"I should be able to break through today!"
In the True Spirit Cave, which was filled with dense green fog, Ling Dong, who had been cultivating bitterly for several days, suddenly opened his eyes. With a flip of his hand, he took out a bottle of elixirs. Without even looking, he swallowed all the elixirs in the jade bottle.
In the jade bottle, there were only three Spirit Return Golden Pills left by Ling Dong.
If there were any senior brothers in the same sect here, seeing that Ling Dong swallowed three Spirit Return Golden Pills in one go in the True Spirit Cave, they would be shocked and cry out that Ling Dong did not want to live anymore!
In the True Spirit Cave, the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth was three to four times that of the outside world. Swallowing a Spirit Return Golden Pill was equivalent to ten days of bitter cultivation. Wouldn't one be afraid of exploding and dying?
Others might be afraid, but Ling Dong was not.
Ling Dong's current physical body was far ahead of other martial artists of the same cultivation level. It was even stronger than some martial artists of the Quasi Star Realm.
His Jade Bone Golden Flesh body was not for show. Just like now, when Ling Dong activated the Big Dipper Technique in the True Spirit Cave to absorb the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth, he swallowed three Spirit Return Golden Pills at the same time. In an instant, they turned into an abundance of energy, filling up Ling Dong's meridians and causing Ling Dong's body to explode!
However, Ling Dong's Jade Bone Golden Flesh body was there. His internal organs, muscles, bones, and meridians were all incomparably tough. No matter how much the terrifying energy crashed into Ling Dong's body, it was unable to explode Ling Dong's body.
On the contrary, under the guidance of Ling Dong's Big Dipper Technique, the abundant energy in his body crazily rushed towards Ling Dong's four Star Souls. That abundant energy seemed to have found an outlet and unknowingly increased Ling Dong's speed!
In his sea of consciousness, the whirlpool formed by the four Astral Souls was like a bottomless pit. It absorbed the energy that was crazily rushing towards him and distributed it evenly among the four Astral Souls. This caused the silver dot in each Astral Soul to be extremely bright!
Suddenly, three of Ling Dong's four Astral Souls started to tremble violently. Only the crimson Astral Soul, which was the source of his soul, remained stable!
"Chi …"
As though it had reached its limit, the silver dot within Ling Dong's scarlet Astral Soul suddenly emitted a soft sound. A silver light flashed, and abruptly split into two.
In the instant that the silver dot split into two, the originally infinitely full scarlet Astral Soul once again hungrily sucked in the Yuan Qi that filled Ling Dong's body. As for the other three Astral Souls, they were still violently struggling.
Seeing this, Ling Dong's heart suddenly moved. With a thought, the source of his soul, which was originally in the scarlet Astral Soul, suddenly flashed like a meteor and directly moved into the green Astral Soul.
In the next moment, the silver dot within Ling Dong's green Astral Soul also abruptly split into two, announcing that he had broken through to Second Order Star Transformation.
Ling Dong, who was enlightened, naturally followed suit. Not long after, the four Astral Souls of Ling Dong began to revolve with two silver dots. This meant that the cultivation of all four of Ling Dong's Astral Souls had stepped into Second Order Star Transformation!
Even though his cultivation had broken through, Ling Dong still didn't leave the True Spirit Cave. Instead, he continued to cultivate in the True Spirit Cave, absorbing the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth that was at least three times more abundant than outside. Only when the bell rang, reminding Ling Dong that his time was up did Ling Dong reluctantly leave the True Spirit Cave!
What a joke! Cultivating in the True Spirit Cave for a day was equivalent to cultivating outside for three days. Moreover, compared to Ling Dong's powerful Divine Soul that had cultivated the Black Sky Divine Seal, cultivating in the True Spirit Cave for one day was at least equivalent to cultivating outside for four days!
Who wouldn't cherish the four times cultivation efficiency?! Unfortunately, the gold-robed disciples could only cultivate for three days a month!
What made Ling Dong even more envious was that the scarlet-robed disciples could cultivate in the True Spirit Cave for a terrifying six days a month. Just in this aspect, the scarlet-robed disciples were far ahead of the gold-robed disciples! And the silver-robed disciples could only cultivate in the True Spirit Cave for a day!
At this time, Ling Dong finally understood why Guan Minghua wanted to compete with Ling Dong for the position of gold-robed disciple even if he had to go bankrupt. It was said that Guan Minghua had been sent to the mines by the sect to do manual labor for three years!
Before leaving the True Spirit Cave, Ling Dong informed the elder on duty of the True Spirit Cave, "Elder, I'll have to trouble you to help me accumulate some time!"
"Ling Dong, is it? Gold-robed disciples can only cultivate in the True Spirit Cave for a maximum of three months. Anything beyond that won't be replenished! "The elder on duty glanced at Ling Dong and wrote down Ling Dong's name in a jade talisman.
After expressing his thanks, Ling Dong left the True Spirit Cave without consulting anyone.
The cultivation time in the True Spirit Cave could be accumulated. With Ling Dong's identity as a gold-robed disciple, it would take him at least two and a half years to accumulate three months of cultivation time. But this time was enough for Ling Dong to use.
The reason Ling Dong said this was because Ling Dong had to go out. If he continued to cultivate like this, even if he was a gold-robed elite disciple, Ling Dong's resources would be depleted.
Ling Dong's breakthrough today was a year and two months after his master, Hei Tian, taught him the Hei Tian Divine Restriction. Ling Dong's cultivation had only just broken through from Level One Star Transformation to Level Two Star Transformation.
Compared to Hei Tian's estimation, not only did he spend two months more, but the cost of cultivation was also several times more than what he had expected.
