reach a Spiritual Energy Value of 100,000?
Quantitative change led to qualitative change. This was definitely not something that was easy to obtain. Instead, it was inevitable. It was a miracle that only someone like Wang Zhong, who possessed divine cells, could create.
The combination of divine cells and the Five Element Constitution resulted in the Devouring Heaven Technique. However, this kind of technique was not universal. It was possible to form divine cells in the lower realms, but in the divine territory, the difficulty increased by several times. This kind of heaven-defying power was definitely very difficult to form under the rules of the divine territory.
Unfortunately, even if it was such a heaven-defying Devouring Heaven Technique, its heaven-defying degree was only reflected in the speed of cultivation. It did not seem to be of any help in condensing the core. Wang Zhong slowly started to understand what Mugthol had said. Accumulating one's Core was not something that could be achieved by accumulating Spiritual Energy Values. Previously, Mugthol had mentioned that he should start from pill refinery and comprehend it on his own. It was a pity that the threshold to learn alchemy was not just an ordinary high.
There were people in the Heavenly Treasures Street who knew how to refine pills, such as Boss Sea. However, even Boss Sea only knew some basic pill studies and pharmacology. Being able to refine a level-9 pill after much difficulty was enough for him to be excited for a few days. As for the Day Stomach Pills and Blood Cleansing Dragon Pills that were sold in daily pill shops, they were called pills, but in reality, they could not be classified as pills.
"Pill. What is a pill? It absorbs the essence of the divine territory, understands the changes in the universe, and forms a celestial body! " When Boss Sea said this, he was digging out a small piece from a large pile of 'mud'. Then, he kneaded it into a ball and placed it on the fire to roast it. When it was roasted, it would be the Day Stomach Pill that Wang Zhong and the others often ate. "What we knead is just medicine … Pill refinery is not that easy. In the Catanlyke District, only the people from the Cloud Mist Faction truly understand pill refinery. However, don't think too beautifully. Even if you become a disciple of the Cloud Mist Faction, you will only be able to learn my skills, some basic pill theory, pharmacology, and the like. They will definitely not teach the truly profound pill studies to ordinary disciples. Furthermore, without a certain foundation, you will not be able to learn those profound things. You will not understand even if I explain them to you.
"Take me for example. Back then, when I took the alchemy test, I was extremely lucky. I had a 50% chance of successfully condensing a level-9 pill. That was the peak of my skills. Now? I basically only open the furnace once every half a month. I open the furnace four times in two months. If I can produce one batch of level-9 pills and two batches of pill dregs that are not completely useless, I will have to burn incense to make up for my vow. Most alchemists in pill shops are at my level. Which alchemist with true ability, level-8 and above, would have nothing better to do than guard a pill shop? "
Even if the pill dregs failed, as long as the furnace did not completely explode and they did not turn into ashes, even if they did not condense into pills and turned into pill dregs, the medicinal effects were far stronger than ordinary blends or medicines. Thus, in the eyes of ordinary experts, even pill dregs had extraordinary value.
"Of course, Uncle Zhong, if you want to learn, it is not bad to understand some basics from me."
This was another impassable path. However, there was nothing wrong with learning some basics. With the foundation of working at Old Cow's flower shop, it was relatively easy for him to understand some pill theory and pharmacology from Boss Sea.
He cultivated the Devouring Heaven Technique and learned the basics of pill theory and pharmacology from Boss Sea. His days were ordinary but extremely fulfilling. Almost every day, he gained a new understanding of himself and the environment in the divine territory.
The Loying Fruit was still his main food to replenish his spiritual power, but its effects were getting worse. Firstly, his body had developed a certain level of resistance after consuming too many of them. Secondly, the quality of the Loying Fruit was not high. To weaklings, it might be a great supplement, but to a Soul Realm expert with a Spiritual Power Value of more than 150,000, the stimulating effects of the Loying Fruit were negligible.
Wang Zhong did not plan to sell the remaining batch of Loying Fruits. Wolf goblin Basir and the others had to give half of the so-called commission that they received every month to Lao Wang. Wang Zhong was not courteous to this group of people. They used his name to earn a living, so he would take what he deserved.
Now, he did not lack seeds or seedlings for various experiments. If he had more or less money, it would not affect him much for the time being. There was no need for him to take the risk of exposing his fragment world for the sake of wealth.
On the other hand, he relied on the general knowledge of pharmacology that he had learned from Boss Sea. As he planted the Loying Fruit, he started to try to cultivate other spiritual medicines. He had accumulated a lot of experience. The higher the level of the spiritual medicine, the slower the cultivation speed. This was probably because they needed more spiritual power to replenish it. Furthermore, there was an upper limit. Some of the rarer spiritual medicines would grow shockingly slowly even if they were placed in his fragment world and did not have any value in growing them.
Furthermore, the richness of the spiritual influence in the outside world would also affect his fragment world. After going to the Heavenly River node in District TH43 a few times, Wang Zhong could clearly sense that the growth speed of the spiritual medicines in his fragment world had greatly increased. In particular, there was a huge difference in the effects of some high-leveled spiritual medicines. However, it was a pity that with his status and wealth, he was unable to buy a house there. If not, Wang Zhong would have wanted to move.
