Celestial Fire True Talisman.
This was a Dao Pattern, formed by comprehending the true meaning of a Cultivation Method and condensing it with one's own Magical Power.
Once Fang Cheng entered this meditation, he remained in this state for several days.
If anyone else had been present, they would have felt an astonishing amount of heat radiating from Fang Cheng, as if his entire body were a furnace.
And he was like the one inside that furnace, constantly tempering his physique with celestial fire.
After using Creation Points to raise his comprehension of the Celestial Fire Body Forging Technique, Fang Cheng's cultivation was smooth sailing, and his progress was incredibly fast.
Within a few days, another Celestial Fire True Talisman appeared on his body.
One day, Fang Cheng was suddenly struck by a rumbling stomach and an unbearable wave of hunger, forcing him to stop his cultivation.
Fortunately, he was prepared. He immediately took a Cyan Spirit Fruit from his storage pouch and started devouring it.
The fruit had a uniquely crisp and fragrant aroma. Its flesh was juicy, incredibly delicious, and sweet.
As the first bite of fruit entered his stomach, the hunger immediately subsided a little. Fang Cheng couldn't help but take another bite.
Before he had even swallowed the second bite, he couldn't resist taking a third...
Bite after bite, he quickly finished the washbasin-sized Cyan Spirit Fruit!
Fang Cheng fell into a state that was neither drunk nor sober, neither awake nor asleep.
A surging, tide-like wave of vital energy churned endlessly within him, feeling as if it would burst his body apart.
Fang Cheng stumbled out of the Quiet Chamber and sat directly on the stone slabs in his courtyard. He crossed his legs, formed a hand seal, and continued to cultivate the Celestial Fire Body Forging Technique.
Suddenly!
With a "CHIII...!" sound, a sudden transformation began!
Fang Cheng's body suddenly swelled, and his frame grew three feet taller out of nowhere. His Daoist Robe was instantly torn apart, revealing hard, chiseled muscles that looked as if they were forged from steel.
His muscles bulged and knotted all over his body. His arms were a size thicker than before, radiating an unparalleled sense of explosive power!
At this moment, his skin had taken on a pale golden hue. On his chest, the two Celestial Fire True Talismans pulsed, devouring the formless celestial fire from the void, continuously refining the vital energy of the Cyan Spirit Fruit within him and nourishing his physical body.
Fang Cheng instantly felt as if a volcano had erupted inside him. The endlessly surging vital energy transformed into torrents of scorching qi that filled his entire body.
He sat there silently, as still as a mountain, like an ancient Buddha in deep meditation. The airflow around him churned into a vortex, constantly devouring celestial fire.
Not long after, another Celestial Fire True Talisman emerged.
Fang Cheng's body swelled once more...
The sun rose and set. For several days, Fang Cheng sat motionless in the courtyard.
Almost every other day, a new Celestial Fire True Talisman would appear on his chest, and his body would slowly grow larger.
It was not until the nineteenth day that he leisurely awoke and stopped his cultivation.
He was stunned to find that his courtyard seemed much "smaller." Looking down at himself, he discovered he was stark naked...
'No, I'm the one who got bigger!'
Realizing this, Fang Cheng quickly got up, waved his hand to cast a "Water Mirror" spell, and looked at his reflection.
A young man about ten feet tall appeared in the mirror, his muscles bulging and taut, creating lines that radiated a sense of power.
On his chest, more than twenty flame-like talismans gathered into a single pattern, resembling a fiercely burning fire.
A vast and mighty force surged within his body, responding to his every whim and infusing his every movement with terrifying power.
To have cultivated the Celestial Fire Body Forging Technique to such a level in just over twenty days—if the youth from the Soul Race knew, his jaw would surely drop in astonishment.
The Golden Talisman's enhancement of his comprehension of the Cultivation Technique was one factor, but the key was the Cyan Spirit Fruit. Its medicinal power was simply too potent!
If he had taken the Cyan Spirit Fruit directly without his prior comprehension of Celestial Fire Body Forging, Fang Cheng would have undoubtedly been blown apart by the massive amount of vital energy.
