Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 199: Wu Family’s Elemental Spirit Pool

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Buzz!”

The Zhongyuan Sword revolved, and within a radius of three meters, a layer of energy field descended, pressing the grass on the ground fiercely, causing it to crack and shatter.

Chen Fei, sword in hand, sensed the operation of the Zhongyuan Sword. After a moment, the energy field that surrounded Chen Fei dissipated.

“A perfection Zhongyuan Sword, in a critical moment, can already be used as a killer move. When combined with my self-created Sword Nine, they complement each other well,” Chen Fei thought to himself as he stood in place.

The Zhongyuan Sword’s proficiency increase wasn’t fast, but fortunately, its enhanced power was satisfying. After a bit more time, Chen Fei planned to elevate it to the Great Completion realm, marking the end of his practice with the Zhongyuan Sword.

For further improvement, he could only wait until he broke through to the Aperture Tempering realm to cultivate the true and complete Zhongyuan Sword. The thought of wielding the power of the eighty acupoints was somewhat exciting.

Having tested the Zhongyuan Sword, Chen Fei returned to his secluded chamber, sat down cross-legged, and took out a Clear Frost Pill from his pocket. He swallowed it and began his training for the day.

The Clear Frost Pill was a specially crafted elixir of the Primordial Sword Sect, not concocted from ordinary medicinal ingredients, but instead required mystical ingredients. Consequently, the price of each Clear Frost Pill was considerable, requiring eight hundred contribution points.

Lately, Chen Fei had been taking one pill daily, all exchanged from the Treasure Depository. The effects were evident—since he started taking them, his progress in the Aperture Tempering realm had surpassed ten percent.

This meant that if Chen Fei continued taking the Clear Frost Pill daily, he could achieve peak Visceral Tempering realm mastery within a year. At that point, he could even begin preparing to break through to the Aperture Tempering realm.

However, it was apparent that with the contribution points Chen Fei currently possessed, he couldn’t sustain this level of consumption.

Thanks to the challenges posed by Lan Yunfeng and the others, they had contributed ninety thousand points to Chen Fei, allowing him to continuously take the Clear Frost Pill for several months.

Otherwise, following the resource allocation for true transmission disciples, as a bottom-ranking true transmission disciple like Chen Fei, he would only be allocated two Clear Frost Pills each month. To obtain more, he would have to exchange them with contribution points.

True transmission disciples were roughly grouped in tens, which meant that newly promoted true transmission disciples received similar resources. To achieve better and faster growth, they needed to improve their ranking among the true transmission disciples.

Roughly for every ten-rank advancement, one additional Clear Frost Pill could be obtained each month. In other words, if Chen Fei could make it to the top ten ranks, he would receive ten free Clear Frost Pills every month, equivalent to eight thousand contribution points.

From this perspective, it was evident how favored the sect was toward the higher-ranking true transmission disciples. After all, the purpose of establishing true transmission disciples was to guide them towards breaking through to the Aperture Tempering realm.

As long as someone among the true transmission disciples can successfully break through, the sect’s resource allocation will have meaning, and it’s a significant one at that. After all, reaching the Aperture Tempering realm is the cornerstone of a sect.

The sect’s resource allocation isn’t over yet. The tenth-ranked true transmission disciple receives ten Clear Frost Pills each month. The ninth-ranked disciple receives an additional one, making it eleven pills, and the eighth-ranked disciple gets another.

Following this pattern, if you manage to become the top-ranked true transmission disciple, you’ll receive nineteen Clear Frost Pills each month, which would amount to over fifteen thousand contribution points when converted.

And this is only the resource allocation regarding elixirs. Other factors such as the elevation or decline of the true transmission peaks and the thickness of the gathered Vital Energy are all influenced by rankings.

The benefits from resources are clearly evident. If you desire them, strive to improve your ranking. If you’ve been at the bottom, you’ll also need to accept challenges from disciples of the Inner Sect regularly.