Regardless of whether it was in terms of cultivation horizons or the cultivation environment, the Heavenly Treasures Street had too many limitations. As long as he wanted to advance, the Heavenly Treasures Street would not be a long-term safe place.
During this period of time, Shannali had represented the Cloud Mist Faction to invite Wang Zhong to join them. However, as long as he had a certain understanding of the various large Factions in the divine territory, Wang Zhong knew that this was not a suitable choice.
No matter what kind of Faction it was, they could provide some convenience to those who joined them, but at the same time, there would be more restrictions on them. The Faction would not nurture someone for no reason. No matter how outstanding they were or how much potential they had in the future, no one would nurture them if they could not be used by the Faction.
Thus, even if he was just an Outer Disciple, he would have various restrictions on his freedom when he entered a large Faction. He would have to sign a contract that was akin to selling his body or even get rid of his identity from his original civilization. Of course, this was something that Wang Zhong could not accept.
Thus, his cultivation seemed to have reached an impasse. He had no idea how to accumulate his Void Core, and there was no way to learn from pill refinery. There was no doubt that it was a fantasy to borrow the methods of accumulating their Core from other large civilizations. His impression of the Void Core remained at the surface level.
High-leveled civilizations would naturally leave behind outlines and memories of the Void Core, which was similar to hereditary genes. To them, this was a very easy matter, and they did not even need to cultivate. However, to low-leveled civilizations, this was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. As for attaining the Gold Core and becoming a carp that leaped through the dragon's gate, it was even more unattainable. It was said that the leap from the Void Core to the Gold Core was truly extremely difficult.
After accumulating messily for one or two months, it seemed that he had learned a lot of things and understood all sorts of things. He even thought about breaking away from the direction of the Void Core and moving forward on his own. After all, his divine cells had the same function as the Void Core in certain aspects, which was to store spiritual power. Every cell was equivalent to a small Void Core. This was also the greatest reliance that he could rely on to defeat Yin Jiao even though he had not advanced to the Void Core Realm. However, there was a limit to this kind of roundabout method. It could be attributed to one key factor, which was the amount and quality of spiritual power that he had stored.
A Void Core was still necessary. After going around in a big circle, in the end, Wang Zhong felt that he had returned to square one. Without a Void Core, everything was useless.
Regardless of whether it was learning about pill and pharmacology, growing herbs in the fragment world, or even the Devouring Heaven Technique and consuming herbs, or even the mistake of wanting to blaze a new path to accumulate his divine cells, everything that he had done was ultimately just various attempts or preparations for accumulating his Void Core.
In the past, when he saw mountains as mountains and water as water, he did not understand at all. His impression of the Void Core was very intuitive. It was to transform the Soul Sea into an empty pill-shaped object. It was very simple. He purified the concentration of his spiritual power, just like how his Soul Sea transformed into a Spirit Sea. He turned the liquid state into an empty state and condensed it into a Void Core.
However, as he made more and more preparations and understood more, Wang Zhong felt as if he did not see mountains and water as water.
Was it just the transformation of spiritual power? Was it just the condensation of the Spirit Sea into a pill-shaped object? Obviously not. Just like what Boss Sea had said, a Core could only be formed by one's own body. If he forcefully molded it and used his consciousness to transform it, no matter what, he would definitely not be able to reach the true realm of nature. Furthermore, how could a liquid become illusory? Solidification was more or less the same.
It was as if all sorts of clouds and mist had blurred his eyes. The more he looked at it, the more hazy it became. Wang Zhong felt that the problem lay in his understanding and vision. He needed a more intuitive understanding.
"Looking at my Void Core?" Mugthol was slightly dizzy.
Today, when he came to visit Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong had personally cooked a table full of delicious food for him. There was also canned Heavenly River Wine. With Lao Wang's current status, this simply made Mugthol feel overwhelmed by this favor. After drinking half a can of good wine, he was already high. "Hey! How big is this? Who are we? Do I not trust you? Look! Look as you please! Look however you want! "
Letting others sneak into one's Void Core to check was much more difficult to accept than letting a virgin take off her clothes and spread her legs for you. That was an absolutely private place, and it was also the weakest place of a Void Core expert. Letting others use their consciousness to sneak in was equivalent to handing their life over to the other party.
Even though this was due to his trust in Wang Zhong, Dan Mugthol was rather straightforward, and it was not just because of the alcohol.
Mugthol closed his eyes and concentrated as his consciousness entered. He did not have any thoughts of resisting and even took the initiative to guide him. A brand new world appeared in front of Lao Wang's eyes.
Mugthol's Soul Sea was not in a gaseous state, nor was it in a liquid state, much less a solid state. Instead, it was in between a liquid state and a solid state. It was a strange flowing substance that formed a sparkling and transparent sphere that floated where his Spirit Sea had been. It was full and solid, and it formed its own entity.
