Chapter 711: Thousand Pills Formula
He placed the specially made Jade Casket containing the Spirit Fire into his qiankun bag.
After exchanging for the treasures, Song Yan did not linger and immediately left Tongchen Peak.
He forcibly suppressed the urge to return to his Immortal Cave and refine the Spirit Fire on the spot, instead heading towards the Inner Sect’s library.
This trip out, he intended to collect all his rewards.
Among them was an extremely important reward: the ability to choose one Cultivation Technique or classic from the Inner Sect’s library.
He mainly wanted to see if there were any better Qi Refining Cultivation Techniques.
The Inner Sect’s library had five floors, but Inner Sect Disciples could only enter the first three.
Now, with his qualification from the Sword-Wiping Tournament’s ’B’ rank, Song Yan could enter the fourth floor to view these more profound Cultivation Techniques and classics.
As for the fifth floor, it seemed to be the resting place of the Elder guarding the pavilion.
The high-level classics and secret records stored there were not something a Qi Refining Disciple like Song Yan could comprehend.
Stepping into the library, there were quite a few Cultivators and Disciples moving about.
As he turned a corner, several young Disciples came into view.
Seeing him, they looked closely for a few moments, then moved aside and bowed respectfully: "Senior Brother Song!"
Song Yan was startled at first, then nodded.
After the Sword-Wiping Tournament, he had become quite famous within the Sect, so being recognized was quite normal.
He walked straight upstairs.
He would have plenty of time to look at the Cultivation Techniques and classics on the third floor and below later; today, he would go directly to the fourth floor to broaden his horizons.
The higher he went, the more Disciples recognized him. Some watched from afar, not daring to approach, while others bravely greeted him.
Song Yan gave simple responses to each.
Being recognized and watched by so many people, while secretly pleased, also made him, who usually preferred solitude, a little uncomfortable.
He then thought, perhaps this was the change brought by strength.
At the entrance to the fourth floor, two attendant Disciples stood guard. Upon seeing him, they immediately cupped their hands: "Senior Brother Song."
With their assistance, his Disciple token was verified.
He then ascended to the fourth floor of the pavilion, where a faint scent of ink and spiritual wood wafted towards him.
The space on the fourth floor was slightly smaller than the lower three, but each classic was meticulously placed on a specially made jade shelf, emitting a faint spiritual glow.
One classic, one Jade Slip.
The classic was for trial reading, and the Jade Slip was for borrowing.
He first picked up one of them.
"Three Transformations Profound Flame True Art," a Fire Element Cultivation Technique, with fire as the foundation of cultivation. Upon reaching a specific Realm, one could condense their own Spirit Flame.
This Cultivation Technique seemed to be the first volume of a certain Fire Element Dao scripture, capable of being Cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Realm Great Perfection. If one were to Breakthrough to the Golden Core, they would no longer be able to continue practicing it.
""Azure Wood Longevity Art," a Wood Element Cultivation Technique, with long and continuous spiritual energy, endlessly regenerating..."
""Geng Qi Refining Spirit Scripture"..."
""Five Spirit Forging Yuan Art"..."
As he browsed through the Cultivation Techniques, there were indeed many extremely subtle Cultivation Techniques among them.
However, Song Yan frowned slightly.
These Cultivation Techniques were indeed subtle, at least infinitely more Advanced than the Qi Condensation Chapter he was currently Cultivating.
However, most of them were of a single attribute, which did not align with the Seed of Sword Dao within his body.
Sword Intent and Dao Heart were not affected by the Five Elements of spiritual power.
The Seed of Sword Dao and Sword Qi, however, had a significant connection to spiritual power.
The Spirit Transformation Chapter stated that Cultivating Sword Qi required broad acceptance and integration. If one only Cultivated a single attribute of spiritual power, it might restrict future development.
Therefore, for Sword Qi, the best Qi Refining Cultivation Technique was actually one of mixed elements.
