After half a year of arduous cultivation, Lu Xuan also felt very bored. He spent his days polishing his magic power over and over again, purifying the spiritual power in his dantian, limbs, and meridians, and circulating it through one great cycle after another.

Cultivators with five spiritual roots do not have as wide meridians as those with good aptitude!

It's like the difference between a secluded side road and a main road.

Regardless of how much mana the latter can generate at once.

A cultivator with five spiritual roots can only utilize one-third, one-tenth, or even one-hundredth of the opponent's power.

Even a cultivator with four or three spiritual roots has a aptitude that is more than ten times better than one with five spiritual roots.

Therefore, those with five spiritual roots are also called useless spiritual roots, and their chances of achieving Foundation Establishment are extremely slim.

Lu Xuan understood this even more deeply after breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining!

Cultivating with the five elemental roots is too slow!

Without the help of the precious cauldron.

He's probably still stuck at the second level of Qi Refining. At most, he'll reach the middle level of Qi Refining in his lifetime, which would be quite good.

Not to mention the late stage of Qi Refining, the Great Perfection stage, or the Foundation Establishment stage—they wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

We left Shuiyun Pavilion.

Lu Xuan arrived at a place called [Lingdan Pavilion] that sells pill formulas and alchemy techniques.

After Lu Xuan explained his purpose in purchasing the pill formulas and alchemy techniques.

The beautiful female steward opposite her, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, changed her expression and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you've come to the right place. Our Spirit Pill Pavilion not only has all kinds of elixirs and miraculous medicines, but also pills for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. We also have various precious pill formulas, though the prices..."

“Price is not an issue.” Lu Xuan shook his head and continued to ask:

"What I need are the formulas for top-tier Qi Refining stage pills, or the pills themselves! And the techniques of alchemy, from beginner to advanced levels for refining top-tier late-stage Qi Refining pills! Name your price!"

"good."

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment."

The beautiful female cultivator brought over a tray.

"This is the recipe for our Spirit Pill Pavilion's only top-tier pill for the late-stage Qi Refining realm! The Purple Gold Star Essence Pill! The main ingredients are Purple Gold Fruit and Star Essence Grass! This recipe is priced at five hundred spirit stones!"

"Purple Gold Fruit, Star Essence Grass?"

"Is this a spiritual medicine for the early stage of Foundation Establishment?" Lu Xuan had read a brief introduction to this kind of spiritual medicine in a book on early stage Foundation Establishment spiritual medicines. It was extremely rare and precious. Perhaps only the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm, some natural dangerous places, or major sects and families had a few treasures of it!

This miraculous herb has a growth cycle of one hundred years!

Fortunately, Lu Xuan upgraded the treasure cauldron with a massive amount of spirit stones.

If the precious cauldron is used to accelerate ripening, it should only take about a month!

"Indeed. Fellow Daoist seems to be very knowledgeable. I admire you greatly." The beautiful female cultivator said with polite flattery.

"This is a relatively rare spiritual herb for those in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. It might only be found in major sects. Fellow Daoist, please think carefully. This formula costs five hundred spirit stones and must not be passed on to outsiders."

"Five hundred spirit stones, alright." Lu Xuan deliberately showed a hint of pain.

Immediately afterwards, the beautiful female cultivator brought out several ancient books.

[A Detailed Introduction to Becoming a Master Alchemist]

[The True Explanation of Alchemy in the Tianhai Sect]

[The Complete Guide to the Secrets of Alchemy]

Lu Xuan took a few more glances and found that these books were indeed much better than the messy and inferior alchemy books he had previously obtained from the storage bags of some low-level cultivators.

"How many spirit stones are there in total?"

"Five hundred and ninety-eight low-grade spirit stones! Five hundred and ninety will suffice!"

"Alright, do you have a medicine cauldron?"

"Yes, a high-grade medicine cauldron for the late stage of Qi Refining, worth eight hundred spirit stones!"

"Eight hundred spirit stones?"

"Never mind, never mind."

I paid 590 spirit stones.

Lu Xuan obtained the pill formula and alchemy manual, and then left the Spirit Pill Pavilion.

Afterwards, Lu Xuan visited more than a dozen other shops run by cultivators.

No other top-tier pills for the Qi Refining stage were found.

Even the seeds of the Purple Gold Fruit and Star Essence Grass have disappeared.

As expected, both the Purple Gold Fruit and the Star Essence Grass are rare varieties in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Even the seeds are very difficult to obtain!

It seems like it's time to join the Tianhai Sect.

Perhaps the seeds of Purple Gold Fruit and Star Essence Grass can be found in a large sect like Tianhai Sect.

Furthermore, the opening time of the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm is not far off.

Lu Xuan believed that with his current strength, obtaining an opportunity to enter the secret realm would not be difficult.

the next day.

Lu Xuan left the secluded cultivation room of Shuiyun Pavilion.

We arrived directly at Tianhai Immortal Mountain, not far from Tianhai Immortal City!

It is said to be a sacred mountain, and it is indeed extraordinary.

From afar, one could see the misty atmosphere, with mythical beasts roaming and flying around the sacred mountain, and the air filled with spiritual energy.

Truly worthy of being one of the nine major sects of the Righteous Path Alliance. Having a Core Formation cultivator in charge.

This is a top-tier sect in the Yunmeng Mountains!

Before Lu Xuanjiu went into seclusion at Shuiyun Pavilion, he had already found out about it.

These next few days are the time when Tianhaimen opens its gates to recruit disciples.

It is said that the number of disciples allowed to enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm is extremely limited! There are only a little over a hundred!

The nine major sects of the Righteous Path Alliance need to engage in a battle of wits among their disciples!

The 100 slots will be allocated based on the outcome of the contest.

Among the nine major sects, Tianhai Sect's strength is neither particularly high nor low.

In order to secure more spots, Tianhai Sect decided to open its gates wide and recruit powerful late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from outside the sect over the next few days. They would not consider background or aptitude, as long as the cultivators were not demonic, evil, or otherwise unorthodox.

In fact, the nine major sects also do roughly the same thing.

This is undoubtedly an opportunity for some independent cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Lu Xuan noticed that several streaks of light had flashed past him.

There have been many cases like this.

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