Being at the bottom isn’t a big issue if your strength is formidable, like in Chen Fei’s case. However, if your strength is lacking, your true transmission position might be directly forfeited.

The sect’s intention is clear: survival of the fittest, natural selection. To become stronger, one must strive to cultivate and overcome all obstacles ahead.

Recently, Chen Fei has been consistently using Clear Frost Pills, spending his contribution points swiftly, and feeling the effects. Naturally, he wants to continue this regimen.

If he could become the top-ranked true transmission disciple, most of his shortfall in Clear Frost Pills would be compensated. For the remaining gap, he could use Flying Ascent Pills to supplement, and the rate of his cultivation progress would still be quite remarkable.

Actually, Chen Fei had also considered whether he could refine Clear Frost Pills himself. However, first and foremost, the pill recipe posed a problem, and the exchange would likely cost a substantial amount of contribution points. Additionally, a bigger issue was the source of medicinal ingredients.

The excellent effects of Clear Frost Pills were due to the inclusion of mystical ingredients in their production. The Primordial Sword Sect had its own source of spiritual materials, but Chen Fei did not.

Just like the veined Flying Ascent Pill, Chen Fei could refine it, but sourcing high-aged medicinal ingredients was still a challenge. For exchange, he could either purchase from the sect with contribution points or exchange through the Alchemist Alliance.

As for acquiring them externally with silver, a few plants occasionally were feasible, but acquiring them in bulk posed difficulties.

Chen Fei had thought about having Chi Defeng acquire high-aged medicinal ingredients externally, but the results were unsatisfactory. These ingredients were monopolized by the major shops in Immortal Cloud City, and the available quantity was scarce.

Therefore, after much consideration, improving his true transmission ranking was the fastest method to see results.

However, with the current contribution points still sufficient, Chen Fei didn’t immediately aim to rise in the rankings. He intended to first complete the cultivation of the Zhongyuan Sword to the Great Completion realm.

True transmission disciples weren’t Inner Sect disciples, especially those with higher rankings. They had already practiced true transmission techniques for quite some time, making their strengths unpredictable.

Chen Fei preferred to elevate his strength to a certain level. When the time came to challenge others, it would be best if he didn’t have to use all his trump cards at once.

Two hours later, Chen Fei opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and sensed that his cultivation had progressed. A slight smile appeared on his face.

“The cultivation of the Zhongyuan Sword still requires some time, and the nurturing of the Qianyuan Sword is the same. However, I can start by using the Wu Family’s Elemental Spirit Pool.”

Chen Fei got up and thought about the Elemental Spirit Pool he had won in the past.

For a while now, Chen Fei had been contemplating how to use the Elemental Spirit Pool. Recently, he had come up with a method, but its effectiveness remained uncertain until he visited the Wu Family’s Elemental Spirit Pool.

Early the next morning, Chen Fei arrived at the front of the Wu Family’s grand courtyard, gazing at its imposing presence.

The Wu Family’s ancestor was once a servant by the side of the Primordial Sword Sect’s founding ancestor. He followed the founding ancestor’s cultivation path and eventually became a formidable figure himself.

Thus, over the years, relying on the ancestral legacy, the Wu Family still prospered today.

Chen Fei approached the door and, after presenting his iron token and explaining his purpose, the Wu Family’s servant led him to the reception hall.

“Junior Brother Chen, it’s an honor to finally meet you. Please, have a seat,” warmly greeted Wu Hongming after verifying the iron token Chen Fei presented.

The iron token granted external access to the Elemental Spirit Pool. Wu Hongming had heard about the use of their Elemental Spirit Pool as a gambling stake, so he had taken the time to investigate the matter.

As such, he knew about Chen Fei’s one-against-nine challenge and how he effortlessly defeated those who challenged him. Wu Hongming had thought that Chen Fei would soon come to the Elemental Spirit Pool, as recently breaking through to the Aperture Tempering realm, one could better consolidate their cultivation within the pool.

lie hadn’t expected Chen Fei to only show up today, holding the iron token.