The sphere was sparkling and transparent, and extremely pure spiritual power was emitted from the sphere and connected to his entire body.
This was a shock to Wang Zhong. According to his original understanding, the Void Core was the condensation of the Spirit Sea. It was liquid and condensed into an empty pill-like object. However, in reality, even though there was the word "empty" in the Void Core, it did not mean that it was empty.
That was just a general term. The Void Core was a flowing substance that was half liquid and half solid. Compared to a liquid state, it was more viscous. However, compared to a solid state, it was not rigid. It was in between an empty and a solid state. Thus, it was called a Void Core.
Furthermore, when spiritual influence was gathered in this state, there was a qualitative increase in the storage capacity, purity, and other aspects of spiritual power compared to a completely liquid state.
Of course, this was the most direct visual reaction. It was definitely not just an increase in the density of the liquid state. Wang Zhong could clearly sense the wholeness and naturalness that the semi-solid and semi-liquid Void Core represented. It was as if it had been born naturally, and there were no traces of it being deliberately formed. Looking at the Void Core was like looking at Earth in outer space. If one carefully investigated the process of forming such a complete celestial body, the realm would be too difficult to imagine.
The actual process of forming such a mysterious object definitely contained massive risks and a practitioner's understanding of the path.
But no matter what, he had finally seen it. The endless fog in front of him seemed to have dispersed slightly. Although he still did not have a method to form the Core, at least he knew a direct and correct result. He only lacked the process of proof.
He had a heavy responsibility and a long way to go. This kind of realm was not something that he could pursue in a short period of time. It was better to continue accumulating and let nature take its course. Perhaps when he was not so deliberate, success would follow naturally when the conditions were right.
After taking a big detour, Lao Wang finally returned to his calm state of mind. However, at that moment, he received an extremely unexpected piece of news.
The new batch of Heavenly Gates courses had begun. Meanwhile, Wang Zhong would replace Yin Jiao and become the new batch of students enrolled in the Heavenly Gates array.
Enter the Heavenly Gates array? The entire Heavenly Treasures Street was in an uproar. A great figure was finally going to appear in this street. If some people had suspected that Wang Zhong was an unorthodox person, there was no need to doubt him now. Who would believe that this Earthling did not have a backer?
Not only did he make the Shell Shade Faction disappear, he had also obtained a place in the Heavenly Gates. To a race from a low-leveled civilization, this was simply unbelievable.
Wang Zhong himself was slightly dumbfounded. What the hell was this? He had never signed up, so who was the one who had recommended him? His first reaction was to wonder if the Holy City had submitted an application for him. After all, he had already informed the Holy City about the Heavenly Treasures Street through letters. However, after thinking about it carefully, even though the Holy City had civilization authority, they were only a level-4 civilization. This was equivalent to having a name in the Star Alliance and did not have the qualifications to enter the Heavenly Gates. If they really had that kind of ability, the Earthlings would not have been so sullen over the past two years.
Of course, no matter what the truth behind this was, Wang Zhong was rather looking forward to it. To him, making a choice was not a problem.
The Heavenly Gates was different from ordinary Factions. It was a place where the elites of various civilizations gathered. It did not belong to any individual power and did not have many restrictions. At the same time, it provided the best cultivation conditions and communication environment for those who entered. This kind of open communication environment was much better than that of any individual Faction. There were too many benefits for him to learn from the strengths of others and explore his own method of accumulating his Core. This was simply a good thing that had fallen from the sky, and there was no reason for him to reject it.
Even Old Cow's gaze when he looked at him was slightly off. From time to time, he would beat around the bush, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of things. There was no doubt that even if he could defeat Yin Jiao, in the eyes of most people, he was just a decent ordinary expert. Today, he had killed Yin Jiao, so he was the boss. However, if someone stronger than him appeared tomorrow and killed him, then the others would have the final say.
The power behind him? In the end, these were just some guesses that had not been realized. He knew his own situation best. Wang Zhong was indeed a genuine child from a low-leveled civilization. The unexpected help from the Machinery race might have been a spur of the moment decision. It was even possible that he did not like the Shell Shade Faction. If everyone understood this in the future, the good days of the Heavenly Treasures Street would come to an end.
However, it would be different if he joined the Heavenly Gates.
Anyone who came out of the Heavenly Gates would definitely be a tyrant in the Land, no matter how bad they were! Regardless of whether it was what they learned in the Heavenly Gates or the connections they made there, they would allow them to be reborn and become an existence that ordinary people in the Land could no longer hope to reach. It could be said that as long as nothing happened to Wang Zhong, the Heavenly Treasures Street would be stable in the future. The surrounding powers would think that this was Wang Zhong's private land and would give him some face when something happened. They were afraid that he might have made friends with some powerful aristocrats from a powerful civilization in the Heavenly Gates. After all, that was the gathering place of the most powerful civilization in the entire Land. Compared to the vague backer Wang Zhong had behind him, the Heavenly Gates was already the largest and most solid backer he had.
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