After a long, long time, Gu Yuan finally came back to his senses from the vast information.
The matter of immortality is too mysterious.
The Celestial Palace and dragons are even more distant.
"I'm just a nobody now, I shouldn't think too much, otherwise it's just a waste of heart and spirit!"
Gu Yuan repeatedly chanted in his heart, constantly admonishing himself not to excessively desire, and after a long time, he calmed his turbulent heart and spirit.
There's no way around it, young people always love to dream.
Seeing luxury cars and houses, strange cultivation techniques, and immortality, one can't help but want to be part of it.
But currently, Gu Yuan is only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, a minor character who hasn't even possessed Spiritual Sense.
The matter of immortality is too distant.
Yet, unconsciously, Gu Yuan's mindset did undergo some subtle changes.
He himself sensed this change.
Because he became more concerned with the matter of the Jade Pillar, with the Spirit Water.
This Spirit Water might help him catch up with some prodigies.
In the depths of his unknown heart, ambition quietly grew.
But Gu Yuan did not stop the birth of this ambition.
He is not of this world but a visitor from beyond, naturally possesses an extraordinary heart, and also holds Exotic Treasures, naturally harboring a transcendent heart.
Before, trapped in the Demon Cave, fate uncertain, he was unaware of how vast and magnificent this world was, how glorious and resplendent the path of cultivation was, even the path to immortality had traces to follow!
Now that it is so, how can he not explore a bit?
But the encounters in the Demon Cave tempered Gu Yuan's heart nature.
Even with thunder in his chest, his expression remains calm as a lake, able to think calmly.
"Let's go!"
He tossed the Stone Register back to its original place, then took the book boat to another side of the bookshelf.
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This side of the bookshelf is organized more meticulously and concisely.
Gu Yuan quickly found what he wanted.
"Qi Refining Treasure Book!"
In the thick Jade Scroll, numerous extraordinary and strange treasures of the Qi Refining Stage are recorded, vast in content, and Gu Yuan spent a long time barely memorizing these contents.
"It truly is Top-Grade Spiritual Water!"
Putting down the Jade Scroll, Gu Yuan exhaled deeply, revealing an excited expression.
"Spiritual Flood Dragon Celestial Water!"
"Top-Grade Spiritual Water at the Spiritual Sense Pass, after consuming this water, the born Spiritual Sense resembles a Silver Flood Dragon, capable of swimming six feet in heaven and earth, and fierce as a Flood Dragon, able to bite and tear Spiritual Senses of the same level, domineering and unparalleled, produced only in the Dragon Race of the Four Seas."
The Jade Scroll clearly recorded the appearance of the Spirit Water, exactly as Gu Yuan saw.
"If it's true, it seems the Jade Pillar is indeed an extraordinary treasure!"
"Just not sure what the other two sides of the Jade Pillar will produce?"
Gu Yuan became increasingly curious, starting to constantly search for records of the Jade Pillar within the vast Scripture Pavilion.
This search lasted several days.
There are too many books, and Gu Yuan's knowledge reserves are too limited, so he simply took this opportunity to fill in his gaps in knowledge.
These are knowledge far beyond what the Cyan Wood Sect can offer him.
Cultivation is cultivating knowledge.
Gu Yuan absorbed madly like a sponge.
Fortunately, he is a cultivator with an extraordinary physique, many records are stored in the form of Jade Scrolls, quickly viewable, otherwise, Gu Yuan would not have been able to fill this vast "common knowledge" of the Cultivation Realm in a few days.
"Found it!"
"It's this, Four Spirits Jade Pillar!"
In the continuous learning and searching, Gu Yuan finally found the record of the Jade Pillar in an "Exotic Treasure Record."
"There is Jade in Xishan, named Forsaken Jade, based on this jade, capturing the Essence Blood of Four Spirits, forging the Dao Pattern of Celestial Water, gathering the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, can artificially produce four kinds of Spirit Water."
"Forsaken Jade cannot be moved, once the Spirit Water starts condensing, it must be placed in the Spirit Meridian, constantly gathering Qi, this process cannot be interrupted."
"Only if a type of Spirit Water successfully condenses and is taken away, will the next type of Spirit Water be born, if the Qi is insufficient, the Spirit Water will fail to be born as well."
"This treasure is strange, few construct it, in the South Mountain Domain there is a sect named Celestial Secret Pavilion, skilled at forging Exotic Treasures, but hundreds of years ago it was engulfed in the war of Zhongshan Country, the sect was destroyed, this treasure too is whereabouts unknown."
"The Four Spirits Jade Pillar forged by Celestial Secret Pavilion is crafted with Essence Blood of Cyan Crane, Silver Flood Dragon, Three-Eyed Ape, Kui Beast."