He casually flipped through the "Five Spirit Forging Yuan Art." Unfortunately, this Cultivation Technique also did not Cultivate mixed element spiritual power, but rather Cultivated different attributes of spiritual power at different stages.
The Five Elements circulated.
"It seems that, for now, the Qi Condensation Chapter is still the most suitable."
Song Yan sighed lightly and placed the classic back in its original spot.
"Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment. It’s not too late to build a tall building after laying a good foundation."
Although the Qi Condensation Chapter was a basic Cultivation Technique, it was neutral and peaceful. The mixed element spiritual power Cultivated from it was condensed and solid, far surpassing these Five Elements Cultivation Techniques in versatility.
The Qi Condensation Chapter came from the Little Mystical Qi Scripture and was not a particularly precious or rare Cultivation Technique, so it could be borrowed from the third floor of the Inner Sect’s library.
It just required some Sect contribution points.
Song Yan had accumulated quite a few contribution points, so exchanging some was not a problem.
In fact, he wouldn’t even need to exchange for it before Foundation Establishment, because the Qi Condensation Chapter was enough for him to Cultivate to Qi Refining Level Ten, and he could exchange for it after Foundation Establishment.
But this opportunity for a Cultivation Technique classic, it would be a pity not to use it... Song Yan’s gaze was no longer confined to Cultivation Techniques and secret arts; he scanned the entire fourth floor.
Besides Cultivation Techniques, there were many other precious classics here.
Alchemy, formations, artifacts, talismans, history, and local customs.
Finally, his gaze fell upon a corner.
"Alchemy classics."
Song Yan, who was already collecting Alchemy classics, simply walked over to the Alchemy classic section and began to browse.
However, the Alchemy classics here were a bit too obscure and difficult for Song Yan to understand.
"New Compendium of Spirit Pill Secrets," "Treatise on Combining Medicines for Spirit Transformation," and so on... these were clearly prepared for Alchemists of higher ranks.
For a junior Alchemist like him, who had only refined Qi Nourishing Pills, reading these was like reading a heavenly book.
"Forget it, I’ll go back and study for a while before making a decision."
Just as he was about to temporarily set aside this valuable exchange opportunity, an Alchemy book on the shelf caught his attention.
"What is this...?"
Song Yan carefully took down this slightly old classic.
Thousand Pills Formulas.
With a curious mindset, he opened the first page.
The first page did not contain much content on Alchemy, only some insights from the author and the reason for compiling this book.
"The Dao of Alchemy, its essence lies in adaptability."
"Heaven and earth’s spiritual objects, ever-changing. Sticking to conventions and following the rules, on the contrary, is inferior."
As he carefully read through the trial section, Song Yan became more and more surprised.
This classic recorded various Alchemy methods that were completely different from mainstream Alchemy.
For example, lightning method Alchemy, water method Alchemy, and other bizarre methods... The author always described his understanding of the Dao of Alchemy with great humility, believing his comprehension of Medicinal Pills was less than one ten-thousandth of a Senior’s.
This Thousand Pills Formulas was actually an Alchemy book he compiled and summarized while following that Senior, listening to him converse with various grandmasters of Alchemy.
Therefore, most of the content recorded within were strange and unusual Alchemy methods.
"The so-called Alchemy, at its root, is to extract the Spiritual Qi and essence of various heaven and earth spiritual objects and fuse them into a single Medicinal Pill."
"How to refine these Spiritual Qi essences, how to remove Impurities and waste, there are actually no fixed rules."
"It’s just that, step by step, following the path explored and opened by predecessors, it’s not easy to get lost."
"Step by step, refining Medicinal Pills according to the methods tested and summarized by Seniors, it’s not easy to cause a furnace explosion, that’s all."
"The simplest, most convenient, most universal, and with a high success rate in Alchemy, such a method will naturally be widely spread and passed down through the ages."
"But this does not mean that Alchemy only has the method of Qi Refining with fire."