At the same time, he also realized that his cultivation speed for this technique would slow down significantly in the future.
'Unless I can find another excellent Body Refining Treasure Medicine like the Cyan Spirit Fruit!'
Fang Cheng circulated the Heart Method of the Celestial Fire Body Forging Technique, and his body slowly shrank, returning to its normal size a moment later.
He stood up tall and took a few steps, a series of deep, thunderous rumbles echoing from within his body.
'The body is the Worldly Treasure Raft. Only now do I have a clear understanding of that phrase.'
Fang Cheng changed into a Profound Blue Robe and murmured to himself.
After that, he paused his cultivation, took out the corpse of the Poisonous Python, removed its poison sac, and fed it to his Poison Gu.
The Poisonous Python's enormous body was fed to his two Vajra Gu.
At the same time, he cut off a large piece of the python's flesh and started a new Gu cultivation pit.
...
The path of cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation.
Fang Cheng gradually grew accustomed to his body after its initial success in Body Refining. In his spare time, he raised his Gu and brewed wine, living a carefree life.
The Vajra Gu, Poison Gu, and Wine Gu were all progressing quickly, but the fastest of all was the Love Gu.
Fang Cheng was bursting with energy he had no way to release, leaving him feeling agitated and frustrated. Thus, he went to Miaoxiang Tower to "refine his Gu," which also resolved the disharmony within his body, leaving him feeling completely at ease, his body and spirit in unison.
He also sold the Fierce Beast Leg Bone through his old friend, Shopkeeper Liu.
Upon inspection, the leg bone was found to have come from a Tier Two Late Stage Fierce Beast. The corpse of an ordinary Tier Two Late Stage Fierce Beast could sell for fifty to sixty thousand Spirit Stones in the Yinluo Sect Marketplace.
Fang Cheng only had a single leg bone, but for a Cultivator practicing the White Bone Relic Dao Skill, it was a rare treasure.
Shopkeeper Liu couldn't quite handle the purchase himself, so he used his own channels to contact an Inner Sect Disciple of the Yinluo Sect, safely selling it for a price of seven thousand Spirit Stones.
Fang Cheng was rich overnight!
He also gave Shopkeeper Liu a two-hundred-Spirit-Stone commission as a thank you.
This was standard practice.
One day, as he was sitting alone in his courtyard savoring some newly brewed Spirit Wine, there was a knock at his gate.
When he opened the gate, he saw a Daoist Child, a little over ten years old, holding a letter for him.
He opened the letter. It was from Wen Qianqian. The gist of it was that she had found someone who possessed the Profound Yin Ice Fiend, which could assist in cultivating the Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique. However, she didn't have enough Spirit Stones on hand and hoped the five of them could meet to discuss pooling their funds to buy it.
The time was set for the evening in two days.
The location was a private room in a restaurant in the marketplace: the Drinking Moon Chamber at Qianzuan Pavilion.
'Tsk! Wen Qianqian sure is lucky!'
Thinking of the delicate young woman's every expression, Fang Cheng couldn't help but sigh. With a wave of his hand, the letter ignited without a flame and turned to ash.
He was indeed lacking a primary Cultivation Technique for his Magical Power, and both the Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique and the Joyful Zen Skill fit his requirements.
However, cultivating the Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique required an Ice Fiend or an ice-attribute Celestial Demon, while cultivating the Joyful Zen Skill required a Tripod Furnace.
After selling the Beast Bone, he had a small windfall and was preparing to find a Daoist partner in the marketplace to cultivate the wondrous Joyful Zen Skill together.
This was a choice many Servant Disciples and Loose Cultivators made. After all, the path of cultivation was dull, and not everyone could afford to go to Miaoxiang Tower to relieve their... disharmony.
There were even specialized shops in the marketplace that introduced Daoist partners to Cultivators, charging a commission for the service.
But as luck would have it, before he could act on this idea, news of the Profound Yin Ice Fiend had arrived from Wen Qianqian.
He figured she hadn't gone into detail in the letter for the sake of secrecy. The specifics would only be revealed when they met in person.