"Cyan Crane and Silver Flood Dragon can break through Spiritual Sense Pass, Three-Eyed Ape and Kui Beast can be used for Foundation Establishment breakthrough, for Divine Sense transformation."
"Excluding Cyan Crane Spirit Water, the remaining three waters are all extraordinary, if obtained, the divine sense path will not be inferior to the True Inheritance of a Major Sect!"
In the Exotic Treasure Record, the introduction to this item is detailed, making Gu Yuan's heart surge.
"Indeed it's nearly a Pure Silver opportunity!"
"Truly extraordinary!"
Gu Yuan breathed out a murky breath, feeling joy.
But at the same time, he felt some worry.
"No wonder before I left, the Spirit Water in the Jade Lamp was condensing slower and slower, probably due to insufficient Qi!"
Previously, Gu Yuan was unaware of the mechanism of the Jade Pillar, so he directly took the Cyan Crane Spirit Water, activating the Silver Flood Dragon Essence Blood in the Jade Pillar, now it seems, the Spiritual Qi on Bailu Island seems to be insufficient.
"I can't risk such a rare opportunity to fail due to Qi insufficiency!"
Spiritual Flood Dragon Celestial Water is Gu Yuan's first step to catching up with the True Inheritance, cannot afford to lose.
"Seems like I need to spend money to arrange with Spirit Stones!"
Gu Yuan touched his Storage Bag, and couldn't help but show a bitter smile.
His "book reading" these days was not in vain, books recorded the method of arranging with Spirit Stones to make up for Spirit Meridian deficiencies, but the costs are lavish, and it's not a small expense.
Ordinary disciples simply cannot bear it.
But Gu Yuan still had some confidence, after all, he still had a portion of "Cyan Crane Spirit Water," but spending money is inevitable.
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Gu Yuan did not immediately return to the Cave Mansion to arrange with Spirit Stones but continued browsing in the Scripture Pavilion.
However, this time he no longer looked at cultivation books, but at the miscellaneous notes of the Noble Family from the Daoist School, and the harsh "Daoist Academy Decree" of the Cyan Peak Daoist School.
After carefully understanding the origins of the Daoist School, Gu Yuan borrowed a copy of the "Daoist Academy Decree" before returning to the Cave Mansion.
After checking the states of the Jade Pillar again, and probing the situation of the Daoist School's Market, he changed into a new outfit and flew to an island.
Cultivation is not easy when done in isolation.
Especially in this world, the Cultivation Seal requires many resources, so exchange is inevitable.
And there are countless disciples in the Hidden Flood Dragon Institute, plus the disciples of Outer Courtyard, numbering in the thousands, even ten thousand if counting the miscellaneous services.
If also counting disciples from the Seven Peaks Thirty-Six Islands and noble families, the number becomes even larger.
With so many people, the Market naturally becomes prosperous.
To ensure safety, disciples spontaneously developed a market on a secluded island named "Silver Moon Bay" in the Daoist School, for daily exchange.
Currently, Gu Yuan came here.
Today happens to be the monthly Market gathering in "Silver Moon Bay," many disciples walk out of their Cave Mansion, exchanging insights or resources.
The Market is not particular, rows of stone tables are arranged vertically and horizontally, if there is something to sell, it can be directly placed on the stone table.
If the stone tables are filled, a piece of cloth and sitting cross-legged becomes a stall.
This island is still within the sect's boundary, so there are no issues with safety, and other secular customs are not cared about.
Gu Yuan's purpose this time is simple, to find a "Second-Grade Spirit Gathering Array Disc."
With this Array Disc, coupled with a hundred Spirit Stones, the Qi concentration of the Bailu Island Cave Mansion can be elevated to a Tier Two High-Grade Spiritual Vein, ensuring the birth of Spiritual Flood Dragon Celestial Water.
The Market today is extremely lively, over a hundred stalls resemble a mortal marketplace, filled with noise and bustle.
However, most are disciples below the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, disciples above the Qi Refining Fifth Layer account for about thirty percent.
Gu Yuan walked among them, his eyes turned, constantly observing.
Perhaps because of the cultivation level, the items sold in these markets are not that rare.
Most are Qi Gathering Pills, or some main ingredients or auxiliary materials for Lower Grade Seals.
Dharma Artifacts and Array Discs are rare.
Gu Yuan looked for a long time and only saw a First-Grade Spirit Gathering Array Disc.
In Cyan Peak Daoist School, the minimum is a Tier One High-Grade Spiritual Vein, who's using a First-Grade Spirit Gathering Array Disc?
Gu Yuan shook his head and continued walking deeper into the Market.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, at a stall, a Jade Scroll attracted Gu Yuan's attention.