Not only were the ten bottles of Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills that Hei Tian gave to Ling Dong, but the seven bottles of Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills that he received from the sect for the past two months were all used up. Even the two thousand mid-grade Reiki that Hei Tian gave to Ling Dong were all used up. Even the two thousand mid-grade Reiki that Ling Dong received from Shang Luoxu as a bet were all used up!
Moreover, this was under the condition that Ling Dong didn't have the luxury of directly absorbing low-grade Reiki and mid-grade Reiki. The mid-grade Reiki and low-grade Reiki that Ling Dong spent were almost all used to purchase Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills.
This was because using Reiki to purchase Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills for cultivation was nearly fifty percent more effective than directly absorbing Reiki to increase one's cultivation.
Even though Ling Dong was so meticulous in his calculations, coupled with the fact that Ling Dong's Crimson Soul Realm soul was far superior to other disciples of the same level, coupled with the soul boosting secret technique of the Hei Tian's Hei Tian Divine Restriction, Ling Dong still spent nearly three thousand mid-grade Reiki to exchange for Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills. It took him one year and two months to break through to Level Two Star Transformation!
Not only did he spend two months more than Hei Tian's estimation, but the cost was also several times higher. According to Hei Tian, of the two thousand mid-grade Reiki that he gave to Ling Dong, Ling Dong would already be lucky if he spent only one thousand on cultivation.
The main reason for the high cost was that Ling Dong had four Astral Souls in his Sea of Consciousness. Four Astral Souls meant that the difficulty of cultivation was four times higher than other martial artists, and the cost of cultivation was also four times higher than other martial artists.
If Ling Dong did not go out to gain experience, relying only on the benefits of being a golden-clothed disciple, after another ten years, his cultivation would not necessarily be able to break through to the Third Level of Star Transformation, let alone challenge the scarlet-clothed elite disciple to a battle for position.
However, Ling Dong went out to experience the world mainly to earn Reiki, and also to obtain an independent opportunity to purchase medicinal herbs to refine Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills.
In this one year and two months, Ling Dong madly spent three thousand mid-grade Reiki and bought almost half of the Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills that the True Gang Sect disciples kept.
This caused the price of pills in the True Gang Sect to skyrocket. Every month, the Alchemy Hall would sell dozens of extra bottles of Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills. Once they were released, they would be snatched up!
Because of this, Ling Dong took the time to visit the Ten Thousand Arts Building and the Alchemy Hall of the True Gang Sect a few times to get a general idea of the situation.
The Spirit Replenishment Golden Pill recipe recorded in Ling Dong's Ancient Golden Recipe was the same as the Spirit Replenishment Golden Pill recipe in the True Gang Sect. Only one main ingredient was different, and the rest were the same!
Ling Dong estimated that even if there was a difference in the efficacy of the two types of Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills, it should not be too big. Therefore, Ling Dong wanted to go out to purchase medicinal herbs and attempt to refine Spirit Replenishment Golden Pills!
As for the True Gang Sect, if one became a green-robed disciple, one would be able to obtain large amounts of medicinal herbs and attempt to refine pills. As long as one could achieve a 30% success rate in refining pills, one would be able to enter the Alchemy Hall and become a special green-robed disciple in the True Gang Sect.
However, in the short term, Ling Dong did not want to become a green-robed disciple in the True Gang Sect.
This was because, although the green-robed disciple had good treatment, due to the scarcity of medicinal herbs, the green-robed disciple in the True Gang Sect had become a pure alchemy machine. There was too little time for him to cultivate!
Although alchemy was an amazing skill, without the corresponding strength, he would be like the Elixir King in the Kuixing Pavilion in the Tian Gang Continent. He would become a captive Elixir King who had lost his freedom.
Ling Dong did not want to become an alchemy machine and lose a lot of time for cultivation.
"Go!" After returning to his residence, Ling Dong shouted softly. A jade talisman flew out and disappeared into another mountain peak.
Ling Dong had been in the Wooden Sprite World for a year, but he had learned many skills that were not available in the Tian Gang Continent. For example, the Message Spiritual Talisman that could be used to communicate within a hundred miles was one of the new skills that Ling Dong had learned.
"Senior Brother Ling, you are finally willing to leave the sect for cultivation!" Not long after the Message Spiritual Talisman was sent out, Yang Cheng's surprised voice sounded in Ling Dong's residence.
"Senior Brother Ling, I have been waiting for you for half a year!" As he spoke, Yang Cheng walked into the hall under Ling Dong's signal. The moment he walked into the hall, Yang Cheng was stunned.
"Level Two Transforming Star? Senior Brother Ling, you have broken through? " Looking at Ling Dong from head to toe, Yang Cheng said with a face full of surprise, "You broke through to Level Two Transforming Star in one year and two months. Senior Brother Ling, although your cultivation speed did not break the record, it is one of the best in the True Gang Sect!"
"Bullsh * t! Senior Martial Brother Chi Yi Ji broke through to the Second Stage Star Transformation Realm within eight months. Senior Martial Brother Shang didn't even need eight months! "Ling Dong rolled his eyes at Yang Cheng.
"Junior Brother Yang, tell me, what do we need to prepare in advance before leaving the sect for cultivation?" Ling Dong asked.
Yang Cheng waved his hand excitedly and said, "With me around, there is no need to prepare anything. Moreover, our first stop will definitely be a hundred thousand miles away from here … "
Halfway through his sentence, Yang Cheng suddenly stopped and looked at Ling Dong with a shocked face. He looked at the Yin and Yang Ring on Ling Dong's finger that was suddenly shining with a silver brilliance!
At this time, Ling Dong was also stunned!
The Yin and Yang Ring on his left hand, which should have been an inanimate object, suddenly flashed with a silver light!
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