“Can I use the Elemental Spirit Pool today?” After exchanging a few courteous words, Chen Fei cut straight to the point.

“Junior Brother Chen’s timing is quite fortunate. The Elemental Spirit Pool was just opened two days ago, and a junior was planning to enter for practice in the coming days. However, since Junior Brother Chen has come, of course, you can use the pool,” Wu Hongming replied with a smile. He wasn’t making it up; the usage of the Elemental Spirit Pool was always tightly managed. It had to be closed for a period after each use to recover.

Hence, the younger generation of the Wu Family had to line up and take turns entering the pool for cultivation.

Whenever an outsider presented the iron token, it was only natural to let them go first. The Wu Family was quite fair in this regard. After all, what would be the point of distributing the iron tokens if outsiders still had to wait in line?

“Thank you, Senior Brother Wu,” Chen Fei expressed his gratitude with a bow.

“No need to be so formal.”

Wu Hongming waved his hand and looked at Chen Fei. “So, Junior Brother Chen, would you like to rest for a while or go into the Elemental Spirit Pool right away?”

“Right now,” Chen Fei replied in a low voice.

“Very well. Follow me, Junior Brother Chen.”

Wu Hongming nodded and led Chen Fei towards the location of the Elemental Spirit Pool.

The Elemental Spirit Pool was situated at the center of the Wu Family’s grand courtyard, a strategic position that allowed the Wu Family to protect it more effectively and prevent any potential damage.

The Wu Family’s Aperture Tempering realm experts had no gaps in their ranks. While the Elemental Spirit Pool wasn’t the primary reason for this, it played an important role in promoting cultivation, so its safeguard was of paramount importance.

With the pace of Visceral Tempering realm cultivators, the two of them quickly arrived at a large hall, surrounded by dozens of Wu Family disciples serving as guards. When they saw Wu Hongming, they all greeted him with a bow, but they didn’t immediately grant passage.

Wu llongming displayed his own jade pendant and then handed over the iron token Chen Fei had brought. With that, they were allowed to enter the hall.

“In the past, there were some insignificant individuals who tried to destroy our Wu Family’s Elemental Spirit Pool and nearly succeeded. That’s why things are so strict now. I hope Junior Brother Chen understands,” Wu Hongming explained to Chen Fei.

“No need to worry, Senior Brother Wu,” Chen Fei replied with a slight bow.

“Junior Brother Chen, the main pool of the Elemental Spirit Pool hasn’t been open to outsiders for many years. I’ll guide you to a separate room when the time comes. Your cultivation won’t be affected there,” Wu Hongming added.

Wu Hongming led Chen Fei to a room and continued his explanation. The reason for this arrangement was to prevent outsiders from damaging the Elemental Spirit Pool. As long as the main pool remained intact, damage to other areas wouldn’t be considered a significant issue.

Chen Fei nodded; he had already learned about this from other sources before. This rule of the Wu Family had been in place for decades.

“By this time tomorrow, I’ll come to fetch you, Junior Brother Chen.”

Wu Hongming looked at Chen Fei and extended his hand in a gesture of respect. “If you encounter any issues while cultivating inside the room, you can open the restriction within the room. Someone will come to assist.”

“Thank you!”

Chen Fei nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Senior Brother Wu, while inside the room later, am I allowed to freely refine Vital Energy?”

“Naturally, you’re free to utilize it. But why do you ask?” While Wu Hongming was somewhat puzzled, he still nodded in affirmation.

“Great!”

Seeing that Wu Hongming didn’t have any further instructions, Chen Fei turned and walked into the room. The door closed automatically behind him. At the same time tomorrow, the door would open on its own. If Chen Fei didn’t exit by then, someone would come to prompt him.

Inside the room, a massive jade bed greeted his eyes. Chen Fei also felt an energy surging from all directions in the room. This energy should be coming from the main pool of the Elemental Spirit Pool.

The Zhongyuan Sword technique within Chen Fei’s body automatically circulated. He could sense that his cultivation was subtly improving..